Comments on: Aion Beta Review From a WoW Player’s Perspective http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/ Where healers come first Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dernhelm http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-25281 Dernhelm Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:46:26 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-25281 As with many ppl, Aion first caught my attention for the angelic character flight; but before going out and buying, I'll want to compare it to Perfect World International. Thanks for the in-depth review because it sounds a lot like Perfect World International a Free 2 Play (F2P) Chinese MMORPG. I expect the graphics are much better in Aion, but PWI's graphics aren't bad and they include a winged race that can travel for several minutes at level 1. The character customization is extremely detailed as well and all the crafting professions can be learned by the same character. I haven't played Aion, and I'm not partial to either; but if anyone has played both, I'd like to hear what you think. FAQ on PWI can be found at http://pw-wiki.onlinewelten.com/FAQ.ashx. As with many ppl, Aion first caught my attention for the angelic character flight; but before going out and buying, I’ll want to compare it to Perfect World International. Thanks for the in-depth review because it sounds a lot like Perfect World International a Free 2 Play (F2P) Chinese MMORPG. I expect the graphics are much better in Aion, but PWI’s graphics aren’t bad and they include a winged race that can travel for several minutes at level 1. The character customization is extremely detailed as well and all the crafting professions can be learned by the same character. I haven’t played Aion, and I’m not partial to either; but if anyone has played both, I’d like to hear what you think. FAQ on PWI can be found at http://pw-wiki.onlinewelten.com/FAQ.ashx.

]]> By: Ronny http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-24497 Ronny Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:49:13 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-24497 Excellent article. Is nice to see a wow player's perspective. Im going to give a try to aion cause i could find in aion what i didnt find in wow. I got bored of wow Excellent article.
Is nice to see a wow player’s perspective. Im going to give a try to aion cause i could find in aion what i didnt find in wow.
I got bored of wow

]]> By: Toady http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-24339 Toady Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:37:05 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-24339 Nice review. Looks like this is the first big challenger to WoW for WoW players. I played WoW for 3 years or so and really love the game, but I'm a bit tired of it now. I find I am playing a UI mechanic with loads of addons, rather than a game or virtual world. Anyone coming to this game from WoW will feel right at home. I enjoyed the start zone (L1-L10 Asmo) so much I have just levelled 4 characters to 10!!! I've done no PvP - unless u count the odd duel. So I'm enjoying this game just for PvE content so far. As far as I can see all elements of WoW are here and work smoothly - not bad as the game is not that old. The play speed feels more refined than WoW and all actions are animated - I so love hacking and slashing through mobs with a sword & board and several different abilities. Even when ur not doing anything your character carries on various animations. I notice too that even the clothes and armour are animated. Impressive. And metal stuff is shiny. Going back to WoW everything seems more static and robotic. There are fewer quests but these seem to level you more and last longer on the whole - and they are more story driven. Levelling feels slower, but it is certainly much faster than old WoW. Rather than quest last night I joined a group working to a challenging elite - took a long time and was great fun. I've not even looked at crafting yet. Sounds interesting that recipes can "proc" higher quality items. The economy will take some time to stabilise I think. Too many people trying to sell poor stuff for high prices and wondering why it won't sell. Provided the game stays this stable and smooth and they keep adding new stuff (like they do, and Blizzard do) I'm finally off WoW and I've found a new timesink. Nice review. Looks like this is the first big challenger to WoW for WoW players. I played WoW for 3 years or so and really love the game, but I’m a bit tired of it now. I find I am playing a UI mechanic with loads of addons, rather than a game or virtual world.

Anyone coming to this game from WoW will feel right at home. I enjoyed the start zone (L1-L10 Asmo) so much I have just levelled 4 characters to 10!!! I’ve done no PvP – unless u count the odd duel. So I’m enjoying this game just for PvE content so far.

As far as I can see all elements of WoW are here and work smoothly – not bad as the game is not that old. The play speed feels more refined than WoW and all actions are animated – I so love hacking and slashing through mobs with a sword & board and several different abilities. Even when ur not doing anything your character carries on various animations. I notice too that even the clothes and armour are animated. Impressive. And metal stuff is shiny. Going back to WoW everything seems more static and robotic.

