From what I have heard the grouping aspect of this game doesn't really take off till later.
This is like reviewing wow based just off Elwyn Forest. Plus this is an Eastern game not a Western, imagine say looking at FFonline before you get to the dunes, when you have to solo and it feels sooo slow.
And feeling dropped in the world, is because the opening movie where you have your dream isn't in yet. and either way, thats kinda how you start any mmo.
This game may turn out not to be amazing, but judging it 1 hour or so into the beta is redlicious.
I'll go over my impressions really fast. I'm not here to write a review, I'm not qualified to do that and I won't pretend to be, I'm just goint to point out issues which bother me a lot and eventually disappointed me. I didn't expect the game to be great, but it I didn't expect it to be bad either, I was wrong, it's really not a very impressive game.
positive: *game runs very well *interface is nice to use *music is quite good *graphics are ok, much less good than Aion trailers, but still not bad
negative *Very standard MMO....... kills 10 of X, collect 4 of Y *No goal or reason to be there......, you feel like you're dropped into a world where you don't belong * text is mediocre at best.........., it's definately translated by people not used to MMO, the language and terminology used isn't impressive *Combat is very boring........... for the first 10 levels, you get very few abilities *Game is a grind............, maybe I've played too many MMO, but <target mob> <kill mob> <target mob> <kill mob>..is what you'll be doing for about 4 hours non-stop to get to level 10 *NPC's did not speak to me (sound)................, maybe they will fix this, I don't know *Players are mostly just soloing,........... no real incentive to group, maybe this will change in later levels, I don't know *Places you start in are way too small,......... too many players all dumped into starting places, you feel like a person trapped in a box *No real story..........., almost no lore, I felt lost? and it felt a bit pointless to be there *There's something wrong with the game's horizontal vision,..... imagine looking through a camera and missing a good part of the side view of the world, that's what it's like when playing Aion, they restrict vision to the left and right
If I had to give it a score? Shrug, I guess 4/10. Anyway, I hope this helps, yes it's a very negative review, but that's how I felt about the game.
You again? You are bashing the Aion forums from mmorpg for like 1-2 years? What could we expect from a person who just HATE Aion? ( see his posts in Aion forum ). Of course, a negative review .
Ok now that you`ve "tried" it and didn't like it .. I hope you will never come back to Aion forum, as you don't have reasons to be here, right?
PS: 4/10 is your scor for Aion? Oh wow .. how much you would give to Darkfall then?
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the graphics aren't dated they are styalized however and fit into the world they have created. They remind me of GW's graphics but improved which is awesome because GW had amazing graphics to begin with
From what I have heard the grouping aspect of this game doesn't really take off till later.
This is like reviewing wow based just off Elwyn Forest. Plus this is an Eastern game not a Western, imagine say looking at FFonline before you get to the dunes, when you have to solo and it feels sooo slow.
And feeling dropped in the world, is because the opening movie where you have your dream isn't in yet. and either way, thats kinda how you start any mmo.
This game may turn out not to be amazing, but judging it 1 hour or so into the beta is redlicious.
Ah- HAH! I knew that there was something missing in the Chinese beta. Both starter areas start with you confused and mentioning a strange dream, but there was nothing back then. I'm guessing its the same on this beta right now.
Is there anyone playing this beta who has also done the others who can inform us about the current differences?
Originally posted by Valente77 where i can get the damn key?? here it says that at noon pst they will give 5000 keys.. 3 hours and still no new from the keys... where i can get one??
Why would you want one?
There are more people than mobs in every zone up to level 10, getting anything done is a chore.
Basically all you can do in this "preview weekend" is look at the pretty graphics and hope for a few mobs to complete a few parts of the main quest line. Which, by the way, you HAVE to do.
Yeah, Aion is an extremely standard MMO. Yeah, you can quest grind your way up to max level but then what? All Ive seen of end game PvE is 100 man raid mobs that still take an hour to kill and the end game PvP is endless killing in the most uninteresting zone ever.
I might get Aion when it is released but not for a few weeks. Dont feel like fighting over mobs in the claustrophobic starting zones again.
Wait for the next beta keys which I believe they will come in about 4-6 days, as starting from 9 there will be another beta for Aion.
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WOOOOT I am downloading it now, cant wait to try it out, i never base my opinions off the first 10 levels of a game, or anyone elses for that matter, the first 10 or even 20 levels of a game are very simplistic in lore and what to do, this part of the game is to give you a feel for its ui, controls and to take in the sights and sounds and teach you how to work the thing. To really test drive an mmo game play for a few months or weeks and then make an assumption.
