Did you get it in a box which looks pretty good...we get special hats =D
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All right Falsey! We're going to have some fun this weekend 
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Damn the pressure.. Friday's coming up fast!
i preordered the limited edition or whatever its called. it seems to be worth it to me
im really excited about this game, it better not let me down, Jazper!!!!
yeah, you're gonna get a special hat then lol. did you play WoW?
The one thing I never got while playing was the time limit on flying. If you're high enough up, cooldown on your wings will be up before you smack in to the ground, allowing you to hit glide well before taking falling damage.
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i played wow pre level 70 days. when you had to do 40 mans, so i was hardcore!!!! (sarcasm) but i was in the #1 end game guild on the server and we had the most naxx progress at the time, then xpac came out and i quit at level 61.
I'm gonna have to test that...I got all paranoid and nose dived to the ground so I wouldn't self own myself
I think you'll like it XD. it's sort of like WoW (I only had a rogue get to level 15 but yeah) with Quests and stuff but I don't know how Alliances and parties work yet since beta doesn't really let you get that far D=. Asmo beta this weekend though, I think you'll enjoy it.
Oh, trust me. It works. You don't really fall all that fast. It obviously won't recharge flight time completely, but your wings'll come off cooldown with about 1/6 of your flight timer refilled.
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yea im pretty excited. i played diablo2(which people say isnt a MMO), then ffxi, then wow, then ffxi, then wow, now ffxi again lol. wow was fun pre-xpac
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Hmm I have to try that too. I was under the impression that gliding was still part of flight time. I died a horrible death by plunging into the ground headfirst lol. I kept banging on the spacebar but my wings wouldn't deploy even though my cooldown was up (flight time guage had gone beyond red at that point). I did master the gliding in non flight areas though, that was a lot of fun and a very useful tactical tool.
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Diablo II was an MMO in my opinion lol. A bit more on-topic I don't think we're going to be able to get wings this time round due to the fact we can't proceed past level 10 and that they were saying it would simply stick to the new player area of the asmo beta...therefore I'm kinda like hmmm I don't think we will get to see asmo wings till it's released ; ;
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But but but the Ascension quest is at level 9 (for Elyos anyways). I remember gliding around in the newb areas before actually picking up the advanced job @ level 10 in the Sanctum. :crazy:
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Nice! NCsoft is based in Korea if I'm not mistakened so they got first dibs along with China. A lot of NA people are playing on the Korean and Chinese servers now actually, but complain of the lag (200ms+).
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This looks pretty cool-- inc question blitz:
What is the combat system like? Macros? Combo arrows?
Is it PvE based or PvP?
Is there classic raiding?
What current market MMO would be the closest to this if you were to compare them?
When does it launch?
This one's on my radar now and I may consider messing around with it when it comes out.
What is the combat system like? Macros? Combo arrows?
Is it PvE based or PvP?
Is there classic raiding?
What current market MMO would be the closest to this if you were to compare them?
When does it launch?
This one's on my radar now and I may consider messing around with it when it comes out.
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Ana wassup man!
Ok to answer your questions:
Combat system is skill based with auto attack like FFXI/WoW(you can make custom macro's like WoW and FFXI - keyboard keys 1-0, alt 1-0) based on my limited beta experience. There are also skill combos i.e. attack skill 1 >> attack skill 2 (which you can make into a custom macro if you want). Honestly, those who've played WOW will feel at home.
It is PvPvE - There is the DMZ Area called the ABYSS where it is full PvPvE (higher level NPC mobs are there as well), but you wouldn't really go there until you're ready. There are a lot of areas where you can pretty much hit max level doing PvE activities if you so choose, but all the real awesome gear is attained via the ABYSS. NCsoft is in the process of making quests to attain awesome gear via PvE quests as well, but it will take a longer time than it would take via the Abyss, ala FFXI. Quests and mobs in the Abyss give more EXP versus the PvE areas and you can engage in duels with PC's of your own faction at anytime. There is classic raiding based on a lot of video's I've seen and downloaded.
One aspect of the Abyss that appeals to me is the holding of Castle's/Strongholds by Legions(Guilds). There are great benefits of holding a stronghold in the abyss like money and gear (tax from NPC merchants in controlled strongholds go straight to the Legion who controls said stronghold). Unfortunately, your stronghold can be raided by the opposing faction at anytime or by the NPC faction called the Balaur. There are also instanced raids you can participate in.
Aion launches in NA - September 2009 (supposedly) but there are rumors it may launch a little earlier than that.
Ana, the beta for the Asmodian faction starts this Friday @ noon so if you want to participate, go to your nearest Gamestop, put 5 bucks down on Aion Preorder and you will receive an Aion Beta Serial Code. Create a master account here:
http://us.ncsoft.com/en/
and activate the beta access with the serial code. You'll get the option to download the PC client as well. Log in and give it a shot on Friday June 19th @ 12pm PST! :biggrin:
P.S. The Rangers in Aion are pretty sexy.
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Damn you know how to get me Jaz...
Alright I'll go put the 5 bucks down sometime today.
Everything you said sounds pretty fucking awesome, but raises some performance concerns for me. Sounds pretty hardware intensive-- How does it run on a standard machine?
Also, how big are guilds and crap? It isn't like AoC where they want you to house 150 billion people is it?