Aion Online

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

Thanks guys, might still check it out anyways.

[Scraggles]

Is there anything you guys specifically wantto see in game? I'll take screeniea and videos for ya.

Also, does anyone know where I can host large videos? Some ofthese vids at half res from fraps are 1.6gb. Or if someone can tell me how to downsize I will.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

Is there anything you guys specifically wantto see in game? I'll take screeniea and videos for ya.

Also, does anyone know where I can host large videos? Some ofthese vids at half res from fraps are 1.6gb. Or if someone can tell me how to downsize I will.

Just show as much as you can. And not sure about size, but HD is Vimeo.

[Redleer]

just got friend from us to buy me copy of collectors edition ;) yup my guild is half eu and half us and they decided to play on us servers

[(Spork)]

can anyone tell me if i can jsut drop the WHOLE aion NCsoft folder to a backup drive and restore it after i install win 7 64 or will i have to just reinstall everything

[Scraggles]

Alright, so I know a big thing with most people is character customization. Well, Aion has NAILED it. Check out the depth you can go to with customizing your character. In the last pic, someone made a character named 'Zelda' and it even looks like her.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Wow, this looks really good... I'm almost to the point of pre-ordering. I'll have to think about it a bit more.

[Scraggles]

Wow, this looks really good... I'm almost to the point of pre-ordering. I'll have to think about it a bit more.

I'm going to get some screenshots put together of one of my characters in flight. You get to fly at level 10.

Any specifics of the game you'd like to see? I only have about 4 more hours left until I'm done with this beta. Gotta work the overnight shift. :(

There isn't much of a grind. I made it to level 10 in about 3 1/2 hours solo.

[gigapixels Veteran]

I don't really need anymore screenshots... Just reassure me that combat is fun :p. That's usually the most disappointing part in an MMO for me.

[Scraggles]

I think the combat is the bst part. You actually have to fight. A creature can be easy, or hard. Depending on how you fight it. If you spam one button the whole time, you could very well lose. However if you utilize the chains they give you, then you can make easy work of the creature.

[Sethos]

Hopefully it's not heavy on grinding if you have put an effort into every fight, that would get tedious.

[trag3dy]

The combat (in my opinion) is fun and interesting. Of course we can't say what it's like at end game yet seeing as this beta event is limited to level 10, but I still think it's fun. The chain skill system works nicely. The skills for each class look unique and all of the classes perform differently, yet everything I've read of the Korean/chinese versions is that the game is pretty well balanced.

With a chain skill, you only have to slot the initiating skill of the chain on your action bar, once you use that skill it changes to the next skill in the chain and so on. Which is really nice so you don't have to 8 different action bars.

I also think the combat responsiveness is pretty darn good too. In the starter area with literally hundreds to thousands of players in the area there was little to no lag. There was some minor rubber banding from time to time...but it's still a beta, they're using these weekends to test their servers and localization more than anything else.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Decision made.

I've pre-ordered. Heck, if I find out I don't like it through the beta process, it's only $50 down the drain. I've paid more for crappy 360 games that I only played once.

How soon after pre-ordering did you all receive your codes? It would be cool to get in a day on this current beta cycle.

[Sethos]

Sounds like a neat little game, not something I'd waste a single dollar on but hopefully there's a trial at some point. People always seem so overly-generous with new MMOs and when you finally try them, they turn out to be rubbish.

[insanelyapple]

15$? its about 10?... im from poland and recounting this for PLN makes it a little bit too pricey; would be nice with Guild Wars-like paying. of course thats my opinion

[trag3dy]

Decision made.

I've pre-ordered. Heck, if I find out I don't like it through the beta process, it's only $50 down the drain. I've paid more for crappy 360 games that I only played once.

How soon after pre-ordering did you all receive your codes? It would be cool to get in a day on this current beta cycle.

Well if you find out you don't like the game through the betas you can always cancel your pre-order. Most places shouldn't charge you until the game ships I think. You should get the code immediately or very soon after in your email, it depends where you pre-ordered it from. I've heard people who ordered from amazon not getting a beta code but I don't know if that problem was resolved or not.

