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Originally Posted by Elphaba's Devout
God, I know the developers are putting Aion together pretty fast but... It«s not fast enough, for the sake of my mental sanity!
What is the Divine Gauge and how does it work?; What do the Fallen look like?; Will the movement be 100% free?; How will the crafting system work?; Will there be a level gring?; What will the final classes be?; Will there be PvP anywhere or only around the Abyss?; Will the Storage finally have enough room in this game?; When will the Beta start?; What will be each profession's pros and cons? Will they be like other games'?... All of these questions have been asked over and over again and still nothing but vague, vague answers.
I mean no disrespect for NCsoft staff, but God, am I the only one going crazy here? I pretty much spend hours on end online every day searching for Aion facts or at least some gossip to keep me entertained, but there's nothing! And why? Because I can't speak Korean!...
Oh, the Frustration... |
I'm sure you were just asking questions blindly and don't really expect an answer but as we get so many new people each day I figured I could try to answer them to the best of my ability to help anybody who may be reading this.
I doubt you're the Elphaba from FFXI but the Divine Gauge as far as I know is similar to TP in FFXI, it builds up overtime either through defeating enemies or basically just attacking enemies, and it unleashes a powerful attack (I'm guessing/hoping it's a different type for each class) but it's supposed to be something that can turn the tide of combat, and it doesn't lower when you switch maps or rest afaik. Fallen will look like the Chosen but darker in appearance due to the section of the world they live in, I also believe it was said the Fallen do not have wings, but whether they can fly or not is still unknown or if that was a rumor or not. Movement will be 100% free, of course there are some things and some places I'm sure you *can't* go or do such as through the middle of a mountain or up an area where the zone ends. But we know you can jump, climb, and fly so far, which suits me just fine. We know nothing of a crafting system although I do believe a community person (no idea who) has said there will be crafting, and gave no further info. They've assured us as best they can that the game will definitely NOT focus on level grinding, so maybe they have a unique way of doing this that either seems not like a grind, or making it somehow very enjoyable, only time will tell. We only know of the Chosen Classes that have been shown already and we probably won't know anything more for 4+ months. PVP is also unknown but I'm certain it won't be only around the Abyss that certainly doesn't sound like the big RvR they were talking about. Every MMO has storage issues really, it's a decent thing to have as long as you have enough to where you can wisely manage your storage, there are plenty of games which had incredibly sub par storage with lame excuses (hi2uffxi). Storage issues can be solved by using what you have, and not stock piling things that aren't entirely necessary, I personally like having somewhat realistic amounts of storage, and not 999 slots so that I can do w/e the hell I want and never worry about storage, it should always be a concern in an MMO I believe, but not so much that it limits your every action. Beta is unknown, look at the other thread about Beta nobody knows >.> and people really need to stop asking. Again the professions we won't know about for a while obviously due to balancing issues and them likely still creating them. Your all three questions about the classes are pretty moot considering the facts we're all facing, you're not the only one who is going all OCD over this game so don't worry you're among friends here that are going through the same, some worse I'm sure.
And please don't say it's because you can't speak or read Korean, that has honestly nothing to do with lack of solid information, the site has been translated by several people and it only tells us the same over and over, and all questions by NCSoft to Korean areas have been asked in English to us, and even replies and the people who work on it talking to us, translated to English and directed at us, so language is hardly a barrier we should worry about. If it's really that big of a personal problem, start trying to learn the language, better yourself rather than making it a weak point. Just trying to make things put into perspective for several people, Aion is doing a great job of leaking tidbits of information, letting us get to know the team very intimately and at the same time keeping well focused on Aion as a whole. The community reps are incredibly nice and it's very nice to be apart of this community and I'm glad we're growing so much as a whole. But to all those who think what NCSoft is doing is cruel and unusual punishment for all it's loyal fans, take a look at Square Enix and their untitled MMO project, nothing but rumors and snippets of information about 12 words long from entirely irrelevant interviews. Nothing but *pure* speculation is going on all that's known is it's for 360, PC and maybe PS3, they could release a site or release the game in 6 months and at this point nobody would have a clue. NCSoft is doing a great job at creating a good friendly community and fan base that will follow them through the beta's and well into launch, which is not only good community company relations, but also a sign of a wise company that knows giving it's fans unfinished tidbits and eye candy to gawk at will keep them coming back for more, rather than shunning them and keeping an entirely tight lid on everything.