Aion Strategies

Aion Online Asmo Leveling Guide

2012-02-13T06:22:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd share my leveling information to let you level as easily as possible =)

Note: /where command should be used regularly if you cannot find an NPC or location.

1-10: Follow the quests in Ishalgen. Once you hit level 9, do your ascension quest FIRST. Go to Munin, go and get the 3 cards, and see your future, get your sub class and go to panda with Munins teleport offer. Go to Heimdall and get the cinematic. Now go down to the great temple and get your official ascension cinematic. Go and get your sub class abilities and your green weapon from the class trainer.

Now go back to Ishalgen, and finish the rest of the quests you have there.

10-22: Go to Altgard from Ishalgen and pick up all the quests you can there. Follow the quest lines untill Lvl 16~17. Now get a group together and run BC untill ~22.

22-25: Quest mainly in Morheim. A BC run here and there won't hurt. If you still havn't completed your level 20 campain quest, you should get that done before continueing.

25-28: Time to go to the Abyss! Complete your training quest, and use the portal above Morheim. Your first order of bussiness should be to get your quest in Reshanta completed to gain access to NTC. Once that is done, you should look for a group to do NTC. Every time NTC is unavailable for whatever reason, go to the little Island RIGHT outside Primum to the west. It has level 26 Balaurs on it. Once you reach level 28, you are no longer able to run NTC, and will be stuck with grinding for alittle while.

28-30: Grinding Balaurs on the islands west of Primum.

30-36: Time to get your FT key. Get a group, or if you're in a legion, get a high level and a healer, and help you through your 3 keys quest. Once it is completed, you will gain the Fire Temple key, which will get you access to FT. Run FT relentlessly untill 36. If FT is unavailable, go to the Upper Abyss and grind on the level 33 balaurs at Sword Island(directly west of Asteria). If 33 is too low for you, go to the Island right below Sword Island on the map, and grind on the undead there.

36-40: Time to run MM! Get a group and get going! Once you're ~lvl 37 or so, get the quests you can at the Silver Mane tribe, which asks you to farm hundreds of Mist Mane Mau Hairs. These can give you some REALLY nice blue boots with 20% speed! Very useful for pvp! When MM is unavailable due to lack of groups, Go and farm on Drakes or Flame Tribe mobs near Miren Fortress.

(NOTE! Should only be used by Rangers, Sorcerers, Spirit Masters, or Clerics: You can farm elites to get all the way to 40 before even running MM if you wish. You can only farm the elites if you're one of the above classes though!

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It's a hard path! The trick is to avoid as many of the leph mobs as possible! Avoid mobs untill you see a ruined train track leading into a collapsed mine. It has a wooden structure infront of it. Run around the right of it, and wait for patrolling mobs to clear out(if a duo patrol is comming your way, run over and hug the collapsed mine entrance). You should now see a building right across the courtyard, with a warlock and a pretor guard guarding it. If you have CCs, sleep the warlock, root the pretor, and run in(make sure the patrolling Lab Warrior is clear!). You're in!!! This is the best farming spot that I've ever come across, since hardly anyone wanna bother with getting here. You can farm Lab Warriors, Lab Outriders(Stealthed at bottom of ramp), Lab Healers, and Lab Chargers. The rest should be avoided as they're ranged.

There's a narrow walk way above the bottom of the ramp. This is your life beam, the mobs can't reach you there! It is also what you should use when a mob gets close to you. When they do, run across the ramp and resume DPS. This can be a slow process for level 36-37s, but the 300k xp per kill is worth it! At level 38 my sorc could kill the warriors in 2min 30sec, and the lab outriders in 1m 25sec. Due to fear, I think SMs can kill even faster.

40-~45: Run SR and MM, though MM should now be put on the shelf alittle. If you still havnt gotten the boots by now, go ahead and buy the rest on the broker unless they're rediculously expensive.

At this level, SR Mid becomes available. Do the quests the lead to it, they begin at the right side of the airship docks. A small shugo ship is docked there, with one shugo standing next to it, and 3 shugos standing in triangle formation further in on the platform. This is where the quest begins. Once you're done with the quests, you should gain access to the Wine quest, and the Hat quest(Ignore the wine quest, the huge expense required for it is NOT worth the gold shoulders you recieve for your troubles). The hat quest however, is VERY good to run. It begins with the shugo standing right next to the staircase that leads from Primum to the airship docks. Turn it in 30 times, and you get a REALLY nice gold hat!!!

45~49: SR U/L.

Aion Online 99 Cube Inventory Slots Guide

2012-02-07T05:17:00.001-08:00

Dont take me wrong but ive had 99 slots for some time now and it surprised me that some people still do not! Im not trying to brag, that is not my intent here, but to help others gain max cube space =)

(Elyos only but very easy to translate over to our fury friends. Its almost the same!)

Here is a List that helped me achieve this.

The First 3 Cube Rows are standard.

– Row 1
– Row 2
– Row 3

The Next Row is Bought in poeta from Baevrunerk, and yes I Know im broke atm too many Firm Balaur Skins :P

– Row 4 Level 1: 36 slots
The next Three are located in Sanctum Directly across from the Broker.
They are bought from Heerunerk or Yiehmonerk

– Row 5 Level 2: 45 slots
– Row 6 Level 3: 54 slots
– Row 7 Level 4: 63 slots

The Next Cube slot is bought from Jarumonerk. For i think 350,000 kinah.

Full map view

– Row 8 Level 5: 72 slots

The next cube slot is from Sanctum again. Its a quest you can get at level 29 called "A Lucky Day" you go to Yiehmonerk near the broker and pick it up then go to Demodocos near the Sanctum "Lift" to complete it.

– Row 9 Level 6: 81 slots

The Final rows are the hardest to get cause they involve camping.
Here is a Link to the quest at 35 http://www.aionarmory.com/quest.aspx?id=1563.

You basically go to Heiron and kill a named pig called Jaku The Glutton

Take that book and read it. Then give it to Kohrunerk on Black Cloud island.

Full Map

From there Continue to Follow the Quests till you get to a quest where you must find Vindachinerk.

Vindachinerk appears during specific hours of the day on the different locations (01:00-06:00, 08:00-14:00, and 16:00-22:00 game time) and has three possible location where he may appear.

See the X's on this map.

– Row 10 Level 7: 90 slots

The last and final Row you can get to this date is the easiest! Just play aion! One month later, and you well get the Pop Daeva Reward. Just apply to your characters online athttps://secure.ncsoft.com/cgi-bin/accountManagement.pl and apply to your accnt / Character!

– Row 11 Level 8: 99 slots

The last row past 99 is yet to be determined at this time. =(

- Row 12 Level 9: ?????

Thanks for reading and see you around =)

Can Aion Mastery Really Get You Kinah and Level 50?

2012-02-06T07:40:00.000-08:00

There are a lot of guides out there that claim all sorts of crazy things, so whenever a new MMO is launched, I get a TON of emails and comments asking me about this guide and that guide. Right now, I’m working my way through a few different Aion guides, but I’ve got to be honest with you – only one of them thus far has shown itself to be even remotely as effective as it claims.

What Aion Mastery Claims to Do
So, here’s the deal. Unlike a few other guides out there, Aion Mastery tries to cover just about everything you’ll need when you start playing the game. That means it includes an Elyos and Asmodian leveling guide as well as a Kinah guide to get you up to the numbers most players are aiming for (at least, the numbers I’m aiming for).

But, do those guides actually provide everything you need? Most of the time, when I look these kinds of things up, I find that they are loaded up with easy to find, free information from the Internet. But, this time around, I have to say, this guy did his homework. He didn’t just load up on free info and vague quest details. He shows you exactly how to get through everything you need up to level 50 and to 1 million Kinah (and beyond).

I don’t usually keep using these guides after I’ve given them their fair due either, but with Aion Mastery, I think I’ll still be playing this game for weeks and months to come using the guides provided. They’re that good.

Getting the Most Out of Aion Mastery
In the end, Aion Mastery is the best looking new guide for the top new MMO out there. I hate to sound too much like a commercial, but the truth is that I can’t find a single guide out there that provides as much info, as fast a leveling path, and as detailed of strategies as Aion Mastery. It gets the job done and then some.

If you’re looking for a good Aion guide, you ought to check this thing out – it’s well worth your time.

The Truth Behind Aion Mastery

2012-02-02T07:15:00.000-08:00

Aion came out,a few years ago, but along with it came a slew of new game guides that promised all sorts of crazy things. In the long run, I haven’t been all that impressed with what they’ve had to offer. But, I’m always game to try out new ones because I know eventually someone will figure it out.

So, now that we have the newest Aion guide on our desks in Aion Mastery, I’m actually pretty excited to tell you that I’ve uncovered what is probably the first really good Aion guide. Before I start gushing though, let me show you exactly why this thing stands out.

Using the Guide

First off, I don’t normally play games with guides. But, even I’m considering giving Aion a shot with this thing. The game is much more in-depth and harder than the existing games I’ve been playing for so many years. WoW is a cakewalk next to the grinding you’re doing in this thing, so a guide is an awesome resource for just that reason.

I started the guide out around Level 11, where one of my alts had started. In a matter of minutes I had the gist of how to use the guide and was well on my way to level 12 and beyond. It took me only the rest of the week to reach Level 30. I’ve only been using the guide for the last 2 weeks, but I’m already Level 36 and am grinding strong, well on my way to the top.

That said, I like to have enough Kinah in my bags to afford everything I need along the way. That’s where Aion Mastery really stands out, by offering the old guide package with Kinah making strategies built in. And, considering how new the guide is, these strategies are pretty fantastic.

The Bottom Line

I didn’t expect to find a truly good Aion guide this early on after the game came out, but with Aion Mastery we have one. And the best part is that it is being updated nearly constantly as the game progresses and new strategies are uncovered. So, even if you’re not finding quite enough strategies as an Armorcrafter now, in a couple weeks, you’ll be set. I cannot recommend Aion Mastery enough – this thing really gets the job done.

How Many Kinah Guides Do We Need?

2012-01-30T11:56:00.000-08:00

I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown a bit tired of the constant flow of new guides that seems to hit the Internet whenever a new MMO is released. When the game is first released, it is usually days or even weeks before a god guide is released and that makes it much harder for the casual player to find a guide that actually works, rather than being filled with beta information and broken tips.

So, the release of the Aion Kinah Guide didn’t necessarily excite me right away. Luckily, I continued to read beyond the title page and found that one of the first truly useful guides for Aion may have finally hit the market. For that reason, I want to share with you what I’ve found and how it might be able to help you play this game better.

To start with, the Aion Kinah Guide, is written by someone who knows this game well. They have been playing it for a while and have spent a lot of time farming in the game. I’ll be frank and say that I wish there were more Abyss tips in here, but I can imagine, coming off the beta that that they will be released in due time. No one had gotten much time in the Abyss before official release afterall.

And honestly, it doesn’t really matter because the rest of this guide does everything it needs to do and much more. From showing the basics of every craft, lists of high level crafts to make Kinah with, enchantment stones, manastones, coin quests, named mobs to hunt, and much much more.

Making Kinah in this guide is not the same as it is in other MMOs and the Aion Kinah Guide doesn’t pretend that it is. Rather, the author focuses on what actually works in Aion, while showing you exactly what you need to do to boost your Private Store and Trade Broker efforts to the levels needed for those millions to start rolling in. My opinion? This guide is definitely worth your time.

Arena of Discipline

2012-01-28T06:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday i was with my Assasin in the Arena of Discipline and i find something out :). If u got on Shadow step with ur assa and klick on a Enemy type in Chat /inspect if the Enemy has his Details on you can See his Equip AND his Name :P

Works with other Classes too but then u got no time to watch what gear the Enemys has :).

Offi Kill Quest trick

2012-01-27T04:26:00.000-08:00

If you want to trade the Kill Quest with a Elyos or Asmodian there is a Little Trick that u dont looose that much Abyss Points.

The one who will be killed do just a Duell(Example: Asmo need killquest Elyos and Elyos do the Duell) and he has to loose it.

After that he iss on low Hp and if u kill him with low hp he just loose round about 50 Abyss Points each kill. Works with General kill Quest also. (General loose 200 Ap with this trick)

The Aion Kinah Guide – Scam or Real Deal?

2012-01-26T13:26:00.001-08:00

I have been seeing a lot of new Aion guides hit the market these days. They come in all shapes and forms and while the first few rounds of them were almost all leveling guides, the recent trend is for Kinah guides. I was never a fan of early release currency guides because they tend to give you a bunch of farming locations that won’t work in three weeks. So, with the Aion Kinah Guide, the newest one of these guides located at AionKinahGuide.com, are we getting yet another early release scam or is it the real deal?

Analyzing the Guide
To start with, let’s take a look at what the Aion Kinah Guide promises. It doesn’t promise the moon like so many other guides. It’s pretty to the point and showcases mostly methods to utilize the in-game systems like the Private Store and Trade Broker for Kinah rather than to load up on farming locations.

