I don't know what it is but 50 USD seems like a lot for a subscription based game. Honestly I was just mentioning in another post how my gf and I are looking into buying WAR to replace our current lacking MMOs and found out that it'll run a much more reasonable $20 for, what is granted, an older game. I know everyone's trying to make as much money as they can off their work, as usual and proper, but honestly if I were given the option of downloading a game like Champions Online for free which has/had several post open beta problems and just pay a monthly fee instead of the added $50 they'd have at least some of my money now instead of none. With WAR selling their "client" with a free month of play for $5 more than what they'd get for a monthly fee anyway I'm honestly surprised no one has thought to go this way yet, or be able to get it past EA, Atari, etc.

As for Aion, we were looking into this since she was previously, except for a very short stint in EQ, a new MMO player when WoW launched. I prefer a more sandbox/PvP game myself as an old UO (pre-trammel) player but knew this wasn't what she was after, she still needs a bit of polish to look at which is fine. Besides the obvious problems after Lineage2 (for me) with an NCSoft Asian title (bots, bots and more bots) and the gold farming issue Aion seemed to be more interested in moving you towards the end that having fun getting there, but that's maybe an IMO problem. My biggest problem seemed to be that even though they added flight they really let you down on it, it's not flight as much as ooo I got wings look what I can't do with these here, that and the PvP is a bit too buried for me, I'm not asking to be running around in the woods and getting ganked ala UO (although I do miss it) but even WoW gets you at least in the general vicinity of light open PvP after you hit a third zone or staged PvP at around 17+. As usual, just my opinion.

Originally posted by Caldrin

I can pick up most games on release for £29.99 and they dont have a monthly fee lol.. oook so its only £5 difference but i liek my cash LOL :)

 

also if its true and this is just one big grind of basically the same kill quest over and over i may as well go sign up to one of the free asian mmos... and save myself £35 LOL

Yepp free games for poor people  bye

Grakel if you are going to play WAR here is some advice. if you want to play destruction go dark craig if you want order go volkmar. as thoese are the two dominate factions on thoese servers.

The game was bascikly on deaths door as I left last month populations on all servers where low/low at almost all times last report was something like 500k sub's and that was before the Aion release think they are some where around 300k or so to put it in perspective age of conan has more subs then WAR .

I loved the game and it was hard to give up but the game is like someone with a terminal illness that you are around for a long time at some point you know you are just waiting around for the end to just come and even tho it is not the end yet you are allready prepaired and have mentaly moved on.

Originally posted by Zartanyen

Grakel if you are going to play WAR here is some advice. if you want to play destruction go dark craig if you want order go volkmar. as thoese are the two dominate factions on thoese servers.

The game was bascikly on deaths door as I left last month populations on all servers where low/low at almost all times last report was something like 500k sub's and that was before the Aion release think they are some where around 300k or so to put it in perspective age of conan has more subs then WAR .

I loved the game and it was hard to give up but the game is like someone with a terminal illness that you are around for a long time at some point you know you are just waiting around for the end to just come and even tho it is not the end yet you are allready prepaired and have mentaly moved on.

Thanks,

We're still in the trial but so far we're enjoying it. I haven't found any trouble finding people yet but my guess is it's because they pretty much stick you with a two server choice during the trial and with 1.3.2 just out people are looking. Currently on Iron Rock (Destr.) and Gorefang (Order) but if we decide to stay I'll keep the other two in mind. As for numbers I'm not too worried as long as I can occasionally find a pickup group and theres a decent community it'll keep my interest. As for the terminal illness, yeah I've been getting that from every other game we've tried recently. It seems we either find a decent kinda active community on a game we can give or take, CoH, or a bunch of people we wouldn't be around for free on an active game, Aion/ WoW.

Originally posted by lukaszkam

Originally posted by SgtFrog

Originally posted by Jimmy562

Originally posted by SonikFlash

that's only 52 US bucks, I think that's actually cheaper than what I payed over here.  It's certainly cheaper than most games nowadays, what are you talking about lol.

 

In the UK most PC games are only £25. So 34.99 is a lot for a PC game.

 

PC games are usually about £30-£35 New From gamestation and other stores,

 

I'd say more like 25-28, so you're paying too much, change the store you're buying from :)

I buy my games Steam, But i was talking about prices from GAME, Gamestation and HMV

My honest opinion, and that is ALL, it is MINE!

Only been on for like a week now, started playing a Sorc to level 13, wanted to try another class so made a Cleric.

Guess what? I got to play the exact same stuff I did the first time, no variation, no new starting area, the exact same damn thing.

Do people only play 1 toon in Korea? I like choice, this game does not give it to you, follow the yellow (shiny) brick road, because you can not go any where else!

Save you money unless you only want to play 1 single toon, then I guess it is worth your money.

The game it's self  is not bad, gold spammers are mostly under control for now, bots still get a lot of complaints.

Back to EQ2 for me, can start any where I want to and don't have to delete toons to try the other side. YES that is right, you can only play on 1 side per server, want to try evil start a new toon on a new server or delete your good toon.

Enjoy

Originally posted by LuckyR

My honest opinion, and that is ALL, it is MINE!

Only been on for like a week now, started playing a Sorc to level 13, wanted to try another class so made a Cleric.

Guess what? I got to play the exact same stuff I did the first time, no variation, no new starting area, the exact same damn thing.

Do people only play 1 toon in Korea? I like choice, this game does not give it to you, follow the yellow (shiny) brick road, because you can not go any where else!

Save you money unless you only want to play 1 single toon, then I guess it is worth your money.

The game it's self  is not bad, gold spammers are mostly under control for now, bots still get a lot of complaints.

Back to EQ2 for me, can start any where I want to and don't have to delete toons to try the other side. YES that is right, you can only play on 1 side per server, want to try evil start a new toon on a new server or delete your good toon.

Enjoy

This poster while it's all his opinion, really didn't think.... especially on the last point... it's a PVP game.. if you could create characters on both sides that would ruin the game .. don't you think?  "Hey guys my elyos legion is going to attempt a fort take Sunday night..."   If you couldn't realize that you probably should go back to EQ2 since you really don't understand the gameplay in this game (or a pvp sides type of game).

So YES you can only make characters on one side... duh.

Games with a large portion of PvPvE or RvR should not allow you to create toons on both sides period. DAoC did very well with this model. Also if you pick a PvP oriented server in WoW they do not allow this. At least they didn't used to allow that.

Locking out the opposite faction makes for a fairer PvP game and it has been done for awhile now.