They’re really angling for another lawsuit.
ArcheAge’s false advertising of a 10% discount for patrons was at least part of the ultimate death of Trion Worlds as a company, and Gamigo must have taken a glance at that and thought it looked pretty fun as they also appear to be hunting for a class action of their own.
ArcheAge Unchained was released on the promise that future expansion packs and updates would be released for free, a promise that has already been broken as Gamigo unveiled that the Garden of the Gods expansion is going to cost real money. Combine this with the news that Gamigo is launching yet another fresh start server at a time where population is low enough on the existing realms, and the player base is not happy.
Gamigo has issued a statement on Discord addressing the complaints. We’re guessing the justification that Gamigo kept its promise for 8 months isn’t going to pacity most of the base angry about them going back on prior commitments.
We understand the concerns being raised about the access price for the exciting upcoming ArcheAge: Garden of the Gods expansion. It has become increasingly challenging to continue delivering the Unchained version of the game and remain as true to our pillars of fair-to-play as possible. We strongly believe in the Unchained brand and considered many ways to address this challenge. Multiple approaches were discussed internally and ultimately we decided on charging a low global access fee for new upcoming large updates instead of selling items that potentially impact gameplay progression in the marketplace.
We know there are mixed opinions about this, specifically related to our previous commitment around charging one price to access existing ArcheAge content when Unchained released last October 2019. For the past 8 months this declaration has been fulfilled. Now we introduce new content in the form of a DLC expansion and we greatly appreciate everyone’s continued support. Without the dedication of our Unchained players, we would have never been able to make this version a reality.
Thank you. -The ArcheAge Team
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