That’s not to say that it doesn’t provide plenty of good farming locales, but they tend to be fewer than the number of crafting and hunting strategies. To me, this is a great thing. This is not a farming game. It is a crafting and trading game. That was how it was designed and that is how it should be played. Everyone can farm their own materials and mobs are almost all centralized in the Abyss when it comes to rare, valuable items, so what point is there in farming out in the other zones?

How Does it Work?
So, when I started putting these strategies into effect, I didn’t expect too much, but I was a little excited because it was the kind of Kinah guide I was looking for. And boy was I ever satisfied with the end result.

After spending about three days playing with this guide, I had already made over 5 million Kinah. That was at Level 42 and now I’m drawing in well over that with far less work. The truth about this guide is that it does everything it says it will and it does it all extremely well. If you’re serious about being a high level in-game trader and crafter in Aion, then the Aion Kinah Guide is the only resource you should have on your desktop.

Check out the guide here your self

Three Quick Tips for Easy Kinah in Aion

2012-01-26T13:21:00.000-08:00

Kinah is the equivalent of gold currency in the new MMO, Aion. When you get started in the game, you will have only a couple of hundred Kinah and then will need to boost your way up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of the little coins so that you can boost your way to the top of the game and get the highest level items out there.

Just your Level 30 wings along will cost you 1 million Kinah and the costs only go up from there, so if you do not properly balance and prepare yourself for everything you need when you get to the top of the leveling chart, you’re going to be very far behind.

1. Choosing the Right Craft

The first thing you will do at Level 10 is choose your craft. That craft can be one of 6 different options including Armorcrafting, Alchemy, Cooking, Tailoring, Handicrafting, or Weaponcrafting. Gathering is just one skill and anyone can use it, so you should make sure to max out your extraction skill as you level - all the way up to 399 at level 50.

The best professions for Kinah making are the ones that are going to be high in demand at all times. Early in the game’s life span that means Handicrafting, Armorcrafting, Tailoring and Weaponcrafting. However, as more players reach level 50 and start running instances and the Abyss, you will find that Alchemy and Cooking become very popular as well.

2. Using the Private Store Feature Properly

The private store is a very unique, highly effective way to sell of your crafted goods, farmed greens and blues, and all the other rare items you can land while hunting. The best way to use your Private Store though is to specialize in one type of item that you can put all your efforts into farming on. Then, find a good place to set up shop, outside of instances or in various towns and villages and stake out a good time to log on. If you can put yourself in front of eager buyers at the right time, you can make some great profits.

3. Buying and Selling at the Trade Broker

The trade broker is the Aion equivalent of the Auction house and can be a very useful tool for making sales on your items. You get 8 days per listing and it will cost you Kinah to load those items up into the broker. Use the broker to buy up cheap and valuable items and resell them for top profits when they are in higher demand.

This is just one set of ways that you can make serious Kinah in Aion. If you’re truly serious about making some good hard cash in the game, you can also go about getting it by loading up on the different huntable mobs in the game. This might include anything from the rare named mobs in high level areas to the basic drops you can get from any of the Balaur mobs located in the Abyss. Whatever you decide to do, every aspect of your gameplan should revolve around getting more Kinah as fast as possible.

One of the guides for AION that I have found to be the best, is available right here.

Aion Easy Way to Farm AP for your guilds

2011-11-09T12:44:00.000-08:00

Get a toon thats level 18-22
Go to last hamster boss before haramel
Farm is for animal fossils
The fossils cant be traded but you can always easily use them to help your new guild that is after more ap.

AIon AP farming

2011-11-08T12:40:00.000-08:00

I have been testing this out trying to find a way to farm some nice AP. I dont know what you call nice. I have 2 accounts, if you take as many alts into a rift to an easy to get to but hidden location and log them all out in the same spot. Then get on your other account/ faction and take a character over there. ( I am using all lvl 20-30 chars) Log in on a character kisk... have your AP farmer kill him 5 times. once a minute. ONLY 5 times. then log out and back in on another toon.

repeat until all chars are killed 5 times. that will get you at lvl 20 500-700 AP per toon. I use 3 toons right now. so 5minutes get 1500-2100AP. log all your alts off get back on your main for 4 hours or so and bam so it again.

I am going to test later if you can wait an hour, but at the moment because of testing 6 kills My toon is not able to get AP lol.

Abyss Elite farming

2011-11-07T12:40:00.000-08:00

Lookin to farm some 50 elite balaur or Elyos/Asmo.

Look no further then a perfect grind spot.

Needed -- ranged class ( I use SM)
GO to Asteria Fort and fly to the center platform (There is no Sniper there)

There are no non-elites inside the compound there are Fortress Gallowglasses (Spellcheck)

also on both sides there is a ramp that leads back up to the top. Pull the gallowglass and prepare for a cleave ranged attack. Heal dodge or stone skin if you dont want to get hurt but it will not kill you. After this just run up the ramp and slowly burn this guy down. if he gets close jump back to bottom and keep killing. When he gets back to the bottom root, fear or slow and run back up. This is a nice way to lvl. My SM was 42 killing these 50 elites. All magic acc manastones. 800-1.3mil exp depending on buffs and balaur drops.

Happy AP/XP/Balic grinding.

Bug Items Value To Nothing

2011-10-08T13:48:00.000-07:00

This is working on gamezaion so far so its going to work on most private servers but i doubt it will work on public servers here are the directions for how you can get it working.

Open Cheat Engine
aion.bin
go to shop (Crucible shop, Abyss Shop)
Put one item in the first slot "just one"
go to Cheat Engine "First scan number 1"
add more one
scan for "2"
repeat it and when u got only one value is time for bug ^^

Part 2

1º Chante to "text"
2º and put this value FFFFFFFF F(if u get red number or big number, try use another value)
you got negative numbers and u can buy many things for nothing

You can bug others slots too.

Farming animal fossils in Haramel

2011-10-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

I'm sure it's common knowledge now, but if you have a toon that's 18-22 you can kill the very last hamster boss before Haramel for an animal fossil. I dont even bother fighting the rest of the zone, I just train it.

When you get to that room with the wooden lift in it, you can jump over the railing of the ramp and glide over to one of the floors of the central lift, thereby dropping the first half of the instance. If you want, you can grab the lube and key off the mechanics and keymaster and open the rusty box -- sometimes you get a crit manastone out of the rusty box which, on my server at least, it worth a good amount and is good for new players.

Otherwise, I jump off the tower and glide into the hallway leading to the second half, past the fighters and farmers and onto the lift leading to the rock ledge. This may take some time, since once youre on this lift you can use skills but the stupid hamsters will still attack you as the lift ascends, but once the lift reaches the top the mobs reset.

From there I kill the jailor in the door blocking my way, then Boss Nunak-whatever its name is lol. I break his hammer for the enhancement and may or may not do Haramel depending on what I feel like, if I want more stuff for enhancement stones.

Just training like this doesn't give much xp and I have close to 30 animal fossils now. Can't trade em to a main but its great if youre part of a new guild thats working on building ap.

Aion Guides - Newbie Guide On Setting Up The DPS Meter

2011-09-01T11:41:00.000-07:00

This is a basic guide on how to set up the ACT DPS Meter for Aion.

To install the DPS Meter, follow this guide: Damage Parsing in Aion - vilemagra.com. Once you've done everything there, follow these steps to set it up for in game:

*Please note the program was originally made for another game, the options I'm showing here are selected for a reason, other ones may not work*

First select the "Table Setup" tab and choose whatever options you want (remember the chat window is only so wide, so don't choose too many if you want to post it in game).
Go to the "Selective Parsing" tab and select "Only record combat actions taken by/against listed". Then manually add in the names of all your party members, including an entry called "You" for yourself. *Note - because the program was made for another game, healing done counts as damage, so if you want to have an option for Damage % Done, then do not add healers*
Next go to the "General Options" tab and select the "Ending Encounters" list. Set it to stop recording 1 second. This means if during a fight you go 1 second without attacking it will end that encounter and create a new one when you attack again. You can set it longer if you want it to be more precise for each mob fight, but that also means when the mob dies, it will record 0 damage for however many seconds you set the option at, so it will lower your dps significantly if you set it too high. *Choosing another option like "You gain experience" will not work*
Now to paste it in game, go to the Main tab, on the left hand side select "All" to get the average data for all encounters, right click anywhere on the main window and select "Copy as Formatted Plain Text".

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Now go in game, open up your macros and paste that text into a macro, then simply right click the macro. (Anything with a % attached to it won't show up, because that is an in game command, so for example I just erase DAMAGE% and replace it with PERCENT).

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Aion Tricks - Shave a few seconds off Gathering

2011-08-31T23:30:00.000-07:00

I'm sure everyone knows this by now, but if not here you go.

Click the item you want to gather and as soon as it pops in your inventory you tap a movement key in any direction and instantly start gathering again. This way you don't have to wait that 1-2seconds to try again. Its really useful when other people are trying to ninja the next attempt from you. This works on Aether as well, and we all know every second counts in the air.

Udas Template Quick Guide

2011-08-31T11:28:00.000-07:00

Below is a simple map guide to udas temple:

The way to first boss:Vallakhan

Route to Vallakhan

You will see from the map that there are 3 specific points for you to reach in which you kill 3 named mobs this pathway also has a number of mobs which you will need to clear in order to reach each of the named mob
mob #1 - Cota the Gatekeeper
Cota drops the key for the Silent Chapel.
mob #2 - Vida the Protector or Kiya the Protector
Breaks one part of the seal on silent chapel
mob #3 - Tala the Protector
Breaks second part of the seal on silent chapel
Once you have killed these mobs, obtained your key and broken the seal you can enter and kill Vallakhan.
As you will see form the aion.yg.com link Vallakhan drops the key to the great chapel (you need this to enter and kill Anurati)
Time to go back the way you came to where you entered the temple and prepare to kill some more mobs and enter The Great Chapel to fight Devoted Anurati use the 1st map to guide you back to the beginning of this instance.

This is a basic tank and spank boss so all I need to give for this section are the following tips:

1: Clear all the mobs in this chamber before engaging Devoted Anurati
2: Devoted Anurati is straightforward tank & spank apart from every 20% health he summons a number of "allies" who come from the entrance to the great chapel (behind your party) to kill you
3:Simply kills raid fighters quickly, leave tank cleric focussed on Devoted Anurati and the rest of the party kite & kill the allies then go back to DPS this boss.

Final part of this guide: The route to Nexus!

This is a very straightforward route and basically involves killing mobs until you find the 1 named mob that you need to enter the Chamber of Guidance, this mob is called:

Agra the Guide

He drops the key to the Chamber of Guidance along with other loot.
Now we come to the last boss Nexus
Tips:

1: Clear all the mobs in the chamber
2: Tank lure the boss
3:Get your drops
This is the way to do it on Official server.
As for Infinite AioN(where i`m playing) you need key only for Anurati.As for Nexus when it gives that AOE skill move to the other side of the wall(the wall near his location)and you wont take any dmg

Aion Guides - Level 30 Daeva Armor Exchange

2011-08-30T23:26:00.000-07:00

Just follow the images for how you can exchange the level 30 Deava Armor Quest items for something else.

1. Buy a Daevanion’s Light
2. Go to the chick in the back of the Lyceum and follow through the prompts

Bam, done. You now look sexy with 2-3-4 or 5 piece, and can use this awesome armor to skin your level 50 set. I only have two piece thus far on my Templar, too much time doing faggoty things like this.

Aion Cheats - Travel To Unopened Poeta Buildings

2011-08-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

in poeta on the eylos side in the town arkanois near the teleport area by the in between the spiked barricade and tree you can run and then jump on it continuously to get on top of the cliff and walk outside of the map boundaries and explore the high mountains and use that ability to glide over the entire poeta area and even gain entrance to some buildings which are inaccessible from their position,in the highlighted area in the screen shot provided you want to keep running forward while continuously jumping.

Aion Cheats - Complete the DP Skill Quest Quickly

2011-08-29T23:21:00.000-07:00

I don't know the exact name of the quest or if it is only Elyos, but the quest that needs you to cast ten times the DP skill (in my case, sorcerer, it was Tranquilizing Cloud I) can be easily completed this way:

Cast the spell, and before the casting is complete, have the target move outside the max range (25m with Tranquilizing Cloud I). The skill will not come out nor the DP will be consumed, but it will count towards the quest completion. The easiest way to do this is in a duel (preferably with someone who isn't laggy)

Aion Cheats - Easy 20k-200k Abyss Points For lvls 10-20

2011-08-29T11:16:00.000-07:00

This one is harder but works for any level from 10-20. You need a spiritmaster from (for eg Asmos) and a level 10-20 character B from (for eg Elyos)

Meet up like above. The spiritmaster summon a pet for B to hit. The pet will not retaliate, don't worry.
Depending on the level of the spiritmaster's pet, B will earn between 20+AP to 200+AP (level 30 is the highest i have tested)

The bug here is that the pet gives abyss points when killed on opponent land (non-abyss)
Extremely easy abyss points

Tips:

Buy some teleportation scrolls and use your AP as soon as you got them. You have been warned.
Both Asmos and Elyos have many hills in their deserts. Use these hills to farm your abyss points. Don't do it on flat terrain. It's suicide.
Do it during early morning (china time)

Have fun with your abyss gear

Aion Cheats - Be aware of Asmos/Elyos

2011-08-28T23:09:00.000-07:00

Aion gives you a very simple way, to get warnings if an enemy is near long before you can actually see him, or see him on the map.

