Aion Online

[trag3dy]

Dang it im in but no Sm class this time :(

You gotta get to lvl 9 before you can pick your main class. After you do that you'll automatically be advanced to lvl 10 and given your wings.

[Vice]

I have a Question about the game. Is it actually fun? - Are you guys having fun playing this game or are you just playing until the next reward like next skill unlock, next level reached, new gear. Is the game fun yet?

I am curious because I like the look of the game in the Videos I've seen and if it's fun and not just a grindfest (I really enjoy PVP for example) then I'll totally buy it.

[(Spork)]

You gotta get to lvl 9 before you can pick your main class. After you do that you'll automatically be advanced to lvl 10 and given your wings.

yea but to be the Sm class ( sprint master i think its called what do i pick mage ?

[trag3dy]

Yeah.

Mage > Sorc/Sm

Priest > Cleric/chanter

Warrior > Gladiator/Templar

Scout > Ranger/assassin

I have a Question about the game. Is it actually fun? - Are you guys having fun playing this game or are you just playing until the next reward like next skill unlock, next level reached, new gear. Is the game fun yet?

I am curious because I like the look of the game in the Videos I've seen and if it's fun and not just a grindfest (I really enjoy PVP for example) then I'll totally buy it.

I've had fun playing it. It doesn't feel like a chore to play and level like WoW always did. Maybe that's just because the game is still new??? I don't know. But when you can play for 4 or 4 horus and have it only feel like 1 then I think that's a sign you're having fun.

[(Spork)]

Yeah.

Mage > Sorc/Sm

Priest > Cleric/chanter

Warrior > Gladiator/Templar

Scout > Ranger/assassin

kool thx

[Scraggles]

I have a Question about the game. Is it actually fun? - Are you guys having fun playing this game or are you just playing until the next reward like next skill unlock, next level reached, new gear. Is the game fun yet?

I am curious because I like the look of the game in the Videos I've seen and if it's fun and not just a grindfest (I really enjoy PVP for example) then I'll totally buy it.

Personally I'm loving the game. I am working on an Asmo Templar right now. The quests aren't hard to level up, it's just right now, there are hundreds of people in any given area doing quests so it's going slower than it will at say, 9am. Last beta I was up first thing in the morning playing, and with less of a crowd, I could get to level 10 in 2-3 hours. Now it's been 4 hours and I've only hit level 8 cause everyones fighting for the quests.

If you aren't that confident you can try to get a beta key before the next test which I believe is 2 weeks from today.

[Spookie]

I'm starting to think you're a complete tool. If you just didn't like the game, you wouldn't even be in the thread, which leads me to believe that you're another WoW fanatic trying to bash any and all games that stand a chance at competing vs WoW.

This isn't a thread for crybabies. This is a thread for people who are interested in playing the game. If you aren't up to giving the game more than an hour, then just do us all a favor and go recycle your sperm.

Yuh huh and your an irate fanboy who won't see a bad word against his game right? You know I was the same as you in WAR. I had the fanboi blinders on and you know what? I hit cap. I hit cap and the game was f-ing awful. It died on it's arse and is now getting dug a shallow grave by EA. Excuse me while I don't go diving in without knowing how deep the pool is first. I'm terri apprehensive about new MMOs after playing AoC this year too. I have nothing against you but you seem far to happy to gnaw on my vocal cords if first impressions get my eight ball reading: "Outlook not so good."

Talking of shallow. How linear is this game? Most of the quests so far consist of walk to this town, kill these mobs around this town. Walk to next town. I'm only level 7 but I've got an itch to explore. An itch I can't scratch. I understand it's on the Crytek engine but last time I played Far Cry I remember wandering about for miles.

[Scraggles]

I just got my warrior to level 10, templar and all of a sudden I'm badass. I love it.I'm back in the starting area cleaning up some quests. Mobs that I had trouble with at lvl 9, are ridiculously easy now at lvl 10. It's a whole new game now.

[ylcard]

I played the beta last night and I can say a few things..

I understand the issue with the "lag compo", you can't "queue" spells, there's no effect to a ready spell other than two color tones of the same abilitiy (unless I was REALLY tired last night and didn't notice anything else).

Game seems to be okay overall but it's resemblance to Lineage 2 is just horrible to those that don't like Lineage 2, as if NCrap took everything they "learned" from L2 and put it in the Aion box, that's just sad to see, and it's the little things like the Middle Click rotating the camera 180 degrees, hell I know it's nothing but it gives me memories of L2.

Learning new abilities seems too generic and not very fun, you can stock up on books and learn them as you go, again little things but they bother me.

I like the map system where you can locate an enemy by clicking his name in a quest log or something, but I wish the icons & text would be clearer, or it would be removed all togethere because I didn't even read 1 quest in the game, just the end of them, I can't imagine that starting quests are interesting to read when you're being asked to bring 5 something and kill 3 someone.

I dug up your own words, Scraggles: "It needs very little tuning".

And I have to strongly disagree, they have to tune this up like a mother..... otherwise it has no place in the market with games like WoW or.. WoW.. lol

It looks exactly like a game in a closed beta should look like, but they're limiting the time for some unknown stupid reasons, as if they're being cheap on paying for the servers or something.

[(Spork)]

got my mage to lvl 9 did the quest chain to become a SM just about lvl 11

[LOC Veteran]

Well Aion is the most popular MMO in Asia right now, they must be doing something right Inclined.

