Originally posted by MisterSr

I honestly DO NOT understand why it is getting so harshly rated. The PvP is not forced, but even official game reviewers are stating this is true. They say the graphics are cheap considering, no they are not by any means cheap considering. And may I ask considering what? Also, why is the rating dropping so drastically, about .3 points daily. This is the FASTEST drop in any rating I have ever seen, but there is absolutely no reason for it. Personally I've played the game to 34 and I am enjoying it immensely and see no forced PvP. and if that is the case, WoW also has forced PvP. This game was advertised as a game focused on PvP anyways so please stop your whining about it. The graphics are superb, the gameplay is enticing, and yes there is a grind of sorts, but the combat makes up for it. I am just dumbfounded at the reviews i have read. I understand the game is fresh to the market, but not even Warhammer (which failed at delivering much that was promised) received better reviews than Aion. I just want to understand why one of the best games out there is getting hit so hard.

Provide Links of all these supposed bad professional reviews please ...

OP:
Not hard to understand, reviewers are clueless. There, done

OP:

I agree, I've not been forced into PVP as of yet. There's LFM for this and that all the time and it's for quests mostly. 

I'm having a blast, at first I was scared because of the little reminders that it may be a common grind game with a monthly fee but as of yet it's just another game and a fun one =) 

Like I always say, in a few months the haters will move on to the next release =) no offense intended.

 I think these harsh reviewers have a point. After the first 20 levels the game becomes an increasing grind and it is very linear; players are funneled into the Abyss for PvP and yet more grinding, before entering the mainly RvR endgame. Really what a lot of players are looking for is the next generation of mmorpg to come along, this isn't it. Not a bad game by any means, and there are some players who love to grind and will find the PvP a little different, but for the rest it will bore soon, so no surprise there is rating slides or bad reviews. A year ago Funcom amazingly got good reviews for a game that was partially finished on launch, hopefully more objective reviewing will save players from trying a game that won't suit them.

You take those kind of reviews for what they are really worth, a review of lvls 1-20.

 I played Aion in the beta but it didnt draw me in enough to purchase or subscribe. Reminds me alot of Lineage II for some reason. I can't say I'll never play it but as for now not for me.

Originally posted by 7earitup

 Don't play if you do not like PVP. We do not want you here anyways.

I think both your comments are disingenuous.  First, you do want people as without people PvP doesn't work and especially Aion style PvP that is heavily dependent on having lower level players populating the low/mid and higher zones for rifting.  As for the don't play if you don't like PvP, it should read don't play if you don't like [large] group PvP.  you might also say don't play if you don't like mismatched or gank type PvP as, for the most part, Aion PvP is absolutely be about the power and numbers of groups in PvP and little else.  That alone doesn't make it bad, just makes it for some folks and not for others, but the idea that if you don't like Aion PvP you are a carebear or otherwise don't like PvP in general is no accurate.

Originally posted by Sovrath

Originally posted by junzo316

Originally posted by Kaisen_Dexx

 Can we get some links to the Reviews you are speaking of?

 

Can you reach max level in these riftless zones?  Or do you need to go into zones where rifts appear in order to advance your toon?

 

I've been told that you can reach max level in the riftless zones. The mobs there certainly do go quite high. However, I am unsure of how many quests are in these zones. There are certainly some.

edit: doing some searching it seems that some of the info is out of date. There are higher level quests in Theoboms for example 48+, etc. There are also some higher lvl pve only instances.

 

You'd have to do a lot of grinding in order to do that. There are repeatable quests but the xp those quests grant are the equivilant of killing 2 monsters.

This Game Sucks. The Beging Area is so boring, Its unbeliveably unable to solo. In any other MMO u have solo capability and than u have the MMO part of the game witch is to team up on unsoloable quest. A warrior and its class subs are so week. I got so bored with this game and im not saying that people should now buy the game. COuse i belive they should couse its a game and each player has its own view on a game. I also cant stand Anime and its mostly anime. So its my opinion nothing u guys can say can make me want to play it. So far i only like War and Wow and the classic MMOs. The new MMOs these days are trying to improve the game play but realy its not working. Its becomming realy boring. Now some new games are fun but Aion not my cup of tea. Sorry Aion Fans.