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...
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