Crafting

Overview
As a game with strong sandbox influence, the majority of the content in game is generated by players. ArcheAge features 21 different crafting professions that help to fill the world with everything from potions and weapons to warships and houses.

Labor Points
Almost every craft based, non quest action costs labor points to perform. The cost can be as small as 1-2 points for small things like picking flowers and as large a several dozen for more advanced actions like building.

Labor Points are gained/refilled over time. A non-premium user will gain one point per 5 minutes of play. A premium member will gain 5 points every 5 minutes, even when they are not logged in.

Skill Tiers
Each profession has 5 different levels of mastery- Basic, Novice, Veteran, Expert, and Master.
 * Basic is maxed at level 10,000. Any number of skills may be leveled to this point.
 * Novice is maxed at level 20,000. Only 5 skills may be upgraded from Basic to Novice.
 * Veteran is maxed at level 30,000. Only 4 skills can be upgraded from Novice to Veteran.
 * Expert is maxed at level 40,000. Only 3 skills can be upgraded from Veteran to Expert.
 * Master is maxed at level 50,000. Only 2 skills can be upgraded from Expert to Master.

Increasing the level of mastery in a skill offers benefits such as increased action speed, decreased labor costs, and mass production of items in addition to the regular increase on craftable items.

Professions
Here's a closer look at the 21 professions.