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• • What is the point of this game?

  • Originally posted by Quizzical
    

    That's an honest question.  I've dug through the game's official site and read some on this forum and on aionsource.  I don't see a clear answer.  Much of what I see screams "WoW-clone", which from a business perspective might be it, I guess, but doesn't explain the player-driven hype.

    What is there that makes it so that someone who doesn't like WoW could like Aion? Or that gives someone who does like WoW a reason to quit that game for Aion?

    The graphics are stunning, of course.  While that's not a bad thing, the history of video games is littered with awful games that had graphics that were quite impressive in their time.

    Much has been said about flying, but to say that a game involves flying could mean so many different things that it means basically nothing without elaboration.  EVE involves flying.  Microsoft Flight Simulator involves flying.  Super Mario World involves flying.  Civilization 2 involves flying.  But no two of those mean anything remotely similar by flying.

    The PvPvE system could mean a lot of different things, too.  As best I can tell, it might mean nothing more than a pve area where you can get attacked by other players.  That's hardly an innovation.  Is there some stronger reason for NCsoft to coin a new term, apart from hype?

    Is there something else I've missed?  Other threads to ask about the same question have been shouted down in such an absurd manner that one could easily be left to conclude there isn't a point to the game.  It's as if Aion fanboy idiots are trying to outdo Darkfall fanboy idiots; the latter may be completely nuts, too, but can at least point to a number of attempted innovations in Darkfall.

     

    
     

    As several other posters have said, you just can expect subjective answers. Not only because most of us haven’t played the game but because what is appealing some people and give them fun, could be boring and pointless for others.

    In my case I’m going to try Aion just for three reasons:
    High fantasy game with some Asian style in the art design and good graphics. Then I know I’ll like the environment. It’s just a plus not a main reason.
    It’s a game made by NCSoft. Have some guaranty to me about being well done and polished to some extend. Also that give me some concerns about RMT and bots but in the worse case I learned to live with this in Lineage II.
    And the key point to me. Apparently an important part of the “end game” in Aion is about group conflict and power (Abyss/factions), will be better to me if it was more free than just factions (I’m a fan of Lineage II conflict system) but anyway.
    Combat mechanics, level system, skill system and other things that I know are important to other people aren’t to me, but all in all Aion looks as a good package able to give me fun for some time.
    Anyway I cross the fingers, my last experiences in MMORPGs haven’t been a big success.
    As you can see very subjective.
     

  • Posted: 1/07/09 3:12 PM
    Aion
• • Little question about DF

  • Originally posted by Kasmos
    

     

    Oh I already posted a thread on the Darkfall forums stating that I think over 90% of the people coming from games like World of Warcraft (and I only state that game because it's the most well known), will quit within the first couple of days to (maybe) weeks, ESPECIALLY the first time they're PKed and their full body of loot is looted.

    It's simple, most people WILL NOT be able to handle Darkfall, and that's perfectly fine, because I'm honestly getting sick and tired of playing with those kind of people anyway

    
     

    There is a thread around asking why all the hate for the Darkfall community.

    Here a good example.

  • Posted: 1/03/09 8:59 PM
    Darkfall
• • Full loot?

  • Originally posted by Isane
    

    Originally posted by Evasia
    

    Not lvl based no item based, so newbees can just jump in and explore if a vetran comes and newbees are in party they can beat this vetran its not like most mmo's out there.

    The devs will not compromise to cater for carebears or themepark casuals so hardcore pvp with full loot will stay no matter what players want this game is pureply made for this core is build around it.

    Its almost imposible to make pve game out of darkfall:)

    
     

    This is the biggest piece of miss information i have heard in a while the reason i come here rarely these days.

    The game is skill based each skill goes from level 1-100 and you need xp to gain these levels of skill.

    Newbies can maybe jump a veteran if he is asleep.

    PvP in game is part of the Empire/Kingdom building, PvE will be important in game and it is touted that PvE will be harder than PvP and also the loot /recipie/crafting materials will mainly come from this. The FPS elements are tactical with delays on actions so it is not twitch, really uin place to stop auto targeting abuse no more, and to allow first and 3rd person combat to also promote stealthy skills using the environment. Beta review have identified combat is drawn out and tactical, most of the skill is in using the environment cover and the skills you have.

    Read the Curse review Tasoses latest revie if you think PvE is not possible and solo you will see you are wrong.

    FFA PvP and Full Loot are just two feature of many, if that is all you plan to do you misunderstand this game badly and will get no-where other than being a laughing stock.

    Around 0.001% of the world area will be cities where most PvP conflict will take place the rest will be PvE

    
    Really two very diferent guesses of what Darkfall is going to be. This has been the history in Darkfall boards, official, mmorpg.com and many others. Fortunately we will know what is the real Darkfall in less than 3 weeks. The end of the Darkfall-fiction is coming, Welcome to the real Darkfall.

  • Posted: 1/03/09 8:46 PM
    Darkfall
• • Skill or Grind?

  • Imho in any MMORPG time and group organization allways > any other thing including a very demanding hand-eye coordination (lately called "THE SKILL"). It will take more or less time  to notice it depending on each game but at the end these two things rule.

    MMORPGs are allways about time.

     

  • Posted: 1/03/09 8:14 PM
    Aion
• • The Best PvP Game Poll

  • Lineage II of course, may be because is the only FFA and open world i have played.

     

  • Posted: 12/30/08 4:58 PM
    General Discussion