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[09] Warrior
has anyone else tried the beta yet? i've played mmo's on and off for 10 years including eq, final fantasy xi, city of heroes/villains, guild wars, WoW, lord of the rings (briefly), and dabbled in a couple of others (yes, i'm crazy) ... Aion is the next mmo in line to be released soon and after playing in the closed beta i am relieved and shocked at how unexpectedly fantastic this game is!! People are calling it the definitive WoW killer but I disagree ... i think it's finally the quality alternative to WoW that everybody needed. WoW lovers will probably always love WoW (no matter how much they hate the game themselves) ... this game offers all the quality and features of WoW, but done better (yup, just askin to get flamed)
http://na.aiononline.com/en/?src=hdr - is where you want to go for some aion vids and details
i repeat, this game is actually top quality, really good, and (gasp!) innovative o.O!?
a) the combat system shares similarities to WoW but has enhancements that make it stand out.
Some skills chain to others, and when there's a chain available, there's usually more than one option to combo into depending on the situation (even mages have their own version of chain skills) ... feels like what age of conan was supposed to be, but couldn't pull together
b) flight! after completing certain story-related quests you will become a daeva (an immortal version of a human with enhanced powers and wings) and you will be asked to choose which 2 specialties from your class you wish to pursue ... for example, warriors choose between either the templar (tanks) or the gladiatior (flashy-ass dps)
c) the way the game handles quests, cutscenes, and crafting is similar to WoW but more refined. It just all feels like they looked at those aspects of WoW and found how to improve on each. Well, there's no real cutscenes in WoW actually, but there are in aion =)
d) the game is friggin beautiful ... the graphics and art-style are incredible to watch and the music is inspiring to hear ... the game even has battle-music ala final fantasy!
ok, now that i've verbally splooged all over this game i gotta ask if anybody from 8wr.com is planning on checking it out ... we should agree on a server and all that ish and hook up
finally, an mmo i've been waitin on that actually lived up to they hype built during its development ... i've finally found my game =)
http://na.aiononline.com/en/?src=hdr - is where you want to go for some aion vids and details
i repeat, this game is actually top quality, really good, and (gasp!) innovative o.O!?
a) the combat system shares similarities to WoW but has enhancements that make it stand out.
Some skills chain to others, and when there's a chain available, there's usually more than one option to combo into depending on the situation (even mages have their own version of chain skills) ... feels like what age of conan was supposed to be, but couldn't pull together
b) flight! after completing certain story-related quests you will become a daeva (an immortal version of a human with enhanced powers and wings) and you will be asked to choose which 2 specialties from your class you wish to pursue ... for example, warriors choose between either the templar (tanks) or the gladiatior (flashy-ass dps)
c) the way the game handles quests, cutscenes, and crafting is similar to WoW but more refined. It just all feels like they looked at those aspects of WoW and found how to improve on each. Well, there's no real cutscenes in WoW actually, but there are in aion =)
d) the game is friggin beautiful ... the graphics and art-style are incredible to watch and the music is inspiring to hear ... the game even has battle-music ala final fantasy!
ok, now that i've verbally splooged all over this game i gotta ask if anybody from 8wr.com is planning on checking it out ... we should agree on a server and all that ish and hook up
finally, an mmo i've been waitin on that actually lived up to they hype built during its development ... i've finally found my game =)