[Buio]

Well Aion is the most popular MMO in Asia right now, they must be doing something right Inclined.

So it is doing really well in Asia? That's good for the game and EU/USA launch. They seem to be very active with new content and patches too.

[Kondrath]

Man, I missed my chance to get a beta registration code... Ah well.

[ylcard]

Well the communties are different in Asia and EU/NA, we care about punctuations and spelling and story and whatever.

They care about whacking stuff with clubs and making gold (just being stupid as usual and assuming, you know..).

Look at how WoW is popular, a lot of it is due to Warcraft's story, I like to think so anyway..

The more I play Aion the more I see Lineage 2 in it, it's like playing Lineage 2 with different textures.

Anyway... At the game's current state, it won't be a success here (EU/NA).

[gigapixels Veteran]

Well the communties are different in Asia and EU/NA, we care about punctuations and spelling and story and whatever.

They care about whacking stuff with clubs and making gold (just being stupid as usual and assuming, you know..).

Ignoring the major stereotyping on your part...

Then you should be completely satisfied, IMO. Personally, I was quite intrigued. At first, I was just skipping through quest text as I am so used to doing that because of WoW (only on subsequent play-throughs, of course), but when I stopped and started paying attention I felt involved. I think they did a great job with the story.

[ylcard]

To be fair I said that I'm just being stupid :p

[gigapixels Veteran]

To be fair I said that I'm just being stupid :p

I know, I just wanted to make clear that I didn't agree with stereotyping :laugh:

[spaceelf]

So.....download for several days or get it from my friends house later. Easy enough choice.

[Buio]

The more I play Aion the more I see Lineage 2 in it, it's like playing Lineage 2 with different textures.

Anyway... At the game's current state, it won't be a success here (EU/NA).

I played L2 early on, but it was extremely grindy and the Chinese farmers where aggressive (trying to get a good farm spot was hard when they defended it with high level characters). Despite that there is some interest in Asian style games, and if the game is far less hard core than L2 I think it can do much better than L2. Currently L2 has 8 servers, there where a few more early on, but not that many.

[Spookie]

there's no effect to a ready spell other than two color tones of the same abilitiy (unless I was REALLY tired last night and didn't notice anything else).

I forgot about this, this is my MASSIVE beef with the game. Seriously. They couldn't add a decal or animation to show someone has a effect on them? I put a dot on them and there is sweet FA difference in the character model. I have to check the frame to make sure it hit them! Now before someone comes and says:

"Well what about mass PvP you noob!". Auto scale the spell effects. If there is too many people in an area. Then the spell effects get reduced to decrease the FPS drop. Problem solved.

Well Aion is the most popular MMO in Asia right now, they must be doing something right Inclined.

As I've said before Western MMOs are much more diffrent to Asian. Asian MMOs are MUCH less forgiving. You know how people struggle with easy raid bosses in WoW? They wouldn't get to 50 in this game. The art styling is a world apart. For example spell effects are ridiculously excessive at higher levels. While WoW/EQ/WAR are more on the practical scale.

What I'm trying to say is just because a game is doing well in Asia doesn't mean it will dominate over here. That's not me being a "WOW ***" it's just a common truth of the MMO genre.

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

ended up playing a while last night ( did all the quests up to lvl 10 ) my only gripe is its easy to loose your target, aka click it off. i a couple of time i accidentially clicked the target off and my guy just stood there doing nothing, cause i didnt notice it.

also there are some quest items ( specifically the bones in the graveyard, and packs of rice in the farm ) that dont want to activate and let you collect it, somebody walked up while i was on a mob to the same items, and looted it, i was like WTF, lol

Scraggles - i like the game, as far as its chance, that i don know about, it will attract people tired of WoW thats for shure, but it will be nowhere near enough to topple the juggernaut that is WoW, if anything the only game it will kill is Lineage 2, and AoC

[Yorak]

I'm not sure what the hell happened. 3 o'clock hit, I created a Male Scout and started playing. I think I ended up getting to level 9 or so. It didn't take forever, but it took a bit of time. I wake up this morning to try to log on to that character again, and he is not there...

Wtf?!

[Scraggles]

You probably logged on to the wrong character. I have 6 guys and they're all on the same server, and still there right now.

Try the opposite server that you just tried.

[Spookie]

if anything the only game it will kill is Lineage 2

Quite. It's simply not my cup of tea. It's to Asian for me (the styling, the irritating high pitched voices, the silly spell effects and 'clashes' when people fight - It makes me think of FF and I despise that franchise). I've got to level 10 and I still can't get in to it. The whole GCD based on casting animations is retarded and feels like a leap back to the 90's when MMOs first began coming mainstream. I could get to 50 but I'm not going to force my self to. I'm sure some people will enjoy it though. :)

Edit: Ah I forgot the whole lock-you-to-the-spot-till-your-casting-animation-has-finished-even-on-instants needs to go. Like yesterday.

Edited July 3, 2009 by gigapixels

[Sethos]

Quite. It's simply not my cup of tea. It's to Asian for me (the styling, the irritating high pitched voices, the silly spell effects and 'clashes' when people fight - It makes me think of FF and I despise that franchise). I've got to level 10 and I still can't get in to it. The whole GCD based on casting animations is retarded and feels like a leap back to the 90's when MMOs first began coming mainstream. I could get to 50 but I'm not going to force my self to. I'm sure some people will enjoy it though. :)

Sounds like I might save my time and bandwidth and stay clear of this.