There are fewer quests but these seem to level you more and last longer on the whole – and they are more story driven. Levelling feels slower, but it is certainly much faster than old WoW. Rather than quest last night I joined a group working to a challenging elite – took a long time and was great fun.

I’ve not even looked at crafting yet. Sounds interesting that recipes can “proc” higher quality items. The economy will take some time to stabilise I think. Too many people trying to sell poor stuff for high prices and wondering why it won’t sell.

Provided the game stays this stable and smooth and they keep adding new stuff (like they do, and Blizzard do) I’m finally off WoW and I’ve found a new timesink.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23618 Marcus Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:39:06 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23618 Hello, very nice review ive been contemplating giving the game a shot or not. Good to see a review from a wow player and i think ill end up sticking with wow in the end. I like to raid so this game being pvp centered is unfortunate because it does look pretty nice. The combat animations from what ive seen look pretty awesome which that and the character customization is definitely what drew my attention the most. Again thanks for the positive review. Hello, very nice review ive been contemplating giving the game a shot or not. Good to see a review from a wow player and i think ill end up sticking with wow in the end. I like to raid so this game being pvp centered is unfortunate because it does look pretty nice. The combat animations from what ive seen look pretty awesome which that and the character customization is definitely what drew my attention the most.

Again thanks for the positive review.

]]> By: catbatbat http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23576 catbatbat Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:06:31 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23576 excellent review! very thorough. I have been a WoW player since just before TBC and have gotten i little of the time constraints of raiding lately so thought I'd try my hand at Aion after giving warhammer and the awful experience of FFXI a go :) Aion looks beautiful in the videos and screenshots so i'm hoping it'll have enough staying power to take over from the grip of warcraft, very interested to see if it has an enjoyable take on the healers classes as after 3 lvl 80 i finally found that a priest in WoW is my favourite style of toon/play. the only gripe i can say so far is that I CAN'T PLAY AION YET!!! :) annoying bug means that if your PC is region set to NA (brought my PC back from the states this year) and you install the game, it confuses where you are and defaults the game language to korean!!!! no work around has solved it so I came across this review as i'm reinstalling windows then the game on the desktop right now >.< Here's hoping its a WoW beater or i've wasted 40 quid :P thanks for the review again tho!! excellent review! very thorough.

I have been a WoW player since just before TBC and have gotten i little of the time constraints of raiding lately so thought I’d try my hand at Aion after giving warhammer and the awful experience of FFXI a go :)

Aion looks beautiful in the videos and screenshots so i’m hoping it’ll have enough staying power to take over from the grip of warcraft, very interested to see if it has an enjoyable take on the healers classes as after 3 lvl 80 i finally found that a priest in WoW is my favourite style of toon/play.

the only gripe i can say so far is that I CAN’T PLAY AION YET!!! :) annoying bug means that if your PC is region set to NA (brought my PC back from the states this year) and you install the game, it confuses where you are and defaults the game language to korean!!!! no work around has solved it so I came across this review as i’m reinstalling windows then the game on the desktop right now >.<

Here's hoping its a WoW beater or i've wasted 40 quid :P thanks for the review again tho!!

]]> By: Gareth http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23426 Gareth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:43:07 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23426 ... game is pretty tho which wow does lack in some areas. … game is pretty tho which wow does lack in some areas.

]]> By: Gareth http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23425 Gareth Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:42:25 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23425 Great! thanks for that... i certainly wont be hanging up my wow coat any time soon. I hate PvP. The character customization looks really cool but not enough to make me want to play. Thanks for the review though... you ohave saved me £40 :) Great! thanks for that… i certainly wont be hanging up my wow coat any time soon. I hate PvP.

The character customization looks really cool but not enough to make me want to play.

