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So, you still want a set of Miragent or Fenris armor in Aion? I commend you -- you are made of some tough stuff; these are definitely not sets for the instant-gratification crowd. However, I truly believe in the old adage "you appreciate what you work for," and those who complete one of these sets have appreciation by the bucket-full. Not to mention the best set bonuses that Aion has to offer!

We warmed-up already by knocking out the crafting requirements; this week we plunge ahead into the actual questing. Now here's a hint -- if you are prone to passing-out due to sticker shock, please, do not read ahead. Do not read any guides and do not ask any friends about the the total cost... although, if you find a way to pass Go and collect 200 kinah, do it! Trust me, every spare coin is going to come in handy.

For those who believe knowing the course ahead is just one step closer to crossing the finish line, dash across the cut and follow me as I race for the ultimate gold prize -- Miragent armor.

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MassivelyWings over Atreia: Going for the gold -- Miragent or bust originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Join me as I brave my way through lands unknown in an adventure dictated entirely by you, the Massively readers! Vote for everything from game played to character creation to ultimate goal and watch it unfold in a series of journals and galleries here on the site. Then, as our two months are up, we'll do it all over again in a new game!

This week's time in Aion was not as long as I'd hoped, but it was also some of the most social I've had in the game to date. While I found myself grinding much more than ever, I actually enjoyed it. Plus, I'm finally in a legion!

So while we sit twiddling our thumbs, awaiting 1.9's arrival today, it's good to know we have a tale of bravery, heroism and camaraderie to keep us entertained and distracted. Or at least this article. Follow along after the jump to read more on this week's adventures!

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MassivelyChoose my Adventure: C'mon 1.9! originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aionaion-1.9choicechoose-my-adventurefeaturedncsoftopinionsouth-of-heavenWed, 02 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Aion's 1.9 patch available for early download]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/05/27/aions-1-9-patch-available-for-early-download/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/05/27/aions-1-9-patch-available-for-early-download/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/05/27/aions-1-9-patch-available-for-early-download/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Those of you rubbing your hands together in anticipation of Aion's forthcoming 1.9 patch can now get the jump on the mere mortals who will be stuck downloading the mammoth update on launch day. In a notice posted on the game's official website, the Aion community team clues us in on the option to download portions of the patch well in advance of the scheduled release (currently Wednesday, June 2).

"You can already prepare for this by pre-loading the patch and have it ready for installation on launch day. Your NCsoft Launcher will now begin to incrementally download the update over the next couple of days leading up to launch," reads the notice.

You can also get a sneak peak at the 1.9 patch by logging into the Aion Public Test Server.

MassivelyAion's 1.9 patch available for early download originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aionaion-1.9aion-the-tower-of-eternityncsoftpatch-downloadpre-loadThu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Why it takes a while for Aion to patch]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/why-it-takes-a-while-for-aion-to-patch/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/why-it-takes-a-while-for-aion-to-patch/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/why-it-takes-a-while-for-aion-to-patch/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

With the recent announcement of an ETA for Aion's anticipated 1.9 patch, the players are excited... but, on another level, just a wee bit frustrated. After all, it's not like the game's home country has just received the patch -- it's been extensively documented and fairly well-known to the community for some time. So there's the obvious question: what's the holdup? In the most recent Eye On Community, the team does their best to answer the question and give some insight into the process.

Almost everyone knows, of course, that translating text from one language to another is rarely as easy as just feeding in words and pressing a button. (Well, not if you want an intelligible translation.) But not only do names have to be translated, scripts have to be rewritten -- and then translated again into French and German, at which point the actual stress testing of the patch can start. Of course, since this is the Eye On Community feature, the article also includes a few highlights from the game's forums. It's an interesting look at how Aion handles their patching system, especially in comparison to games that launch patches worldwide more-or-less simultaneously (such as Final Fantasy XI).

MassivelyWhy it takes a while for Aion to patch originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With the big news around the Aionosphere this week pertaining to the long-awaited 1.9 patch nearing release, it's not a stretch to figure that many folks will be either returning to Aion to see what's new, or checking out the game for the first time when the update goes live in May.

Given the fact that I've been dabbling with alts over the last couple of weeks, it seemed a great time to do Wings Over Atreia's first proper guide. This week we'll focus on Poeta, the Elyos starting zone, and we'll branch out from there in future editions of the column. Why Elyos? Well because I play one of course, and because I despise back hair.

