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I really want to spend money on a good game but i`m not decided , what do u say?

With all the focus of hype on WAR or AoC. It makes you wonder if AION or Spellborne will play a sleeper role.

Fact is you dont see a lot of spellborne or AION posts outside those forums.

Torrential

I'm going with AoC in this poll for a number of reasons.

1) We know a bit more about the particulars of AoC's game play, from single player to multiplayer. From PVE to PVP. We got a pretty good over view despite it still being in beta.

2) Much of the IP in AoC is well known, and it seems they're sticking to the original author's designs, which is a plus considering how significant the Conan series was on fantasy literature.

3) Funcom has been more forthright about the particular status of their game than most other developers in the same position, even their publisher (EIDOS) went out on a limb and pushed back the release date to truly finalize the product (it was slated for release in October of 2007...). You don't get that sort of honesty from a developer that doesn't care about their reputation or their product(s).

-- Brede

At this point, I would not be surprised if Aion both comes out before AoC and is more successful, both in the West and the East (it obviously will win in the East - AoC has a snowball's chance in hell there with the lore, theme, and graphics it has).

I cannot tell you which to purchase, however. Just pick the one that seems best to you at launch - obvious advice, but it is true. I would not let the opinions of fanboys here colour your opinion too much, though some objective reviews can be of help.

Follow the game that takes your interest - gaming mechanics, setting, etc - by perusing the respective forums (under 'Games in Development'), and come back upon release. Too early to judge whether these titles will deliver.

You cannot make a direct comparison between Aion and AoC because you're comparing apples to oranges (to use a time-worn metaphor).

Regards,
Riotgirl

 Who the hell is Aion? No, really, what game is that? And why would you want to play it?

Originally posted by Sornin

At this point, I would not be surprised if Aion both comes out before AoC and is more successful, both in the West and the East (it obviously will win in the East - AoC has a snowball's chance in hell there with the lore, theme, and graphics it has).

I cannot tell you which to purchase, however. Just pick the one that seems best to you at launch - obvious advice, but it is true. I would not let the opinions of fanboys here colour your opinion too much, though some objective reviews can be of help.

i cant wait for Aion it may be made by a Korean company but they want to make it for both western AND eastern themes so well i guess you will have to try the game befor you start questioning yourself why you would play it or saying its crap :) there is alot of nice features in AoC but for some reason i have a feeling Aion i will enjoy better but we will see

look up some info on www.aionsource.com

Among all the MMORPG titles mentioned to release this year, I am most interested in Aion, but I tend to avoid getting into games that are hyped by communities in these types of forums!

Im going for Aion.

nihilum.mousesports.com/en/article/33,aion_preview/

read that and understand why, no promises, no need for an exaggerated hype of nothing concrete, facts, at an early stage.

Don't let prejudices blur your vision, I don't need to post anything against AoC (which i've been following from the first clan of conan mailing) to show you why Aion is my bet, I prefer to show you why Aion is my bet.

You probably won't find someone who has done such a huge research in both titles as i've done, for a pair of years already.