Compare your last MMO with AION.

[Untamed]

Originally Posted by Rshm

Then how do you know it's much much much easier. WoW invented MMORPG for AIon, and it will always be number one

Last I heard WoW hasn't died. Go play it.

[Tuanie]

Originally Posted by Rshm

Then how do you know it's much much much easier. WoW invented MMORPG for AIon, and it will always be number one

nothing can stay at #1 forever.

[Halocrap]

Originally Posted by Rshm

Then how do you know it's much much much easier. WoW invented MMORPG for AIon, and it will always be number one

Listen, I don't want to start a flame war, so I'll end with this. I have played WoW, and it is by far the EASIEST MMO I have ever played, and I've been active since the original Everquest was released. Aion has plenty of fresh and interesting ideas that set it apart from the current western MMO's. I doubt WoW will be able to remain top dog for too long.

Theres my shindig.

*flamesuit*

[Tuanie]

Originally Posted by Baleur

Played hundreds of mmos lol, or at least been in beta tests, most of them so crappy i didnt even bother to send in bug reports, some games just can not be saved, *cough* Vanguard / Age of Conan *cough*..

Latest mmo i played though was EVE Online, i constantly re-activate my account and check out the latest updates. Will do again this winter when Walking-In-Stations gets released. However i also always get dissapointed. Its still the most epic grind ever. Even more so than Lineage 2.

So comparing Aion to EVE? LULZ!
Well, in Aion you actually have stuff to do. It might be stupid quests like "collect 5 rabbit ears" but so what, its still enjoyable and you get neat loot. And you can go all in and take risks in combat just for lulz without loosing all your friggin gear when you die.

Also, you can move with wasd, and jump, and whatever. Click to move sucks, and thats basically all you do in EVE. Well actually double-click to move lol. In EVE, if you die 1 time, you loose your entire ship + all the equipment on it. The end.

Yeah its "hardcore", but i dont give a ****. I dont want hardcore. Being hardcore at a game is like being a "cool nerd", so what, you're still a nerd sitting in front of your computer playing games. Why make it any harder on yourself? lol..

Soo yeah, definetly prefer Aion. Since im actually having fun playing it, and i can have hero-moments in combat without loosing a months hard work if i die.

Lol i see, sounds kinda umm... lame-ishxD

[Untamed]

Originally Posted by Halocrap

Listen, I don't want to start a flame war, so I'll end with this. I have played WoW, and it is by far the EASIEST MMO I have ever played, and I've been active since the original Everquest was released. Aion has plenty of fresh and interesting ideas that set it apart from the current western MMO's. I doubt WoW will be able to remain top dog for too long.

Theres my shindig.

*flamesuit*

Yes but can Aion outsmart boolet?

[Abedeus]

City of Heroes/Villains - more customable characters, fun traveling... But nothing else. Waiting for Champions Online Open Beta.

Warhammer Online - ugh. It's not even funny to compare this thing to Aion...

[Rshm]

And you are the guy who didn't play Aion, right, so you only heard stories about it and that's it.

Once you link me your armoury profile where it says that you've cleared Ulduar, or that you have Scarab Lord title, then I'll believe you that WoW is easy. Until then, go read more about Aion, since unfortunately for you, you don't have a key.

[Tuanie]

Originally Posted by Abedeus

City of Heroes/Villains - more customable characters, fun traveling... But nothing else. Waiting for Champions Online Open Beta.

Warhammer Online - ugh. It's not even funny to compare this thing to Aion...

you should go tell this guy that

http://www.aionsource.com/forum/chit...warhammer.html

[Baleur]

Originally Posted by Tuanie

Lol i see, sounds kinda umm... lame-ishxD

Yeah.. And every single guild (corporation) is involved in politics. Yeah, ingame politics. How fun is that? Talk about bringing the most uninteresting pointless thing about real life into a game :P

[Halocrap]

Originally Posted by Untamed

Yes but can Aion outsmart boolet?

Some people say they can outsmart me...

Maybe... maybe...

I have yet to meet one that can outsmart boolet.

We shall see.

[GrayArea09]

Coming from WoW. Killed Yogg in ulduar and have been playing since Vanilla, Time to change it up and I have gotten tired of people feeling entitled to good gear.

