Tried searching for a few keywords prior to this thread - no luck.

Upon logging in I get something to the effect of "You must agree to the Aion game service agreement before logging in." 

Ok, no problem.  Where's the agreement?  

Anyone else have this problem?  I read it was widespread, but apparently its nowhere to be found on the forums, anywhere.

How'd you get around it, if you did have it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Ugh, a lot of wrong info here.
 

Lets clear a few things up.  If you're in a ship with a covert ops cloak on it (the tech 2 one), you should never, ever, get caught in lowsec unless you do something profoundly stupid.  How to prevent this;  Jump through a gate, don't click anything etc, let the game load the grid.  Pick where you want to warp to, assign your cloak to a hotkey, say F1, click warp, press F1 a quarter second later. 

Interceptors do not help pirates in low sec, they are one-volleyed by gate guns.  No pirates use them.  They use sensor boosted Heavy Interdictors, or Lach's (for that lovely scram range bonus) to lock things quickly.

I've been a pirate for years, I've never seen a pilot that wasn't brand new to flying covert ops ships get caught and targeted before they cloaked.  Its just not possible to do, despite claims people with 3k scan res can do this.  Eve lags about a second, I've already hit cloak before you see me on your overview.  I'll pay you if you can manage to pull this off on me, you'll pay me after you waste my time and can't do it :P

You should never, ever, lose a pod in lowsec unless you are smartbombed or lose link with aggression and are probed out.  pick anywhere, you don't need to align since pods instawarp, when you are tackled and certainly going to die, spam the warp button, you will instawarp.

-The Balance
Beyond Divinity

The only message I get when I try to create a new character.  The game patched (a few times now, for whatever reason).  Is this normal, how long does it last, etc.  To me queueing means its entering the Queue, that shouldn't take very long.  Or maybe the terms are synonamous in this game.  Shrug, help me out a bit on this one? :P

To sum it up - a relatively small company took on a monumental task, and in doing so they realized that they could only plan and compensate for so much before they tried to launch this game.  Updating the website takes time, not much time, but some - that they would (and SHOULD) be using to get their game up and running smoothly.

I do agree with you though, it needs to be updated for the very reason you made this post in the first place.

I had the preorder/account management screen up since an hour before they said the sales would open again. Now I'm stuck trying to load the page, and my browser eventually giving up.  Never received a timeout message or anything like that.

Up to this point I thought this was pretty funny, now I'm just aggrivated.  Sigh.

Owell.

8mil sp is about 8 months of training.  I highly suggest you continue your character - there is no reason to start over in eve, ever.

It's a mix, you'll find corps that swear by it and corps that just type everything.  Most corps will require you to hear and will use that as their primary way to communicate - its just easier to be honest.

But they probably won't have a problem recruiting you if you can hear and type responses when needed.  Just be upfront with them about how you feel and everything will be fine.  Eve's a massive place, you'll fit right in no matter how you play or communicate - just be patient and open to learning :)

If you want to do any kind of organized PVP, you need to be able to at least HEAR, having a mic to speak is not necessary as you can type responses back in the respective channels.

its preferred, but a mic isn't required.  If its voice communication in general you're against, then eve is still a fun game - but many of the major pvp and pve corps require comms (at least listening) to be able to coordinate with other members on missions, battles, etc.

You can experience all the economics eve has to offer without voice comms.

Hope this helps.

Thanks guys!  While I'm a fan of my Shadow Warrior, I can't seem to keep myself from playing a heavily armored class, or a healer type (WP or DOK), the surviveability is unfortunately just not abundant for non tanks or healers in WAR

Sad but true.  A good song as well. :P

Originally posted by orionite

That's what I was thinking.

Leveling from 1-5 is so easy , if you need a guide for it, then computer games might not be the right hobby for you. Just follow the quests and hey presto: You're Rank (!) 5. And how to do that is pretty much explained in the manual and the online help.

What would be more interesting are guides on RvR, PvP between ranks 12 and 18, when you are just advancing to the next tier, but don't have a good set of skills, yet. How to approach keep sieges, strategies on leveling overall: scenarios, quests or open RvR, etc. Or what to do solo, when you're logging in during off-peak hours and want to advance your char. Those things are a lot more challenging!

 

 

It bears repeating what was previously said about other 1-5 guides here.  WAR drew in quite a few players that haven't had previous MMO experience.  For someone who hasn't been through the early-level ringer thousands of times like us MMO vets, guides like this really provide some foundation for them to build their experiences in-game on.  Without them, its likely that new players would get frustrated and fed up without a little light to guide them.

We were all new at some point - and to a lot of us its probably mundane to even see guides like this available.  Just remember there are people who try the game and leave it within a few hours because they're lost.  Sure, they aren't the power players we all are, but hey, everyone deserves the chance to enjoy a great game.

Originally posted by finnmacool1

It took longer to read that article than leveling to 5 in War. Is there really a need/point for a guide in any game for levels1-5?

Some people get overwhelmed when entering a game.  Guides like this really help guide new MMO players towards a path of enjoyable playtime, instead of frustration.  WAR's hyped help to bring a lot of fresh blood to the market.  In almost any other game, I'd agree with you - a guide of levels 1-5 would be a waste, especially since reading the guide probably would take longer, like you said, then actually doing it.

