Tera/Aion or an alternative?

PixelPanda

Hi folks,

currently playing wow, its pretty fun, but I need something for in between. therefore i am looking for "asia" mmo.

Something like Aion or Tera comes to my mind, a little bit of anime or asian style, beautyfull colours and so on, you know what I mean

I dont mind a nice grind, love playing my character instead of oneshoting mobs

Had some fun with Aion when it came out, wasnt such a great fan of Tera when it first launched but would go back if it improved. Are there alternatives? The game should be playable in german or at least english.

Hope you know what I mean and can give me some feedback/suggestions.

 

Thanks alot

dasX82

I'm on the same boat but i played Aion for almost 4 years and Tera for a year and i can tell you, Aion is full of cheat to the point of out of control. and Tera server are dead.

 

PixelPanda

No suggestions anybody?

RemyVorender

The wife and I have been playing the crap out of TERA lately. Best graphics and combat in the business in my opinion. Questing is too WoW/Rift on rails, but that's my only real complaint. Solid MMO.

 

I'm on Celestial Hills, and the population seems fine to me. /shrug

IGaveUp

Just giving you more options.

 

Here's a recent top-10 list published by someone who is into Anime styled MMORPGs.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0xXOOHi8PY

 

They aren't similar to TERA / Aion, those two didn't even make his or her list, but you might find something to your liking.

 

1. Iris online
2. Eden Eternal
3. Flyff gold
4. Cloud nine
5. Elsword online
6. Maplestory
7. Fiesta online
8. Grand fantasia
9. Dragon nest online
10. Aura kingdom

 

SomeHuman

I'd recommend Dragon's Prophet, based on the OP.  I think the art style and especially the combat would appeal to you.  It has had a lot of grief since beta from forums, but I enjoyed it for a few months, but it was pretty grindy.  It is at least worth watching some videos of gameplay to see if it meets your needs.

Sk1ppeR

I recently decided to replay Aion again. They've added a few new classes, gunner, aethertech and muse. So far me and my girlfriend are playing them both and from my POV I can say that the gunner is tons of fun. I feel like a freaking cowboy without a hat xD 

Replaying TERA is next on the list once I hit the grind wall. But so far it seems NCSoft has revamped Aion's starter quests and the games is easier to approach. Rewards are boosted (in my opinion) Some new solo dungeons seem to be added.

 

Other than that yeah I would suggest Dragon's Prophet. Played it shortly, the combat was decent but from the get go you can tell that there is quite a lot of grind to it, even if it doesn't show at first. Just going through the menus you see all the RNG that eventually you will be forced to do to max out  

PixelPanda

Hi Folks, its me again. Played tera for a while but it seems like i just cant get into the whole action combat thingy. I will try aion as soon as steel cavalery hits eu. Abybody got an opinion on final fantasy arr? Seems like something i could like.