Aion players ding 50, reduce your ego
by Kyle Horner 
Oct 8th 2009 at 8:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, News items
We'd like to offer our congratulations to both players, who're no doubt in the middle of a three-day sleep marathon in an effort to regain their much deserved sanity. It's never not impressive when people hit these numbers so fast, and frankly makes us second guess our ability to play these games. Then again, we've got that constantly nagging voice in the back of our heads telling us we should be writing more and playing less.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Jay said on 8:46PM 10-08-2009
'It's always impressive' would have been better than 'It's never not impressive'
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Mewmew said on 2:40AM 10-09-2009
Or even better would have been "It's never impressive".
I am not jealous, I am not a "hater", but these games do not take real skill to level up, they only take time. You have to use a little bit of tactics of course, but it's not beyond the ability of any 10 year old to figure out even.
I am certainly not jealous of a person who has so little to do in life that they can stay online on a game that much every day.
I'm also not impressed at all. Anybody who takes the time to get there can do it. It's not an impressive thing to hurt your body and social life by playing a video game non stop in order to get your level high as fast as you can.
To me, it truly is the journey on the way.
There are many things that do impress me, but staying on a video game all day every day isn't one of them.
And I seriously do not care. Having power in a video game never has helped me in real life. I do get impressed by actual game knowledge that you learn over time and other things, but max level newbies do not impress me.
Sorcefire said on 9:50AM 10-09-2009
@MewMew - I completely agree, moresoe because Aion is (at last as far as PVE is concerned) mostly a grind. There's little tactics used and most, if not all, of the time spent playing was going from place to place killing things. That's not an accomplishment so much as it is a testament to just how obsessed people are with games.
redrinn said on 10:33PM 10-08-2009
I'm 27 and having a blast. First to level cap in Aion is a dubious honor at best. In a month - totally meaningless.
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Krunomo said on 9:16PM 10-08-2009
Meh i'm level 26 and it will take me a good month or two to get to 50. Why? because i have a life outside of aion. These people are complete twats. Why is it that they feel the need to level up so fast rather then 1) enjoying the game and 2) getting away from the pc for a while.
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royale said on 10:09PM 10-08-2009
Here come the haters...
The Claw said on 12:25AM 10-09-2009
You know, they probably DO enjoy being better than you at Aion.
Scarecrowe said on 9:22PM 10-08-2009
For some folks, hitting cap *is* the game. Those people rarely seem to stay around long after... no matter how good the game is. Just something I've observed.
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kia said on 10:55PM 10-08-2009
I think that is quite accurate.
Havok said on 9:11AM 10-09-2009
/agree.
CindyL said on 11:09AM 10-09-2009
Yes the firsts to do anything in a game are often also the first to leave.
;)
maika said on 9:32PM 10-08-2009
I always feel like I COULD do it...if i liked sleep less. And, in the case of Aion, wasn't playing a healer (or solo as a healer)
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Hiravaxis said on 10:42PM 10-08-2009
Congrats?
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Kalannar said on 10:55PM 10-08-2009
I was like that a good while in MMO's. After a while I figured I missed most of the game and had to lvl an alt to really enjoy the game thoroughly. Congrats nonetheless! It's not easy getting gear when you're aways the first in that tier.
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twolfer said on 12:01AM 10-09-2009
"How do you kill that which has no life?"
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seldom said on 12:09AM 10-09-2009
I'm more surprised it took this long. I mean the game has been out a year. Surely these people knew all the tricks and it still took them this long? Oh well, grats to them even if I think it's a silly thing.
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seldom said on 12:10AM 10-09-2009
By been out a year I mean released in Asia. I know of course the game has been out only two or three weeks in the states.
BenX said on 12:34AM 10-09-2009
So people stay up for three days out of pure choice in the pursuit of an achievement that means nothing, and thats impressive? No. I call that insane.
Don't get me wrong... people are free to do whatever they want, but saying someone staying up for three days in a pointless rush to the level cap (some might say thereby ruining the actual intended experience) is 'impressive' and 'makes you wonder about our ability to play these games'? That's just plain silly. Such behaviour proves nothing except that these people have a lot of free time. It doesn't imply any kind of skill whatsoever.
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The Claw said on 1:47AM 10-09-2009
Oh, bullshit. Lots of people have a lot of free time. Only one person can get a world first. It requires a lot of free time AND a lot of skill.
Dranaerys said on 2:41AM 10-09-2009
Lots of people do even crazier and "meaningles" shit all the time. Youll find them in a little book called the Guiness Book of Record. And yes, it does take skill, even if its in the form of OCD patience and dedication. Dont let your own bitterness blind you from that small fact.