Been playing Aion for the past couple weeks pretty hard, but never really blog about it.
So far I'm almost level 35 (should get there today assuming I actually do anything) on the Yustiel server with my Ranger Julliana (some douche took Julie. The nerve.)
My guildie Elrin is stuck at 399 Alchemy because the item won't proc for his Expert Alchemy quest. So far it's been 10 tries, totally somewhere around 10m I believe. So, next time someone asks me why I'm not doing craftign anymore, I'll kindly point them to that, and the fact that it is entirely RNG based, and nothing you can do to increase the odds of getting a good item.