Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Yeah, nice. See how it turns out.

Sweet, gives me a chance to see the changes. Not played since beta.

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

Love a good drama *eats popcorns

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

No opinion is terrible or wrong...but honestly it is players like you who i just can't stand. In my time we called them RP'ers, but it seems the name carebear has been given to them now. Sure play the game however you like...be my guest. Just another piece of meat waiting to be cut down in my opinion. I'll sit by in stealth while you stare at that pretty tree...and then I'll thorougly enjoy steam rolling you. Afterwards I'll await a thread in which you will complain about the pvp in the game. Sure the artists put alot of time and effort into their environments but they're not the only part of the game. There's PvP to be had...Theres more than enough PvE to sink your teeth into(equipped with pretty trees). For you to sit in an MMO and just look at the pretty colours does a disservice to the developers that you were so fervently praising.

Lets say we all shared your view...and just sat around in this behemoth of a game and did nothing but look at the colours. All the effort and sweat and hard work the devs put into the pvp, instances, and other content would be an absolute waste. It's like youre slapping them in the face and saying

"Hey i know you worked realy hard to get A, B, and C working and it was hard to make, but I'm just gonna look at the colours."

I'm sure if your husband/wife or friend got you a christmas gift that was wrapped in some nice wrapping paper, they would be mighty offended if you rejected the gift but kept the wrapping paper instead...

Do you see where I'm coming from. You only choosing to enjoy a single part of the game(a part that has almost no substinance) is more insulting than my "terrible opinion".

pass...

So AION going F2P when their biggest expansion is at the gates, and right in the middle of the time window between SWTOR and GW2....never saw THAT coming!!

AION is a great game untill you get to LvL10. Then you hit a never ending twist of grind, boring quest leveling and even worst instance leveling. Gets a little better when you get to enter the PvP Abyss area, but only to find out it is empty....so..err...nope it does not get better. You will be tumbling down that rabbit hole untill you splat yourself on the ground of end game content and call it quits.

This game that had so many to offer and could have been one of the greatest mmos ever was left to bleed subscriptions after a bit of a nasty 2 weeks launch and a failed PvP Area with so many issues to solve, making so many players angry, giving word to its name "The Abyss" where AION started to drown itself.

Im not even going to mention Assault on Balaurea....it was so bad i cannot describe it in words...so here is an emote

Still, it has a solid game lore, nice environments, the classes are not boring and some of them are vey fun to play (miss my Chanter) the game soundtrack is very good and im probably hoping that the 3.0 patch can raise this game to what it should have been at the original launch.

Even if the F2P model turns out to be one of those P2W cookie monsters, ill be having a look at it after the 3.0 patch.

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

No opinion is terrible or wrong...but honestly it is players like you who i just can't stand. In my time we called them RP'ers, but it seems the name carebear has been given to them now. Sure play the game however you like...be my guest. Just another piece of meat waiting to be cut down in my opinion. I'll sit by in stealth while you stare at that pretty tree...and then I'll thorougly enjoy steam rolling you. Afterwards I'll await a thread in which you will complain about the pvp in the game. Sure the artists put alot of time and effort into their environments but they're not the only part of the game. There's PvP to be had...Theres more than enough PvE to sink your teeth into(equipped with pretty trees). For you to sit in an MMO and just look at the pretty colours does a disservice to the developers that you were so fervently praising.

 

Lets say we all shared your view...and just sat around in this behemoth of a game and did nothing but look at the colours. All the effort and sweat and hard work the devs put into the pvp, instances, and other content would be an absolute waste. It's like youre slapping them in the face and saying

"Hey i know you worked realy hard to get A, B, and C working and it was hard to make, but I'm just gonna look at the colours."

I'm sure if your husband/wife or friend got you a christmas gift that was wrapped in some nice wrapping paper, they would be mighty offended if you rejected the gift but kept the wrapping paper instead...

Do you see where I'm coming from. You only choosing to enjoy a single part of the game(a part that has almost no substinance) is more insulting than my "terrible opinion".

