#0 Introduction

Results of the German ArcheAge Survey

Participants: 1,000 Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland Timeframe: 06/10/2012 06/30/2012

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#1 First Contact with ArcheAge

Recently In 2012 In 2011 In 2010 Not answered Total

4,10% 35,20% 43,40% 17,20% 0,10% 100,00%

41 352 434 172 1 1000

When was the first time you heard about ArcheAge?

50,00% 45,00% 40,00% 35,00% 30,00% 25,00% 20,00% 15,00% 10,00% 5,00% 0,00% Recently In 2012 In 2011 In 2010 Not answered

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#2 First Information gathered

German-speaking ArcheAge-Communities Youtube-Videos Friends & Family International Multigaming-Portals German-speaking Multigaming-Portals International ArcheAge-Communities Official Homepage Not answered Printed Media Total

23,90% 21,70% 19,60% 14,10% 11,20% 6,50% 2,20% 0,80% 0,00% 100,00%

239 217 196 141 112 65 22 8 0 1000

Where did you get your first information about ArcheAge?

30,00% German-speaking ArcheAgeCommunities Youtube-Videos Friends & Family International MultigamingPortals German-speaking MultigamingPortals International ArcheAgeCommunities Official Homepage Not answered Printed Media

25,00%

20,00%

15,00%

10,00%

5,00%

0,00%

Details: Official Homepage (www.archeage.com) German-speaking ArcheAge-Communities (e.g. archeage-online.de, planet-archeage.de) International ArcheAge-Communities (e.g. archeagesource.com, archeagerussia.ru) German-speaking Multigaming-Portals (e.g. buffed.de, playmassive.de) International Multigaming-Portals (e.g. massively.com, mmorpg.com)

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#3 How soon could ArcheAge delight you

From the beginning After receiving more information After major patches and new features (CBT3/CBT4) It couldnt delight me at all Total

73,50% 22,40% 3,20% 0,90% 100,00%

735 224 32 9 1000

How soon could ArcheAge delight you?

80,00% 70,00% 60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% From the beginning After receiving more information After major patches and new features (CBT3/CBT4) It couldnt delight me at all

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#4 Played MMORPGs 1 World of Warcraft 2 Aion 3 Star Wars: The Old Republic 4 Rift 5 Herr der Ringe Online 6 Age of Conan 7 EVE Online 8 Runes of Magic 9 TERA Online 10 Guild Wars 11 Warhammer Online 12 Everquest 2 13 Vanguard: Saga of Heroes 14 Dark Age of Camelot 15 Anarchy Online 16 Star Trek Online 17 Ultima Online 18 Lineage 2 19 Rappelz 20 Pirates of the Burning Sea 21 Flyff 22 Mortal Online 23 Silkroad 24 CABAL Online 25 Darkfall 26 Final Fantasy XI 27 Final Fantasy XIV 28 DC Universe Online 29 Ragnarok Online 30 Allods Online 31 Everquest 32 Meridian 59 33 Runescape 34 Metin 2 35 Fallen Earth 36 Star Wars Galaxies 37 Asherons Call 38 Neocron 39 Tabula Rasa 40 Mabinogi 41 MapleStory 42 Maestia 43 Perfect World 44 Dofus 45 4Story 46 Lineage 47 Shaiya

72,60% 44,20% 42,10% 37,20% 36,40% 34,70% 29,50% 28,80% 28,40% 27,80% 26,30% 25,30% 24,20% 23,20% 16,20% 15,80% 13,70% 12,90% 11,60% 10,90% 10,50% 9,50% 8,90% 8,40% 8,40% 7,90% 7,40% 6,80% 6,30% 4,30% 4,20% 3,60% 3,20% 2,70% 2,30% 1,80% 1,60% 1,40% 1,20% 1,10% 1,10% 0,70% 0,50% 0,30% 0,30% 0,20% 0,20%

