To put it simply, this game has two points (i.e. end games).I'm still trying to understand the point of this game. You level up to then farm or steal crops. Literally. What?
1.Farmville- The people out there that like to build a farm and raise animals. They will grow stuff, sell it on the Auction House, buy furniture for their place, etc. I don't think anyone on the board falls into this category, but I would suspect that a sizeable portion of the ArcheAge community will end up being this crew.
2.Smear the Queer- Find the guy with the ball (i.e. exposed packs of resources) and take it. This could be in the form of finding a secret island farm, raiding a walled village, piracy at high seas, etc. The motivations might be different depending on different groups (ie. "We dont like PRX, so lets fuck em up," or "I want to get rich, so I'ma steal it") but the "game" is the same. Find those that are taking a risk with their resources and steal them.
There are minor (relative to other games on the market) opportunities for structured PvP, PvE, combat engagement, and enjoyable storylines. ArcheAge doesn't excel at any of these though really. It is a pretty game that will be judged by the farmville and PvP crowd.