The graphics arnt STUNNING, they are better/different than some but they are no where near as good as anything thats running a dx10 engine. The only real reason it runs so well is that its old tech, and that perfprmance that you claim wasnt upto it in beta 3, every one that i was playing with over 30 ppl had BAD lag and lots of rubber banding all weekend.
You're entitled to that opinion. I think the graphics are stunning. Granted, I am playing in stereo 3d which works incredibly well with Aion -- better than any mmo I've tried it with yet. The difference between the graphics in regular 2d mode and in stereo 3d mode is remarkable. In regular 2d mode, you're right, I might not rate the graphics any higher than AoC or LOTRO in DX10 mode, but stereo 3d somehow takes Aion to a whole new level that far exceeds anything else on the market atm.
And I'm not sure how you think a mmo built with the Crytek engine is "old tech", but ok.
As far as lag, I guarantee you it's 100% system based. It's not the game or the servers. I have a high end i7 system with two GTX 285's and experienced absolutely ZERO lag -- which I find especially impressive since neither WoW, AoC, WAR, or LOTRO can make that claim. I did get the rubberbanding, but I'm assuming that's a server glitch they'll have worked out in time for release (I hope!).
The graphics arnt STUNNING, they are better/different than some but they are no where near as good as anything thats running a dx10 engine. The only real reason it runs so well is that its old tech, and that perfprmance that you claim wasnt upto it in beta 3, every one that i was playing with over 30 ppl had BAD lag and lots of rubber banding all weekend.
You're entitled to that opinion. I think the graphics are stunning. Granted, I am playing in stereo 3d which works incredibly well with Aion -- better than any mmo I've tried it with yet. The difference between the graphics in regular 2d mode and in stereo 3d mode is remarkable. In regular 2d mode, you're right, I might not rate the graphics any higher than AoC or LOTRO in DX10 mode, but stereo 3d somehow takes Aion to a whole new level that far exceeds anything else on the market atm.
And I'm not sure how you think a mmo built with the Crytek engine is "old tech", but ok.
As far as lag, I guarantee you it's 100% system based. It's not the game or the servers. I have a high end i7 system with two GTX 285's and experienced absolutely ZERO lag -- which I find especially impressive since neither WoW, AoC, WAR, or LOTRO can make that claim. I did get the rubberbanding, but I'm assuming that's a server glitch they'll have worked out in time for release (I hope!).
You say you get no lag but say you get rubber banding , hate to tell you but rubber banding is a symptom of LAG
and I can gurantee you that my system isnt getting laged , but the servers are. I have high end system that i build to run AoC on full dx 10 that can even handle AOC massive pvp battles at full. And thats not just for me but for the 30 or sp other ppl in my guild that i am playing with.
stereo 3d carnt comment on that , dont fancy having to wear a pair of naf looking glasses to play a vidio game But aion run at full settings looks flat , the toons look ok but its like walking against a painted background when you compare it to a full dx10 game which is what you should be comparing it to , aion doesnt compare , and thats a valid comparison. The gamma is aion also needs some work way to much glare from the bright whites.
You say you get no lag but say you get rubber banding , hate to tell you but rubber banding is a symptom of LAG and I can gurantee you that my system isnt getting laged , but the servers are. I have high end system that i build to run AoC on full dx 10 that can even handle AOC massive pvp battles at full. And thats not just for me but for the 30 or sp other ppl in my guild that i am playing with. stereo 3d carnt comment on that , dont fancy having to wear a pair of naf looking glasses to play a vidio game But aion run at full settings looks flat , the toons look ok but its like walking against a painted background when you compare it to a full dx10 game which is what you should be comparing it to , aion doesnt compare , and thats a valid comparison. The gamma is aion also needs some work way to much glare from the bright whites.
The servers are not lagging. Make whatever claims you like, I played all last weekend with zero lag. I don't know about your "high end system" that you build to run AOC, but it's obviously not up to the task of Aion. The lag is SYSTEM BASED. Get yourself an i7 and GTX 285 and I assure you there is NO lag.
As far as not "wearing naf looking glasses to play a vidio game".... I don't even have a response for that except to say "have fun with that."