Crytek engine is 5 years old. One of the first things I felt in the game was, wow , the trees are a huge fail. Recycled from Guild Wars. The water is like Lineage 2 , My character can't swim. THe texture maps wow, so classic to Lineage 2, with a slight wowish hint on the architecture. The performance of the game was amazing, cause it is a half decade old game engine running on next gen computers. If you love Korean style mmo , that are a cross from grind and questing with a pretty open field of doing either or, then you will love this game. For myself after getting to level 3 , grinding, with no really motivation from the opening content to continue, I just logged off. For me the direction of who I am , or what my race is about in the first opening llevels are what pull me in. I've grinded before, I have done mediocre quests before, and I've flown before ,in a game as dated as Shadowbane. NcSoft is failing to get something fresh, and Aion is a mix bag of nuts of everything they done before.
Crytek engine is 5 years old. One of the first things I felt in the game was, wow , the trees are a huge fail. Recycled from Guild Wars. The water is like Lineage 2 , My character can't swim. THe texture maps wow, so classic to Lineage 2, with a slight wowish hint on the architecture. The performance of the game was amazing, cause it is a half decade old game engine running on next gen computers. If you love Korean style mmo , that are a cross from grind and questing with a pretty open field of doing either or, then you will love this game. For myself after getting to level 3 , grinding, with no really motivation from the opening content to continue, I just logged off. For me the direction of who I am , or what my race is about in the first opening llevels are what pull me in. I've grinded before, I have done mediocre quests before, and I've flown before ,in a game as dated as Shadowbane. NcSoft is failing to get something fresh, and Aion is a mix bag of nuts of everything they done before.
i agree with the trees and textures but i think aion has nice grafix espacially armor,character, water,sky,buildings
I'll go over my impressions really fast. I'm not here to write a review, I'm not qualified to do that and I won't pretend to be, I'm just goint to point out issues which bother me a lot and eventually disappointed me. I didn't expect the game to be great, but it I didn't expect it to be bad either, I was wrong, it's really not a very impressive game.
positive: *game runs very well *interface is nice to use *music is quite good *graphics are ok, much less good than Aion trailers, but still not bad
negative *Very standard MMO....... kills 10 of X, collect 4 of Y *No goal or reason to be there......, you feel like you're dropped into a world where you don't belong * text is mediocre at best.........., it's definately translated by people not used to MMO, the language and terminology used isn't impressive *Combat is very boring........... for the first 10 levels, you get very few abilities *Game is a grind............, maybe I've played too many MMO, but <target mob> <kill mob> <target mob> <kill mob>..is what you'll be doing for about 4 hours non-stop to get to level 10 *NPC's did not speak to me (sound)................, maybe they will fix this, I don't know *Players are mostly just soloing,........... no real incentive to group, maybe this will change in later levels, I don't know *Places you start in are way too small,......... too many players all dumped into starting places, you feel like a person trapped in a box *No real story..........., almost no lore, I felt lost? and it felt a bit pointless to be there *There's something wrong with the game's horizontal vision,..... imagine looking through a camera and missing a good part of the side view of the world, that's what it's like when playing Aion, they restrict vision to the left and right
If I had to give it a score? Shrug, I guess 4/10. Anyway, I hope this helps, yes it's a very negative review, but that's how I felt about the game.
Every point you touched on,i eluded to before the game even came out,why?because i know asian games and i kn ow NCSOFT very well.
The standard MMO,is not a huge deal as most of us by now expect the same ho hum from every game,so not a real knock against NCSOFT there.
No goal or reason,well i guess the reason/goal is PVP,so there is sort of a reason.It is VERY easy to create a PVP game because you can skip anything unique,and content does not matter,because you are suppose to be out PVP'ing not doing other content.
I have NEVER seen an asian game translated well,they all seem to use asians to translate a game into north american speech.
Combat boring?well the niche there was VERY obvious,it was flying,they figured everyone would be so excited to fly,they would not care much about anything else.Personally from what i have gathered on the combat,it is decent and as good as any other PVP game,so they are not taking a step backwards,they are merely sliding ever so slightly ahead of normal PVP games.
NPC's...well has anyone EVER played an ASIAN game where NPC's do anything besides stand in front of a static building?This is just another reason why i said this game is not much more than another L2,same over all setup.
