I played on the Chinese Open Beta server some. There is an English language pack that makes things a little easier. Or if you pre-order a copy of aion by putting 5$ or so down towards purchase price, you can get a beta code that will let you into the NA server beta events.
North America is getting a tweaked version of Aion, so we will have a less grindy experience than that of the Eastern countries. Also we will get Aion version 1.5 as opposed to the version currently live on Chinese servers.
Hope you get a chance to try it. It has the asian MMO feel to it, but it has the polish I remember from Guild Wars when I first played it. If they can deliver server stability and game balance like Guild Wars, then this will be a new home for many MMO-refugees that have been let down by alot of recent releases.
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