Aion

The Aion Power Wiki is set to update later today with a brand new article with everything you ever wanted to know about the just-introduced Pet System. But Aion Power Wiki features much more than a simple look at pets. The APW is packed with information about everything Aion all the way through the Assault on Balaurea expansion.

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In his latest entry into the MMORPG.com Staff Blog, Bill Murphy, the self-proclaimed swag hag, admits to scoring a copy of Aion in its new Assault on Balaurea packaging during last week's PAX in Seattle. Because of so generous a gift, Bill is giving Aion a try. Check out his thoughts about trying Aion and then add some of your own.

At PAX this year players, fans, and press who attended the Aion: Assault on Balaurea panel were greeted with a nice surprise on their chair… a newly minted retail copy of the game in its Assault on Balaurea packaging. It seems that Aion is really trying to rebrand itself as the free expansion launches by putting new boxes on store shelves and letting the press and players know that they’ve been listening to their complaints since the game launched.

Read more in the MMORPG.com Staff Blog.

The first expansion for Aion, Assault on Balaura, has launched on all servers. Balaurea will give players new zones, quests, pets, weapons, items, skills and more. The best part is that the expansion is free for all Aion players.

• New Instances: Aion hosts eight new instances each filled with fantastic challenges and enticing rewards. These new instances experienced at both lower and higher levels offer a range of challenges for all varieties of players ranging from solo adventures to full-on Legion raids.
• Pets: Pets are no longer only decorative. Aion redefines how MMORPGs approach pets, creating an entire new subsystem for players to explore as they acquire functional pets capable of storing goods, assisting with crafting or acting as guardians by alerting their masters to nearby enemies. Pets are acquired through in-game purchases, quest rewards, item drops, NCsoft Store, and special promotional events.
• New Zones: Players will explore the vast lands of Balaurea, the home of the Balaur, ruled by the Dragon Lord Tiamat. The Asmodians and Elyos have established fortresses in the two new zones: Gelkmaros and Inggison, each area featuring completely new environments, powerful monsters and unique flight mechanics for players to enjoy.
• Increased Level Cap: Five additional levels can be achieved. With an increased level More >

This latest video podcast from NCsoft focuses on the new features coming to Aion as part of the massive Assault on Balaurea update scheduled to launch tomorrow.

Assault on Balaurea will raise Aion's level cap from 50 to 55, and introduces three new zones for players to explore. The new zones are replete with tons of new content as well, including eight new instances, and these zones also feature the new Windstream system, which allows players to traverse the zones in a much speedier manner by gliding through windstreams.

For more information on the update's new features, be sure to check out the video podcast above.

NCsoft has released this latest trailer offering us a fly-through of Aion's new Elyos zone, Inggison, which is set to debut with the launch of the Assault on Balaurea update later next month.

Inggison is the Elyos foothold in Balaurea, the home of Aion's third major (and fully NPC) faction, the Balaur, which are a main focus of the new update. The zone is replete with flora and fauna entirely alien to that found in Atreia, however, travelers should take care, as the beauty of Ingisson's wildlife can be deceptive: these creatures don't mess around.

Other dangers await Elyos players who explore Ingisson, such as the Balaur-worshippers of Undirborg, and the Balaur who are defending their Drana at Mephistis Farm. Of course, those silly Asmodians will also be around, vying for control of the Temple of Scales and Avarice Fortresses.

Click the above image or go here to watch the trailer.