You say you get no lag but say you get rubber banding , hate to tell you but rubber banding is a symptom of LAG and I can gurantee you that my system isnt getting laged , but the servers are. I have high end system that i build to run AoC on full dx 10 that can even handle AOC massive pvp battles at full. And thats not just for me but for the 30 or sp other ppl in my guild that i am playing with. stereo 3d carnt comment on that , dont fancy having to wear a pair of naf looking glasses to play a vidio game But aion run at full settings looks flat , the toons look ok but its like walking against a painted background when you compare it to a full dx10 game which is what you should be comparing it to , aion doesnt compare , and thats a valid comparison. The gamma is aion also needs some work way to much glare from the bright whites.
The servers are not lagging. Make whatever claims you like, I played all last weekend with zero lag. I don't know about your "high end system" that you build to run AOC, but it's obviously not up to the task of Aion. The lag is SYSTEM BASED. Get yourself an i7 and GTX 285 and I assure you there is NO lag.
As far as not "wearing naf looking glasses to play a vidio game".... I don't even have a response for that except to say "have fun with that."
I have to agree, there was VERY little lag...and my system isnt a beast or anything...
This is the reason they didnt go overboard on some of the graphics(grass, some of the structures...etc)...so that the game would run well and still look incredible.
As for the game, I've been told that the game only gets better the higher in level you get. I hope that's the truth because the game was not at all "amazing" for the first 15 levels. Very generic, especially the very easy to learn combat system. There was nothing intricate about it.
I'll probably sit out the first month to see what happens, but Im always wary of all this hype for a PVP focused game. They always seem to fail and many fail miserably.
The servers are packed full during the beta, in part to find the bottlenecks in their systems. Design looks good on paper but every network infrastructure needs actually testing data to find the bad spots. There were even a few times during prime time that there were queues to get onto the server.
And as to Gliding, the W key when pressed will boost your glide, do it at the right speed and distance from the ground and you will be able to go a lot further then you think. It evens out personally I don't miss having a mount in the game as of yet. The glide system does take practice.
I dont see how anyone can post anything negative when the game isnt finished to be honest. I do think you can post some positives and post what you didnt like but to say this looks bad or that doesnt work on a game that isnt even finished is absurd. This game looks nice and hopefully its gonna be amazing because i intend to play it.
To the person who said he lagged well every system is different thats the problem with developing PC games which is something you should know since you play PC games. On that note every PC plays different then the other for every game so tweak your settings to get the best results with no lag.
I dont see how anyone can post anything negative when the game isnt finished to be honest. I do think you can post some positives and post what you didnt like but to say this looks bad or that doesnt work on a game that isnt even finished is absurd. This game looks nice and hopefully its gonna be amazing because i intend to play it. To the person who said he lagged well every system is different thats the problem with developing PC games which is something you should know since you play PC games. On that note every PC plays different then the other for every game so tweak your settings to get the best results with no lag.
The game is finished though, but in the sense that the Koreans and Chinese are playing the release. The current beta phases we are doing is mainly to test servers, find any little bugs, and of course, grammical errors between translations. Many of the "cutscenes" most likely will have voice-overs, and I remember reading that they intend to have one for when you start the game with a new toon. Not only that, but throughout the beginning quest arc actually explains why you are starting where you are and the like.
As for lag, I do have it all set to somewhat low, but the game still looks fantastic and runs amazingly well on my laptop, which is 2 or so years old and isn't exactly a gaming machine (2gigs of ram and Vistas, yeouch!) which I find amazing considering even WoW will lag on me, and in Northrend its normal for me to run at 20-30 or so, and if lucky I might peak around 40-60.
Flying is restricted and explained in game that its because your character requires a certain amount of aether to manifest their wings and fly, otherwhise they can only glide. The Abyss is saturated with it so they can fly indefinitely there. Gliding is definitely something you need to get used to, but its fun when you do. I was messing around in the Elyos capital, and fell off the lift. Almost had a heart attack but thankfully the glide allowed me to reach the other end safely. its definitely faster than walking, and if the ground is even a bit of an incline downwards, you'll glide all along it til it levels off.