Add a new Chat Tab
Check "Combat Other - Enemy Buffs"
Check "Combat Other - Enemy Skills"
Check "Combat Other - Enemy got Hit"
Set the Color for theese channels to Red or any other Color you see fast enough.
Move the Tab to a place where you see it fast
Enemy Skills and Buffs appear in that chat window much much faster than they appear on your minimap or as you can see them.
Only Enemy Player´s appear in that chatbox (no monsters......)
The Chat show everything an enemy player does, like Stealth or Buffing or things like that.

Aion Cheats - Remove Spell Casting Animation

2011-08-28T11:10:00.000-07:00

If you sit in Game and start an Skill or Cast with long casttime or refill Mana by spitirmaster etc.

1. sit down
2. cast spell with long casttime
3. stay up and you can run
3.1 you net see the animation of spell casting, but its cast, its works.

Aion Cheats - 150k exp a kill at level 35

2011-08-27T23:18:00.000-07:00

Death can happen as these are elite mobs - so it takes some practice.

Find the Kishar Observation post in Heiron
Find Brosia an NPC in the post
Right outside the post is level 38 elite mobs
Pull said elite mobs right next to Brosia
DPS as much damage as you can while Brosia tanks the mob.
You get an epic share of the exp (around 150k), if you do enough damage you get loot as well.
Rinse and repeat.

[Release] Asmodian Nude Mod

2011-08-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

Always make a backup of the files before overwriting them.
You must install this nude mod into
Aion\Objects\pc\df\mesh

If you recieve a error when patching, just press ok and click on update again.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HPSU8LB5

NCsoft Releases Aion Exchange iPhone App [Aion]

2010-11-20T16:43:00.000-08:00

NCsoft has just released the Aion Exchange app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The app features tons of ways to stay interactive with the game while on the go.

Players can now check all their Aion characters, their latest stats and equipment, keep tabs on sold items and open auctions, and view the latest market data to keep up with sales trends. The app also features a whishlist that players can use to keep track of any items to purchase at a later time. Aion Exchange is now available for $1.99 on the iPhone App Store.

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Aion Hosts When Worlds Collide Video Contest [Aion]

2010-11-20T01:49:00.000-08:00

Do you play Aion? Do you like making machinima videos? Do you like winning prizes? The you are indeed in luck! NCsoft has announced the When World's Collide contest for Aion. Fans are being asked to make a machinima video for a chance to win some epic prizes!

All you have to do is make a video using any theme (as long as it's not vulgar) showcasing the world of Aion. Post your video in a response on the Aion official Youtube page, and don't forget to email them your information as well.

So what're you waiting for? The contest ends November 9, so get your friends together and roll film! Also, don't forget to watch the sample When Worlds Collide video on Youtube or after the jump!

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Videos Give Details on Expansion's Lore, Factions [Aion]

2010-11-19T12:10:00.000-08:00

Aion's Assault on Balaurea expansion launched about a month ago, and NCsoft is celebrating today with the release of two video podcasts that provide some details on the expansion's factions and lore. Whether you picked up Assault on Balaurea when it came out or are new to Aion, the videos are worth checking out.

The first video podcast introduces players to the three new factions in Assault on Balaurea and investigates the expansion's two new lower-level instances: Harimel and Kromede's Trial. The second podcast focuses on the lore and investigates the homeland of the Balaur on the outside of the shattered world.

You can watch both videos after the jump. What are your thoughts on Assault on Balaurea?

Aion Podcast: Factions & Instances

Aion Podcast: Lore

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Sign Up for the Next Round of Character Transfers [Aion]

2010-11-18T22:16:00.000-08:00

It's time again for another round of character transfer signups in Aion. If you want to move to a new server, you can sign up beginning today, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m. PDT. The transfers will occur during scheduled maintenance on Oct. 13.

You'll have another opportunity to sign up for the character transfer next week. Do you want to move to a new server? Have you had any problems signing up for the service?

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NCsoft Posts Preview of Aion 2.1 [Aion]

2010-11-18T11:40:00.000-08:00

NCsoft just published a sneak peek at Aion 2.1, which is the next update patch that will be heading our way. The patch notes cover a lot of ground, but one topic immediately jumps off the page: increased drop rates. Aion 2.1 will greatly increase the drop rate of gear and items from all monsters (including instance boss monsters and field boss monsters) and treasure boxes.

The patch will also reduce the prerequisites for Greater Stigma Quests and allow group members to simultaneously collect items for solo Greater Stigma Quests. You can check out the entire sneak preview for more details.

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Aion – The Divine Fortress Taken! An Interview with the Elysean Council at Ten Ton Hammer

2010-11-17T15:52:00.000-08:00

Elysean Council takes down the Divine Fortress for the first time on US servers!

For the first time ever on US servers, the Divine Fortress in Aion was taken. The Elysean Council led over 300 Elyos on the Triniel server on this massive undertaking. Ten Ton Hammer sat down with the Elysean Council to get all the details on this monumental achievement.

Question: Could you give us a rundown of how the event went down and the various stages involved in capturing the Divine Fortress?
Answer: Haven started to capture all the core artifacts while the rest of the legions and Elysian Council continued setting up their alliances. We scaled an initial diversion attack on the Asmodian owned Miren Fortress to buy us enough time to get setup, while being unnoticed. After the diversion attack we moved down to the Aetheric Renewal artifact in the core to be ready to get on the gates for the time of vulnerability.

Read the full interview with the Elysean Council on their takedown of the Divine Fortress.

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League of Legends Wins 5 Awards at GDC Online [League of Legends]

2010-11-17T03:26:00.000-08:00

The winners of the inaugural Game Developers Choice Online Awards have been announced, and Riot Games took home five awards for League of Legends! The game earned awards for Best Online Game Design, Best Online Visual Arts, Best Online Technology, Best New Online Game, and the Audience Award!

To celebrate, Riot Games will be making all Champions free-to-play this weekend in League of Legends. Also, all summoners will receive a 4 Win IP boost by Oct. 13. Congratulations, Riot!

In other award news, Blizzard took home the Best Community Relations Award for World of Warcraft, and EVE Online won the Best Live Game Award. Aion earned Best Audio for an Online Game, and Social City was named the Best Social Network Game.

Ultima Online was inducted into the GDC Online Awards Hall of Fame. "I am thankful to be part of an amazing team, but more importantly I’m humbled by the experience and force that helped shape an industry … before there WAS an industry," Producer Calvin Crowner said on the Ultima Online site.

Also, Dr Richard A. Bartle was the recipient of the Online Game Legend Award. He is best known for having co-written the first virtual world, MUD, in 1978.

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Aion Assault on Balaurea Review at Ten Ton Hammer

2010-11-16T16:53:00.000-08:00

Does Aion's first expansion disappoint or delight?

Did NCsoft manage to deliver an expansion that manages to appeal to the western gaming market? Ten Ton Hammer has given Aion a comprehensive run through to find out if Assault on Balaurea delivers. Read our review and be sure to share your own thoughts. Has Aion's first expansion managed to wow you?

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NCsoft's Halloween Event Round-Up [General News]

2010-11-16T04:11:00.000-08:00

Almost every MMO is running Halloween events this time of year and NCsoft's games are no exception! Take a peek at all the spooky stuff happening in the world of NCsoft.

Aion: The Harvest Revel event started today and is going on until November 10. Players need to help find the stolen candy taken by the Sugarcrooks. Visit the official Aion site for full details on how to start the spooky quest and help save the lollipops!

City of Heroes: Zombies, and monsters, and candy, oh my! Zombies and monsters have run amok in-game and it's up to you to restore order! Join in on the Zombie Hunt and Monster Hunt, and don't forget to go trick-or-treating as well! The events are currently taking place and will go until October 31 at 11:59pm PDT.

Keep reading after the jump for details on the Guild Wars, Lineage and Lineage II events.

Guild Wars: Mad King Thorn has returned to Tyria for this year's Halloween festivites. Thorn brings with him new holiday quests, the Costume Brawl PvP event, Halloween-themed guild vs. guild battles, imposing new Halloween costumes and more. Get in on all the action taking place now until November 2 at 12:01am PDT.

Lineage: Starting today, Halloween events will bring lots of new content for Lineage players. Explore the new map, Witch Village, and see all the polymorphs and monsters. Players who join in on the Halloween fun can recieve a brand new Spartoi Doll that includes damage reduction +3! The event start today and will go until November 10.

Lineage II: The GMs have cooked up some awesome Halloween fun that rewards players with useful items, instead of tooth-rotting sweets! If you go hunting during the event times, an elpy may appear nearby. If you tell this Halloween Elpy "Trick or Treat," it invites you to play a game in a special GM-controlled area. The event will be going on October 26-28 between 9am and 6pm PDT.

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Purchase Aion Weapon Skins in NCsoft Store [Aion]

2010-11-15T14:08:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wanted to wield a chainsaw in Aion? How about a lightsaber? Well, now you can by purchasing new weapon skins in the NCsoft Store. Each skin costs $9.99 and is tied to one character on your account. Once you have the skin, you can use it to repeatedly remodel the weapons of that character without changing the stats.

There are currently eight skins to choose from in the NCsoft Store. Some of them are a bit odd, to say the least. You can bash on your enemies with a giant lollipop or turn your orb into a clock. Which skin is your favorite?

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Aion 2.1 Heading to Test Server [Aion]

2010-11-15T00:36:00.000-08:00

NCsoft has announced that the new Aion patch, 2.1 will be heading to the test server tomorrow, November 11. In anticipation of the drop rate changes in this patch, the Aion team has returned the PTS servers to the live game experience rate settings. The difference in settings should give players a better feel for the changes between the current version of Aion and Aion 2.1.

Full patch notes will be available once the patch goes live. Check out Aion's official site for full instructions on how to prepare the PTS client.

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Aion Announces Better Drop Rates in 2.1 [Aion]

2010-11-14T06:22:00.001-08:00

NCsoft has just released a new blog for players who want a little research done in Aion. Victor Shugo's Research blog offers players the opportunity to ask questions and have Shugo go find the answers. The first installment is all about the increase in drop rates coming with the new 2.1 patch.

Aion 2.1 has been on the PTS and already there is a dramatic increase drop rates. Shugo's blog posts a full list of killed named monsters and the items they drop. The list them goes on to compare the amount of times the items dropped in Aion 2.0 versus Aion 2.1.

Aion 2.1 is scheduled to launch on the live servers November 17. Check out the new blog to see a complete synopsis of Shugo's research.

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Becaome Daeva Fast

2010-07-14T11:45:00.001-07:00

This guide is speed-oriented, not fun-oriented, to make you become a Daeva as quickly as possible. If you have quests piling up or haven't played the game yet and are curious about the details, this guide is for you.
Instructions

Plains of Akarios > Clione Lake
1. Plains of Akarios > Clione Lake
2. Daminu Forest > Melpone's Camp
3. Kabara Mines > Poja Road
Receive quest ‘Lv1. New Mission' from NPC Elpis who's standing right across from you as soon as the intro cutscene ends.
Quest "A Voice from the Dreams" isn't going so well so let's exclude that from the list.

Talk to the NPCs with cyan diamonds over their heads to receive quests.
Follow the path and you'll see Mires. Talk to Mires to complete ‘Lv1.

New Mission' quest and receive ‘Lv1. Hunting Kerubim.'

The Kerubims can be found spread out around Mires, so quickly kill three and talk to him again.

Report to Mires and receive ‘Lv1. Recovering Crops.

The sacks of crops can be found beyond the hills behind Mires. After collecting [four sacks of crops] return to Mires.

There are some people having trouble finding this area. It's right over the hill behind Mires so don't go wandering off somewhere far!

After completing ‘Recovering crops,' report back to Mires. Receive ‘Lv2. Mission Report.'

Follow the path towards Town Akarios and you will see Kales Farm. Receive ‘Lv2. Problematic Merdion' from Kales.

Croplicker Merdions can be found in the farm adjacent to Kales'. Report back after you're done.

This farmer may not be as noticeable because he's always fighting monsters. Make sure to keep this in mind!

Once you get to level 3 through quests you will receive ‘Lv 3. New Skills' quest. If you're not level three yet, kill some mobs around you to get to level 3 then head to Town Akarios.

