Yeah the game is definitely not for everyone. Some people truly feel first impressions matter and yes, that is important for some. Others are ONLY interested in end game and will just race/grind to max level to just experience it, and either stay or move on.
I just hope I'm not disappointed by level 12 because I've been slowly getting myself hyped and I cannot afford the time sink that WOW is now lol. I need something new, something I can play casually and yet still have fun (I used to be a hardcore raider and cannot do that now) and hopefully this pvp system will offer that because it does have a good plug and play element with the pvp system, not so big on min maxing that WOW has (stopped playing in november and they already have TONS more gear and content bleh).
That and it being a bit more casual friendly can help convince my GF to get involved so I can justify playing =P.
Overhyped is WoW, which after 5 years Blizzard has managed to keep the Videogame media firmly in it's pocket and feeding the community endless propaganda and advertising about how "great" their game is...when it's not all that, its basic...kill 10 rats, some raids and a weak PvP element.
Because Aion would look more like "it's basic...kill 10 two o'clock pookiebears, PvP and some weak raid elements." hehe
I don't think they are hyping it more than any other game would. The extremely vocal fans on ths page do that. I didn't care for it much personally. I've already kicked my pre-order to the curb. I played a few beta weekends and it didn't feel much different than loading up any other free 2 play Eastern mmo. Graphics were good, nothing I'd consider to be omgwtfbbqsauce! (and yes my pc is perfectly capable of running it). I will give it credit for having some of the best music I've heard in a game. To me the ui looked almost identical to the one in Runes of Magic (I think that was the game). The game will do decently, it will give PvP people a home.
Well you got me lol but the point is the hype. Bliz manages to keep on the front of every gaming site / mag in the industry whenever they do so much as fart.
Other then that your comments are a matter of personal taste which I respect. IMHO, the entire game is an upgrade of Lineage 2 right down to the UI. I played L2 for over a year in the past. Everything is about the same with a few new extras. Mechanically speaking, if you played L2, you played AION (minus the flying) Even the class structure is set up about the same with gateway levels to new more specialized classes. Although L2 wasn't the first and only game to do that...EQ2 had that at first also....but they removed it to make more "accessible" and "fun" about the time they nuked SWG...to make that more "accessible" and "fun" mwahahahaha but I digress...
I bought a pre-order and have tried to play this game but I just can't manage to play for more than an hour or two. Admittingly, I've only made it to level 10, but I have doubts as to if the game dramatically changes after that.
Graphics in-game are very dissapointing compared with how the game appears in screenshots, gameplay seems worse than WoW- just with really flashy animations, and the entire first 10 levels was spent grinding little bug-like creatures in small and walled-off areas. I could see this game as a free-to-play and I might try it if it was, but I could not see forking over more than the 5 dollars I already wasted on it. So... I really don't get the appeal. I understand there hasn't been a major MMORPG release recently, but are people really that desperate that they want to play "this"?
Aion is overhyped but not as much as AOC or Warhammer was. Aion is nothing more than a fill-in until people get their hands on FFXIV,Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and Blizzard's new mmo. I'm still on the fence about even trying Aion again but I'm certainly not going to pay a monthly fee just because we have'nt had anything good since WoW.
I have played a ton of MMO's but to be honest I wasn't impressed with the game. IDK why either because the graphics are very good and the gameplay is smooth. I just got bored playing in the beta. The quests are pretty boring and the flight is WAY over hyped. 1 minute of flight time isn't really all that impressive. The skill chains are pretty cool but nothing to really write home about. I just wish there was more. IMO pass on this game and just play some f2p ones until a game worth paying for comes out.
I knew of it almost 2 years ago, but just kind of put it to the back burner until I decided to look at mmorpgs for new titles (forgot about chronicle of spellborn which was also on my "list") and seen it was in closed beta for n/a and already been out in the orient lol.
I bought a pre-order and have tried to play this game but I just can't manage to play for more than an hour or two. Admittingly, I've only made it to level 10, but I have doubts as to if the game dramatically changes after that.
