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Aion Players Can Buy LineageII Inspired Armor Skin Now
Apr 19th
We all love to dress up in something new. Show off your grace, power, and style with a new Lineage II-inspired armor skin!Yesterday,NCsoft has announced a cash shop promotion (April 18, 2011 – April 25, 2011)designed to capitalize on the 7th anniversary of Lineage II and intermingle the two titles even further. Players are now able to purchase skins inspired by Lineage II’s dynasty armor for use on their Aion avatars.
The dynasty skins also mark the first set of armor appearance items that aren’t restricted by a player’s armor proficiency (i.e., if you want to put the dynasty plate set on your cloth-wearing Sorceror, you can). The skins are available via NCsoft’s microtransaction store and will only be available for a limited time according to the official website. Â
Aion: Paid Character Transers Announced
Apr 14th
NCSoft and the Aion dev team have announced that paid character transfers will be offered to players beginning April 27th. The cost for transferring characters from one server to another will run $24.99.
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering paid character transfers! You’ve been asking for them and we worked our hardest to make the paid character transfer a better experience for our players. We thank you for waiting patiently.
Paid transfers will go live on April 27 for the price of $24.99. We will be releasing more details and an FAQ as we get closer to the start date for transfers.
Read more at the Aion website.
Aion: “Behind Enemy Lines” Recurring Rifting Event
Apr 6th
From The Aion Community Team,
Since April 13th has started the rifting event – “Behind Enemy Lines“,which will last several months. During this trial period Aion team will be running the event every other week; allowing for a repeating cycle of one week with the rifting event settings and one week without the rifting event settings. Their goal is to bring this event to our servers on a more regular basis, so that all of our players can have a chance to enjoy the different kinds of content that Aion has to offer.
This week’s portion of the recurring rifting event continues until April 20, 2011 and will end at maintenance. During this rifting event, they will remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.
Aion: Behind Enemy Lines Testing Coming Soon
Apr 5th
NCSoft devs have announced that the Behind Enemy Lines rifting event will be arriving on Aion servers beginning April 13th. Devs have plans to activate the event every other week in a stated goal to bring players more frequent opportunities to enjoy 'all of the content Aion has to offer'.
Starting Wednesday, April 13, 2011 after maintenance, we are starting the first week of the Behind Enemy Lines Recurring Rifting Event! This weekâs portion of the recurring rifting event continues until April 20, 2011 and will end at maintenance. During this rifting event, weâll remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.
Read more here.
Aion: Welcomes Back Players with Reactivation Week
Mar 25th
When your Aion account needs to be reactivated, you should be able to log into Aion from the game client. Your main account status page will not reflect your reactivation status. If you feel you qualify for reactivation and and cannot enter Aion through the game client, please contact their Customer Service and they can assist you.
Welcome back to Aion! The latest Reactivation Celebration kicked off this morning and runs through March 31 at 8 a.m. PDT. Former players have a full week to see what’s changed in Atreia over the last six months. Players can participate in the “For War and Glory” Abyss Points Event, which reduces the amount of AP lost from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon and increases the amount of AP gained from slaying monsters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon.
They can also enjoy the popular “Behind Enemy Lines” Rifting Event, which removes the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan.In addition, each day during the reactivation week Daevas will receive a survey containing a special gift. These presents include a “Play the Drum” emotion card on March 30 and a functional pet on April 1. Both of these prizes can be seen in More >
Aion: Reactivation Campaign Kicks Off
Mar 23rd
The Aion team has announced that a new Aion reactivation campaign will kick off on Thursday, March 24th and continue for a week. The week will allow players to check out recent updates as well as a rifting event called "For War and Glory". In addition to the reactivation event, devs have announced forthcoming changes in v2.5 "Empyrean Calling".
Welcome back to Aion during our latest Reactivation Celebration!
Atreia has been rife with excitement in the past six months as we celebrated Aion’s anniversary in the West, the launch of Aion’s first expansion: Assault on Balaurea, and Part 1 and Part 2 of the 2.1 update.
These updates have brought some huge changes to the world of Atreia.
Read more here.
Aion devs also let us know about a special gift active players will receive on April 1st:
More >All active players will receive a functional pet as of April 1, 2011. As long as you have a live account (reactivated or new) you will receive a Pointytail Acarun Egg which will give players their new pet! These functional pets can be very useful to the prudent player and in this case there are two to choose from – Alert pets and Balaric material pets.
The Event for Aion Spies and Soldiers
Mar 14th
From the Aion Community Team >>
Starting Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after maintenance, two events begin: a rifting event and an Abyss Point event.
Behind Enemy Lines – Rifting Event
This rifting event continues until March 23, 2011 and will end at maintenance. During this rifting event, weâll remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.
For War and Glory – AP Event
This event focuses on Abyss Points (AP)âspecifically, letting you get more AP and keep more. AP loss from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon will be reduced by 50%, all other areas of the game will deliver the normal amount of AP loss. As well as this reduction in AP loss we will be increasing the amount of AP gain from monsters in the Abyss and Silentera canyon, giving you more AP per kill, this increase does not include monsters inside any of Atreia’s dungeons. This event runs for two weeks and ends at maintenance on March 30, 2011.
Aion: Assault on Balaurea Re-Review
Mar 11th
Originally released in 2009, Aion was cast as a mold-breaking MMO by NCSoft. It didn't, however, measure up to its hype. In the years since then, the dev team has worked quite hard to make Aion into the game it should have been on release. With the Assault on Balaurea expansion, did the team reach its goal? Find out in MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy's re-review of Aion in the post Assault on Balaurea era.
It’s polished, pretty, and content complete with a much smoother progression that will please most Western gamers looking for an Eastern-influenced fantasy MMO that comes without the mindless mob-grind. Still it does rely a little heavily on repeatable quests to fill in gaps, but new solo dungeons help spice things up quite a bit. By and large Aion of today is a much better game than it was at launch, but it still won’t be a title to attract the masses.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Aion: Assault on Balaurea Re-Review.
Aion: Aion Assault on Balaurea Re-Review
Mar 11th
Originally released in 2009, Aion was cast as a mold-breaking MMO by NCSoft. It didn't, however, measure up to its hype. In the years since then, the dev team has worked quite hard to make Aion into the game it should have been on release. With the Assault on Balaurea expansion, did the team reach its goal? Find out in MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy's re-review of Aion in the post Assault on Balaurea era.
It’s polished, pretty, and content complete with a much smoother progression that will please most Western gamers looking for an Eastern-influenced fantasy MMO that comes without the mindless mob-grind. Still it does rely a little heavily on repeatable quests to fill in gaps, but new solo dungeons help spice things up quite a bit. By and large Aion of today is a much better game than it was at launch, but it still won’t be a title to attract the masses.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Aion: Assault on Balaurea Re-Review.
Aion: Assault Balaurea Re-Review
Mar 11th
Originally released in 2009, Aion was cast as a mold-breaking MMO by NCSoft. It didn't, however, measure up to its hype. In the years since then, the dev team has worked quite hard to make Aion into the game it should have been on release. With the Assault on Balaurea expansion, did the team reach its goal? Find out in MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy's re-review of Aion in the post Assault on Balaurea era.
It’s polished, pretty, and content complete with a much smoother progression that will please most Western gamers looking for an Eastern-influenced fantasy MMO that comes without the mindless mob-grind. Still it does rely a little heavily on repeatable quests to fill in gaps, but new solo dungeons help spice things up quite a bit. By and large Aion of today is a much better game than it was at launch, but it still won’t be a title to attract the masses.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Aion: Assault on Balaurea Re-Review.