Sounds like a neat little game, not something I'd waste a single dollar on but hopefully there's a trial at some point. People always seem so overly-generous with new MMOs and when you finally try them, they turn out to be rubbish.

Well to be fair the game has already been out for a year in korea and china. So it's not new in that sense. They're "westernizing" it for us(EU/NA) however. Changing the quests to give more exp compared to those versions and other things I can't remember at the moment.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Well if you find out you don't like the game through the betas you can always cancel your pre-order. Most places shouldn't charge you until the game ships I think.

Not sure how Amazon will work (I purchased through them), but GameStop's site said the order can't be canceled after the beta code is sent out. We'll see.

[insanelyapple]

btw. how much hdd space does it take? Oo"

[trag3dy]

Just read this on amazon:

-Qualifying customers will be emailed a code to access the beta starting 3 days before each beta event. Those who complete their purchase less than five full days before the beta event should expect a two to three day delay in getting their code and there is a chance they will not receive the code in time to access the beta.

So I don't know if you'll be able to get one for this weekend or not. Here's what the rest of the beta event looks like, date/times subject to change:

Closed Beta Event #3 - July 2 - July 6

* Focus: Asmodian levels 1-20

Closed Beta Event #4 - July 17 - July 20

* Focus: Elyos and Asmodian levels 1-25

Closed Beta Event #5 - July 31 - August 3

* Focus: TBD

Closed Beta Event #6 - August 14 - August 17

* Focus: TBD

btw. how much hdd space does it take? Oo"

Minimum Specifications:

OS: Windows XP SP2

Processor: 2.8GHz CPU or equivalent

RAM: 1GB RAM

Video Card: NVIDIA 5900 Ultra with 128 MB RAM / ATI Radeon x700 with 128 MB or higher

Sound Card: Sound Device

DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM drive

Hard Drive: 15 GB hard disk space

Software: Direct X 9.0c (6/2008 update)

Other: Broadband Internet Connection

Recommended Specifications:

OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista

Processor: Dual Core CPU 2.0GHz or equivalent

RAM: 2GB RAM

Video Card: NVIDIA 6800 with 256 MB RAM / ATI Radeon x800 with 256 MB or higher

Sound Card: Sound Device

DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM drive

Hard Drive Space: 15GB hard disk space

Software: Direct X 9.0c (6/2008 update)

Other: Broadband Internet Connection

My install is sitting at 13gb atm. That's kinda big...but it's nothing compared to AoC's 30gb requirement.

[Scraggles]

Decision made.

I've pre-ordered. Heck, if I find out I don't like it through the beta process, it's only $50 down the drain. I've paid more for crappy 360 games that I only played once.

How soon after pre-ordering did you all receive your codes? It would be cool to get in a day on this current beta cycle.

What types of MMORPGS are you into?

What else would anyone like to see?

Here are a few in flight images. Flying is very easy to control. You raise altitude with 'R' and lower altitude with 'F'(rise/fall).

You have limited flying time. I'm sure with upgraded wings that will probably change.

[trag3dy]

Try to find the arena in the main city, I haven't seen that yet. Should get some interesting screens in there.

[insanelyapple]

@+trag3dy haha, thank you.. im completely dumb lol ^^"... sooo, its time for cleaning porn collection lol...

[Spookie]

People always seem so overly-generous with new MMOs and when you finally try them, they turn out to be rubbish.

Indeed AoC got rave reviews from testers. WAR was a massive failure at end game. I'd with Sethos, I'll wait till a month or two down the line. See how things go then.

[Scraggles]

@+trag3dy haha, thank you.. im completely dumb lol ^^"... sooo, its time for cleaning porn collection lol...

1 tb is only 80$ now, I'd go with that option. Keep the porn lol

[gigapixels Veteran]

What types of MMORPGS are you into?

What else would anyone like to see?

I've played WoW, AoC, LOTRO, and WAR... I liked them all, but only WoW has kept me coming back. However, even WoW is getting stale now... I haven't logged in in a few days and I don't think I will again...

As far as what else I'd like to see: basically whatever you find interesting, really. I've already been convinced though :laugh: