http://uk.aiononline.com/news/announcements/limited-time-felicitous-socketing-supplements-ncsoft-store

A sad day for Aion. NcSoft fixing their broken game with a cash shop. Now you got the option to spend 1000s of hours of grind to beat the random number generator or to pay extra $$$.

Originally posted by MmoSwan

http://uk.aiononline.com/news/announcements/limited-time-felicitous-socketing-supplements-ncsoft-store

A sad day for Aion. NcSoft fixing their broken game with a cash shop. Now you got the option to spend 1000s of hours of grind to beat the random number generator or to pay extra $$$.

Omg they still keep socketing failure nonsense alive ?

I'm sort of surprised it didn't happen sooner.  Box + subs + cash shop is a publishers dream.

Ahh the famous socketing system. Instead of getting a revision they opt to suck dry the remaining faithful subscribers.

HEY, more power to you if you want to throw your hard earned money to these moneygrubbing fucks for something game-changing that should be available in-game for everyone to attain.

I'm done with this game.

Originally posted by ActionMMORPG

I'm sort of surprised it didn't happen sooner.  Box + subs + cash shop is a publishers dream.

No doubts about that. It's also gamers nightmare, though. Aion goes Elmstreet I guess.

I am patting myself on the back now and getting a crick in my neck for having not invested much in this game. I am glad I left when I did but I do feel sorry for those who invested time and effort int his game.

I normally can't stand the "OMG PAY TO WIN" crybabies...but this isn't the case.  This one IS actually pay to win.  With a few bucks you can completely bypass the absolute frustration of trying to socket a fabled set.  One of the things I used to talk about to compliment Aion was the fact tht there aren't any guarantees: there's always a risk that you could lose something: XP if you die, sockets if they fail, etc.  This is no longer the case, and it's a sad day.

Looks like these will only be for sale until October 12th.  For the sake of the game, let's hope they never return but the damage may have already been done.  It's enough for me to consider never going back, and I"ve always defended this game in the face of strong criticism.

Hmm and I was actuall thinking of starting Aion , cause they really started changing this game with all those frequent patches.

Well now I show them my middle finger.   I prefer to not play any mmorpg ever again than play double dipping sub + cs / freemium / p2w games.  So nah Aion not getting any of my $. Any game that goes this patch as well. FU.

Sad news. Trust in a MMO company takes some serious vetting and time. Trust was lost this day.

THIS.  This right here frustrates me to no end.  It's validating what so many have said for so long about Korean games released in the West.  I wanted to naysayers to be wrong.  I'm just not sure I can keep investing in games where it's run by people who have absolutely no control whatsoever.  I'm not writing off Aion or Korean games, but this puts a dent in the armor in my book :(

Blame the rats asking for it and supporting this.

Blame youself for not condeming you friends and guildsmates in public to use cashshop advantages.

Blame yourself for not pushing the cashshops into a "social" taboo zone, your guildmates or friends would be too ashamed to use when playing the same game as you do...

It another temporary event checking out what YOU player, too often hiding behind a coat of innocence, are paying for and willingly or unwillingly supporting. If the reaction is silence and just a few people paying for it, it will happen again.

man, $4-$5 for one manastone socket success and that's while its on sale. Next in store they will have $7-$10 item which makes sure your crafting procs for one time. And then a $20 pet which buffs your skill chainining rates/chances.

And yet, there will still be folks who will say that this game is marvellous and everything is great in the land of NCSoft.

7 eternal abyss gear pieces are 42 slots. 3 socketing items cost $12. That means you need to buy 14 $12-packages, adding up to $168 per gear set - which means you pay an extra year of fees for a single gear set. And all that to work around a totally broken socketing system. Isn't it marvelous how NcSoft rips off their players?

Jesus Christ the socketing system is not broken, it has been said from the get-go it will be randomized and so be it. People playing the game have no problem with that so what?

but this going p2w so I will cancel asap not gonna support a cash shop on top of a monthly fee.

Originally posted by DerWotan

Jesus Christ the socketing system is not broken, it has been said from the get-go it will be randomized and so be it. People playing the game have no problem with that so what?

How is it not broken when you can spend 2 billions of kinah on a gear set and still not have it fully socketed like it happened to several people? Getting 2b is many months worth of several hours grind a day - and you get nothing for it?

If you buy that kinah from some farmer you already spend around $3.000, that makes the $168 for *safe* enchanting looking like a real bargain.

Aion commiting suicide

Sad cos i have hope for the 3.0 aka housing patch

Luckily i haven't resub for the latest patch....spit spit

Originally posted by Kuraphimaru

And yet, there will still be folks who will say that this game is marvellous and everything is great in the land of NCSoft.

Count me in this group. I heard this news yesterday, logged in last night, and still had a fun time. Go figure.

Cash shop on top of a sub fee.... Wow NC screw you good seriously that is MESSED UP. You see how greedy people are these days? Praise GW2 for how it really should be buy the game and have fun!

It's made by an asian company, how is this surprising or shocking?

Just a reminder that Lord of the Rings has a cash shop that can improve  your gameplay and it is NOT Asian.