Once you enter Town Akarios you will automatically receive ‘Lvl 3. Call to Arms.'
Save your location to Akarios.
Receive ‘Lv3. Lost item without an owner' from Minaring.
Receive ‘Lv3. Uno's Ingredients' from Uno.

Go to your class trainer and complete ‘New Skills' quest. Purchase up to level five skill books.
Mage trainer was inside the church. But a kid(...) Lets' get as many books as we can.

Complete ‘Mission Report' by talking to Akarios Teleporter Polysia and receive ‘Lv2. (Repeat) Capturing Angelicas.'

Every time you see an Angelica pluck it out.

Complete ‘Lv3. Call to Arms' with Kalion who is standing in front of Polysia, then receive ‘Lv3. Kerubim Threat,' ‘Lv4. Elym Tribe's Request,' ‘Lv7. Explore Kabara Mines,' ‘Lv8. Odium Purification(?),' and ‘Lv9`

As you are exiting through the northern entrance, receive ‘Lv4. Book for Namus' from Melampus.

Renew ‘Lv3. Kerubim Threat' with Muranes standing next to Melampus.

Seek Peira of Clione Lake and receive ‘Lv4. Unwanted Guest of Clione Lake.

Peria and Kerubims can be found in these locations

Get to the opposite side of the lake and obtain six Hive meats.

While you're at it, kill five Brown Furred Braxes and five Repsma.

Once you're on the other side of the lake, kill small-horned Kerubims.

Return to Muranes at the town's entrance and renew ‘Lv3. Kerubim threat.'

Go further in where you found the small-horned Kerubims and collect ‘five Kerubim cuspids' from Bigfoot Kerubims.

Occasionally the Kerubim boss called Parurura would pop out. He only has a little more health than a regular mob so you shouldn't really have much trouble killing him.

As you are killing Kerubims make sure to pick up ‘five bottles of wine' lying around.

Return to Peira and report. Complete ‘Unwanted Guests of Clione Lake.'

Return to Muranes at the entrance and renew ‘Lv3. Kerubim Threat' once more.

Turn in ‘Kerubim Threat,' ‘Uno's Ingredients,' and ‘Lost Item Without an Owner' to Kalion, Unio, and Minaring, respectively.

Receive ‘Lv6. Hyean's Clothes' from the armour/weapons vendor.

Receive ‘Lv6. An Object to Light the Night' from Pranoua as you are on your way to Daminu Forest.

If you don't pay attention you'll walk by him without noticing him..

Then the quests lead you to Melpone Camps and Daminu Forest.

Aion producer talks stun removal, Dredgion tweaks

2010-05-03T03:52:00.001-07:00

The fourth and final interview in the Ask Kinslon series is hot off the presses, wherein Aion producer Chris 'Kinslon' Hager answers a few questions posed by NCSoft's Daeva of Journalism, a.k.a. Aquilanius. For the lengthy encore, Hager touches on user interface improvements, instance changes, and new skills as they relate to the upcoming 1.9 patch.

"So to clarify, all classes will get the stun removing skill at level 40. The duration when this skill is used is seven seconds. It has a one-minute cool-down. I can almost see the Assassin's minds running now with new strategies to combat this. I am honestly very excited to see what the new strategies that this will generate combat. Our players are smart and adaptive, and I have no doubt we'll see some cool combat tactics come out of this," Hager says.

The interview goes on to list some interesting tweaks to the high-level Dredgion instance, as well as movable hotbars and other long overdue UI tweaks. Check it out at the official site.

Aion North American Public Test Server live

2010-05-01T02:27:00.001-07:00

NCSoft has opened the doors to its new Aion North American Public Test Server as of yesterday, offering players the opportunity to poke, prod, and probe content and patches before they make their way to the game's live servers.

Testers are free to create both Asmodian and Elyos avatars, both of which will enjoy substantially increased XP gain, crafting, gathering, and item drop rates, and Abyss Point gain. Accessing the test server requires a separate Aion installation on your hard drive, which can be accomplished by duplicating your existing Aion folder or via a fresh install.

NCsoft cautions new testers that character wipes may happen at any time, so don't expect the PTS to feature a persistent version of your main with increased XP. Test server characters also will not count against your character number limit on Aion's live servers.

Check out the installation instructions as well as the technical discussion thread on the official boards. Aion Source has also dedicated a forum to the public test server.

Aion producer talks casual leveling

2010-04-28T04:40:00.000-07:00

Aion's weekly Ask Kinslon interview column is back after a short hiatus. Aquilanius, NCSoft's Daeva of Journalism, has a few questions for producer Chris 'Kinslon' Hager, focused on the Energy of Repose and Energy of Salvation mechanics coming with the 1.9 patch next month.

The new systems appear to be designed to ease the leveling process, which has been a frequent complaint of Aion customers since the title launched last fall. "Energy of Salvation is for players who are leveling more slowly than other players of the same level. You can gain Energy of Salvation starting at level 15. It is intended for casual players, or players that really enjoy exploring and pursuing interests in game that don't drive directly toward leveling as fast as possible. It's also meant for people who get distracted by shiny things instead of leveling," Hager says.

Check out the full interview over at the official Aion web site.

Wings Over Atreia: The Carebear Reloaded

2010-04-06T00:26:00.001-07:00

So I hit level 40 about three weeks ago and, in between bouts of boredom brought on by the grindiness that seems to increase exponentially with each level after 35, I thought it best to take a column and determine what to do next. With luck, a few of you learned readers might even have a suggestion for staving off my particular case of the Atreia blues.

In the interests of full disclosure, there are still many things I absolutely adore about Aion, but the mid to high level grind is beginning to take its toll on my Sorcerer's will to progress. Higher level acquaintances have assured me that upon dinging 50, even more grind awaits in the form of gear sets and all manner of desirables walled off by that crazy Eastern-style treadmill. At the risk of stating the obvious, these were not the words of encouragement that I needed to hear in order to soldier on toward the finish line.

Help a Daeva out after the jump.

Finding Purpose

If it is indeed purpose that drives us, it's no wonder my Sorcerer is stuck going slow in the fast lane, utterly bereft of purpose and unsure of where to go next. When in doubt, make a list I always say, and then get your readers to help you check it twice. The options, as I see them currently, are as follows:

So you're here to save the world...

I can spend my days in Eltnen, ridding the land of annoying Asmodian rifters and earning the love and adoration of low-level Elyos everywhere (and quite possibly the enmity of those same Elyos if they're looking for a fair fight). While I'm there, I could even farm a few omblic petals and sell them to finance the completion of yet another grind: mastercraft alchemy or tailoring.

It's strange, the code is somehow different

I could roll an alt (well, I'd actually have to delete one first, as my character select screen is currently bursting with expendables). This is the most intriguing possibility right off the bat, simply because one of the things I like most about Aion is the combat system, and the notion of approaching it in another class's shoes is quite appealing.

There's also the level 30 Daeva armor to acquire, after which WTF-pwning denizens of Morheim would become considerably less challenging and considerably more amusing. The downside is, of course, more grinding to obtain it, as I would need to level four more characters to 30 to acquire the full set for one of them.

The other downside of the alternate route is going through Poeta, Verteron, and Eltnen for the 3,720th time. Honestly I'd rather be subjected to sixteen straight hours of Rick-rolling, my eyelids peeled back in their best Malcolm McDowell impersonation, than to have to see that fat freaking Porgus turning on a Krall spit one more time. Aion's starter zones, while engaging the first, second, and possibly even third time through, are positively repugnant at this point, and make one long for the diversity of EverQuest II's newb lands, or dare I say it, World of Warcraft's. Given all that, an Asmodian alt beckons, if I could just shave the back hair.

It's good for two things: degreasing engines and killing brain cells

I could become a full time crafter. Thus far I've dabbled my way to the low 300s in both alchemy and tailoring and I haven't really tried to do anything other than level the skills. There is money to be made selling gear and consumables, and I could also knock out a few of the novels on my nightstand while occasionally glancing up to click the work orders.

I know Kung-Fu

Still another option would be to actually learn how to PvP, rather than relying on groups or level disparities. The downside here is that it would take time, and you know, research and stuff. Whoa.

Tumbling down the rabbit hole

Roleplay in Aion has always appealed to me, even though I've done precious little of it. The lore is unique and a great stopping off point for original storytelling, without the clumsy baggage of pre-existing canon or reams of faux history gumming up the works. Trouble is, the game's early levels are undeniably fun and jam packed with quest and PvP content, and it really takes a conscious effort to stop and tell a story. Also, given the lack of personal user space in the form of guild or individual housing, and the fact that everyone mostly rushes about from one quest hub to the next, it's rare to run across random roleplay, and rarer still to find it in the same place twice.

So there you have it my fellow Daevas. What do you think of my list? Have I left out any gameplay avenues or options? Do you have any other suggestions for rekindling the flame? Until next week, keep following the white rabbit.

Aion retrospective: Six months (and change)

2010-04-03T04:15:00.001-07:00

You'll have to forgive us if we're a tad bit tardy with our six-month Aion retrospective. Traditionally we like to get these look-backs out on, or just before, the actual anniversary date, but in Aion's case, we were hoping to be able to drop a bit of information (like, say, a release date) for the 1.9 patch motherlode that NCSoft is poised to unleash on the North American servers.

Alas, deadlines being what they are, the actual six month anniversary came and went and we don't have the earth-shattering news we were hoping for. That said, there have been a few noteworthy tweaks made during the game's initial run, and we've collected them for you after the cut.

Aion played a relatively conservative hand over its first six months, foregoing huge patches and ginormous gameplay changes in favor of bug fixes, optimization, and small-scale class balancing tweaks. The big news was more about the goings on outside of the game, both in the form of account issues and visions of the future.

Of bots and bans

Nearly everyone agrees that one of Aion'smajor problems during the early part of its life was the number of kinah-seller bots. Many of us can recall adding five to ten names (if you can call CcchsjkerhhtWTFlol a name) to our ignore list each time we logged into the game during those first few weeks. As a result,NCSoft lowered the ban hammer on an epic scale, and, while the bot problem has not been completely eradicated, there are noticeably fewer farmers spamming the chat channels. As an additional anti-spam measure, chat channels were restricted to players level ten and higher, as was the whisper/private messaging mechanic and the character search function.

In addition to mass account bannings, a thirty minute AFK timer was also instituted, which cut down on the number of spammer store fronts. Login problems caused by private stores during the title's busy post-launch rush were also alleviated in the process.

Changes aren't permanent, but change is

On the gameplay front, several changes were made to the fortress siege mechanics. Among the most notable were vulnerability timer reductions from two hours to a half hour, general performance tweaks, and additional contribution medal rewards. Additionally, the first six months saw many tweaks to class skills and balance. An exhaustive list of each change is beyond the scope of this article, but a few of the more noteworthy nudges were given to Spiritmasters in the form of magic accuracy boosts, two additional skills, and the ability for their pets to fly. Other classes received love as well, including the Cleric (a buff to the thunderbolt skill) and the Templar (a hate boost for a stigma taunting skill). Smaller, but still noticeable gameplay changes included spell cast range increases, lowered defenses (but raised hit points) on elite mobs, stigma shard cost reductions, and functionality for checking your instance cool down timers.

The biggest gameplay change has, thus far, been semi-permanent. In early 2010, NCSoft began offering double experience weekends on all servers, which resulted in players flooding back to the game on specified weekends and gorging themselves on a forty-eight hour diet of grind-friendly mobs and repeatable quests. Clearly the developers have noticed the player demand for an easier leveling curve, and it will be interesting to see if they take it further (as they've hinted at for upcoming patches) or leave well enough alone and continue the bonus weekends.

Future perfect

No doubt the biggest attention-grabber ofAion's initial six months took place outside of the game itself.

While not a change per se (at least not yet), no doubt the biggest attention-grabber of Aion's initial six months took place outside of the game itself. The title's future potential was showcased in the radicalVisions trailer, and, even though it didn't do anything for current gameplay, it did re-kindle much of the launch period enthusiasm for the game when it debuted in November 2009.

Similarly, NCSoft's plans for the forthcoming 1.9 patch showcased a bit of a directional change for the title in the form of lessened travel and death expenses, signs of an easing leveling curve, and new quest content and group-building tools. Finally, in a move sure to please even the most jaded Atreian cynic, NCSoft just announced a makeover and major functionality upgrade for the much-reviled official forums. Mark April 5 on your calendars for the move to the widely adopted vBulletin forum software.

Endgame

Aion's first six months were relatively quiet when measured against the painful teething of other 2009 MMORPG releases. While there were a fair number of tweaks and balances, major revamps were nowhere to be found, in part because of the smooth nature of the game's launch, and also becauseNCSoft still has a few biscuits in the oven. Stay tuned to Massively for up to the minute Aion news as well as our weekly look at all things Atreia.

