The Future of Aion

[Correction]

My thoughts, this is crazy. So much potential here, it's ridiculous, but gotta play wait and see. No idea how good these concepts will translate into actual game play.

At most I reckon it would have to be some temporary battle vehicle limited to certain zones and only for certain objectives. Nobody's going to grind to cap level and spend millions on super pimped-out gear only to find there's this permanent dino mount out there with a 9999 damage Chomp Attack.

I do like the concept though. Tired of walking around and can't fly? Go subdue yourself a faster ride for the trip home. Under water? Go club a manatee go for a ride.

[Fallyn]

Did I just see a monk-ish dude at 6:20? Yay! (if it is)

It was a sorc, doing some badass punching shit.

Video was sexy as hell. :D

[Pooky]

It was a sorc, doing some badass punching shit.

Video was sexy as hell. :D

Doubt it was a sorc....they have enough cool shit as is >.>

[Dakk-Siren]

...did that chanter change its staff into a whip?
and is that a chanter aoeing all those murlock looking things...
holy crap chanter just might be getting buffed finally

[sruon]

I came.

Twice.

[Trocian]

I read a google-translation of some korean news post, something about these changes going live "this winter". Could be a mistranslation, but here's to hoping.

[Veyron]

Very impressed by the trailer, few things myself & a few friends noticed & were interested in:

-Whips, hi Kerb <3
-Clubbing random mobs to make them your bitch, ride 'em cowboy
-Crossbows, repeating crossbow says sup
-The obvious gfx update, holy shit.
-Chanter AoE? Interesting
-The fuck @ the summoned mob that starts wrecking a town, looks like something from the Theobomos mission line.
-What happened to flying Spirits for SM's?

Here's to hoping this can't come soon enough, already excited!

[Bipolargod]

looks like their adding a hand to hand job? :O

[OzzofAsura]

nothing says great pvp and effective anti-rmt measures like a SE MMO.

First thing I thought.

Because even with these graphical updates, the gameplay will still be flawed and NCsoft America will still suck 47 dicks at having any sort of customer service.

Exactly my question. Why are you posting just to say how much you hate them? Their customer service isn't very good, so what? It hasn't hugely impacted my gameplay. I play their game not their customer service department. I think SE had responsive customer service that never actually did shit, but I don't go into XI and XIV discussion and QQ. Escalating this case my ass. I don't see the problem with gameplay either. You may not like it, but there is nothing 'wrong' with it.

2009 RMT with 2005 RMT.

That was the problem, 2005>>2009.

[dejet]

About to start playing aion again, took a little break, as all I was doing is grinding with the little time I had online. About to get a new PC too, shoudl look great if it is a update to the look. (this is my beta build for FF14 lol still working on it and getting shit as I come into money, in other words every few pay checks I am getting a new part upgrade >.>)

[ringthree]

Hopefully the new graphics will have a good engine. My computer is screaming as is.

I wish that FFXIV would make a trailer as drool-worthy as this one. Gotta say I'm looking forward to this more than I am XIV.


And Aion was just a band-aid game.

It's kinda the difference between solid game play and just flash and bang.

[Saxon]

It's kinda the difference between solid game play and just flash and bang.

It's also the difference between sucessful marketing and SE marketing.
Just look at how wet this video made everyone.

[Kerberoz]

SE doesn't have to market. They could announce a 1% success rate adjustment while crafting in moblin maze mongers and make all their fanboys cum at once.

[Pooky]

SE doesn't have to market. They could announce a 1% success rate adjustment while crafting in moblin maze mongers and make all their fanboys cum at once.

Pretty much.

[dejet]

SE doesn't have to market. They could announce a 1% success rate adjustment while crafting in moblin maze mongers and make all their fanboys cum at once.

well because anything +1% in FFXI games = HOLY FUCKING HELL. its something to get wet over lulz. cant wait to get back into aion once I am done with my finals.

[Nefarious]

SE doesn't have to market. They could announce a 1% success rate adjustment while crafting in moblin maze mongers and make all their fanboys cum at once.

because that would mean it wouldnt be a 100% fail rate. so people would try for it, get bored, then move on.

[altwight]

I hope to god I didn't see a ground mount.

[Katlan]

I don't care how beastly your system is right now, there's no way you're getting half your current framerate with all those lighting/shadow/particle effects seen in the video on dozens of onscreen units of varying sizes all in frame. This is clearly NCSoft toggling on all their experimental graphical effects they've had since the beginning and showing it off to attract loyalty out of a fanbase who wanted their game to look like this all along.

My comp can handle it lol, I have no doubt in my mind. And preview looks pretty damn awesome, I'm really excited for the real time seasons. I am surprised they didn't tease w/ a new lv cap scene, so will be really nice if this is just going to be new content to fill out the 30-50 lv scene as well as introduce lots of new end game stuffs

[OzzofAsura]

SE doesn't have to market. They could announce a 1% success rate adjustment while crafting in moblin maze mongers and make all their fanboys cum at once.

lol true.

[Falisa]

HOLY FUCK

I think I came from watching that video. Speechless.