Based on this article, decided to give Aion a try. Went to web site and 'free trial' link. Despite having "United States of America" in my NCSoft master account, I got a Europe trial instead of a No. America trial. WTH? (Changing "region" value in Aion launcher does not correct this problem.)
So, I'm trying Aion out, but with the fear that if I upgrade to a full account, I will be stuck on European servers.
I played Aion at the Start and was forced to leave the game 6 months later as all my friend list became offline and 50+ ppl guild became offline as well. After 1.9, I restarted with couple of friends but left the game after 2.2.
My initial "joy" of the game was the PvP part only. I'm no grinder and I don't like its PvE content. I played many MMO (AOC,WOW,RIFT,TERA,SWG, etc) and by comparison Aion's PvE is a drag and not fun. The quests are mostly still "time-wasters" and there's "no fun" in them at all.
Gearing is also a little bit illogical. With its current curve, in order to be competitive you're forced to gear 30 level PvP items to your 50 level toon and then do mindless PvE dungeon to get PvP gear. That's the part, I hated most actually: doing PvE to get PvP gear. This is still the main problem of the game as the BEST PvE grinders BECOME the BEST PvPers because GEAR = WIN.
Just turned lvl 50 and entered the expansion for the first time and you can really see the Hard work the the dev team have put in since the original release. I have a high- end pc and gpu and the graphics are amazing with the cry engine really delivering the goods. There is no lag, no dc and a generally mature following to the game.
The new graphics patch is almost here and then Aion will be the best looking mmo.
Aion is by far the best Epic PVP out there and once you have done a siege you will never look back. Nothing in wow, rift, war or dcuo even comes close. And i play almost all new mmos just to make up my own mind about the games.
Aion has so many amazing character customisation (not talking char creation ) features and depth that it amazes me that other mmos arent copying them left right and center. A strong char in wow is kinda the same as any other on the server but in Aion you can make an absolute monster. From armsfusion to enchanting, no other mmo comes close.
Aion assualt on balauria is probably the only mmo where you can instantly team up with 200-500 other players and wreak absulote chaos and destruction open hundreds of other real players. If you never played Aion you will never know Epic pvp.
Just turned lvl 50 and entered the expansion for the first time and you can really see the Hard work the the dev team have put in since the original release. I have a high- end pc and gpu and the graphics are amazing with the cry engine really delivering the goods. There is no lag, no dc and a generally mature following to the game.
The new graphics patch is almost here and then Aion will be the best looking mmo.
Tera is the best looking mmo
Aion is by far the best Epic PVP out there and once you have done a siege you will never look back. Nothing in wow, rift,
Rift is by far superior in every way except graphics,custo chara,content of rift was from begin superb while in aion we needed to wait a year,patches every day are applied in rift....pvp patch,balance,bugs fix,while in aion u wait 6-9months for a single little patch.and btw RIFt is not even more than a year in the market and it already have more active subs than aion in 2+years thats proofs how aion is a failure
lol..a re-review of a game that the reviewer has said "improved a lot"
therefore, drops its rating from an 8.7 to an 8.0. This is classic "MMORPG.com" You guys really need to get your all together..together. Regardless who reviewed the game prior, we view your reviews as a single entity.
lol..a re-review of a game that the reviewer has said "improved a lot"
therefore, drops its rating from an 8.7 to an 8.0. This is classic "MMORPG.com" You guys really need to get your all together..together. Regardless who reviewed the game prior, we view your reviews as a single entity.
Speak for yourself.
I've been gaming long enough to know each reviewer is its own unique snowflake with its own opinions on what it likes and dislikes. There is no such thing as a unbiased review.
The last person could give the game a 10 and this guy could have scored it a 4 and thats fine.
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Based on this article, decided to give Aion a try. Went to web site and 'free trial' link. Despite having "United States of America" in my NCSoft master account, I got a Europe trial instead of a No. America trial. WTH? (Changing "region" value in Aion launcher does not correct this problem.)
So, I'm trying Aion out, but with the fear that if I upgrade to a full account, I will be stuck on European servers.
My score? Hmm. Not an 8.
Good re-review. Pretty much sums up Aion. Its a Korean game, so its grindy. All Korean games are. Its a fun game, especially played with friends.
Dax
I played Aion at the Start and was forced to leave the game 6 months later as all my friend list became offline and 50+ ppl guild became offline as well. After 1.9, I restarted with couple of friends but left the game after 2.2.
My initial "joy" of the game was the PvP part only. I'm no grinder and I don't like its PvE content. I played many MMO (AOC,WOW,RIFT,TERA,SWG, etc) and by comparison Aion's PvE is a drag and not fun. The quests are mostly still "time-wasters" and there's "no fun" in them at all.
Gearing is also a little bit illogical. With its current curve, in order to be competitive you're forced to gear 30 level PvP items to your 50 level toon and then do mindless PvE dungeon to get PvP gear. That's the part, I hated most actually: doing PvE to get PvP gear. This is still the main problem of the game as the BEST PvE grinders BECOME the BEST PvPers because GEAR = WIN.
lol..a re-review of a game that the reviewer has said "improved a lot"
therefore, drops its rating from an 8.7 to an 8.0. This is classic "MMORPG.com" You guys really need to get your all together..together. Regardless who reviewed the game prior, we view your reviews as a single entity.
Speak for yourself.
I've been gaming long enough to know each reviewer is its own unique snowflake with its own opinions on what it likes and dislikes. There is no such thing as a unbiased review.
The last person could give the game a 10 and this guy could have scored it a 4 and thats fine.
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