Server merge hints are confirmed for Aion

Where did Shawn go?

I think Utakata is referring to Choose My Adventure, where Shawn just ended his time in Aion. :3

~Sera

Oooooooh alright. That makes sense, yea yea sure does.

Yes, Sera is right...I was indeed referring to that. As well as making a tounge and cheek reference at that server merges being usually a bad sign of diminishing player subscriptions at Shawn's expense. :)

...though sorry for the confusion there, MrGutts. :(

Does it beat WAR?!

That is Abyss rank, which is no big deal. Abyss rank can change as you spend Abyss Points or even during battle. The other night during some contested fortress sieges, top ranked players were dropping like flies on both sides and that certainly would affect the rankings. I think in just the 15 minutes or so I was paying attention there was something like 25 in-game announcements of top ranked characters biting the dust. Lots of points being won and lost right there.

Soldier ranks are unlimited in numbers, just based on your points, while officer ranks go: 1,000 - 700 - 500 - 300 - 100 - 30 - 10 - 3 - 1 so only the very top ranks are even going to be shuffled around some.