The ArchLord lives, and he’s on schedule

Rumors that the MMORPG ArchLord is going through some tough times sprung from their recent promotional campaign where players get 6,000 in-game credits if they purchase a retail version of the game.

As a response, Codemasters Online Gaming, the developers of ArchLord, says that its player base “still increases week on week.” They refuse, however, to reveal the actual numbers of their population.

This is a fair move by Codemasters. Whether or not their actual numbers have gone up or down it’s only fair play not to show your cards while you’re still in the game, unless you have a Royal Flush; then you can scare away all the competition. Codemasters is also behind Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar and while this MMORPG enjoys success without doubt, they have not released statistical information for the game either.They comment: ” As with any MMO, publishers never release that information. Unless, of course, you are Blizzard and have over 8 million subscribers.”

Codemasters assures that “ArchLord is still very much in Codemasters Online Gaming’s future plans with new content (in the form of Episode II) currently in testing and further content beyond that in development.” The free expansion pack will add castle sieges as part of the gameplay and the chance for a lucky player to become the ArchLord. The first ruling ArchLord to be crowned will receive an authentic suit of armor worth US$ 10,000.

Rumors that the MMORPG ArchLord is going through some tough times sprung from their recent promotional campaign where players get 6,000 in-game credits if they purchase a retail version of the game.

As a response, Codemasters Online Gaming, the developers of ArchLord, says that its player base “still increases week on week.” They refuse, however, to reveal the actual numbers of their population.

This is a fair move by Codemasters. Whether or not their actual numbers have gone up or down it’s only fair play not to show your cards while you’re still in the game, unless you have a Royal Flush; then you can scare away all the competition. Codemasters is also behind Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar and while this MMORPG enjoys success without doubt, they have not released statistical information for the game either.They comment: ” As with any MMO, publishers never release that information. Unless, of course, you are Blizzard and have over 8 million subscribers.”

Codemasters assures that “ArchLord is still very much in Codemasters Online Gaming’s future plans with new content (in the form of Episode II) currently in testing and further content beyond that in development.” The free expansion pack will add castle sieges as part of the gameplay and the chance for a lucky player to become the ArchLord. The first ruling ArchLord to be crowned will receive an authentic suit of armor worth US$ 10,000.