Small places to start.That was expected when you first heard there was less class than many MMO's and only two races,so they skipped town on development and went for something fast and easy to design.
Story?? well i expected that part to be all talk,i cannot really comment honestly on this topic as i would have to be playing for a week at least to see if this so called story carried on into the game as they claimed.IMO the story was simplistic and really over played.A god boots these two races out and slammed onto one planet.They must fight through the abyss for supremacy,nothing really magnificent there at all.Asians have been making games all one dimensional for years,you kill..kill and kill solo as fast as you can,the difference here is that the game was geared towards PVP.I believe RFO a VERY cheaply produced game had at least 3 races maybe it was 4,but only having 2 is kind of cheap.
I said from the beginning after watching MANY videos,that grouping was something of little interest to NCSOFT or ANY Asian game for that matter,they are always geared towards solo play.
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Crytek engine is 5 years old. One of the first things I felt in the game was, wow , the trees are a huge fail. Recycled from Guild Wars. The water is like Lineage 2 , My character can't swim. THe texture maps wow, so classic to Lineage 2, with a slight wowish hint on the architecture. The performance of the game was amazing, cause it is a half decade old game engine running on next gen computers. If you love Korean style mmo , that are a cross from grind and questing with a pretty open field of doing either or, then you will love this game. For myself after getting to level 3 , grinding, with no really motivation from the opening content to continue, I just logged off. For me the direction of who I am , or what my race is about in the first opening llevels are what pull me in. I've grinded before, I have done mediocre quests before, and I've flown before ,in a game as dated as Shadowbane. NcSoft is failing to get something fresh, and Aion is a mix bag of nuts of everything they done before.
The engine it may be 5 years old, BUT is an upgraded version ( special or not for Aion ). Read before you state something O.K?
..I was going to elaborate what you`ve just said, but why should I do that when you hited LVL 3 ( OMG!@!@^!&^@&;! ) and how you did it ( grinding ). Grind to lvl 3 You are so funny.
Ok now gtfo , thanks for trying Aion.
BYE!
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I'll go over my impressions really fast. I'm not here to write a review, I'm not qualified to do that and I won't pretend to be, I'm just goint to point out issues which bother me a lot and eventually disappointed me. I didn't expect the game to be great, but it I didn't expect it to be bad either, I was wrong, it's really not a very impressive game.
positive: *game runs very well *interface is nice to use *music is quite good *graphics are ok, much less good than Aion trailers, but still not bad
negative *Very standard MMO....... kills 10 of X, collect 4 of Y *No goal or reason to be there......, you feel like you're dropped into a world where you don't belong * text is mediocre at best.........., it's definately translated by people not used to MMO, the language and terminology used isn't impressive *Combat is very boring........... for the first 10 levels, you get very few abilities *Game is a grind............, maybe I've played too many MMO, but <target mob> <kill mob> <target mob> <kill mob>..is what you'll be doing for about 4 hours non-stop to get to level 10 *NPC's did not speak to me (sound)................, maybe they will fix this, I don't know *Players are mostly just soloing,........... no real incentive to group, maybe this will change in later levels, I don't know *Places you start in are way too small,......... too many players all dumped into starting places, you feel like a person trapped in a box *No real story..........., almost no lore, I felt lost? and it felt a bit pointless to be there *There's something wrong with the game's horizontal vision,..... imagine looking through a camera and missing a good part of the side view of the world, that's what it's like when playing Aion, they restrict vision to the left and right
If I had to give it a score? Shrug, I guess 4/10. Anyway, I hope this helps, yes it's a very negative review, but that's how I felt about the game.
Every point you touched on,i eluded to before the game even came out,why?because i know asian games and i kn ow NCSOFT very well.
The standard MMO,is not a huge deal as most of us by now expect the same ho hum from every game,so not a real knock against NCSOFT there.
No goal or reason,well i guess the reason/goal is PVP,so there is sort of a reason.It is VERY easy to create a PVP game because you can skip anything unique,and content does not matter,because you are suppose to be out PVP'ing not doing other content.
I have NEVER seen an asian game translated well,they all seem to use asians to translate a game into north american speech.
Combat boring?well the niche there was VERY obvious,it was flying,they figured everyone would be so excited to fly,they would not care much about anything else.Personally from what i have gathered on the combat,it is decent and as good as any other PVP game,so they are not taking a step backwards,they are merely sliding ever so slightly ahead of normal PVP games.
