NCSoft sure has a thing for popping out MMOs.
Let's hope that Aion's engine really is different than Guild Wars, at least when it comes to the pathfinding and crazy invisible safety rails.
The fruits of NCSoft's purchase of ArenaNet are finally coming to...
Sanji
UndeadRoadkill
I've wanted a sci-fi version of GW for quite a while now.
Markaedw
Some of the other games games look pretty cool. I don't mind a PnP as long as I get to be unique. As miuch as I like GW, I am getting tired of seeing twins.
The name is interersting, from Greek Aion ir Aeon: end of an age or time period. Most often used in the Bible to mean "the end of the world".
Some of tht animations look almost FF ish
The name is interersting, from Greek Aion ir Aeon: end of an age or time period. Most often used in the Bible to mean "the end of the world".
Some of tht animations look almost FF ish
Omega X
The "in game" shot looks like NC Soft dipped DIRECTLY into the GW texture and shader archives.
Sendai
they may have borrowed some of gw the interface for the preview but the engine seems to have a Z-Axis.
Digital Bath
When is this supposed to be released because the WoW expansion is slated to come out later this year, and I am willing to wager A LOT of people who are playing other MMO's are gonna quit and move to WoW. Lvl cap increase, 2 new races, and prolly other info that is out there but isn't completly confirmed yet. Gotta be careful when a company releases games now a days.
SisterMercy
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Originally Posted by kaya
A link would be nice... Is there a one for this information? I'd like to read about it a little.
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Pillz_veritas
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Originally Posted by MasterDinadan
You, sir, are a GENIUS! Although I might get sick of the whole post-nuclear environment...
I kind of got enough of it in post-searing Ascalon ^.^ Anyways, I'd definatly prefer a new original sci-fi MMO. We've got Star Wars Galaxies and The Matrix Online, which I have no interest in just because they are capitalizing on existing trademarks... I don't want a game that emulates a movie! I want a game that is a game! Then again, Fallout is a game. But I still prefer something new and original |
Oh. My. God. FALLOUT WOULD TOTALY OWN! I would *so* play it.
=HT=Ingram
good PR Alex. lol hehehe
In all good consience it prob is a completly different engine, but boy it does have a ton of similarities huh guys?
we can see the walls for the paint job...
In all good consience it prob is a completly different engine, but boy it does have a ton of similarities huh guys?
we can see the walls for the paint job...
Okae
I got to play a little bit of AION at e3 and I have to say I was pretty impressed. Off the bat it caught my eye because the gui and some texturing was similar to GW, heck it was set-up right next to the Factions terminals. At a second glance and getting some hands on w/ it, it's definitely on a higher level. Don't get me wrong, GW is no slouch but AION felt a little more refined. IE. Little things like how the character pulls their weapons out of their sheaths.. the way the numbers pop up when you're attacking things.. the attack effects, etc.. The best way I can describe it is that it's a very clean game with wicked attention to detail.
I wish I could have sat there and created a char. from scratch and work my way up but alot of people were taking over the terminals. As a matter of fact I recall one woman was sitting there playing and she seemed really into the game... an hour and a half goes by and I walk back by the booth and she's still in the same spot. That says alot for a game where there's literally hundreds of other options.
Also the talk of the town seemed to be a game by Webzen called Huxley. It's a MMOFPS. The terminals were so crowded I didn't get a chance to give it a shot except for watching people playing it from 5 feet away.
I wish I could have sat there and created a char. from scratch and work my way up but alot of people were taking over the terminals. As a matter of fact I recall one woman was sitting there playing and she seemed really into the game... an hour and a half goes by and I walk back by the booth and she's still in the same spot. That says alot for a game where there's literally hundreds of other options.
Also the talk of the town seemed to be a game by Webzen called Huxley. It's a MMOFPS. The terminals were so crowded I didn't get a chance to give it a shot except for watching people playing it from 5 feet away.
Studio Ghibli
http://image.jeuxvideo.com/images/pc/a/i/aionpc004.jpg
The woman in this screenshot reminds me of one of the Envoys.
Hum.
Interesting-looking game, regardless.
I think Exteel looks cooler, though. ;D
The woman in this screenshot reminds me of one of the Envoys.
Hum.
Interesting-looking game, regardless.
