What I have Learnt from Aion

Teamwork

This one is a given in just about any MMO. With the variety of instances and 'rift quests' in the game it is absolutely essential to be useful to the group you're in.

You're not useful and you're going to cop a lot of flack. No one likes wiping, and if it's your fault for generally being a shitty player, you're going to hear about if from the group, that is, of course, if you're still in the group and they haven't kicked your incompetent arse out.

You have to learn when to "omg run", when to pass on a roll (though most people roll on anything. Greedy, greedy!) and when to ask for rests, so on and so forth.

The game requires you to be able to operate in a group to be able to succeed, basically, and if you fail to learn this teamwork you can most likely expect countless lonely hours of grinding.

Not unlike maintaining most jobs, if you're terrible and interaction with your co-workers, don't expect to hold the job long.

Shape up or ship out, Daevas!

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Time Management

This is arguably the most important thing of all when it comes to MMOs. When to do what and for how long?

"Should I craft for an hour and minimise Aion and do some homework, oh wait… for that I'd need some materials, which means I'll have to grind those Balaur for about an hour or two. Oh, and I need to hand in those quests on the other side of Morheim. What, the guild needs help with a fortress raid? Can I join your group for Ice Claw!? I'm a bit busy! No, I can't help you with an escort quest right now! Where's the trade broker? Find it yourself. I'm busy!"

That scenario sound at least a little familiar? It should. There are definitely a lot of responsibilities you almost unknowingly take on when dedicating yourself to a game like Aion.

I have to admit, I'm definitely guilty of putting off real-life commitments to get some Aion duties out of the way. It's just more fun, right?

Of course it is, but still, I find myself now organising my time with my real-life commitments in the same way I would organise myself in Aion and you can too.

There is no reason (and this may sound a bit silly) you can't look at your responsibilities like quests in a game. Setting yourself a reward helps, even if that reward is: I'll play Aion after I finish this assignment/article/chore.

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Grab a potion (coffee), sit down and starting questing (writing, cleaning, whatever!), and after a while you can grab that reward (free time to play Aion).

Time is the same, no matter what you're doing and organising is absolutely vital to success. To succeed in Aion, organise yourself properly and stick to plans, to succeed in life, organise yourself properly and stick to plans!

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