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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[NCsoft reveals the second Mage subclass: the Sorcerer]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/gallery/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/2176047/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/aionsorcerer.jpg" /></a></div>
<br /><a href="http://aiononline.com"><em>Aion: The Tower of Eternity</em></a> is attracting quite a lot of attention and, hot on the heels of the next phase in the beta, <a href="http://massively.com/tag/ncsoft">NCsoft</a> has released a new and exciting batch of screenshots. This time focusing on the second Mage subclass -- the Sorcerer -- the fourteen screenies show new mobs and locations, as well as both Asmodian and Elyos' Sorcerers. As usual, the screenshots also come with a little bit more info about the class:<br /><br /><em>"The Sorcerer is a Daeva who follows the Star of Magic. They are able to freely wield the destructive power if the natural elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. A sorcerer is a scholar at heart, evident by the books and orbs they normally carry with them. However, these items can be dangerous weapons in their hands as they help to increase a Sorcerer's power."</em><br /><br />Check out our gallery below to see the new screenshots in all their shiny glory.<br /> <br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/">Aion: A closer look at the Mage: the Sorcerer</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/#2176055"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/07/aion-2009-07-15-15-05-51-16_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/#2176053"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/07/aion-2009-07-15-14-08-18-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/#2176052"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/07/aion-2009-07-15-11-55-20-84_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/#2176051"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/07/aion-2009-07-15-11-27-13-68_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-a-closer-look-at-the-mage-the-sorcerer/#2176050"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2009/07/aion-2009-07-15-11-09-04-48_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/">NCsoft reveals the second Mage subclass: the Sorcerer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19114483/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/ncsoft-reveals-the-second-mage-subclass-the-sorcerer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt4</category><category>aion-classes</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>ncsoft-west</category><category>news</category><category>screenshots</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aion website refresh includes game guides and wiki]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://aiononline.com/en/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/aionsite.jpg" /></a></div>
Ahead of Closed Beta Test 4, which starts later today, <a href="http://massively.com/tag/ncsoft">NCsoft</a> have revealed a new-look website for <a href="http://aiononline.com/en/"><em>Aion: The Tower of Eternity</em></a> which includes its own <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion">wiki</a> and the electronic equivalent of a <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/Beginner%E2%80%99s+Guide">manual</a>, explaining how to play the game. The site itself has been given an overhaul and now seems identical regardless of whether you prefer the US version or the European one. There are also feeds to <a href="http://massively.com/tag/aion"><em>Aion</em></a>'s <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aion/94261718827">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/aionus">YouTube</a> pages, as well as the collective <a href="http://aiononline.com/en/community/twitter/">Twitter feeds</a> of the devs and regional CM's. All four are well worth following but more so if you've not yet pre-ordered the game or got yourself a beta key as they normally give quite a few away just before each new beta test event.<br /><br />However, the big new addition to the site is the wiki. It's an excellent resource to anyone looking to figure out how the game works.and there's an especially detailed page explaining <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/Character+Creation">character creation</a>, on top of this there are pages exploring the <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/Lore">lore</a> and the <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/World+of+Aion">zones</a> which have been made available to Elyos and Asmodian players. Indeed the addition of this new wiki is perfectly timed and means players new and slightly more experienced are going to be able to understand how the game works that much more easily. The wiki is still in <a href="http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/What+is+the+PowerWiki%3F">beta</a>, but that said, it's a wealth of official information about the game which is sure to be invaluable to players who are rolling a toon for the first time or finally exploring how the other faction lives. So, don't forget to check it out before today's fun and games begin at noon PST/8pm CET.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/">Aion website refresh includes game guides and wiki</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://aiononline.com/en/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19101628/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/07/17/aion-website-refresh-includes-game-guides-and-wiki/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt4</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-website</category><category>aion-wiki</category><category>asmodian</category><category>elyos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CM Ayase reveals Aion CBT2 and future beta plans]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://eu.aiononline.com/en/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/05/aionlogo.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
With only two days to go before the next leg of the <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tags/aion">Aion</a></em> <strong> </strong>beta (aka <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/">CBT2</a>), CM <a href="http://twitter.com/aion_ayase">Ayase</a> has <a href="http://eu.aiononline.com/en/news/article/closed_beta_news_and_schedule/">posted</a> more information on this weekend's event but also gone into a little more detail (much of which <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/16/aion-summer-beta-schedule-revealed/">we already knew</a>) about the on-going beta. However he also mentions what amount to the briefest of build notes letting us know about changes such as sever queues, NPCs fixes and 'culturalized content' (I chose to read that as 'lore') specifically for Asmodians. <br /><br />Ayase also reveals the subject matter of CBT3 which will focus on leveling an Asmodian from 1-20 while CBT4 will allow players to pick a side and level their avatar to 25. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the post is not what we're getting now but what is promised on the horizon including localized voice overs for cut scenes, localized tutorial video, in game pre-rendered movies (of which we saw a little in the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/06/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-into-elysea/">first</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/07/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-becoming-a-daeva/">beta</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/15/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-exploring-sanctum-and-verteron/">event</a>) and more culturalized content for Asmodians and the Elyos. I'm excited already.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/">CM Ayase reveals Aion CBT2 and future beta plans</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://eu.aiononline.com/en/news/article/closed_beta_news_and_schedule/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19070479/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/18/cm-ayase-reveals-aion-cbt2-and-future-beta-plans/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt-phase3</category><category>aion-cbt1</category><category>aion-cbt2</category><category>aion-cbt3</category><category>aion-cbt4</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>Asmodian</category><category>asmodians</category><category>ayase</category><category>elyos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