Wings Over Atreia: The Official Aion Magazine Issue One impressions

2010-03-30T03:04:00.001-07:00

We here at Massively rarely 'review' MMORPGs, mainly because they're such sprawling, ever-evolving games that by the time we finished penning our initial impressions, they'd likely be out of date. That said, we'll happily give you our review of magazines based on MMORPGs. Under the microscope today is the debut issue of the The Official Aion Magazine.

Crazily enough, this e-zine focuses on NCSoft's Aion, and much like its namesake, the publication is a glossy, heavily produced affair crammed with beautiful avatars, absurd amounts of eye candy, and a gorgeous layout. The similarities end there, however. Whereas the game has a bit of depth and offers a multitude of ways for players to wile away the hours, The Official Aion Magazine's beauty is skin deep, and leaves a little something to be desired in terms of insightful original content.

Fly past the cut for more about the debut issue.

The good

As noted, the magazine looks gorgeous. Cranberry Publishing clearly has some talented graphic artists on staff, as the publication makes fantastic use of both screenshots and concept art to draw the reader into the stylized world of Atreia. Font and page design are equally impressive and complement the images well; the entire affair is easy to read and slickly professional all at once.

The breadth of content is also a plus, as is the three-pronged focus on news, tactics, and community. Additionally, individual players and player legions are spotlighted, including images, interviews, and commentary on everything from server firsts to leveling strategies.

A lengthy interview with NCSoft's European community team was also a highlight. Though the questions were somewhat generic, the interviewees came off as appealing folks who genuinely enjoy their work, and the ability to put faces with names goes a long way towards humanizing development teams from a player perspective.

The bad

Those of you who remember the pre-internet days of scouring the local bookstore for copies of PC Gamer, Nintendo Power, and Cinescape may feel a bit of nostalgia creeping up on you as you flip through the pages of Issue One, but you'll just as easily banish such thoughts with a quick Aion-related Google search. Therein lies the rub with The Official Aion Magazine. All of the visual horsepower in the world can't quite overcome the lack of fresh content. If this were a print publication, a bit of dated and/or glossed up info might be more forgivable, but a digital-only magazine that doesn't offer anything different from what is freely available across many forums and fansites is a bit of a head-scratcher.

As an example, the cover and the contents page pays lip service to the Aion Vision trailer, breathlessly hinting at questions being answered and new insights abounding. Unfortunately, neither comes to pass as you read what amounts to a rehashing of all that's been said about the Visions trailer online over the past several months (which is to say, not much), complete with a paused-frame speculative analysis that has also been done before.

"We'll bring you the official word about the availability of the various innovations showcased in Aion Vision as and when. In the meantime, let's take a look at some of those amazing highlights," proclaims the article, not quite living up to the 'future of Aion revealed' text prominently printed on the cover. To be fair to the magazine publishers, the lack of concrete information about Vision likely stems fromNCSoft, but it is still disappointing to see the lead cover article turn out to be completely devoid of information.

The magazine's guide articles are similarly light on substance, or at least, new substance. The Ultimate Guide to Manastones article does contain some useful information for those new to the world of Atreia and wondering what the heck sockets, criticals, and +60s are all about. There are also some spiffy looking tables detailing success probability and complete manastone lists. However, these things have been discussed and archived ad nauseam over at Aion Source and other online hot spots.

The ugly

Something this beautifully produced cries out to be made manifest in physical form rather than existing solely as a stream of ones and zeros.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm growing increasingly weary of the move to digital distribution across all forms of media. I'd love to hold a copy ofThe Official Aion Magazine in my hands, as you can almost feel the slickness of the pages and smell the fresh print. Something this beautifully produced cries out to be made manifest in physical form rather than existing solely as a stream of ones and zeros subject to the whims of its host server. NCSoft and Cranberry no doubt saved a ton of money by not producing an actual magazine, but, putting on my collector/fanboy hat, I'd prefer to pay more for a real product that I can put on my shelf.

Now, before all you under-30 technophiles burn me at the stake for being a Luddite, understand that I used to write code for a living and never take more than three steps without access to some type of computer. It's not the technology that chafes but rather, the wasted opportunity for expanding the memorabilia collection.

Finally, accessing the magazine during Eastern Prime Time on a weekend was an exercise in frustration. I spent far too long staring at the swirling circle 'loading' graphics as my poor cable modem attempted to suck down the meat of the magazine. Eventually I gave up and decided to try off-peak hours and was finally rewarded with the ability to load all 102 pages. Whether my 6Mbps connection is to blame or not, the point is that this highlights one of the annoyances inherent in digital-only distribution, and should be addressed in the form of subscriber download options.

Final Analysis

At the end of the day, The Official Aion Magazine is exactly what it sets out to be: a fanzine for those hardcore folks who want to collect absolutely everything related to their favorite franchise. For the rest of us, it represents a questionable value, at least judging by the maiden voyage. There's nothing here in terms of content that isn't freely available elsewhere, a fact NCSoft seemed to acknowledge by bundling desirable in-game items exclusively with long-term subscription purchases. While the basis for a good range of coverage is in place, here's to hoping that future issues focus on depth as opposed to breadth, and ramp up the relevant content to match the level of polish.

The Bulwark Jeshuch and Watcher Zapiel Islands

2010-01-20T12:43:00.000-08:00

Quick Facts:

Bulwark Jeshuchi’s respawn time is 26-32 hours
Watcher Zapiel’s respawn time is 48-56 hours
NOTE: The Maximum respawn may increase by some hours, its not figuered out yet!
The Lights that shows up the way Spawns every 2 hours (Realtime) only when it rain’s (it is raining every ingame day at 13:15 – 14:00 Gametime)
You cant summon Party Members on the Bridge or Island!
You can setup a Spotter Character if u have a second Account or an Account from a friend that doesnt play all days!(Good Spotter place is between the 2rd and the 3rd Island on the second corner to see the 2rd and 3rd Island on the mini map)
There is also a little Boss on the 1rd Island Guardian Vingeveu which drops Heroics but i think he isnt worth it.

First of all who is Jeshuchi and Watcher Zapiel:

Note: Since the drops of Bulwark Jeshuchi are not listed just search for "Jeshuchi" on AionArmory to see the drops.

Ok looks fine to me what do i need?
[Group] Hokuna Matata Quest done.(Only for fast Flight Route which i recommed to get those Bosses)
Lvl 48+

Good Setup would be:
2 Clerics
1 Tank (Gladiators can also Tank them)
1 Spiritmaster (Loot Buff)
2-20 DPS

So what can they do?
Bulwark Jeshuchi:

Spawns 3-4 Adds in 3 Waves, those adds are 1 Dot Elites, so quite easy to kill, but dont think u can ignore them either they kill your Healers!
Does some AoEs which doesnt hurt that much, just pot the Damage out!

Watcher Zapiel:

Spawns 3-4 Adds in 3 Waves, those adds are 1 Dot Elites, so quite easy to kill, but dont think u can ignore them either they kill your Healers!
Does some AoEs which doesnt hurt that much, just pot the Damage out!
Curse you into a Kerub, ur Maximum HP is Decreased! Tank needs instant Debuff, if im not wrong you can also use Greater Healing Potion to get rid of the Effect!

Video with Lights up:

Kinah Guide

2010-01-04T05:03:00.000-08:00

Introduction

There are many different ways to make gold in Aion Online. Gold is the key to most MMORPGs because it gives a player the advantage over others. With enough gold you can purchase the top gear and weapons for your leveling and wings which will help you level up faster. The ability to have the best weapons for your level well not only help you quest but help you earn more experience in the Abyss while dealing more damage. This is just one of many reasons why gold is important in Aion Online.

Reasons for Gold

Wings
As you level in Aion you will be able to purchase new wings along with enchants to items which will give you longer flight time and additional advantages for your wings although upgrading your wings can be very expensive.

Find new ways to make money
As you use study the Auction House, you will start identifying items which could be most profitable to you character. Are you a master at gathering, a crafter of high end items, or someone looking to become a reseller of items? Auction House gives you great information for putting together your plan.

Use your current money to make money
What happens to all the money your character has that he/she is not spending? It just sits there. No interest accrues. 10,000 Kinah today is still the same 10,000 Kinah thirty days later. Why not put that money to use?

Buy items you need at cheap prices
One of the best side benefits of using the Auction House is you will find fantastic bargains on items that you use (like materials) and on items that you want but can’t afford at full prices. There are items listed way below market value every day. I am sure you can find a way to take those items off the seller’s hands for your benefit.

Help others
One great thing about having more money than I can spend is being able to help out Aion friends and guild members. Being able to help friends and guild members get items while they are starting off or even help a friend by a new set of wings at level 30.

Making Kinah

Crafting
Continuous Usage, Making the Needed Consumables Since consumables from Alchemy and Cooking are used by all classes, it is always in demand. Therefore, if you get the prices right, you can make a steady profit.

When the prices for the materials for these consumables go up, their product price also goes up. You must keep an eye on this.

For cooking, it would be different for each server, but what you are going to make depends on the profit. The following are good examples: Perer Aether Jelly, Starturtle Steak, Lunime nyerktail, Moonflower Sushi Roll.

The 2 new cooking consumables have a lot of competition, and when there is a lot of competition your profit suffers. Since the aether jelly is a commonly used DP food, make that here and there. Then go to Brokers and put them up.

Cooking consumables sell slower than Alchemy consumables, but the profits are higher.
Don't hurry your sales.

Quest Required Materials Package
Some quests require you to go and get some materials for completion.

However, many of these items are sold in 10-100 in quantity, so it annoys the people trying to get those materials only for quest completion.

In this case, if you put up a little pricier quantities of 1s or exact quest quantities, those trying to complete the quests will buy them. Since there is a lot of players looking for them, you can gather a lot of kinah from it.

Extremely Good Stat Gear
Of the Crafting professions, to make money from Weaponsmith, Armorsmith, Handicrafting, and Tailoring, you need to do a little research first.

You don't go and just make high lvl gear. You need to find a specific gear sought by many, with little competition on the market.

One of the special items is a lvl 23 equippable belt Craftman's Shining Jute Waist Band. Since the production level is 130, it is a low production level item that most crafters bypass without looking. But its stats are good, so many players look for it. Finding these types of items is the way to go.

Hunting / Gathering

Gather and Sell Popular Items
The Aether-type of items are very popular. Not only is it required upon production, its harder to extract, therefore it is very highly priced. Aether is a very fast selling material.

Other than that, the most used materials for consumables (herbs, jewel crafting material gold ore etc) also sell often. You just have to look at how much competition there is and pick your prices.

Miscellaneous

Sell Gear that Looks Like Top Abyss Gear or that looks Good in General Using AP, you can get parts of the Green HolySpirit series (Elyos) or EvilSpirit series (Asmodian). These of course, you use to change the skins of other gears.

Reason being, that these skins look exactly like the lvl 50 Orange gear, and also has a light-emitting effect. Thats right, these items skins are as same as the strongest Abyss Gear (this is advantageous in PvP, as there is less motivation to attack characters with PvP sets on).

Once you make a skin change with this item, that skin changed gear becomes tradable. These are sold to players at a high price (probably on third-party trading forums, as you cannot immediately know the skin just by looking at the name).

Using DP and Odella, Make High-Priced Materials
If you kill mobs a bit you'll gain DP, and with it you can make Aether-type of materials into other materials. All morphing requires 200 DP, and the only thing different is what grade of the Aether it requires. Therefore, if you morph it into the expensive materials, you will gain profit. If you gather the Aethers yourself, you will gain that much more profit.

You must pick out which materials are best to morph into by comparing prices. You can gain Morph Designs at an NPC in Abyss Castles (after your faction has captured it).

Break Up Gear to Make and Sell Enchantment Stones
If you have enough money to buy a Unique-Grade item, search for a good priced one at the Broker merchant.

After that, once you use extraction kit on it you will get enchantment stones, and sell these back to get some cash. If you are lucky, you will get a high level enchantment stone, which can net you a big profit.

Or you can make gear just so you can break them into Enchantment stones, and this may net you profit as well. (providing the production material cost is less then enchantment stones made from extraction)

Once you've gathered some money, immediately go to the Brokers. Then you start searching. Pick the cheapest level 45-50 Legendary/Unique grade gear.

Legendary items (blue) can give you up to 20 levels higher. Unique items (gold) can give you up to 40 levels higher enchantment stones. But here is the thing! Say you've extracted a level 45 legendary and got a level 43 stone. Then next you must go buy the cheapest Unique gear and extract it.

The reason being, there is a specific chance for each character in Crafting/Upgrading/Extraction. Therefore, if you just got a lower lvl enchantment stone from a gear, there is a chance that you'll get a higher lvl enchantment stone from your next extraction (80% and higher).

Mass Materials Purchase on Low Tax
Depending on the occupied Castles, the Tax rate becomes different. When its high, the materials cost more, and when its low, materials cost less.