I think Exteel looks cooler, though. ;D
Ziil
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Originally Posted by MasterDinadan
You, sir, are a GENIUS! Although I might get sick of the whole post-nuclear environment...
I kind of got enough of it in post-searing Ascalon ^.^ Anyways, I'd definatly prefer a new original sci-fi MMO. We've got Star Wars Galaxies and The Matrix Online, which I have no interest in just because they are capitalizing on existing trademarks... I don't want a game that emulates a movie! I want a game that is a game! Then again, Fallout is a game. But I still prefer something new and original |
Phades
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Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Well it was going to happen sooner or later. Makes you wonder if Guild Wars is nothing more but a massive test bed
 Still its the lack of monthly fees which keeps me interested in playing overall, that and the gameplay. Have no real interest in another MMO, I already pay for Planetside. |
If this other game was being developed by ANET as well, that is when i would begin to be more concerned though.
Saelfaer
come on guys look at this, this is no guild wars engine
look at those lighting, and shaders, ...
that looks more like lineage2 to me than it looks like guildwars...
btw alex already mentioned its a totally new developped engine specially for this game, so why would you still say its a copy of the guild wars engine....
look at those lighting, and shaders, ...
that looks more like lineage2 to me than it looks like guildwars...
btw alex already mentioned its a totally new developped engine specially for this game, so why would you still say its a copy of the guild wars engine....
Artisan
Because a lot of the people here have been conditioned into assuming that anyone on the buisness end of online gaming is lying and trying to screw you over. 
Alias_X
I will not be getting this. If it charges a monthly fee, I am just going to move on to WoW. I not only feel cheated, but also angry. There aren't many MMORPG's with a large amount of players, so making another one is a big deal.
World of Warcraft, here I come!
(after seeing this I won't buy another NCsoft product ever again. I was a little dissapointed with Factions, and now with games being spat out by them, what was Guild Wars? A test?)
World of Warcraft, here I come!
(after seeing this I won't buy another NCsoft product ever again. I was a little dissapointed with Factions, and now with games being spat out by them, what was Guild Wars? A test?)
Kylie Minon
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Originally Posted by Saelfaer
come on guys look at this, this is no guild wars engine
look at those lighting, and shaders, ... that looks more like lineage2 to me than it looks like guildwars... btw alex already mentioned its a totally new developped engine specially for this game, so why would you still say its a copy of the guild wars engine.... |
Laibeus Lord
Aion is not using the GW Engine.
Now someone mentioned they're using GW engine for maybe 3 games?
I hope Tabula Rasa isn't one of those "3 games" coz Tabula Rasa is definitely using its own engine.
Now someone mentioned they're using GW engine for maybe 3 games?
I hope Tabula Rasa isn't one of those "3 games" coz Tabula Rasa is definitely using its own engine.
Aeon221
Damnit. They steal my name, and now they are stealing my game.
I'ma open up a can of nerf on their asses. (and I've used this name since Starcraft back in the 90s, so booyah!)
I'ma open up a can of nerf on their asses. (and I've used this name since Starcraft back in the 90s, so booyah!)
Imaginos
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Originally Posted by =HT=Ingram
Yea NCSoft is using Anets engine from GW for atleast 3 upcoming titles I have seen thus far. Show how versital the engine actually is. Can do SCI FI too with little effort... And As you can see can implament Many skills at same time like WoW if they so chose...
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Xenrath
That does look suspiciously like Guild Wars lol and the description about lead attack/offhand etc. sounds just like the new Assassin skill useage...
Akaraxle
And so the new products started dipping into GW... 
Gmr Leon
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Originally Posted by Sendai
i may be wrong but i found some screenies. Can someone confirm that this is the same game ?
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/screenshots...4_000_news.htm |
Xerose
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ignis
not to shit on anyone's riff, but it looks like Aion will be released in asia only
Fyre Brand
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not to shit on anyone's riff, but it looks like Aion will be released in asia only
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I would take a look at this game especially if "borrowed" any cool ideas from Legend of The Dragoons.
Nevin
I doubt this is the exact same engine as Guild Wars.
Reasons.
-You can jump
-You can climb
-You can fly
Reasons.
-You can jump
-You can climb
-You can fly
Artisan
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Originally Posted by Alias_X
I will not be getting this. If it charges a monthly fee, I am just going to move on to WoW. I not only feel cheated, but also angry. There aren't many MMORPG's with a large amount of players, so making another one is a big deal.