What I think one of the posters meant when he said combat was between WoW and AoC, its true somewhat. Moving side to side, or forwards or backwards, adds a slight buff to your character, and the "chain skills" require more attention than WoW's basic "1-2-3-4-2-3-1-2-3-4" button mash rotations (Though coming from someone who's played and raided as Retribution, that might not be hard to beat heh). At the same time, it isn't as convuluted as AoC's "Heres five ways to do the same basic auto attack" and shield system, which in the short bit of time I tried playing it, ignored completely and did fine mashing just one button over and over.
As for crafting and gathering, its nice they give you exp for all aspects of it, it may not be a lot, but its enough to encourage you to try it at least. You can do the basic "1/10/20 pt" Work Order to level up your skills without using up a majority of resources, and only requires some basics at most for you to buy. In return for doing them you gain items related to the craft, or even designs.
I'm not sure, but I remember hearing that if you "Crit" while crafting something like a weapon, you gain a new recipee for that kind of thing. If someone can illuminate that further, or debunk it, that would be great, either way, I still think its great you can "crit" on making something and that in turn makes the item better.
I dont see how anyone can post anything negative when the game isnt finished to be honest. I do think you can post some positives and post what you didnt like but to say this looks bad or that doesnt work on a game that isnt even finished is absurd. This game looks nice and hopefully its gonna be amazing because i intend to play it. To the person who said he lagged well every system is different thats the problem with developing PC games which is something you should know since you play PC games. On that note every PC plays different then the other for every game so tweak your settings to get the best results with no lag.
The game is finished though, but in the sense that the Koreans and Chinese are playing the release. The current beta phases we are doing is mainly to test servers, find any little bugs, and of course, grammical errors between translations. Many of the "cutscenes" most likely will have voice-overs, and I remember reading that they intend to have one for when you start the game with a new toon. Not only that, but throughout the beginning quest arc actually explains why you are starting where you are and the like.
As for lag, I do have it all set to somewhat low, but the game still looks fantastic and runs amazingly well on my laptop, which is 2 or so years old and isn't exactly a gaming machine (2gigs of ram and Vistas, yeouch!) which I find amazing considering even WoW will lag on me, and in Northrend its normal for me to run at 20-30 or so, and if lucky I might peak around 40-60.
Flying is restricted and explained in game that its because your character requires a certain amount of aether to manifest their wings and fly, otherwhise they can only glide. The Abyss is saturated with it so they can fly indefinitely there. Gliding is definitely something you need to get used to, but its fun when you do. I was messing around in the Elyos capital, and fell off the lift. Almost had a heart attack but thankfully the glide allowed me to reach the other end safely. its definitely faster than walking, and if the ground is even a bit of an incline downwards, you'll glide all along it til it levels off.
What I think one of the posters meant when he said combat was between WoW and AoC, its true somewhat. Moving side to side, or forwards or backwards, adds a slight buff to your character, and the "chain skills" require more attention than WoW's basic "1-2-3-4-2-3-1-2-3-4" button mash rotations (Though coming from someone who's played and raided as Retribution, that might not be hard to beat heh). At the same time, it isn't as convuluted as AoC's "Heres five ways to do the same basic auto attack" and shield system, which in the short bit of time I tried playing it, ignored completely and did fine mashing just one button over and over.
As for crafting and gathering, its nice they give you exp for all aspects of it, it may not be a lot, but its enough to encourage you to try it at least. You can do the basic "1/10/20 pt" Work Order to level up your skills without using up a majority of resources, and only requires some basics at most for you to buy. In return for doing them you gain items related to the craft, or even designs.
I'm not sure, but I remember hearing that if you "Crit" while crafting something like a weapon, you gain a new recipee for that kind of thing. If someone can illuminate that further, or debunk it, that would be great, either way, I still think its great you can "crit" on making something and that in turn makes the item better.
It may be somewhat finished but it really is not because we have not seen the same patches in this beta that they will use for the live release version. (1.5) which is getting very reviews right now with the stuff it is adding to the game. So in sense it is not a finished game content wise. Eitherway this is the best client ive ever seen in a beta period and ive played them all from the EQ beta to Beta going on now that i cant say im in). I look foward to this game and hope its something i like alot.