NPC's...well has anyone EVER played an ASIAN game where NPC's do anything besides stand in front of a static building?This is just another reason why i said this game is not much more than another L2,same over all setup.
Small places to start.That was expected when you first heard there was less class than many MMO's and only two races,so they skipped town on development and went for something fast and easy to design.
Story?? well i expected that part to be all talk,i cannot really comment honestly on this topic as i would have to be playing for a week at least to see if this so called story carried on into the game as they claimed.IMO the story was simplistic and really over played.A god boots these two races out and slammed onto one planet.They must fight through the abyss for supremacy,nothing really magnificent there at all.Asians have been making games all one dimensional for years,you kill..kill and kill solo as fast as you can,the difference here is that the game was geared towards PVP.I believe RFO a VERY cheaply produced game had at least 3 races maybe it was 4,but only having 2 is kind of cheap.
I said from the beginning after watching MANY videos,that grouping was something of little interest to NCSOFT or ANY Asian game for that matter,they are always geared towards solo play.
Hey there no 2 troll from Aion forums. I could bet that you`ll come and say that you agree with .. the no 1 troll
I would want to tell you to try Aion first, then come here and make a mini review , BUT even if you will play it and like it or no, you will still bash it
So thanks for stepping by. Anything else?
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Now this is the best troll of this thread. Seriously, WTF?
solareus, in the past I have respected many of your interesting lotro posts. What happened to you? Did you get so upset with the lotro trolls that you now need to come into these forums to troll another game, posting 80% nonsense? Come on man...
Originally posted by solareus
I was not going into this "closed" beta with any kind of hype or anything, but it was mediocre game with wings, and very dated graphic engines.
I have only 1 thing to say here : thanks for the joke.
Originally posted by solareus
Lineage 2 already does everything Aion does,
You really haven't played either of those games. L2 is open pvp with castle/territory ownership, world clan politics, etc... Aion is a faction based game with a 3rd NPC played faction.
L2 has almost no pve, its 90% grind (best grind ever, I love it), while Aion is pvpve with a lot of pve. I haven't been far enough to see how it is in the later levels, but one thing is sure: the Aion pve is much better than the Warhammer pve, this was quite a relief to me.
And you can't compare the Aion world polish to L2.... L2 is just an old game.
Originally posted by solareus
and really think Aoin is not up to par with games LotRO, Vanguard, Warhammer, EQ ect,
Lotro can compare to Aion, Warhammer ....probably also.
But Vanguard? After 2 years it still has these amateur at best animations, unpolsihed world, slow/boring combat, etc... Will this game ever be finished?
(and yes I have played VG again 1 week ago, content is better but that's the only thing about it... oh btw, the VG rain still doesn't work in Vista, after HUNDREDS of posts on the forums for the past 2 years; and I won't even talk about the other issues .... talk about developers not giving a shit about their game).
Originally posted by solareus
it is a game that looks f2p, with the same same graphic executions as rapplez online.
The settings where full blast on my friends pc and it is was just mediocre, at best.
This is pure 100% nonsense. Or tell your friend to get another PC.
And yes, I have played rappelz for several months. Yea... sure, the Crytech engine looks like rappelz... come on man.
The truth is, Aion is the first complete and polished game since Lotro came out.
Obviously it's come to the point where everyone expects to receive a Handjob upon entering the playing realm of a new game. Aion never said it was innovative, it takes the features of the current genre and improves on them. WoW wasn't intuitive either, and it's done quite well.
Also, judging and MMO on the first 10 levels? Smart. I'm sure you enjoyed Heroic Striking your way through level 10 and Sinister Striking your way through level 10 as well, much more action packed.
And to top it off, I hit lvl 20 in China live without grinding once, so I don't know where you are pulling your info from.
I love when people have this idea that its OK for games to not be fun at the beginning. This mindset is wrong and games are failing b/c of it (TCOS). Games SHOULD be fun even from the beginning. One of my favorite things about Final Fantasy 7 is how awsome the beginning of the game was. Its sad that people are OK with games being boring as hell for the first ten hours.
Currently Playing: Fallen Earth Played and liked: TCOS, Vanguard, Guild Wars, DDO Played and didn't like: CO, MO, STO, DF, AoC, WAR, WoW, EQ2, EVE, most f2p Waiting for: Earthrise, Guild Wars 2, Secret World
I installed and ran it just to compare it to the CN version I've been playing with a friend.
Few things of note.
