Labor Points

Labor Points are the major limiting feature in ArcheAge for certain types of gameplay. Labor Points (short LP) are spent for gathering/harvesting/collecting material (mining, lumbering, farming etc), for crafting items, for identifying the properties of unidentified equipment (usually from loot/quest rewards), opening coin purses from loot and handing over specialty goods to NPC trader.

LPs are regenerated over time, the speed depends on if the player is on free-to-play status or on Patron status. As of Closed Beta Patrons have 10 LP regenerating over 5 minutes while online and 5 LP per 5 minutes while offline. F2P status player regenerate 5 LP every 5 minutes while online and have no LP regeneration while offline. There is an AFK system in place to prevent player from staying logged in to increase their LP regeneration that kicks people after 45 minutes being AFK.

The LP pool is shared over an account and not character specific. From level 15 on one can every 12 hours apply a Worker's Compensation potion to the account, which restores 1000 LP. This potion is bought in the Marketplace for 300 Credits or 25 Loyalty Token.