Keep in mind not everyone starts a new game and picks up on it quickly.  Guides like this save people from getting frustrated and quitting.  A job well done.

Originally posted by FuriCuri

Ok, seriously. WTF with all those destruction only crap? I see Mythic itself polished only destruction side and now even MMORPG seems to give all attention to the destruction. What, maybe you'll just post some article about how you hate order and think that order suck etc. This could be a good guide. Or authors only good writing articles for kids since they tend to be attracted by "zomfg coolness" of the destruction outlook?

While I can't speak for other Correspondants - you'll see breakdowns of the Shadow Warrior and Warrior Priest careers coming up soon - similar to the one I did of the Chosen almost a month ago. 

So yeah, I was as guilty of it as anyone, however I'm doing my best to make up for it :P

I play order in game as well.  I guess the zomfg coolness appeal of destruction doesn't really work for me.  Sigh.  I always miss the boat :(

Originally posted by batolemaeus

 

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Originally posted by Elmoren
It should be noted that you can no longer smartbomb within 5km of gates.  So sitting on a gate as described in this article is no longer a valid method.

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Incorrect. While you can't smartbomb directly on a gate, you can smartbomb 5k from the gate, which has basically the same effect, as you land roughly 2.5k from gate in your pod.

Sure, if you're lined up in the same direction as the person approaching the gate is warping to it at, you might get lucky.  But you simply can not sit there and expect to hit ever person approaching a gate with smart bombs, if the system has more than one other gate coming from it.

You also land anywhere from 2.5k to 0.  Meaning you can be out of the range of smart bombs quite often if the person using them isn't perfectly positioned, as the geometry from a gate extends out a few k.  Someone sitting on it at zero might be 6-8k from someone else, who only shows as 5k away from the gate. 

It should be noted that you can no longer smartbomb within 5km of gates.  So sitting on a gate as described in this article is no longer a valid method.

Originally posted by lolwut1

Originally posted by damian7

in your experience, running in circles around someone enables you to get in rear/flanking blows?   in my experience, your doing that makes my life a lot easier as after i finish you off (taking very little damage), i'll have that much more life for the other 5 guys attacking me... assuming of course they're not running in circles too.

 

That's my problem with the article. This person is uneducated in how game mechanics work and the fact that there are classes that require tactical positioning. And by you making a joke, it only furthers the ignorance of the masses like this gentleman.

 

Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.

Wow.  Read my post above yours (my text /response is in red)- where it clearly states that some classes require positioning to execute abilities. 

Talk about ignorant.  Read the thread first before you try and bash someone.  Thanks :)

Originally posted by damian7

 

so for me, i'm all for running in circles around your enemy... as long as it's my enemy and not my ally, that is doing it.  Hah.

 

in your experience, running in circles around someone enables you to get in rear/flanking blows?  There are abilities in WAR that ONLY work from the sides/rear.  They're usually high damage or provide a buff/debuff.  There's no other benefit like rear/flanking special blows for positioning (imagne if there were?) in my experience, your doing that makes my life a lot easier as after i finish you off (taking very little damage), i'll have that much more life for the other 5 guys attacking me... assuming of course they're not running in circles too.

  

this really isn't wow.  the jumping-bean-of-doom "strategy" doesn't work here. Correct.

 

or, i'm totally mistaken and i just happen to be totally outgearing people (even folks 5+ levels higher than my toon).  That, my friend, is nearly impossible to do thanks to RVR gear, no risk in the game, and an abundance of money available at all levels.

You said, "Also, note the people that jump around and think that circling you makes them good at PvP, hit them with this too. Point and laugh after they kill themselves."

 I take issue with this because it isn't entirely true. Some careers require positioning(flank/rear) to use certain abilities. It's ignorant to assume that the reason someone is running circles around you is because they think they're good at PvP.

I've personally ran around people in games like World of Warcraft, Age of Conan(has auto-facing) and even WAR. I've noticed that it does actually help if you're a melee class, no matter how people want to twist it and make it seen like people that run circles are elitist jerks and they're going to get crushed because of auto-facing while you keyboard turn. It's not going to happen. Ever.

That part was an attempt at humor, ignorance had nothing to do with it.  Obviously I've played the game more than 5 minutes and am aware a few classes in WAR require tactical flanking, etc, to properly execute abilities.

I'm not sure what the end of your 3rd paragraph is referring to.  It was quite clear in the article that I was making a joke.  You can run around a jump all over to your hearts content, in no way was I referring anyone to be a 'elitist jerk'.  Results speak for themselves - doesn't matter how you go about getting them

Aye, definitly a point well made - my only bone of contention is that with the cooldown on the root tactic slotted - they lose some other very nice tactic options.  However, like you said, its a trade off :)

The Shadow Warrior's my next article by the way - hope everyone enjoys!

Originally posted by Sigmetie

I found this review spot on and overall a good read. interested in reading more of your reviews. How about your fav. DPS class next?

Thanks for the warm reception everyone!  I've got more articles in the works, White Lion, Ironbreaker, and Witch Elf are all waiting on a few finishing touches.  Keep an eye out here for them - and don't be hesitant to let me know what I left out or what else you'd like me to throw into these articles.

I need a signature now, don't I?

Exactly.  No other MMO will touch WOW because their distribution base's are completely different.  Move on.