I voted "yes" because as a former Tabula Rasa subscriber I get the betas, CE pre-order bonuses, head start and the first 30-days free. If by then I'm still not impressed enough with Aion I will stop playing...
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Nah. Just not enough to keep me interested. First 20 levels are like a poor mans WoW. There were times when it felt like work leveling and I'm not interested in that type of game. Perhaps I'll revisit in 6 months.
No, but it has nothing to do with the game; it's just a time factor for me.
This sword here at my side dont act the way it should Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave And it howls! it howls like hell!
I will. I already got the CE on preorder. It's a decent game - not perfect, but good. My plan is to play it until GW 2 or Star Wars:TOR. After that we'll see. Since I didn't get to the PvP areas yet, I admit that it may really grow on me.
lol free loader! Just playing... yeah there are ones that look close to Aion, but not close... And you know People are complaining is all you do is grind grind grind in mmos.. any rpg mmos will have grind ok? no matter what or where you go. WoW EQ EQ2 FF 11 guild wars, Lineage 1 and 2 and so many other free ones as well... the only mmos you really wont find grind is sports and so on.... I will be playing Aion On the 20th because graphics are crisp and beautiful. Love the lore... And pvp. I know there are some saying forced pvp... I played Lineage 2 which is pretty much worse pvpve because there is a lot of gankers. But learn to avoid it like I did. I love pvp now when 2 years ago I never did. So im there:)
No, they don't have to. Not all MMORPG have grind,ie. EVE has no grind unless you want/allow one. They do because it makes the game more accessible.
Also if the game got grind, there should be something worthy to me to compensate grinding.
ok eve online doesn't I have played it, your still grinding quest for money.. I do say though eve online has the best econemy, and has the biggest area, like its going in the real universe. And You are grinding time (I know that one doesnt count but hehe, it takes forever to get anywhere. though I am not complain about it, still love eve. If I am not playing good rpg mmo i am playing that.) but anyway there is always grinding, if its quests, mobs, mats... there is always grinding.
I probably won't sub to Aion. No insult intended but personally it's not my style, and professionally it's not all that relevant to my work. Lately, I've been goofing round in DDO and liking it.
Ken
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I'll be console gaming with games such as Borderlands, Dragon Age and Left 4 Dead 2 instead. Also Torchlight for the pc is on the agenda. So much better rpgs and fps games to play rather than pay a monthly fee for mmos right now.
I have preordered and will give it a fair chance. I doubt it will last for more than the free month, but it's always fun to play around with "new toys". Although it's quite a polished and well thought through product, I don't see why I would play it over wow. I must admit that the PvPvE component does interest me slightly.
I will give it a fair shot, we'll see if it survives the first month.
lol it has survived the first month... just because its beta over here doesn't mean its not over in asian community. Its been up for a year now... the beta was more to set up the servers for eurpope and usa and get them tweeked so they can runs smoothly for release of the two continants.. not really for gameplay, though they do need still work out game play and such, when the translate it for another country, ect... but that wasn't the main reason for beta
I will give it a fair shot, we'll see if it survives the first month.
^ My feelings exactly.
I've got to 25 in the CB and I'm not even close to that during this quasi-OB event. When I did get to 25 there were so few others at that level that the main abyss HQ for my character's race had only a few (literally 3 to 5 max) other players, and at times it was only me. This is probably due in part to the fact that the beta closed not long after I hit 25. Thus my experience with the abyss is basically nothing, and I'm very curious to see what experience/s it will bring.
The PvE content is identical in experience to what you can find any any other MMO that is currently available, either free or subscription based. There's less of a grind (that is to say that it doesn't take forever to level), it's not broken & it's written well so in this regard it's nicely polished, but there's absolutely nothing new here. Aion depends entirely on its end-game, and we'll see how that goes.
I just did the open beta for it, and I wont be buying it. If you liked LOTRO and also like to PVP then you will love this game. For me, I hate PVP and love the PVE aspects of MMO's. Most MMO's coming out now are leaning towards the PVP side of them, just like Aion. It is also heavy dependent on grouping. After you level up to your teens you can't solo anything. Plus it has what is called the "Campaign" quests which is like the book quests that you have to do in LOTRO. I'm not big in "having" to do any chain of quests till I hit the max level. Your guild level grows according to your PVPing, so it's impossible for anyone who likes to PVE to have a guild and enjoy the game.
I'll be playing for the first month, but only because I got the game for free due to being a Tabula Rasa subscriber when NCSoft closed it down. I have no intention of subscribing after that month. All the Beta tests have shown that it just isn't the game for me. I'll be off playing FallenEarth instead.
ok sure... so go play an even MORE generic, broken, terrible looking MMO instead.... lol that makes a lot of sense. enjoy fallen earth.... all 3 of you.
