U.I. Mods? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ U.I. Mods!

A recent interview with Jongchan Jee, lead developer of the upcoming MMO Aion, brought up the possibility of U.I. mods coming into the game at some point in the near future and is causing an uproar in the Aion community.  Arguments raging across the Aion Source forums show that the Aion community is massively divided [...]

Impressive, Most Impressive….But I Am Not Impressed?

I have read a lot of impressions about Aion, both from fellow bloggers and on forums all over the ‘net.   Impressions are just that, impressions.  They are full of opinions and what one person deems a strength, another might deem  a weakness.  This I am fine with.  I understand that impressions are opinions and thus, [...]

A New Aion Blog has entered the Fray!

Thulf is a veteran blogger who ran a great WAR blog called Stunty Stomper.  I have always enjoyed his posts and he had some fantastic WAR strategies and Walk-Thrus of some of the bigger WAR instances.
As many other WAR bloggers, he has found himself reaching an end with WAR.  While it is sad to see [...]

This Is A RANT…..

This post is not about Aion, matter of fact, it has very little to do with Aion at all.  This rant has to do with World of Warcraft.  This rant has to do with World of Warcraft and what they have allowed World PvP to become.
As many of this blog’s readers know, I played WoW [...]

What’s Your Game?

First they used Guards, flying mounts and everything in their power to kill World PvP.  Then they made the best way to get PvP gear is to do endless rounds of PvP in a box.  Then they gave us a joke of a “World PvP” zone.  Now I ask you:  What’s YOUR game??
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What features would you like to see added to Aion?

Aion has a lot going for it.  It’s fun, stable, has great graphics and has a lot of content for a game just releasing.  But, even with all those positives, there are some things in other MMOs that I would love to see in Aion.  This post is about exactly that, what I would like [...]

Who do you trust?

I have been involved in a lot of MMOs in the weeks and months prior to release.  Besides Aion, I beta’d WAR, WoW, Earth and Beyond, Age of Conan and a couple of others.  Many MMOs that I did not beta I was active in the pre-release community.  It is something I have always enjoyed [...]

Aion/LG Commercial!

Great commercial for Aion and LG monitors. Hopefully they will feature this quite often in North America. I haven’t seen any commercials for an MMO with the exception of WoW. NCSoft is really looking like they are serious about competing!

Be Careful What You Wish For…

I admit it, I was excited when I heard that the newest patch (1.5) would add 12 new instances to the game.  Twelve new instances!  At first thought that is something to be excited about.  But, the more I think about it the less excited I am for them.  Let me explain.
Instancing is killing WoW.  [...]

Why Aion Will Work, While WAR Did Not.

Being a former WAR player and beta tester, I saw first hand the fall of WAR.  I saw a great company (Mythic), a great idea (the RvR concept) and a great world (the Warhammer world) fall into the depths of mediocre gameplay and design.  It was disconcerting and, because I considered myself a Mythic fanboy, [...]