Let me start out by writing that I have a husband who is a very avid gamer. He is presently absorbed in a fantasy world that has 11 million inhabitants. That is the World of Warcraft. For the most part, I accept this obsession and have learned to live life as a MMORPG widow. Recently, my lesser half and I were tooling around on the internet and we came across an advertisement for a new game, Aion. His eyes became as wide as saucers. Aion looks amazing, but the real question is: Will it be amazing enough to topple the juggernaut that is WOW?
There are several factors that need to be taken into consideration. Is the game easy to play? This is the simplest question, but in many ways, it is the most important. One of WOW’s most attractive features is its playability. Any person, including myself, can turn on his or her computer and become a druid with the greatest of ease.
Is the amount of content in Aion comparable to WOW? The World of Warcraft is massive, but from the looks of beta version, Aion appears to be quite expansive in its own right. Visually, Aion is also breathtakingly beautiful. The animation is impressive, and keep in mind this is the pre-release version. The meat and bones of the game are there, but I just don’t think that will be enough.
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I know from personal experience that fans of WOW are very true to their game. My husband is a member of a community that is so tight knit that I cannot imagine anything short of nuclear Armageddon tearing them apart. His raiding guild has been together through some pretty epic battles and he has the carpal tunnel to prove it. I could sit here and write about end game raids or the amount of PvE content, but in the end, it is a question of loyalty, and WOW fans are extremely loyal.
We will all just have to wait and see how Aion will fair when it is released on September 22nd. It may do better than expected and a few World of Warcraft fans will probably jump ship, but not enough to make any significant difference. WOW will weather this storm, and when the game’s newest expansion, Cataclysm, explodes onto the scene next year it will more than likely just lure all those player’s back.
World of Warcraft is here to stay, and I for one am really not thrilled by this prospect. I had high hopes that Aion might be the game that would finally cause WOW’s grip on my husband to loosen, but my hopes have been dashed. He is still all about his troll warrior, and that is not going to change any time soon.
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