Started checking out ArcheAge last night (it’s in open beta weekend, prior to launch next week or so).
Even though I really really dislike hotbar + die-roll based combat in CRPGs (versus something like Mount & Blade), it’s pretty much the only modern open world sandbox MMO out there. The amount of little sandbox features it has is really insane.
Makes me think of UO and Star Wars Galaxies.
My goal is to build one of the early tier large ships and go out pirating with my friends. Gotta watch out for Krakens, though.
If anyone wants to crash the beta with me and some friends, let me know - we’ll be on weekend and have a Mumble server available. ArcheAge is about 8GB.