So when you make purchases from the Material Salesman (for example, paper and glass bottle for Alchemy) do it when the Tax is low.

Tax also affects Inventory Space expansion and travel fees, so you must always pay attention to the Tax.

Auction House

The Auction House is the main way to sell your items in Aion Online, it is also known as the AH and is located in each of the capital cities. Each time you sell an item in the Auction House the Auction House takes a small fee from the sale as commission.

There are two ways to sell an item in the Auction House. One is by setting a minimum bid and allows bidders to bid on your item, and the other is by setting a set price for your item allows players to purchase your item at the price in which you set. You should always have a buy it now price for all your items because players do not want to wait to get an item, they will want it right away. In doing so you also control how much your item sells for and cannot have an item be bought a lower value. As long as you set the price competitively then it will sell.

The key to the Auction House is not focusing so much on how much the item sells for but rather how much you paid to for the item you’re selling. The less you have into the item the more profit from the sale you will have earned.

Auction House Locations

Elyos - Sanctum

Asmodian - Pandaemonium

Using the Auction House
One of the first things you will want to do is create a second character that will be used to sell all your items. This is going to be your Mule, or some will call him your alt. While naming this character does not use a name like “Mule1” or “Bank1” you want to use a normal name that someone would use in the game, but something that people will remember. You want something that people will remember so when they are purchasing items over time your name will stick with them.

Before we get into buying and selling you will want to add your Mule’s name to your main’s friend list. You can now send your alt mail from your main via the mail box. The reason for this is your main character is going to be collecting items and goods all the time while you are leveling him and doing quests. A lot of the goods you will not need so instead of wasting your time running to the main city every time you want to sell a piece of gear in the AH you simply mail it to your alt so you can sell it later on. By mailing items to your alt it gives you more time to level and will help keep more room in your bags rather than having to always sell your items to vendors rather than in the AH.

Don’t get me wrong you do not want to send everything over to your alt, mainly just tradeskill items, armor and weapons. You will gather a lot of items over time that are useless and these items are grey in color and they can just be sold to a vendor, but everything else you will want to try and sell in AH.

Researching the Auction House
Learning what items to sell is going determine how much money you can make in the Auction House. The best ways to start off is by selling items that you find while questing or in the Abyss. As you sell more items you’ll start to remember what items sell for a good profit and which ones do not. Once you get a general knowledge of using the Auction House and selling items you can start looking in the Auction House for deals. You will want to scan the auction house daily and look for items that you know sell for a nice profit and try to purchase them at a cheaper rate. Remember where you make your money is when you buy the item. For example, if you know an item is worth 10,000 Kinah and will sell quickly and you see it for sale in the AH for 7,000 Kinah what you purchase the item at will determine how much profit you can make. Again items that you make while questing and win off loot rolls are always 100% profit but take time to go out and get if you’re looking just to gold, but if you looking to quest and level then they will help for you will be leveling and making gold at the same time.

Buying Strategies
As you know the ability to purchase items at a low price is going to be key in making high profits.

Weekend Mornings
The weekend mornings are one of the best times to look for deals in the Auction House. The reason is because during the weekends is when most people are online playing Aion. At night before they go to sleep they usually will go to the Auction House and put their items up for sale before they go to sleep.

So late weekend nights and early weekend mornings is when the Auction House is going to have the most items for sale in it. The more items in the Auction house the more deals there will be for people will undercut other’s prices in order to sell their items quickly. So this will be one of the best times to check the auction house to purchase your deals.

Low Level items
Low level items are always great items to buy and sell. For they are very cheap as in 2,000 Kinah to 5,000 Kinah and some sell as high as 10,000 to 20,000 a piece. You will not be making a load of profit of each item, but these are items you want to focus on in the masses, I like to load up the auction house with around 20 to 30 low level items at a time and usually end up getting 20,000 - 40,000 when they all sell.

Rare Items
Rare items such as blue and purple items in Aion sell for more money than any other item in Aion because they have much higher stats then similar items of the same level. These items are great if you get them while questing but you can also buy and resell them easily too, simply find a few your comfortable with get a feel for the price on your server and start buying them and reselling.

Make an Offer
One thing that most players do not do is /w a seller and ask them if that is the best price they can go and make them a cheaper off then what they have the item listed for. Most of the time a seller is looking to sell an item fast and move on. This is great for you because you can find items that you know sell good and tell the seller of that you only have a certain amount of gold and need that item. Most of the time they will give in and be ok, and sell you the item for less then what they have it listed in the AH. Remember your casual gamer is not there trying to get top dollar for the item, they would rather just have some gold in their pocket.

Bored Sellers

These are sellers that really are bored and are looking to sell items just
for something to do. You should easliy be able to talk these sellers
down and buy the item at lower price.

Fast Sale Sellers

This type of seller is the seller looking to make a Fast sale for some reason or another(most cases they need the Kinah). On these sellers you can offer then half of their asking price and they will probaly take it.

Hardball Sellers

These sellers usually are sellers that are trying to Buy and Sell also and are looking to make the big bucks. Your chance of talking them down is slim and shouldn't waste their time unless they are already offering you a good price on the item.

Items to look to resell

Leveling Items

Raid Items

Consumable Materials

Tradeskill Items

Epics and Rares

Selling Strategies

Auction Type
When you list an item you want to list them as buy it nows. There are a few reasons for this, one people do not want to sit around and wait 24 hours, or 8 hours or whatever for the auction to end, and people want items now! By listing an item buy it now, it will allow players to purchase the item right away instead of trying to have to bid the item up and win it, and you'll receive your gold faster.

Days to sell on
You always want to sell on the weekends and Sunday, for those are always the best days to sell on and do auctioneer scans, for that is when the most people are playing Aion. On Friday and Saturday most kids are on because they do not have school or work, and most people are on Sunday for its a day to relax and they do not have work or school. After loading up the Auction House with all your goods on Sunday you'll be sure to find a mail box full of Kinah on Monday!

Listing Price
When you are putting items up on the auction house merchants, putting the same price
for the same quantity is not a good idea ie, 1 for 300 kinah, 10 for 3000 kinah.

Lower amounts should have a higher price per merchandise, and higher amounts should have lower.

Higher price applies to people only wanting to purchase low amounts, and lower price applies to those who wish to make a mass purchase, for example Crafters.

If Greater Scroll materials cost 4000 and the current lowest price for those is 5000 in 100 quantity, then sell your 100 quantity for 4990 kinah in 1 to 3 packages, 50 quantity for 5200 kinah in 2 to 4 packages, 20 quantity for 5600 in 3 to 6 packages, and 10 quantity for 6000 in 5 to 8 packages.

This way, you will earn more money than by just selling them in 100 quantities, and they well sell faster as well. Making your name go up before your competition by looking at the prices is important, and that is why having 50 auction house merchant spaces is important.

How the AH Sorts
When you sort the auction house by price, the auction house will sort the items by the minimum bid, so the key is undercutting the minimum bid of an item. By doing this your item will be listed on the top of the searches when players sort the searches by price.

Advertise in Trade Channel
Once you get in the grove of buying and selling you'll soon know what items are hot and what ones are not. So when you have certain items that you know people want and you know will sell quick advertise them in the /trade channel aka trade channel. That way players who are not check the AH may just click on the link of the item and ask you the price of it. Putting your good/rare items in the /trade channel while your on is a good way to sell items quickly and you can work with the players on a price.

What Affects Auction House Values

Supply/Demand
In its simplest form, the auction house is a mini economy specific to each Aion server. High demand with low supply will lead to larger profit margins. Low demand with high supply will lead to smaller profits. That sounds pretty straight forward however it can’t be overstressed. When evaluating your auctioneer plan, you need to find a balance between not enough planning and over thinking.

Server
Each Aion server presents its own little economy. What sells well on one server may not sell well on another server. There are too many factors for me to cover but some main factors are population size, average population level , age of server, and number of twink characters.

Population size will generally increase both supply and demand which is important
because the greater the data pool the more accurate auctioneer tends to be.

Average population level is important as servers with higher level characters will mean more high end items for sale (good if you are looking to buy these items but bad if you are looking to sell these items for a big premium) and likely more raiding guilds (which can really drive up items like potions).

Age of server is important as older servers will have a broad range of characters which leads to more stable prices while a newer server will see much higher volatility.

Days/Times
While auctioneer has no date or time limit, there are times that can be better or worse for buying or selling items. Also, certain events such as the fairs or a Warhammer updates can create or change the values of items.

Running the Business

The next step to take once you’ve become the Warren Buffet of buying and selling is starting your own Aion business. What does this mean? Well it means hire employees to do the work for you. Like I’ve emphasized before in buying and selling is building relationships with people and making friends for this will always pay off for you in the long run.

Once you’ve got a considerable amount of gold saved up and know your server’s market then you are ready to start hiring some workers.

Look around outside of the main cities for low to mid level players, and ask them if they would be interested in making some money, like most low levels they will always reply “YES”. Now pick a few items that you are familiar with that your new employee will be able to farm, whether it be quest items or just a random item that you know the pricing of.

Tell him to collect these items for a few days and that you’ll then buy them off him for a nice price. Offer him 30% - 50% less than the market value for most low level players are not very informed and know the prices on most items and will be happy to take your offer.

Add him to your friends list and in a few days when you are both on meet up and purchase the items and then go ahead and resell it in the market for a profit. You want to be able to build a relationship with your works and trust. Offer them a small bonus for collecting the items in a timely manner and let them know how good they are doing. They will be happy to make Kinah and you’ll be able to collect a nice profit on the flip.

Not only will you make some gold you’ll make some very nice friends in the game that may become longtime friends that you can always turn to if you need help with a quest or for anything. Once you start getting good at hiring your own employees and having them collect items for you, try and hire on more low levels. Soon if you keep hiring low level teens you’ll have an entire work for that will be collecting items for you that you can turn around and sell for a profit and you’ll start to see the money flow in.

Enchantments, Manastones, & Goldstones guide

2009-12-28T01:21:00.000-08:00

Enhancing items allows you to customize your armor and weapons in order to fulfill your role within the world of Atreia. There are several ways you can enhance weapons and armor. The first is through Socketing Manastones; second with Enchantment Stones, and third with Godstones. Each type of enhancement affects the item it is placed on differently. Manastones add a particular attribute to an item, such as Hit Points, Crit chance, and more. Enchantment Stones increase specific attributes of an item depending on what type of item it is. Godstones add abilities to weapons that have a chance to affect the target with each attack.

Enchantment Stones
Enchantment stones, unlike manastones, improve specific attributes on weapons and armor based on the type of item they are applied to. These add a plus to the item they are applied to and can be used several times over to continuously improve the item they affect.

To find enchantment stones, one must use a set of Extraction Tools on an item. This will destroy the item but will give you 1 or more enhancment stones. The level of these stones will be based on the level of the item they are extracted from. The higher the level of stone used in comparison to the item they are used on, less likely the enchant will fail.

However, if an item is already enchanted and an attempt is made to enchant it further and the attempt fails, the item will lose one level of enchantment.

White Item = Item’s Level +1-10 Levels
Green Item = Item’s Level +5-20 Levels
Blue Item = Item’s Level +15-40 Levels
Orange Item = Item’s Level +30-50 Levels

Plate
Chest = +6 Physical Defense per level
Legs = +5 Physical Defense per level
Pauldron = +4 Physical Defense per level
Gloves = +4 Physical Defense per level
Boots = +4 Physical Defense per level

Chain
Chest = +5 Physical Defense per level
Legs = +4 Physical Defense per level
Pauldron = +3 Physical Defense per level
Gloves = +3 Physical Defense per level
Boots = +3 Physical Defense per level

Leather
Chest = +4 Physical Defense per level
Legs = +3 Physical Defense per level
Pauldron = +2 Physical Defense per level
Gloves = +2 Physical Defense per level
Boots = +2 Physical Defense per level

Cloth
Chest = +3 Physical Defense per level
Legs = +2 Physical Defense per level
Pauldron = +1 Physical Defense per level
Gloves = +1 Physical Defense per level
Boots = +1 Physical Defense per level

Primary
Polearm = +4 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level
Greatsword = +4 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level
Bows = +4 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level
Staff = +3 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level, +10 Magic Boost per level
Sword = +2 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level
Dagger = +2 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level
Mace = +3 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level, +10 Magic Boost per level
Orb = +4 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level, +10 Magic Boost per level
Spellbook = +3 Minimum and Maximum Weapon Damage per level, +10 Magic Boost per level

Secondary
Shield = +2% Damage Reduction per level

Manastones
Socketing armor and weapons gives you a wide variety of attributes that will affect your character. These effects can be anything from extra health or mana, to how often you critically hit or how accurate you are. These items can be found on most creatures throughout Atreia and, in some cases, can be traded in for other manastones by a repeatable quest.

