Originally posted by Loops

very interesting review. i have always followed aion, but unfortunately didnt make it into any betas. however, theres something id like to know about a feature, and im sorry if this question has been answered before.

I played ffxi for over 4 years, and you have the possibility to have several jobs per character. does aion offer such thing, or do u just create a new character in order to play a different job? I would really like the way that Square enix did it in ffxi

thanks for ur answer

Unfortunately you would have to roll an Alt if you would like to play as another class. Although this is pretty standard for most class based games aside from FFXI's Job system which I do love myself.

Off the top of my head I do not know of any other class based games that let your 1 character swap out anytime to other classes aside from FFXI.

Biggest problem for the game is (and will be when released in EU/NA) bots. Korea is full of them, China is full of them, make no mistake, NA/EU WILL be full of them. On top of that, we will have same lame support as ever, if not worse (with closing EU offices/merging to NCWest). I really hope they get themselfs together this time and prove me wrong, but all my previous experience with NCSoft is horrible. And thats coming from a (ex) L2 addict, all the WoW fanbois will proly leave the game once they see the first bot train or hit the lvl 17 mission barrier. Updates are the other issue we will most likely suffer from, it takes them a freaking year to release the game here and we will most likely get 1.01 or something at launch

The other thing that bothers me a bit is the endgame, not only because of the grind (Abyss rank, not char levels). Dont know if the western players are ready to embrace player-driven endgame, look what happened to WAR. And Aion is 'worse' in a sence it has no scenarios, so again the wow crowd will find it hard to adapt. Well, time will tell, lets hope all goes well

Ok the costumization has sold this game to me. I was greatly disapointed in AoC that promished the same but during the beta they turned off most of the costumization because they couldnt get it to work with their poorly made item graphics so in the end everyone looked the same at 5 yards distance.

In Aion it actually look like you can look unique and that is the single most important feature in a MMO for me.

lwww.aionsource.com/forum/general-discussion/9340-first-bots-aion.html

Read this if you do not like bot games

Originally posted by SaintViktor

Ok the only thing that I question Aion on is how long it will take mmo vets to say they are bored when they have completed endgame because Aion other than flight and nice graphics really doesn't bring a ton of newness to mmos. Aion needs to bring something new to the table, needs to have a good community and it really needs to be fun for players to stay interested for the long haul.

I think the good point here is that Aion feels a bit (just a bit, tiny parts) like DaoC. And so is the endcontent, its all about PvP. Now, ask yourself if you like PvP, would you "ask" about endgamecontent or would you rather enjoy the "epic battles"? I think if a player choose Aion because he likes the Raid/Instance Stuff, doing that on a daily base because it is "his" big love, then he might be wrong in Aion.(Aion is not offering Instance gaming on a large scale like WoW for example, there are some but not that much and even more important, you DONT have to do all Instances before you can participate in any pvp!!) But if you love PvP and siegebattles and choose Aion, you will find your "playerheaven".

Playing in China opend my eyes. A company has NOT to make the wheel new everytime when they do a game, just take the "old wheel" and make it a shiny "alloy rim". And Aion is exactly doing that. It feels great to play, No Grind so far (2 chars lvl 25+) And if you see your first elite mobs, you will see the difference. Fights take a bit longer at all also in PvP, your not 2 hit and death.

I personally cant wait for the release in NA/EU, honestly. I hope that the com which will give Aion a shot has an open mind and if so, they will get a really great game.

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As Elyos and Asmodian players battle for domination, ownership of strategic control points is sought. Scattered about the Abyss, these successfully captured control points grant their owners bonuses which help conquer keeps and build defenses. A feature somewhat familiar to Warhammer Online players, the taking of control points will add strategy when engaging in massive player-versus-player combat.

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A feature that has so far been beyond sub par. What makes NCSoft think they can do this better?

If this game CAN do this, and still have a decent amount of depth (something which WAR) doesn't have, It might take quite a chunk of it's player base.

I have strong feeling this will be another overhyped disappointment...

Originally posted by biplex

I have strong feeling this will be another overhyped disappointment...

I strongly doubt it.

I've followed the game for quite some time and had high expectations, and when I finally got to try it the game delivered even beyond my hype. Sure, I haven't tried high lvl stuff yet but so far what I've seen of the game is just amazing.