Graphics in-game are very dissapointing compared with how the game appears in screenshots, gameplay seems worse than WoW- just with really flashy animations, and the entire first 10 levels was spent grinding little bug-like creatures in small and walled-off areas. I could see this game as a free-to-play and I might try it if it was, but I could not see forking over more than the 5 dollars I already wasted on it. So... I really don't get the appeal. I understand there hasn't been a major MMORPG release recently, but are people really that desperate that they want to play "this"?
I admit that the starter area is just that, a starter area. Introduces you to some storyline stuff and teaches some of the basics.
A good many of the quests are kill x and bring to y, that is true. However, it is the pvp portion of the game that mixes with the pve portion and makes it what it is.
If you have no intentions of sieging, rifting or pvp'ing in the abyss then I could see where there would be an issue with some of the game play. However, the game will be launching with 1.5 which adds quite a bit of instanced pve/pvp content.
the graphics and art design are extremley good. the world design is a bit linear which is a shame. At least to the point that I got which was 21.
some decisions were made in order to streamline some of the world assets so there are some odd looking trees here and there. But given that a good part of the world will experience a large amount of players fighting, it makes some sense.
For a strickly pve game, meh, I can see the issue. but it's not only pve.
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I bought a pre-order and have tried to play this game but I just can't manage to play for more than an hour or two. Admittingly, I've only made it to level 10, but I have doubts as to if the game dramatically changes after that.
Graphics in-game are very dissapointing compared with how the game appears in screenshots, gameplay seems worse than WoW- just with really flashy animations, and the entire first 10 levels was spent grinding little bug-like creatures in small and walled-off areas. I could see this game as a free-to-play and I might try it if it was, but I could not see forking over more than the 5 dollars I already wasted on it. So... I really don't get the appeal. I understand there hasn't been a major MMORPG release recently, but are people really that desperate that they want to play "this"?
Yeah I also think you only have to read the first page of a book to be able to talk about it. You only need to read the first page to know what the book is about. Same goes with games.
Sarcasm off.. if you judge all games after your only level 10 its good to know because in the future when I see your name in a post I will just ignore it, since you dont seem to know what youre talking about.
Maybe if you played to 20 I would be more ears but this looks alot like your only flaming the game since your obviously a fanboi of some other game that is lacking players. And I dont really think your ABC computer can handly the grafix, the game is beautiful on my computer.
And BTW it takes like 3 hours to get to level 10 so good luck with trying to prove something to the other players reading your thread.
Originally posted by templarga People can say that by level 10, you have not experienced enough of the game to make a judgment call and its not fair because the game gets better or really begins at level 20 or 25 or whatever. The problem is, it doesn't matter because ultimately if you don't like the game by level 10 or 15 or whatever and not finding it fun, you won't stay around until it gets good. If may not be fair and it may not be "right", but that is how marketing works. If I have read the first few chapters of the book, I won't read the whole thing even if the end is promised to be good. I will walk out of a movie if I hate the first 30 minutes or so, I could care less about the end. As much as people don't want to admit it, the first 10 levels is enough to judge any game for yourself. Period. Every game I have played and stayed with any lengthy time, I loved from the moment I logged in. I loved 1-20 in AOC, loved the early levels or WAR, enjoyed leveling 1-10 in WOW and loved EVERY level of DAOC. So its bull about the first 10 levels not counting or mattering. That is where you hook players. If the player isn't hooked immediately, they are not going to stay for 10 more levels much less 40 more. Its the truth. Now granted, Aion either appeals to players in the first 10 levels or it repulses them. And going by the number of posts both ways, Aion is for a lot of players and not for a lot of players. I made my decision not to play by level 12 or so and I am not going to play. I hated the first 12 levels the first time and there was no way I was going to do it again and again (considering it would be the same thing for every alt). I was not having fun, found the game boring and honestly, I could care less what happens at level 20 or 25. Aion failed to hook me and make me want to play....and obviously others feel the same way.
I don't think people will argue that if you just don't like the game, you don't like it. However that doesn't necessarily make your opinion all that valid. It would be like going to a book club and claiming that the book you read was "a pile of trash" when you only read the first chapter. People would look at you like you were crazy.