In order to add a manastone to an item the item must have an empty manastone slot available. Once a slot is available simply right click the mana stone and mouse over the item you wish to enhance, then left click the item. An animation will begin along with a
timer. If you are successful, the manastone and its buff will now be listed in that item’s attributes.

Note: If the socketing fails, the manastone used will be lost. Also, if the item had any manastones previously placed on it those will be lost as well. A confirmation will appear to make sure you wish to attempt adding the additional manastones.

In the event you wish to replace a socketed manastone on an item with a new or different one, there are vendors in towns that, for a price, will remove a stone. This will allow you to attempt to socket the new manastone. Just remember, once a manastoneis removed from an item, it will be lost.

The following list shows all Manastones and their possible values:

Manastone: Attack (Adds to your Attack value)
Value Range: +1-5
White Manastones: (+1, +2, +4)
Green Manastones: (+3, +5)

Manastone: Accuracy (Adds to your Accuracy value)
Value Range: +12-25
White Manastones: Even #s (+12, +14, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+21, +23, etc.)

Manastone: Parry (Adds to your Parry value)
Value Range: +12-25
White Manastones: Even #s (+12, +14, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+21, +23, etc.)

Manastone: Magic Boosting Power (Adds to your Magic Boosting Power value)
Value Range: +12-25
White Manastones: Even #s (+12, +14, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+21, +23, etc.)

Manastone: Shield Defense (Adds to your Block value)
Value Range: +12-25
White Manastones: Even #s (+12, +14, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+21, +23, etc.)

Manastone: Evasion (Adds to your Evasion value)
Value Range: +4-15
White Manastones: Even #s (+4, +6, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+11, +13, etc.)

Manastone: Physical Critical Hit (Adds to your Crit Rate value)
Value Range: +4-15
White Manastones: Even #s (+4, +6, etc.)
Green Manastones: Odd #s (+11, +13, etc.)

Manastone: HP (Adds to your HP value)
Value Range: +20-85
White Manastones: By Tens (+20, +30, etc.)
Green Manastones: In-between Tens (+65, +75, etc.)

Manastone: MP (Adds to your MP value)
Value Range: +20-85
White Manastones: By Tens (20, 30, etc.)
Green Manastones: In-between Tens (65, 75, etc.)

Manastone: Magical Accuracy (Adds to your Magic Accuracy value)
Value Range: +10, +12
Green Manastones: (+10, +12)

Manastone: Maximum Flight Time (Adds to your Flight Time value)
Value Range: +4
Green Manastones: (+4)

Manastone: Magical Resistance (Adds to your Magical Resistance value)
Value Range: +12
Green Manastones: +12

Godstones
Godstones are the last type of enhancement that can be added to an item. However, these can only be socketed to weapons. Once applied to a weapon, the Godstone gives it the ability to affect an enemy in a variety of ways depending on the Godstone used.

In order to add a Godstone to a weapon, one must visit the Godstone vendor in Sanctum or
Pandeamonium. Once there drag and drop the weapon you wish to enhance into the Godstone Socket Target slot. Then drag the Godstone you wish to apply into the Godstone Socket Info slot. You will then see the description of the effect that will be placed on the weapon as well as the cost to apply the Godstone. If you are sure you wish to enhance the weapon with the chosen Godstone hit the "Okay" button.

Once "Okay" is clicked a confirmation will appear to be sure you wish to do this. It also informs you that any previous Godstone applied to the weapon will be lost.

After a Godstone has been applied to a weapon there will be a particle effect added to it. The type of effect applied is based on the Godstone and the attribute it has added to the weapon.

Great way to gather with ease!

2009-12-16T07:38:00.000-08:00

In my hours of gathering, and macro research, I have come up with an extremely easy way to set up macros on Aion which make gathering almost as easy as using a bot.

For populated areas like Patamor Thicket on the Asmo. side, the popular things to gather are Twisp Fibers, Vinna, and Theonia. I will use them as an example for some macros.

Macro 1:

/Select Twisp
/Attack

Macro 2:

/Select Vinna
/Attack

Macro 3:

/Select Theonia
/Attack

Once you have made these macros, simply drag them to your quickbar. When you are in the gathering area, click on any of the macros, and you will auto-select, run to, and begin gathering the nearest location of the particular item you want. It's great to use this method in an area which you do not get aggro in, as you can just click a macro after you have gathered your current point, and run directly to the next.

Note: You must be in /Select range of the item in order to properly use the macro. If you aren't selecting anything, move a little closer and the macro will begin to work its magic!

DECRASE OF LATENCY BY 80-160ms

2009-12-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

For Windows XP:

Only requires you to change two things in the windows registry, allowing your ping to drop by 80-175MS.

Process :

Start>RUN>regedit>ENTER

1:

In the regedit window ( called "Registry Editor") find (EDIT>FIND):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic
es\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\

There will be multiple NIC interfaces listed in there, find the one you use to connect to the internet, there will be several interfaces listed (they have long names like (6DBA9DEN-7AOE-4C03-B60F-ADB1777C41D4). Click each one of them, the right one will have lots of settings in it and you will see your machines IP address listed there somewhere. Right-click in the right hand pane and add a new DWORD value, name it TcpAckFrequency, then right click the entry and click Modify and assign a value of 1.

2:

In the regedit window ( called "Registry Editor") find (EDIT>FIND):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Paramet
ers

Right-click in the right hand pane and add a new DWORD value, name it TCPNoDelay, then right click the entry and click Modify and assign a value of 1.

Click Ok and close the registry editor, then reboot your PC.

That's all.

Don't forget to make a backup of your registry before.

For Windows Vista:

If you are unable to find the MSMQ subkey under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft node there is a good reason for that. Actually, by default, MSMQ subkey does not exist in Windows Vista OS. However, if you want to change it to improve ICMP (Ping) behavior, you can add it manually.

For your convenience, I provide a method here:

1) Create a new Text Document (*.txt).
2) Copy and paste the following contents (without the equal mark "===") into the Text Document.

============================================================

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters]

"TCPNoDelay"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\OCMset up]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\Securi ty]

"SecureDSCommunication"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\setup]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Setup]

============================================================

3. Save and close the Document.

4. Change the file extension *.txt to *.reg. (Note: if you are unable to view the file extension, please double-click Computer, click Tools menu > Folder Options > on the View tab, clear the checkbox before "Hide extensions for known file type" > click OK.)

5. Double-click the *.reg file (Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC) window.) You'll get a registry editor warning stating "Are you sure you want to continue", please click Yes.

AionTrick: Quick Crafting Macro

2009-12-01T10:45:00.000-08:00

Press: U
Click: New Macro
Make Three Macros called: Master,Mats,Table

Master Macro

Code:

/select x
/attack

Mats Macro

Code:

/select y
/attack

Table Macro

Code:

/selectBrand z
/attack

x= Name of your Crafting Master in which you will obtain work orders from
y= Name of your Materials Master for your craft in which is set for "Master Macro"
z= Use Brand 1 so put in 1 instead of z

Everything is case sensative

Example using Alchemy:
Join a group where you are the leader.
Brand Alchemy table with "Brand 1"

Master Macro

Code:

/select Diana
/attack

Mats Macro

Code:

/select Darius
/attack

Table

Code:

/selectBrand 1
/attack

make sure the macro 1 is set for hotkey 1
macro 2 is set for hotkey 2
macro 3 is set for hotkey 3

1= Select Master Crafter
2= Select Material Seller
3= Select Table and use it

Steb by step guide to Aion model editing!

2009-11-29T06:16:00.000-08:00

Things needed to get started:
~Photoshop
~Dds Thumbnail Viewer Download (XP & Vista x86 32-bit)
~Mystic Thumbs (Vista x64)
~.dds tool (Used to open .dds and save in PS)
~Python script for unpacking .PAK
~Winrar or 7zip
Click each name to download them above.

Step 1:
Ok, So I'm assuming you have all the aforementioned programs and such. Now we are ready to start modding. Your going to first go to C:\Program Files\NcSoft\Aion and find the .pak you would like to extract.

Step 2:
Alright, Now, You have found the .pak file you would like to open? Good, Now your going to click on the .pak and drag it on top of the .bat file downloaded earlier. It will open a cmd prompt, and unzip everything. It will then make a .zip file with the .pak contents in it. I recommend using 7zip because WinRar was giving me some weird errors. As seen in the picture below, That is the .zip I was talking about. Now on to step 3!

Step 3:
So you finaly unpacked the .pak file, And are now left with the .zip. Now your going to right click the now made .zip, And click Extract to Blah blah. It will now make a folder with ALL the contents of the .zip into a folder. Now your going to open the folder and view the goodies inside. Notice they are .dds? Good thing we downloaded the viewer! Now you can just click on the .dds and see a preview of it before you open in PS. Look at the image below to see what I mean. :P Now onward to step 4!

Step 4:
Ok, Now that you have chosen which .dds you wanna edit. We can start by opening it. Thanks to the plugin we downloaded earlier. Right click the .dd and choose open with... Then PhotoShop. You will now see your image pop up in photoshop. You can continue to edit with the paint brush, Color Replacement tool etc..Go nuts. When your done, Just save and the Nvidia save thingy will pop up. Always save using this setting shown in the picture below. Now we will move on to step5, Which will be repacking the .pak.

Step 5:
Now that you've had your little fun, It's now time to turn your creation back into a .pak file for you to use. Your going to highlight all the files you edited, Then drag them back into the .zip you created earlier.

Now last, But not least, The .zip where you just dragged your files to, Your going to rename from .zip to .pak. MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR OLD .PAK FIRST! To do this, Rename your default .pak from SoandSo.pak to SoansSo.pak.bak.

FAQ:

Q:How come I can't see the file extensions?
A:Make sure this option is unchecked. http://i34.tinypic.com/2yowfn6.png

Q:How do I know which and where *insert skill effect or armor name here* is?
A:Just keep looking. I'm way too lazy to compile a list.

Free Aion Radar ( Overlay )

2009-11-24T07:30:00.000-08:00

Update: this project is now in public beta. You can download a copy of Pete's Aion Radar at aionradar - Project Hosting on Google Code. It has an auto-update feature that will check for new versions every time you start it. It requires the .Net framework 3.5 (with latest updates) from Microsoft and you must run the game in windowed mode (maximized windowed mode is fine too).

This project is released as freeware open source under the GNU GPL v3 license. Please provide feedback at AionRadar (Gmail address), but report bugs and feature suggestions here.

No more delay between gathers / Prevent Ninjaing

2009-11-24T07:25:00.000-08:00

Click on the item to be gathered
As soon as it pops up in your inventory, hit any movement key, in any direction and instantly click on the next item to gather.

You shave off the 1-2 seconds waiting time before you have to try again. It becomes especially useful against people trying to ninja the next attempt from you. I am guessing this should work against the bots as well.
This works while flying and picking up Aether as well, every second up there counts, right?.

I wondered if its possible to have a macro for gathering, since it can become extremely boring.

Since the time it takes to gather is always random, its not possible to get a perfect macro to gather all 3 items with one click – at least it won’t be efficient to use a macro that way.

Best you can do is create a macro that breaks the animation after gathering and starts gathering the next item with minimum delay.

Well, this is the best i have come up with so far, and i thought it would be worth to share with you.

Create a new macro and put this in:

Code:
/attack
/select [%Variable9]
/delay 0.1
/attack

Of course, use whatever variable you like.
Save and drag the macro icon down on your quickbar.

As you can see, my macro will use a variable to specify the item to gather, so you will have to set it once you logon, or want to gather a different item. put this into your chat (it doesn’t matter which chat or tab):

/variable 9 ItemToGather

Again, use the variable you set in your macro. as item you need to specify the actual name shown if you hover the item node with your mouse, don’t use brackets or quotes. be aware that variables won’t save when you log out.

Now you’re set! go to your favorite gather spot and move close to your item of desire, and hit the macro key, your toon will run up to it and start gathering. take care that you won’t pull any aggro – if you get hit while gathering (note: each time you get dmg from DoTs, it will count as a hit), you will loose your current gather.

Once you hear the finish sound, instantly hit the macro key again and the macro will break the animation and get right back to gathering.

observations:

This macro is not quite as fast as using your movement keys to interrupt, however i found it to be satisfying for my lazy needs.
The item you want to gather has to be in range, i estimate the max. range to be around 25-30m
After you finished gathering all 3 items, the macro would still try to gather from the (now gone) node, you will have to move closer to an existing node or wait about 1 second after the node is gone.
The further afar an item is from you, the longer the macro will take to find it.
If you hit the makro key while gathering, it won’t break your gather (at least it didn’t for me), so you could just keep smashing your key and it will gather everything in sight.

