We had a really good discussion going on Ventrilo tonight about what grinding means. So many times people think grinding is a negative, and it’s used by many I know as a reason for quitting a game. In my opinion, unless everything you are doing is 100% dynamic all the time, you are grinding. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Aion’
Trailers: Do they cause more harm than good?
July 23rd, 2010
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Trailers in the gaming industry are the first step in building hype for a game. Often the trailer will come out as a teaser years ahead of the actual game. Nearly every trailer features zero actual gameplay and the vast majority are done in CGI with scenes having little or nothing to do with what [...]
The MMO’s of 2009: A Slippery Slope of Inadequacy
December 28th, 2009
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Only one word truly describes this year’s MMO releases: dismal. It was disappointing and inadequate. One hopes that each year there will be steps taken in the right direction, ones that will better the industry, but this year saw steps taken in the wrong direction or in a direction that simply makes no sense. Let’s [...]
My thoughts on Aion 2 Months Later and Aion’s Future
November 24th, 2009
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It is now roughly two months after Aion’s release in North America. For me, Aion wasn’t a major launch. It was a game that came out of left field after being nothing more than a name until just a couple months before launch. As such, my expectations for the game were little more than it [...]
Bad quest dungeon is bad (Aion’s Sky Temple)
October 22nd, 2009
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My Chanter is about 5% away from dinging 30 and I spent three hours this evening in a really frustrating group. There’s a campaign quest dealing with Three Keys to gain access to the Fire Temple Instance and in order to complete it you must take a full group into the Sky Temple (I think [...]
Aion Crafting leaves something to be desired
October 20th, 2009
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I dinged 29 tonight and sped through about 40% of it in Training Camp (I went in at 98% through 28 so that I could ding 29 inside and get exp there. 29+ can not enter). I decided that tonight was going to be an ideal night to craft because family was coming over and [...]
My Amazing Aion Weekend Brings a Whole New Perspective
October 18th, 2009
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I’ve been really pushing my Aion play-time the past few days. There hasn’t been a lot of time for me to really dig my heels in and enjoy the game in long bursts because of busy school schedules and RL friends. Luckily both of those things have subsided and my time in Aion is growing [...]
Aion too grindy? Nah, it’s just a matter of Concentrated Actions.
October 15th, 2009
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People are split right now on the subject of whether or not Aion’s leveling is too long/tedious/grindy/etc. I’m going to focus on three schools of thought: 1. It takes forever to level 2. Aion has a lot of grinding. 3. Regardless, it’s not as big a deal as older games. They’re all correct, in my [...]