Feel free to dislike the game, but there are too many people out there who think their opinion matters off of playing a game for an hour.
So that is the only problem I have with it. If you don't like the game than thats it. There is no need to make a trollish post on the forums insinuating that all the rest of the people enjoying the game are just buying into the hype, or are retarded. The thing is most of these posts end up like this.
(And yes, this is the same thing as saying OMG THIS GAME IS THE BEST EVER and basing it off of the beginning of a game. I've gotten pissed at some of the stupid "hype" threads here too. If you enjoy the game keep playing it, if you hate it than stay away. Leave the mock-reviews to those who can form a correct opinion on the game as a whole.)
I haven't seen ONE game in 15 years of MMO'ing that had the graphics that it's cutscenes or screenshots had. Different factors of course (best monitor on earth vs lousy computer/monitor), but it's a fact. I always look at screenshots with a juandiced eye anyway. I too was a bit let down, but after a bit, when my eyes got used to things, it started taking on some appeal.
Hype? Geez,if there were no hype we would really have to question a games developer. If they couldn't generate excitement, how could they produce a decent game? Anyway, Hypes a fact of gaming. And we are darn lucky to at least have a beta to get into.
I bought a pre-order and have tried to play this game but I just can't manage to play for more than an hour or two. Admittingly, I've only made it to level 10, but I have doubts as to if the game dramatically changes after that.
Graphics in-game are very dissapointing compared with how the game appears in screenshots, gameplay seems worse than WoW- just with really flashy animations, and the entire first 10 levels was spent grinding little bug-like creatures in small and walled-off areas. I could see this game as a free-to-play and I might try it if it was, but I could not see forking over more than the 5 dollars I already wasted on it. So... I really don't get the appeal. I understand there hasn't been a major MMORPG release recently, but are people really that desperate that they want to play "this"?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Please, your review is worth shit. 2 hours of gameplay? Doubt it gets better after that? You just reviewed the tutorial zone. LOL
If the hype were coming primarily from the devs or gaming sites, I may have issues with it, but the majority of the hype is coming from players who have actually played the game, those who have enjoyed what they've seen and are excited to be able to experience more. How is that a bad thing?
That's ENTIRELY subjective. The worst over-hyped game ever was Darkfal, hands down.
The chances are you're just burned out on MMO's. Go play Champions Online since that looks like a good instant gratification fest. I'll being playing Aion and Section 8 myself, good old RPG funness and awesome fps action.
If the hype were coming primarily from the devs or gaming sites, I may have issues with it, but the majority of the hype is coming from players who have actually played the game, those who have enjoyed what they've seen and are excited to be able to experience more. How is that a bad thing?
It's really not. And the fact of the matter is that NCSoft West has never said that Aion is revolutionary, will compete with WoW, or is anything other than an enjoyable MMO game that they think many people will have fun playing.
All of the hype comes from the fans, and the haters take random things that fanboys have said and regurgitates them as something NCSoft themselves said in an attempt to put the game down.
"There is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
I haven't seen ONE game in 15 years of MMO'ing that had the graphics that it's cutscenes or screenshots had. Different factors of course (best monitor on earth vs lousy computer/monitor), but it's a fact. I always look at screenshots with a juandiced eye anyway. I too was a bit let down, but after a bit, when my eyes got used to things, it started taking on some appeal. Hype? Geez,if there were no hype we would really have to question a games developer. If they couldn't generate excitement, how could they produce a decent game? Anyway, Hypes a fact of gaming. And we are darn lucky to at least have a beta to get into.
Well depending on what you consider a mmo, Guild Wars has had cutscenes after every completed mission and some quests. Guild Wars has already pretty good graphics considering the time it released. Where do you think Aion gets all their ideas from WoW, Lineage and Guild Wars. Yes it is overhyped considering it brings nothing new into the mmo market and Perfect World International had flying way before Aion.
So if people are mesmerized by the graphics and you like the old style of comabt play then yeah, Aion will be fun for some.
If the hype were coming primarily from the devs or gaming sites, I may have issues with it, but the majority of the hype is coming from players who have actually played the game, those who have enjoyed what they've seen and are excited to be able to experience more. How is that a bad thing?
