Joining Classic from Retail

ArcheAge NA/EU Retail has been announced to shut down on the 27th of June 2024

Following this news, a lot of ArcheAge Retail player may be looking to join Classic as they would like to keep playing.

Due to the numerous differences between Retail and Classic, this page compiles changes & differences to help you get settled into our own version of Erenor

This page is a work in progress and more information will be added

In the meantime if you're looking at just jumping in, check out the Getting Started page!

Major Differences

Gear types

Hiram and Erenor gear do not exist in Classic. Instead, we use Obsidian and Ayanad gear sets.

The way to grow these gear sets is very different. Instead of doing dailies to grind your Hiram gear, you will instead focus on making gold to regrade, upgrade, or purchase gear.

Skill Trees

Classic does not have all Skill Trees that retail did. You will not find the following trees here:

• Gunslinger
• Malediction (Note: Abyssal Skills are enabled and contain the Malediction skills, spread over all trees)
• Swiftblade
• Spelldancer

Economy

Commerce

The Commerce system on Classic is the "old" commerce which means:

• No Cargo Packs or Freshness value on trade packs
• Packs can be crafted anywhere and turned in anywhere
• Gold Trader on Freedich still exists
• You can acquire Gilda Stars and Charcoal Stabilizer (equivalent to Onyx Essence) via cross-continental trade runs, Gold via same-continent runs
• Labor & Gold rates have been adjusted as part of Custom Changes. Packs use more labor but give more gold.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is land available?

While the answer here varies over time, currently there are open land spots all over the world. This will change with the influx of new players