You are in no position to speak for all of us "westerners." Just speak for yourself and go play some dull-ass game with drabby, boring, uncreative graphics....
OP I understand your concerns, but keep in mind AION is an asian MMO. The devs were not going to re-design the weapons/armor just to get some people from the West happy.
In the end the armours in game are a mix of European and Asian armours with a high fantasy tone added to the mix.
Not the typical European medieval armours.
Not the typical Asian like samurai for example, armours.
If the armours in this game are such a turn off for you , well there are other MMOs out there offering more realistic armours. AOC maybe? I never got higher that 20something so I don't know
COMPLETELY have to disagree with you op. I like the art style of the weapons and the armor. Sure beats looking at the WoW druid sets...now THAT is ugly!!!
Personally I like the artstyle. I enjoy receiving a weapon or piece of armor that I worked very hard to get that actually looks"epic" and impressive. I want my high end armor set that I spent weeks getting to actually look more impressive than a potato sack and a rusty sword
I would suggest the OP NOT buy Aion as it does not appear to be the game for him/her.
I've found Aion allot of fun and happen to enjoy the weapons/armor and art presented in the game as have most of the other posters to your initial post.
Based on the survey of posts to your initial post, I would say you are in the minority.
your first mistake is assuming that this game is "aimed at a western audience". Your second mistake was in thinking that your opinion was worth sharing. is that a bit harsh?
You really expect people to pm you about joining a guild with you. When you come out with a statement about how our opinions aren’t worth sharing.
now, lets all look at the window text bar.... What does it say? If I have a good understanding of the english language, I believe it says "Home | Aion Fantasy MMORPG", which would trigger me to believe that things are going to be un-realistic, un-ruly, un-believable and at times over the top.
I wouldn't want to buy a game that was too real, because that would just be called life and last time I checked that was pretty free besides the obvious bills that need to be paid. And, would kind of defeat the purpose of a videogame.
As for being Americanized, as a previous poster (sorry for the lack of a quote) said they Americanized the the quests and gameplay not the character/armour/weapon design. For, if they did that it would no longer be the same game, no longer Aion. Because, as far as I understand (which I'll admit not to be an expert in anything) the Eastern audience tend towards grinding and enjoying that process where the Western audience like a bit more story and quests and chains of quests. Which, again, as far as I understand has been added in greater amount for the Western editions of the game, thus, Americanizing the game.
If you don't like the armor in Aion, don't wear it. There's a cool feature after level 30 where you can transfer the look of your favourite pieces of armor onto any other piece (provided it's same armor type). At end game you can have a variety of looks among players, look at the videos for example. It's cool for a change that end game armors for each class aren't always the same.
Geez.. you guys really amazing. I did like the game, just the weapons and armors are in my opinion [ and im entitled to it even if x or y doesnt like it ] badly done.
Its a phantasy game yes.. it is.. but looking to oversized and unbalanced weapons and masochist armors, kinda blows the immersion of the game pulling it towards the free 2 play eastern games wave wich share the same looks etc.
I really doubt that will help Aion in the online market..
In my opion NCsoft is going for the quick box sale and not to worried about continued subscriptions. It won't take long to find out if they will create content aimed at western gamers. Western Armor looks, weapons that do not look like swinging telephone poll ect.
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2 Words, personal taste. I love it a massive spear on the back of your character. The armour i also love so different, why does it have to look historically looking. Imo the armour/weapons looks are one my favorite things about the game.
Me too - I guess everyone has their own tastes on whats good and bad
Im just shocked this came up... when.... in a game like WoW I could look like a freakin clown roaming through the new parts of the game and its either a) Look like a dufus or b) Look great but have crappy items
At least in Aion, you have some sort of customization
Yup, I love the art direction in this game as well. IMO it has some of the best armor and weapons of any MMO out right now.
As for WoW. I love how you look like a complete bum if you don't have a set. I remember wearing some leggings that looked like torn Long Johns. Even some of the good gear was pretty damn horrible. Anybody who has played a rogue will remember having balls on their shoulders.
To add to that it was NCSOFT themselves that claimed they were creating this version to be more Americanized,so i think my stake on the opinion is a fair one.
if I remember right. NCSOFT said it was being made for the western market!
If i remember right NCSoft sait it was being made for the Global market.
Just my opinion.. but for a mmorpg aimed for the 'western' audiences, it fails where it comes to Weapons and Armors looks. Too many flashy colors, nonsense armors that would hurt the guy wearing them instead of protecting.. obviously unbalanced weapons, bows that look like staffs, swords looking like unbalanced metal clubs.. come on.. with so well done pc model graphics, why did they killed the beauty of it with crappy bad taste weapons and armors art? Imo this is one of the things bad in aion.. the bad lore / art quality. Could have been such a nice game.. NCsoft should have got some western artists, people who know what they doing for a western audiance taste. See most of us like a bastard sword looking like one, a good old longsword or even a decent twohander.. but we have seen them so much in museums that we actually 'know' who they should look like.. and aint the crappy looks aion got for them. Same with armors.
