I wasn't alone when shortly after Aion's
launch in September of 2009 I found myself getting a little bored. The
game was nice looking, and had some decent mechanics but overall the
solo grind through the levels left me begging for some group content.
By the time I had reached a level where the first group dungeon was
open to us many of my friends had quit and I found myself back at
square one. Alone in an MMORPG.
If one thing could be said of Aion, it would be that very few games can manage to put out as much free content in the first year after launch and more is