Quick Answer
You enable PvP by entering a Conflict Channel through a statue or shrine; choose Peace to avoid Conflict Channel PvP. In Conflict, anyone can attack you, and defeating monsters grants 10% more experience. The exact steps for returning to Peace are still being added.
How do you turn PvP on?
You enter a Conflict Channel through a statue or shrine.
Find a statue or shrine
Look for a statue or shrine offering the transition to a Conflict Channel. For help finding your way around shrines, use the fast travel guide.
Enter the Conflict Channel
Use the statue's channel transition to enter Conflict and enable PvP. You become a target for other players when you enter.
Exact statue locations and any access requirements are still being added.
Can you turn PvP off or avoid forced PvP?
You can choose Peace instead of Conflict, but the return steps from Conflict are still being added.
If you do not want other players attacking you, choose Peace rather than entering Conflict for its experience bonus. Do not enter Conflict expecting a personal protection toggle once you arrive.
Rules for switching during combat or in particular regions are still being added. Details of any forced PvP exceptions are also being added. You should not assume you can immediately leave Conflict after another player attacks.
For your next steps outside Conflict, follow the beginner guide for ArcheAge Chronicles.
What changes in open-world PvP?
In a Conflict Channel, you are flagged for PvP, anyone can attack anyone, and monster kills grant bonus experience.
| Channel or rule | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Peace | Choose this channel when you want to avoid Conflict Channel PvP. |
| Conflict | You enter free-for-all PvP, where other players can attack you. |
| Experience bonus | You gain 10% more experience from defeating monsters in Conflict. |
Other players can form groups, so you may face several opponents while playing solo. The experience bonus comes with that risk; it does not protect you from attacks.
PvP uses channels rather than a single rule covering every player everywhere. For the wider multiplayer structure, read how ArcheAge Chronicles works as an MMO. Detailed PvP region coverage is still being added.
FAQ
You enter PvP through Conflict Channels, while Peace is the alternative channel choice.
ArcheAge Chronicles has both. Stay in a Peace channel for PvE with no PvP, or switch to a Conflict channel when you want PvP.
Yes, ArcheAge Chronicles has online PvP. You enter a Conflict Channel through a statue or shrine to participate.
You have separate Peace and Conflict channel choices; Conflict enables PvP. Details of any forced PvP exceptions are still being added.
Yes, anyone can attack anyone in Conflict. You can also encounter groups while playing solo.
You gain 10% more experience from defeating monsters in a Conflict Channel. Other players can attack you there.