ArcheAge Q&A Reveals New Land Rush

In Manifest Destiny style, players will fight for land ownership once server mergers are complete, according to a Q&A on the ArcheAge forums. Most players resented the competitive rush but there seems to be no way around the landgrab. Post-merger characters will be placed in their racial starting zone with tutorials disabled, so that the swiftest feet can grab the land they seek.

The full Q&A elaborates on compensation packs as well:

As of now, we’re considering a flat amount of tax certificates and labor potions for most of the packages. They’ll also likely included a unique title. Eligibility, distribution method, and final amounts of each item included are still up for discussion. The amount of tax certs or labor pots distributed by a pack will be the same for all characters who are eligible to receive the pack and will not be scaled based on current land ownership.

Archerage's 2.0 update launches on September 12, following the 48-hour server merger period beginning on September 10th.