World of Warcraft, here I come! (after seeing this I won't buy another NCsoft product ever again. I was a little dissapointed with Factions, and now with games being spat out by them, what was Guild Wars? A test?) |
Miakoda
Usually people do not like it because..
A team gets moved to new development..
B team takes over previous development..
Orignal product takes a hit in content as B team is smaller than A team and less likely to know the code inside out as well as A team does and therefore more bugs and slower fixes.
Not saying it's the case here.. but that's the usual state of play.
A team gets moved to new development..
B team takes over previous development..
Orignal product takes a hit in content as B team is smaller than A team and less likely to know the code inside out as well as A team does and therefore more bugs and slower fixes.
Not saying it's the case here.. but that's the usual state of play.
AhuraMazda
Whats the gameplay like? Game mechanics? Player interaction? World interaction?
I would be tempted to try this game, it certainly looks pretty enough, and a more MMORPG syle gameplay to GW is definatly appealing.
But if I am going to be paying per month to play this game it better be something special.
Community, player group interaction like Eve, or enviroment/world interaction like Wurm or Roma Victor is the kind of innovation you need to not only get players, but to survive over a fair period of time. Others behemoths like WoW will just crush your game due to the fact their communities are larger, and people are looking for communities within MMORPGS if the gameplay is non-existant.
So what is the deal here? Whats the actual GAME like when played? What can be done in it? These are the real questions.
GW apparently was developed by a team who left Blizzard, or so a rumour I read goes, if they are now developing an MMORPG using concepts from GW, a more polished and stylish version of WoW is a possibility, and to be honest imo is a certain failure in the long run.
Developers need to start exploiting the possibilities within persisant mega multiplayer worlds, rather than exploiting players desires for these things. In short more WoW clones / more of the same is not only to be boycotted but condemned furiously.
I would be tempted to try this game, it certainly looks pretty enough, and a more MMORPG syle gameplay to GW is definatly appealing.
But if I am going to be paying per month to play this game it better be something special.
Community, player group interaction like Eve, or enviroment/world interaction like Wurm or Roma Victor is the kind of innovation you need to not only get players, but to survive over a fair period of time. Others behemoths like WoW will just crush your game due to the fact their communities are larger, and people are looking for communities within MMORPGS if the gameplay is non-existant.
So what is the deal here? Whats the actual GAME like when played? What can be done in it? These are the real questions.
GW apparently was developed by a team who left Blizzard, or so a rumour I read goes, if they are now developing an MMORPG using concepts from GW, a more polished and stylish version of WoW is a possibility, and to be honest imo is a certain failure in the long run.
Developers need to start exploiting the possibilities within persisant mega multiplayer worlds, rather than exploiting players desires for these things. In short more WoW clones / more of the same is not only to be boycotted but condemned furiously.
Lepton CFd
sci-fi GW clone ftw
Yojinj
What a pay-to-play needs in order to make me pay again:
-Mature combat system that gives group players an advantage (hate solo online)
-real housing
-real crafting jobs
-great interaction with the game world
-muchos content, pay-to-repeat is not an option
Games i played suiting this description:
Ultima Online - It comes very close, Roleplay Freeshards can make of the game so much more then it is, thanks emulators!
Star Wars Galaxy - The engine came close to UO in sheer posibilitys what to do in the game. That was before they invented the word "starwarsy".
Games i played and left because it was fast dull:
WoW
CoH/CoV
DDO
EvE
MMORPG seem to degrade, giving players less and less while costing same or more.
@aion
I like the flying.. looks cute.
-Mature combat system that gives group players an advantage (hate solo online)
-real housing
-real crafting jobs
-great interaction with the game world
-muchos content, pay-to-repeat is not an option
Games i played suiting this description:
Ultima Online - It comes very close, Roleplay Freeshards can make of the game so much more then it is, thanks emulators!
Star Wars Galaxy - The engine came close to UO in sheer posibilitys what to do in the game. That was before they invented the word "starwarsy".
Games i played and left because it was fast dull:
WoW
CoH/CoV
DDO
EvE
MMORPG seem to degrade, giving players less and less while costing same or more.
