Aion : Tower of Eternity

For Korean MMO fans, Aion: Tower of Eternity is the next ''big'' MMO coming to the EU & NA market in late 2009 ( Earlier for beta and such :P ) If your not already in the Korean version because your too hyped to wait for it, then there's nothing interresting here to say.

I'm one of the pretty excited people wanting the play this game. After playing Western MMO's ~ Age of Conan & Warhammer Online . Me and my friends are tired of the low content - seriously easy lvling grind most of them offer. Also what bored us is the nearly no penalty upon death, unlike Korean MMO's where you often use % of exp, even in Pvp. Also the gear in Korean MMO are usually a lot cooler, you don't see EVERYONE with the same gear, with + upgrades on chances where they break, you LOSE them completely! Giving a risk to the game.

To some people here's what the game looks like comparing to other popular games:

+ World of Warcraft(controls, steering, gameplay, combat, quests, questlog & q-tracking, mailboxes, critters, target dummies, etc)

+ Lineage 2(visuals - environment, visuals - characters, some character animations & styles, character classes, the music)

+ Final Fantasy XI(X / X-2 / XII: visuals - characters & npcs, the music).

The game feature flying combat, not in mounts, but your character in the early lvl ( 10 ) gain's wings. So bringing a new level of combat tactics and such. This game feature a PvEvP system, where a third, none playable team play neutral within the war. They can be neutral to both faction or take side, which brings more action to the game.

Anyway, enough chit-chat, here's some beginning gameplay of the Elyos ( angel wings ) side and some Asmodian ( Demon wings) side

Early Gameplay when starting ( lvl 5 to 6)


Obtaining your wings quest chain ( lvl 9 to 10 )


Action Later lvl's ( 15 ~ Second class)

Meh...sure it looks pretty, but I don't see anything wildly interesting. The use of combat abilities seems pretty seamless, but that's about the only fun thing I noticed. That and the wings. It's still the same level grind as all the other games out there, difficulty thereof notwithstanding. I'm probably just being picky, but I've played sooo many of these games that nothing short of spectacular seems interesting anymore.

True, its like FPS - they are ALL basically the same thing. Some people have criticized Killzone 2 for not doing anything special, but yet i'm completely hooked by the game. When you look at an MMO, in my case, i just want a game that can keep me and my friends entertained for a few months. We've been going too much left and right - and the only game we've been playing is like Dota or TF2 - which often only limits to 5 people ( in Dota) and when skill is highly important, specially for the more expert playings, we cannot have casual players, which we have many. So MMO's are great cuz casual and hardcore can be combined together alot more easly :3

Cool wings

The combat looks really smooth, and the music is pretty bitchin'. Otherwise, it just looks like more of the same. :/ All western MMOs may be similar, but the same can be said of all these Korean MMOs, there's a new one like every 3-6 months and they're always like the exact same thing. I just can't keep interested enough to play MMOs anymore.

I want to go to there O.O


It'd be awesome if I could find my old Guild Wars friends to start playing this when it's released in the US.

if your bored and want to watch someone play

http://www.mogulus.com/aletheia

Chinese Open beta starts April 8th.

http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/12121-confirmed-chinese-obt-april-8th-3.html

I'm going to give a try to get the game running & an account.

I'm sorry, I didn't know you made a Aion thread. I checked over the game list over and over and I didn't see Aion listed on there. Ugh, must I always mess up?

Thats Fine ~ Matt hasn't been updating the list for a while. I'll get one done soon enough

Meh edit:

Just waitting for the server's to come up now...only 13 days to go



that not really my ID <.<;; & LoL at log in still being in Korean ~ Playing the Chinese version...i don't understand shit so don't ask me things.

Came in mah PANTS! Korean version is getting a huge update, version 1.2. - Content woot! the NA version ( from what I was told) will stay pretty close up to date with the Korean version.

God, I want to play this and Blade & Soul so bad...

Well, Chinese Open Beta in about 15 minutes ~

If anyone wants to join, we are the second Region 华北网通 ( Northern region)and 时钟座 (Clock Tower) server.

I'm not going to go through all these downloading / how to make account process. Google it.

Made an account, weird that they didn't need an email addy, but whatever.

D/ling the game after I finish a movie torrent.

Tsujoi, ill give you a patch that makes the game english. I know its crazy but it works well.

my first SS ( Getting my lvl 10 wings)



In-game:

That's crazy.



Any idea how long open beta lasts?

The open beta phase is cost-free, right?

It may sound a little ignorant, but this really looks like "just another Korean MMO" to me. :/
However, I'll probably try the open beta if I get a chance.

installed.

I think I found the patch on my own...checking it out now...


Hrm..I can't find the clock tower server.

me and the guys ( the people i played with in warhammer) are on Elyos side Triniel server ( if you got the english patch going)

May i please have the link of games website?
So i can read, and stuff, before downloading it.

aion.sdo.com the Chinese one.



it's funny seeing little people