So wait...
Judging by your avatar and weapons mentioned in your post, you're into medieval crap. Fair enough. So let me see if I understand this right;
You want a game, where there is an alien race, that after a predetermined series of events, becomes a winged higher elite race, whom all live in the shattered inner remains of an exploded planet...they should all have crap that looks like it came out of the dark ages of Europe. Where everything was foot soldiers and mounted horse combat.
Right? So...you think that'd make sense?
Aion doesn't take place on Earth. Not sure if you're aware of that. But I wouldn't be interested in it if it were just another high-fantasy game...which is what you're apparently looking for.
Excellent response, and the response made me rotfl. Honestly i've always said, if people are going to complain about a game then just dont play the game. No one likes to hear people whine about some thing that an individual is imflicting on themselves, thats really annoying. I cant believe that some people or so nieve to think that there is a such thing as a perfect game. Looking over the mmorpg forums i simply want to post "Shut Up" to all the people whinning and trolling.
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"if you dont liek the armor dont wear it" "if you dont like the weapons dont wear them" "if you dont like the game dont play it" Geez.. you guys really amazing. I did like the game, just the weapons and armors are in my opinion [ and im entitled to it even if x or y doesnt like it ] badly done. Its a phantasy game yes.. it is.. but looking to oversized and unbalanced weapons and masochist armors, kinda blows the immersion of the game pulling it towards the free 2 play eastern games wave wich share the same looks etc. I really doubt that will help Aion in the online market..
Two points. On your original post you state as if the idea of making the game more western like had to do with the graphics. That is a bit of a stretch. What game is going to revamp their graphics and art style just for a different region in that type of matter? That is a bit much of an overhaul, don't you think? So you can't hold that against NC Soft. Just your own personal interpetation of their meaning. Not theirs. Would be silly (and costly) for them to completely change their art style just for us.
As for stating weapons being unbalanced and oversized pulls it toward the eastern games...we really need to get off trying to make this distinction between east and west every time. As everyone said....WoW owns a market in unbalanced visuals and is it a eastern free 2 play MMO? No, of course not. Hell, you can dual wield two hand swords! Sorry but you don't get more unrealistic than that. Well...except maybe a freaking gnome dual wielding such weapons.
So no this game probably isn't for you. But expecting it be when you know specifically it was a Korean made product is more of your own fault than that of the developer. They can't tailor make their game for everyone. We as individuals are different from one side of this globe to the other. Someone is not going to like something. There are no ways around it. And honestly there are a lot of us in the western side of this globe that actually like this art style and find others that may be more realistic bland and boring.
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The fact that you don't like the Art direction and Lore of Aion doesn't make it bad.
I personally think Art direction in Aion is awesome. I love those armors and weapons. Evryone looks badass even in lower levels.
And looks to me you didn't read the lore. Aion's Lore is very interesting to me.
As another poster said, It's about personal taste. You can go and play EQ2 or WoW.
You are in no position to speak for all of us "westerners." Just speak for yourself and go play some dull-ass game with drabby, boring, uncreative graphics....
OP I understand your concerns, but keep in mind AION is an asian MMO. The devs were not going to re-design the weapons/armor just to get some people from the West happy.
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lol, back in the days when I was 12, I would be so impressed by these pics, I would be drooling, now I just cant stand it haha
In the end the armours in game are a mix of European and Asian armours with a high fantasy tone added to the mix.
Not the typical European medieval armours.
Not the typical Asian like samurai for example, armours.
If the armours in this game are such a turn off for you , well there are other MMOs out there offering more realistic armours. AOC maybe? I never got higher that 20something so I don't know
COMPLETELY have to disagree with you op. I like the art style of the weapons and the armor. Sure beats looking at the WoW druid sets...now THAT is ugly!!!
Personally I like the artstyle. I enjoy receiving a weapon or piece of armor that I worked very hard to get that actually looks"epic" and impressive. I want my high end armor set that I spent weeks getting to actually look more impressive than a potato sack and a rusty sword
As always, it is a matter of opinion.
Compare AION with other MMOs:
AGE OF CONAN:
Warhammer:
LOTRO:
Atlantic Online:
EQ2:
WoW:
I don't think AION's is much worse than most of those games, or too many others. People complain too much.
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I would suggest the OP NOT buy Aion as it does not appear to be the game for him/her.
I've found Aion allot of fun and happen to enjoy the weapons/armor and art presented in the game as have most of the other posters to your initial post.
Based on the survey of posts to your initial post, I would say you are in the minority.
You really expect people to pm you about joining a guild with you. When you come out with a statement about how our opinions aren’t worth sharing.
Of all of the things you could complain about, you choose the art? Look at WoW's horrible Ulduar sets and come again.
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now, lets all look at the window text bar.... What does it say? If I have a good understanding of the english language, I believe it says "Home | Aion Fantasy MMORPG", which would trigger me to believe that things are going to be un-realistic, un-ruly, un-believable and at times over the top.