Just so others who have not tried out the game, like yourself clearly... There is flight in this game but only in certain areas.
The reason they restrict flight in some areas is becaus they don't want you to cheap thru quest (just fly to target) like what is happening in WoW once you achieved flight capability and just breeze thru most quest. They want you to actually party and fight thru opponents (and be cautious) as oppose to just flying in swoop thru the boss/target and leave.
Well you got one thing wrong here, they don't have flight, they have something called glide. You also forgot to mention you end up walking everywhere because there are no mounts and glide is very limited. Nice trying to sugarcoat a design mistake.
I would question your time spent exploring the "Glide" mechanic. At first glance having only the ability to glide in most zones seems limiting, but once you fully understand and utilize the glide ability... you begin to understand it is a wonderful tool and almost akin to having the flight button ready.
I and my guild routinely had empty flight timers in the 10-20, and 20-30 zones Asmo side.
What is with the bloody lie's here about the servers not lagging in CB3 it was a fucken lagg spike fest and almost everyone had it some of you may have not but dont say it wasnt lagging, they even asked about on the feedback forum with a pole and almost everyone gave the performace a bad score compared to the last 2 closed beta's. You couldnt play the game without a 2-5 second lagg spike from friday night to sunday because there was so meny people on the two server's thursday to friday was fine no lagg. Stop the bullshit please its not needed.
*edit* They shared the forums for eu and north america , And there was only one poll. So it may have been diffrent for eu and north america.
What is with the bloody lie's here about the servers not lagging in CB3 it was a fucken lagg spike fest and almost everyone had it some of you may have not but dont say it wasnt lagging, they even asked about on the feedback forum with a pole and almost everyone gave the performace a bad score compared to the last 2 closed beta's. You couldnt play the game without a 2-5 second lagg spike from friday night to sunday because there was so meny people on the two server's thursday to friday was fine no lagg. Stop the bullshit please its not needed.
*edit* They shared the forums for eu and north america , And there was only one poll. So it may have been diffrent for eu and north america.
Depends on your server. Ariel had shitloads of lag due to a clear overpopulation, Asphel was almost perfect from what I heard.
I was playing on the orginal NA beta server and there was a tonne of lag spikes and rubber banding, again not just for me but ppl in my guild who were also tryintg the game out.
Several ppl rolled on the second server they were also having some lag issues
Anyone who says there were no lag issuses during beta 3 are just dreaming. Beta 1,2 were not to bad, beta 3 ridiculus.
<Mod edit>I didn't have any lag while playing. Neither did a friend of mine. I do have the settings set low, maybe thats why, I dont know, but don't start acting like every one else is lieing simply because they don't share the same experience you had with the game.
I cant help but agree with the OP. This mmo is very well done. The world is beautiful, and the combat works great. I am looking forward to playing this game for a long time and exploring the world it has to offer.
My only gripe with the game is that there seems to be no real alternate advancement in place to help customize your character as they level up. They do have stigmas that start at 20 i belive but that doesnt seem to do the job.
Originally posted by Cursedsei <Mod edit> I didn't have any lag while playing. Neither did a friend of mine. I do have the settings set low, maybe thats why, I dont know, but don't start acting like every one else is lieing simply because they don't share the same experience you had with the game.
Maybe you should apply your advice to your own posts. My observations = the sum of more than 30 people playing on varying grades of gaming machines on both NA servers > you and your friend playing on low settings.
EricDanie wrote: Very well written, and trolls, before you attack him saying he is wrong, remember it is his opinion and you will also be using an opinion. Also awaiting release and further betas.
I always thought forum troll means someone that stays long hours in forums and you Eric have 5 stars(elite) so who you calling troll? Also I did make a poll saying that Aion didnt meat my expectations and the fanboys jumped like crows on me...wasnt that my opinion too??? I really hate the fan boys in this forum they dont allow anyone to say his honest opinion, they just wear the fanglasses and everything is the shape of their favorite game.
A forum "troll" is someone that "trolls" (skims through) the forums on a regular basis looking for new posts to respond to. They usually just want to put their 2 cps in, and some trolls are regular flamers (meaning to "flame" a topic = become heated, burn someone, not the sexual tendency), but not necessarily.
