This may not be the place for this, so I'll keep it brief.
I found the "10 failures of Aion article" to be poorly-written. The majority of the items which he calls failures are subjective in nature. Is a fantasy game with fewer subscribers than WoW an automatic failure? He returns to this opinion over and over in the article seemingly focusing on nothing else. Can a game be in the fantasy genre and not directly compete with WoW? The reasoning behind calling things failures resemble: "WoW does it this way and it's better therefore Aion fails in this area".
That's my two cents in a nutshell.
MMOsite Outlines 8 Recommended MMOs for July
Our friends over at MMOsite have posted an article outlining 8 recommended MMOs for July and asking readers to choose which one's on their mind at the moment. Currently, Aion is in the lead with 307 votes. The game also includes the recommendation of the author. The author does point out, however, that a previous article on MMOsite outlined the 10 failures of Aion, and the list received a record number of comments.
Other games discussed include Dragonica, Dragon Oath, Emil Chronicle OL, Knights of Dream City, Section 8, Ys Online and Ether Saga Online. So which one of these MMOs has captured your attention? Let us know in the comments section below and cast your vote at MMOsite.