I just did the open beta for it, and I wont be buying it. If you liked LOTRO and also like to PVP then you will love this game. For me, I hate PVP and love the PVE aspects of MMO's. Most MMO's coming out now are leaning towards the PVP side of them, just like Aion. It is also heavy dependent on grouping. After you level up to your teens you can't solo anything. Plus it has what is called the "Campaign" quests which is like the book quests that you have to do in LOTRO. I'm not big in "having" to do any chain of quests till I hit the max level. Your guild level grows according to your PVPing, so it's impossible for anyone who likes to PVE to have a guild and enjoy the game.
not true.... large number of instances and raid bosses to kill (there are atleast 10-15 that i know of).... PVEing contributes to your races PVP prowess.... legions do NOT level up soley on their PVP points....
the game is just as much a PVE game as it is PVP.... its just most people are going to play it for the PVP.
Originally posted by blueelf ok eve online doesn't I have played it, your still grinding quest for money.. I do say though eve online has the best econemy, and has the biggest area, like its going in the real universe. And You are grinding time (I know that one doesnt count but hehe, it takes forever to get anywhere. though I am not complain about it, still love eve. If I am not playing good rpg mmo i am playing that.) but anyway there is always grinding, if its quests, mobs, mats... there is always grinding.
I don't have to and I don't, there are numerous ways how to make ISK and many of them does not involve a grind of any kind. If I am not spending much, I can even buy GTC to pay for EVE.
The fact you grind missions means that grind is neccessary for you only.
If you need skills to 'get anywhere' it is again your choice only. I have +30M skill points in combat ships on my char and I am flying T1 frigs most of the time...so no, I don't need SP to make ISK and do what enjoy in the game.
I'd be willing to give a lot of these a try if I could afford another $50 to buy the game. They really ought to consider a tapering subscription fee.
I like Aion, but I can't afford it. If they ditched the $50 purchase, and instead charged something like $20 for each of the first 3 months ($15 (no free first month) + $5 + $5 + $5 = $30) and then $17 a month for the next 10 months ($2 x 10 = $20)
I know that companies try to make up some of the development costs immediately, but they would probably increase subscriptions if they did it my way. Even if the player only stayed 1-3 months, that's still $20-$30 that they wouldn't have had otherwise
I'm just waiting for a F2P overhyped sandbox WoW clone with full PVP, epic raid bosses, instanced group content, and Crysis-quality graphics to come out. That, or something fun.
I'd be willing to give a lot of these a try if I could afford another $50 to buy the game. They really ought to consider a tapering subscription fee. I like Aion, but I can't afford it. If they ditched the $50 purchase, and instead charged something like $20 for each of the first 3 months ($15 (no free first month) + $5 + $5 + $5 = $30) and then $17 a month for the next 10 months ($2 x 10 = $20) I know that companies try to make up some of the development costs immediately, but they would probably increase subscriptions if they did it my way. Even if the player only stayed 1-3 months, that's still $20-$30 that they wouldn't have had otherwise
Well I agree, but I would prefer if they brought the Chinese subscription model over to the U.S. Aion. From what I understand the Chinese Aion has a pre-paid approach. It works exactly as a pre-paid cell phone sub works. You deposit a certain amount of money and that money equals a certain amount of time.
This would be positively ideal for me considering my play style.
Hm, but we're probably derailing the thread at this point. ;D
I'd be willing to give a lot of these a try if I could afford another $50 to buy the game. They really ought to consider a tapering subscription fee. I like Aion, but I can't afford it. If they ditched the $50 purchase, and instead charged something like $20 for each of the first 3 months ($15 (no free first month) + $5 + $5 + $5 = $30) and then $17 a month for the next 10 months ($2 x 10 = $20) I know that companies try to make up some of the development costs immediately, but they would probably increase subscriptions if they did it my way. Even if the player only stayed 1-3 months, that's still $20-$30 that they wouldn't have had otherwise
Well I agree, but I would prefer if they brought the Chinese subscription model over to the U.S. Aion. From what I understand the Chinese Aion has a pre-paid approach. It works exactly as a pre-paid cell phone sub works. You deposit a certain amount of money and that money equals a certain amount of time.
This would be positively ideal for me considering my play style.
Hm, but we're probably derailing the thread at this point. ;D
I dunno if its true or not but I think they do that because they pay by the hour and not month... Somone said this in a different thread
Yep will be playing Live the moment it goes that way - have pre-ordered.
Played on Closed beta 5 and 6, and all through open beta. Too many comparisions with ex-wowers really - its a different game, but both based on EQ. AION is polished, rounded, balanced and a good ride. The PVP element is interesting, the PVPVE element more so. The PVE is exciting and inticing - you can feel the guild wars pedigree oozing though at points, most notably during cutscenes.