It's really not. And the fact of the matter is that NCSoft West has never said that Aion is revolutionary, will compete with WoW, or is anything other than an enjoyable MMO game that they think many people will have fun playing.
All of the hype comes from the fans, and the haters take random things that fanboys have said and regurgitates them as something NCSoft themselves said in an attempt to put the game down.
I'm just glad that other people know the truth. It's just unbelievable that people will use this to try to bring down a game that isn't honestly trying to do anything. It's not like NCsoft is trying to ill WoW, they realize that designing a game around that premise is just a terrible idea, probably anyway.
The fact that the vast majority of hype is coming from fans must just burn the trolls up like hell. Doesn't really give them any ammo because NCsoft is a company that actually realized a goal and is sticking to it lol.
Aion is overhyped but not as much as AOC or Warhammer was. Aion is nothing more than a fill-in until people get their hands on FFXIV,Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and Blizzard's new mmo. I'm still on the fence about even trying Aion again but I'm certainly not going to pay a monthly fee just because we have'nt had anything good since WoW.
I fail to see where it is overhyped.
I have not seen any exaggerated or over the top claims.
As far as the game play goes I have not seen anything that is a lie. Aion does what it says it does. If people don't like it then fine. but not liking something has nothing to do with being overhyped. That's called personal taste.
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Aion is a weird beast. The parent company, NCsoft is hardly doing anything to generate any hype. Instead, the beta preview and the game running on different region servers were enough to generate interest from people. In other words, the OP is wrong.
Aion is overhyped but not as much as AOC or Warhammer was. Aion is nothing more than a fill-in until people get their hands on FFXIV,Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and Blizzard's new mmo. I'm still on the fence about even trying Aion again but I'm certainly not going to pay a monthly fee just because we have'nt had anything good since WoW.
I fail to see where it is overhyped.
I have not seen any exaggerated or over the top claims.
As far as the game play goes I have not seen anything that is a lie. Aion does what it says it does. If people don't like it then fine. but not liking something has nothing to do with being overhyped. That's called personal taste.
Very true. I have never seen NCsoft say something about Aion that isn't actually true.
Aion is certainly very weird. It's the first MMO that I've seen so many people actually trying to find reasons not to like it. And I don't mean good ones either, I mean really stupid reasons. Like the rift system being a little vague, but it's not.
Originally posted by Xasapis Aion is a weird beast. The parent company, NCsoft is hardly doing anything to generate any hype. Instead, the beta preview and the game running on different region servers were enough to generate interest from people. In other words, the OP is wrong.
Agreed. I think a lot of the hype is genuine satisfaction from players so far. NCSoft doesn't have anyone running around shouting that Aion will be great, which is really a change of pace.
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o_O The worst over-hyped game by far is Huxley.
Gawd, I've never played something so generic despite its claims as a mmofps.
Yeah the game is definitely not for everyone. Some people truly feel first impressions matter and yes, that is important for some. Others are ONLY interested in end game and will just race/grind to max level to just experience it, and either stay or move on.
I just hope I'm not disappointed by level 12 because I've been slowly getting myself hyped and I cannot afford the time sink that WOW is now lol. I need something new, something I can play casually and yet still have fun (I used to be a hardcore raider and cannot do that now) and hopefully this pvp system will offer that because it does have a good plug and play element with the pvp system, not so big on min maxing that WOW has (stopped playing in november and they already have TONS more gear and content bleh).
That and it being a bit more casual friendly can help convince my GF to get involved so I can justify playing =P.
Because Aion would look more like "it's basic...kill 10 two o'clock pookiebears, PvP and some weak raid elements." hehe
I don't think they are hyping it more than any other game would. The extremely vocal fans on ths page do that. I didn't care for it much personally. I've already kicked my pre-order to the curb. I played a few beta weekends and it didn't feel much different than loading up any other free 2 play Eastern mmo. Graphics were good, nothing I'd consider to be omgwtfbbqsauce! (and yes my pc is perfectly capable of running it). I will give it credit for having some of the best music I've heard in a game. To me the ui looked almost identical to the one in Runes of Magic (I think that was the game). The game will do decently, it will give PvP people a home.