I gotta agree with this...well for the most part. It's a bit harsh, but his point is pretty valid...It is a bit rude to just look at the colours in a game when devs put hours and hours of work into makin the stuff. How would you feel if you cooked an awesome kick ass dinner  and then people only wanted to look at it...feel like you wasted some serious time, eh? but review is being a bit harsh...

however rp'ers do get realy annoying in /3 chat -referring to one Amastacia from Vaizel server- GOD that chick is annoying...

I played Aion for 2-3 months, got bored and the content was such a grind. F2P with reworked content could work.

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

No opinion is terrible or wrong...but honestly it is players like you who i just can't stand. In my time we called them RP'ers, but it seems the name carebear has been given to them now. Sure play the game however you like...be my guest. Just another piece of meat waiting to be cut down in my opinion. I'll sit by in stealth while you stare at that pretty tree...and then I'll thorougly enjoy steam rolling you. Afterwards I'll await a thread in which you will complain about the pvp in the game. Sure the artists put alot of time and effort into their environments but they're not the only part of the game. There's PvP to be had...Theres more than enough PvE to sink your teeth into(equipped with pretty trees). For you to sit in an MMO and just look at the pretty colours does a disservice to the developers that you were so fervently praising.

 

Lets say we all shared your view...and just sat around in this behemoth of a game and did nothing but look at the colours. All the effort and sweat and hard work the devs put into the pvp, instances, and other content would be an absolute waste. It's like youre slapping them in the face and saying

"Hey i know you worked realy hard to get A, B, and C working and it was hard to make, but I'm just gonna look at the colours."

I'm sure if your husband/wife or friend got you a christmas gift that was wrapped in some nice wrapping paper, they would be mighty offended if you rejected the gift but kept the wrapping paper instead...

Do you see where I'm coming from. You only choosing to enjoy a single part of the game(a part that has almost no substinance) is more insulting than my "terrible opinion".

Well, one, "players like you"? You mean people that let people do whatever they want? Forgive me for thinking people should be able to do whatever they want. I never claimed to be an explorer type MMOer but I am not the type of person to say that people shouldn't be allowed to be explorer types. Your caveman like thinking of "me see you, me kill you" isn't any different to me then them staring at the trees and bushes. It's just how you want to play the game.

Again, the point of letting people play how they want to play doesn't mean that everyone should do it. Like how not everyone should do nothing but solo PvE or just PvP all the time. People should play how they want to play and to say that one aspect of play shouldn't be played is the same as saying that no one should have PvE or PvP.

Also, your mediphor is off, a better example would be giving someone a toy in box where you can see the toy but not actually play with it and then they take it and place it on a shelf or mantle to look at but not play with. They can still get enjoyment out of the toy by watching it and not actually playing with it.  Which is the point of their opinion.

I see where your coming from but you are still not seeing their point of view. If you did you wouldn't say that there is almost no subsistence cause you don't know or understand how they feel about just exploring the world. PvP IMO has no subsistence cause in most MMOs it serves no real purpose and is usually a pointless throw in for players epeens but to say that people shouldn't PvP cause I think that way would make me just as bad which I wouldn't.

wheres that popcorn...its gettin interesting.

Originally posted by boberic

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

No opinion is terrible or wrong...but honestly it is players like you who i just can't stand. In my time we called them RP'ers, but it seems the name carebear has been given to them now. Sure play the game however you like...be my guest. Just another piece of meat waiting to be cut down in my opinion. I'll sit by in stealth while you stare at that pretty tree...and then I'll thorougly enjoy steam rolling you. Afterwards I'll await a thread in which you will complain about the pvp in the game. Sure the artists put alot of time and effort into their environments but they're not the only part of the game. There's PvP to be had...Theres more than enough PvE to sink your teeth into(equipped with pretty trees). For you to sit in an MMO and just look at the pretty colours does a disservice to the developers that you were so fervently praising.

