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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Hands on with the Aion beta: Your first steps in Asmodae]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/#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/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/gallery/aion-beta-crafting-your-asmodian/2095644/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/asmodiancreation.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Welcome back to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/aion"><span style="font-style: italic;">Aion</span></a>. Yes it's<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/aion"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></a> Closed Beta Test 2 weekend and this time round I'm rolling Asmodian to explore a very different side of the shattered planet of Atreia. During CBT1 we showed you the lower half of the planet, a land known as <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/06/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-into-elysea/">Elysea</a> and home of the angelic Elyos. I walked you through the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/05/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-creating-your-elyos/">character creation process</a>, the first ten levels as a frail mortal, the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/07/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-becoming-a-daeva/">Elyos ascension quest</a> and those first steps into <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/15/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-exploring-sanctum-and-verteron/">Sanctum and Verteron</a>. Now it's time to visit the upper half and home of the Asmodians, the continent of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/aion-beta-maps-of-atreia/2095687/">Asmodae</a>.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands on with the Aion beta: Your first steps in Asmodae</em></a></p><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/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/">Hands on with the Aion beta: Your first steps in Asmodae</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:00:00 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/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19073095/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/20/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-your-first-steps-in-asmodae/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt2</category><category>aion-closed-beta-test</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>asmodian</category><category>hands-on</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aion Closed Beta Test 1 over, CBT2 dated.]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/#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-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/gallery/aion-beta-ascension-quest/2065321/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/ascension-%2864%29.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="left">It's seems everyone and their best friend was playing <a href="http://massively.com/tag/aion"><em>Aion</em></a> this weekend, including most of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/06/wrup-aion-beta-weekend-edition/">Team Massively</a>. The closed beta test (CBT) ended in the wee small hours of this morning with gamers providing plenty of feedback via the <a href="http://betaboards.aiononline.com/index.php">official forums</a>. It wasn't too long before EU CM <a href="http://twitter.com/aion_ayase">Ayase</a> nipped posted an <a href="http://betaboards.aiononline.com//showthread.php?t=2286">announcement</a> regarding the next phase of testing which will see players becoming Asmodians:<br /><br />"The event is scheduled to start Friday, June 19th (9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST, noon PST) and to end on Monday, June 22nd (8:59 AM CEST, 7:59 AM BST, Sunday 21st 11.59 PM PST). In CBT2 we will want to focus on the very first area of Asmodae and have therefore set the level limit to 10, primarily to make sure it's properly run through, but also to allow testers to stop and perhaps smell the flowers more, to dive into the quests and quest texts more carefully and to better explore the arch-classes. More information will come shortly and more beta events are definitely set to arrive in the future, so stock up on those canned beans (okay, maybe something else) and stay tuned!"<br /></div>
</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/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/">Aion Closed Beta Test 1 over, CBT2 dated.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 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/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19060481/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/aion-closed-beta-test-1-over-cbt2-dated/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt1</category><category>aion-CBT2</category><category>aion-closed-beta-test</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>asmodian</category><category>asmodians</category><category>elyos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
