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    Aion: Ascension

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Sep 22, 2009

    Aion: Tower of Eternity is an MMORPG by NCSoft with a unique PvPvE system using the first CryEngine. Originally released in Korea, it was relaunched for China, Japan, Taiwan, North America and Europe in 2009.

    So who's buying ( or bought ) ?

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    #1  Edited By AaronAlex

    Hey all, i just bought the collectors edition and am waiting for it to download on steam. I cant wait.  
    Who else is getting in on this?

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    #2  Edited By louis0nfire

    I'm picking up the Collectors Edition this morning from Best Buy!

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    #3  Edited By Kohe321

    I might buy this, but I'm not sure. Burnt myself on AOC and WAR, so I don't want to invest time in yet another MMO that will "die" 6 months after release.

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    #4  Edited By AaronAlex
    @Kohe321 said:
    " I might buy this, but I'm not sure. Burnt myself on AOC and WAR, so I don't want to invest time in yet another MMO that will "die" 6 months after release. "
    Yeah i hear you, I'm just really bored of WoW now. Alot of the screenshots look beautiful though, and a couple of friends have told me its really fun. 
    I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up like one of those though :(
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    #5  Edited By deactivated-5c5cdba6e0b96

    I bought it yesterday, pretty cool so far, only complaint I have is the environments can get pretty damn bland and it makes your character stand out since there models look so detailed.

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    #6  Edited By AaronAlex
    @Bucketdeth said:
    " I bought it yesterday, pretty cool so far, only complaint I have is the environments can get pretty damn bland and it makes your character stand out since there models look so detailed. "
    Damn really? From all the screens i have seen the environments look great. 
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    #7  Edited By Kohe321
    @AaronAlex said:
    " @Bucketdeth said:
    " I bought it yesterday, pretty cool so far, only complaint I have is the environments can get pretty damn bland and it makes your character stand out since there models look so detailed. "
    Damn really? From all the screens i have seen the environments look great.  "
    Yeah same here, judging from screenshots they look awesome? Anyways, I think I might give it a couple of months and see how it does.
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    #8  Edited By AaronAlex

    Thats probably the logical thing to do, oh well whats done is done.  
    I'm sure ill get some enjoyment out of it :)

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    #9  Edited By Darniaq

    I think the differences between Elyos and Asmodean early games is huge. The Elyos starting areas are all pretty to a degree and then it's capped with the somewhat awe-inspiring first look when you arrive at Sanctum. Asmodean's meanwhile have more of a dismal start, more rough and tumble, not as light and brightly colored.
     
    This fits well within the lore NC set up, but a LOT of people went Asmodean, for any number of reasons. So people's impressions are a game that doesn't have the same visual dynamics of a WoW or an AoC (if you like that kind of style) as a quality judgment. In reality, their impressions are right, but not because the artist sucked. They're just staying on lore :)
     
    I didn't get the CE though, just the standard. I'm burned out from how games used to be shipped, like the cloth map and metal Ankh I got for Ultima IV. Yea, I'm that old :)

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    #10  Edited By deactivated-5c5cdba6e0b96
    @AaronAlex said:
    " @Bucketdeth said:
    " I bought it yesterday, pretty cool so far, only complaint I have is the environments can get pretty damn bland and it makes your character stand out since there models look so detailed. "
    Damn really? From all the screens i have seen the environments look great.  "
     
    I also looked at the screenshots, but I felt a lot different when I got in the game, now this game is not ugly, but it just has a bland feel to it and is very asian, the only westernization I can see is there are a good few quests, everything looks and feels asian and maybe thats not a bad thing but you can definitely see it. 
    When comparing your character to some textures say by a mountain it can get downright ugly, I will post some pictures here later.
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