726 442 421 372 364 347 295 288 284 278 263 253 242 232 162 158 137 129 116 109 105 95 89 84 84 79 74 68 63 43 42 36 32 27 23 18 16 14 12 11 11 7 5 3 3 2 2

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#4 Played MMORPGs

Which MMORPGs did you play already? (minimum three months playtime, multiple answers)
Shaiya Lineage 4Story Dofus Perfect World Maestia MapleStory Mabinogi Tabula Rasa Neocron Asherons Call Star Wars Galaxies Fallen Earth Metin 2 Runescape Meridian 59 Everquest Allods Online Ragnarok Online DC Universe Online Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XI Darkfall CABAL Online Silkroad Mortal Online Flyff Pirates of the Burning Sea Rappelz Lineage 2 Ultima Online Star Trek Online Anarchy Online Dark Age of Camelot Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Everquest 2 Warhammer Online Guild Wars TERA Online Runes of Magic EVE Online Age of Conan Herr der Ringe Online Rift Star Wars: The Old Republic Aion World of Warcraft 0,00% 10,00% 20,00% 30,00% 40,00% 50,00% 60,00% 70,00% 80,00%

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#5 Most exciting MMORPG 1 EVE Online 2 World 3 Aion 4 TERA

of Warcraft

Online 5 Vanguard: Saga of Heroes 6 Dark Age of Camelot 7 Ultima Online 8 Herr der Ringe Online 9 Darkfall 10 Age of Conan 11 Lineage 2 12 Mortal Online 13 Rift 14 Everquest 2 15 None 16 Star Wars: The Old Republic 17 Pirates of the Burning Sea 18 Guild Wars 19 Runes of Magic 20 Neocron 21 CABAL Online 22 Star Wars Galaxies 23 Asherons Call 24 Mabinogi 25 Final Fantasy XI 26 Maestia 27 Star Trek Online 28 Dofus Total

11,90% 10,90% 9,10% 8,20% 7,90% 7,10% 6,60% 5,10% 4,80% 4,30% 3,80% 2,50% 2,30% 2,10% 2,10% 1,80% 1,70% 1,40% 1,30% 1,30% 1,10% 0,90% 0,50% 0,40% 0,30% 0,30% 0,20% 0,10% 100,00%

119 109 91 82 79 71 66 51 48 43 38 25 23 21 21 18 17 14 13 13 11 9 5 4 3 3 2 1 1000

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#5 Most exciting MMORPG

Which of your selected MMORPGs excited you most? (Single Answer)

Dofus Star Trek Online Maestia Final Fantasy XI Mabinogi Asherons Call Star Wars Galaxies CABAL Online Neocron Runes of Magic Guild Wars Pirates of the Burning Sea Star Wars: The Old Republic None Everquest 2 Rift Mortal Online Lineage 2 Age of Conan Darkfall Herr der Ringe Online Ultima Online Dark Age of Camelot Vanguard: Saga of Heroes TERA Online Aion World of Warcraft EVE Online

0,00%

2,00%

4,00%

6,00%

8,00% 10,00% 12,00%

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#6 Most disappointing MMORPG 1 Star Wars: The Old Republic 2 None 3 Aion 4 Runes of Magic 5 World of Warcraft 6 Rift 7 Warhammer Online 8 Star Trek Online 9 TERA Online 10 Age of Conan 11 Herr der Ringe Online 12 Vanguard: Saga of Heroes 13 Final Fantasy XIV 14 Lineage 2 15 Guild Wars 16 Mortal Online 17 Silkroad 18 Pirates of the Burning Sea 19 CABAL Online 20 Flyff Total 26,70% 14,30% 9,20% 8,70% 7,60% 6,80% 6,20% 4,70% 4,20% 2,50% 1,90% 1,50% 1,40% 0,90% 0,90% 0,80% 0,70% 0,50% 0,40% 0,10% 100,00% 267 143 92 87 76 68 62 47 42 25 19 15 14 9 9 8 7 5 4 1 1000

