Your Wings Await!

And with this crap they just killed what was left from the game sending ppl to Aion.

LOL! TRUE!! I hadn't really thought of that but it's painfully true :\

If Aion didn't have a monthly fee I'd buy it in a heartbeat, and I would have considered buying the collector's edition because of the GW wings. Oh well.

Wow. This promotion is the proverbial "fork" in the "stick the fork in it. It is done!" expression.

First, our servers appear to be crap (please refer to the lag/007 threads). Now they advertise a game that is in direct competition with GW IN GW!!

The hope that they will address any issues in GW: 0.01%

I only have regular Aion edition pre order. Collectors edition was overpriced for getting hardly anything for it.


Are they trying to kill GW more by getting people to buy Aion LOL.

I think this is more like a bone for current GW players... to which I must ask "Why are you still playing GW?!?!"

I think they are pushing Aion hard, and this is just a whoopy-bonus FUR j00! thing for GW players that have, in likelihood, quit the game.

What Arenanet is not realasing sending ppl to Aion is a wrong move on long run. How many ppl playing Aion will return to GW2 when they will have already all their roots in Aion.

Agreed with Inde, harmless cross-promotion is harmless.

It is purely cosmetic. You do not need it, and they are not forcing you or twisting your arm to get it.

If they had been ridiculous enough to add a gameplay benefit (speed boost, armor, whatever) then it would have rightfully raised hell. They didn't. It's fine.

I'm fairly sure they have weighed up the pros and cons of this. NCSoft must have offered ArenaNet some tasty bonus for them to agree to it.

Is their only one kind or is it going to be different styles or something?

I guess the problem I have is that you know it was Anet staff who coded this. This is time better spent on things promised but undelivered: XTH, the second content update.

People have asked for emotes tied to things like KOaBD, and various other things.......only related to GW.

I guess I'll just have to have my peace and get over it, but this is another example of Anet alienating their base. This continues a pretty impressive streak.......

This is almost as dumb as charging $20 extra for some glowing hands or a mini-pet. At least in this case you get another game.

Don't forget you have to get the special edition to have the emote...

I am going to buy the Aion CE anyway, I've been playing the beta since Euro week 1 and its the only other mmo I've tried that I could stand for more than 3 hours. But to apply this offer to PHYSICAL purchases only? Do NCSoft not realise quite how incompetant retailers are when it comes to MMO releases? Factions CE release anyone? There's a reason people like digital downloads - its quick, it works and its harder to play the blame game so studios/publishers get it right. I won't be changing my plans to digitally purchase regardless of a promotion.

Second... what the hell is this going to do for Guild Wars. Is anyone's character (besides the elementalist specially crafted to show off the wings) actually going to look good with them? I can't see my warrior or ranger looking amazing with these, and for what? NCSoft advertising their game inside a subsidiaries game at the expense of my convenience.

Anet: I hope the money is worth it. My expectations for GW2 just went up a notch.

I think you over estimating Anet. Since NF they keep dissapointing imo.

Lol, this is a hilarious promotion.

That said, it is kinda cool. I mean, anybody complaining about this destroying their GW emerision... well that's a bit too late thanks to tonics all over the place. Seriously, this is no worse then that.
I mean, I don't think I'll be buying Aion (I've considered it, but if I do, it will definately not be the collector edition).

Off to Aion fanboards to beg for a serial code.

wow wtf. It already takes twice as long to load into spamadan without this crap. I was glad they finally removed sounds from tonics.. now this. now you can /rank /zrank /aion spike peoplezzzzzzzzz

This makes the assumption that ArenaNet HAD a choice. Between the GW2 development and now Aion, one thing is certain. GW1 is deader than dead. No minion master is going to revive this puppy.

I'm fairly sure it's bad business to bully your most promising subsidiary, whom your future is largely weighted on, into doing things they don't want to.

They have been focusing on their casual user base, and less so on the more hardcore players.

If you want to stretch out the lifespan of a game with minimum committed resources, that is the way to do it.

Pretty sure they didn't have to offer Anet jack, since they OWN them!

Pretty sure NCSoft making money = good news for all involved.

I think you overestimate Guild Wars importance. Currently, it's 3% of NCSoft profits.

Now, who's to say when GW2 comes out they won't offer a similar deal to Aion owners? "Buy GW2, get new ____ for Aion!"

It's all about making money, and unless you're a communist, it shouldn't bother you.

Currently, Aion, Lineage 2, and Lineage are the bug NCSoft moneymakers:

http://www.curse.com/blogs/aion-en-n...ent-in-q2.aspx

I think there is only one glad guy out there...Izzy or whats his name. No reason to waste time balancing things.

Tell that to the wife that has been wanting yet another emote.

What if you pre purchased on steam?
Can you still get the Wings? as it mentioned NA and EU retailers.