ArcheAge News

Are you feeling trapped indoors and struggling against boredom? Well, your favorite games have just the event for you to get that adrenaline flowing! Beginning April 3rd at 7 PM UTC (12 PM PDT) and lasting until April 6th at 5 PM UTC (10 AM PDT), you will have an increased rate of obtaining Loot, Experience and Honor Points, as well as Vocation and Kyrios badges on ArcheAge.

Triple Trouble for ArcheAge Free-to-Play!
All ArcheAge Free-to-Play servers will receive an increased rate on the following:
2x Loot Drop
3x Vocation Badges
3x Experience Gained
3x Honor Points Gained
3x Kyrios Badges Gained*

These events are piping hot and will flame out on April 6th, so get as much loot as you can cram into your bags NOW!

*The increased rate on Kyrios Badges will be removed from the event due to issues of it not working as intended and not granting the increased amount.

From the 2nd of April till the 23rd of April, light up the sky in memory of the brave Aranzeb in the 2020 Lantern Festival. After the maintenance, watch Gweonid sparkle in the night sky as the zone turns to a festival period to let the East and the West come together as one in peace to honor the fallen during the fall of Auroria.

In Austera, Marianople and Diamond Shores find the Festival Worldgates to take you to Gweonid Lake and talk to Fennelly to start off your lantern building adventure!

[h3]Giving thanks![/h3]
The Gweonid Lantern Festival is about giving thanks to the heroes who gave their lives to fight Kyrios while buying time to allow Nui to save the inhabitants of Auroria to escape and you can also give thanks for their sacrifice!

From NPC Denissi you can begin making your lantern and from NPCs Rojuni and Yallie there are more ways to earn Lantern Festival Coins!

3 times a day, the mysterious Yata Lantern appears, visit Mellius at 1 PM, 7 PM, and 12:00 AM UTC in Europe, or 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM, and 10:00 PM PDT in North America to find out what to do with it – he’ll stick around for an hour each time!

Use the Lantern Candle around the Dimmed Yata Lantern in order to light it up into a Lit Yata Lantern! Once the lantern is lit, your quest will be completed and you’ll be awarded 3 Lantern Festival Coins, 1 Glimmershine Essence, and a special Gweonid Elixir buff offering +3% Evasion, +41 Attack Speed, and -4% Cast Time for 1 hour.
[h3]
I’m thankful for… rewards![/h3]
Everyone loves being rewarded for what they do, so here’s what you can get with your Festival Coins!

Monkey Rug – 30 Coins
Monkey Chair – 30 Coins
Mini-Red Yata Lantern – 20 Coins
Mini-Green Yata Lantern – 20 Coins
Mini-Blue Yata Lantern – 20 Coins
Mini-Yellow Yata Lantern – 20 Coins
Red Yata Lantern – 25 Coins
Green Yata Lantern – 25 Coins
Blue Yata Lantern – 25 Coins
Yellow Yata Lantern – 25 Coins
Fortune Pipe – 50 Coins
Decorative Fortune Pipe – 50 Coins
Blue Salt Origins – 10 Coins

Be quick, on the 23rd of April this event will fly away like a lantern!

Who loves cute fluffy animals? That's right, we do! The Pawesome Festival is here with loads of adorable animals for you to care for. Maybe you'll get to keep one for yourself!

There are enough cuddly costumed critters to go around for everyone, including cute kitty cats, precious puppies, elegant elks, and yata-tastic yatas!

[h2]How do you get these pawesome pets?[/h2]

After maintenance on Thursday, Windscour Savannah will be granted a Festival Period for you to enjoy the Pawesome Festival to your heart's content!

In the Marianople and Austera Hero Halls and on Diamond Shores, there will be a portal that leads straight to the heart of the Festival where you can begin your mew-tiful journey.

Completing the quests from Nairamdal, you can get some pets of your very own. If you give them items, they have a chance to turn into new kinds of costumed critters such as a Pirate kitty or an In-bread Corgi!

As well as cute pets, you can also earn Festival Coins! You can turn these into the Festival Exchanger on Mirage for:

Animal Friend Picture Crate - 5 Festival Coins
Wooden Pet Bed - 20 Festival Coins
Playful Pet Cushion - 20 Festival Coins
Cozy Pet Bed - 20 Festival Coins
Tufted Pet Tower - 20 Festival Coins
Pet Leash - 70 Festival Coins

Adventurer!

