Comments on: Aion “Vision” Trailer Unfurls

By: aion database

aion database — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:40:43 +0000

Oh yeah, give it time. It started with a bang because of its exceptional graphics and I’m pretty sure that it’ll make it big in this gaming industry. There maybe a little bugs at this moment which I believe NCSoft’s working out to have it resolved.

By: zombiebombie

zombiebombie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:30:24 +0000

yeah i agree, I think people are being a bit harsh towards Aion. Wow’s set the benchmark pretty high but its been running for years and has had lots of time to resolve its issues and expand. I think Aion’s got plenty of potential there – different artistic look, different lore, different world. I hear they are in the process of fixing the leveling to make it less ‘grindy’ and if they can keep the farmers/botters discouraged then it will be great. Give it time ; D

By: stef

stef — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:09:20 +0000

People talks about grind but its always been there in any game. When i see my nephew play Modern warfare 2, days on end everyday doing the exact same shit on the exact same 8 maps that come with the game, i wonder why he’s not bored yet. It is the same thing, grind grind grind without end. In fact, all fps are like that, just kill without end. MMo are basically the same thing but with more lore and an idea of improving substantially your toon from lvl 1 to max. If you don’t like this idea, then go back to fps and stop bitching about it. Aion is an unfinished game just like any other mmo out there. Wow when it started wasn’t that great either. Can you say 1 dungeon end game? Can you say endless killing of mobs from 50 to 60 and there wasn’t any 4 times faster xp in quests and mobs killing at that time so it took a looooooooong time to reach lvl cap. If they had let everyone reach lvl cap as fast as today, wow would have been gone because peeps would have been bored of it before they could implement more content. Same thing with Aion, they needed the cash influx to be able to build more content and keep going. Meanwhile, if yur dumb enough to rush to lvl cap and burn yourself out then be my guest. I prefer taking my time, reading the lore and enjoying the ride. When ill get there, that aion vision probably will be implemented and ill have far more fun than the burned ones that needed to reach lvl cap today. bunch of dumbass all of em! hehehe

By: stef

stef — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:08:13 +0000

By: Bronte

Bronte — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:31:04 +0000

A fresh coat of gloss over the incessant grind?

http://arewenewatthis.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/rotten-on-the-inside-or-real-life-parallels/

By: itsamemario

itsamemario — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:57:01 +0000

no because they are more inteligent. Wow is old.

By: TotalBiscuit

TotalBiscuit — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:30 +0000

The gameplay is basically identical to most other MMOs. It’s well polished and if you like that kind of thing, more power to you.

By: The Great Wayne

The Great Wayne — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:05:11 +0000

Well I certainly did. Imho Aion is all about aesthetics with a poor gameplay, while Darkfall is often discarded for its graphs but has an interesting gameplay, which keeps getting better it seems.

In my book this places them on opposite ends of the mmo spectrum, but I find quite interesting that both would go the same way into the pirate/sea adventures thingy around the same period.

By: The Great Wayne

The Great Wayne — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:57:59 +0000

The fly system looks nice at first, but it only works in certain specific, often enclosed areas, around towns to be able to harvest floating Aether and in the abyss (which is kinda meh, sighting wise).

So much for the flying exploration, sorry.

By: skalpadda

skalpadda — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:09:39 +0000

I wouldn’t say it lacks polish in any way. It looks amazing, I never encountered any bugs, the world building is solid, the mechanics work and is has loads of clever features which should be in every MMO. It’s just not very interesting. Say what you want about WoW, but Blizzard did significantly move things forward with Wrath of the Lich King and there are really no excuses for releasing a game with such a completely rubbish and grindy quest structure.

By: skalpadda

skalpadda — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:58:44 +0000

Performance was never a problem for me, it ran extremely well and in crowded areas even better than WoW with all the bells and whistles on.

By: neolith

neolith — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:04:31 +0000

Same for me. The changes in the engine look nothing short than amazing, but the eastern art style and the stories about the grind make me stay away from this.

A shame WAR didn’t look like this and a shame it was patched into oblivion… :(