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morbid79:
Anybody else snag this?

messeduplilkid:
 Deleted WoW off my computer. Edit: (I had to reroll on another server) I am a level 14 Cleric on Kaisinel, Taioki.

 Edit:  And I want to preface this thread by saying, "guys... they are two different games that have similar aspects but deliver to different niches' in the mmo-world." Let's just talk about Aion: it's pros and cons (sure even in relation to other games), but let's not degrade into name calling and trash talking.

 So, in and of itself, it is beautiful in a multitude of different ways. The art is beautiful. The character customization is beautiful. Getting the opportunity to be clever with flight is beautiful. I haven't gotten the opportunity to really pvp yet.. Mostly grinding right now, and I'm perfectly happy to do it.

 Why? Because I believe in the end, when I get to later content, the world will open up. When I hit level 10, it was like the game completely changed. It only takes a few hours to really level to 10, so it's not like you're investing all your time into a character only to find out it's not your deal. You find out pretty quickly what you like to do in the game and what you don't. And most people that will come into Aion will be migrating from other games.

 It's been out in Korea for a year. It's been out in China for a tad.  With my expectations set high because of how dynamically the world changed at 10, I'm eager for the next tier of levels.

Gripes ahead:

-No mouseover macro... as a healer, this was the way I preferred to heal, cc, interrupt, ect,... I'm getting the hang of being         clunky and unintuitive and clicking on people to heal... But... yeah... I really hope they add mouse over macros.

-Okay, maybe all together I don't like default UIs. I wish I had free-reign over the user interface.

-Grind-tastic. We will see how this unfolds.

-Voiceovers not syncing well in cutscenes..... this REALLY bothered me for some reason.

-Reminds me a bit too much of Guild Wars... and that's okay for some people... Just not my cup of tea.

-Hard-core pvpers will take advantage of the character customization to make tiny, tiny, tiny characters.

Pros:

-Character customization is exciting enough to spend waaaaaaayyyy to long on your character. It's not as expansive as Champions looked, but it's very nice.

-Reminds me so much of Asheron's Call. Obelisks are like Lifestones. When the server lags, you rubber band exactly as you did in Asheron's Call. Characters can have their own in-game store, reminds me so much of Subway in Arwic. Tons... and TONS of people, everywhere. I think I need to take a step back from trying to power level, maybe socialize a bit more. Maybe make a legion and carve out a place somewhere when we take a break from murdering Asmodian.

-Water... Jesus the water looks beautiful. The little fish swim around my feet!

-Chain abilities. I found myself using chain abilities inside of effecient rotations, and it went on to flow really well.

-Speaking of flow, combat takes a step back from fast paced global cooldown lock'd hysteria. The game really slows down, but flows so much better then WoW. But this might change once we get to level 50 and we're all duking it out in the Abyss.  


Conclusion: I deleted WoW.

Melodic:
instead of using yr free time to talk about the game, shouldn't you be grinding  :?

is that not what you guys do

Alex C:
I really don't like Aion's art style. It makes me think of the shitty CGI they plaster onto GPUs.

Alex C:

--- Quote from: messeduplilkid on 24 Sep 2009, 01:21 ---
 Luckily I get to post before this turns into a WoW > other mmos.

--- End quote ---

Also, this comes across as amazingly arrogant because you're basically dismissing other people's opinions before they have an opportunity make them.

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