Trolling can be fairly light and passive (like me when I am bored at work), although I read far more than I post, which isn't what people generally refer to when they call someone a troll. Find a guy that has to have something to say about what anyone else expresses as an opinion, and he probably fits the bill.
Good hunting,
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I played on the first US server. I forget the name. I hardly ever experienced any lag. I did get some rubberbanding but that only happened maybe a couple times over the entire weekend of playing.
It is in beta so I really expected it to be worse.
At first glance, Aion looked like every other MMORPG and I decided, after hearing later comments about others stellar takes on this game, I had to give it a chance. This is coming from EQ, AC, WoW, DDO, Vanguard, PotBS, AoC, Tabula Rasa, WAR, etc.
Firstly, the character customization was terrific and I really felt I could create an separate individual character from all others. The variety of character types was statis quo, but as I found out as I leveled through 20, the diversity and journey showed the games departure from previous norms.
Then I landed in the world. My god, the modified Crytec technology perhaps? But this world is alive and actually beautiful; I do not feel as though I stepped into a cartoon, but a virtual world.
The story behind the current state of the world of Aion seems fascinating and it appears as though the game continues its lore through numerous well-written quests and several scripted cinematic missions as you progress.
Character animation overall is extremely well done, and my character looked and felt like it was actually alive rather than a pixilated toon.
What a breathtaking visual experience.
From my experience, Aion doesn’t appear to be as much a forgiving pve grind or nearly as statically a pve-centric mmorpg as WoW was with it’s afterthought of bolt-on arenas and battlegrounds. If the extension of my experience is truly more dynamic than the static and redundant nature of WAR’s implementation of pve/pvp mixture, then the entertainment value will be great.
The combat in Aion is not nearly as complex as what I experienced in AoC, but isn’t as dumbed-down as what I experienced in WoW. Could it be a nice blend of the 2; an evolution of mmorpg combat? Maybe.
Anyone who is familiar with combat-enriched mmos will appreciate the clever style of the Aion combat system. Combos and more combos, and they aren’t linear. The chains seem to branch where you can specialize how you combat based on varying situations, but you have to time them properly or else it seems you lose it.
Flight is a bonus. Mounts have always been a great additive with any mmo I’ve played, but at first,my reaction was wings? Comon. But then to see and experience how their implemented and that there are rightly so restrictions to their use and value to using them tactfully, is a brilliant twist on mmorpg game-play.
The economic and merchandising system is a nice and very familiar means, but the gathering and crafting system is for true crafters; it takes time, effort, and dedication to be a brilliant crafter, it seems, in this game. But the foragers or gatherers will have a nice revenue stream for their contribution to the market it seems. So everyone can be involved.
In short, a crisp, new, absolutely beautiful, and dynamic style of play that transcends some mmorpgs before it, and certainly worth the entertainment value, even if played for 6months, is my take on the situation.
Aion might be a fun game after all, but in a few opinions people think it is a failure and another WoW clone. As for me, I don't care, it is fun and it is a well put together MMORPG so I'll take my chances on it.
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You're entitled to that opinion. I think the graphics are stunning. Granted, I am playing in stereo 3d which works incredibly well with Aion -- better than any mmo I've tried it with yet. The difference between the graphics in regular 2d mode and in stereo 3d mode is remarkable. In regular 2d mode, you're right, I might not rate the graphics any higher than AoC or LOTRO in DX10 mode, but stereo 3d somehow takes Aion to a whole new level that far exceeds anything else on the market atm.
And I'm not sure how you think a mmo built with the Crytek engine is "old tech", but ok.
As far as lag, I guarantee you it's 100% system based. It's not the game or the servers. I have a high end i7 system with two GTX 285's and experienced absolutely ZERO lag -- which I find especially impressive since neither WoW, AoC, WAR, or LOTRO can make that claim. I did get the rubberbanding, but I'm assuming that's a server glitch they'll have worked out in time for release (I hope!).
