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Could This Be the Game of Year for 2008?
I know, I know, don't go counting your chickens before they hatch, so to speak. However, from the screen shots and the few videos I have seen, Aion really seems to capture my interest.
Now, I realize this is a stretch, but remains amusing to ponder, the old "what if's.."
Let us ponder then, shall we?
Supposition 1: Aion will be, to my understanding, using a different animation/graphic engine. From the videos the animation is flawless, however, that is a promotional video, therefore it is made a bit differently than the actual game. Not too versed on this type of game engine that will drive this game, so anyone out there familiar with it please, do fill us in.
Supposition 2: The game is created by NCSoft. Lineage 2 is the nearest MMO in "flavor" to this game. I wonder if by the end of 2008, Aion just might replace L 2 as North American "flagship" game for NCSoft? How different than Lineage 2 will Aion be? Anyone have any actually knowledge out there? To some degree, what I have seen from screen shots, it has the "feeling" of a Lineage 2 copy.
Supposition 3: Game release of beta version will be, I am guessing here, but sometime in early 2008, maybe?
I am wondering how polished this game will be when finally released toward the end of 2008, (just a guess-RELAX!) Did NCSoft pay attention to what happened with Sigil/SOE's release of Vanguard? Hopefully, they did pay attention and will release Aion when Aion is ready.
More to come later, folks. Have to complete some things here at work, then travel some treacherous miles to get home tonight in very stormy weather!
Now, I realize this is a stretch, but remains amusing to ponder, the old "what if's.."
Let us ponder then, shall we?
Supposition 1: Aion will be, to my understanding, using a different animation/graphic engine. From the videos the animation is flawless, however, that is a promotional video, therefore it is made a bit differently than the actual game. Not too versed on this type of game engine that will drive this game, so anyone out there familiar with it please, do fill us in.
Supposition 2: The game is created by NCSoft. Lineage 2 is the nearest MMO in "flavor" to this game. I wonder if by the end of 2008, Aion just might replace L 2 as North American "flagship" game for NCSoft? How different than Lineage 2 will Aion be? Anyone have any actually knowledge out there? To some degree, what I have seen from screen shots, it has the "feeling" of a Lineage 2 copy.
Supposition 3: Game release of beta version will be, I am guessing here, but sometime in early 2008, maybe?
I am wondering how polished this game will be when finally released toward the end of 2008, (just a guess-RELAX!) Did NCSoft pay attention to what happened with Sigil/SOE's release of Vanguard? Hopefully, they did pay attention and will release Aion when Aion is ready.More to come later, folks. Have to complete some things here at work, then travel some treacherous miles to get home tonight in very stormy weather!
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth
John Lennon
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now that we got that out of the way, the graphics engine that they used in the promo vid isnt just to make the game look better, take a look at the rest of the videos out at the moment of the alpha version of the game and you will see its graphics are top of the range for our time!
lineage 2 has nothing to do with Aion, if you read the NC Soft announcements on there home page you will see them also working on Linage 3
Aion wont be replacing L2 in any way, trust me when i say L2 will have as many players still playing it when Aion comes out, it is said that Aion should be out at the end of 2007, but in my opinion it will be early 2008
However closed Beta should be out Q3 2007 and open Beta soon after that... looking forward to it
its the biggest Aion fan site at the moment and it has a lot of information
As for the topic...
1. All we know about the engine is that it's the Cryengine... and it's good looking even today. Aion will no doubt graphically be a looker - probably the best. We'll have to wait and see how AoC turns out, as that's the only competitor I can see, personally. I think however that Aion has more of a natural beauty which stems from the concepts and artwork. Remember that all videos that are out are very dated.
2. Aseenus, that is not entirely true. While the universe of Aion has nothing to do with Lineage 2 - the art direction is very similar, and it's the same development team. However, no, Aion probably won't steal too much attention from L2, but you never know. Interesting to observe is that it's the European team which seems to be "most responsible" for Aion, contrary to the NA team being so for L2. Anyway - Aion is a stand-alone game and another flag ship product of NCsoft.