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#6 Most disappointing MMORPG

Which of your selected MMORPGs disappointed you most? (Single Answer)

Flyff CABAL Online Pirates of the Burning Sea Silkroad Mortal Online Guild Wars Lineage 2 Final Fantasy XIV Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Herr der Ringe Online Age of Conan TERA Online Star Trek Online Warhammer Online Rift World of Warcraft Runes of Magic Aion None Star Wars: The Old Republic

0,00%

5,00% 10,00% 15,00% 20,00% 25,00% 30,00%

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#7 Most expected MMORPG or Add-On 1 Guild Wars 2 2 The Elder Scrolls Online 3 Age of Wulin 4 Blade & Soul 5 The Secret World 6 Embers of Caerus 7 The Repopulation 8 World Zero 9 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria 10 Savage Horizon 11 Rift: Storm Legion 12 Salem: The Crafting MMO 13 Wizardry Online 14 RaiderZ 15 Core Blaze 16 Wildstar Online 17 Phantasy Star Online 2 54,30% 39,50% 17,30% 15,80% 14,80% 12,30% 9,90% 8,60% 8,20% 7,40% 6,90% 6,20% 4,30% 4,10% 3,20% 2,90% 2,70% 543 395 173 158 148 123 99 86 82 74 69 62 43 41 32 29 27

What are your most expected MMORPGs or Add-Ons at the moment? (except ArcheAge, multiple answers)
Phantasy Star Online 2 Wildstar Online Core Blaze RaiderZ Wizardry Online Salem: The Crafting MMO Rift: Storm Legion Savage Horizon World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria World Zero The Repopulation Embers of Caerus The Secret World Blade & Soul Age of Wulin The Elder Scrolls Online Guild Wars 2 0,00% 10,00% 20,00% 30,00% 40,00% 50,00% 60,00%

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#8 Favorite subscription model Pay-to-Play Buy-to-Play Free-to-Play (Cosmetic Itemshop) Pay-to-win (Power-Up Itemshop) Not sure about it Total 75,60% 13,80% 7,40% 0,00% 3,20% 100,00% 756 138 74 0 32 1000

What is your favorite subscription model for ArcheAge in Europe?

80,00% 70,00% 60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% Pay-to-Play Buy-to-Play Free-to-Play (Cosmetic Itemshop) Pay-to-win (Power-Up Itemshop) Not sure about it

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#9 Most important features 1 Useful & complex crafting system 2 Exploring / Open World 3 Open PvP 4 Open PvE 5 Mature Housing system 6 Varied interaction possibilities 7 Challenging gameplay 8 Active combat system 9 Living maritime system 10 Outstanding presentation 11 Epic storytelling 12 Instanced PvE 13 Instanced PvP 86,20% 85,10% 73,40% 68,50% 63,50% 55,30% 50,00% 46,80% 45,70% 43,60% 37,20% 31,90% 26,60% 862 851 734 685 635 553 500 468 457 436 372 319 266

What are the most important features in a modern MMORPG for you? (Multiple Answers)
Instanced PvP Instanced PvE Epic storytelling Outstanding presentation Living maritime system Active combat system Challenging gameplay Varied interaction possibilities Mature Housing system Open PvE Open PvP Exploring / Open World Useful & complex crafting system 0,00% 20,00% 40,00% 60,00% 80,00% 100,00%

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#10 Success in Europe | Localization Expected success with German localization High Medium Low Not sure Expected success with English localization High Medium Low Not sure Total 71,30% 18,10% 0,00% 10,60% 100,00% 51,10% 18,10% 3,20% 27,60% 100,00% 713 181 0 106 1000 511 181 32 276 1000

How successful will ArcheAge be in the german-speaking world (with a german localization)
80,00% 70,00% 60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% High Medium Low Not sure

How successful will ArcheAge be in the german-speaking world (with an english localization)
60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% High Medium Low Not sure

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