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Blodpls 10/29/08 9:34:31 AM
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Joined: 7/29/08 |
Does this game have a seamless world or does it have lots of load screens? If has loads is it zoned or does it use instancing (multiple copies of zones)? |
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SSoJu 10/29/08 9:57:17 AM
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Joined: 10/28/08 |
Originally posted by Blodpls
not yet.but will be. no one know for sure what kind of instance zone will be. srry thats all i know ;; |
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Cuj0 10/29/08 10:03:56 AM
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Joined: 7/12/05 |
Absolutely no. It's focused on "open" pvp/rvr zones, and all the zones are "open", not istanced. Btw, quests for storyline will be instanced only, and in future there will be some particular dungeons that will be instanced, but for party only, and by time, like the L2 ones. No bgs like wow or war, that's it! |
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RedwoodSap 10/29/08 10:06:44 AM
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The Aion representative that posts in this forum has said that 10% of the entire geographic area of the game world will be instanced. That seems a lot to me since I hate any instancing. |
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Ayase 10/29/08 10:59:29 AM
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Aion Community Coordinator
Joined: 9/01/04 |
Originally posted by RedwoodSap I don't think I said 'geopgraphic area', but I did say 10%. It is however an arbitrary number since it's very difficult to estimate. A more appropriate answer would be that instancing definitely isn't one of the more prominent characteristics of Aion. :) |
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Ephimero 10/29/08 10:59:32 AM
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Joined: 10/18/06 |
The game uses loading screens for "fast teleport" zones only, like portals to the abyss, rifts between both worlds and some dungeons. About instances, during cutscenes and certain quests, you will be on a instance (so if a quest teleports you back in time, you don't go back to find you're dead) And devs said that they will be implementing some kind of dungeons that will be different to the rest of games, those will be up on OB supossedly. |
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Sharajat 10/29/08 5:25:17 PM
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Joined: 12/14/07 |
Does everyone remember what a huge step forward instancing was when it was introduced? There are just some places that need to be instanced. |
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Kordesh 10/29/08 6:23:58 PM
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Joined: 1/12/06 |
Originally posted by Sharajat Exactly, but just like everything else, too many people took it and said "this is great......lets use it for everything!" which in the end causes more problems than instancing solved in the first place. |
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Azntranc3 10/29/08 6:27:25 PM
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Joined: 9/05/08 |
Originally posted by Blodpls
The game is a seamless world....kind of like World of warcraft...with dungeons etc being instanced while the rest of the world is completely free. |
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toddze 10/29/08 10:48:15 PM
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Hard Core Member
Joined: 8/02/08 |
Originally posted by Sharajat
What how is Instancing a step foward? IMO it should only be used for something like a "destiny quest" or if a main story line is present can be used for that in some parts. Major content should never, I repeat never have instances. IMO end game content is classified as major content. |
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Sharajat 10/29/08 11:54:53 PM
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