Aion (Open Beta, Launch Day Info too!)

[DLRiley]

Huge props to NCsoft.

For the first time I can do a beautiful overweight character.

He likes big butts and he cannot lie.

I was waiting for someone to say that.

[NiX]

Really? I didn't know.

And I know nothing about these things, but is the install of early versions of a service pack a good idea anyway? How much stability and compatibility do you really expect from that?

Aion is the first thing I haven't been able to run outside of Daemon Tools. Neither are a necessity.

For the record, this is incredibly stable and has amazing performance. But, this is all for another thread.

[tmp]

You don't have a DP skill?  I think I had one at level 10.

Yeah i have one... 2k points for 2 minute long buff. Never used it yet, typically i realize i could've used some extra punch the hard way and by then my DP gauge is clear.

[Severian]

I love the music the kobolds have. Heavy slow drum rhythm, you hear it first (Elyos side) in the deforested area, and in the strip mines. I've been leaving it on in the background when doing other things. Nothing else made much of an impression, and I have grown to dislike the main menu theme. But those kobolds know a good workin' song.

Another idle animation: fanning your face and wiping off the sweat when it's heat-waves-off-the-ground hot.

[Ashamanchill]

Ten screenshots for your viewing pleasure (1920x1200 max detail, AA 8x, 8800GTS 640MB). Enjoy the sights with Jill, my sexy dominatrix sorceress.

I'm not going to lie to you, seeing that fortress or city wall vista alone made me want to play this.  Ah so what if all their other ideas fall flat, at least it will have me drooling over scenery for the first time since I left Tortage.

[Falconeer]

Wow, why does your character look like the girls around my neighborhood 

Where do you live? I am moving tomorrow.

[DLRiley]

Wow, why does your character look like the girls around my neighborhood 

Where do you live? I am moving tomorrow.

Capitol Heights, Maryland. I'm afraid to play Aion now, considering how much drool will foam from my mouth just by playing next to a virtual representation of 1/3 of the girls i talked to in high school.

[Auronp]

The first time I used my DP was about 10 secs before my summon died. It would have been helpful in the fight but I forgot I had it and what it did till it was too late.

[vex]

Aside from some cosmetic things (it "feels" like I'm running slow, hitting autorun while pushing any other button won't enable autorun, small things like this) I don't have any complaints so far for this type of a game.

I made a really tiny character so it "feels" like I'm running fast but I really like how my pet is much larger than I am.

[Draegan]

I love the music the kobolds have. Heavy slow drum rhythm, you hear it first (Elyos side) in the deforested area, and in the strip mines. I've been leaving it on in the background when doing other things. Nothing else made much of an impression, and I have grown to dislike the main menu theme. But those kobolds know a good workin' song.

Another idle animation: fanning your face and wiping off the sweat when it's heat-waves-off-the-ground hot.

I personally love all the animations.

[Numtini]

The positive nature of this thread is really frightening.

[Draegan]

The positive nature of this thread is really frightening.

Only if you want another DIKU game.  I've heard some positive stuff coming in with the release of 1.3 which is the next Korean patch.  More zones, more quests, more pvp.  I'm only taking another person's word from another forum since I can't read Korean.

[Segoris]

Aside from some cosmetic things (it "feels" like I'm running slow, hitting autorun while pushing any other button won't enable autorun, small things like this) I don't have any complaints so far for this type of a game.

I made a really tiny character so it "feels" like I'm running fast but I really like how my pet is much larger than I am.

My char is small, the height meter is down to about 1/3. The shortest height was way too small even for my standards, and I normally love playing gnome type characters.

I love the music the kobolds have. Heavy slow drum rhythm, you hear it first (Elyos side) in the deforested area, and in the strip mines. I've been leaving it on in the background when doing other things. Nothing else made much of an impression, and I have grown to dislike the main menu theme. But those kobolds know a good workin' song.