We proudly present to you our newest update - and it is chock-full of great, amazing content. In it, you'll find something for each and everyone, no matter what it is you love most about ArcheAge and ArcheAge: Unchained.

PvE against gigantic scary world bosses or PvP on the high seas? Check!
Solo adventures if you're more the lone wolf type? Check!
Adjustments to the Aging system for all you crafters and traders? Very much check!
New Exploration Spots to discover? The check is unreal!

[h2]New World Boss - Charybdis[/h2]



The sea beckons to you, Adventurer, but will you heed her call? Look forward to some of the most intense naval action you've ever seen! Get ready to face the terrifying sea monster that is the mighty Charybdis, the terror of Whaleswell Strait. An Ancestral 15 world boss with nearly 17 million(!!!) HP, she will certainly not be easy to defeat. Find out more about the lore around Charybdis right here.

[h2]New Solo Dungeon - Hereafter Rebellion[/h2]



Kyrios' Crimson Army are knocking down the gates of White Arden, and the Arden Guard needs your help! Test your mettle and protect the holy land of White Arden by aiding its Guard and saving Wandering Souls from their impending doom in this all-new solo dungeon experience! However, you're not entirely on your own: 6 elite NPCs, each with their own unique quest line and motivations, can be summoned to your aid.

Level requirement: 55+

[h2]Naval Arena - Stillwater Gulf[/h2]



Stillwater Gulf is open once again and awaits the toughest, hardiest captains and their crews to battle for supremacy. Escape the Grudge's Veil and defeat as many enemies as you can within 60 minutes to earn yourself Kyrios Badges and Radiant Infusion Supply Kits. Or feed the fishes down in Davey Jones' Locker!

[h2]Aging Larders, Exploration Points, Ancestral Skills, and So Much More![/h2]

Tired of all the fighting? Like to just sit back and relax for once while watching some honey age? We have made some exciting changes to the Aging Larders that should be right up your alley! Or, if you're not one to sit around and do nothing, why not go out and discover the new Exploration Points that were added to the Western and Eastern Hiram Mountains? You could also hone your skills to the extreme with the new Swiftblade Ancestry Skills and others.


Of course, that's by far not all! We've got much more amazing stuff: Resistant Pet Accessory, Guild Buff changes, news for Pirates, to only name a few. Read our entire Patch Notes on our forum right here.

Love is all around us this month and soon Valentines Day will be upon us! To celebrate the lovely holiday, we want you to show us what you love about love!

Beginning on February the 13th and lasting till the 20th get yourself into the world of Erenor and show some love in the Valentines Screenshot Contest.


What do I do?
Take a screenshot showing us the meaning of love this February!


What’s the theme?
Love of course! Platonic, romantic and everything in between; show us what love means to you! Up to 2 people can participate per entry.


What’s the prize?
For the lucky winners, we’re going to be giving away the beautiful Date Night Costume, perfect for your very own date night!



When are winners announced?
The winners will be selected and announced by the CMs on February 20, 2020, at 5 PM UTC on all the channels above.

What are the rules?

• Up to 2 people can be in the screenshot if you have 2 people then make sure both are tagged!
  
• The picture must be provided through Social Media with the Hashtag #LoveArcheAge and #ArcheAge or #AAUnchained
  
• The picture must be provided during the time frame: 02/13 – 02/20
  
• Normal rules apply (No Nudity, Racism, etc)
  

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following conditions govern the course of the “ArcheAge Screenshot Contest” (“Contest”) as organized by gamigo US Inc., 350 Marine Park Way, Redwood City, CA, 94065, USA (“Trion”).

1. Eligibility, Participants and Participation
(1) Participation in the contest is free. Participants must be at least twelve years old. If the participant is under the age of eighteen, the parent or guardian must have given their consent to participate in the competition.
(2) “Participant” means anyone who is eligible to participate pursuant to paragraph 1 and who complies with the terms and conditions of participation set forth in these General Terms and Conditions between 2/13/2020 and 2/20/2020, 14.59 CET (“Participation Period”).
(3) The task of the contest is the independent creation of a screenshot (“Screenshot”) showing up to two ArcheAge characters and be dedicated to the theme of love. The screenshot must not be sexist or show nudity. The post shall be posted on Facebook or Twitter and contain the hashtag #LoveArcheAge and also the hashtag #ArcheAge or #AAUnchained based on the version of the game.
(4) There is no limit how many entries each participant may submit. Entries submitted outside of the participation period as will not be considered.
(5) Employees of Trion and companies associated with Trion, as well as relatives thereof, are allowed to participate but are excluded from receipt of any prizes.
(6) Trion may present (“Presentation”) the screenshot in form of twitter retweets.

