1. JoshH.

   10

   Aion is a new interesting MMO that appeals to a different kind of MMO player, it is a Korean based game, so before you pick it up you should've already looked into it as being a grind in certain parts, thats what Koreans enjoy, and thats what we get. If you don't like that style of a game, perhaps you should've read into it more before buying it. However with that said, it still is relatively a new game in NA, there are still a few kinks they have to beat out, and who knows, maybe they will appeal more to what some westerners want, an easy way to level, but it won't happen anytime soon. All MMOs have gold farmers spamming it at first, until they figure out an indefinite way to fix the problem, they are going to be there, but that is the current trend in MMOs, they bring it out and fix things later. A game based on a computer system will never be "perfect" per say, but I consider this very close.… Expand

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2. RobbyM

   6

   Visually fantastic –and then it’s all down hill from there. It’s a game similar to AoC and Warhammer, so much hype in the lead up, the first few levels are great and then from about level 19 it all starts to go horribly wrong. Crafting items is like EverQuest 2 – a good chance to fail when collecting or making an item and you can make 100 items (it'll take over 30 minutes to make these) for a princely sum of 5 skill points. If you played WoW, you’ll be missing your travelling mount as whilst AION lets you fly, for most zones you can only glide down hills – so good luck running around flat towns, up mountains and everywhere the game expects you to travel. At level 25, when you need over 2 million XP to reach lvl 26, you’ll be used to doing the same repeatable quests over and over and over – where the quest gives you 20k xp and you get 7-8k xp per kill – it’s enough to make you consider botting like so many other people are reportedly doing. For people who enjoy mind numbing repetitive tasks that can be as exciting as watching paint dry or the grass grow, this is the game for you.… Expand

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     3 of 3 users said yes
3. PaulW

   4

   If you’re a hardcore PvP fan, or someone who likes old school grinding than Aion may appeal to you. My first MMORPG game was Everquest Online Adventures, when Everquest Online Adventures was released MMORPG games were no where near as advanced as they are today. It was expected for there to be mass grinding with little to no quests. Fast foreword to a couple years later and things changed drastically in the MMO world. Games after EQOA have more advanced graphics, better storylines, more quests, and better PvP. However, when I turn on Aion I feel like I am going back in time, not a nostalgia trip but to a time when MMORPG games sucked. Let me first say that the PvP in Aion is fun. However, the PvE expericnce is poorly done. I found myself running out of quests with nothing to do but grind for hours to finish off a level. I canceled my subscription before reaching the level cap because the grind is too extreme for my tastes. Even with double experience weekends I could not take it anymore.… Expand

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     8 of 10 users said yes

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