Originally posted by Rhoklaw

You say they will consolidate the DAoC servers again? Yet all the classic servers are already consolidated, so how are you coming up with 3000? Sure the ToA servers have good numbers, but I'm not sure I care to dive back into that mess. ToA turned DAoC into a first person shooter, aka caster only game, but they may have fixed that problem by now. I'm still going to give Aion a try in September and see what it has to offer. As long as it has a majority of DAoC's better game elements, thats all I need.

PvP games with a purpose are the best MMO's out there.

No, you misunderstand. their current "plan" is to consolidate the three clusters (Devon, Killibury, and Bossiney) into a single server. No cluster, just a single server. I'm not sure what will happen between Classic and ToA, but at this point, I'd rather have 3K players available than quibble about rulesets. I'm also not sure if they will allow characters on all realms, but I hope they do. I've got 4 Alb, 6 Hib, and 3 Mid.

They did say they would archive all characters on the old servers so players coming back could have their characters transfered, if they want.

Originally posted by cfurlin

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

You say they will consolidate the DAoC servers again? Yet all the classic servers are already consolidated, so how are you coming up with 3000? Sure the ToA servers have good numbers, but I'm not sure I care to dive back into that mess. ToA turned DAoC into a first person shooter, aka caster only game, but they may have fixed that problem by now. I'm still going to give Aion a try in September and see what it has to offer. As long as it has a majority of DAoC's better game elements, thats all I need.

PvP games with a purpose are the best MMO's out there.

 

No, you misunderstand. their current "plan" is to consolidate the three clusters (Devon, Killibury, and Bossiney) into a single server. No cluster, just a single server. I'm not sure what will happen between Classic and ToA, but at this point, I'd rather have 3K players available than quibble about rulesets. I'm also not sure if they will allow characters on all realms, but I hope they do. I've got 4 Alb, 6 Hib, and 3 Mid.

They did say they would archive all characters on the old servers so players coming back could have their characters transfered, if they want.

Well, I guess I could see if the new server merger is a beacon of light. While I really didn't care for the ToA expansion at release, it's quite possible that they may have fixed or removed a lot of the issues I had with it. It really would be nice to get back and play my Albion toons again cause I seriously miss playing them.

Originally posted by Keridwen

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Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Ok, I recently read a thread that Aion is what DAoC fans are looking for since Mythic let us down with WAR. So with that in mind, I have a few questions.

1) DAoC was best known for its end game RvR. Is it true that Aion has Keeps / Towers that can be controlled and upgraded by guilds?

Yes, there is currently not much incentive to defend them, so next patch they are increasing the rewards for defending.

Not upgradeable yet, they can be controlled by guilds though, your guild logo will show in the front of the castle, you get some special quests, and you tax the vendors around the castle.

2) What is the drive behind Aion's PvP? DAoC had 2 relics of power for each of its 3 realms that you could fight over for control. Which in turn gave realmwide bonuses in both PvE and RvR. Does anything like this exist in Aion?

Bragging rights, rewards. Clans own castles and get rewarded for their ownership, you gain abyss points (for open world pvp only! so no arenas) which you also lose when you die, so you cant just farm them over time if you suck. You can buy gear, special consumables with them, and your PvP rank is based on your AP...so it sucks to lose them. As you increase in PvP rank (set amount of each rank per server) you get special abilities and items to make you stronger).

Through rifts, you can block their PvE instances if you gather enough people, you can kill their quest giving NPCs, you have to defend quest giving NPCs knowing that they will drop pretty good items for your enemy, etc.

In the abyss it's more about control and bragging rights atm, plus, the abyss gear is the best ingame.

3) It was also stated that Aion has something similar to DAoC's Realm Abilities. Which are basically abilities purchased with points earned while killing enemy players. Is this true?

Not abilities, but gear, potions, consumables and things like that.

There are PvP acquired abilities, depending on your rank you might even get a skill that transforms you into a 180k HP beast, they only apply inside the abyss though.

4) DAoC was smart enough to keep about 95% of its PvE separate from any form of PvP so that if you needed to level in peace you could and if you wanted to fight, there was plenty of action in the Frontier. Can you hit the level cap in Aion strictly through PvE or do you have to PvP at some point to reach max level?