2. Winners and Prizes
(1) Trion will select a total of three screenshots from all valid entries. The “winners” are those participants who created these selected screenshots.
(2) Trion will inform the winners by 2/20/2020 23.59 CEST of their win by contacting via the Twitter or Facebook account used for the entry (“Notification”). The winners will receive prizes as part of the contest announcement. Trion reserves the right to replace individual prizes with equivalent or superior prizes. The winners will be announced in various social media such as ArcheAge Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Website, Steam, Blogposts and Forum (“Announcement”).
(3) Trion will ask the winners in the notification to send in their ArcheAge account name, email address or ID in response to the announcement up to the 03/05/2020, 23.59 CET at the latest (“Response”). Responses that Trion receives late or does not receive at all will lead to loss of entitlement to the respective prize. To the extent that the prizes concern the receipt of digital content, this will be added to the named account of the respective winner within a week of receipt of the response.
(4) A cash payment and/or payment of the prize in physical goods as well as an exchange and/or transfer of the prizes to third parties are all excluded.

3. Rights of Use and Indemnity
(1) For the purpose of participation in the contest, Trion grants the participant the free-of-charge, non-exclusive, revocable right to use the ArcheAge title and the ArcheAge characters for the creation of the screenshot.
(2) For the purposes of the presentation, the participant grants Trion the free-of-charge, non-exclusive, irrevocable right to use the respective screenshot without limitation of time and place. This includes the rights of exploitation and reproduction, as well as the right to make the screenshot publicly available and grant usage rights to third parties, in so far as this is necessary within the context of the presentation.
(3) By submitting their entry, the participant provides assurance that they produced the screenshot themselves, guarantees that this does not infringe on the rights of third parties and indemnifies Trion against all claims from third parties based on the infringement of third party rights in connection with the screenshot.

4. Data Privacy
(1) Trion will retrieve, process and use the provided personal data of each participant (this includes the core data of the account, the email address and ID provided by the winners) within the scope of the applicable legal data protection requirements and exclusively for the purposes of holding the contest (this includes the review of the right to participate and compliance with the rules as well as the announcement and the presentation).
(2) The personal data collected will be stored for the duration of the contest and then subsequently deleted once it ends. The presentation which, for reasons of transparency, is principally always kept permanently available for retrieval, will not be deleted within this period unless otherwise requested by the respective winner. To the extent that legal retention requirements stipulate longer-term storage, the affected data will be deleted at the latest following the expiry of such obligations and will only be processed for the purposes of compliance with these retention requirements.
(3) Further information on the handling of personal data by Trion can be found within the Privacy Policy.

5. Disclaimer
Trion, its bodies, employees, and subcontractors are liable exclusively for wilful intent and gross negligence, regardless of legal basis, and in cases of ordinary negligence, only for the violation of essential contractual obligations and limited to foreseeable damages, as far as not precluded by other compulsory statutory provisions. These limitations do not apply for the loss of life, personal injury or damage to health.

6. Final Provisions
(1) The participant agrees to these Terms and Conditions with their entry.
(2) In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the General Terms of Use also apply (“Rules”).
(3) Should a participant infringe upon the rules during the execution of the contest, or such an infringement be proven thereafter, their eligibility to participate may be revoked.
(4) Trion reserves the right to end the contest before the end of the participation period, if for technical or legal reasons its proper execution cannot be guaranteed.
(5) The contractual relationship is governed by German law to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the referral regulations of international private law. If the participant has as his usual domicile a location in another country within the European Union during the extent of the contest, the validity of the strictly applicable legal regulations of the country in question shall remain unaffected by the choice of law made in the prior sentence.
(6) In the event that any individual provisions of these Terms and Conditions become ineffective, the remaining provisions shall remain effective and binding. Statutory rules shall take the place of the ineffective provision.