On April 25, 2024, Kakao Games announced that Archeage servers in North America and Europe would close effective June 27, 2024.

[3] In 2012, an XL Games studio representative said he expected ArcheAge to be released in North America towards the end of 2013, or the beginning of 2014.

[4] In 2014 a newly hired CM stated the game will be transitioning into beta phase and will release for North America and the EU in 2014.

The housing system allows players to construct buildings in designated, non-instanced zones throughout the world using a free-placement method.

Housing options range from small one-story cottages to large three-story mansions with their sizes directly affecting the amount of space required to place their foundations.

Players must pay taxes on the land where they place their houses or run the risk of having them destroyed and losing some or all of the possessions therein.

By purifying an Archeum Crystal on the northern continent of Auroria, player guilds can claim land upon which to construct castles.

These castles grant lordship over the surrounding area with taxes paid on the property within being collectable periodically by the guild's leader.

While the simplest manner to attain Patron status is to pay the subscription fee to Trion, free players can use in-game gold to purchase "Apex," a type of coin sold by Trion for $10 to paying players, but freely tradable within the game.

Apex can be used to purchase patron status, enabling free players to own land without paying Trion directly.

[11] After completing a quest early in a character's development, the ability to place a garden is obtained through the use of a scarecrow design.

Each plant or animal has a set length of time required for it to mature and become harvestable, with expedited growth in suitable climates.

Usually, once matured, these plants and animals can be maintained for sustained yields, or picked/slaughtered/chopped down to clear the space and gather base materials.

Failure to pay these taxes will result in the scarecrow being made vulnerable to attack, allowing players to destroy it and claim the plot for themselves.

The development team has stated they may introduce a bribery system that would enable the accused player to bribe jurors.

[14] The early-bird system lets players submit quests which are not yet completely finished, in exchange for reduced experience rewards.

Trading routes are a very effective way to make money or if one chooses "Gilda Stars" to unlock building or castle plans.

ArcheAge makes use of modern graphics effects like tessellation and ambient occlusion and contains a physics engine.

It has the same content and the same updates as ArcheAge but features a new monetization model that players buy one of three packs for one payment upfront, so there is no subscription and everyone is effectively a Patron in Unchained.

The plot outlines the struggle between the forces of good vs evil and heroes who set out to change the future in their favor.