Before everyone starts with how brilliant Aion was - it wasn't really. That's why it failed as a sub model.
Now I played it and persevered from original launch to end levels, but watched as my guild numbers trailed off until there was only a couple of us left.
Level 40 players one shotting level 18's as soon as they got to the new area, whilst repeatedly suiciding so they didn't have to go to a higher area.
Same in the abyss. You got out of capital to do the first layer of quests and got no further as players 20 or 30 levels higher instantly one shotted you.
Players running round with a complete level loss of injuries as they couldn't afford to pay the repair bill at the npc.
Their much vaunted pvpve system was a terrible idea from the get go. Naively thinking that pvp players would stick to their own whilst pve players would go about their business - what a joke.
Too late - far too late - they introduced a pve server to help players, but by then people had been burned and moved on. Left only with bad memories - why would they come back after that?
Now I enjoyed elements of the game, the Cleric is still one of my favourite mmo classes. I played it with a busy environment, always in demand in groups - then watched as the zones emptied. Players just not bothering to log on to get ganked anymore, watching their level progress reduce whilst losing abyss points to the gankers.
It is easy to look back with rose tinted glasses. Take these off. Aion subscription failed at a time when sub models where still reasonably popular. It was the next big AAA mmo - with a naivety built into some features that made you wonder if the developers really understood the western playerbase - then come to the conclusion that they didn't, at all.
Now I'm hoping for an Aion 2, I loved my Cleric even when there was only two of us left in the guild, from an original vibrant and actual membership of over 40 players online whenever I logged in.
But unless they learn some serious lessons from Aion 1 then it will just be deja-vu. "Aion 2 - remember your time in the original game folks!, Well it's back, only this time with a slightly higher subscription payment to match inflation!" - "Where's everybody gone?"
Must people who told me they didn't like Aion never made to END GAME. Based from my understanding of Aion and Experience , You didn't Play Aion if you never made to End Game , you play some sort of game but you never REALLY tasted what Aion is really.
Aion is the BEST World PvP Experience I NEVER HAD (end game Gelkmaros) and i compare with Guild Wars , Linage , Dark age of Camelot , ultimate Online , Darkfall , Tera , .... I am a PvP Whore in MMO.
Aion is a TRUELY challenging PvP Game that is base on your skills.
Yes , as a Soder Rank 1 with OK Gear I was able to 1v1 Army Commander , Army General that are twice geared than I.
Aion dosent stop you from doing 3vs20
If you are good enough , you can kill 20 players with 3 , and for me , it what make Aion great.
When comparing with others MMO PvP speaking (Black Dessert Online) for instance , even-though you fight a 5 years old child in pvp , if he have better gear than you you are death. AND THAT'S A BORING PVP GAME. Where Skill , and Keybindings , Precision , Anticipation when ALLLLL THESE worth nothing and GEAR beat all this , the game is a CRAP PvP Game and AION isn't in those kinds of games.
The leveling in Aion was poor and boring and it was a MAJOR fact why people has stooped to play the game NA
Leveling issues , quest issues etc...
PVE wasn't that good in Aion , it was a truely PvP oriented MMO
I played the MMO 6 years and like it nor not , the PvP was CRAZY and SKILL BASE , you can't deny it.
I had people who saied I die in 3 seconds in Aion it's not PvP.
Well .... you actually die in 3 seconds , but you could actually fight for 30 minute non stop , the reason you die in 3 second is because you didn't understand Aion PvP.
My dream is
Aion 2
SAME GAME
SAME DESIGN
Don't change a freaking thing but Make it like Blade and Soul , Action MMO and WE have our PvP MMO for the next 6 years or so
P.S. FREE to PLAY Model has ruined Aion NA, the game was fun and challenging until CASHOP where it baceme who has the most money,
I am BORED to see AWESOMES GAMES getting destroyed by FREE to PLAY Models SICK BORED.
Aion 2 need to be SUBSCRITION BASED not FREE To Play thig
Their much vaunted pvpve system was a terrible idea from the get go. Naively thinking that pvp players would stick to their own whilst pve players would go about their business - what a joke.
um no.
I am wondering who was naive here?
No one ever said that pvp players would stick to their own and pve players would go about their business.
The idea was that you would be able to play what you wanted. This was a bit of marketing speak by NC Soft and was repeated often in interviews.
