Boxes sold != subscriptions. Expect similar drop after first month as we have seen with AOC, Warhammer etc.. Thats why they refuse to add more servers - NCsoft expects this as well.
why do people keep comparing those garbage trucks full of fail games to something like aion? lol its like comparing a nintendo game to oblivion or something lol watching these trolls fail is so funny
The fact that people think Aion is actually GOOD just reinforces my thoughts that this genre is getting run to the ground by the mass amount of themepark kiddies around here.
The fact is Aion is already getting rid of subs now faster than gaining them now, the que's are killing it already
-and the
" i dont give a fook as we will have naff all subs soon anyway attitude and not provide more servers as doing server mergers is too hard for us or we need to balance this or that"
RUBBISH! charging you to que for a game that you have payed to play but cant is the worst ever nc muppets
and these actions will just render it yet another niche game, lineage 3 !
I will add your inability to act is not really down to you, its totally down to this game being korean based and any complaints have to go back to south korea, the fact is ncsoft out side korea cant do anything to the game except pass messages lol which just makes things worse!
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I think it just comes down to the fact that there are a number of people (who are in the minority btw) on this site as well as others, for a variety of reasons, cannot stand the fact that WoW is as popular as it is. It bothers them to no end that a game like WoW has as many subscribers as it has, has celebrities doing commercials for it, had a south park episode about it, etc. They want WoW to fail so bad that they will take anything that looks half decent to knock it off. It's really funny, it would be like people complaining that the Sims outsells everything else.
I dont have the problem you describe.
I just hate when people chose to do something because its popular and everyone is doing it.
I was talking with an old woW guild mate the other day and suggesting him to pay us a visit in Aion to check it for himself and he relplied that there is no way he'll leave the MMO that 60% of MMO players chose to play. Thats just stupid cause I see that he is actually bored of wow and when he logs in he is semi-afk all the time, doing a couple of HC or some dailies, chat a bit and so.
If he had replied that he is enjoying playing woW I would respect his opinion, but he doesnt play wow because he likes it anymore...he plays it because its the most popular game.
Same goes with music... there are people who are listening to popular music just because its popular.
Its sad if you ask me
While that may be true about your friend, I honestly don't believe a majority of WoW players play it because it's 'popular'. Most play it because they either a) enjoy it or b) that's what most of their friends play. MMO's are all about the people you hang out with, I would think Aion is no exception (in fact is probably the rule since it is a PvP centric game).
As far as your friend goes, I agree with you. It doesn't make any sense to play something if you're bored to hell with it. Why would you waste your time doing something you didn't like, no matter how popular it was?
It's a bit passé to debase WoW players all the time. It's hard to take anyone serious who must tack on some form of WoW bashing to their every post. I've had some fun times playing WoW but I've grown tired of it as well, I see no reason to stomp my feet and throw it around like it's the new "newb." Asides from that, it seems a lot of games release well then flounder shortly there after. I was hoping a lot of games would go on to bigger and greater things (I'm looking at you WAR and AoC I love both IPs way more than Warcraft's!) after their release but they ran out of steam fairly quickly... Considering trying this game but, man, I'm about done with grinding toons through any game. WAR made it easier for a bit, PvP grinds seem to take the edge off it some but I just want to have fun at this point. Someone make a viable shooter MMO quick!
I think it just comes down to the fact that there are a number of people (who are in the minority btw) on this site as well as others, for a variety of reasons, cannot stand the fact that WoW is as popular as it is. It bothers them to no end that a game like WoW has as many subscribers as it has, has celebrities doing commercials for it, had a south park episode about it, etc. They want WoW to fail so bad that they will take anything that looks half decent to knock it off. It's really funny, it would be like people complaining that the Sims outsells everything else.
I started playing Blizz games in '96. I do not play wow (I consider it the second wost MMO I have ever played). Whats good for Blizz, SOE, NCSOFT, etc is good for the gaming industry as a whole. As a gamer I am all for companies making great games and making a ton of money -- As a gamer do I need to keep explaining why I have no problems with wow (or any other MMO)doing well?