Well you got me lol but the point is the hype. Bliz manages to keep on the front of every gaming site / mag in the industry whenever they do so much as fart.
Other then that your comments are a matter of personal taste which I respect. IMHO, the entire game is an upgrade of Lineage 2 right down to the UI. I played L2 for over a year in the past. Everything is about the same with a few new extras. Mechanically speaking, if you played L2, you played AION (minus the flying) Even the class structure is set up about the same with gateway levels to new more specialized classes. Although L2 wasn't the first and only game to do that...EQ2 had that at first also....but they removed it to make more "accessible" and "fun" about the time they nuked SWG...to make that more "accessible" and "fun" mwahahahaha but I digress...
Don't play it then? No one cares.
Aion is overhyped but not as much as AOC or Warhammer was. Aion is nothing more than a fill-in until people get their hands on FFXIV,Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and Blizzard's new mmo. I'm still on the fence about even trying Aion again but I'm certainly not going to pay a monthly fee just because we have'nt had anything good since WoW.
I have played a ton of MMO's but to be honest I wasn't impressed with the game. IDK why either because the graphics are very good and the gameplay is smooth. I just got bored playing in the beta. The quests are pretty boring and the flight is WAY over hyped. 1 minute of flight time isn't really all that impressive. The skill chains are pretty cool but nothing to really write home about. I just wish there was more. IMO pass on this game and just play some f2p ones until a game worth paying for comes out.
I don't think it was over-hyped at all. Everything I read about it sounded just as bad as when I actually played the beta.
I didn't even know what Aion was until about a week ago.
I would say I read general gaming sites at the very least what an average gamer would. For being over hyped it sure managed to keep under the radar.
I knew of it almost 2 years ago, but just kind of put it to the back burner until I decided to look at mmorpgs for new titles (forgot about chronicle of spellborn which was also on my "list") and seen it was in closed beta for n/a and already been out in the orient lol.
Kids will do that to you I guess.
I admit that the starter area is just that, a starter area. Introduces you to some storyline stuff and teaches some of the basics.
A good many of the quests are kill x and bring to y, that is true. However, it is the pvp portion of the game that mixes with the pve portion and makes it what it is.
If you have no intentions of sieging, rifting or pvp'ing in the abyss then I could see where there would be an issue with some of the game play. However, the game will be launching with 1.5 which adds quite a bit of instanced pve/pvp content.
the graphics and art design are extremley good. the world design is a bit linear which is a shame. At least to the point that I got which was 21.
some decisions were made in order to streamline some of the world assets so there are some odd looking trees here and there. But given that a good part of the world will experience a large amount of players fighting, it makes some sense.
For a strickly pve game, meh, I can see the issue. but it's not only pve.
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Yeah I also think you only have to read the first page of a book to be able to talk about it. You only need to read the first page to know what the book is about. Same goes with games.
Sarcasm off.. if you judge all games after your only level 10 its good to know because in the future when I see your name in a post I will just ignore it, since you dont seem to know what youre talking about.
Maybe if you played to 20 I would be more ears but this looks alot like your only flaming the game since your obviously a fanboi of some other game that is lacking players. And I dont really think your ABC computer can handly the grafix, the game is beautiful on my computer.
And BTW it takes like 3 hours to get to level 10 so good luck with trying to prove something to the other players reading your thread.
I don't think people will argue that if you just don't like the game, you don't like it. However that doesn't necessarily make your opinion all that valid. It would be like going to a book club and claiming that the book you read was "a pile of trash" when you only read the first chapter. People would look at you like you were crazy.
Feel free to dislike the game, but there are too many people out there who think their opinion matters off of playing a game for an hour.
So that is the only problem I have with it. If you don't like the game than thats it. There is no need to make a trollish post on the forums insinuating that all the rest of the people enjoying the game are just buying into the hype, or are retarded. The thing is most of these posts end up like this.
