I can only guess as strict as they seem to be be server population and balance control that once we do log in that the launch will be rather smooth.

However, I disagree with how they've performed things thus far. They should have never allowed for more characters per server than their hardware could handle. I understand things will calm in the days or weeks to come but they could have waited until then to reopen servers that would otherwise stall players at launch with 2 hour queue times.

I understand server caps. I understand that not all accounts will be active at all times. What I don't understand is why the company would set the cap per server at a level to where they couldn't handle it if all accounts were active at once (As one would expect during a launch). They could have easily raised the cap in the later days or weeks in order to provide additional population on these servers if they really needed to.

I was required to enter payment info when I activated the account on the NCSoft program. It asked me how frequently I would like to make the payments and for my payment info. I don't think you could miss that step. Maybe you haven't even activated your account yet?

I would prefer to be Elyos because I am sure that the more mature crowd will be upon them. However, my friends are forcing me to go Asmo. So be it I guess. Everyone wants to be the "cool" or the "badass" race... Just gotta suffer the general chat spam and crappy pick up groups.

I actually played Elyos in beta and I found the atmosphere to be much more refreshing.

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Originally posted by bloodaxes
The 2nd dwarf :P
Check //\\//\\oo pic a dark dwarf :P

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He's pretty big for a Dwarf but okay I'll give it to him.

And of course I'll bless you guys with a full body shot :)

The first Aion Dwarf..  (In this thread anyway)

You don't even lose your gear or anything when you die in Aion, do you?

I wouldn't really call it hardcore pvp.. It's just PvP in a simple form. If you don't want to participate just let yourself die and continue your quest afterwards.

I honestly don't see the purpose of a game that doesn't focus on PvP in the end. You can kill hundreds, thousands, millions of computer generated mobs for the rest of your life but it will always be the same. Those mobs will never change up their routines, or surprise you in combat. It's stale. I require the challenge of another human mind.

Besides.. Aion is far from being Open FFA PvP. Sure, it has Open PvP Zones, but hell, when you don't wish to pvp simply exit the zone. Granted in order to advance within the game world you must eventually understand the formula of risk vs reward. Or should I say Challenge/Difficulty vs reward since there really isn't any risk involved.

If the idea of PvP is just too much for you there is one more thing that you could try. Imagine that all enemy players are computer generated with computer AI. Tell yourself that they are challenging because the developers have created the most sophisticated combat AI system that any game has ever come up with. If you treat enemy players as additional mobs or monsters within the game world then maybe you can finally see their purpose. To create a fun and interesting challenge for you to face within these zones.

Graphics are better than they are in WoW. At level 10 you get wings and can fly for a short duration of time in some zones. You can open a player store which means you can place items up for sale and go afk and others can purchase those items off of your character at your set price while you are afk... But there is also an Auction House that nullifies the use for player stores.

There are combo spells/attacks that require the use of one ability before the 2nd or 3rd can be used. Interesting concept but also rather mind numbing pressing the same buttons every battle.

Some quests initiate a video cut scene upon completion that is sort of interesting but nothing spectacular.

I'm not a fan of WoW but I have to admit that it is the better game of the two. Aion is more like an upgraded version of a Free 2 Play asian grind MMO. There's a few new features that are interesting but in comparison to a Mega Giant such as WoW they just don't compare.

In WoW the fights are more fluid, the parties are more immersing, the UI has more to offer, and the game is more group friendly in terms of xp gain for leveling.

But if you absolutely have to play something other than WoW... I'd give Aion a shot :)

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Originally posted by kalaren
 
You're kidding right? When WoW came out, on most if not all servers alliance outnumbered horde. It wasn't until blood elves  were introduced that people started to move over. If i remember correctly one server had a 1:5 ratio of horde to alliance.

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I do believe that Undead was the Most popular race due to the racial ability. Alliance was the most popular faction I will give you that as Night Elves and Humans gathered the 2nd and 3rd most followers. But then both Orcs and Trolls were more popular than Gnomes and Dwarves. (My first character was a Dwarf of course.. 2nd was a Gnome, haha)

I like being rare... So I play as whatever I have to in order to stay in accordance with such a status.

Interesting question. I would imagine that the retailer you wish to purchase the box version from should be able to answer this for you.

They may give you the key upon reciept of funds. I prefer sites such as D2D since I don't have to worry about scratching up a disc and rebuying the game, etc..

