Aion 3.0 (Free to Play)

[Malakai]

Hey guys! In case you didn't know, Aion is going free to play tomorrow I believe. The big 3.0 update is coming out on the 11th as well. I don't know if I would get back into it by myself, but I would probably play with some old fates if any of you decide to try it out! It's definitely worth some play time if you haven't given it a shot yet, especially for the price of nothing!

[O-Ren Ishii]

I may give it a go. Never really gave the game a chance. All MMOs should be f2p! :/

Here's a thought...total up the subscription fee for the entire lifespan of your FFXI character. The profit margin has to be crazy for MMOs, if successful. lol

[Peti]

Truly Free and 3.0 are coming together on the 11th.

I'd actually considered getting back on that to pass some time, but I dont think I could play it like I played FFxi.
I had a lot of fun with my few characters on Aion with some friends here IRL, combat was a lot of fun, and the environment and lore were attractive enough. But I'd stopped playing before their huge server merges (26 severs, down to 9) and before 2.0.

hmm..
OK, so I juts checked my Aion account info, and it says playable now, so maybe its free early?

[Malakai]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they started Truly Free yesterday to get people ready for 3.0. I was also able to access my account

[Peti]

Neat, I'm logged in... aaand I have no idea what I'm doing! lol

I have 5 characters 30 and up (highest is 47) all Asmodian on Israphel. I have re-naming tickets from those merges I mentioned, dunno what to do with em quite yet.
I also noticed they've merged em down to just 4 servers too.. thats kinda sad.

[Malakai]

I think me and a few rl friends are going to try to get back into since it's F2P... unfortunately, we're all elyos on Israphel

[Peti]

You guys far along? I was considering starting over on the new server, Kahrun, which opens on the 11th (though you can create characters to reserve names now).

I'm not willing to delete 5 characters that far along, and with server transfers unavailable until further notice, starting someplace new would be the only option for me to join yas. If not, ah well. I'll uninstall and go back to Anno 2070, Dungeon Defenders, and checking the Guild Wars 2 website every few hours. lol

Actually, I'm mostly just trying to find something to kill time until the next major update for SW:TOR and a friend of mine I play that with to come back from overseas in two months.

[Malakai]

Well, we made some new characters to get back into the swing of things. Just got to 10, I'll talk to him about it. My friend is pretty much buying time till GW2. I still play some SWTOR, but haven't had time for much really with class and Mass Effect 3. But finished ME3... so a spot for a game opened back up in my schedule

[Peti]

also, wut



Peti, Aion-ized
(I would never play this character)

[Peti]

So, I think I'm going to give Aion a pass again. With the Legacy update for SWTOR out tomorrow, and as much as I've been playing Skyrim again lately, I just dont think I could get into it enough to properly enjoy it.

[Malakai]

I haven't really been able to get back into the swing of things with Aion yet. I think I'm about to make a new character on the new server though. The idea of the whole server starting fresh is pretty interesting to me.

[Malakai]

So my friends and I made asmos on Kahrun. I was able to get 4, possibly 5, other of my friends to get started again. Being on a completely new server has been fun so far and it definitely has me hooked again. If you want to join, make a Kahrun asmo! I'm a 23 Templar right now, but I have a few other chars I could level too.

[Peti]

I've actually really gotten back into SW:TOR again. I'm getting into the PvP (which is unusual for me, I hate PvP combat. The balance they've struck here isnt too bad, and I'm having a lot of fun), and my guild group has been trudging away at the new operation.
I'll definitely keep you in mind though, if I ever feel the need to get away from the force. I had created a bunch of characters on that server before it launched, so I'll have my names reserved until I want to use em. Think I grabbed Charlatan and Remiss.. I'll have to check.. but if you ever see those names or Klutzy on that server, it's probably me.

[Malakai]

What SWTOR server are you on? I logged on the other day to check out Legacy for a bit. I think most of my friends have stopped paying for it since Aion went f2p, so I never really stay on for long.

[Peti]

I have a 50 Operative on Sith Wyrm, and some alts on both sides.