So yeah, you could just concentrate on pve. Or concentrate on pvp. At least according to their marketing speak.
but the world had those gates that would open up in the enemies' area and you would get invaded. So if you were a pve player then you would still have to deal with pvp players.
There were also quests that would take you into the abyss so you would have to come across the enemy.
I'm also going to question nahilupvp's assertion that 3 could take on 20.
3 geared and higher levled players could take on 20. But 3 level 20's would not be taking on 20 equally geared or higher leveled players.
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Now I played it and persevered from original launch to end levels, but watched as my guild numbers trailed off until there was only a couple of us left.
Level 40 players one shotting level 18's as soon as they got to the new area, whilst repeatedly suiciding so they didn't have to go to a higher area.
Same in the abyss. You got out of capital to do the first layer of quests and got no further as players 20 or 30 levels higher instantly one shotted you.
Players running round with a complete level loss of injuries as they couldn't afford to pay the repair bill at the npc.
Their much vaunted pvpve system was a terrible idea from the get go. Naively thinking that pvp players would stick to their own whilst pve players would go about their business - what a joke.
Too late - far too late - they introduced a pve server to help players, but by then people had been burned and moved on. Left only with bad memories - why would they come back after that?
Now I enjoyed elements of the game, the Cleric is still one of my favourite mmo classes. I played it with a busy environment, always in demand in groups - then watched as the zones emptied. Players just not bothering to log on to get ganked anymore, watching their level progress reduce whilst losing abyss points to the gankers.
It is easy to look back with rose tinted glasses. Take these off. Aion subscription failed at a time when sub models where still reasonably popular. It was the next big AAA mmo - with a naivety built into some features that made you wonder if the developers really understood the western playerbase - then come to the conclusion that they didn't, at all.
Now I'm hoping for an Aion 2, I loved my Cleric even when there was only two of us left in the guild, from an original vibrant and actual membership of over 40 players online whenever I logged in.
But unless they learn some serious lessons from Aion 1 then it will just be deja-vu.
"Aion 2 - remember your time in the original game folks!, Well it's back, only this time with a slightly higher subscription payment to match inflation!"
- "Where's everybody gone?"
Must people who told me they didn't like Aion never made to END GAME. Based from my understanding of Aion and Experience , You didn't Play Aion if you never made to End Game , you play some sort of game but you never REALLY tasted what Aion is really.
Aion is the BEST World PvP Experience I NEVER HAD (end game Gelkmaros) and i compare with Guild Wars , Linage , Dark age of Camelot , ultimate Online , Darkfall , Tera , .... I am a PvP Whore in MMO.
Aion is a TRUELY challenging PvP Game that is base on your skills.
Yes , as a Soder Rank 1 with OK Gear I was able to 1v1 Army Commander , Army General that are twice geared than I.
Aion dosent stop you from doing 3vs20
If you are good enough , you can kill 20 players with 3 , and for me , it what make Aion great.
When comparing with others MMO PvP speaking (Black Dessert Online) for instance , even-though you fight a 5 years old child in pvp , if he have better gear than you you are death. AND THAT'S A BORING PVP GAME. Where Skill , and Keybindings , Precision , Anticipation when ALLLLL THESE worth nothing and GEAR beat all this , the game is a CRAP PvP Game and AION isn't in those kinds of games.
The leveling in Aion was poor and boring and it was a MAJOR fact why people has stooped to play the game NA
Leveling issues , quest issues etc...
PVE wasn't that good in Aion , it was a truely PvP oriented MMO
I played the MMO 6 years and like it nor not , the PvP was CRAZY and SKILL BASE , you can't deny it.
I had people who saied I die in 3 seconds in Aion it's not PvP.
Well .... you actually die in 3 seconds , but you could actually fight for 30 minute non stop , the reason you die in 3 second is because you didn't understand Aion PvP.
My dream is
Aion 2
SAME GAME
SAME DESIGN
Don't change a freaking thing but Make it like Blade and Soul , Action MMO and WE have our PvP MMO for the next 6 years or so
P.S. FREE to PLAY Model has ruined Aion NA, the game was fun and challenging until CASHOP where it baceme who has the most money,
I am BORED to see AWESOMES GAMES getting destroyed by FREE to PLAY Models SICK BORED.
Aion 2 need to be SUBSCRITION BASED not FREE To Play thig
WE ARE BORED OF YOUR FTP Model
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