Thanks for the review though… you ohave saved me £40 :)

]]> By: Teresa http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23411 Teresa Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:29:38 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23411 Thank you for posting this helpful review of Aion from a WoW player's perspective. I am very curious about this game and want to try it, but I'm waiting just a bit to see if they offer a free trial after the initial sales period is over. Thank you for posting this helpful review of Aion from a WoW player’s perspective. I am very curious about this game and want to try it, but I’m waiting just a bit to see if they offer a free trial after the initial sales period is over.

]]> By: Rez http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23366 Rez Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:57:55 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23366 I have played WoW for almost three years, on and off between expansions. I also did end game raiding but my focus has always been on pvp, reaching 2k arena in different brackets in different seasons. I played open beta Aion and decided to try it out by preordering and playing in the headstart, which was on Sunday (it is Friday now). My warrior is now level 17 and i have been having a blast. 1) PVE questing - is in my opinion better than WoW. Unlike some posts i have read around the interenet, I have encountered no grind in these early levels....my quest book is overflowing. Posters have mentioned this changes after 25 so I can not comment on that yet. 2) Refined - the gameplay is very refined and all the little touches demonstrate how much care and effort has gone into this game. The environments are beautiful and char customization is very well done. 3) PVP - can not commment accurately about this, there is no pvp until the 20s so I will know soon. I don't see this as a problem even though I love pvp... the questing experience (unlike warhammer) is fun enough. I played AoC and Warhammer when they were released. Both games were great for the intial period but failed when entered mid-game (and end game was an even bigger failure if you got to that part). I need to see Aion from level 20 onwards before i start recommending this to my friends, but i really hope this game does well. Another successful MMO will be very good for the industry... it will make blizzard stop ignoring their customers and get back on the ball with wow, and it will allow other companies to get funding more easier by showing that mmo's can be profitable if done well. I have played WoW for almost three years, on and off between expansions. I also did end game raiding but my focus has always been on pvp, reaching 2k arena in different brackets in different seasons.

I played open beta Aion and decided to try it out by preordering and playing in the headstart, which was on Sunday (it is Friday now). My warrior is now level 17 and i have been having a blast.

1) PVE questing – is in my opinion better than WoW. Unlike some posts i have read around the interenet, I have encountered no grind in these early levels….my quest book is overflowing. Posters have mentioned this changes after 25 so I can not comment on that yet.

2) Refined – the gameplay is very refined and all the little touches demonstrate how much care and effort has gone into this game. The environments are beautiful and char customization is very well done.

3) PVP – can not commment accurately about this, there is no pvp until the 20s so I will know soon. I don’t see this as a problem even though I love pvp… the questing experience (unlike warhammer) is fun enough.

I played AoC and Warhammer when they were released. Both games were great for the intial period but failed when entered mid-game (and end game was an even bigger failure if you got to that part).

I need to see Aion from level 20 onwards before i start recommending this to my friends, but i really hope this game does well. Another successful MMO will be very good for the industry… it will make blizzard stop ignoring their customers and get back on the ball with wow, and it will allow other companies to get funding more easier by showing that mmo’s can be profitable if done well.

]]> By: Michael http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/08/26/aion-beta-review-from-a-wow-players-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-23365 Michael Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:53:55 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6081#comment-23365 Thanks for your insights ! Great review from a perspective I can relate to. I also play/ed Wow ( and EQ / EQ2 ) and wondered many of the things you covered in your article. I am definitely ready for something else and may try Aion. I'm not much of a pvp person though, which may make the journey to endgame kind of pointless for me. I spend way too much time crafting, and losing all my materials on a fail would drive me insane, so that would be a sticking point as well. Wows crafting is a little too easy by contrast, imo. Maybe I'll wait for a free trial ( if and when that happens :-D ) Thanks again --M-- Thanks for your insights !

Great review from a perspective I can relate to. I also play/ed Wow ( and EQ / EQ2 )
and wondered many of the things you covered in your article. I am definitely ready for something else and may try Aion. I’m not much of a pvp person though, which may make the journey to endgame kind of pointless for me. I spend way too much time crafting, and losing all my materials on a fail would drive me insane, so that would be a sticking point as well. Wows crafting is a little too easy by contrast, imo. Maybe I’ll wait for a free trial ( if and when that happens :-D )

Thanks again –M–

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