After the stagnation of WOW following Burning Crusade and then the rather lack-luster WOTLK, and the disappointing showings with LOTR, WAR and AOC I'm very happy to say that the EQ clone kind of MMORPG now has something to call new, stable and niche.
We shall see if the playerbase can be held onto, hopefully it won't conist of the typical raider from WoW, or no doubt their kind will eventualy spoil what is an orginal take on the genre. Sorry WoW-Raiders but you guys kinda suck all the fun out of MMO for me :-)
Yes I will buy and play it at least first free month. Because: 1) it's new areound here, i like everybody learning the classes for the first time and the mechanics in groups. 2) it's a decent game. There are many things I don't like about it, but it's a honest decent game. 3) After playing Aion for just 5 days, going to raid in WoW looks very boring. And believe me I was totally hyped about WoW wotlk raids.
lol, im kinda suprised that you will be playing Aion
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I voted "yes" because as a former Tabula Rasa subscriber I get the betas, CE pre-order bonuses, head start and the first 30-days free. If by then I'm still not impressed enough with Aion I will stop playing...
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Nah. Just not enough to keep me interested. First 20 levels are like a poor mans WoW. There were times when it felt like work leveling and I'm not interested in that type of game. Perhaps I'll revisit in 6 months.
No, but it has nothing to do with the game; it's just a time factor for me.
This sword here at my side dont act the way it should
Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave
Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
And it howls! it howls like hell!
I will. I already got the CE on preorder. It's a decent game - not perfect, but good. My plan is to play it until GW 2 or Star Wars:TOR. After that we'll see. Since I didn't get to the PvP areas yet, I admit that it may really grow on me.
I will give it a fair shot, we'll see if it survives the first month.
I voted No becuase the art style did not appeal to me, its basic gameplay is sound and I am sure that will do ok overall.
No.
I took a chance and pre-ordered via Steam. I played though the open betas. This game no longer interests me. My 2 cents (and answering the question).
No, they don't have to. Not all MMORPG have grind,ie. EVE has no grind unless you want/allow one. They do because it makes the game more accessible.
Also if the game got grind, there should be something worthy to me to compensate grinding.
ok eve online doesn't I have played it, your still grinding quest for money.. I do say though eve online has the best econemy, and has the biggest area, like its going in the real universe. And You are grinding time (I know that one doesnt count but hehe, it takes forever to get anywhere. though I am not complain about it, still love eve. If I am not playing good rpg mmo i am playing that.) but anyway there is always grinding, if its quests, mobs, mats... there is always grinding.
playing:Aion, shot online.
waiting for: Terra
Used to play:wow,EQ,EQ2,Rf Online, lineage II,Raganoke online.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
I probably won't sub to Aion. No insult intended but personally it's not my style, and professionally it's not all that relevant to my work. Lately, I've been goofing round in DDO and liking it.
Ken
www.ActionMMORPG.com
One man, a small pile of money, and the screwball idea of a DIY Indie MMORPG? Yep, that's him. ~sigh~
I'll be console gaming with games such as Borderlands, Dragon Age and Left 4 Dead 2 instead. Also Torchlight for the pc is on the agenda. So much better rpgs and fps games to play rather than pay a monthly fee for mmos right now.
I have preordered and will give it a fair chance. I doubt it will last for more than the free month, but it's always fun to play around with "new toys". Although it's quite a polished and well thought through product, I don't see why I would play it over wow. I must admit that the PvPvE component does interest me slightly.
lol it has survived the first month... just because its beta over here doesn't mean its not over in asian community. Its been up for a year now... the beta was more to set up the servers for eurpope and usa and get them tweeked so they can runs smoothly for release of the two continants.. not really for gameplay, though they do need still work out game play and such, when the translate it for another country, ect... but that wasn't the main reason for beta
playing:Aion, shot online.
waiting for: Terra
Used to play:wow,EQ,EQ2,Rf Online, lineage II,Raganoke online.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
^ My feelings exactly.
I've got to 25 in the CB and I'm not even close to that during this quasi-OB event. When I did get to 25 there were so few others at that level that the main abyss HQ for my character's race had only a few (literally 3 to 5 max) other players, and at times it was only me. This is probably due in part to the fact that the beta closed not long after I hit 25. Thus my experience with the abyss is basically nothing, and I'm very curious to see what experience/s it will bring.
The PvE content is identical in experience to what you can find any any other MMO that is currently available, either free or subscription based. There's less of a grind (that is to say that it doesn't take forever to level), it's not broken & it's written well so in this regard it's nicely polished, but there's absolutely nothing new here. Aion depends entirely on its end-game, and we'll see how that goes.