I wouldn't want to buy a game that was too real, because that would just be called life and last time I checked that was pretty free besides the obvious bills that need to be paid. And, would kind of defeat the purpose of a videogame.
As for being Americanized, as a previous poster (sorry for the lack of a quote) said they Americanized the the quests and gameplay not the character/armour/weapon design. For, if they did that it would no longer be the same game, no longer Aion. Because, as far as I understand (which I'll admit not to be an expert in anything) the Eastern audience tend towards grinding and enjoying that process where the Western audience like a bit more story and quests and chains of quests. Which, again, as far as I understand has been added in greater amount for the Western editions of the game, thus, Americanizing the game.
Now all of this is just my input, so be nice.
If you don't like the armor in Aion, don't wear it. There's a cool feature after level 30 where you can transfer the look of your favourite pieces of armor onto any other piece (provided it's same armor type). At end game you can have a variety of looks among players, look at the videos for example. It's cool for a change that end game armors for each class aren't always the same.
"if you dont liek the armor dont wear it"
"if you dont like the weapons dont wear them"
"if you dont like the game dont play it"
Geez.. you guys really amazing. I did like the game, just the weapons and armors are in my opinion [ and im entitled to it even if x or y doesnt like it ] badly done.
Its a phantasy game yes.. it is.. but looking to oversized and unbalanced weapons and masochist armors, kinda blows the immersion of the game pulling it towards the free 2 play eastern games wave wich share the same looks etc.
I really doubt that will help Aion in the online market..
In my opion NCsoft is going for the quick box sale and not to worried about continued subscriptions. It won't take long to find out if they will create content aimed at western gamers. Western Armor looks, weapons that do not look like swinging telephone poll ect.
Jihad works both ways
MAGA
Aion was developed in Korea.
Personally, I like the weapons and armors à la Final Fantasy... The greatsword looks amazing.
But it all goes down to what you like or not... I suppose the choice of the looks won't appeal everyone, as the comic-shading of CO...
Me too - I guess everyone has their own tastes on whats good and bad
Im just shocked this came up... when.... in a game like WoW I could look like a freakin clown roaming through the new parts of the game and its either a) Look like a dufus or b) Look great but have crappy items
At least in Aion, you have some sort of customization
Yup, I love the art direction in this game as well. IMO it has some of the best armor and weapons of any MMO out right now.
As for WoW. I love how you look like a complete bum if you don't have a set. I remember wearing some leggings that looked like torn Long Johns. Even some of the good gear was pretty damn horrible. Anybody who has played a rogue will remember having balls on their shoulders.
here's american armor just so you know the difference
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personally I love it far better than the crap western art styles.
Don't like it fair enough
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if I remember right. NCSOFT said it was being made for the western market!
If i remember right NCSoft sait it was being made for the Global market.
and ya they cant please the whole world.
So wait...
Judging by your avatar and weapons mentioned in your post, you're into medieval crap. Fair enough. So let me see if I understand this right;
You want a game, where there is an alien race, that after a predetermined series of events, becomes a winged higher elite race, whom all live in the shattered inner remains of an exploded planet...they should all have crap that looks like it came out of the dark ages of Europe. Where everything was foot soldiers and mounted horse combat.
Right? So...you think that'd make sense?
Aion doesn't take place on Earth. Not sure if you're aware of that. But I wouldn't be interested in it if it were just another high-fantasy game...which is what you're apparently looking for.
Excellent response, and the response made me rotfl. Honestly i've always said, if people are going to complain about a game then just dont play the game. No one likes to hear people whine about some thing that an individual is imflicting on themselves, thats really annoying. I cant believe that some people or so nieve to think that there is a such thing as a perfect game. Looking over the mmorpg forums i simply want to post "Shut Up" to all the people whinning and trolling.
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Two points. On your original post you state as if the idea of making the game more western like had to do with the graphics. That is a bit of a stretch. What game is going to revamp their graphics and art style just for a different region in that type of matter? That is a bit much of an overhaul, don't you think? So you can't hold that against NC Soft. Just your own personal interpetation of their meaning. Not theirs. Would be silly (and costly) for them to completely change their art style just for us.
As for stating weapons being unbalanced and oversized pulls it toward the eastern games...we really need to get off trying to make this distinction between east and west every time. As everyone said....WoW owns a market in unbalanced visuals and is it a eastern free 2 play MMO? No, of course not. Hell, you can dual wield two hand swords! Sorry but you don't get more unrealistic than that. Well...except maybe a freaking gnome dual wielding such weapons.
So no this game probably isn't for you. But expecting it be when you know specifically it was a Korean made product is more of your own fault than that of the developer. They can't tailor make their game for everyone. We as individuals are different from one side of this globe to the other. Someone is not going to like something. There are no ways around it. And honestly there are a lot of us in the western side of this globe that actually like this art style and find others that may be more realistic bland and boring.