Aion

NCsoft’s Brian Knox talks about Aion

Q: The Asian market does not seem to mind the grind as much as the North American market does. So when you talk about the globalization of the game, you are talking about a diverse set of gameplay elements. How big of an undertaking was that?

Brian: While grind games were more prevalent in the past, I don’t think they had a lot to choose from. Now they are seeing all games everywhere, they don’t want to sit there and do the same thing over and over again. That’s a misconception. I think that Aion is one of those games that people are starting to realize – especially in Korea – that this is a new breed of game.

And ofc here is the entire interview - www.gamezone.com/news/08_19_08_01_38PM.htm

Well, tbh I actually enjoy games with long grinds.  It means that most people you see with a maxed class usually know what they are doing because it took them so long to reach that level.  Obviously, there are always going to be ppl who, no matter how much time spent playing a class, will always be clueless but it seems that there would be less of them if a long grind is required.  It also gives me more a of a sence of accomplishment, I played AoC for 1 month and had a maxed class, it took me about 9 months in FFXI, maybe longer, it was so long ago.  There just wasn't any satisfaction in getting to max level knowing that anyone who puts in 3-4 weeks of gameplay can accomplish the same thing.

Also I don't know if this has changed recently, but we were told a while back that the grind level would be somewhere between FFXI and WoW. So don't expect an easy ride totally like AoC or WoW, but don't be daunted by it like in L2, FFXI. ;)

Originally posted by Cynthe

Also I don't know if this has changed recently, but we were told a while back that the grind level would be somewhere between FFXI and WoW. So don't expect an easy ride totally like AoC or WoW, but don't be daunted by it like in L2, FFXI. ;)

Ugh... FFXI Is hell to me... and WoW is barely managable, hell it took me forever just to get one character to 70, and im stuck with a bunch of 20 alts (part of the issue is that im an altoholic).

This doesnt bode well for me... :(

Imo, any game released nowadays should have more then 1 option to lvl, for ex.:  grinding and questing.

That is what i expect from AION, who wants to grind grind, who wants to quest quest.

hmm i found that the grind in WoW was even a fair bit for me.. my highest char was 43 n i played for a year but yeah i guess im also an altoholic lol bcoz i kept makin low chars with good items so i would be good in battleground lol, but yeah i think that gettin to max lvl should not be such an easy thing as u want to feel as though all ur work paid off.. but it shouldnt just be grindin, i think a wide range of quests n missions n pvp would be nice instead of just constant killin monsters.. n yeah i think i read sommewhere tht there will be alot of quests n stuff .. im not sure tho coz its been awhile since ive lookd at this game

Originally posted by Khorium

hmm i found that the grind in WoW was even a fair bit for me.. my highest char was 43 n i played for a year but yeah i guess im also an altoholic lol bcoz i kept makin low chars with good items so i would be good in battleground lol, but yeah i think that gettin to max lvl should not be such an easy thing as u want to feel as though all ur work paid off.. but it shouldnt just be grindin, i think a wide range of quests n missions n pvp would be nice instead of just constant killin monsters.. n yeah i think i read sommewhere tht there will be alot of quests n stuff .. im not sure tho coz its been awhile since ive lookd at this game

I really liked the Grind in Lineage II, why? Because if you see somebody from Level 85 you have more Respect for him. WoW is nothing, if you level some hard you have in 2 Weeks a Level 70 whitout dieing in Real Life.

Cheers,
Dawn

Originally posted by DawnJW

I really liked the Grind in Lineage II, why? Because if you see somebody from Level 85 you have more Respect for him. WoW is nothing, if you level some hard you have in 2 Weeks a Level 70 whitout dieing in Real Life.

Cheers,
Dawn

hmm maybe im just bad at this levelling business... lol i just switch between chars too much but yeah i agree that max level shouldnt be too easy to get... ive never played lineage 2 but i heard that its really long... well really i dont mind how long it takes to reach max.. as long as theres enough quests n events to keep it fun

Originally posted by Jabas

Imo, any game released nowadays should have more then 1 option to lvl, for ex.:  grinding and questing.

 

That is what i expect from AION, who wants to grind grind, who wants to quest quest.

 

Yup no fear this is what we're getting

To people who say they have a hard time in WoW even, I have one piece of advice to give you. Do not play the game to level, you will have a crappy time unless this is where you get your fun from.. Some people love to just sit there hack away at mobs and watch the numbers fly by. I used to be like this when I was younger (late teens, early 20's) Now I can't handle that and I need to be entertained via quests and socializing. And I find that if I take time to just have fun and chill out and not worry about my levels I tend to have a better time and the levels actually go by a lot faster. ^_^