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Originally Posted by VendorTrash
bro
obviously you never understood that WoW had a questing system built in so that you didn't have to mob grind, that was the whole idea behind the game.
I guarantee if you go back and play it now, especially after this patch which added an xp increase for mobs and quests 20-60 you will max level...eventually. much faster then you would have mob grinding.
you're problem was you ignored the quest part, the most important part.
if you want to play Aion when it comes out - try the actual quest system or whatever system they implement to help you level quickest. I guarantee it wont be mob grinding either. sure it will take time, it will take most people time and the idea is to HAVE FUN and to learn/understand the game while you do it. Maybe get some friends to play along with you or something, remember its a game not a chore.
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I agree.
Gaming companies shouldnt appeal to the casual or hardcore gamer, it should appeal to all types of gamers. Most people probably agree on it and its probably stupid to even say. I have stated before that most of my RL friends play WoW and I know that the grind in general was decent. Lineage 2 had a horrible grind. ( Sorry if I bring up Lineage 2 alot in post, but it was the only true MMO game that I got to end game content. I also read about games and have alot of RL friends who play games since I go to school for programming ) As "VendorTrash" stated there are also a couple of ways to grind, at least in WoW. Aion, IMO, even if it copied off of WoW ( alot of things are mock offs, in movies, games, etc. It just happens ) , was thinking more toward a larger consumer based ideal. Having more than one way to grind helps players create illusions. I see questing as an illusion for just mob grinding. It gives the player a goal besides just killing the same couple mobs repeatedly. There's an extra reward in xp, story, and items/gold.
In the terms of end game content, thats what pvp is for. You also got future updates, raids, sieges, crafting, taking a breather from the game. I considor myself a hardcore gamer, hell even in Lineage 2 without botting I can get toons, minus buffers to A grade in a very short time. I think I got my Necromancer from level 40 to 73 in 2 weeks. ( and I didnt play as much as I could have ) If you do get to the piont where you reach the "end" of the game and are demanding more content your greedy. ( esp if there are only a small fraction of you ) There's also only so much they can do with quests. I am looking forward to the cutscene/story quests. Running from NPC to NPC is kind of like running from mob to mob killing them. Just less dangerous
Though sometimes evenly time consuming depending on the rewards.
All I ask for in Aion is alot of choices and something in the middle of WoW's grind and Lineage 2's grind. I dont want Aion to be too easy. I hate easy games, but I will probably never play a game with Lineage 2's grind again. ( esp with their quests.... those were piontless for the majority )
And I say this to everyone that uses it, NOOB isnt an insult. Lol. People throw that around too much. Anothe term I hate is cry more. LOL. Gees. Still dont think any of that is worse than the crap people say on Halo voice chat. Very very immature player base.... at least from what I heard. ( I dont play Halo, but my brother, when I lived at home, would have halo parties...couldnt count how many times I kicked them out )