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Those of you who have been keeping a close eye on Aika references in the online gaming world may have noticed Massively.com's refreshingly down-to-earth and comprehensive review of our CB2. Writer Beau Hindman discusses the overall experience, the Pran, PvP, and the surprise of finding actually friendly players in a PvP-focused MMORPG (he might not have been in Vanov):
And while those non-PvPers might see a game like Aika and sneer due to its PvP nature, I can say that the game seems to give PvEers plenty to do, as well. I am now approaching my double digits and do not need to search very hard to find a PvE quest, and despite the reputation of PvP games being made up mostly of villains and bogeymen, I found almost every player that I came across to be friendly and helpful.
In fact, during a mission to find materials for acquiring my Pran, I asked someone if they knew where the materials might drop. I had been at it for a long time, stacking body after body of grunty pig-men at my feet, with no luck towards my goal of finding just three more "water essences", and I was becoming frustrated. Not only did they tell me where I might find them, but healed me during the process and gave me tips. Then, after realizing that even with her help that I might be doing this for quite a while longer, she simply instructed me to follow her.
A few minutes later, she opened a trade window with me and filled it with the materials I needed! I asked her what I owed, and she just turned, ran off and said "Nothing, I have about 400 of those!"
Check out the article and comment on it with your own experiences! Do you agree or disagree with Beau's conclusions? How about the conclusions of the commenter who said "Any game that takes 10-15 hours to be fun isn't worth the attention"? Let's get the word out about Aika!