3. What Aseenus said.. but I don't like speculating since things could change in a second.
Maybe...
I intend to try it, so I hold my judgment till then. I will admit that I didn't follow this game development at all, so I may be up for a big surprise either way.
At any rate, I will try it.
- "If I understand you well, you are telling me until next time. " - Ren
Its probably gona be one of the biggest surprises of 2008 imo ... let's hope i'm not worng !
and there's quiet a bit known about the Cryengine if you just go look it up
At any rate, yeah, yeah, I have read all that about L 3. They've been chatting that up for the past year and a half. I suppose, even if they do release L 3, will it have "legs" to keep up with the new millennium type PvP games out there? Maybe, however, I have a feeling that a large number of North American will be curious to try Aion when it is finally released. There will always be a strong Asian market for Lineage 2 and, or 3, but the Western market tends to be one of flux and change.
It will be interesting to see what happens to these and other games of NCSoft. Interestingly enough their Austin based company is not far from me at all!
By the way, I may very well try Tabula Rasa as it appears to be a sci-fi MMO rather than a fantasy based MMO.
Cheers,
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth
John Lennon
You seriously just listed AA as on a positive note, what were you thinking.
I liked cox ok , it totalyu boaring after a few weeks cuase all the missons are the same , but the character creations is worth noting. It however is a ncsoft published game not made game ... big difference. Same goes for GWs.
Aion looks good so far but so far i do not see anythign that would place it above older mmos on the all time best mmo scale. But i am still followign becuase it looks somewhat promising.
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one ..." - Thomas Paine
You seriously just listed AA as on a positive note, what were you thinking.
I liked cox ok , it totalyu boaring after a few weeks cuase all the missons are the same , but the character creations is worth noting. It however is a ncsoft published game not made game ... big difference. Same goes for GWs.
Aion looks good so far but so far i do not see anythign that would place it above older mmos on the all time best mmo scale. But i am still followign becuase it looks somewhat promising. We're all airing opinions here. And yes, NCsoft are the masters of MMO's. They have a wide line-up of spearheaded games even though they might not be for everyone. They're the opposite of Blizzard who by their one MMO tried to satisfy everyone. *failure beep* Still only an opinion.
I think you should look into Aion a little bit more if you can't see what we find so promising.
These are facts:
*) It looks extremely good. A highly polished CryENGINE combined with the Korean development team who truly are masters at work when it comes to art and concept design. From the screenshots and movies that are out there - it *does* look better (sure, subjective) than any game out now. I can't come up with a single one that would outdo Aion graphics-wise. Not even coming ones. The only one to compete would be Age of Conan, one of Microsofts DX10 flagships.
*) A horizontal and vertical world with extensive flying and aerial combat. They're taking it pretty far. Sure, games have had flying, but not close to the degree Aion is claimed to. I took a look at the soon-to-come Chinese game "Perfect World" which also is doing aerial combat. However, it's not at all as well-made. It lacks the detail and really smooth animations we've seen in Aion. Its world also lacks the same kind of vertical vector.
*) They're putting a lot of thought into combat systems, learning from last-gen games (skill chaining, divine chargable powers, formations etc.) and provide good premises for interfaction PvP via a large battleground between the "realms".
Well, there's a lot more, but I can't really think of them right now. Something to note however would be that except for those things above, it will still incorporate the "ordinary". It will still have many professions, crafting, guilds, great class progression, supposedly very good character customization options ad nauseum.
But just as I am entitled to my (very rational) opinion, of course so are you. I just hope that you'll have a closer look and realize the large potential this game has
You seriously just listed AA as on a positive note, what were you thinking.
I liked cox ok , it totalyu boaring after a few weeks cuase all the missons are the same , but the character creations is worth noting. It however is a ncsoft published game not made game ... big difference. Same goes for GWs.
Aion looks good so far but so far i do not see anythign that would place it above older mmos on the all time best mmo scale. But i am still followign becuase it looks somewhat promising. We're all airing opinions here. And yes, NCsoft are the masters of MMO's. They have a wide line-up of spearheaded games even though they might not be for everyone. They're the opposite of Blizzard who by their one MMO tried to satisfy everyone. *failure beep* Still only an opinion.
