Love It Or Hate It: Aion
Some free-to-play games are more polarizing than others, with some sides taking the stance of "great, totally non-exploitative implementation" and others thinking "total pay-to-win trash." We'd like to see on what side of the spectrum the gaming public -- and by that, we mean you guys -- think of certain F2P games, and so we've invented something new called Love It Or Hate It?
Every week, we'll present a new F2P game and give you the option of passing judgment on it. Then we'll look back at it the next week and see what people thought. There are no prizes, except for the satisfaction of knowing you clicked on a button and made something happen. Really, what else do you need?
So, last week's proposal of SMITE wasn't really that much of a question. For all the codes we burn through, it would have been amazing if it didn't come up as massively loved, and that was definitely the case. Hi-Rez Studios' MOBA was just a shade below 70% liked, making it the new all-time leader in "most-liked" game since we started this! In fact, let's take a look at how various games have fared so far:
| Game | Love It | Hate It | Meh |
| SMITE | 70 | 8 | 23 |
| War Thunder | 61 | 9 | 30 |
| TERA | 52 | 10 | 39 |
| Dota 2 | 48 | 17 | 36 |
| PlanetSide 2 | 48 | 12 | 41 |
| Marvel Heroes | 43 | 16 | 41 |
| Hearthstone | 40 | 17 | 43 |
| SWTOR | 38 | 20 | 41 |
| Star Trek Online | 37 | 17 | 46 |
| Defiance | 37 | 14 | 49 |
| World of Tanks | 33 | 22 | 45 |
| ArcheAge | 14 | 42 | 44 |
But enough about the past (he said, before bringing up a seven-year old game for voting). Unlike last week's offering, I'm genuinely unsure what people think of Aion. It seems popular, though you just don't hear it talked about a whole lot. And, as for me, I've tried to get into it multiple times and it's just never hooked me. How about you?
Tell us what you think of Aion, and leave a comment below to expound upon your views!
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Any how, AION is one of hte best F2P models and one of the best mmorpts right under TERA...IN USA!
EU, yes, is FAIL! Gameforge ruines all it's games. I can not even start where the corruption begins. From the forum vote where over 10K people voted that they install the fast track server, to Failforge REMOVING it, then replacing it with an official statement: "We find it in the EU regions players interest to not use the US model. It does not seem to fit the players demands..." ...What? You removed the official forum vote that they WANT IT! Then 6 months later: "We will be including the fast track"... with restrictions of course... IT is GREED city in Gameforge, they are marketing the experience. I tried playing in US but wierd lag. That was a few years ago, maybe its better now... TERA, a LITTLE better game forge title, but I cant go back out of MORAL principle (something gamres lack.."oh this company has a total P2W game, but they release an ok one, guess ill support em and log in every day" derp).
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Secondly, the leveling is painful. It takes days to level up, sometimes even weeks. For someone like me who doesn't have much time, it's just a pain in the butt.
Lastly, the game always loses connection and closes. When you email support about it, they are of no help.