(And yes, this is the same thing as saying OMG THIS GAME IS THE BEST EVER and basing it off of the beginning of a game. I've gotten pissed at some of the stupid "hype" threads here too. If you enjoy the game keep playing it, if you hate it than stay away. Leave the mock-reviews to those who can form a correct opinion on the game as a whole.)
I haven't seen ONE game in 15 years of MMO'ing that had the graphics that it's cutscenes or screenshots had. Different factors of course (best monitor on earth vs lousy computer/monitor), but it's a fact. I always look at screenshots with a juandiced eye anyway. I too was a bit let down, but after a bit, when my eyes got used to things, it started taking on some appeal.
Hype? Geez,if there were no hype we would really have to question a games developer. If they couldn't generate excitement, how could they produce a decent game? Anyway, Hypes a fact of gaming. And we are darn lucky to at least have a beta to get into.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Please, your review is worth shit. 2 hours of gameplay? Doubt it gets better after that? You just reviewed the tutorial zone. LOL
If the hype were coming primarily from the devs or gaming sites, I may have issues with it, but the majority of the hype is coming from players who have actually played the game, those who have enjoyed what they've seen and are excited to be able to experience more. How is that a bad thing?
Over-hyped? No.
That's ENTIRELY subjective. The worst over-hyped game ever was Darkfal, hands down.
The chances are you're just burned out on MMO's. Go play Champions Online since that looks like a good instant gratification fest. I'll being playing Aion and Section 8 myself, good old RPG funness and awesome fps action.
It's really not. And the fact of the matter is that NCSoft West has never said that Aion is revolutionary, will compete with WoW, or is anything other than an enjoyable MMO game that they think many people will have fun playing.
All of the hype comes from the fans, and the haters take random things that fanboys have said and regurgitates them as something NCSoft themselves said in an attempt to put the game down.
"There is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Well depending on what you consider a mmo, Guild Wars has had cutscenes after every completed mission and some quests. Guild Wars has already pretty good graphics considering the time it released. Where do you think Aion gets all their ideas from WoW, Lineage and Guild Wars. Yes it is overhyped considering it brings nothing new into the mmo market and Perfect World International had flying way before Aion.
So if people are mesmerized by the graphics and you like the old style of comabt play then yeah, Aion will be fun for some.
It's really not. And the fact of the matter is that NCSoft West has never said that Aion is revolutionary, will compete with WoW, or is anything other than an enjoyable MMO game that they think many people will have fun playing.
All of the hype comes from the fans, and the haters take random things that fanboys have said and regurgitates them as something NCSoft themselves said in an attempt to put the game down.
I'm just glad that other people know the truth. It's just unbelievable that people will use this to try to bring down a game that isn't honestly trying to do anything. It's not like NCsoft is trying to ill WoW, they realize that designing a game around that premise is just a terrible idea, probably anyway.
The fact that the vast majority of hype is coming from fans must just burn the trolls up like hell. Doesn't really give them any ammo because NCsoft is a company that actually realized a goal and is sticking to it lol.
I fail to see where it is overhyped.
I have not seen any exaggerated or over the top claims.
As far as the game play goes I have not seen anything that is a lie. Aion does what it says it does. If people don't like it then fine. but not liking something has nothing to do with being overhyped. That's called personal taste.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
Aion is a weird beast. The parent company, NCsoft is hardly doing anything to generate any hype. Instead, the beta preview and the game running on different region servers were enough to generate interest from people. In other words, the OP is wrong.
I fail to see where it is overhyped.
I have not seen any exaggerated or over the top claims.
As far as the game play goes I have not seen anything that is a lie. Aion does what it says it does. If people don't like it then fine. but not liking something has nothing to do with being overhyped. That's called personal taste.
Very true. I have never seen NCsoft say something about Aion that isn't actually true.
Aion is certainly very weird. It's the first MMO that I've seen so many people actually trying to find reasons not to like it. And I don't mean good ones either, I mean really stupid reasons. Like the rift system being a little vague, but it's not.
Agreed. I think a lot of the hype is genuine satisfaction from players so far. NCSoft doesn't have anyone running around shouting that Aion will be great, which is really a change of pace.
Your post fails