For having a few hundred people all crammed into the same zone, and in some cases on the same NPC quest giver, there was NO lag. I think that's quite impressive considering.
The only difference I can see from the CN version and the US beta was the NCLauncher and non-chinese Server messages Otherwise, this seemed to me like nothing at all was different. Not that I was expecting there to be, but just making a note of it, that yea... it's the same game.
Translations are kinda poor in some regard, and It would be great to give the characters (NPCs) some voices, but it's not a game breaker.
The game does feel very "asian mmo'ish" as it should, cause that's what it is. The only difference is the level of polish given and the "quest system" slapped on top. Is it a grind-fest? Only if that's how you play it. It seems like there's some options to divide up the game play a bit.
Other observations, opinions, and thoughts... disregard for all I care, I'm sure to offend someone, but I just felt like typing for awhile...
Crafting is bland, kind of a waste, except making my own potions seemed ... ok.. I guess worth while *shrug*
The zones are beautiful and well done. A little linear, but I didn't expect much else.
AI as far as mobs go is as basic as it gets.
Flying is cool, the time limit at the lower levels can be both an extreme pain in the ass, but also call for some really funny moment of "oh shyte!" followed by *splat* (nothing beats a character face-splat death!)
Quests are generic MMO quests, nothing new here.. I found nothing in the first 20 levels any different than any other MMO.
I've not made it to the PvP areas, so I can not comment.
I am playing a Sorcerer, enjoying it, the spell chaining is not a "new" idea but a welcome one to make it feel like you're a little more "powerful" I guess.
I am playing exclusively with a friend. He's a Spiritmaster.. I can assure you, I'd not last 15 minutes in this game if I were to have to play it solo.
The game will probably not "kill WoW", but I do think it will take a fair chunk of subs from it. Not because it is an amazing game, but because it is new.
One really cool part is, my character is UNIQUE. The level of customization, while some say isn't all that great, it is just good enough to where I've never run into my "twin". Plus, from the moment you create on forward, your character does look pretty bad ass.
The game runs well, very well.
I honestly can't say I'd buy the US version when it comes out. The issue being, I can play the same game on the CN side for less money and get about the same experience. In fact, I think playing on the CN side is a better deal anyways. I'm sure the same ass-hats that are in every game are spamming general chats with dick and gay jokes there too, but the best part is, I can't read or understand it on the CN server, hence my enjoyment is still in-tact.
Plus, I can't see spending $50 + $15/m for the game. While it's a decent game, i don't think it's worth the money. Especially again, when the CN version is free and about $9 for 100ish hours of time. (and for me, that's like 2 months of play time, since I've outgrown "hardcore" a long time ago..)
I just wish the US version did something better... be it english voices, voice overs, a slightly different UI.... something.. anything to make it worth the cost.
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
I'll go over my impressions really fast. I'm not here to write a review, I'm not qualified to do that and I won't pretend to be, I'm just goint to point out issues which bother me a lot and eventually disappointed me. I didn't expect the game to be great, but it I didn't expect it to be bad either, I was wrong, it's really not a very impressive game.
positive: *game runs very well *interface is nice to use *music is quite good *graphics are ok, much less good than Aion trailers, but still not bad
negative *Very standard MMO....... kills 10 of X, collect 4 of Y Just like real life, finish this stack of paper work, impress a table of board of directors *No goal or reason to be there......, you feel like you're dropped into a world where you don't belong Seems like you are missing something badly, skipping out NPC dialog is a bad idea. * text is mediocre at best.........., it's definately translated by people not used to MMO, the language and terminology used isn't impressive As mentioned, FIRST BETA of Aion US/EU. That is something you shouldnt complain. *Combat is very boring........... for the first 10 levels, you get very few abilities Did you complain boring when you are baby as crawling and crying is all you can do? *Game is a grind............, maybe I've played too many MMO, but <target mob> <kill mob> <target mob> <kill mob>..is what you'll be doing for about 4 hours non-stop to get to level 10 Which game isnt a grind? I did be looking forward to that. *NPC's did not speak to me (sound)................, maybe they will fix this, I don't know no comment *Players are mostly just soloing,........... no real incentive to group, maybe this will change in later levels, I don't know Surely they are soloing since there is no point in putting effort during an invited beta where your progress will be wiped. *Places you start in are way too small,......... too many players all dumped into starting places, you feel like a person trapped in a box Nothing is small when there is only 1 running server. *No real story..........., almost no lore, I felt lost? and it felt a bit pointless to be there Bet reading isnt your most favorite hobby. *There's something wrong with the game's horizontal vision,..... imagine looking through a camera and missing a good part of the side view of the world, that's what it's like when playing Aion, they restrict vision to the left and right That is your restriction. It has nothing to do with the game. If I had to give it a score? Shrug, I guess 4/10. Anyway, I hope this helps, yes it's a very negative review, but that's how I felt about the game.
