"Next-gen" MMORPG: AION.

[Kotoumaru]

As far as I know there's been a closed beta in Korea and the game is undergoing development at the moment, in order to comence an Open-Beta worldwide.

If you take the time to read about its mechanics and general story/ gameplay, you can tell it's going to be innovative, but it'll have all the grinding L2 has, I believe. There are many innovations, in its physics(you can lift up the opponent, throw him to the ground, spin him and throw him away etc.), in its gameplay (Stigma system, meaning you can take one opposing players weapon spec or a skill/spell forever, no matter what class he is) and its graphics.

Some say, it's the only game that may take away some players from WoW and many claim it's better in every aspect. I don't know since I haven't played it, obviously.

The game's called Aion: Tower of Eternity and it's being developed by NCsoft.

Here are some links:
Official:http://eu.aiononline.com/en/
Fansite:http://www.aionsource.com/

It is going to require a monthly payment. Probably 15 euro for Europe.

Note that only high-end PCs will be able to play it well as far as I can tell.

[TokyoRacer]

The game looks really pretty, but sounds really terrible.

[Kotoumaru]

I got the feeling it's gonna be a grind-fest, but NCsoft staff said it's gonna be quest-based too, like WoW.

There will be player owned castles, giving them an income and other guilds can raid them to take over. You can hire guardians(NPCs) to protect the castle as well.

The bosses after taking damage will start bleeding.

Players can fly freely, there are floating cities.

There will be amazing PvP, the staff claimed.

There are many new things in this game. Check some youtube videos to see what it's like.

[TokyoRacer]

I don't need to check out any videos. I read enough. The game can be as nice looking as it wants, it won't change the fact that the gameplay/concept/ideas are absolutely terrible.

[Houzukimaru]

I don't need to check out any videos. I read enough. The game can be as nice looking as it wants, it won't change the fact that the gameplay/concept/ideas are absolutely terrible.

I think the concept is decent, but the sad fact is that flying combat isnt excatly gonna be easy to implement, i have a bad feeling its gonna be terribly, terribly broken

[Spikey]

Waiting for Aion just wish they'd hurry up with the release the Korean Open Beta was kool just lil hard to play when you dont understand the language.

[Kotoumaru]

@TokyoRacer : Yeah, cuz you played it. You know better.

The ideas and the concept is terrible? It's innovative, it's not like all the other MMORPGs that are all the same. I haven't seen this happen since FFXI.

The gameplay is fucking innovative as well. You can "steal" an enemy players ability or weapon spec and use it, permanently with nerfed stats (I think). You can actually choose exactly how you wanna play.

Flying combat. It's tricky but it's new. It's been implemented, there's been a closed-beta using this feature.

There are physics. You can lift the oponent in the air and continue attacking with a combo. You can attack him mid-air. You can grab him and toss him. Speaking of combos, I think there are many.

Sieges in guild-owned Strongholds and castles. They look epic.

It may be a horible grind-fest since it's by NCsoft, but it's a fresh game.

[TokyoRacer]

And FFXI was one of the worst MMO's of all time...so there you go. Case and point.

There's a difference in being innovative, and creating things that make zero sense and/or are flat out terrible. This game looks flat out terrible.

[Kotoumaru]

I liked FFXI. What the fuck's wrong with my taste in games..

[TokyoRacer]

Your taste in games fails...which is why you like this trash and presented it to us.

[Aya]

another wow cloning


but looks good

[Kotoumaru]

@TR: Gratz on insulting me, I just finished crying. After that comment I've decided to give up gaming.

[TokyoRacer]

Good. The world is a better place thanks to that.

[Aya]

I liked FFXI. What the fuck's wrong with my taste in games..


i did too :amused:

i think theres nothing wrong with ur taste in games :P

hopefully this will be better balanced pvp system then in the rest of the games ive tried ._.'

[Kotoumaru]

Haha, yeah I think FFXI was great for the time it came out.

I was being sarcastic to TokyoRacers comment when I said "what's wrong with my taste in games" .

I think the PvP will be good since it'll be PvPvE. There's two races fighting in a neutral continent, but there's a NPC race too, fighting the players.

Basicly Elyos, with white wings living in a small continent, Asmodians, with black wings, living underground somewhere AND an NPC race living in the neutral continent that is hostile two both Asmodians and Elyos. The NPC heroes have very high AI and have skills and spells also.

Each race wants to control the neutral continent since they all start to run out of resources and some great menace is approaching.

[DarkBunny]

sounds ok but not really that interested in it and nothing is wrong with it we all have a different taste in games i'm not really a online gamer

[Spikey]

The Flying PvP system is easy to use... for melee if you have the target selected you hit the skill within surtain range an it free controlls over to the target for that certain skill so dont have to fly yourself over to them to have them just fly away and your out of range.

Animations fighting in the air are more fun though. as for class balancing, its sorta rock paper scissors again but they tried to get rid of this. PVPVE Will be the bigest hit on the raids over the neutral grounds with 100+ Players each side trying to take key points to win over it makes you work together. So imbalanced classes wont affect unless you go out trying to 1v1.

Im already loving this game Since playing the beta. I loved lineage 2 as well even though you dont get much more of a grind fest than that.

[Kotoumaru]

@TR : Good job on identifying sarcasm.

You are like a verbal assault K-9.