For both servers that I tried, Lumiel and Zikel the Asmodian faction was locked out, so you could only make Elyos.
Looks like the Asmodians are the New Alliance (the more popular race). Maybe it's just the pre-orders.
So glad I decided to log in this morning an make my Asmodian characters on Lumiel. Wasn't sure if that was going to happen to soon but should have known. Just hope the Elyos has a decent population on the server.
Im on that server also. The server is damn near split down the middle, however I think it may end up being more sided toward elyos. aioninsider.com has claimed it as their server of preference and theyre elyos for what its worth.
also, if some of you think the alliance are the popular faction on WoW you obviously come from a PvE server. Aion is a PvP centric game, and in WoW the horde dominate the PvP servers. Maybe thats why you're seeing so many asmodians, after level 25 this is a pvp dominated game.
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popular or not, i prefer the asmodians. when i played wow i played horde. when i played war, i chose chaos. in my experience, people who believe themselves to be goodness and light are usually more lisble to be evil and darkness, spiritually... i prefer to be on the other side.
I did it because I figured Asmo was kind of like Horde. I guess I was wrong, but my friend still wanted us to role Asmo because he is into the whole "let's be bad guys" thing.
Common misunderstanding about bad/good here. Let's see, the Elyos encounters the Asmodians. Both sides had a "Reason" to jump at each other, BUT, during the battle, some Elyos fled into the wrong direction, which happened to be the Asmodian home town, and took the time to slaughter kids and womens before being killed. The Asmodians didn't even pursue the people who fled through the portal back to the Elyos hometown.
So I ask you, who is the bad guy here?
The bad guy is always the one wearing the black hat.
Lore or not, the black wings and the more demonic look of the Asmodians make people think of them as the outsiders. I fell into the same trap as another poster above, thinking that Asmo would be more like Horde. It doesn't seem to be panning out that way. Maybe because this is more PvP inclined than WoW it is attracting a different demographic.
I played Asmo and Elyos equally during CB5 & CB6. I made 4 classes with each race to try out all 8 classes to see which one I wanted to go with.
I found on the Asmo side that the people didn't talk to each other, they didn't randomly buff each other, they ninja'd ALL the time and the whole atmosphere seemed extremely 13 year old WoW kid playing.
Totally opposite experience on Elyos side so that's why i'm rolling Elyos. Plus I've kept hearing everyone wanting to roll Asmo and I always gotta go the opposite direction of the "popular" choice.
I notice that in most MMOs the race of choice tends to be the ugly, demonic, or evil race types.. Perhaps it has something to do with the way people tend to act or portray themselves over the internet as "badass".
Of course there are the exceptions but in WoW I must say the popular races were mostly Horde. Chances are that the OP played on a server where he was outnumbered by the Alliance. That was an exception.
I tend to enjoy playing as the minority race whichever race that is. I like being outnumbered in PvP combat and I believe that the fewer the players around me the more that I can stand out amongst them.
"Can't... Sleep... The Carebears... Will get... Their way..."
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So glad I decided to log in this morning an make my Asmodian characters on Lumiel. Wasn't sure if that was going to happen to soon but should have known. Just hope the Elyos has a decent population on the server.
Im on that server also. The server is damn near split down the middle, however I think it may end up being more sided toward elyos. aioninsider.com has claimed it as their server of preference and theyre elyos for what its worth.
also, if some of you think the alliance are the popular faction on WoW you obviously come from a PvE server. Aion is a PvP centric game, and in WoW the horde dominate the PvP servers. Maybe thats why you're seeing so many asmodians, after level 25 this is a pvp dominated game.
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a robot foot stomping on a human face -- forever."
popular or not, i prefer the asmodians. when i played wow i played horde. when i played war, i chose chaos. in my experience, people who believe themselves to be goodness and light are usually more lisble to be evil and darkness, spiritually... i prefer to be on the other side.
Common misunderstanding about bad/good here. Let's see, the Elyos encounters the Asmodians. Both sides had a "Reason" to jump at each other, BUT, during the battle, some Elyos fled into the wrong direction, which happened to be the Asmodian home town, and took the time to slaughter kids and womens before being killed. The Asmodians didn't even pursue the people who fled through the portal back to the Elyos hometown.
So I ask you, who is the bad guy here?
The bad guy is always the one wearing the black hat.
Lore or not, the black wings and the more demonic look of the Asmodians make people think of them as the outsiders. I fell into the same trap as another poster above, thinking that Asmo would be more like Horde. It doesn't seem to be panning out that way. Maybe because this is more PvP inclined than WoW it is attracting a different demographic.
well i will not be asmodian they look great untill you logg into game and start moveing hate the way they run
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I played Asmo and Elyos equally during CB5 & CB6. I made 4 classes with each race to try out all 8 classes to see which one I wanted to go with.
I found on the Asmo side that the people didn't talk to each other, they didn't randomly buff each other, they ninja'd ALL the time and the whole atmosphere seemed extremely 13 year old WoW kid playing.
Totally opposite experience on Elyos side so that's why i'm rolling Elyos. Plus I've kept hearing everyone wanting to roll Asmo and I always gotta go the opposite direction of the "popular" choice.
I notice that in most MMOs the race of choice tends to be the ugly, demonic, or evil race types.. Perhaps it has something to do with the way people tend to act or portray themselves over the internet as "badass".
Of course there are the exceptions but in WoW I must say the popular races were mostly Horde. Chances are that the OP played on a server where he was outnumbered by the Alliance. That was an exception.
I tend to enjoy playing as the minority race whichever race that is. I like being outnumbered in PvP combat and I believe that the fewer the players around me the more that I can stand out amongst them.
"Can't... Sleep... The Carebears... Will get... Their way..."