 

Lets say we all shared your view...and just sat around in this behemoth of a game and did nothing but look at the colours. All the effort and sweat and hard work the devs put into the pvp, instances, and other content would be an absolute waste. It's like youre slapping them in the face and saying

"Hey i know you worked realy hard to get A, B, and C working and it was hard to make, but I'm just gonna look at the colours."

I'm sure if your husband/wife or friend got you a christmas gift that was wrapped in some nice wrapping paper, they would be mighty offended if you rejected the gift but kept the wrapping paper instead...

Do you see where I'm coming from. You only choosing to enjoy a single part of the game(a part that has almost no substinance) is more insulting than my "terrible opinion".

I gotta agree with this...well for the most part. It's a bit harsh, but his point is pretty valid...It is a bit rude to just look at the colours in a game when devs put hours and hours of work into makin the stuff. How would you feel if you cooked an awesome kick ass dinner  and then people only wanted to look at it...feel like you wasted some serious time, eh? but review is being a bit harsh...

however rp'ers do get realy annoying in /3 chat -referring to one Amastacia from Vaizel server- GOD that chick is annoying...

No different then players just going in and leveling up going from location to location as fast as possible without looking and exploring the world like most MMOers do anyway. No more of an insult then to cook a kick ass dinner for the people to just gobble it down like savages and not actual taste or savor the food. Still would feel like a waste of time to someone on the dev team.

Originally posted by biggarfoot

The issue I have with subbed games going f2p is they end up costing more to play than when they was a sub model, and end up being a P2W model.

1st RE and nough said...

Tho i undoubtably checkz it out, neva played it and lookin for a solid mmo with gd playabase, gd comm, low grind and gd immersion.

4 now I'll wait for fb on SWTOR and decide if I wanna play,

 if not I'll sit around and wait for GW2 whilist i play diff MMO's like LoL. ( if ya play plz add me, NLRikkert )

(Cant hate meh typin, I'm Dutch! and besides I do it on purpose)

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by boberic

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER

Originally posted by Disdena

Originally posted by Homitu

Since Aion could never quite hold my attention for more than a month at a time, and since my favorite things about Aion are the art style, music, the environments and animations, i'm glad I will be able to log in once every so often just to induldge myself in the world.  I haven't been able to justify spending $15 just to log in and roam around.  

That's my feeling exactly. I played the game for about 7 or 8 months starting at launch, and I enjoyed the lore, the visuals, the flying, even the combat. And I grew very attached to my characters, which I think is mainly due to the great character creation system. But after getting one character to 50 and another to 40, I wasn't really motivated to keep playing. Just didn't have any meaningful goals. The back-and-forth of the Elyos-Asmodian war really failed to hold my interest because there was no real consequence for it. (Not that I wanted them to put in harsher consequences for the losing side... I guess I wouldn't have liked that either. I think maybe I just don't like large-scale MMO PvP.)

I would have liked being able to log in every now and then just to see the world and run around in it and maybe grind a little, but that didn't feel like enough fun to justify a monthly fee. If it does go F2P, I'll gladly head back in to see all the new stuff that was patched in and enjoy playing my characters again.

It's things like this that make me want to punch children. If you want to play a game just to look at it go watch a movie, it will hold your interest longer. Aion wasn't mean't to simply just be looked at and walked around in...if that were the case there would be no pvp or pve...we'd all just frolick around and take screenshots of everything to show to our friends. No my friend there is PvP and other content to be had. You seem t have bought a steak and are now complaining that it tastes like steak.

What i just read was "I enjoyed logging in and staring at my character as she moved aimlessly about. I really liked the way the trees swayed in the wind too! But at the end of the day I just couldn't bring myself to actually PLAY the game...just too much effort i guess." Now I by no means am calling you a lazy bum...but seriously. Play the game and find out that theres more than just pretty trees and a story for the ages. Although I can say you may be in the wrong genre of games if that's all youre looking for. Skyrim just came out...I'd give that a go If those ar ethe things you're looking for.