You could do it with out PvPing, but it would be slower, the game is designed on PvP integrated into other parts of the games, even the end game WoW-style instances have 1 party from each faction inside so there will be competition. All of the best PvE mobs/bosses/spots are always in PvP zones...Some may not, but I love it like that.

PvP in Aion is completely inevitable, you'll get ganked at least once while leveling, but the PvP is minimal if you try to advoid it and you can reach the max level without any kind of PvP excepting the rift gank squads.

5) DAoC had issues in RvR with Crowd Control such as, whoever mezzed / stunned the other person / group first usually won the battle. Is the CC in Aion overwhelming or did they manage to minimize it to shorter durations vs. DAoC's 9 sec stuns and 60+ sec mezzes.

I dont think there are mass CC's in Aion, so I wouldnt worry about that, most of them are removed by any damage, and there are lots of AoE's.

The only ways to get massive and decissive CCs is to actviate artifacts in the abyss, otherwise, without those, no CC is decissive enough.

6) Classic Server DAoC, you know, the ones without the stupid ToA expanions BS usually had some lengthy fights that could last for hours and were entirely too fun the whole time. How long is the average battle in Aion for say an 6 vs 6 encounter and also for all out zergs.

Not entirely sure, PvP damage is 50% of PvE damage to encourage longer fights, there are also classes that have resurrection with 0 cooldown time, but 4 second cast time, however each time you die you rez you get a short debuff, that increases in time with each death (by 20 seconds). And you lose your buffs.

6vs6 takes from 1 minute to 4, depending on the groups, a zerg battle can take hours tho.

7) DAoC was fairly dependant on gear to be any good in RvR / PvP. How important is the gear in Aion when it comes to PvP?

I would say its just as dependant on gear as daoc, difference being the physical defence makes a very noticeable difference in damage reduction compared to most games I've played...its one of the first things i noticed while upgrading armor.

8) Leveling in DAoC was a snap which for PvP / RvR games is the best way to go. No one wants to wait 3-6 months to get into the meat and potatoes of the game. Aion has been labeled a grind, yet compared to Lineage and most other asian marketed games, its been rumored to be a lot less of a grind. Is this true and what is the level cap by the way?

Its probably equivalent to WoW in leveling up, 1-3 months to max depending on how much you play.

9) DAoC is like 1 of maybe a handful of games with the intelligence of allowing players to customize the color of their gear. Dyes in game were ranged from ugly colors at cheap prices to more desired colors for a good chunk of change. How easy is it to dye your gear in Aion and is it Merchant sold or drop only?

There are dyes, that are merchant sold, crafted, quest items, etc...rare ones are harder to get. You can also change the appearance of any (non abyss) piece of gear to look like another piece of gear...So you can make an awesome, but ugly sword look like a terrible, but nice looking sword.

10) Healers / Buffers in DAoC definately made leveling and RvR a lot easier, but potions were available that eventually gave every class easy access to healing and buffs. Aion supposedly has long timers on potions / bandages which means Healers are once again a high demand class, as they should be. Is this true?

Yes they are, there will probably be 1 healer and 1 buffer per party (of 6).

My guild is going for a 2 support+4dps party setup every time we want to PvP, so yeah, healers are pretty important.
 

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 What does that mean?
Other than that it seems like AION is the game WAR should have been. Too bad it has that weird Anime style, really hate that and probably the main reason why I wont like the game.

 

 

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Gotta admit the anime thiing is a turn off for me too. I really do not want to be this guy:
 
 

 

 

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Gotta cringe every time some Caucasian talks about something being "too 'Anime"
'Anime' refers to Japanese animation, and it consists many different visual styles, from Dragonball to Witch Hunter Robin. It wouldn't bug me as much if specific artists or studios were mentioned, but people tend to generalise too much.
Saying Aion is too 'Anime' is like saying Warcraft is too 'Disney'. Actually AION is not anime at all. It's much closer to Guildwars and I aint heard that called anime. And one thing is for sure the graphics are way ahead of Warhammer, Chronicles of Spellborn or AoC. There is huge diversity of charcter creation in Aion. The character creation system uses slider values similar to the one used in Oblivion. You can create a character that looks like Gandalf or Aragorn if you like.
There are 20+ premade faces but each face can be manipulated. Eye shape, eye height, nose shape, nose height, nose protrusion, ear shape, lip shape, jaw shape. The list goes on and on. So you could start with an anime charcter and turn it into anything you want. If your fancy takes you, you can make Barak Obama with angel wings!
Are these AION images anime?
http://img151.imageshack.us/i/aion0003j.jpg/
http://img205.imageshack.us/i/aion0011m.jpg/

 

 

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Get over it... the guy looks gay as hell, and he does have an anime look to him. It's nice to see that you automatically assume he/she is caucasian as well.
 

