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Post by EchoVamper on Sept 16, 2009 8:29:13 GMT -5
Downloaded the client last night. It took several hours. Ready for pre-selection. I'm going Lumiel/Elyos unless I hear differently. I'll check here before reserving any names (assuming that one must choose a server during pre-selection). Lots of info on www.aionsource.comI've been reading up on several classes. Chanters and Templars mostly. I'll likely make one of each. |
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Post by Morreion on Sept 16, 2009 9:33:53 GMT -5
Sounds good! I'll be playing Aion through the Steam game interface, it's been downloading the game in the background when I'm doing other things. No disks for me this time. The game looks like it has many facets, and descriptions of the Abyss gives me that Darkness Falls feeling from DAoC. Here's to hoping that this one might be one worth playing for a long time  |
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Post by EchoVamper on Sept 16, 2009 10:57:25 GMT -5
OK, I need to ask a question. When I finished downloading the client I was given the option to let the launcher update in the background (recommended). Is that Steam? Is that sufficient or is there another sign up or registration that needs to be done for this entity known as "Steam"? It isn't clear to me yet whether Steam is simply the platform NCSoft is using to distribute and update its game or if it is a "system" that consumers as well as developers use. Edit: I found this store.steampowered.com/about/ |
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Post by Morreion on Sept 16, 2009 14:30:02 GMT -5
Steam is a gaming platform, the only thing I can think of to compare it to is SOE's Station game interface, where you can play one of several MMOs by logging into it: www.station.sony.com/So Steam is an online gaming service that hosts multiple games (I've played an FPS on it called Left4Dead). Steam is hosting Aion, but you can buy Aion as a DVD disk (as well as download it from a service called Direct2Drive), so think of Steam as one 3rd-party platform for Aion (it is not necessary to have Steam to play Aion). Some people like getting their games through a single online service like Steam that allows them to download and update multiple games through one place. So, you can buy Aion in the box (the DVD disk), or buy it as a download through Steam or Direct2Drive, which are 3rd-party hosting services. Hope that helps! |
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Post by EchoVamper on Sept 16, 2009 15:22:10 GMT -5
Steam is a gaming platform, the only thing I can think of to compare it to is SOE's Station game interface, where you can play one of several MMOs by logging into it: www.station.sony.com/So Steam is an online gaming service that hosts multiple games (I've played an FPS on it called Left4Dead). Steam is hosting Aion, but you can buy Aion as a DVD disk (as well as download it from a service called Direct2Drive), so think of Steam as one 3rd-party platform for Aion (it is not necessary to have Steam to play Aion). Some people like getting their games through a single online service like Steam that allows them to download and update multiple games through one place. So, you can buy Aion in the box (the DVD disk), or buy it as a download through Steam or Direct2Drive, which are 3rd-party hosting services. Hope that helps! Thanks for the info! That's pretty much as I expected. I remember a huge lobby of games on the Sony Station (RTS like Age of Kings, MMOs, arcades, etc). Mostly I was just curious, since I personally hadn't heard of Steam before. I downloaded Aion via my account with NCSoft (I have played City of Heroes too) and it just added it onto the games list on my account. I used my existing login to access the NCSoft site as an account holder. I did not order DVDs or use D2D to download. I got my confirmation emails and keys etc. from NCSoft, not from Steam. However, I did read somewhere that NCSoft was using the Steam interface to roll out this game, so there may have been some overlap there. The interface offered to auto update me through the launcher program running in the background with no mention of Steam. Maybe that is simply a function of an agreement that NCSoft has with Steam. At any rate, I think I'm good to go for Aion at this point. |
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Post by Morreion on Sept 16, 2009 18:04:16 GMT -5
Sounds good, Echo!  Nothing like that 'about to try a new MMO' feeling, is there? Of course I don't expect Aion to be great, I'm keeping myself in check here... |
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Post by EchoVamper on Sept 18, 2009 13:23:06 GMT -5
Of course I don't expect Aion to be great, I'm keeping myself in check here... Yep, I really don't either. But it will be nice to give it a try. I went ahead and clicked through to the sign in screen. The video was nice, scenery great, and so far the launcher/downloader has worked flawlessly for me. I can see signs of polish here that seem to justify the decision to give it a try. I'll get a taste of character generation later today during the pre-select. Then we'll see what happens. |
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Post by Levity on Sept 19, 2009 11:09:24 GMT -5
I just got an email linking me here, so hello to all of you I do have the Aion CE expected on my doorstep on the 21st, though I highly doubt it will suck me out of WoW. Nonetheless, I will be appearing in Aion to check it out (no idea of server, faction, or character name -- that will depend on where my WoW friends are heading). Any of you in WoW can come to the Earthen Ring server, Hordeside, and find me to ask where I am (if you care, I know it's been years). I'm Issaela, Jenefeine, Tenefrelle, and Draireka on Horde (in that order of likelihood of being on), and Frelle on Alliance (rarely there). |
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Post by ariesel on Sept 19, 2009 14:46:37 GMT -5
*waves!* Grigorian (Gladiator) and Maiya (Cleric) will be on Lumiel! Give a holler if you see us!
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Post by Morreion on Sept 19, 2009 16:26:43 GMT -5
Hullo, Levity! And greetings Arie, great to see you here! If at all possible it looks like quite a few of us will be on Lumiel on the Elyos side. I will be playing Morreion the Cleric there. Eyes will be wide open for an RP guild (they call them legions in Atreia), if you see me give me a shout! |
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