Classes

The class system in ArcheAge works very differently than in other mainstream MMOs. Unlike other traditional MMOs where the player chooses a class during character creation and earns preset skills as the character levels up, a character's "class" in ArcheAge is composed of three skill trees. During character creation a player will choose one of five basic skill trees, and will then choose another two skill trees at levels five and ten. The combination of these three skill trees defines a character's class. In addition, the player must choose which skills from each tree to use. Each tree contains 11 active and 5 passive abilities, for a total of 16 abilities in each skill tree. However, a player only gains 23 skill points by the max level of 50. This means that a player will not be able to select every skill from each tree. Thus, even two players with the same three skill trees can play very differently if they select different abilities. Selected skills within a given tree can be reset at any time for a small fee, and skill trees can be changed by talking to a "trainer" and paying a fee.