Another idle animation: fanning your face and wiping off the sweat when it's heat-waves-off-the-ground hot.

I personally love all the animations.

I agree, I love these animations (minus the chair, wtf is that about?). I think it's great to have. In fact I prefer them having too many compared to having almost none like some other games and I think they hit this note just right. Hell, when I am standing in a body of water, like a lake, and if no one is around, I'm going to play with the water in some fashion.

[UnSub]

The positive nature of this thread is really frightening.

It's the first week. T-20 days to OMG THIS GAME SUX MMOS HAVE FAILED US AGAIN.

[Mrbloodworth]

There is also an NPC that lets you pay to change the appearance of an item to the appearance of a donor item.  So if you have a level 10 breastplate that looks fucking amazing and don't want to get rid of it, you can make your end game super rare raiding item look like it.

Seriously?  About time a game had this designed in from the start.

Is there PvP in the game?

[tmp]

Is there PvP in the game?

Yes, but multiple types of armour use identical models as it is.

[gryeyes]

Did everything in the OP yet when i click the launch icon on my desktop a screen comes up i click the lower right button and it then says error. Its all still in Chinese.

[Falconeer]

Push the other button. The large one. The same you used to patch, right?

[gryeyes]

A screen comes up that i am assuming is a server list. 5 items each on their own line with a slide bar on the side. I highlight one of the names and a greyed out button becomes usable. I click it some shit flashes and then an error screen comes up

Edit: my bad im getting the error at the patching stage.

Edit edit: i accidentally altered that file and installed the English patch before updating.

[gryeyes]

Ok problem solved 

Are any of you guys playing on a particular server?

[Lucas]

Umm, I unistalled the game a couple days ago; beta should have ended yesterday, with retail starting today, right?

[tmp]

Still can log in and play as in, right now. There's some talks the beta was extended for 2 more days, at least on some servers... maybe that's why. The server announcements keep mentioning "23:58" so maybe it ends at midnight or smth.

[gryeyes]

So i downloaded it and installed the day it ends. 

[Segoris]

Ok problem solved 

Are any of you guys playing on a particular server?

FWIW I've been following Non's server selection quoted below, even though I haven't seen anyone. Grats on getting a few hours to play before it closes :p

Server Name: Taranis - Faction: Asmodian - Region: Whatever the first one on the list is when you first install the game
Our server for Elysia will be on a North China server - to change that, when you get to the patcher, under where it says Aion on the left, there are two chinese words in blue text. Click the lower one, and you'll get the blue box again. Choose the SECOND one down, and login.
Server: Azariel - Faction: Elysian

[Falconeer]

I have to admit, I won't probably play the game long once it gets released (unless PvP kicks ass), but to be cut off right now sucks. I love to login just to look at my character and the world.

And it will be what, at least 5 more months? 

[Lucas]

Anyways, I just read on Aionsource.com that the japanese version should enter open beta by mid-july; maybe we'll be able to, hmm..."get an invite" for that too :D (and possibly the japanese client will include some of the early big korean patches).

[Auronp]

Sigh...it was fun while it lasted...sucks to be cut off so soon. Guess I'll wait till next chance...or if it ever comes out in America

[Signe]

Vapourware in America! 

[Falconeer]

Why do people keep doubting it will be released in North America?

[Draegan]

People turn trollish when the are bored?

[Lyzira]

Why do people keep doubting it will be released in North America?

They'll be wrong when Fall rolls around :)

[TanakaRo]

Hi , i have just a little question , afther the beta will stop , Aion will still be f2p or will transfer to p2p ?

I am afraid i'm not gonna play so long this game ( if aion will transfer to p2p ) ... and i like this game ..

Anybody who knows can answer me on this question ?


Thanx , Tanaka .

[Hindenburg]

You can't possibly be that dim.

[Tale]

Most people are.

[tazelbain]

You can't possibly be that dim.

You can't possibly be that dim.