Originally posted by ronan32

well at least the slow leveling will filter out the wow babies, for that i am thankful. Whats with the rush to 50 anyway.

A rush to endgame really isn't an important concept for a game longterm. 

However, if leveling is linear and endgame is boring, it tends to make people choose other options. I know that at least this game has a serious problem with being boring once you hit 30. And I was able to participate in what they consider great PvP. At least at 36, it's a zerg fest in general. Boring and unimportant.

I CONSIDER MYSELF FAIRLY HARDCORE BUT THE GAME BECOMES FAIRLY DULL AFTER 30.....I THINK A BETTER LOOT TABLE ON DROPS MAYBE OFF NAMERS THAT CAN RANDOMLY APPEAR AT A GRIND SPOT AND DEFFO NEEDS A DUNGEON OR 2 TO DUNGEON CRAWL SOLO

Originally posted by thegeez

I CONSIDER MYSELF FAIRLY HARDCORE BUT THE GAME BECOMES FAIRLY DULL AFTER 30.....I THINK A BETTER LOOT TABLE ON DROPS MAYBE OFF NAMERS THAT CAN RANDOMLY APPEAR AT A GRIND SPOT AND DEFFO NEEDS A DUNGEON OR 2 TO DUNGEON CRAWL SOLO

Erm... Caps dude...

 Madness?! This is grinding!!

Originally posted by Furor

I just hit level 45 today as cleric, lol yes level 40-45 is HARD CORE GRIND. And because i am hardcore enough it takes 450 hours of 12 hours grind to get to where i am level 45. From level 45-50 its even harder core then 40-45. it takes about 370 hours of gameplay im assuming. level 40-50 is where you can seperate between the man and boy. its the most hardcore of them all.

If you survived past level 30 you can probably get to max cap but those who are asking is the grinding at level 40-50 harder?

the answer is yes its extremely hardcore harder even heavily grinding you'll ever seen.

levels 40-50 is what seperates us from man to boy.

 The questions remains " Are you man enough to grind to level 50?"

lol.

thanks for the laugh boy this one was good !

*ROFL*

Hahaha, yeah the question is "Are you BOY enough to grind to level 50?"

Because a man doesn't have the time it takes to grind on such games.

A man usually has a job, a family and a social life. Only the kids have the time to grind for 12 hours a day..... to accomplish what? Nothing.

What people fail to realize is that if you XP in groups it is much faster. 35-42 ish you can do in Kaidan HQ / Lepharist Citadel, and above that there are instances that you can group up and do for XP.

Sure, if you solo grind these levels it's going to be boring, and take a lot of time. These levels were not made to be solo'd however.

This is the problem with the mentalitiy that you "MUST" have a solo option all the way up. People only view the solo option and call it an OMFG grind unless you make it take 2 days to reach max level. THIS IS NOT A SOLO GAME PEOPLE. Get in groups, have fun, farm some bosses.

You might get 1/4 level per day of play, you might get a full level, it depends on how much you play. I guarantee you however that the person getting 1/4 level per day will eventually reach max level, and it will be much faster than it was in the past.

Aion is not any more of a grind than any other game out atm, barring WoW which should just have an auto-create level 80 button. If you don't focus solely on the destination and how long it takes you to solo to get there, you'll have much more fun with the journey.

Originally posted by bloodaxes

Ps. OP there are no dungeons at that level? or elite zone? they help on leveling unless there is few people at your level.

Anyone can answer this ^^^^?

There's no dungeons at lvl 45?

Originally posted by Hashbrick

Has to be the first time I've ever heard anyone say anything about being man enough for a game. Are you man enough to sit at your PC and click buttons for hours on end? Are you huh? Ya ok....

The question should be, "Is your attention span dull enough?"

lol i had to laugh at that too.ability to click buttons for hours everyday= manhood

Originally posted by BigMango

Hahaha, yeah the question is "Are you BOY enough to grind to level 50?"

Because a man doesn't have the time it takes to grind on such games.

A man usually has a job, a family and a social life. Only the kids have the time to grind for 12 hours a day..... to accomplish what? Nothing.

 

 

and an University Student ?...gosh I feel like I will never hit max lvl with my tiny game time     :( and....  Q.Q

1hour/day or less is clearly not enough for Aion ... well I will keep trying until I cant log anymore... then I will connect to a 5x Private server... it's sad but probably the truth

Holy grind, Batman!!!!

