Rachel's Rambles

Those of you who play MMORPGs have undoubtedly heard more than me about the game Aion. I remained unaware of it's very existence until yesterday evening. I am a fan of World of Warcraft, but certain elements of the game are not quite satisfying to me. So, when I saw the previews at http://na.aiononline.com/ and read a very detailed review at http://www.incgamers.com/Games/33/Previews/aion---tower-of-eternity, I got excited. The gorgeous graphics were a huge selling point, as well as the very moldable character creation process. Also, who doesn't like the idea of characters in flight? I sure do, anyway. I think I might miss the mount and pet collecting side of WoW as that remains one of my favorite elements of the game, but I love that in Aion you can progress on as many crafting occupations as you like, versus two for WoW.

Anyway, I got excited enough to want to get a copy and at least try it for a month. So, which version? The basic, or the limited collector's edition? Well, when I purchased WoW originally I didn't spring for anything fancy, and - going back to pet collecting - I've always regretted it, because there are certain things you can only get from the collectors editions that I very much would like to have. So, I eventually decided it was probably worth the extra bucks if I end up loving the game. Well, whoops. You see, since I only found out about the game on launch date, all the collector's edition copies were sold out a while back in pre-orders. I called every store in town anyway, just in case, and I got lucky. One person had returned their copy, unopened, less than an hour before I called. So, I snatched it up.

I'll let you know later if I like the game enough to be worth the money. I hope so!