Hey Everyone,

I am not trying to sway anyone with this thread, having said that I read troll threads almost daily...sometimes every few hours 1 pops up. I understand that many of you dont like the game for whatever reason, I am curious to know what games you prefer over Aion and Why? Ofcourse if your on the fence and arent sure, im curious as to whats keeping you back.

*on a side note* if you are on the fence, the game is currently in open beta, I suggest you give the game a try to about at least level 16 to get a good feel of the game, and perhaps accept or request a few duels..or you can level to 25 and go to the Abyss, however since the game is launching soon I wouldnt recommend going all the way to cap (30).

So far people have not come up with good reasons why the game itself is bad, except for personal preferences. Now personal preference is a good reason why "you" shouldnt play it, however its not a good reason why everyone else shouldnt at least try it.

IMHO mmo's should do two things to be successful:

1) Does Aion work with minimal bugs?

2) Is the Aion gameplay fun for me?

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

Originally posted by Wakygreek

Hey Everyone,

 

I am not trying to sway anyone with this thread, having said that I read troll threads almost daily...sometimes every few hours 1 pops up. I understand that many of you dont like the game for whatever reason, I am curious to know what games you prefer over Aion and Why? Ofcourse if your on the fence and arent sure, im curious as to whats keeping you back.

*on a side note* if you are on the fence, the game is currently in open beta, I suggest you give the game a try to about at least level 16 to get a good feel of the game, and perhaps accept or request a few duels..or you can level to 25 and go to the Abyss, however since the game is launching soon I wouldnt recommend going all the way to cap (30).

So far people have not come up with good reasons why the game itself is bad, except for personal preferences. Now personal preference is a good reason why "you" shouldnt play it, however its not a good reason why everyone else shouldnt at least try it.

IMHO mmo's should do two things to be successful:

1) Does Aion work with minimal bugs?

2) Is the Aion gameplay fun for me?

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

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Originally posted by Wakygreek

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

Remember though that when people decide to play an MMO it usually requires quite a substantial investment of time.  People "nit-pick" because they are trying to determine whether or not they really want to spend the *time* on a game that might just flop.  On the same note, it is difficult to say "Well I'll invest (*insert however many hours it will take to get to level 25 here*) and then make a decision" because you are making a committment to something that is uncertain.  It's just like buying a house.  You get a walk through and the realestate agent (fanboyz / NCSoft) tell you it's great.. but you really don't know until you've lived in it for a while.  It's a risk to invest in any new MMO, but here is the bottom line.. and it's real cut and dry like you said.

IF you treat an MMO as entertainment for the purpose of having FUN and you are having FUN then play the game.

IF you treat an MMO as entertainment but tend to turn it into work for the purpose of succeeding in the game and want a long-term time sink then either resub to WoW or wait a bit and see if Aion really catches on because right now it's just WoW fanboyz vs. Aion fanboyz vs. callous Ex WoW players

If someone dislikes AION it's because it's not their style of game. People coming from Sandbox's wont like narrow paths (Classes) People coming from their obsession (World of Warcraft) wont enjoy a new release without 5 years of content if their stuck on playing an exact WoW clone. AION is a mixed breed, it's a PvP oriented game but PvP doesn't start really until your in your 20's and doesn't climax until end game. So PvE is the base of the first 20 levels and PvE is a standard WoWisk feel which might shrug people who dislike wow. I hated WoW (It's a great game and makes many people happy, just wasn't for me) but I like PvE in AION, not sure how that works or maybe i'm misinerpreting wowisk pve for lotro or daoc style? 

All I know is all MMO's are the same with a different graphical layout and a few altered mechanics, possibly a change in story or way that the story is presented to you.

Aion to me is a win, I have already bought the game and a 3 month sub( I never go 6 months or year on any game, I take it a step at a time Month by Month usually but AION sold me on a 4 month dedication) I enjoy the PvE aspects, it works fluently, I enjoy the story aspects it comes across fantasy and well thought out. I cant comment on PvP from experience but I thouroughly investigate games before devotion and 100 youtube videos later I have a pretty good idea how end game pvp works and im really satisfied. Coming from Darkfall and Age of Conan PvP I'll have to make some alterations in style but all should be well.

(Low-Level Duels dont count as PvP to me) 

Well if people will not be playing Aion then there is Fallen Earth, JumpGate Evolutuon (which I might try), Global Agenda and Champions Online.  If you aren't playing those then pack a lunch because its a decent haul before we get our hands on Guild Wars 2 and The Old Republic.

Originally posted by Wakygreek

Hey Everyone,

 

I am not trying to sway anyone with this thread, having said that I read troll threads almost daily...sometimes every few hours 1 pops up. I understand that many of you dont like the game for whatever reason, I am curious to know what games you prefer over Aion and Why? Ofcourse if your on the fence and arent sure, im curious as to whats keeping you back.