 

 

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looks more like CGI to me. but ill try this game out if its cheap lol. or if they have a open beta. sounds better then the star wars mmo.

 

 

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Is this the first time you guys have heard about this game?
It obviously seems that way.
I mean, complaining about the character models is the last thing you guys should even be discussing.
Why?
This game has more character customization than any game Ive seen to date.
Want to look like Obama, you can.
Brad pitt? Done.
That dwarf from lord of the rings, done.

I mean really the amount of things you can customize is almost overwhelming.
From height, body build, width of shoulders, hair colors, skin color, hair style, tattoos, facial tattoos, really the list goes on and on.

Anyone see this? http://images.mmosite.com/news/2008/11/16/Aion_111427.jpg
 

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I don't see anyone complaining. What I do see is people giving reasons why they do not like a particular aspect of the game.
I know that it can be interpreted as 'bashing your game' but there really is no need to be all up in arms over a negative comment. Especially when the comment is a personal preference.
On the other hand, I would like to know what does being "some Caucasian" have to do with anything.

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I am not all up in arms about anything, it just seems completely stupid for so many of the uninformed posters to pick on ONE avatar repeatedly when you can look as "MANLY" or fem as you want.

But can I look like this:

And beat someone with their own arm like Hollow Ichigo does in a few pages?  Ok fine I admit Ulquiorra does look a little foofy but Ichigo does this to him so its ok.  

Originally posted by cfurlin

Originally posted by Forumfall

I love these: 'I played the beta for 25 minutes and I'm going back to daoc' posts.

Hehe go back to your dead game and have fun.

If you didn't figure out that the abyss opens its doors for level 25 players upwards and that the action [loads of different abyss armor sets/weapons/jewlery, pvp ranking, transformation, fortress sieges and all of this with the possiblity to fly (no not the gliding that you see early in the game, real flying)] starts there then noone can help you.

Anyhow I don't see a reason that the aion community should bother trying to convice anyone to join in. These forums are full of bitter and biased people.

 

The "action" starts at level 25? ROTFL.

I played for 2 days and got to level 17. There is NO WAY I'd continue on to 25.

I love how a game's advocates always regurgitate the, "you have to get to level X before it gets good" argument. That's like asking someone to eat a pile of worms because there is a steak underneath.

well, i'm playing daoc again, luckly i have 3 accounts and 1 of them has something on every cluster in every realm..... but i'm so bored with daoc, i've done it all... stealth, solo, gank squad, it was fun for a month, kinda getting "ugh" about logging on to play, i wish daoc 2 would come out, but daoc's pvp has been nerfed to shit anyways from cry babies and baddies so i dont know if i'd even enjoy a daoc 2

just waiting for something to come along that i can semi-enjoy the action

and by the way, daoc's action doesn't start till your 50 and geared, and the battlegrounds are epic gay, and so are people who only play in BGs in daoc

just sayin

Not on topic, but I have to comment the post above...

That Ichigo's transformation ( & power upgrade coming with it ) was the lamest thing I've ever seen in a manga.

I had to take it off my chest! lol

Almost stopped following Bleach after that, but wanting to know whats still in store for the other characters finaly kept me going.

I want to see old Yama's Bankai!! :D

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Originally posted by cfurlin

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

You say they will consolidate the DAoC servers again? Yet all the classic servers are already consolidated, so how are you coming up with 3000? Sure the ToA servers have good numbers, but I'm not sure I care to dive back into that mess. ToA turned DAoC into a first person shooter, aka caster only game, but they may have fixed that problem by now. I'm still going to give Aion a try in September and see what it has to offer. As long as it has a majority of DAoC's better game elements, thats all I need.

PvP games with a purpose are the best MMO's out there.

 

No, you misunderstand. their current "plan" is to consolidate the three clusters (Devon, Killibury, and Bossiney) into a single server. No cluster, just a single server. I'm not sure what will happen between Classic and ToA, but at this point, I'd rather have 3K players available than quibble about rulesets. I'm also not sure if they will allow characters on all realms, but I hope they do. I've got 4 Alb, 6 Hib, and 3 Mid.

