Seven year old MMORPG game still flourishes in the global market Aika Online is a battle MMORPG and known for its Nation to Nation endless war. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War. I think, I’m going to have to give it a go.Īika Online Biggest and New Update this May The conspiracy of Zereka into the Freezing Battle If you still haven’t tried Aika Online yet, you can give it a go. New Skill for each class is added – get the new skills for your class.Increase level to 99 for Character and Pran – new armors and weapons.Add Hell Mode for Cave of Lycan – Create a party and finish the hell mode dungeon.Monster Level Change in Traband Field – test your skill with the upgraded monster.New Zone – Asteria – a zone with new monster to hunt with a limited time.New Battle System – Rumble – a new pvp system.There’s a whole load of information on this below, in the rather handy and concise press release, but these are the Aika Online patch highlights. So it just goes to show that even though a game has been around for seven years, it can still keep hammering out the new content. Sure, AIKA looks decent enough and the combat isn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination, but this isn’t something I would ever recommend to players looking for a new MMO to invest time into even if it weren’t shutting down.This morning I was emailed by Redbana, the producers of Aika Online about their latest update, which by all accounts is pretty damn massive and set to be released on 25 th May. Because there are much better games out there that allow for a lot of freedom to play however you want. well, cycling through your abilities on enemies out in the world. You spend most your time cycling through the few abilities you have on your action bar, hoping to 1-shot the monsters around to maximize your XP.īut there’s really nothing to do outside of. And that limited the challenge I would’ve otherwise experienced. They were basic, did nothing other than auto-attack. ![]() This may be subject to change as you continue to level towards endgame.Įnemies had no real AI. It was gated behind massive grinds.ĭungeons were as simple as “eliminate mass hordes of enemies” with no complexity – at least during the first 30 or so levels of the game. The questing system, which is a key part of what makes an MMO an MMORPG wasn’t really present. While the world was large and filled with monsters, that’s pretty much the only purpose it served, making it feel linear and empty. Yet unfortunately the MMO is shutting down. ![]() This is a different type of MMO, one that doesn’t rely on repetitious questing to propel you through the game. There’s an extensive skill-system present that allows for players to highly customize their character. It has a large world filled with monsters to fight that is pretty open to explore at your own leisure. Which, while not my style of game is definitely going to appeal to a certain demographic of players.ĪIKA actually has surprisingly decent tab-target combat. This unlocked more of the main story, more side-quests, and the first dungeon.įrom this I can speculate that AIKA is the type of MMO that has you grind hours worth of monsters between the sparse main story and side-quests. ![]() So, I moved back and spent about an hour grinding several levels. After finishing all of the quests within the first region, I opted to move on to the second region only to find myself having significantly more trouble with the monsters located within it. Those offered negligible XP per hour comparatively to grinding monsters. You wouldn’t be following the story, you wouldn’t be concerning yourself with side-quests. You’d spend hours farming monsters for a single level up. ![]() I’m sure plenty of you over 30 recall just how bad the grind could get in MMOs back in the early 2000s. that I realized the exact type of MMO this was. I’d completed all the side-quests.Īnd it was at this moment. There was no more main story quest to follow. However, after a couple hours of hunting the same monsters repetitiously for quests, I came to the realization that… I’d run out. Yes, there’s a “main story” that you follow for the first 45 minutes or so, which leads you from hub to hub, with each hub offering you a variety of different side-quests you can take. Yes, you’re introduced to the world via a small narrative. Which actually brings me to my next point: This is a very different kind of MMO.
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