The fact is Aion is already getting rid of subs now faster than gaining them now, the que's are killing it already -and the " i dont give a fook as we will have naff all subs soon anyway attitude and not provide more servers as doing server mergers is too hard for us or we need to balance this or that"
RUBBISH! charging you to que for a game that you have payed to play but cant is the worst ever nc muppets
and these actions will just render it yet another niche game, lineage 3 !
I will add your inability to act is not really down to you, its totally down to this game being korean based and any complaints have to go back to south korea, the fact is ncsoft out side korea cant do anything to the game except pass messages lol which just makes things worse!
you dont live in america that s for sure because as of today server have plenty of room since they made that 30 minute max store thing
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why do people keep comparing those garbage trucks full of fail games to something like aion? lol its like comparing a nintendo game to oblivion or something lol watching these trolls fail is so funny
The fact that people think Aion is actually GOOD just reinforces my thoughts that this genre is getting run to the ground by the mass amount of themepark kiddies around here.
God I miss the good old days...
The fact is Aion is already getting rid of subs now faster than gaining them now, the que's are killing it already
-and the
" i dont give a fook as we will have naff all subs soon anyway attitude and not provide more servers as doing server mergers is too hard for us or we need to balance this or that"
RUBBISH! charging you to que for a game that you have payed to play but cant is the worst ever nc muppets
and these actions will just render it yet another niche game, lineage 3 !
I will add your inability to act is not really down to you, its totally down to this game being korean based and any complaints have to go back to south korea, the fact is ncsoft out side korea cant do anything to the game except pass messages lol which just makes things worse!
Playing: FFXIV
Future: wishing for SWG 2, World of Warcraft Classic
Played: Most current and extinct MMO's - 18 Years in....
Interesting Fact - I own 27 Tarantula's
I dont have the problem you describe.
I just hate when people chose to do something because its popular and everyone is doing it.
I was talking with an old woW guild mate the other day and suggesting him to pay us a visit in Aion to check it for himself and he relplied that there is no way he'll leave the MMO that 60% of MMO players chose to play. Thats just stupid cause I see that he is actually bored of wow and when he logs in he is semi-afk all the time, doing a couple of HC or some dailies, chat a bit and so.
If he had replied that he is enjoying playing woW I would respect his opinion, but he doesnt play wow because he likes it anymore...he plays it because its the most popular game.
Same goes with music... there are people who are listening to popular music just because its popular.
Its sad if you ask me
While that may be true about your friend, I honestly don't believe a majority of WoW players play it because it's 'popular'. Most play it because they either a) enjoy it or b) that's what most of their friends play. MMO's are all about the people you hang out with, I would think Aion is no exception (in fact is probably the rule since it is a PvP centric game).
As far as your friend goes, I agree with you. It doesn't make any sense to play something if you're bored to hell with it. Why would you waste your time doing something you didn't like, no matter how popular it was?
I think it just comes down to the fact that there are a number of people (who are in the minority btw) on this site as well as others, for a variety of reasons, cannot stand the fact that WoW is as popular as it is. It bothers them to no end that a game like WoW has as many subscribers as it has, has celebrities doing commercials for it, had a south park episode about it, etc. They want WoW to fail so bad that they will take anything that looks half decent to knock it off. It's really funny, it would be like people complaining that the Sims outsells everything else.
I started playing Blizz games in '96. I do not play wow (I consider it the second wost MMO I have ever played). Whats good for Blizz, SOE, NCSOFT, etc is good for the gaming industry as a whole. As a gamer I am all for companies making great games and making a ton of money -- As a gamer do I need to keep explaining why I have no problems with wow (or any other MMO)doing well?
I got more calls about AION then the new Halo game coming out the same day. That's pretty impressive as I hardly get calls about PC games at my job.
you dont live in america that s for sure because as of today server have plenty of room since they made that 30 minute max store thing
1/3 were on high the rest were at low