Everyone should at least try it.

Originally posted by biplex

I have strong feeling this will be another overhyped disappointment...

Is it that you do not know it's already been released in two countries, runs stable, has received great reviews across the board and has over a million paying customers....

...or you just don't want to know?

Looking forward to this one.  Hopefully they will work out any potential launch issues and bugs with Team Asia doing the "relaese/beta-testing" for us.  I will definitely be giving this one a shot.

Originally posted by JackFetch

So, tell me: Does Aion have some of these same problems? How is Aion's economy? class balance? item system? Nowhere in this not-so-thinly veilled marketing blurb for the game did I notice any criticism. Does this mean Aion is perfect?

Darn near as close as you can get right now, yes. Havent had any issues that promted me to call on a GM, the economy so far is great and the character customization is a never-before-seen, you will NEVER see anyone in the game that has a character that looks like yours (I havent) and my character is pretty normal and still I can't find one like him. No bots so far (that will soon change because they are in every mmo).

One of my favorit things about Aion is that you can learn every craft ( you get xp for every item you craft), just like in FFXI. I could'nt do that in WoW unless I had multiple toons and picked a craft I needed for each, I luv it.

Join thier email so you can jump in when they begin open bata....i can't wait to try it.

If they let you construct a toon like COH I will be happy. This picking a toon of dozens   is not as much fun as being allowed to play with the aspects of sizing the entire body .

My little one loves makiing the characters more than playing the games. COH is better than SIMS for that with the exception of using Things like Milkshape, SIMPE,Bodyshop. In which I can add options for her. Oh how I would love to use those things in my games.

Okay,  I saw the Vidio and i need more hair styles, lol.

Originally posted by miragexv

Join thier email so you can jump in when they begin open bata....i can't wait to try it.

If they let you construct a toon like COH I will be happy. This picking a toon of dozens   is not as much fun as being allowed to play with the aspects of sizing the entire body .

My little one loves makiing the characters more than playing the games. COH is better than SIMS for that with the exception of using Things like Milkshape, SIMPE,Bodyshop. In which I can add options for her. Oh how I would love to use those things in my games.

 

Okay,  I saw the Vidio and i need more hair styles, lol.

If you loved the COH/COV one, you will cry out loud when you make your first toon in Aion. You have zillions of combinations :) Its just awesome. And we know that SWG or Vanguard had many choices as well regarding charakter creation. But that one, is realy top notch.

Nope its a new lineage with Wings. woooooo. Screw Aion that shits retarded.

Originally posted by krieblood

Nope its a new lineage with Wings. woooooo. Screw Aion that shits retarded.

I hope you realize you just stamped your forehead with a massive L.

Originally posted by gaeanprayer

Originally posted by NeoDodge

In direct contrast, AION offers so many options at the creation screen; you'd be hard pressed to find another game that enables players to create a truly unique character.

Erm. Really. All trolling aside. Coming from a Managing Editor of a site called "MMORPG.com", that statement is a surprising denial of existence of at least two major MMOs out there for 5 years, and one that will surely come out before Aion does...

I'm speaking of City of Heroes/Villains, EVE Online and Champions Online here. I may be stretching it as far as EVE is concerned -and then again "walking in stations" may multiply the customisation options by ten sliders for all I know- but really, you should give CoH's character editor a try. You CAN make a pixie, an elf or a dwarf too ! And thousands of other things more, may I add. And I hear Champions' editor is devilishly more thorough on this.

Sorry about the "rant". It's somewhat off topic given the title of the article, but then the same title does not invite the kind of generalization that triggered my CoH-fan mutant genes.

 

First off, NCSoft owns City of Heroes as well as Aion. Secondly, Aion's customization owns CoH's and Perfect World's. They don't even compare. This is coming from a fan of CoH...Perfect World is just plain laughable. CoH did the uber customization thing long before PW did, and Aion expands on it to blow them both out of the water.

Lets see! :

 

Size:

CoH - Actually, CoH lets you get pretty small, so they do well here.
Perfect World - Height is barely customizable and the bar doesn't make a huge different from left to right.
Aion - Tiny, Tall, whatever.

