We're looking first at weapon penetration as the least disruptive way to reduce Battlerage's power. We recognize it's strong, but we want to avoid drastic scaling cuts that could destabilize class balance—any tuning will be cautious and measured.

No changes planned at this time.

No current plans to change base skills.

We're open to ideas from later versions, but every change must be recontextualized for our environment since those patches assumed classes/systems we don't have.

No plans for a full 4.5 rework.

Planned. We intend to backport ancestrals and add custom ones. Patch 1.3.6 will likely include some custom skills tied to new content, with more to follow.

We'll start modestly with careful number adjustments and expand only if needed.

That behavior comes from later versions and relies on code not present in 3.5. It's technically backportable but non-trivial—no ETA.

Interesting idea. It could reduce frustrating mount/glider chains but might also suppress skill expression. Needs careful evaluation.

We plan to add a "red-to-all" arena in a future ocean-focused patch.

The roadmap can be found here: https://aa-classic.com/roadmap

We'd like to explore it, but it's complex across our stack—no ETA we can promise.

It's something we want to do, but it's deeply tied to keybind/core UI systems. Because of that complexity, it's not a high-priority item right now.

Loot pets are convenient, but they raise botting concerns and risk devaluing Larceny. We're considering options carefully.

Technically likely possible, but we won't add it, for reasons such as: Cost (development, maintenance, running extra servers), moderation concerns and abuse potential.

This is currently not planned, if wider support is requested we will consider it.

No new accessories planned right now. We're instead aligning existing accessories into a clearer progression pathway—expect more detail in 1.3.6.

We see two tracks:

• • Gathering tools: QoL improvements and fresh approaches to gathering activities, as extensions of those activities rather than replacements.
• • Crafting tools: Push professions to new breakpoints; may become required for advanced future recipes where appropriate.

Already added in a recent update.

The addition of the Taming proficiency will include crafted mount gear.

Parts of the upcoming Ayanad Rework may open up more niche playstyles, but it will be up to players to find possibilities.

The team does not currently have plans to implement Hiram.

Near-term expansions will come via a new profession (taming) and by adding Dawnsdrop tools across professions to deepen them.

If we add items like these, Dawnsdrop tools are our preferred delivery path.

No—production speeds are already high; we prefer to limit global use of such scrolls.

Partial buys aren't compatible with our version today. It is not on the roadmap but it is a feature that is being considered.

Some disparities (ex: cucumber packs) were already addressed, if any are still outstanding we will address them. Feel free to submit suggestions in the suggestion category to let us know!

Tradeability of some gear type is a good way to have them keep their value. An ayanad piece can be purchased and resold without much value loss. Obsidian can become stronger (T7) but is not easily traded.

This change was put in place.

Our tool doesn't auto-tag NEW currently—we'll work on automating/fixing that.

Seasonal rotations are planned ahead; otherwise we adapt to community requests for costumes, furniture, and emotes.

Yes.

Adding more housing options is on our roadmap. It may not be next, but it's planned.

We've discussed expanding housing supply and locations; work is underway on approaches here. The addition of new zones will generally include some housing.

Opening up large quantities of land is a never-ending task, once it fills up new land will be requested. Land prices are currently reasonable and we are monitoring to ensure they stay that way.

We've discussed it at length; still evaluating fair and practical ways to apply it.

No plans to implement a roulette system.

The free placement nature of housing means that housing boundaries are what they are. If today a boundary prevents you from placing a house, tomorrow it may not if a neighboring land moves by 4 units. Not planned.

Yes.

We recently delivered one; we're open to revisiting festival rewards or adding new festival rewards when some festivals feel lacking.

All events are on the table, but schedules for high-economy impact events are kept close to the chest.

Planned for 1.3.7 or later. We're considering igloo-exclusive housing there.

No—those boxes are fulfilling their intended purpose.

Patch 1.4.0 will bring a Naval Siege, but not in the Sun/Exe zones.

