Over the years I have played many MMOs, Aion impressed me in a very positive way for the first ten levels of my character's existence. The quests had a good flow, nice story, and overall you felt as if your character had some kind of meaning; this really drove the game on and was fun. As the game progressed into the levels 11-20 that feeling wore away to feeling like you were just grinding for the next level. Most of the loot in the game is found either through crafting or relatively rare world drops. I kept playing on because I wanted to get to the Abyss, try my hand at pvping, and hopefully the game would pick up. And it did...kinda.
After getting into the Abyss and leveling a bit in there it was fun again, but after 10 levels (now about level 35-36) it has gotten rather stale. My character is level 45 and I have not logged into my account in well over a week. The game started out with a huge bang but it quickly fizzled.
NCSoft has attempted to keep player retention up by offering freebies on the monthly anniversaries, while this is a nice gesture, I would have preferred more content and quests. I found that at some levels I would run out of "do-able" quests mid-way and would have to mindlessly grind away the rest of the level on trash mobs and jumping players.
Also, this is a personal gripe, the inability to fly freely everywhere is really annoying. I literally spent most of my time trekking on foot for long distances, and it was just a drag.Get more detail about Aion: The Tower of Eternity Steelbook Edition.
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