You're entitled to that opinion. I think the graphics are stunning. Granted, I am playing in stereo 3d which works incredibly well with Aion -- better than any mmo I've tried it with yet. The difference between the graphics in regular 2d mode and in stereo 3d mode is remarkable. In regular 2d mode, you're right, I might not rate the graphics any higher than AoC or LOTRO in DX10 mode, but stereo 3d somehow takes Aion to a whole new level that far exceeds anything else on the market atm.
And I'm not sure how you think a mmo built with the Crytek engine is "old tech", but ok.
As far as lag, I guarantee you it's 100% system based. It's not the game or the servers. I have a high end i7 system with two GTX 285's and experienced absolutely ZERO lag -- which I find especially impressive since neither WoW, AoC, WAR, or LOTRO can make that claim. I did get the rubberbanding, but I'm assuming that's a server glitch they'll have worked out in time for release (I hope!).
You say you get no lag but say you get rubber banding , hate to tell you but rubber banding is a symptom of LAG
and I can gurantee you that my system isnt getting laged , but the servers are. I have high end system that i build to run AoC on full dx 10 that can even handle AOC massive pvp battles at full. And thats not just for me but for the 30 or sp other ppl in my guild that i am playing with.
stereo 3d carnt comment on that , dont fancy having to wear a pair of naf looking glasses to play a vidio game But aion run at full settings looks flat , the toons look ok but its like walking against a painted background when you compare it to a full dx10 game which is what you should be comparing it to , aion doesnt compare , and thats a valid comparison. The gamma is aion also needs some work way to much glare from the bright whites.
The servers are not lagging. Make whatever claims you like, I played all last weekend with zero lag. I don't know about your "high end system" that you build to run AOC, but it's obviously not up to the task of Aion. The lag is SYSTEM BASED. Get yourself an i7 and GTX 285 and I assure you there is NO lag.
As far as not "wearing naf looking glasses to play a vidio game".... I don't even have a response for that except to say "have fun with that."
The servers are not lagging. Make whatever claims you like, I played all last weekend with zero lag. I don't know about your "high end system" that you build to run AOC, but it's obviously not up to the task of Aion. The lag is SYSTEM BASED. Get yourself an i7 and GTX 285 and I assure you there is NO lag.
As far as not "wearing naf looking glasses to play a vidio game".... I don't even have a response for that except to say "have fun with that."
I have to agree, there was VERY little lag...and my system isnt a beast or anything...
This is the reason they didnt go overboard on some of the graphics(grass, some of the structures...etc)...so that the game would run well and still look incredible.
As for the game, I've been told that the game only gets better the higher in level you get. I hope that's the truth because the game was not at all "amazing" for the first 15 levels. Very generic, especially the very easy to learn combat system. There was nothing intricate about it.
I'll probably sit out the first month to see what happens, but Im always wary of all this hype for a PVP focused game. They always seem to fail and many fail miserably.
The servers are packed full during the beta, in part to find the bottlenecks in their systems. Design looks good on paper but every network infrastructure needs actually testing data to find the bad spots. There were even a few times during prime time that there were queues to get onto the server.
And as to Gliding, the W key when pressed will boost your glide, do it at the right speed and distance from the ground and you will be able to go a lot further then you think. It evens out personally I don't miss having a mount in the game as of yet. The glide system does take practice.
I dont see how anyone can post anything negative when the game isnt finished to be honest. I do think you can post some positives and post what you didnt like but to say this looks bad or that doesnt work on a game that isnt even finished is absurd. This game looks nice and hopefully its gonna be amazing because i intend to play it.
To the person who said he lagged well every system is different thats the problem with developing PC games which is something you should know since you play PC games. On that note every PC plays different then the other for every game so tweak your settings to get the best results with no lag.
The game is finished though, but in the sense that the Koreans and Chinese are playing the release. The current beta phases we are doing is mainly to test servers, find any little bugs, and of course, grammical errors between translations. Many of the "cutscenes" most likely will have voice-overs, and I remember reading that they intend to have one for when you start the game with a new toon. Not only that, but throughout the beginning quest arc actually explains why you are starting where you are and the like.
As for lag, I do have it all set to somewhat low, but the game still looks fantastic and runs amazingly well on my laptop, which is 2 or so years old and isn't exactly a gaming machine (2gigs of ram and Vistas, yeouch!) which I find amazing considering even WoW will lag on me, and in Northrend its normal for me to run at 20-30 or so, and if lucky I might peak around 40-60.