@aion
I like the flying.. looks cute.
capblueberry
it looks identical to Guild wars...s
clarianaeneas
"Enjoy an interactive and cinematic game experience like no other, powered by the cutting-edge Crytek® game engine" -- straight from their website. There ya go people, it's not the GW engine, even if the screenshot looks very much like it.
I must say the graphics are pretty cool, and the whole flying bit is pretty awesome. Too bad I'm such a GW fanboy :P and I won't pay for a game again and again and again after I buy it.
I must say the graphics are pretty cool, and the whole flying bit is pretty awesome. Too bad I'm such a GW fanboy :P and I won't pay for a game again and again and again after I buy it.
LamerFlamer
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not to shit on anyone's riff, but it looks like Aion will be released in asia only
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m0gden
Why would they go to the trouble of licensing an engine previously used and developed for FarCry but turn around and make the game so stunningly close to that of Guild Wars? So rather than, you know, develop their own engine they will purchase one and dip into the honeypot of GW textures and interface design?
Colour me not impressed.
Colour me not impressed.
Fate
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Originally Posted by Yojinj
What a pay-to-play needs in order to make me pay again:
-Mature combat system that gives group players an advantage (hate solo online) -real housing -real crafting jobs -great interaction with the game world -muchos content, pay-to-repeat is not an option Games i played suiting this description: Ultima Online - It comes very close, Roleplay Freeshards can make of the game so much more then it is, thanks emulators! Star Wars Galaxy - The engine came close to UO in sheer posibilitys what to do in the game. That was before they invented the word "starwarsy". Games i played and left because it was fast dull: WoW CoH/CoV DDO EvE MMORPG seem to degrade, giving players less and less while costing same or more. @aion I like the flying.. looks cute. |
I'd say check out Second Life. It's like multiplayer first person TheSims.
Naxohs Seralna
Gotta agree with Yojinj's list over what an MMO should feature.
I really loved SWG. Paying the monthly fee was no problem for me, because I'm a die-hard SW fan, and I like computer games. Loved the possibilities with professions, character creation, player housing etc. Then the combat upgrade hit...I'm still really pissed about that one. *shakes fist @ SOE*
Anyways, @ Aion: At first sight, it looked like a genuine GW clone. However, there's supposed to be a z-axis in this game, and when you get a closer look, you see how much better the graphics are. Might consider getting it!
I really loved SWG. Paying the monthly fee was no problem for me, because I'm a die-hard SW fan, and I like computer games. Loved the possibilities with professions, character creation, player housing etc. Then the combat upgrade hit...I'm still really pissed about that one. *shakes fist @ SOE*
Anyways, @ Aion: At first sight, it looked like a genuine GW clone. However, there's supposed to be a z-axis in this game, and when you get a closer look, you see how much better the graphics are.
Might consider getting it!
Corth
Some of you don't seem to understand that NCSoft is a publisher, they don't make the games, they only make them available in stores.
As for the 'rumor' that gw was created by people from blizzard, that's not really a rumor, that's truth, check the arena.net website - Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain were top dogs at Blizz, till the company decided to make WoW.
I don't see blizzard growing much now, seeing as how all the top talent went off to other companys. The only thing they have now (in my eyes) is the film department. Don't get me wrong, blizzard has alot of money and I don't see them fading away, but I don't see them coming out with another starcraft (story wise that is).
As for the 'rumor' that gw was created by people from blizzard, that's not really a rumor, that's truth, check the arena.net website - Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain were top dogs at Blizz, till the company decided to make WoW.
I don't see blizzard growing much now, seeing as how all the top talent went off to other companys. The only thing they have now (in my eyes) is the film department. Don't get me wrong, blizzard has alot of money and I don't see them fading away, but I don't see them coming out with another starcraft (story wise that is).
Sai of Winter
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Originally Posted by Alias_X
I will not be getting this. If it charges a monthly fee, I am just going to move on to WoW. I not only feel cheated, but also angry. There aren't many MMORPG's with a large amount of players, so making another one is a big deal.
World of Warcraft, here I come! (after seeing this I won't buy another NCsoft product ever again. I was a little dissapointed with Factions, and now with games being spat out by them, what was Guild Wars? A test?) |
I don't think they are going to stop making GW. Aion is just another game they are adding to their line-up. No need to get angered by this.