Aion anyone?

[[AK]The Beast]

I've seen it advertised, but haven't read much beyond that. What does it "bring to the table"--what makes it different from WoW? (Which I in no way dislike; it held my attention for longer than most games do/did.)

[[AK]StitchJones]

Good question Beast. What it brings to the table is another MMO set in a fantasy universe that is on the same playing field as other MMO's in general. It offers some features that are unique enough to be their own, yet stay within the framework of a MMORPG type game that you would feel comfortable playing. It is by no means WoW, nor is it trying to be which is good thing. To many other games have tried and failed to do so in the past.

What makes it unique, you can fly for up to 1minute. That's right you sprout wings and soar on up high to get from point A to point B. It's a nice and fun thing to do to navigate around some things in critical situations. Cool down times are still yet to be set in stone so it could be 5min, 10min or 15min. If your flying way up high and your minute is up, it's pancake time :-)
Aion offers a Human, Elf and Demon races to play. There are four main classes each with two sub classes making a grand total of eight different roles you can play.
Warrior (Templar) (Gladiator)
Priest (Chanter) (Cleric)
Mage (Spiritmaster) (Sorcerer)
Scout (Ranger) (Assassin)

You can check out more on the self-wiki if it tickles your fancy
http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion

[[AK]Beaker]

Anyone know what the time commitment would be for something like this? Less than WoW? The same? I have time for about 4 hours of gaming a week or less would this fit?

[[AK]Swae]

Anyone know what the time commitment would be for something like this? Less than WoW? The same? I have time for about 4 hours of gaming a week or less would this fit?

It's an MMORPG, just like WoW, so I would imagine you could put as much time into it as you want. I won't have a ton of time to play - WoW still keeps me busy at least 3 nights a week.

I plan on trying out the Beta this weekend and I'll let you know what I think of it. I just hope it's better than Age of Conan or Warhammer!

[[AK]The Beast]

Sounds kind of interesting. I'm through my game budget for August, but may consider picking this up in a month or so, if it's gotten any AK traction.

[Etaoin]

After seeing this at PAX last year, I decided to pre-order and will be messing around in the beta this weekend. Give me a holler if ya'll want some company!

[[AK]StitchJones]

Shall we all meet in vent while playing to BS and talk general gaming info :-)

Beast, it would be cool to see you in a MMO game again.