 

Build:

CoH - Once again, CoH builds are pretty varied; you have both skinny and muscular, but you don't have fat. Some might like a girthy character, especially those who are looking to make their characters look like dwarves.
Perfect World - Nope. You can expand the hips and waist, but not much. Not to mention, Perfect World models are third-world compared to Aion
Aion - Fat, skinny, muscular, whatever.

 

Face:

CoH - One of the few places CoH fails. The faces don't change much. There's some sliders but they don't add anything unique
Perfect World - Actualy does a marvelous job with faces!
Aion - does it better :3

 

Age:

CoH - has some older static faces, but once again, you can't edit them much beyond what's pre-made
Perfect World - Nope. You can make yourself ugly if you want, but I've never seen an old toon.
Aion - Yep! Make them young or old. Want a short, young angelic cherub? Sure! Want an old, gruff male cleric? Go for it!

 

Models:

CoH - Attractive for its time, but showing its age.
Perfect World - Models aren't even symmetrical. This is why animators and designers should know how to draw before entering their field. Believe it or not, it's not actually required. Sad, isn't it?
Aion - Gorgeous, accurate, realistic. Not over muscled, not undermuscled. You'll adore your avatar. In fact, you'll probably spend a lot of time in the first day of the game just looking at yourself. You're that cool looking. Srsly.

 

Flight: (Not about customization but I'll cover it anyway)

CoH - Has flight and combat flight. One of the first to do this well.
Perfect World - Has combat flight...SORTA. If you attack a monster or person on the ground, you better be able to 1hit them, because if they can't reach you their health will just refill. Furthermore, unless you're a Wing Elf, you can't fly until 30. Oh, and when you do get that flight, it's slow. Really, really slow. Unless of course, you buy a faster one in the item mall >_>;
Aion - You fly by level 10, combat flight is engaging and thorough and you can fight enemies on the ground while in the air. Not an item mall feature! Nope, don't need to spend $50+ to get a faster mount and speed upgrades, future upgrades to your flight speed covered in that spiffy, low monthly fee. As you level, you fly faster and longer. Also, wing upgrades in addition to stones and other enhancements effect your speed and timer. So yes, you need to use your flight strategically, but no it's not nearly as restrictive as people claim.

Awesome write up!!!! Having played CoX I have to say that yes Aion is better. Champions will be good too but I'm not sure if it will reach the same level. CoH's flight is extremely boring.

That's the thing with Aion and it's flight it's 'new' because it's ACTIVE.

Originally posted by WisebutCruel

So much praise for flight mechanics that are already old. Perfect World has the ability for players to fly, with no timers on flight, aerial combat, and no restrictions on where you can fly. These "reviewers" need to start coming up with better reasons than "you can fly" for AION.

The customization? Sorry, Perfect World has them beat there as well.

And Perfect World is free.

So, what makes AION worth paying for?

Ok ay, now i want to try Perfect world, lmao.

Okay,  I can try it at last:

I hope next time mmorpg.com authors will add something new, instead rewriting official press release. You wont find anything new in this article, if ever heard about Aion

Originally posted by miragexv

Ok ay, now i want to try Perfect world, lmao.

Definitely! Try it and let us know what you thought of it.

Originally posted by mindw0rk

I hope next time mmorpg.com authors will add something new, instead rewriting official press release. You wont find anything new in this article, if ever heard about Aion

You just didn't get it did you. There are other articales on Aion that MMORPG.com has done explaining some of the game features, this articale just dispels the myth that this is another Lineage 2 mmo.

Originally posted by LynxJSA

Originally posted by miragexv

Ok ay, now i want to try Perfect world, lmao.

 

Definitely! Try it and let us know what you thought of it.

I will, thanks....but....duh....I just found the Aion download........so it may take a bit for me to try Perfect World. What I should do is set them both up on two PCs and try at the same  time...lmao....Would that be Dual-boxing or not, lol.

Sounds great!  any news on open beta?  :)

sometimes I wonder if the people who write these articles are actually paid to write them.

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

After the down load it has a zip exe that will not run and jzip said it can not unzip it.

I can not play.

It's crazy it came with

AION_setup_0_9_5_0.exe

Data.z01  to 03

Data.zip

All this from File Planet

 Looks nice, good YouTube video showing off charcter creation also.

There's a long time till Q4 though :(