I just wish the US version did something better... be it english voices, voice overs, a slightly different UI.... something.. anything to make it worth the cost.
Yep, at least something that would justify the 1 year delay....
I just wish the US version did something better... be it english voices, voice overs, a slightly different UI.... something.. anything to make it worth the cost.
Yep, at least something that would justify the 1 year delay....
Agreed. Cause as it stands. I have to kind of side with the trolls and haters who say this game won't make it in the US market.
This game I don't think can stand up to the western gamer's level of A.D.D.
I hope I'm wrong, cause all games deserve a chance, but so far.... I'll stick with the CN version.
Except, the CE Version wings are cool for the US release, I honestly just don't want to deal with the type of idiots who will be playing the US version
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
us beta client 1.0.2 ?? i think release will be 1.2 client and it includes voiceovers and other patches koreans have. they must be working on voice translations and such
I find it pretty amusing that there are about 10-15 people on this forum trolling and complaining over a game they would never play, yet were eager enough to waste their time trying it. When you go into a game with a negative attitude, you can't expect much after.
So while these select few cry and complain they don't like MMORPGS in general, the other thousands of players are currently ingame playing and having fun. It's funny how people come to a mmorpg site and do nothing but hate and troll mmorpgs for being... a mmorpg...
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From what I have heard the grouping aspect of this game doesn't really take off till later.
This is like reviewing wow based just off Elwyn Forest. Plus this is an Eastern game not a Western, imagine say looking at FFonline before you get to the dunes, when you have to solo and it feels sooo slow.
And feeling dropped in the world, is because the opening movie where you have your dream isn't in yet. and either way, thats kinda how you start any mmo.
This game may turn out not to be amazing, but judging it 1 hour or so into the beta is redlicious.
where i can get the damn key??
here it says that at noon pst they will give 5000 kyes.. 3 hours and still no new from the keys... where i can get one??
You again? You are bashing the Aion forums from mmorpg for like 1-2 years? What could we expect from a person who just HATE Aion? ( see his posts in Aion forum ). Of course, a negative review .
Ok now that you`ve "tried" it and didn't like it .. I hope you will never come back to Aion forum, as you don't have reasons to be here, right?
PS: 4/10 is your scor for Aion? Oh wow .. how much you would give to Darkfall then?
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For all of you who haven't played yet, the last thing you should do is even take this pathetic attempt at a hatchet job into account.
How long do you play an MMO for? Days? Months? Years? So you rush to a quick judgement after an hour or so?
I don't have time to go into details on how pathetic this "review" was.
Wait until people have some time to really get into the game and give you an opinion that matters.
Now, I'm headed back to the game...
the graphics aren't dated they are styalized however and fit into the world they have created. They remind me of GW's graphics but improved which is awesome because GW had amazing graphics to begin with
Ah- HAH! I knew that there was something missing in the Chinese beta. Both starter areas start with you confused and mentioning a strange dream, but there was nothing back then. I'm guessing its the same on this beta right now.
Is there anyone playing this beta who has also done the others who can inform us about the current differences?
There are more people than mobs in every zone up to level 10, getting anything done is a chore.
Basically all you can do in this "preview weekend" is look at the pretty graphics and hope for a few mobs to complete a few parts of the main quest line. Which, by the way, you HAVE to do.
Yeah, Aion is an extremely standard MMO. Yeah, you can quest grind your way up to max level but then what? All Ive seen of end game PvE is 100 man raid mobs that still take an hour to kill and the end game PvP is endless killing in the most uninteresting zone ever.
I might get Aion when it is released but not for a few weeks. Dont feel like fighting over mobs in the claustrophobic starting zones again.
where i can get a key??????
I can't .. you can't .. nobody can't .. YET.
Wait for the next beta keys which I believe they will come in about 4-6 days, as starting from 9 there will be another beta for Aion.