I think you should look into Aion a little bit more if you can't see what we find so promising.
These are facts:
*) It looks extremely good. A highly polished CryENGINE combined with the Korean development team who truly are masters at work when it comes to art and concept design. From the screenshots and movies that are out there - it *does* look better (sure, subjective) than any game out now. I can't come up with a single one that would outdo Aion graphics-wise. Not even coming ones. The only one to compete would be Age of Conan, one of Microsofts DX10 flagships.
*) A horizontal and vertical world with extensive flying and aerial combat. They're taking it pretty far. Sure, games have had flying, but not close to the degree Aion is claimed to. I took a look at the soon-to-come Chinese game "Perfect World" which also is doing aerial combat. However, it's not at all as well-made. It lacks the detail and really smooth animations we've seen in Aion. Its world also lacks the same kind of vertical vector.
*) They're putting a lot of thought into combat systems, learning from last-gen games (skill chaining, divine chargable powers, formations etc.) and provide good premises for interfaction PvP via a large battleground between the "realms".
Well, there's a lot more, but I can't really think of them right now. Something to note however would be that except for those things above, it will still incorporate the "ordinary". It will still have many professions, crafting, guilds, great class progression, supposedly very good character customization options ad nauseum.
But just as I am entitled to my (very rational) opinion, of course so are you. I just hope that you'll have a closer look and realize the large potential this game has
I hear you here , i have read, and watch the vids.. its looks ok. I don't assume becuase a developer says we have this and its amazing that it is.
Umm before (different) i metioned cox as havign flying etc , but so did Shadow bane now that i think about it. In fact I could lists "fetures" Sb offers and it would = or sounds better then Aion's (wows and many other mmos) the fact is is that its not just what is offerd but the quality of it. GW offers so many different skills etc, i coudl type out the numbers and list the possible combinatiosn etc. but in the end all of the skills seem boarign to em , you can't use them the way i like using skills. This is just and example, Now i am not sayign Aion will not be good , but i am saying that while i think Aion is promissing . . nothing yet release show the game to be good however.
This is similar with PotBS the pvp and other aspects look cool. what about the rest of the game ? I don't know it has not been released yet so i can not say its gonna be the best game of anything let alone a good game.
So when i see aion best of 2008 , i say nothing i see so far would have me believe this , it does look good , but theres a lot in the postitve that looks possibly negative.
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one ..." - Thomas Paine
While I saw a bit of Aion gameplay at the last E3, my real interest is in the graphics - it looks absolutely gorgeous, and...come on, wings!
That being said, graphics a good game does not make. I am not putting my eggs in any baskets for 2008 just yet, but I certainly have Aion in my "watch" list!
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Anyway, all that we know now is that it will look great - but for all the other things we will evidently just have to wait and see. It is just that I do not know of any game that is at the same level as Aion. So please, maybe I have missed one, just point me to it and I will definitely have a look!
However, I personally think you got the wrong impression. Aion is being developed with casual players in mind. It will not have the "grind" that historically might have characterized Korean MMO's. Unlike the Lineage series, it's being made for a global market. It's obviously not going to be leveling-less however. But what kind of character-evolvement MMO would it be if that was the case?
Above is based on early interviews with the Korean development team.
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NCsoft definitely are the masters of MMOs. They have all those awesome games out, Aion coming out soon, and Guild Wars 2 in development. They definitely do have the best of the best!
These pixels are wasted on your names, I know what I have heard and I have formed an opinion...... You have read something and think it is set in stone and when the game is released you will bitch and moan as usual...
Aion is designed with casual players in mind. Casual. Players. Aion. Designed for casual players. Casual players are supposed to find good joy in playing Aion. Aion is designed for them. Casual. Aion. Monkey.
I'm saying all this with the purest of intentions.
Might be an good game however not sure yet. It is an decent company with makes it and they use an great Engine.
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