*on a side note* if you are on the fence, the game is currently in open beta, I suggest you give the game a try to about at least level 16 to get a good feel of the game, and perhaps accept or request a few duels..or you can level to 25 and go to the Abyss, however since the game is launching soon I wouldnt recommend going all the way to cap (30).

So far people have not come up with good reasons why the game itself is bad, except for personal preferences. Now personal preference is a good reason why "you" shouldnt play it, however its not a good reason why everyone else shouldnt at least try it.

IMHO mmo's should do two things to be successful:

1) Does Aion work with minimal bugs?

2) Is the Aion gameplay fun for me?

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

Nice work. You did little swaying, just a tad of fidgeting perhaps. I'm not sure what you believe a troll is, whether it's any negative comment, or a known troll. In any case, a well said group of reccommendations. I don't think your opinion has to be humble though.
 

Her are my responses:

1. If you toss out the logging in and server problems (my example: 4 log-ins and 4 crashes Sunday mid-day in 10 minutes), yes I believe it has minimal bugs. And the server stuff has happened to any hame that ever existed, so that's temporary.

2. Early stages no. After more than 15 years and many games, it's more of the same, totally. I reserve judgement on the post leveling and PVP though, could be promising.

As far as nit-picking to the extreme. I would rather have those any day to fluffy stuffy everythings just peachy any day. I think all of us, who at least have played are smart enough to read between the lines, and discount extremes. And I don't discount anyone who has limited playing either, since we all start at 1.

Originally posted by zazz

Originally posted by Wakygreek

Hey Everyone,

 

I am not trying to sway anyone with this thread, having said that I read troll threads almost daily...sometimes every few hours 1 pops up. I understand that many of you dont like the game for whatever reason, I am curious to know what games you prefer over Aion and Why? Ofcourse if your on the fence and arent sure, im curious as to whats keeping you back.

*on a side note* if you are on the fence, the game is currently in open beta, I suggest you give the game a try to about at least level 16 to get a good feel of the game, and perhaps accept or request a few duels..or you can level to 25 and go to the Abyss, however since the game is launching soon I wouldnt recommend going all the way to cap (30).

So far people have not come up with good reasons why the game itself is bad, except for personal preferences. Now personal preference is a good reason why "you" shouldnt play it, however its not a good reason why everyone else shouldnt at least try it.

IMHO mmo's should do two things to be successful:

1) Does Aion work with minimal bugs?

2) Is the Aion gameplay fun for me?

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

This advertisment was bought to you by WakyGreek & Co.

I wasnt trying to advertise anything, I have an issue when players "try" to sway others to play or not play games because of their own personal problems with a game. Im sorry if you feel this was an advertisement. Perhaps you could answer my thread instead of critizing it.

Originally posted by vive

Originally posted by Wakygreek

If you answered yes to those questions then Aion is a successful game for you. Remember a game doesnt have to be perfect to play, and alot of peoples posts that troll this game are nit-picking to the extreme.

 

 

 

IF you treat an MMO as entertainment for the purpose of having FUN and you are having FUN then play the game.

IF you treat an MMO as entertainment but tend to turn it into work for the purpose of succeeding in the game and want a long-term time sink then either resub to WoW or wait a bit and see if Aion really catches on because right now it's just WoW fanboyz vs. Aion fanboyz vs. callous Ex WoW players

100% agree
 

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 Although I myself will be getting Aion and playing it for a bit myself, Other MMO's i'm looking into and that might interest you are:

Jumpgate Evolutoin

Global Agenda

Earthrise

Star  Wars: The Old Republic

The Secret World

At the moment those are on my list of MMO's that i'm watching out for, You can add Guild Wars 2 if you liked the first ones ( I didn't) and Black Prophecy (kinda interested but not really enough). About it...

If not Aion what?

For me it's a little game called World of Warcraft, which I enjoy more with every expansion. I tried Aion, the concept is cool angels vs demons and yeah you can fly...but it is so Asianedafied, and I detest, loathed and hate that whole genre. I have no doubt all the Fat guys in salior Moon costumes will dig this one, but it just isn't for me.

Modern Warfare 2 - where the REAL pvp happens ;)

Originally posted by todeswulf

If not Aion what?

For me it's a little game called World of Warcraft, which I enjoy more with every expansion. I tried Aion, the concept is cool angels vs demons and yeah you can fly...but it is so Asianedafied, and I detest, loathed and hate that whole genre. I have no doubt all the Fat guys in salior Moon costumes will dig this one, but it just isn't for me.

I detest and loath Disneyafied games like WoW.  Cant stand Runes of Magic either. Makes me feel like im in candy land.

Game cought my attention for 11 levels.. it's a decent game for what I have seen, but I got finally so fed up of killing little animals and collecting nonsense. Really, MMOs should get rid of that already.

I'm back to good old WOW.

The one thing that puts me off buying Aion... Gameguard... yes, I'm like a broken record...