Flying is restricted and explained in game that its because your character requires a certain amount of aether to manifest their wings and fly, otherwhise they can only glide. The Abyss is saturated with it so they can fly indefinitely there. Gliding is definitely something you need to get used to, but its fun when you do. I was messing around in the Elyos capital, and fell off the lift. Almost had a heart attack but thankfully the glide allowed me to reach the other end safely. its definitely faster than walking, and if the ground is even a bit of an incline downwards, you'll glide all along it til it levels off.
What I think one of the posters meant when he said combat was between WoW and AoC, its true somewhat. Moving side to side, or forwards or backwards, adds a slight buff to your character, and the "chain skills" require more attention than WoW's basic "1-2-3-4-2-3-1-2-3-4" button mash rotations (Though coming from someone who's played and raided as Retribution, that might not be hard to beat heh). At the same time, it isn't as convuluted as AoC's "Heres five ways to do the same basic auto attack" and shield system, which in the short bit of time I tried playing it, ignored completely and did fine mashing just one button over and over.
As for crafting and gathering, its nice they give you exp for all aspects of it, it may not be a lot, but its enough to encourage you to try it at least. You can do the basic "1/10/20 pt" Work Order to level up your skills without using up a majority of resources, and only requires some basics at most for you to buy. In return for doing them you gain items related to the craft, or even designs.
I'm not sure, but I remember hearing that if you "Crit" while crafting something like a weapon, you gain a new recipee for that kind of thing. If someone can illuminate that further, or debunk it, that would be great, either way, I still think its great you can "crit" on making something and that in turn makes the item better.
The game is finished though, but in the sense that the Koreans and Chinese are playing the release. The current beta phases we are doing is mainly to test servers, find any little bugs, and of course, grammical errors between translations. Many of the "cutscenes" most likely will have voice-overs, and I remember reading that they intend to have one for when you start the game with a new toon. Not only that, but throughout the beginning quest arc actually explains why you are starting where you are and the like.
As for lag, I do have it all set to somewhat low, but the game still looks fantastic and runs amazingly well on my laptop, which is 2 or so years old and isn't exactly a gaming machine (2gigs of ram and Vistas, yeouch!) which I find amazing considering even WoW will lag on me, and in Northrend its normal for me to run at 20-30 or so, and if lucky I might peak around 40-60.
Flying is restricted and explained in game that its because your character requires a certain amount of aether to manifest their wings and fly, otherwhise they can only glide. The Abyss is saturated with it so they can fly indefinitely there. Gliding is definitely something you need to get used to, but its fun when you do. I was messing around in the Elyos capital, and fell off the lift. Almost had a heart attack but thankfully the glide allowed me to reach the other end safely. its definitely faster than walking, and if the ground is even a bit of an incline downwards, you'll glide all along it til it levels off.
What I think one of the posters meant when he said combat was between WoW and AoC, its true somewhat. Moving side to side, or forwards or backwards, adds a slight buff to your character, and the "chain skills" require more attention than WoW's basic "1-2-3-4-2-3-1-2-3-4" button mash rotations (Though coming from someone who's played and raided as Retribution, that might not be hard to beat heh). At the same time, it isn't as convuluted as AoC's "Heres five ways to do the same basic auto attack" and shield system, which in the short bit of time I tried playing it, ignored completely and did fine mashing just one button over and over.
As for crafting and gathering, its nice they give you exp for all aspects of it, it may not be a lot, but its enough to encourage you to try it at least. You can do the basic "1/10/20 pt" Work Order to level up your skills without using up a majority of resources, and only requires some basics at most for you to buy. In return for doing them you gain items related to the craft, or even designs.
I'm not sure, but I remember hearing that if you "Crit" while crafting something like a weapon, you gain a new recipee for that kind of thing. If someone can illuminate that further, or debunk it, that would be great, either way, I still think its great you can "crit" on making something and that in turn makes the item better.