They did say they would archive all characters on the old servers so players coming back could have their characters transfered, if they want.

 

Well, I guess I could see if the new server merger is a beacon of light. While I really didn't care for the ToA expansion at release, it's quite possible that they may have fixed or removed a lot of the issues I had with it. It really would be nice to get back and play my Albion toons again cause I seriously miss playing them.

they haven't

and many bad players are high RR now after zerging for the past couple years

hib casters will stun you and 4 shot you

solo casters will purge 3 and moc 3 on you

the zerg is the only thing happening these days

there are like 1 1/2 decent gank squads

you need to run a million dragon quests for good gear

you need to be a scout, armsman or cleric to do dragon raids, and hope the person doesn't log out with the loot (happens alot these days)

you need about 150 plat for a fraction of a decent template (unless you get in good dragon raids)

etc.etc..etc....

i love daoc like a son, but its just about time for it to move out and get a new job... just sayin

If Aion is anything like Daoc i'll be it's biggest fanboy once its out.

Originally posted by gestalt11

But either way Kensei here is obviously sooooooo fem so Aion must be too:

 

What does Bleach (or whatever those pics are) have to do with Aion?

Originally posted by ray12k

Originally posted by deathtripp

Originally posted by Keridwen

 

 What does that mean?

Other than that it seems like AION is the game WAR should have been. Too bad it has that weird Anime style, really hate that and probably the main reason why I wont like the game.

 

Gotta admit the anime thiing is a turn off for me too. I really do not want to be this guy:

 

Gotta cringe every time some Caucasian talks about something being "too 'Anime"

'Anime' refers to Japanese animation, and it consists many different visual styles, from Dragonball to Witch Hunter Robin. It wouldn't bug me as much if specific artists or studios were mentioned, but people tend to generalise too much.

Saying Aion is too 'Anime' is like saying Warcraft is too 'Disney'. Actually AION is not anime at all. It's much closer to Guildwars and I aint heard that called anime. And one thing is for sure the graphics are way ahead of Warhammer, Chronicles of Spellborn or AoC. There is huge diversity of charcter creation in Aion. The character creation system uses slider values similar to the one used in Oblivion. You can create a character that looks like Gandalf or Aragorn if you like.

There are 20+ premade faces but each face can be manipulated. Eye shape, eye height, nose shape, nose height, nose protrusion, ear shape, lip shape, jaw shape. The list goes on and on. So you could start with an anime charcter and turn it into anything you want. If your fancy takes you, you can make Barak Obama with angel wings!

Are these AION images anime?

http://img151.imageshack.us/i/aion0003j.jpg/

http://img205.imageshack.us/i/aion0011m.jpg/

Get over it... the guy looks gay as hell, and he does have an anime look to him. It's nice to see that you automatically assume he/she is caucasian as well.
 

 

looks more like CGI to me. but ill try this game out if its cheap lol. or if they have a open beta. sounds better then the star wars mmo.

I have to admit the above pictures are some of the most UN-ANDROGYNOUS male figure I have seen on the game yet. Most I seen while playing happen to be the neutral, overly clean :) "gay" type. It is so lady-boy it bothers me to no end. (I mean no disrespect to anyone who is gay...I just say it for a lack of a better word.) 

What many people mean by "anime" style is the obvious knack for Japanese animators to create male characters in androgynous forms to appeal to the female population. Known as bish?nen & biseinen. It is very common in Anime so the original poster was kinda right.

And yes...WOW is Disney. Like Free Realms.

there obviously seems to be alot of ppl attacking and defending the game based on their opinions of gameplay, art work, pvp etc... I will probably give this game a shot just to see how it is for myself and keep an open mind.

These Aion threads are getting worse by the minute.

There's no PVP in the game for the first 30 levels, what are you talking about OP.

Aion has managed to throw concepts of 10 different MMO together and mixed them into a bowl and they made an incoherent game which tries to do everything and isn't good at anything.

Originally posted by takaris7

Originally posted by ray12k

Originally posted by deathtripp

Originally posted by Keridwen

 

 What does that mean?