Originally posted by altairzq

Game cought my attention for 11 levels.. it's a decent game for what I have seen, but I got finally so fed up of killing little animals and collecting nonsense. Really, MMOs should get rid of that already.

I'm back to good old WOW.

As level 11 on WoW I was stuck killing little animals and collecting nonsense as well. What's your point?

Originally posted by Hepisodic

 Although I myself will be getting Aion and playing it for a bit myself, Other MMO's i'm looking into and that might interest you are:

Jumpgate Evolutoin

Global Agenda

Earthrise

Star  Wars: The Old Republic

The Secret World

 

At the moment those are on my list of MMO's that i'm watching out for, You can add Guild Wars 2 if you liked the first ones ( I didn't) and Black Prophecy (kinda interested but not really enough). About it...

Jumpgate Evolution is more towards the eve genre which im not a fan of. I am curious to see what global agenda does. Earth rise I dont know much about I may have to do additional research. Star wars as it stands right now will be heavily instances, so if they dont change how they will go about the gameplay i might skip it entirely. As far as the Secret World is concerned, I have lost faith in all things FC. They have proven with almost every release that they arent a quality company. I wonder if Blade & Soul will do any good, it looks very interesting.

Originally posted by Tailz2k7

If someone dislikes AION it's because it's not their style of game.

All I know is all MMO's are the same with a different graphical layout and a few altered mechanics, possibly a change in story or way that the story is presented to you.

Aion to me is a win, I have already bought the game and a 3 month sub( I never go 6 months or year on any game, I take it a step at a time Month by Month usually but AION sold me on a 4 month dedication) I enjoy the PvE aspects, it works fluently, I enjoy the story aspects it comes across fantasy and well thought out. I cant comment on PvP from experience but I thouroughly investigate games before devotion and 100 youtube videos later I have a pretty good idea how end game pvp works and im really satisfied. Coming from Darkfall and Age of Conan PvP I'll have to make some alterations in style but all should be well.

(Low-Level Duels dont count as PvP to me) 

pretty much what he said

Originally posted by Wakygreek

Originally posted by Hepisodic

 Although I myself will be getting Aion and playing it for a bit myself, Other MMO's i'm looking into and that might interest you are:

Jumpgate Evolutoin

Global Agenda

Earthrise

Star  Wars: The Old Republic

The Secret World

 

At the moment those are on my list of MMO's that i'm watching out for, You can add Guild Wars 2 if you liked the first ones ( I didn't) and Black Prophecy (kinda interested but not really enough). About it...

 

Jumpgate Evolution is more towards the eve genre which im not a fan of. I am curious to see what global agenda does. Earth rise I dont know much about I may have to do additional research. Star wars as it stands right now will be heavily instances, so if they dont change how they will go about the gameplay i might skip it entirely. As far as the Secret World is concerned, I have lost faith in all things FC. They have proven with almost every release that they arent a quality company. I wonder if Blade & Soul will do any good, it looks very interesting.

Although I can see where you are coming from with FC I'm still hoping, "hoping" that the game delivers. I'm still on the fence with AoC. Although I agree it sucks I think the game itself wasn't too bad. A little maintenance would have made the game pretty enjoyable imo. 

Another one that I'm not too fond of is Mortal Online. You might like it but it hasn't interested me at all. 

Originally posted by Hepisodic

Originally posted by Wakygreek

Originally posted by Hepisodic

 Although I myself will be getting Aion and playing it for a bit myself, Other MMO's i'm looking into and that might interest you are:

Jumpgate Evolutoin

Global Agenda

Earthrise

Star  Wars: The Old Republic

The Secret World

 

At the moment those are on my list of MMO's that i'm watching out for, You can add Guild Wars 2 if you liked the first ones ( I didn't) and Black Prophecy (kinda interested but not really enough). About it...

 

Jumpgate Evolution is more towards the eve genre which im not a fan of. I am curious to see what global agenda does. Earth rise I dont know much about I may have to do additional research. Star wars as it stands right now will be heavily instances, so if they dont change how they will go about the gameplay i might skip it entirely. As far as the Secret World is concerned, I have lost faith in all things FC. They have proven with almost every release that they arent a quality company. I wonder if Blade & Soul will do any good, it looks very interesting.

 

Although I can see where you are coming from with FC I'm still hoping, "hoping" that the game delivers. I'm still on the fence with AoC. Although I agree it sucks I think the game itself wasn't too bad. A little maintenance would have made the game pretty enjoyable imo. 

 

Another one that I'm not too fond of is Mortal Online. You might like it but it hasn't interested me at all. 

 

dont get me wrong, I enjoyed AOC but I couldnt get into it when it was finally fixed. The game world was so empty playing as a character fresh out of Tortage that it felt like i was playing a single player Witcher spin off. Im more mad at FC because I pre-ordered the game and was very excited for alot of stuff they offered. Mortal Online remidns me too much of Darkfall, which I do not like 1 bit. I really hope Aion pulls through or I will have no choice but to return to wow, and that is a fate i want to avoid.