I can live with pointy ears if the game is awesome, and with how combat looks, it is definitely looking awesome. The Sorcerer and Gladiator just look so ******** badass to me (especially with the Sorcerer and how their robes whip around when casting stuff).
s**t, even Kat is interested after seeing the classes video and she almost refuses the idea of trying anything other than City of Heroes/Villains.
Aion also has a really sweet feature - say, you get a piece of armor with really awesome stats but it looks like s**t. You can transfer the stats over to a piece you already have that looks better, so you can have armor that looks awesome and has good stats. This will help a LOT to create unique looks with equipment, as not everyone will look the same at high levels (whereas in most other games, they are all wearing the best armor and therefore look alike).