I notice that in most MMOs the race of choice tends to be the ugly, demonic, or evil race types.. Perhaps it has something to do with the way people tend to act or portray themselves over the internet as "badass".

Of course there are the exceptions but in WoW I must say the popular races were mostly Horde.

I tend to enjoy playing as the minority race whichever race that is. I like being outnumbered in PvP combat and I believe that the fewer the players around me the more that I can stand out amongst them.

I notice that in most MMOs the race of choice tends to be the ugly, demonic, or evil race types.. Perhaps it has something to do with the way people tend to act or portray themselves over the internet as "badass".

Of course there are the exceptions but in WoW I must say the popular races were mostly Horde. Chances are that the OP played on a server where he was outnumbered by the Alliance. That was an exception.

I tend to enjoy playing as the minority race whichever race that is. I like being outnumbered in PvP combat and I believe that the fewer the players around me the more that I can stand out amongst them.

I knew Asmo was going to be the popular race. I was anticipating going Elyos from the beginning but all of my friends were saying I would be wrong.

Heh.. Like that's ever happened.

I have to admit that I agree with the OP.

Aion felt like a F2P with better graphics and aggro mobs. I felt as if there was more grind than there was entertainment. Granted the people seemed to be a little more mature and English speaking than they would be in most other F2Ps.

I just think that everyone is trying so hard to replace WoW that they are pretty much willing to accept anything. Which would explain why Aion is getting so much attention. I'm still on the fence with this one.
I really don't ever remember thinking that Aion was at all Difficult or Challenging. Which is rather depressing.

Regardless.. For the same reason I bought WoW I may end up buying Aion. Just nothing else out there.

Gotta love how the NSCOFT Account Management page is down due to SCHEDULED maintenance. They are so full of shit!!

Yeah, my friend and I had the same issue. He changed his info and is on. Site went down before I could change mine :/

I will be a Chanter Priest. I think it is going to be rare enough to make me stand out and it seems to require a lot of multi-tasking and attention from the player to play it well so I am hoping to be able to shine in comparison to others who attempt the class.

Yeah, as a fileplanet subscriber I can seemingly get as many keys as I wish. Not sure if they are aware of that though.

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Originally posted by Gidas
I have no idea if this will work, but in other games where this have happened, I've suggested people to go to  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/directx/aa937788.aspx and download the "DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer" to see if it might be a DirectX problem and also trying to update your netframe work.
 
Sometimes it work and sometimes it don't :)

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I'm not sure if updating DirectX worked or not but after re-installing it I loaded the game up and I am on the log-in screen. I'm scared to close it now and see if it will always run. I think I'll just leave it running until server is up, haha :)

Yes, I already thought it may be the .net framework at some point because I had another game give me a runtime error and I wasn't sure if the issues were connected. I even installed the new 4.0 beta .net framework.

I haven't thought to check my dx9 drivers.

I downloaded my version of the game off of fileplanet.com on Sept. 01. It was when I had first learned of the game. When was this 1.5 patch? Was that the patch that upgraded a CB client to an OB client? Because I wouldn't need that one.

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Originally posted by Wickedjelly

Good point.
OP: You may want to right click or bring up the drop down menu for aion at the ncsoft launcher and make sure you have the game fully patched. Think I saw some others were having the same issue where Aion wasn't automatically updating and they had to select the option to update themselves.

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Yeah, been there. Done that :(

I see the NCSoft screen for about 30 seconds or so and just as it's about to load the log in screen the game will crash and a sendlog will pop up. Every so often (1 out of every 10-25 attempts) I'll get to the log in screen.

I'm unsure what kind of error this is. I am very computer savvy and my only conclusion can be that it's my ATI Radeon 2900XT VPU. I attempted to update my drivers but I'm always on top of that so they were already up to date. I realize the card is not as top of the line as it was a year and a half ago but it should still run the game. When I do get to the log in screen I set all of the graphics settings to low just to be sure and it doesn't fix the issue.

Which led me to believe that it may be something else causing the problem. My cpu is 3.0 dual core (which is just as good as any avg quad core so I do hope that I can avoid the quad-core fanbois flames). I have 2g of ram. Windows XP/Home. Any ideas?

I'm resorting to "google" to rescue me on this one cause I am clueless. I have already attempted to repair the Aion Application.