Hit the jump to check out our guide to Poeta.

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MassivelyWings Over Atreia: A newb's guide to Poeta originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aionaion-1.9aion-1.9-patchfeaturedguidencsoftopinionpoetapvewings-over-atreiawings-over-atreia-jef-reahardMon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Aion 1.9 lands next month]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/aion-1-9-lands-next-month/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/aion-1-9-lands-next-month/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/aion-1-9-lands-next-month/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The official Aion website has been updated with interview number two from the ongoing Ask Kinslon series. Aion producer Chris 'Kinslon' Hager has plenty to say about the upcoming Armsfusion and Mist Item Rental System, most of which was already known due to the 1.9 Korean patch that has been dissected, vivisected, and otherwise analyzed to death by U.S. players starved for a reason to continue their subscriptions over the last couple of months.

"The Mist Rental weapons are all 14 day weapons and are available every 5 levels so players can use them at a wide range of levels. Also, they are great for players who want to rent a good weapon to power through a weekend or instance instead of completing several daily quests to get the higher stat weapons or paying potentially a lot more for a weapon they would shortly outgrow," Hager said.

While that's all well and good, the real news from this interview was that 1.9 is finally coming to America in May, though NCSoft declined to give a firm date. Stay tuned to Massively for more.

MassivelyAion 1.9 lands next month originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Aion official site features a brief interview with producer Chris 'Kinslon' Hager regarding the forthcoming 1.9 game update. Though NCSoft remains as coy as ever regarding a release date for the elusive patch, Hager manages to drop a few hints about what's coming.

Perhaps most interesting (or alarming, if you're one of the eleventy billion assassins stealthing about) are the anti-stun mechanics being introduced. "If your character becomes stunned in combat, Remove Shock becomes available as a chain skill that you can use to remove the stun and increase your character's resistance to stun, knock back, and similar conditions for seven seconds. At later levels, class-specific skills that you can also learn will act as chain skills that let you go on the offensive in addition to the basic abilities of Remove Shock," Hager says.

He also mentions rewards for the much-anticipated daily quests. "The quest givers will offer are a wide range of rewards, from XP and Kinah to mist (time-limited) weapons, armor, and even some new titles," he says.

Check out the full interview as well as our previous 1.9 coverage.

MassivelyAion producer talks 1.9, anti-stun mechanics originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've covered a lot of newly released (and as yet unreleased) games this week at GDC 2010, so it's always good to check in with an MMORPG that's been around for awhile to see what's coming down the pipe. Today we caught up with NCSoft's Andrew 'Tamat' Beegle, North American Community Manager for Aion, and asked him all sorts of questions about Aion's big 1.9 patch.

The update, already live on the game's Korean servers, will be coming to the States and Europe in short order, so read along after the jump to get a taste of what NCSoft has in store for it's loyal Daevas.

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MassivelyGDC10: NCSoft speaks out on Aion 1.9 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aionaion-1.9aion-2.0aion-visionandrew-beegleenergy-of-salvationfeaturedgdc-2010interviewsncsoftpatchestamatFri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Aion 1.9 patch details teased while videos of 2.0 dance in our heads]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/aion-1-9-patch-details-teased-while-videos-of-2-0-dance-in-our-h/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/aion-1-9-patch-details-teased-while-videos-of-2-0-dance-in-our-h/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/aion-1-9-patch-details-teased-while-videos-of-2-0-dance-in-our-h/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Thanks to one crazy community manager that likes to tease information, we've gotten a sneak peek at the upcoming patch information for Aion -- patch 1.9.

The patch is hosting a wealth of enhancements and updates to the game that includes a new looking for group system, quest updates, a brand new daily quest system, changes to the endgame dungeon Dredgion, a decrease in transportation and soul healing prices, increased experience gain, a two-handed weapon merge system, and much more. The whole thing actually totals over 26 pages of patch notes which NCsoft West are still translating for Western audiences.

Tomorrow, however, we've got a special look into some of the deeper mechanics of the patch, so be sure to come back and visit us at 11 AM Eastern time for all of the gritty details (as we need to be all hush hush until then.) But, for now, enjoy some beautiful concept art in the gallery below (in the form of desktop wallpapers) and a video of Aion's "update 2.0" patch stored after the break.

Gallery: Aion 2.0 desktop wallpaper


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MassivelyAion 1.9 patch details teased while videos of 2.0 dance in our heads originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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