Originally posted by Nihilist

How bad is the attack of the clones? Is there any decent variation in the classes, or does everyone look exactly the same?

 

Any word on cash shop? Can I pay2win and spend 1000 bucks to buy a nuke?

Variation visually isn't there, but the crafting brings a bit of variety to set yourself apart from the pack.

The cash shop won't have anything OP if gPotato stick to what's in the other versions.

Originally posted by IdesofMarch

Originally posted by Nihilist

How bad is the attack of the clones? Is there any decent variation in the classes, or does everyone look exactly the same?

 

Any word on cash shop? Can I pay2win and spend 1000 bucks to buy a nuke?

Variation visually isn't there, but the crafting brings a bit of variety to set yourself apart from the pack.

 

The cash shop won't have anything OP if gPotato stick to what's in the other versions.

After the Allods crap, I honestly don't see why anyone is giving gpotato a second look these days.  
 

I have no beef with f2p games, but gpotato has shown to be one of the worse in terms of "pay 2 win" ripoff games.

Originally posted by Plutonicwoes

Originally posted by IdesofMarch

Originally posted by Nihilist

How bad is the attack of the clones? Is there any decent variation in the classes, or does everyone look exactly the same?

 

Any word on cash shop? Can I pay2win and spend 1000 bucks to buy a nuke?

Variation visually isn't there, but the crafting brings a bit of variety to set yourself apart from the pack.

 

The cash shop won't have anything OP if gPotato stick to what's in the other versions.

After the Allods crap, I honestly don't see why anyone is giving gpotato a second look these days.  
 

I have no beef with f2p games, but gpotato has shown to be one of the worse in terms of "pay 2 win" ripoff games.

I thought the issue with Allods were the prices, not the content, which I am talking about.

gPotato could make big changes to the cash shop, but I don't see what they could add to make someone OP in a mass PvP game where you can get taken down in a matter of seconds.

Originally posted by Harabeck

Everyone is pretty much the same. The cash shop allows you to get awesome item upgrades among other things. This game is just as much hype as it deserves, it is by no means underrated or underhyped. Its grind is long and boring, the graphics are only so-so, the gameplay is average, and the PvP doesn't quite make up for it.

Grind? Quests are how you lvl in the game. Did you actually play it or just making declarative statements about the game without real firsthand knowledge of it?

This game aint that bad for a f2p.. There are some things that need to be improved though.. The chat system needs to be redone - the WASD movements need to be better and less ice skaty - combat animations could be smoothed out a bit - combat abilities need to fire faster..ect.

I was also under the impression that when playing on the PvE server you couldnt be attacked if you did not click the PvP button. I was either wrong or some have found a way to bypass that ( saw a couple people attacking afkers at the Zan Temple ).

Allods has the quality but the cash shop is just way overpriced and pretty much forcing people to buy those " get out of jail " potions is just pure greed.

Originally posted by SlyLoK

I was also under the impression that when playing on the PvE server you couldnt be attacked if you did not click the PvP button. I was either wrong or some have found a way to bypass that ( saw a couple people attacking afkers at the Zan Temple ).

You can still PK your own nation in the PvE channel (which I agree is inappropriately named), but the penalty is extremely steep so people who go on a killing spree will get to enjoy up to 24 hours of in-game time doing next to nothing. The differences between channels is the RvR aspect and being able to travel to the other nations, as well as a minor difference or two, such as mobs having 5% less HP in PvP, but I believe also have a 5% increase in attack or defense. I think the drop rate might be a hair different as well, but don't take my word for it.

This game has surprised me.  It basically took over my weekend, so I agree with the OP.  It's a fine game and doesn't receive enough attention.

There are different definitions of grind, and every MMO does it.  The goal for me is to find a MMO that does not force me to mindlessly slaughter mobs for a minor amount of exp.  In Aika my character's reached level 19 and there's no indication that the quests are going to dry up, and they bring in good exp.

I've done what I call a "mindless mob grind" for maybe 15 minutes?  There was a repeatable quest that I hammered out.  My grouped partner was elsewhere & I didn't feel like running back to town or to the other camps. That's the only "grind" that I've done in 19 levels.

The mob killing grind is there, but the exp rolls in smoothly enough that it has yet to get irritating.

The pran is a cute addition.  Here's a quick gif that I whipped up:
http://b.imagehost.org/view/0624/mypranteddyrawr

GIMP, the image editing program that I use, did not retain the quality of the images so they look kind of pastel-like.  Here's a full quality image of the pran: http://d.imagehost.org/0158/6_5.jpg
 

I wish that the pran would trigger conversations more often to make it a bit more interactive.

Anyway, it's been fun this weekend.  Will it last?  Who knows.  We'll see, but so far I have no serious complaints, especially considering that it's a F2P.

The games 1gb....and graphics aint that great....it looks so much like rappelz. on another note

people kept on saying it looks like Aion....well if u played aion....this games no where near it...

maybe just the fantasy graphics part but game detail combat style it aint nothing like Aion

The PRAN reminds me of the MAG in Phantasy Star Online..

