aion: the tower of eternity

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Forsakenchild
05/11/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Eltnen Zone
Game is awesome. Been playing for the past week. Can not say much about it, but for those that are worried about it being a grind fest I would have to say they did a really good job of blending questing and grinding for levels. The most I have had to grind is maybe three to four bars, and that flew by farming for items or doing repeatable quests. I am about to hit level 20 on my main and have loved every second of it, can't wait to see what the game is like when there are more than ten people on the server.
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JP05
05/11/09

Played the Chinese beta and didn't care for the game. Game play felt cheap, sluggish, and linear. Visually it wasn't impressive at all. I'd say Guild Wars is better, and free.

Maybe my standards are too high, I come from FFXI and WoW so I expect a lot from an MMO.
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NKato
04/17/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Morheim Zone
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Blade & Soul looks FAR more fetching than this Lineage 2 superclone. And it's from the same publisher, to boot. Again, could Kotaku at least make an effort to highlight Blade & Soul so that our uneducated gaming masses can see just how inferior Aion is? :P
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Mike Fahey
04/17/09

@NKato: So far there are no plans to release Blade & Soul outside of Korea. NCsoft isn't releasing assets for it, so we have nothing to pass on top you.
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(Zombie) Jölan
04/15/09

In reply to The Darker Side Of Aion
"I'm hoping the final game contains some sort of reward system for just standing around being attractive for screenshots, because I believe I could excel in that area."

Wow, so some people really do confuse fantasy with reality. (just kidding)
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Grisaille: Flip it, Ninja!
04/15/09

In reply to The Darker Side Of Aion
I seriously hate the fact this game is so pretty. I really do. I want to play it very, very badly.

My laptop chugs EVE Online at a blazingly fast 10 FPS; I shudder what Aion would do.
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PanicDriver
04/15/09

@Grisaille: Flip it, Ninja!: Its so beautiful, that my computer will explode Unicorns and Rainbows when I try to play this.
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(Zombie) Jölan
04/15/09

@CanadianCowboy: no that's peggle
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Orihalcon
03/27/09

In reply to Aion: Pretty People Doing Pretty Things In Pretty Places
I think i'm getting to old for these sort of games. They suck your life dry. I have fond memories of playing my Titan to level 78 on Lineage 2, but i also remember how crippling that was on my social life and vowed to friends it wouldn't happen again. As much as Aion looks wonderful, and i trust in NC Softs development prowess, i just won't be joining the bandwagon this time.

/tear
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Omnimon
03/27/09

@Orihalcon: And the realization strikes another of us... welcome, brother.
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PanicDriver
03/26/09

In reply to Aion: Pretty People Doing Pretty Things In Pretty Places
I want to see more from this game other then it's Wing Gimmick or "Make it look pretty" screen shots. I want to see the combat, how innovated the quests are, and what else could you do other then a Quest.
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NEzraF
03/26/09

@CanadianCowboy: "than" a quest. Zieg Heil!
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kiramon
03/26/09

@NEzraF: There are far more mistakes than that, honey.
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PanicDriver
03/27/09

@kiramon: Look, I'm sorry I can't live to everyone's super elitist grammar of high expectations. If I would've known that people would judge others for their grammar, I would've took collage English classes. Yet again, I am sorry. Srsly I am. Can't you tell the enthusiasm in my post?
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Unfather
03/27/09

@CanadianCowboy: Don't worry man, I'm with you on this one.

I care about grammar, but he's not writing a term paper or submitting research documentation. Perhaps a "break", as they say, is in order.
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Omnimon
03/27/09

@Unfather: You do understand that this will formally exclude you from the Year-End Grand Galla, correct?
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sentroshi
03/23/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Ishlagen Zone
Raaawr! I see no clip!
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supo
03/23/09

@sentroshi: Those aren't clips.. they're LIES!
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ZhouYu
03/23/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Ishlagen Zone
No video? Not sure if there is meant to be one here, but thought I'd check in the interests of cinnamon-sprinkled foam pumps everywhere.
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Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
03/23/09

@ZhouYu: Yeah, I thought there would be one too.
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NKato
03/23/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Ishlagen Zone
Constant teasing is a bad sign for me, in my opinion. It just means they are trying to overhype and draw attention away from what they think might be a disappointing product.
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Taiyz
03/24/09

@NKato: The game's already had several very successful betas in Korea. I just don't think a beta outside of Korea is their priority right now, but they're giving us enough promotional material to make up for it, passably so.
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Comatose Turtle
03/05/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Poeta Zone
What am I looking at? Grass and stuff? Giant mushrooms? Streams?

...I think this is lost on me.
I've always been more of a character kind of guy. The setting can be whatever it wants, but the characters had better be awesome or I'll pass. And for God's sake, if their hair disappears when they put on a helmet, someone's getting a whisterpoop.
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Zuluhero
03/06/09

@Comatose Turtle:

the character customiser is one of the best i've ever seen in a mmo :)
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Comatose Turtle
03/06/09

@Zuluhero: Initial customization is only part of the story. The characters should be in the first place attractive, animations should be expressive and convincing (with, optimally, loose cloth and hair flowing naturally), and the customization should not stop at creation (choosing clothes, skills, etc. should give you a freedom ungoverned by efficiency). That's my ideal game.

Hmn, I think PSO came closest to this, actually.
*Longs*
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woons
03/05/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Poeta Zone
Man alive, that does look rather nice.

I love big open worlds to explore ... the only reason I played WoW for as long as I did was just to explore the world a bit more and take some nice screen-shots. Bit sad, but it was fun.

I'd say I'd keep an eye on this one, but there seem to be a lot of MMOs reported on this site that I never hear of ever again beyond a trailer or something.
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Grisaille: Flip it, Ninja!
03/05/09

@woons: I love in-game exploration.

Shadow of the Colossus did this great. If you saw a place waaaaaaay off in the distance, you could travel there.

oh crap. nerdgasm.

Just realized how unbelievably fucking AWESOME a Shadow of the Colossus MMO would be.
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woons
03/05/09

@Grisaille - It's Morphin(e) Time, Mother Fucker!:

I was gonna mention SotC actually ... I can't even place exactly what it was, but I've never felt more inclined to just explore a game world than that.

I mean ... there wasn't even anything going on, bar finding shrines or fruit trees ... but it was just so much fun to explore and ride around in. And it's still gorgeous.

I'll just drop this in here too

If no-one's seen it before.

How awesome would that have been? I mean ... at the slight loss of the personal atmosphere/experience, but still.
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Comatose Turtle
03/05/09

@woons:
:O
*Hasn't seen it before*

Screw Aion. I will never play another MMO until they make this.
(That might be a lie.)
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Mike Fahey
02/20/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Altgard Zone
ABRA KADABRA REFRESH!
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NKato
02/20/09

In reply to Tour Aion's Lovely Altgard Zone
Where's the video?
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Ghede
02/20/09

@NKato: Kotaku Videos are region based. If you are in the same room as NKato, you can't watch.
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Comatose Turtle
02/20/09

In reply to Aion Aims For Fall Launch
Tentatively excited about this game. It has some good ideas mixed in there somewhere.
Unfortunately, it also looks like your standard class-based MMORPG character progression, and I can already feel the Korean grind coming on. So one step forward, 2 steps backward perhaps.
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Billkwando
11/14/08

In reply to Koreans Flock To Aion Beta In Record Numbers
Do I detect a reference to The Crow, Fahey?

I think I do.
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