Other than that it seems like AION is the game WAR should have been. Too bad it has that weird Anime style, really hate that and probably the main reason why I wont like the game.

 

Gotta admit the anime thiing is a turn off for me too. I really do not want to be this guy:

 

Gotta cringe every time some Caucasian talks about something being "too 'Anime"

'Anime' refers to Japanese animation, and it consists many different visual styles, from Dragonball to Witch Hunter Robin. It wouldn't bug me as much if specific artists or studios were mentioned, but people tend to generalise too much.

Saying Aion is too 'Anime' is like saying Warcraft is too 'Disney'. Actually AION is not anime at all. It's much closer to Guildwars and I aint heard that called anime. And one thing is for sure the graphics are way ahead of Warhammer, Chronicles of Spellborn or AoC. There is huge diversity of charcter creation in Aion. The character creation system uses slider values similar to the one used in Oblivion. You can create a character that looks like Gandalf or Aragorn if you like.

There are 20+ premade faces but each face can be manipulated. Eye shape, eye height, nose shape, nose height, nose protrusion, ear shape, lip shape, jaw shape. The list goes on and on. So you could start with an anime charcter and turn it into anything you want. If your fancy takes you, you can make Barak Obama with angel wings!

Are these AION images anime?

http://img151.imageshack.us/i/aion0003j.jpg/

http://img205.imageshack.us/i/aion0011m.jpg/

Get over it... the guy looks gay as hell, and he does have an anime look to him. It's nice to see that you automatically assume he/she is caucasian as well.
 

 

looks more like CGI to me. but ill try this game out if its cheap lol. or if they have a open beta. sounds better then the star wars mmo.

 

I have to admit the above pictures are some of the most UN-ANDROGYNOUS male figure I have seen on the game yet. Most I seen while playing happen to be the neutral, overly clean :) "gay" type. It is so lady-boy it bothers me to no end. (I mean no disrespect to anyone who is gay...I just say it for a lack of a better word.) 

What many people mean by "anime" style is the obvious knack for Japanese animators to create male characters in androgynous forms to appeal to the female population. Known as bish?nen & biseinen. It is very common in Anime so the original poster was kinda right.

And yes...WOW is Disney. Like Free Realms.

its nothing roger clemens can't fix!

Originally posted by cfurlin

Originally posted by Calind0r

Originally posted by cfurlin

Originally posted by Keridwen

Here are a few reasons why AION is the best option for EX DAoC Veterans. Been playing on the Chinese server (with English language patch) and this game is immense. Reached Level 38 with a Gladiator and have a Level 22 Cleric. Ignore all those who say its a PVE grind. This simply is untrue.

(1) AION has a RA system like DAoC. With passive stat boni as well as powerful abilities on timers. People get a real sense that their characters grow stronger through RvR. You can save up Abyss Points gained from RvR kills for uber gear.

(2) There is no PvE grind for gear and AION has DAoC-style crafting, and spellcrafting. You can craft or gain RVR reward gear for the "ultimate" template based on a mix of crafted and RVR earned gear.In AION there is real crafting. Armorcrafting, weaponcrafting with secondary skills like woodcrafting that allows you to reinforce keep doors and repair them.

(3) AION has 'The Rift' is in-game PVP dungeon that is very similar to Darkness Falls.

(4) The layout and size of the "inner keeps" is very similar to the keeps in DAoC RvR zones and BGs. As with DAoC, AION has destructable walls and seige weapons

(5) AION has 6x6 combat - this rules. It is possible for strong but differentially balanced 6 man groups (e.g  tank groups or mage groups) to take out 16 man and even 24 man groups.

(6) RvR End game is immense, offering all kind of merit, status and rewards for individuals, clans and realms.

(7) CC is smart but not overwhelming and can be dealt with by good healers and other classes.

(8) Like DAoC, AION is extremely elitist.

(9) Unlike DAoC you can RvR in-flight mode, liked a Winged Angel or a Demon :)

 

 

Heh....this is funny.

I played Aion as part of the last beta weekend because I heard it was going to be a good DAoC replacement. After playing, I immediately re-subbed to DAoC. Waiting for the server consolidation in July. Thank you Aion for sending me back to DAoC.

 

So you played it before you got to any PvP content, and quit after seeing about 5% of the game?

 

Yep. 5% of the most boring gameplay and the most objectionable community I''ve experienced to date. My opinion.