I also played FF11 for my sheer love of Final Fantasy, two jobs away from getting Maat's Cap haha So much time spent, so many memories.

Aion is looking extremely promising....And I can't wait to slaughter me some Asmodians in the abyss Back to the dark with you!

[Tuanie]

Originally Posted by Baleur

Yeah.. And every single guild (corporation) is involved in politics. Yeah, ingame politics. How fun is that? Talk about bringing the most uninteresting pointless thing about real life into a game :P

hahah i would totally fail in that game.

me and politics doesnt go together -.-....



got a c+ in econ

[Untamed]

Originally Posted by Rshm

And you are the guy who didn't play Aion, right, so you only heard stories about it and that's it.

Once you link me your armoury profile where it says that you've cleared Ulduar, or that you have Scarab Lord title, then I'll believe you that WoW is easy. Until then, go read more about Aion, since unfortunately for you, you don't have a key.

I think I see the problem. You're just lost. That's it right? Here let me lend you a hand. World of Warcraft Community Site That's where you want to go right?

[Silverwind]

My last MMO was Warhammer Online that I played for 9 months since the very beginning. Although it has extremely rich background lore to base the game upon and Mythic were adored like PvP/RvR gods due to DAOC success, the game greatly disappointed in the end.
Rich background did not lead to interesting PvE or interesting zones. I found Dwarf quests being extremely repetitive fluff-wise, Imperial and High Elven were not so bad. Some zones were better, some zones were too large and boring with no cute details to enjoy.
The great idea of Public Quests was spoiled by lack of population on most servers, grinding boredom and general extremely poor loot from those Public Quests. It was usually better to level quicker (even via normal quests or scenarios) and grab better quest/PvP gear. Game engine is poor - you get stuck in terrain very often. You can unstuck, but that means logging off. There're certain places where you cannot unstuck and must call GM or use your recall book if your CD was not wasted.
It had 20 classes in the beginning, now it has 24. They are not mirrored and although there're certain pairings, so we can say there're 12 similar classes with their mirrors, it's more than in Aion. Unfortunately many classes have led to immense balance issues with some classes being extremely underpowered or overpowered even if they mirror was not. So now I say: less is sometimes better.
PvP/RvR was good on low levels, during game's highend it was hardly affected by constant lag, AoE damage and overpowered abilities - Disorient trains (AoE ability that will cause all your abilities to have delay of 1-2-3 seconds, due to gamelag it meant like 3-10-neverever), AoE BW/Sorc bombs, Riftgroups. Certain classes were extremely useless while certain classes shadowed every other.
What I consider very good in Warhammer is your ability to PvP from level 1. Yes, you lack abilities, but you're boosted to X8 level (ie. 8, 18, 28 or 38), so the abilities you have are becoming stronger and you gain more HP. I'd miss PvP on low levels in Aion. But as long as highend PvP in Aion is lagless, isn't dominated by certain 1-2 classes while others are irrelevant to gameplay, I'd be happy bunny!
Crafting in Warhammer is underdeveloped and although has interesting ideas like cultivating plants on the run, could and should be better. I like crafting and look forward to crafting in Aion.
Endgame in Warhammer suffers from great lags, is very boring and certainly lacks development.

In short:
I want to PvP. I want to be able to PvP solo and in group.
I want to enjoy world with nice zone ideas, cute details and general in-love feeling.
I want to craft and I want to be able to have fun in auction.
I want to enjoy developed endgame.
I do not want to endure lag in 50+ people battles.

Thank you for very interesting thread.

[Rage'in]

Played SWG from Beta till NGE, had a Jedi Sentinel till CU killed ranking then NGE came out and killed the whole game. SWG was my favorite, pre-NGE of course.

Played WoW from Beta till a few months ago, was a warrior. Never really liked the game's graphics and story, but original WoW was challenging and worked well so I overlooked its graphics and story. With each xpack the game has gotten worse, too easy.

These were the only two I ever got into, played many others but got bored.
Aion so far is the best mmo ive experienced. I absolutely LOVE the story and graphics. The end game pvp looks great too. I think I'll be playing Aion for a long time.