I appologize for this nonesense thread, but i couldnt find the info. about Aion's release date. So can someone please tell me when the bloody game is coming out ? I'm truly sorry if the date wasnt set yet but then why do i keep hearin people shouting at the other forums that Aion is almost here.

No set date expect it around the 1st 6 months of next year if all goes well,Thats about the best I can say atm,Some people are stating q1 but not sure they will meet that,But who knows....

I do not think that NCsoft intends on holding an extensive testing period. However, I would expect (earliest) the later half of 2008 for a North American/European release.

I guess, since Aion is currently in Closed Beta, some probably think the release will be soon after the Open Beta.

Their original goal was to release Aion by or before summer 2008. I saw a post by one of the NCSoft staff stating: "We won't be satisfied with an unfinished product at release." Depending on how near bug-free they want it to be and the outcome of the Open/Closed Betas, it could be anytime in 2008.

The later the better, I dont want them pumping out a piece of crap (Tabula Rasa)

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keep it to ur self mate, no one cares about ur opinion

Originally posted by UnknownForce

The later the better, I dont want them pumping out a piece of crap (Tabula Rasa)

lol... sure the later the better, but tabula rasa is nice. guess you have no idea what you are talking bout.

In a recent interview it was said that they expect the Korean Aion to be out at the original date (sometime before summer in 2008), but then they said that the American version will be out later in the year.

This is a bit disappointing seeing as they originally said it would be realeased at the same time in both NA and Korea.  Here's the link to the QA session, the part about the release date is on the last page I believe:

http://aion.gamona.de/index.php?seite=artikel&pid=30&sid=3

Originally posted by powlicious

 

Originally posted by UnknownForce

The later the better, I dont want them pumping out a piece of crap (Tabula Rasa)

 

lol... sure the later the better, but tabula rasa is nice. guess you have no idea what you are talking bout.

Sure if you like shallow run and gun shooters where you've gone through all the complexity of the game by level 5 and then spend the rest of it wallowing in the massive wasted potential of the logos system that had the potential to be something deep and interesting, and instead turned out to be a boring list of simple fetch quests for them all.

Originally posted by Kordesh

Originally posted by powlicious

 

Originally posted by UnknownForce

The later the better, I dont want them pumping out a piece of crap (Tabula Rasa)

 

lol... sure the later the better, but tabula rasa is nice. guess you have no idea what you are talking bout.

Sure if you like shallow run and gun shooters where you've gone through all the complexity of the game by level 5 and then spend the rest of it wallowing in the massive wasted potential of the logos system that had the potential to be something deep and interesting, and instead turned out to be a boring list of simple fetch quests for them all.

To summarize what he said, Tabula Rasa is crap.

Originally posted by vaizard

Originally posted by Kordesh

Originally posted by powlicious

 

Originally posted by UnknownForce

The later the better, I dont want them pumping out a piece of crap (Tabula Rasa)

 

lol... sure the later the better, but tabula rasa is nice. guess you have no idea what you are talking bout.

Sure if you like shallow run and gun shooters where you've gone through all the complexity of the game by level 5 and then spend the rest of it wallowing in the massive wasted potential of the logos system that had the potential to be something deep and interesting, and instead turned out to be a boring list of simple fetch quests for them all.

To summarize what he said, Tabula Rasa is crap.

See, heres the thing. It's not exactly "crap". However, what the game became, was not what everyone who originally was looking forward to it was expecting. Generally when you think Garriot you think deep lore, deep gameplay, interesting social aspects. What we got was snippits of lore tacked onto some simplistic gameplay that appeals to the mass market WoW audience. The social factor wasn't even there. I don't know how it is now, but l know just before release in beta, the capture system wasn't even implemented, and last I heard it's there now, but its tacked on and one person who knows what he's doing can hold down a fort, and its more of a nuisance than a feature. 

Bottom line, we expected much more from the game, and it failed to deliver on all counts.

Yes, it was indeed very neccesary to start whining about Tabula Rasa in a thread about Aions release date... really.

Anyways, it seems Korea will see Aion sometime during late Q2, and Europe/NA in Q3-Q4. Though it will release later over here, they've always expressed that they want the time in-between the releases to be as short as possible, so let's hope for Q3.

I've heard somebody saying somewhere that NCSoft was planning to release the game in May 2008, dunno if it's a rumor or not, but keep your pants on until then, I'm sure a more firm date will be widely announced around that time.

Cheers.

Akion will  be release soon, so don't worry be happy because NCsoft is known to release games unlike Darkfall.

Pre-order on Amazon sais April 08, but that is to be taken with a grain of salt

Originally posted by Tonup

Pre-order on Amazon sais April 08, but that is to be taken with a grain of salt

We are currently looking to release Aion in EU/NA somewhere during the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2008, with beta starting some time before that.

Originally posted by Ayase

 

Originally posted by Tonup

Pre-order on Amazon sais April 08, but that is to be taken with a grain of salt

I'm afraid it is.

 

We are currently looking to release Aion in EU/NA somewhere during the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2008, with beta starting some time before that.

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Originally posted by Ayase

 

Originally posted by Tonup

Pre-order on Amazon sais April 08, but that is to be taken with a grain of salt

I'm afraid it is.

 

We are currently looking to release Aion in EU/NA somewhere during the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2008, with beta starting some time before that.

Actually, that is definitely good to know!

I like the thought of a North American/European release around or after September (no later than December). This time-frame has its advantages against major competitor releases. Additionally, it gives enough time to support a polished localization process, which is especially important for import titles. With the pre-order date confirmed in early April, I will assume that stateside beta will be in good presentation and that NCsoft sticks to their old beta/release traditions; hence, I'll be getting my pre-order for a spot in beta!

Of course, I'm afraid I make bad assumptions!

What is the planned release date in Korea/Asia? I would be a bit dissapointed to enter an an extreme disadvantage to the asian market.