That is ridiculous.  I shall stay far away from this title.  People argue that it isn't another Korean grindfest, but from the OP's comments, it is.  Utterly insane.

Originally posted by tkreep

I quit the game at lvl 36 cuz of the boring ass grind

My guild and I stopped at 35

 So it's decided then - Game Sucks right?

Originally posted by nuififun

 So it's decided then - Game Sucks right?

I wouldnt say the game sucks, and this is coming from someone who canceled, I would however say that the grind is a bit harder than most of the average people are going to be willing / able to tollerate.

Not only that, but most 30+ players aren't even leveling legit. Bots are everywhere and en masse, they are completely unregulated and make it hard for players who actually can stand to grind, to even accomplish this, as bots 8+ levels higher than the mobs are farming them 24/7. Very close to canceling my account as well.

Originally posted by Fkinglinux

Not only that, but most 30+ players aren't even leveling legit. Bots are everywhere and en masse, they are completely unregulated and make it hard for players who actually can stand to grind, to even accomplish this, as bots 8+ levels higher than the mobs are farming them 24/7. Very close to canceling my account as well.

Sorry, there are a lot of bots, but All of my friends and folks we grouped with were 30 plus and not bots.

The majority of people 30+ are just folks with a lot of extra time, college students, and unemployed folks...not all are bots.

Wow... the OP IS Hardcore.

450 hours to go from level 40 to 45.  This does not include getting to 40, btw.

There are 168 hours in a week, and it has been 4 weeks since the headstart for a total of 672 playeble hours (minus about 20 for maintenance outages and patches).

That means, for the last month 222 hours has been spent getting to level 40 as well as everything else, and he probably hit 30 to 40 in the first week.  Or to break it down by weekly, he had 54 hours each week to and eat, sleep, bathe etc...

Well ok, the bathing and sleep probably didn't happen, so yeah, it could be done.

Damn,,, now THAT's Hardcore. 

Originally posted by bloodaxes

Originally posted by bloodaxes

Ps. OP there are no dungeons at that level? or elite zone? they help on leveling unless there is few people at your level.

 

Anyone can answer this ^^^^?

There's no dungeons at lvl 45?

Well there's the dark poeta instance as well as the shugo instance.

I I know the shugo instance is supposed to help pve players get higher. there is also the Balaur ship instance, The Dreadgion.

I believe these are supposed to be higher level instances but I'll have to see what lvl they start with.

edit: found this...

http://www.aionarmory.com/search.aspx?browse=3.4

Name Level Type
Adma Stronghold 50 Instance
Aetherogenetics Lab 41 - 45 Instance
Alquimia Research Center 41 - 44 Instance
Asteria Chamber 45 - 50 Instance
Azoturan Fortress 43 - 45 Instance
Chamber of Roah 45 - 50 Instance
Dark Poeta 50 Instance
Draupnir Cave 43 - 48 Instance
Dredgion 50 Instance
Eracus Temple Cavern 28 - undefined Instance
Fire Temple 30 - 38 Instance
Indratu Fortress 41 - 48 Instance
Krotan Chamber Instance
Kysis Chamber 45 - 50 Instance
Lava Caves Instance
Left Wing Chamber 35 Instance
Miren Chamber 45 - 50 Instance
Nochsana Training Camp 25 - 28 Instance
Right Wing Chamber 35 Instance
Sky Temple of Arkanis 30 - 33 Instance
Steel Rake 40 - 45 Instance
Sulfur Tree Nest 35 Instance
Theobomos Lab 50 Instance
 

Not sure if both sides hve these or if there is a split.

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Originally posted by Mithios
So does Aion have any play value to it, or is it just one big grind fest? All I've heard is grind this and grind that. Is anyone actually playing the game or just pushing through the levels as fast as they can?

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Later you grind for abyss points ;P. Only sure way to get them is through mobs, coz players don't want to actually lose theirs.

Btw OP, you play way too much, 12 hours per day? So if i assume you actually work (8 hours) you would have 4 hours of sleep left. Talk about hardcore.

Originally posted by Furor

level 40-50 is where you can seperate between the man and boy.

Quite correct. A man would stop playing at that point, because he has a family, and a real job, and can't waste 400 hours of his life grinding digital levels for digital characters.

Only a boy has the time and lack of other things going on in his life to devote eight hours a day to a Korean grindfest.