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WOOOOT I am downloading it now, cant wait to try it out, i never base my opinions off the first 10 levels of a game, or anyone elses for that matter, the first 10 or even 20 levels of a game are very simplistic in lore and what to do, this part of the game is to give you a feel for its ui, controls and to take in the sights and sounds and teach you how to work the thing. To really test drive an mmo game play for a few months or weeks and then make an assumption.
playing eq2 and two worlds
So can I have your acct?
i agree with the trees and textures but i think aion has nice grafix espacially armor,character, water,sky,buildings
most ppl think graphics are good are they blind?
Every point you touched on,i eluded to before the game even came out,why?because i know asian games and i kn ow NCSOFT very well.
The standard MMO,is not a huge deal as most of us by now expect the same ho hum from every game,so not a real knock against NCSOFT there.
No goal or reason,well i guess the reason/goal is PVP,so there is sort of a reason.It is VERY easy to create a PVP game because you can skip anything unique,and content does not matter,because you are suppose to be out PVP'ing not doing other content.
I have NEVER seen an asian game translated well,they all seem to use asians to translate a game into north american speech.
Combat boring?well the niche there was VERY obvious,it was flying,they figured everyone would be so excited to fly,they would not care much about anything else.Personally from what i have gathered on the combat,it is decent and as good as any other PVP game,so they are not taking a step backwards,they are merely sliding ever so slightly ahead of normal PVP games.
NPC's...well has anyone EVER played an ASIAN game where NPC's do anything besides stand in front of a static building?This is just another reason why i said this game is not much more than another L2,same over all setup.
Small places to start.That was expected when you first heard there was less class than many MMO's and only two races,so they skipped town on development and went for something fast and easy to design.
Story?? well i expected that part to be all talk,i cannot really comment honestly on this topic as i would have to be playing for a week at least to see if this so called story carried on into the game as they claimed.IMO the story was simplistic and really over played.A god boots these two races out and slammed onto one planet.They must fight through the abyss for supremacy,nothing really magnificent there at all.Asians have been making games all one dimensional for years,you kill..kill and kill solo as fast as you can,the difference here is that the game was geared towards PVP.I believe RFO a VERY cheaply produced game had at least 3 races maybe it was 4,but only having 2 is kind of cheap.
I said from the beginning after watching MANY videos,that grouping was something of little interest to NCSOFT or ANY Asian game for that matter,they are always geared towards solo play.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
The engine it may be 5 years old, BUT is an upgraded version ( special or not for Aion ). Read before you state something O.K?
..I was going to elaborate what you`ve just said, but why should I do that when you hited LVL 3 ( OMG!@!@^!&^@&;! ) and how you did it ( grinding ). Grind to lvl 3
You are so funny.
Ok now gtfo , thanks for trying Aion.
BYE!
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
Every point you touched on,i eluded to before the game even came out,why?because i know asian games and i kn ow NCSOFT very well.
The standard MMO,is not a huge deal as most of us by now expect the same ho hum from every game,so not a real knock against NCSOFT there.
No goal or reason,well i guess the reason/goal is PVP,so there is sort of a reason.It is VERY easy to create a PVP game because you can skip anything unique,and content does not matter,because you are suppose to be out PVP'ing not doing other content.
I have NEVER seen an asian game translated well,they all seem to use asians to translate a game into north american speech.
Combat boring?well the niche there was VERY obvious,it was flying,they figured everyone would be so excited to fly,they would not care much about anything else.Personally from what i have gathered on the combat,it is decent and as good as any other PVP game,so they are not taking a step backwards,they are merely sliding ever so slightly ahead of normal PVP games.
NPC's...well has anyone EVER played an ASIAN game where NPC's do anything besides stand in front of a static building?This is just another reason why i said this game is not much more than another L2,same over all setup.
Small places to start.That was expected when you first heard there was less class than many MMO's and only two races,so they skipped town on development and went for something fast and easy to design.
Story?? well i expected that part to be all talk,i cannot really comment honestly on this topic as i would have to be playing for a week at least to see if this so called story carried on into the game as they claimed.IMO the story was simplistic and really over played.A god boots these two races out and slammed onto one planet.They must fight through the abyss for supremacy,nothing really magnificent there at all.Asians have been making games all one dimensional for years,you kill..kill and kill solo as fast as you can,the difference here is that the game was geared towards PVP.I believe RFO a VERY cheaply produced game had at least 3 races maybe it was 4,but only having 2 is kind of cheap.
I said from the beginning after watching MANY videos,that grouping was something of little interest to NCSOFT or ANY Asian game for that matter,they are always geared towards solo play.
