Ok, so i bought Aion.
It looked like a good game and somthing fresh, i chose the scout class and later on chose ranger at level 10.
All seemed well and good and was fun, but when i hit level 20 all the previous quests rolled in again. it seemed like a replay of the last 10 levels i just achieved... nothing new!
The overall look of the game is nice and visually stunning but there are certain elements that can catch you out. The leveling system is just a hard grind, almost every quests is kill X amount of these or gather X amount of this. But wait, it gets even worse. I plowed on to level 30 and then the grind really hit me it really does take hours from then on to level up just a few bars.
This is the main reason i am quiting Aion, its just no fun having to grind for so many hours just to get a few bars in a level. I have also been told that the instances at level 40+ take 5-8 hours, which isnt very casual at all, only the hardcore gamers can generally run them.
I just thought i would post this to warn anyone whos considering buying Aion, i thought it would be a good game and i knew there would be grinding to do but trust me, its way over the top and takes hours upon hours of grinding to get through half to one whole level. Since quiting Aion i have gone back to wow and i am enjoying it more then ever