Adorkable Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I started playing AION when it came out around 2008. I played up until the last 3-4 years, once the zones started being removed and the game drastically changed. ___ When I read about AION Classic recently, I decided to try it out. Here are some of the things I saw starting out: We used to be given a small amount of HP and MP pots - when we created our characters. We are not now, and this is a small handicap & slow down. Once we get to level 9, most of us do not have enough Kinah to purchase the skills we need - or teleport to the first city (for me it was Verteron). There are elite zones in Verteron, and once I hit a certain level -> I would generally be able to solo them. But not this time. These elite zones also seem to have - more - elites roaming about than before. When I hit Elthen The mobs in Kaiden mine were far more than I remember starting out on the original AION with. They are also substantially more difficult than before For me, these elites were important, since this is where I'd get my drops > to NPC > to help me make Kinah. Basically, the Elites are far stronger than I remember and there are far more. Trying to move through these zones is impossible w/o a large group. NTC Same. The mobs were thicker and far stronger than I remember. We used to be able to group someone (to hold the group) and enter alone to get our quests done. Even 2 of us were unable to get past 1 group of elites. _____________Things I liked I am very glad that the essencetapping, aethertapping and morphing as is as it once was. I'm trying to get used to the accomplishments > and the rewards I get for completing them. I like seeing people on the map with me - this is very important and vital to show there are other players in the game. The other AION became about instances and that took people off of the maps. I really liked seeing people at the crafting stations - this showed me the game was populated and not dead I liked seeing folks selling in the main city - although there were only a few. I forgot we could do this. Guilds - The guild who invited me was already almost to max (36 I think?) when I was invited & it was a new guild. This made me happy. Helping - I saw higher folks helping lower folks. This is good to see The other thing that I really liked was folks playing the game being positive. While were were a few arguments about drops, it was nice to see folks talking back and forth, linking where they saw enemies and generally being patient with new players questions. I also liked that the Broker was full of various materials - which is always a good sign. _____________ I play another game now, and I visit my character (Ode) on the old AION, but I have decided to make AION Classic my home for Adorkable, my Spiritmaster and get back to making videos of things I remember and can see still work. Thought I'd share. I do see playing as worth the value, but the elites are far too thick in these zones and that I find a problem I hope you will consider fixing. Bots were never able to handle these mobs before - because of the roaming mobs that will jump / kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanelle Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I also came back almost 10 years after. Played from beginning and stopped at 2014 when everything started to change drastically. I would have preferred they keep the format, developed on those maps which have a lot of of other zones (east of Heiron, next to Verteron…etc or in Balorea, north of Inggison and Gelkmaros) for both pve and pvp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts