Comments on: Aion Open Beta Thoughts http://tamimoore.com/2009/aion-open-beta-thoughts/ Amateur Artist, Aspiring Author, Professional Slacker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:06:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rhotley http://tamimoore.com/2009/aion-open-beta-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Rhotley Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:31:51 +0000 http://tamimoore.com/?p=724#comment-1037 Tami, you never saw them that way because you were healing and because, while tanking overall became easier, our tank was the bomb. Think about the retadin in rotation aoe, or enh-shaman in rotation aoes (being chain lightning and the totem that pulsed on everything nearby) or the kitty druid swipe spam of doom. PR is right in that, because blizz made all classes aoe viable, and threat be less of an issue AND basically removed anything along the lines of a kill order (and thus the true need for an MA) every trash pull became and aoe zerg and every (or every other) boss fight was a cooldown burn (if the tank could handle it and ours could). .-= Rhotley´s last blog ..<a href="http://hintoftruth.com/?p=134" rel="nofollow">The next</a> =-. Tami, you never saw them that way because you were healing and because, while tanking overall became easier, our tank was the bomb.

Think about the retadin in rotation aoe, or enh-shaman in rotation aoes (being chain lightning and the totem that pulsed on everything nearby) or the kitty druid swipe spam of doom.

PR is right in that, because blizz made all classes aoe viable, and threat be less of an issue AND basically removed anything along the lines of a kill order (and thus the true need for an MA) every trash pull became and aoe zerg and every (or every other) boss fight was a cooldown burn (if the tank could handle it and ours could).
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]]> By: Tami http://tamimoore.com/2009/aion-open-beta-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Tami Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:40:27 +0000 http://tamimoore.com/?p=724#comment-1026 <strong>@Plastic Rat</strong> I'm not sure there is a way to make world pvp actually "fair" (which is why I find it odd that Aion decided to make that a standard of gameplay). I'm curious about your AOE zergfest comment - since we rarely ran with anyone who actually had viable AOE abilities, I never saw them that way. Which dungeons were you talking about? @Plastic Rat
I’m not sure there is a way to make world pvp actually “fair” (which is why I find it odd that Aion decided to make that a standard of gameplay).

I’m curious about your AOE zergfest comment – since we rarely ran with anyone who actually had viable AOE abilities, I never saw them that way. Which dungeons were you talking about?

]]> By: Plastic Rat http://tamimoore.com/2009/aion-open-beta-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Plastic Rat Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:46:40 +0000 http://tamimoore.com/?p=724#comment-1024 Definitely going to check Aion out. Most important thing for me is if it has some decent dungeon crawling that rewards teamwork. If its dungeons are another AOE zergfest like WoW I'm not interested, I don't care how pretty it is. The PvP is a definite negative side, although I think we may all be a bit scarred by WoW PvP. After exploring all aspects of it, WoW PvP is atrocious. After finally breaking down and playing a rogue on a PvP server, I realized that there really is little to no skill involved. World PvP in WoW almost always comes down to one person being ganked by somebody in a superior position, either due to level, gear or class. If Aion actually has more of a balanced PvP with every class being able to defend itself against every other class, it might actually be fun. If it involves spending 14 seconds in lockdown as a rogue goes to town on you from stealth, I'll pass. Definitely going to check Aion out. Most important thing for me is if it has some decent dungeon crawling that rewards teamwork.

If its dungeons are another AOE zergfest like WoW I’m not interested, I don’t care how pretty it is.

The PvP is a definite negative side, although I think we may all be a bit scarred by WoW PvP. After exploring all aspects of it, WoW PvP is atrocious. After finally breaking down and playing a rogue on a PvP server, I realized that there really is little to no skill involved.

World PvP in WoW almost always comes down to one person being ganked by somebody in a superior position, either due to level, gear or class.

If Aion actually has more of a balanced PvP with every class being able to defend itself against every other class, it might actually be fun. If it involves spending 14 seconds in lockdown as a rogue goes to town on you from stealth, I’ll pass.

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