I've played MMOs for long enough I can tell if I'm going to like a game or not in the first ten levels. "You didn't play long enough" -- Isn't that what advocates say in EVERY game forum when someone doesn't agree with them?

 

 

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Originally posted by LogothX

Its not "anime". It's "generic" and "uninspired", like the rest of the game's design.

My god .... I have been using MMORPG.com for quite some time, and never A) had a question to ask here on these forums or B) trolled through a forum post that invoked me to log on and comment..

Both of you guys that I quoted, I am sorry, I try not to judge being as though everyone has a right to state their minds, but you guys are biased and ignorant.

I have been playing MMORPGS since 1999 ranging from everything Anarchy Online and above (mad respects and props to those who have been playing longer in worlds such as UO and DoAC) and I can say after beta testing this game for 3 days, that I found this game to be EXTREMELY (and I mean EXTREMELY) solid! The movements were fluid (unlike WAR, where I got stuck when I jumped on a rock, or any object in the world, disgusting) and the PvP was VERY fun and gave me the thrills I had in Anarchy Online PvP (where your heart starts racing and you start palm sweating). instead of writing a block of text I will break it up a little bit

Graphics

9.5/10

By far one of the most beautiful and animated worlds I have ever come across. The weaponry, armor, in itself is stunning and makes you "want" to raid whever you can to get the best of gear.

Enviornment once again is stunning, without equal.

Sound

10/10

Sound effects are very viable and believable with depth and quality with every hit (mage/sorc, could have been a tad better though, but no points docked for that)

Music: My goodness, as a music producer and undeground DJ myself, I fell in love with the melodic compositions of this game, it truly added to the full flavor of the game and would make me stay in an area, smoke some green tobacco and listen to the beauty.

Gameplay

8.5/10

The choice to pick between WASD and P2C was excellent for NCsoft to implement being as I "simply dont play P2C games". however the WASD movements rival that of WoWs movements, which imho is one of WoW's only good notes.

NPC's are wonderful animated and beautifully designed... when you make it to the sanctum, you will see all the details and work they put into the game... some of my favorite things that they have done is simple things like the 3 children skipping and loving life around town with the little girl trying to get all to join in on the "fun parade" that you can tell they are trying to orchestrate!

the crafting area was amazingly designed and I believe added to a feeling of "home". I have always loved crafting. In anarchy online I had/have a trader in which I loved building high lv implants, and armor (most weapon crafts were bleh in AO) lol. but yes I enjoyed the crafting in the game.

Flying: Being able to fly in a world practically unrestricted was very fun and a couple times I would fly up up and up until I ran out of flying time (mind you this was in veltheron er i forget the name) and just dropping as if I was sky diving!! lol the PF's are huge and you can do so many things within it!

PvP

being as though I havent experiences the TRUE pvp in this game I really shouldnt make much comment on it, but the duels I had and the pvp in the coliseum was definately fun and at many points EXCITING!!! I havent been excited about pvp since Anarchy. WAR was bleh for pvp, and sure at times it had its moments but got boring QUICK as you leveled!

Overall

9.3/10

I think this game will be a major player in the NA and EU markets. Most of us (fanbois excluded) have been seething for a SERIOUSLY uber MMO to play for a long time. I believe this game (as well as SWTOR) will be the games that will give gamers a choice finally!! for the longest time it has always been WoW this, WoW that... now it will be WoW this, Aion that, and SWTOR there.

P.S. - for all the Wow fanbois who seem to be jealous of Aions greatness, please do yourself a favor and just leave posts that have to do with Aion alone! :) if you are not going to play it, then it really has nothing to do with you!! 

by "Greatness" you mean mediocre ness right because that really best describes the game. It's fun but unispired.  Basically upgraded Lineage II graphics with Perfect Worlds flight system. I've seen the graphics on a top in computer. Yes there very pretty because they are anime inspired like most other oriental games. Finally, just because someone doesn't like the game doesn't make then a WoW fanboi. Im sick and tired of people using that as there one and only comeback to someone not liking your game. Get over it.

Originally posted by Frostbite05

by "Greatness" you mean mediocre ness right because that really best describes the game. It's fun but unispired.  Basically upgraded Lineage II graphics with Perfect Worlds flight system. I've seen the graphics on a top in computer. Yes there very pretty because they are anime inspired like most other oriental games. Finally, just because someone doesn't like the game doesn't make then a WoW fanboi. Im sick and tired of people using that as there one and only comeback to someone not liking your game. Get over it.

well when it comes down to it, there are legions of WoW fanbois and these people love to troll and hate anything else.

