Just wanted to alt+tab out of the game for a minute to comment on how fantastically implemented the character creation in this game is.  After playing CoH all other creation screens have always felt a little underwhelming.  This is a big step in the direction of removing one of the worst aspects of most mmo's.

Here's to all characters not looking the same.  Other than the 2,437 Sephiroths.

I wish I could make more than 3 toons per server, just to play around with it more.

I hope more game Dev's will take this approach to Character creation in future games.

I have to agree with the customization.  That was one of the HUGEST problems I had with Lineage 2....I looked like every other char!

Also to note is you get to choose how the character sounds, and I just love the emotes in the game.

The character creation system in Aion is almost perfect, considering a majority of details

i noticed the darker fraction (Asmodians) all have a mohawk running down their backs that ends almost as a tail and clips through all armor. a complete turnoff for me. i was going to play that fraction too cuz i like the darker side.  i'm praying to whatever god there might be that the Elyos don't have this terrible back-hair. can any1 confirm that the Elyos aren't foby hicks with that really bad mullet?

Originally posted by whozthisguy

i noticed the darker fraction (Asmodians) all have a mohawk running down their backs that ends almost as a tail and clips through all armor. a complete turnoff for me. i was going to play that fraction too cuz i like the darker side.  i'm praying to whatever god there might be that the Elyos don't have this terrible back-hair. can any1 confirm that the Elyos aren't foby hicks with that really bad mullet?

Elyos do not have that.  I actually wasn't aware that the Asmodians did.

If you want an unique character in a great MMO go play Spellborn instead of Aion in Korean.

i can't wait for the day an mmo is released where u can take a picture of your own face, upload it and paste it onto your mmo character's head. lololol there'd be alot of ugly ppl running around, except me ofcourse.

ohno wait, the day when u can set up a web cam and continually portray your face, current expressions and all, onto your cyber self!!  omg, omg!

can some1 pay me now? awesome ideas like these aren't free.

thanks btw clwoods for the clarification on the character back-hair

Originally posted by arrowotwood

If you want an unique character in a great MMO go play Spellborn instead of Aion in Korean.

Can't speak for anyone else but I'm not playing anything in Korean.  I'm still playing Aion though.  Just not in Korean.

So you're playing in chinese? If you tell me you're playing in english you're then going to post how you're playing in english and where to get it =D.

Originally posted by Crosius

So you're playing in chinese? If you tell me you're playing in english you're then going to post how you're playing in english and where to get it =D.

I'm playing in English. Just google "Aion English". It's a language pack for the Chinese OB.

Originally posted by Crosius

So you're playing in chinese? If you tell me you're playing in english you're then going to post how you're playing in english and where to get it =D.

Registration Guide

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Client Download (Fastest Links Available)

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English Client Patching Info

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There you go man.  You have till' the 16th I believe.  Only a few days left.

Originally posted by arrowotwood

If you want an unique character in a great MMO go play Spellborn instead of Aion in Korean.

Arrowotwood.

Aion´s character creation if far (far) superior than Spellborn´s character creation. Characters in Aion are much more unique.

Aion is also more polished, sophisticated and run better... Spellborn has some good ideas, but Aion is a superior game production, it doesnt matter "where" you play them.

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Spellborn looks horrible i wouldnt play that even if it was f2p

Originally posted by Crosius

So you're playing in chinese? If you tell me you're playing in english you're then going to post how you're playing in english and where to get it =D.

         there you dude

yup, the character creation in Aion is a epic step in mmorpg.

BTW, why u have to click alt+tab to get out of the game? u could simply change Aion into windows mode ;)

Originally posted by naocany

yup, the character creation in Aion is a epic step in mmorpg.

BTW, why u have to click alt+tab to get out of the game? u could simply change Aion into windows mode ;)

I played an mmo in windowed mode once.

Never again

Originally posted by clwoods

Originally posted by naocany

yup, the character creation in Aion is a epic step in mmorpg.

BTW, why u have to click alt+tab to get out of the game? u could simply change Aion into windows mode ;)

 

I played an mmo in windowed mode once.

Never again

I'm confused why you hate playing mmo in windowed mode. i feel windowed mode is much more convenient, right?

Originally posted by unimatrix8

Spellborn looks horrible i wouldnt play that even if it was f2p

The character models are odd at first, but really, they fit into the whole atmosphere and setting of the game. The landscape on the other hand, doesn't look too bad, neither do the particle effects. Later on in the game the areas get way more immersive and impressive looking than most of Parliment (Hawksmouth and the other low areas, not sure about the higher areas there).

It's not up there with Aion, AOC, or LoTRO, but the atmosphere and the originality of the visual style are appealing to me, at least. No doubt Aion is easier on the eyes, tho.