It may be somewhat finished but it really is not because we have not seen the same patches in this beta that they will use for the live release version. (1.5) which is getting very reviews right now with the stuff it is adding to the game. So in sense it is not a finished game content wise. Eitherway this is the best client ive ever seen in a beta period and ive played them all from the EQ beta to Beta going on now that i cant say im in). I look foward to this game and hope its something i like alot.
The reason they restrict flight in some areas is becaus they don't want you to cheap thru quest (just fly to target) like what is happening in WoW once you achieved flight capability and just breeze thru most quest. They want you to actually party and fight thru opponents (and be cautious) as oppose to just flying in swoop thru the boss/target and leave.
I would question your time spent exploring the "Glide" mechanic. At first glance having only the ability to glide in most zones seems limiting, but once you fully understand and utilize the glide ability... you begin to understand it is a wonderful tool and almost akin to having the flight button ready.
I and my guild routinely had empty flight timers in the 10-20, and 20-30 zones Asmo side.
What is with the bloody lie's here about the servers not lagging in CB3 it was a fucken lagg spike fest and almost everyone had it some of you may have not but dont say it wasnt lagging, they even asked about on the feedback forum with a pole and almost everyone gave the performace a bad score compared to the last 2 closed beta's. You couldnt play the game without a 2-5 second lagg spike from friday night to sunday because there was so meny people on the two server's thursday to friday was fine no lagg. Stop the bullshit please its not needed.
*edit* They shared the forums for eu and north america , And there was only one poll. So it may have been diffrent for eu and north america.
Depends on your server. Ariel had shitloads of lag due to a clear overpopulation, Asphel was almost perfect from what I heard.
Yea i was on Ariel ,dam should have played the other one doh. Game is great tho no complaints so far.
Which is a first in a long long time.
I'm assuming that Ariel and the other is a EU server then, I'm playing on NA just to be clear.
And please do not say everyone is lieing about lag when ultimately, its a case-by-case deal.
I'm assuming that Ariel and the other is a EU server then, I'm playing on NA just to be clear.
And please do not say everyone is lieing about lag when ultimately, its a case-by-case deal.
Lol seriously this is a stupid comment to make i could say the exact same thing back to you.
The only reason i said it was because people were saying there was no issue's when there
clearly was.
What Geridan Said.
I was playing on the orginal NA beta server and there was a tonne of lag spikes and rubber banding, again not just for me but ppl in my guild who were also tryintg the game out.
Several ppl rolled on the second server they were also having some lag issues
Anyone who says there were no lag issuses during beta 3 are just dreaming. Beta 1,2 were not to bad, beta 3 ridiculus.
And as for having to buy an i7 to run aion LOL
<Mod edit>I didn't have any lag while playing. Neither did a friend of mine. I do have the settings set low, maybe thats why, I dont know, but don't start acting like every one else is lieing simply because they don't share the same experience you had with the game.
I cant help but agree with the OP. This mmo is very well done. The world is beautiful, and the combat works great. I am looking forward to playing this game for a long time and exploring the world it has to offer.
My only gripe with the game is that there seems to be no real alternate advancement in place to help customize your character as they level up. They do have stigmas that start at 20 i belive but that doesnt seem to do the job.
Maybe you should apply your advice to your own posts. My observations = the sum of more than 30 people playing on varying grades of gaming machines on both NA servers > you and your friend playing on low settings.
A forum "troll" is someone that "trolls" (skims through) the forums on a regular basis looking for new posts to respond to. They usually just want to put their 2 cps in, and some trolls are regular flamers (meaning to "flame" a topic = become heated, burn someone, not the sexual tendency), but not necessarily.
Trolling can be fairly light and passive (like me when I am bored at work), although I read far more than I post, which isn't what people generally refer to when they call someone a troll. Find a guy that has to have something to say about what anyone else expresses as an opinion, and he probably fits the bill.
Good hunting,
Malikye
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I played on the first US server. I forget the name. I hardly ever experienced any lag. I did get some rubberbanding but that only happened maybe a couple times over the entire weekend of playing.
It is in beta so I really expected it to be worse.
Aion might be a fun game after all, but in a few opinions people think it is a failure and another WoW clone. As for me, I don't care, it is fun and it is a well put together MMORPG so I'll take my chances on it.