Secondly, once again those are my opinions, and I consider myself a fair judge. I am not sure what you are expecting but this game is truly the best game that will be out very soon. is it the best game that will EVER come out being the #1 MMO of all time? no, no game is, but give the game its due, I believe it to beat all current MMO's.. game that I think will top the charts? Secret World, and possibly SWTOR

Originally posted by Waterlily

These Aion threads are getting worse by the minute.

There's no PVP in the game for the first 30 levels, what are you talking about OP.

Aion has managed to throw concepts of 10 different MMO together and mixed them into a bowl and they made an incoherent game which tries to do everything and isn't good at anything.

i'm by no means a aion fanboi

but i've seen a few of your past few posts, and they're bad..

and you love to point fingers, its funny... though i'm not much better, so i shouldn't be talking haha

Originally posted by Keridwen

Here are a few reasons why AION is the best option for EX DAoC Veterans.

Wow.  An old DAoC vet finally found mmorpg.com after all these years.  Welcome aboard! :)

daoc was a dam good game i played it for 5 years and i think where they messed up was the developers started spending thier time in warhammer instead of improving daoc and the introduction of warhammer caused a lot of good players to move on to the new game because they felt that daoc was doomed by its developers wich was a shame.if aion has taken the logistics of daoc and improved on them i will be happy.and a note to the idiot that made the idiotic post about your comparison you need to go out behind the barn and smoke another one then you will have something to blame your stupidity on

Originally posted by Keridwen

Originally posted by Forumfall

I am also playing chinese aion. What he said is true.

Is my post count enough?

 

ha ha ... cute, thanks my dear. But *cough* what she said is true would be preferable :)

oooo admitting that you are a girl on a gaming forum with thousands of gaming nerds. You will get flooded with sleezy mails now :P

Originally posted by Yamota

Originally posted by Keridwen

Originally posted by Forumfall

I am also playing chinese aion. What he said is true.

Is my post count enough?

 

ha ha ... cute, thanks my dear. But *cough* what she said is true would be preferable :)

 

oooo admitting that you are a girl on a gaming forum with thousands of gaming nerds. You will get flooded with sleezy mails now :P

or sleezy males lol :P

I've played my share of MMO's since Meridian 59 launched and it's quite obvious, people have different interests in what they think is a good game. For me, DAoC probably captured the best parts of MMO gaming from my experience. Unfortunately, the classic cluster is pretty much dead, so I keep looking for a replacement MMO.

Aion isn't the perfect MMO cause no such MMO will ever exist. You can't please every MMO fan in the world with 1 MMO. Aion is my best bet for replacing DAoC which is why I already preordered it. Plus, Aion has enough interest in Asia and North America, that I won't have to worry about it being a population flop at launch.

Aion has had good and poor reviews, but the poor reviews are simply from people who don't like the gameplay. Good reviews have shown that graphics, server stability and gameplay are all quite good if it's what your looking for in an MMO. Aion isn't for everyone and thats to be expected.

Come September, I'll be playing Aion and some of you won't. I just can't stand the whole WoW / WAR aspect of PvP and DF is a hacked gankfest joke. In fact, I'm almost certain that the only game that could prove better for PvP would be DAoC 2 and that probably won't happen.

Originally posted by Waterlily

There's no PVP in the game for the first 30 levels, what are you talking about OP.

 

Mr Waterlily I don't think you have actually played Aion. What you say is blatently untrue. First you can PvP at Level 25 and enter the RvR Abyss. Second you can PvP at level 18 in The Rift.

Originally posted by Waterlily

These Aion threads are getting worse by the minute.

There's no PVP in the game for the first 30 levels, what are you talking about OP.

Aion has managed to throw concepts of 10 different MMO together and mixed them into a bowl and they made an incoherent game which tries to do everything and isn't good at anything.

you are not serious
first open pvp through rifts starts at 19 level and abyss at 25 level

 I was about to buy the game for the PvE part, that is good. But If it have good PvP, count me in!

What is the overpowered class? I want to play imba.  (probably a healer or a ranged class.)