We are planning to add more zones in the future. No specific dates yet.

We already did this for the Swirling Meadows festival and plan to do so for future festivals we enable.

Thanks for the reminder, we will keep it in mind next time we update the zone.

Yes. We're planning a community-driven event to open a mountain pass connecting these zones.

The names reflect areas present in the files/lore but historically empty. We want Erenor to become fully explorable over time. We have some plans for the future to expand the Auroria continent, but we will not overlap zones added by the base game later, giving us the best of both worlds.

Not planned currently. We intend to visit ship components in an upcoming patch (1.3.7) so we will keep this under consideration.

Vehicle regrading/upgrades aren't currently planned.

We want to focus on the overall experience for everyone, not just new players. Our last major newcomer aid will be the Adventurer's Guide—a progressive, "zero-to-hero" goal path to help new players know where to go next in a sandbox world.

We want to focus on the overall experience for everyone, not just new players. Our last major newcomer aid will be the Adventurer's Guide—a progressive, "zero-to-hero" goal path to help new players know where to go next in a sandbox world.

We can open out-leveled quests to higher levels, but it's a relatively rare request.

"I wish I knew." - Aguru

It comes with the territory. We're focused on a passion project that's been a real success, and we try not to let negativity derail that.

We can always improve. We have come a long way from where we started, but there is always room for improvement.

The initial landrush was misconfigured, and follow-up decisions were rushed. Lessons learned: take the time to craft a proper solution, maintain robust backups (we do far more now), and don't hesitate to keep the server down longer to fully resolve issues—like we did with the mana wisp incident.

No plans to migrate to UE5.

We are working on the Adventurer's Guide to help new players know where to go next in a sandbox world. We may open up a content creation program in the near future to help promote the server, but we are not there yet.

We have many ideas, so it's hard to pin down. The total timeline for all content planned and thought out internally would be around 2 years, but this includes more than the roadmap above.

We are taking the Classic+ approach. If good ideas come from retail we are open to implementing them, but our main focus is on the Classic experience.

Yes, scroll up.

Just now, scroll up.

We do not plan on doing any merchandise. That would require a lot of work which we are not experienced with on top of all other issues that may arise from it (shipping, legal, etc)

We start from ArcheAge's original vision, lore, and precedents.

• • Zones: Swirling Meadows was built iteratively on the leftover landmass, extending it where it looked and felt right along the ocean border.
• • Events: We use existing events/lore to lead players naturally.
• • Comets (1.3.5): They follow that principle, and there's unrevealed lore behind their passing.

Yes, once we fully understand their implementation path.

Soon! We plan to standardize "powerstone pets" as appearances and later expand powerstone variants.

We added new BGM for Swirling Meadows and are open to more when it fits.

No. We prefer one lively server over multiple quiet ones.

No—AAC will never have a fresh start server.

About 2–3 months. We had to learn tooling, resolve export/collision quirks, and build a perfect world replica inside our tools so it attached cleanly (minus a day the Hellswamp ponds lost water). We have clear plans for ~4 more zones and broader ideas beyond that—details to be shared later.

Biggest hurdle: learning the game without documentation. We built/iterated multiple toolchains, culminating in a web-based editor that can modify nearly the entire game. We also reverse-engineered key file formats (world map—e.g., Swirling Meadows integration; models—e.g., F1 kart, weapon skins). This work requires deep, uninterrupted focus.

This really depends on the team member and their current focus. Ranges from 20 to 80 hours a week depending on team member.

This also depends on the team member. Some have families, some have jobs, some have other commitments. I (Aguru) personally have stopped working on other projects to focus on this one.

1. Improving the way we prepare tasks. We used to do a lot of "vibes". These days, tasks such as the Taming Proficiency come with a full design document before the first task even begins. 2. Reducing weekly updates to focus on larger ones every month/2 months. 3. There is always room to improve our tools, for example we recently added the ability to create an item box with a single button, instead of requiring the creation of an item, a skill and skill effects.