Aion VS WOW

by sillybooth on 2009-12-07 15:14:53

The scenery in Aion is seductive and depicted with a nicety, showcasing an eastern style. We can easily find a decided difference in water effects between Aion and WoW. Putting aside your system, Aion looks more beautiful than WoW, but WoW is still a cost-effective MMO. The graphics of Aion actually look nice, but it should first make promises with its quest system, class, and gameplay balance. It is said that "WoW + wings = Aion." Everyone is trying to imitate WoW in seeking success, but Aion also owns lots of unique things you may not notice. Here are some differences between Aion and WoW. You can explore the Aion world personally when its OBT starts. Plus, don't forget to tell us your discovery.

1. Characters in Aion can fly because they get wings. Are you interested to see how aerial combat breaks out in an MMO, especially for melee/special classes? Is the assassin going to have to chase someone in 3D just to hit them? Are the spiritualist's pets all going to fly with him/her? A system like that would seem to favor ranged combatants unless there's some kind of lock-on feature or speed advantage for melee classes.

2. There's no Mount System in Aion but a Transformation System.

3. The PvP system in Aion is larger than WoW, Aereschuranta. The Abyss (Aion’s PVPVE) is divided into three layers: top, center, and bottom. There are five fortresses and eight artifacts in the top layer, one fortress and seven artifacts in the center, three fortresses and seven artifacts in the bottom layer with two strategic points.

4. Characters can't swim in water. They will get a cumulative injury in water.

5. When characters die, they will be sent back to the place where you bind. You won’t see a Spirit mode in Aion.

6. DYE system just DIY your suits. There is more detail setting in the character creating interface in Aion.

7. Players will get kinds of titles by solving quests or collecting items; these titles affect characters' attributes. The achievement system has been added in Wotlk now.

8. Guilds need to level up for enlarging its scale.

9. The combat system in Aion is indeed innovative as it is based off combos more like a fighting game but with traditional MMORPG abilities. Think of every class as having an activated combat playstyle similar to “Rogues.”

10. Skill CD prompt in Aion is innate but in WoW you need a related Plug-ins.