I played Aion about a year ago and loved the game at first but found it to get more and more boring as i got to a higher level, but it was really boring when i first started out  but as i got higher in the game it was getting more fun but then boring again. I dont quite remember, but i think most quests were kinda the same thing to do. I mean i would be willing to come back cause i want a good mmorpg to play, but not if its not worth it. I also have been playing a trial of the game Rift so far i like Rift  but i dont know if it worth to buy it, im not sure yet.

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

A lot of things have improved in Aion in the last year. They have made some major changes. There are solo instances. There are more quests. There are alternate ways to complete campaign quests if you have trouble finding a group. There is the mentoring system. Boss drops are much better. Mobs drop more kinah and give more exp. Quests give more exp. One character per server per side will be given extra help with lots of goodies from surveys. stuff ranging from scrolls and potions to armor and a gold weapon at 25. Kinda like having a friend help you get started by throwing some stuff your way each level. As for crafting they have made it easier to get item procs in that, if you fail to proc say a blue sword from a green recipe three times, then you can buy a blue recipe that will use those three green swords to simply make the blue. Also the expert quests were simplified. They are not gone but most of them are easier.

Basically the worst of the grinding edge of the game has been taken off. However, the game has not been fundamentally changed. You do still need to do a lot of quests or kill a lot of mobs to level up but it is not nearly as bad as it once was.  There are still some frustrating RNG things in the game but the newer stuff is getting away from that. An example is the new crucible instance. You get tokens for the bosses you kill and can use those tokens to get even Eternal(orange) weapons and armor. So while you might get lucky from a drop, even if you are not you will eventually get what you are after, as long as you keep at it.

So don't expect a 180 degree change. It is not a different game. If you hated Aion from the beginning then it probably still wont be your thing. But if you loved Aion but it eventually wore thin because of the magnitude of the grind and RNG then give it another go. You might be pleasantly surprised. I know I have been. I am having a great time now. It has just enough of the hardcore feel to make it more appealing than Rift or WoW, but not so much that it makes you want to /wrists. :)

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

  I think over 2 mil American subs would disagree.

I tried to download this to give the trial a spin.

But after about a half hour of watching it crawl by at 250kb/s on a 3mb/s connection I removed it. 

Can't be worth the download like that.

Here's all I want to know - can I turn off the terrible and constant voiceovers that happen every time my goof character casts a spell or swings their sword?  Seemed like a decent game, but as long as I have to listen to that crap they couldn't pay me to play it.

Originally posted by ckoltai

Here's all I want to know - can I turn off the terrible and constant voiceovers that happen every time my goof character casts a spell or swings their sword?  Seemed like a decent game, but as long as I have to listen to that crap they couldn't pay me to play it.

Yeah there is a option in the sound tab that you can mute character voices.

Originally posted by jjjk29

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

  I think over 2 mil American subs would disagree.

Current subs? You're dreaming.

Originally posted by VaultFairy

Originally posted by ckoltai

Here's all I want to know - can I turn off the terrible and constant voiceovers that happen every time my goof character casts a spell or swings their sword?  Seemed like a decent game, but as long as I have to listen to that crap they couldn't pay me to play it.

Yeah there is a option in the sound tab that you can mute character voices.

Cheers.  Guess I'll be coming back to give it a try then! :D

Originally posted by nimbuszero2

Originally posted by jjjk29

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

  I think over 2 mil American subs would disagree.

Current subs? You're dreaming.

Exactly...

How many of those 2 million subs are active?

Granted, Aion only has a little over 1 million active subs, I really doubt Rift can claim twice that. Probably why Trion is still so hush hush about it. I would be too after claimng what they did before launch, lol.

yesterday on spatalos in FH artifact :

this was last siege on top abyss at 21:00 mass Zerg with almost 400 Vs 400 , my pc crashed 2 times , 

hell this is war

Originally posted by nimbuszero2

Originally posted by jjjk29

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

  I think over 2 mil American subs would disagree.

Current subs? You're dreaming.

If by "dreaming", you mean "pretty accurate", then yes, yes he is dreaming.  I have not seen a game this alive in a very, very long time.

europe servers got around 100 people online at peak hour and no one is doing instances/quests below lvl 50. Shouldnt reactivate.

Originally posted by ruonim

europe servers got around 100 people online at peak hour and no one is doing instances/quests below lvl 50. Shouldnt reactivate.

i think you are talking about rift or some wow servers, spatalos its full of people from each side (asmos and elyos), and its always groups to do stuff from L15 up

Originally posted by pedrostrik

Originally posted by ruonim

europe servers got around 100 people online at peak hour and no one is doing instances/quests below lvl 50. Shouldnt reactivate.

i think you are talking about rift or some wow servers, spatalos its full of people from each side (asmos and elyos), and its always groups to do stuff from L15 up

Its lie. can make screenshoot now even.

asmodian:

telemachus: no groups below lvl 40. aroudn 30 people below 40 online.

elios:

spatalos/parento: 1 ntc group with 3 ppl, 1 ft group with 4 ppl.

Originally posted by nimbuszero2

Originally posted by jjjk29

Originally posted by Rhoklaw

Aion's a good game, atleast compared to Rift. Still not sure about the crafting difficulty, but I'm coming to agree with it. Haven't played in a while cause of latency issues when it launched, but it seems a lot like DAoC style PvP, which is definitely a good thing.

  I think over 2 mil American subs would disagree.

Current subs? You're dreaming.

 I have played aion, and am now playing rift, rift is packed with people and is by far a much funner game

they should merge all european servers.

I wonder how we European player manage to hold these +200-300 player siegesbattles or holding Sematriox raids, with "less than 100 people online" total at max like some trolls claim and allways are fast to pretend they have prove but never atually offer anything of value as proof.

But some screenshot at 4 AM wednesday or even just the claim to be able to prove it, totally counters all the latest public evidence of  even 2.5 siege, raid and sublvl55 crubicle clips and screens from EU server published everywhere. Who needs common sense when trolling!?

But its totally normal for an Aionplayer to discourage others from playing the game with lies and missinformation but still paying for it. Totally. Especially when the proclaimed "issues" if existing would be solved by actually doing the opposite and enourage new people to play it. Sounds like pretty reliable feedback.

here we go "trolling" screenshoots with cursor on clock:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/860/aion0002ix.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/aion0003se.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/691/aion0005tk.jpg/

Originally posted by ruonim

here we go "trolling" screenshoots with cursor on clock:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/860/aion0002ix.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/aion0003se.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/691/aion0005tk.jpg/

nice desperate attempt to pretend you just proved your point. Its now clear you just try to fool people without any clue.

because everyone online / in a group/ in a dungeon/raid/siege is active in the lfg tool, especially when playing in a legion like most lowlevel reroling alts and eldery player. all these screenshot did was just support the contrary of your claims if you know whats going on lol.