I've been keeping an eye on Aion which seems to have rolled out quite successfully in Korea and China and is due for a NA/EU launch this year. Anyone else been watching it?
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The world of Atreia (http://eu.aiononline.com/en/world)
Factions (http://eu.aiononline.com/en/factions)
Classes (http://eu.aiononline.com/en/classes)
Tes i have been following it for the past 1 to 1,5 year or so.
It seems very promissing to me. I actually hope it will become a wow killer for me.
Lunares
I'm gonna buy the game, and if I'm hooked for more then a month, wow is a bye bye.
I'm almost certain I'll start as a spirit master (first mage ofcourse) but after that spirit master :)
Always like the way of the shaman, only this time its less warrior-ish, and more warlock-ish :)
Read the worlds story. Pretty interesting. I enjoyed Guildwars so this looks promising too.
So more information on the run up to beta and release.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/aion-open-beta-to-run-in-august
Loving stolen from Eurogamer
Fancy giving it a shot then here is a very slim shot for you less than 500 keys
http://gamers.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=86949
Good luck
Got my key in time for the beta weekend, but then found out it was a 6GB download. No idea what I expected really, but on my slim 1Mbps connection that is a definite no-no. :sad:
What was the beta like Tobious?
It seems like i got lucky and received 1 of those pre order keys. I am downloading the 6 gig now and i can try out the beta next weekend. Looking forward to try some classes that interest me but are not my class i will aim for when the game goes retail.
Did anyone else got a beta key and are planning on playing it upcomming weekend ( 17-20 July)?
Lunares
It is very pretty to say the least, only got to play for about 3 hours took so long to dl it. And server went down. Not sure yet if I will get it but will see in time.
Might be around next weekend for more of it
Saw this game a few days ago on steam (where they say it is released the 25th of september, and if you buy it on steam now i believe they said you would get a free beta key) must say i looks pretty nice from the videos etc. i have seen, I just hope they will do the voiceover and translations well.
EDIT: dont know if you read it, but from what i have read on other forums it seems that the gameplay should be very much like WoW
Aye, I bought a Collector's Edition for the experience and stats boosting equipable items you get with it. It's on Steam too.
I have a beta key which i hope to use when the servers are back up next weekend. Its getting released in September and seems more focused towards pvp, ill report back soon :)
My 3 day download of Aion finished this morning!
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Quote from: TeaLeaf;283983My 3 day download of Aion finished this morning!
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3 days?, i downloaded mine in 4 hours :rolleyes:. 4th beta starts on friday, although ill be on the american servers :)
Been playing in last two beta weekends, it's a very nice game and looks stunning. I don't want to compare it to WoW except to say that having played Aion, I'll never play WoW again. :dribble:
I've played both sides and I must say I preferred the Elyos. Although I don't normally play the 'good' guys, Elyos' home land is just so much more appealing. If anyone wants to jump in next weekend my brother and I are playing on the server whose name I've forgotten, but it begins with M.
Don't go on Ariel or the other server beginning with A unless you like long waits till a place opens up. :rolleyes:
I saw this is on Steam now (pre orders for September) and was wondering how popular is this going to be?
If people with beta keys could give mini reviews about what they like and dislike etc as I can't download anything on my current connection to try it out. Videos make it look worth testing, and with my money from studying next year I'm in a position to spend monthly on a game if it's good (though I've never done it before)
Just pre ordered the collectors edition yesterday, Am not going to play it before it launches, I wanna save all the surprises for later :D
My CE when downloaded shows 'North America' but a ticket to NCsoft support said that this is normal and at launch it will show and offer European servers.
Quote from: TeaLeaf;287311My CE when downloaded shows 'North America' but a ticket to NCsoft support said that this is normal and at launch it will show and offer European servers.
I can confirm that this is how it was in beta too. :)
Hmm, looks interesting.
Has anyone given this enough time to deliver a verdict on it yet?
Reviews are excellent fwiw.
Engine wise, the game looks beautiful and runs superbly on any reasonably new PC. As a comparison, it runs as well as, if not better than WoW on my PC.
The gameplay is pretty standard for an MMORPG, you get quests, you complete quests, you get xp. The combat system is very nice with skills which chain off each other giving it a very fluid feel. Class roles are very distinct compared to other MMORPGs.
I didn't get a chance to do much PVP in beta so can't comment on it too much, except to say that there's a full pvp scoring system with points, ranks, and rewards.
There are a variety of trade professions from weaponcrafting through to cooking. There are craft tasks you can take to level a crafting skill using cheap materials available from the vendor, but useful items require gathered materials. All materials (except aether) use the same gathering skill so you can gather anything you come across to gain skill.
Elite mobs in Aion are much tougher than in WoW, and there are whole areas full of them which are great for group quests. :)
Well that's about all I'll give away just now. :P
I'm now downloading the Beta. Sadly I closed the downloader last night thinking it would resume, but no it starts again lol. Looks like it uses the CryEngine, so basically a MMO with the shine of crysis, me likey, especialy as everybody and their mother seems to use the unreal engine these days lol.
Also seems it follows a character progression path similar to Asheron's Call 2, and if I remember rightly EQ2, it's nice for you to get a feel of the basics of a class before you commit to the advanced 'tree'.
Hey guys so i know im out late with this but hey better late than never,
i found this review to be pretty nice http://www.theburialgrounds.com/Articles/Aion_Review.shtml/
And about the engine its seems its using Far Cry 1s Cry engine
Seems like we can pre create our character now
For the peeps who have been playing it already:
How good is it really? Same as WoW, Better than WoW etc....
Control, does it work in the same way as WoW?
Shall i wait a couple of months to see how people feel about it after launch?
Basically.....im a bit bored of WoW is this something new?
Quote from: smite;290393For the peeps who have been playing it already:
How good is it really? Same as WoW, Better than WoW etc....
Control, does it work in the same way as WoW?
Shall i wait a couple of months to see how people feel about it after launch?
Basically.....im a bit bored of WoW is this something new?
I quit WoW back in June and having played the beta events, I much prefer Aion. The most important thing to bear in mind is that PVP is a big focus in Aion and not just an afterthought like in WoW, whereas in WoW the main endgame is PvE. So in that respect they are quite different.
Graphically Aion is years ahead of WoW as you would expect.
The controls can be set up just the same.