Hey there no 2 troll from Aion forums. I could bet that you`ll come and say that you agree with .. the no 1 troll
I would want to tell you to try Aion first, then come here and make a mini review , BUT even if you will play it and like it or no, you will still bash it
So thanks for stepping by. Anything else?
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Now this is the best troll of this thread. Seriously, WTF?
solareus, in the past I have respected many of your interesting lotro posts. What happened to you? Did you get so upset with the lotro trolls that you now need to come into these forums to troll another game, posting 80% nonsense? Come on man...
I have only 1 thing to say here : thanks for the joke.
You really haven't played either of those games. L2 is open pvp with castle/territory ownership, world clan politics, etc... Aion is a faction based game with a 3rd NPC played faction.
L2 has almost no pve, its 90% grind (best grind ever, I love it), while Aion is pvpve with a lot of pve. I haven't been far enough to see how it is in the later levels, but one thing is sure: the Aion pve is much better than the Warhammer pve, this was quite a relief to me.
And you can't compare the Aion world polish to L2.... L2 is just an old game.
Lotro can compare to Aion, Warhammer ....probably also.
But Vanguard? After 2 years it still has these amateur at best animations, unpolsihed world, slow/boring combat, etc... Will this game ever be finished?
(and yes I have played VG again 1 week ago, content is better but that's the only thing about it... oh btw, the VG rain still doesn't work in Vista, after HUNDREDS of posts on the forums for the past 2 years; and I won't even talk about the other issues .... talk about developers not giving a shit about their game).
This is pure 100% nonsense. Or tell your friend to get another PC.
And yes, I have played rappelz for several months. Yea... sure, the Crytech engine looks like rappelz... come on man.
The truth is, Aion is the first complete and polished game since Lotro came out.
Seems a lot of people are done already.
So if there is someone with a left over EU beta key / account. Send me a PM
I know my gf is dying to try it out.
Cheers
I love when people have this idea that its OK for games to not be fun at the beginning. This mindset is wrong and games are failing b/c of it (TCOS). Games SHOULD be fun even from the beginning. One of my favorite things about Final Fantasy 7 is how awsome the beginning of the game was. Its sad that people are OK with games being boring as hell for the first ten hours.
Currently Playing: Fallen Earth
Played and liked: TCOS, Vanguard, Guild Wars, DDO
Played and didn't like: CO, MO, STO, DF, AoC, WAR, WoW, EQ2, EVE, most f2p
Waiting for: Earthrise, Guild Wars 2, Secret World
I installed and ran it just to compare it to the CN version I've been playing with a friend.
Few things of note.
Other observations, opinions, and thoughts... disregard for all I care, I'm sure to offend someone, but I just felt like typing for awhile...
I honestly can't say I'd buy the US version when it comes out. The issue being, I can play the same game on the CN side for less money and get about the same experience. In fact, I think playing on the CN side is a better deal anyways. I'm sure the same ass-hats that are in every game are spamming general chats with dick and gay jokes there too, but the best part is, I can't read or understand it on the CN server, hence my enjoyment is still in-tact.
Plus, I can't see spending $50 + $15/m for the game. While it's a decent game, i don't think it's worth the money. Especially again, when the CN version is free and about $9 for 100ish hours of time. (and for me, that's like 2 months of play time, since I've outgrown "hardcore" a long time ago..)
I just wish the US version did something better... be it english voices, voice overs, a slightly different UI.... something.. anything to make it worth the cost.
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
Yep, at least something that would justify the 1 year delay....
Yep, at least something that would justify the 1 year delay....
Agreed. Cause as it stands. I have to kind of side with the trolls and haters who say this game won't make it in the US market.
This game I don't think can stand up to the western gamer's level of A.D.D.
I hope I'm wrong, cause all games deserve a chance, but so far.... I'll stick with the CN version.
Except, the CE Version wings are cool for the US release, I honestly just don't want to deal with the type of idiots who will be playing the US version
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
us beta client 1.0.2 ?? i think release will be 1.2 client and it includes voiceovers and other patches koreans have. they must be working on voice translations and such
I find it pretty amusing that there are about 10-15 people on this forum trolling and complaining over a game they would never play, yet were eager enough to waste their time trying it. When you go into a game with a negative attitude, you can't expect much after.
So while these select few cry and complain they don't like MMORPGS in general, the other thousands of players are currently ingame playing and having fun. It's funny how people come to a mmorpg site and do nothing but hate and troll mmorpgs for being... a mmorpg...
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