About the only grind thats there is if you want to craft.. Everything drops off mobs and you need a ton of items to create a full suit + weapon.

Originally posted by will75

For some reason they are banning people from brazil. But europe is ok

they couldnt get right for brezil(as usual some people wants their pocket lined if i was gpotato i would let them stew)brazil can still play saw ton of them in game just have to be clever like when you play in korea but you live in north pole (grin)

Originally posted by Harabeck

Originally posted by Nihilist

How bad is the attack of the clones? Is there any decent variation in the classes, or does everyone look exactly the same?

 

Any word on cash shop? Can I pay2win and spend 1000 bucks to buy a nuke?

Everyone is pretty much the same. The cash shop allows you to get awesome item upgrades among other things. This game is just as much hype as it deserves, it is by no means underrated or underhyped. Its grind is long and boring, the graphics are only so-so, the gameplay is average, and the PvP doesn't quite make up for it.

dont6 listen to him the graphic are very good its on par with guild wars but its a diff style no shiny here the way gpotato did it

they make your card work so if you got a good card you ll get decent graphic but if you dont it will still look fair just deactivate blurr for some reason its not processed right it look bad when its on!

Originally posted by niqpere

Aika is a horrible game bad graphics boring pvp and the interface is .. just bad .

lets all take a step back here!

this is a game made for 1000 vs 1000 battle .dont know what card you got but me i got an ati 5770 and it look great my only beef are technical issue

the screen aim on a 1680x1050 is 3 or 4 pixel to the riright and 3 or 4 pixel too low(can be seen at log in)

blurr isnt working properly or my card isnt properlly set to se it properlly (i wish gpotato said how to set our ati or nvidia card)

aside from those 2 thing(witch might be why you get lower look (since i bet the aim of the screen might actually play a big role in graphic quality but thats something gpotato will have to correct

aside from that (ok ok and some awfull music at time,wich can be turned off)

i cant seem to find fault!and the stuff i mentionned can be corrected by gpotato game designer

the the image being off from the screen is probably translation issue(happens all the time)

so over all its beta and these issue i mention arent legion

2 issue that make the game look bad !

in my book the list isnt long i could tell you the list of issue in wow were page long at lunch!

quality?

very low footprint!on par with lot of game visually,but on a whole new scale

like 1000 vs 1000 ,pran system ,dungeon properlly hard ,dont let other gamer fool you this one of the very few mmo on the mmo list i saw of late

i didnt believe it when i saw a dl of less then 500 mb but it is a proper mmo not an mo like wow a real mmo

i dont hate multiplayer game like wow but if i go in a game the game say its an mmo i expect mmo not mo

and in that sense aika is the best mmo i have seen in a long time

with some polishing(lol!its normal!why they beta test it you think !grin!)

this game will be played a lot!was playing yesterday server were really busy they ll have to lauch with more server thats for sure!

I think the graphics are just fine.. But I do wish some texture had a higher res. I may force AF to see if that helps.

I am having trouble doing the Zant Normal / hard instance.. Cant find a group for it.

Now level 38....   on ostyrian,  if you don't like the game, that's fine.. but it has so much potential.. the pvp in it will be amazing. They just need a bigger reason to stay on the pvp channel.  Allying up to fight your own guilds in sieges for LM reign = win for politics.. the politics in this game rivals any mmo out there

slylok thats what i did on my card and it help a lot

yep i agree the incentive to pvp is kind of weak !

the pve and pvp channel was what destroyed UO and here we have same thing with most of ppl staying in pve zone.

This game is Iffy in my eyes still, the grind isn't that long reguardless of what anyone says.... The PvE is easy and you pretty much glide through it if you use more then half a brain.. The PvP was where i really had my issues, i know this is built around large scale pvp. Let me go ahead and say that ahead of time, but honestly a game that has players hitting in PvE for 1.2k-2.2k and your average player (level 40) has somewhere around 2.5k and there is NO damage reduction in PvP means its 2 or 3 shots for a person to die. Most times in a small fight, whoever gets the jump wins... if you are head to head, whoever gets the CC wins. 

I play a Cleric, currently lvl 42 even level or even slightly lower duel gunners and rifleman can kill me in roughly 2 shots. That is With max rank shield on, and having our Holy Intervention on (1.2k heal when you hit 50% health). Leads to being very frustrating when you realize that your class is pretty much useless in small scale pvp because of all the stuns, silences and the HUGE damage that can be done so quickly.

All and all, this is a very good game... Minus seeing the sieges i can easily say it is one of the better games i have played. But unless you like repetitive pve, and being Rather Horrid at PvP i wouldn't roll a Cleric or a Paladin. just my 2 cents there. 

Is there any news of aika global?

Originally posted by freshtomato

Is there any news of aika global?

there is now.. aika global CBT will be on august 20 :D

http://aika.t3fun.com/News/Notice_View.aspx?post_key=324