I just did the open beta for it, and I wont be buying it. If you liked LOTRO and also like to PVP then you will love this game. For me, I hate PVP and love the PVE aspects of MMO's. Most MMO's coming out now are leaning towards the PVP side of them, just like Aion. It is also heavy dependent on grouping. After you level up to your teens you can't solo anything. Plus it has what is called the "Campaign" quests which is like the book quests that you have to do in LOTRO. I'm not big in "having" to do any chain of quests till I hit the max level. Your guild level grows according to your PVPing, so it's impossible for anyone who likes to PVE to have a guild and enjoy the game.
ok sure... so go play an even MORE generic, broken, terrible looking MMO instead.... lol that makes a lot of sense. enjoy fallen earth.... all 3 of you.
not true.... large number of instances and raid bosses to kill (there are atleast 10-15 that i know of).... PVEing contributes to your races PVP prowess.... legions do NOT level up soley on their PVP points....
the game is just as much a PVE game as it is PVP.... its just most people are going to play it for the PVP.
I don't have to and I don't, there are numerous ways how to make ISK and many of them does not involve a grind of any kind. If I am not spending much, I can even buy GTC to pay for EVE.
The fact you grind missions means that grind is neccessary for you only.
If you need skills to 'get anywhere' it is again your choice only. I have +30M skill points in combat ships on my char and I am flying T1 frigs most of the time...so no, I don't need SP to make ISK and do what enjoy in the game.
Fly safe.
I'd be willing to give a lot of these a try if I could afford another $50 to buy the game. They really ought to consider a tapering subscription fee.
I like Aion, but I can't afford it. If they ditched the $50 purchase, and instead charged something like $20 for each of the first 3 months ($15 (no free first month) + $5 + $5 + $5 = $30) and then $17 a month for the next 10 months ($2 x 10 = $20)
I know that companies try to make up some of the development costs immediately, but they would probably increase subscriptions if they did it my way. Even if the player only stayed 1-3 months, that's still $20-$30 that they wouldn't have had otherwise
I'm just waiting for a F2P overhyped sandbox WoW clone with full PVP, epic raid bosses, instanced group content, and Crysis-quality graphics to come out. That, or something fun.
Well I agree, but I would prefer if they brought the Chinese subscription model over to the U.S. Aion. From what I understand the Chinese Aion has a pre-paid approach. It works exactly as a pre-paid cell phone sub works. You deposit a certain amount of money and that money equals a certain amount of time.
This would be positively ideal for me considering my play style.
Hm, but we're probably derailing the thread at this point. ;D
I will be playing Aion while waiting on games like Blade & Soul, C9, Mabinagi Heroes and mainly Tera.
Aion is definately the best mmo out there at the moment.
ill be playing until Dragon Age arrives.
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Well I agree, but I would prefer if they brought the Chinese subscription model over to the U.S. Aion. From what I understand the Chinese Aion has a pre-paid approach. It works exactly as a pre-paid cell phone sub works. You deposit a certain amount of money and that money equals a certain amount of time.
This would be positively ideal for me considering my play style.
Hm, but we're probably derailing the thread at this point. ;D
I dunno if its true or not but I think they do that because they pay by the hour and not month... Somone said this in a different thread
playing:Aion, shot online.
waiting for: Terra
Used to play:wow,EQ,EQ2,Rf Online, lineage II,Raganoke online.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
Yes I will buy and play it at least first free month. Because:
1) it's new areound here, i like everybody learning the classes for the first time and the mechanics in groups.
2) it's a decent game. There are many things I don't like about it, but it's a honest decent game.
3) After playing Aion for just 5 days, going to raid in WoW looks very boring. And believe me I was totally hyped about WoW wotlk raids.
Yep will be playing Live the moment it goes that way - have pre-ordered.
Played on Closed beta 5 and 6, and all through open beta. Too many comparisions with ex-wowers really - its a different game, but both based on EQ. AION is polished, rounded, balanced and a good ride. The PVP element is interesting, the PVPVE element more so. The PVE is exciting and inticing - you can feel the guild wars pedigree oozing though at points, most notably during cutscenes.
After the stagnation of WOW following Burning Crusade and then the rather lack-luster WOTLK, and the disappointing showings with LOTR, WAR and AOC I'm very happy to say that the EQ clone kind of MMORPG now has something to call new, stable and niche.
We shall see if the playerbase can be held onto, hopefully it won't conist of the typical raider from WoW, or no doubt their kind will eventualy spoil what is an orginal take on the genre. Sorry WoW-Raiders but you guys kinda suck all the fun out of MMO for me :-)
lol, im kinda suprised that you will be playing Aion
hope you have fun
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