Wow, just wow. Firstly, calm down. Secondly, your name is undeserved. A person can play and enjoy the game however they want. If they want to just run around a see all the work that the artists and world builders put into the game then that is what they want to do. Aion has big and beautiful environments and I can easily see people wanting to run around exploring the world. To tell someone they shouldn't play how they want to play ruins the original fundamentals of what MMOs were for, to build a new world for people to do what they want in which is why you see so many people go on about 'sandbox' MMOs. Not everyone is out for their epeen like you seem to think. So yeah, seriously go punch a kid so you end up in jail so no one has to deal with your terrible opinion.

No opinion is terrible or wrong...but honestly it is players like you who i just can't stand. In my time we called them RP'ers, but it seems the name carebear has been given to them now. Sure play the game however you like...be my guest. Just another piece of meat waiting to be cut down in my opinion. I'll sit by in stealth while you stare at that pretty tree...and then I'll thorougly enjoy steam rolling you. Afterwards I'll await a thread in which you will complain about the pvp in the game. Sure the artists put alot of time and effort into their environments but they're not the only part of the game. There's PvP to be had...Theres more than enough PvE to sink your teeth into(equipped with pretty trees). For you to sit in an MMO and just look at the pretty colours does a disservice to the developers that you were so fervently praising.

 

Lets say we all shared your view...and just sat around in this behemoth of a game and did nothing but look at the colours. All the effort and sweat and hard work the devs put into the pvp, instances, and other content would be an absolute waste. It's like youre slapping them in the face and saying

"Hey i know you worked realy hard to get A, B, and C working and it was hard to make, but I'm just gonna look at the colours."

I'm sure if your husband/wife or friend got you a christmas gift that was wrapped in some nice wrapping paper, they would be mighty offended if you rejected the gift but kept the wrapping paper instead...

Do you see where I'm coming from. You only choosing to enjoy a single part of the game(a part that has almost no substinance) is more insulting than my "terrible opinion".

I gotta agree with this...well for the most part. It's a bit harsh, but his point is pretty valid...It is a bit rude to just look at the colours in a game when devs put hours and hours of work into makin the stuff. How would you feel if you cooked an awesome kick ass dinner  and then people only wanted to look at it...feel like you wasted some serious time, eh? but review is being a bit harsh...

however rp'ers do get realy annoying in /3 chat -referring to one Amastacia from Vaizel server- GOD that chick is annoying...

No different then players just going in and leveling up going from location to location as fast as possible without looking and exploring the world like most MMOers do anyway. No more of an insult then to cook a kick ass dinner for the people to just gobble it down like savages and not actual taste or savor the food. Still would feel like a waste of time to someone on the dev team.

In some cultures gobbling food down as quickly as you can and not leaving a crumb on your plate is the best complement you can give a chef ;) ...means you realy enjoyed the food...so much that you seemed to be enhaling it rather than swallowing.

Originally posted by NL-Rikkert

Originally posted by biggarfoot

The issue I have with subbed games going f2p is they end up costing more to play than when they was a sub model, and end up being a P2W model.

1st RE and nough said...

Tho i undoubtably checkz it out, neva played it and lookin for a solid mmo with gd playabase, gd comm, low grind and gd immersion.

 

4 now I'll wait for fb on SWTOR and decide if I wanna play,

 if not I'll sit around and wait for GW2 whilist i play diff MMO's like LoL. ( if ya play plz add me, NLRikkert )

 

(Cant hate meh typin, I'm Dutch! and besides I do it on purpose)

oh and +1 to this guy...for bein so damn cool.

I was looking forward to trying this game once it goes f2p. All this talk of "don't look at the game - grinding your way to max level to pvp is all that matters" amuses me.

Good thing some people can boost their ego by slaying low level players. All hail to the epeen! *salutes*

Originally posted by Otakun

Originally posted by MMO_REVIEWER
 
No opinion is terrible or wrong...

Actually, have to say, despite modern common thinking, opinions can easily be both of those things. :/

i think its worth trying. liked the combo'ing of abilities.

Vesavius...i love your freakin signature. I looked at imvu.com cus i didnt get it at first...after seeing it i kind of want to join mmo review in his children punching tirade...