So who's still playing and how is it?

[Ctuchik]

But that was ace. That was where friendships were forged. The hours grinding at gobbos and trees were spent making friends and having a laugh.

aye, i miss those days.

Had countless hours of fun in Varulvhamn back in the days.

Every once in a while you'd see a yell that said RUUUUUUUN!! and someone would come up from the lower levels with pretty much the entire fucking dungeon after him

And ofc there's always that 1 person who throws in a AE at exactly the right time

 

[~Latency~]

saw that patch 1.9 is live today, if anyone's playing + leveling up could you let post how much better the exp rate is? only found confusion on the aion forums

 

[eksdee]

don't think they upped the xp rate, just added more quests.

here's some more footage, 6v20-30:

Download taco belus 010610 r.avi

 

[Ctuchik]

wow, now i'm even happier i stopped playing when i did. that looks incredibly boring

 

[Shagrat]

aye, i miss those days.

Had countless hours of fun in Varulvhamn back in the days.

Every once in a while you'd see a yell that said RUUUUUUUN!! and someone would come up from the lower levels with pretty much the entire fucking dungeon after him

And ofc there's always that 1 person who throws in a AE at exactly the right time

Im still not sure why that element was voided from the game by making pve easier and easier. As you say, thats the best bit that everyone remembers. The xping might have been slower, but I dont think I ever really remember it as a grind. Met people, got drunk and had a laugh

 

[Ctuchik]

Im still not sure why that element was voided from the game by making pve easier and easier.

because all the leet 8v8 teams wanted to get to rvr faster with their alts, else they would quit. and still ended up quitting...

 

[- English -]

I got several chars in the 30s in Aion, though after running FT about 100 times between all, and only saw 1 gold drop which was for a gladiator (non in group) i got bored. Im all for making drops rare, but to spend days in that places with nothing takes the piss. got 4/5 of my daeva set on my SM now, but i aint got my account active as im playing AOC some ;p

 

[eksdee]

they increased the drop rates with the most recent patch. you can still go a run without seeing a decent drop, but it's less common.

to be perfectly honest i think the fact that it takes effort to get items in aion is really one of the game's strengths. on the other hand, after under 2 months playing my cleric has full gold abyss gear and very good accessories so it's really nothing compared to, say, vanilla WoW.

 

[~Latency~]

opened my account the other day, the games still pretty fun and shiz but it's literally almost no different than it was pre 1.9. a few extra quests for 90k exp when you got 2.5mill to next lvl at lvl 24 isn't really speeding anything up :|

<defeated

 

[eksdee]

friend of mine just rolled a new character last week, a spiritmaster, he's nearly 42 tonight after 1.5 weeks. it's definitely quicker.

 

[- English -]

friend of mine just rolled a new character last week, a spiritmaster, he's nearly 42 tonight after 1.5 weeks. it's definitely quicker.

is that a new class or something?

i dont think 42 in 1.5 weeks is fast tbh, i remember getting upto level 80 in about 3-4 weeks at release.. was one of the first lvl 80s and there was just nothing to do so i quit.

Im also kinda bored with playing it again after 2 days, waste of money ;/

 

[Ctuchik]

is that a new class or something?

i dont think 42 in 1.5 weeks is fast tbh, i remember getting upto level 80 in about 3-4 weeks at release.. was one of the first lvl 80s and there was just nothing to do so i quit.

Im also kinda bored with playing it again after 2 days, waste of money ;/

dude, your in the Aion forum now, not AoC...

cap level here is 50 isnt it?

 

[eksdee]

yep

put all my aion videos up on youtube:

YouTube - mirieth's Channel

 

[- English -]

dude, your in the Aion forum now, not AoC...

cap level here is 50 isnt it?

*bangs head on table*

 

[Ctuchik]

Been having a doodle in this game again for a few days and i must say that the grind isnt really that bad anymore.

started a new character (chanter) and i'm level 16 now doing quests i normally would have done when i was 3 levels lower.

i'm actually outleveling areas now, making the mobs turn grey before i'm done with the quests

think i'm gonna have a serious go at this again, see just how much better things is for myself...

 

[Ctuchik]

eksdee, less powergaming ffs.. 15 members but rank 21 overall in elyos rankings?

 

[eksdee]

it's only because the guild quit that there are that few members - there was around 10 core members and 20 other members at the peak of activity though. our previous guild (Celestials) was ranked 3rd with a similar number of members.

unfortunately most people felt that the server transfers killed the game. for me, the lack of pvp and the need to actively seek it out for a good hour+ to even have a chance of fighting someone just started to grate.

it is really a shame because aion is a great game, the pvp is fast paced and challenging, the ground abyss in 2.0 looks great but i just got sick of waiting for something new to fix the game. felt too much like warhammer. i just bit the bullet in the end and went to WoW. sadly, nothing will ever emulate DAoC for proper open pvp.

 

[svartalf]

*bangs head on table*

Nice pic of Dunnyboy there, - English -!

 

[- English -]

Nice pic of Dunnyboy there, - English -!

hehe dunny rocks, shame that hes always injured ;p

my football hero along with shearer at blackburn ;p