That said, if you don’t want to put up with setting your gather item every time you logon, you have two possible options:

1.) set the item to gather right in your macro instead of [%VariableX], don’t use brackets or quotes, and create different macros for different items if you need. these will save then.
2.) you can also put several /select commands one after another in your macro, the macro should then in theory pick the last item which is in range and gather that. however this didn’t work out too well for me – sometimes it just won’t find items in range. and it seems, the more /select commands you use, the longer the macro takes to complete, up to several seconds, which renders the macro useless in terms of efficiency. maybe you have better luck with that, please hook me up if you find a working solution.

Aion Alert - Aion log parser + Remote Alerts.

2009-11-24T07:09:00.000-08:00

I've been using this while at work along with an amazing bot to text me when someone whispers me, being able to send commands to the game from my blackberry, Have screenshots sent to me etc etc. I couldn't live without it.

Aion Alert
Escape the Grind ( v 4.2 )

Aion Alert (AA) is a log parsing program. After enabling the Aion log file, AA will continuously (ever ½ second) monitor the log for selected events.

When an event occurs, AA will optionally: Play a sound, Send an email (or cell text) alert, Send a screenshot of the event. All of AA’s features are optional, use only the ones needed.

AA also allows you to send commands to it, to Aion, and to whatever bot you may be running at the time.

And AA features AAServer, a Telnet server that allows for real time communications with Aion via a Telnet connection.

FEATURES: ALL FEATURES ARE OPTIONAL!
• AA will monitor your log file and alert, screenshot, and/or shutdown all programs on any of the following conditions:

o Receive a whisper
o Inventory is full
o Death
o Receive Game mail
o Level up
o User specified alert
o Character Inactive
o Aion Inactive
• AA can play a sound upon any selected alert
• AA can shutdown Aion after X min with no exp gain or after X deaths.
• AA can make sure Aion stays the active window
• AA can send emails (and via email, cell phone texts)
• AA will monitor an email address, every 15 seconds, for incoming commands including:
o Commands to Aion
o Commands to Bot
o Screenshot commands
o Quit commands for Aion, Bot, Telnet, or all
o Command for status report
• AA can launch AAServer, a telnet server allowing almost real time interaction with Aion.
• AA supports receipt of notifications from other applications.

New in 4.0
- Status report reformatted for clarity
- Status report now includes exp/hr
- Status report now includes how many of what you have killed for how much exp.

Version 4.1
- Added pipeline for external alerts. This will allow other programs
to send information to AA which will then deliver it if you so choose. Currently
no programs send information to Aion Alert, this is in place for others (I.E. bot
makers, etc).

Version 4.2 - Keeping you out of trouble
- Added shutdown feature to occur after X min with no experience gain
- Added shutdown feature to occur after X deaths.
- Added button to give local Status report (vice emailed).
- Changed default settings box for word EXP from " EXP" to " EXP from ". Failure to make this change in your version will not harm anything, just make your report look unusual. (Done to support foreign language logs)

Download:
Filebeam - Beam up that File Scottie!

Aion - Nochsana Training Camp Instance Guide

2009-11-20T06:27:00.000-08:00

25 levels of harpies later, some real opponents!

On the way to the abyss, a lot of people say "Where are the instances?!". Thankfully the western release of the game came with patch 1.5, introducing the Nochsana Training Camp. NTC, or just TC as it might be referred to on your server is a level 25-29 instance. These are hard caps. Since it's in the Abyss, 25 is required, and once you hit 29, you can no longer enter it period. Enjoy it while you can!

One important thing to realize is that this is not a WoW instance. Loot will not drop off every boss or special monster as a guarantee. It is entirely possible, and even probable, that you will walk out of here with nothing new for gear. Before you throw your hands up in the air and abandon your quest however, you must realize that the experience points are ABSURD from this instance. With a party of 25-26s, you will be getting over 25,000 per elite monster kill. If you pre-ordered or recently completed a survey for a Lodas' amulet, this is the time to use it. On a full clear of the zone, running at a reasonable rate so the majority of your kills are with the amulet on, you will likely roll out with 70-80% of a level's worth of experience. It's incredible and should be run every day you can do it. There is a lockout period of a little under a day after you complete it, and three quests that will be done on the way that are given from an NPC near the ones that gave you your abyss training.

Quests
Nochsana Weapon Caches - These are located

near the end of the instance surrounding the fortress, and lots reside inside. There are enough spawns that a full party should be able to complete it all at once.

Guardians of the General - These four enemies are all part of your path to the General for the most part. We'll make sure you don't miss them.

The Siege of Nochsana - Just move up to the door and deploy your weapon. A pet bar will show up and you'll have to tell it to attack. Make sure everyone deploys it and gets credit if you're doing it as a static team with your legion or something. The followup will then tell you to kill the General, which is what you came to do anyway, right?

Route
Fairly straight forward. Upon entering, your party should move up either side. Patrols circle in a clockwise circle on the outer ring. Mark them and make your party aware as soon as they enter your line of sight. Typically they consist of two elites or one elite and a pack of Recruits, which barely pose a threat at all. There are drakes in the middle that can be totally ignored or grabbed for bonus experience.

Pull slowly and steadily. Before you reach the first gate, you'll see an artifact structure directly to the right of the first fortress gate. The first boss type is here for the quest, and he's a caster. Watch for large spikes of damage on your tank, and you can use the artifact to your advantage if you must. It'll create a damage shield for 60 seconds on your whole party that can soak up a lot of punishment. You can use it and then get dirty with a double pull for a little more thrill and AoE carnage.

Past the second gate is more of the same, but atop that second gate lies the third boss. His physical output is laughable, but he has an amazingly powerful stone-skin type damage shield. Whittle him down over time before he can recast it. Right up the ramp to the third gate is the 3rd boss, a Drake. All of his damage is single target except for one wide blast that will hit the whole party for about 1000. Your cleric can take care of this easily with a Healing Wind, so don't panic and start using potions. Nothing else he does will hit people beyond the tank, so waste this fool. Reports are mixed about his fire attack being cone-based so you could dodge it if you were behind him. I wouldn't bother.

Once you get to the gate, resist the urge to run up and bash the hell out of it with your bare hands. Actually, do it once. Fisticuffs have a great animation in this that you'll never get a good chance to see otherwise. If you have a lot of people looking to complete the Weapons quest, as you pull the outside of the fortress, look for the caches lining the walls. Once everything is clear, activate your siege weapons around melee distance with the gate if you have them and let rip. Then perhaps most importantly, get back. Everyone needs to stand back as upon the door falling, at least two elites will rush out to engage you and they're likely to get company on the way. Make sure your cleric has Rebirth up, if there is any threatening point of this instance, it's this pull. Handle them as they come out with crowd control and engage them around the corner of the gate.

Now, you have to clear the entire fortress out. Anything left alive will come running when the General is engaged, so don't even think about going up that ramp. Once the ground floor is clear, work your way up the ramp on the right side. By now you'll notice the weapon caches are liberally spread throughout this portion of the fortress. In this area you'll also find Nochsana Docs, which are healer types and should be dealt with first or last if good crowd control is available. Clear the area above the gate, as well as the bridge over the middle of the room. At the highest point in the back corner you'll find the last of the bosses for the quest. He'll summon help, but the help will vanish upon his death. Unload everything before the add goes for your healer and things get ugly. Do a quick survey around the fortress to ensure it's fully cleared, and pull the last two in front of the general. It's go time, people

Nochsana General

As intimidating as he looks, he's not that bad. His melee attacks consist of a smash that lowers physical defense and can be dispelled, and a wide area knockdown. His damage is rather high, so clerics will have to be on their toes. Ranged classes have next to nothing to worry about. Once he gets below 30%, he'll start using a fear move that will cause a random person to lose control for a few seconds. Templars should have Empyrean Armor saved for this in case the healer gets feared and things get ugly. Where you tank him is pretty irrelevant. Once he's dead, you'll get credit for the second part of the siege quest. His loot table consists of a wide array of blue weapons, high quality stuff that will take you into the 30's easily.

Unfortunately, that's if he drops them.

You'll be running this multiple times, and you have a time limit of sorts due to the level cap. This is without a doubt the fastest thing you can do to level though, and groups will be continuously springing up for NTC due to that. It's a good primer for how a fortress siege works, well, aside from the whole 'no enemy players in the area'. The quests will give you a huge infusion of XP and a fantastic helm that will carry you through the mid 30's with ease. Just remember that you're not doing it for the loot. There are repeatable instances in the low-mid 30's that will provide you with much more loot opportunity than here. I personally got more loot out of Tavan's Cavern than here, but a third of the experience in the process. Regardless the Nochsana Training Camp is your easy ticket if you don't want to grind out 25-29. So set that looking for group tag and brave the spammers to ride the fast track to 30!

leveling method and Great spot for grinding 35-39

2009-11-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

To Power level you'll need a higher level friend, Cleric/Templar/Chanter work best.

Get them to train a bunch of mobs and get lots of hate and then you pick them off one by one. The only benefit is that there is no down time for resting HP and you can kill the mobs much faster because they're all right in front of you.

Thats not how it was last night, I was recieving 80-85% of regular. The method works.

Great spot for grinding 35-39
Not sure about Elyos but Asmodians have Wrathfull Obscuras, and Gloomy Specters I think there called they look like reapers.

They drop fast don't do lots of damage and give 25k a mob and since there aggro mobs bots don't usually bot there.

You can find them in Beluslan pretty much straight under the Right outpost.

Hall of Protectors Air Walking Glitch

2009-11-12T05:18:00.000-08:00

Its possible to walk on air around the bottom floor of the hall of protectors. This glitch is exploited by standing right on the edge of the lift while it travels down the shaft. as the lift exits the shaft & comes into the main bottom floor if the player times their jump&glide off the edge properly they will get stuck in mid air & can walk around the entire lower section. to get down they will have to walk outside where they will fall to the ground.

Gain Health Faster With Resting Trick

2009-11-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

This trick allows you to regen your health EXTREMELY quickly in low levels using nothing but a simple command.

The way Aion's regeneration system works, while standing you regain a certain ammount of HP over time. By RESTING (/rest , it can even be mapped to a button.) the game activates an quicker regeneration rate, after one second, your HP will regain quickly, then another big chuck after another 10-20 seconds.

To use this exploit, /REST till you see a big jump in your health points, stand up, rest again till you see your HP jump up quickly, RINSE AND REPEAT TILL YOU HAVE REACHED FULL HP IN LESS THAT 5-6 SECONDS!

Solo Sulfur Fortress Instance

2009-11-08T05:46:00.001-08:00

If you are a ranger, assassin, or templar you can solo the sulur fortress instance. There is a level requirement, it varies depending on your class. Ranger/Assassin likely need around 32+, and Templar needs 37+. After level 43 you will no longer get any loot.

Form a group for the simple purpose of being able to enter the instance.
Run past all the mobs directly to the middle, and die on the chest.
Wait until mobs reset, and res yourself with a self reviving res stone (broke, or 500 AP abyss consumable vendor).
Kill the box using your class's bugged skills.

The bugged skills are skills which have a random damage portion to them. For Ranger this is stunning shot. For Templar it is Divine Slash and Shining Slash. Assassin has one too, not sure which one it is. The higher your level / gear, the more damage you'll do, which is where the level restriction comes in. All other attacks do only 1 damage making it impossible to solo without the bugged skills.

Elyos Kyola Temple Range Invincibility Attacks

2009-11-07T07:42:00.001-08:00

Behind the temple itself and up against the wall of the mountain base, you will be able to "fall through" part of the textured 3d0 of the mountain meeting the base and if you zoom your character into the "see through the eyes" type of view and look down you can look inside of the temple itself from behind the temple without even going inside of it and fighting all of those mobs.

Now I tried targeting mobs (which you can do) and tried hitting them as a Ranger (line of site problem) However this has not been tested with other classes. Spirit Master may actually be able to hunt like this, I'm not 100% sure but this is still a nice little texture exploit that may be able to be worked with into something leveling wise... or healing wise etc..

included is a somewhat accurate Location of the messed up mountain meeting the base of the ground.

You can go in it, people can't see your character only the glows on your character and your character name though.

I'm not sure if mobs were able to hit you if you lured them from above to that spot and went invisible and them hit in mid air but still nice little bug that may work with something else on here.

Enjoy

Aion - Gladiator Strategy guide

2009-10-30T06:35:00.000-07:00

The Gladiator class is able to use most weapons in the game, but they are more geared towards using either two handed pole arms (for Area of Effect combat) or dual-wielded swords. Almost all of their skills are geared towards the use of either a pole or a sword (Dual swords do count for this), so it is highly recommended that you choose to use one of those two weapons.

Along with this, the Gladiator is able to use multiple types of armor. They have passives for Leather, Chain, and Plate. Because of this, your choice in armor will be Plate. Your goal is to build up your defense and attack as much as possible, and Plate is the best method to going about this.

The biggest thing to keep in mind when choosing to play this class is that your main priority is to be a damage dealer, rather than a tank. You will have the ability to take monsters and players, yes, but if there is a Templar as well it is best to allow them to take care of that.

Strategy
The strategy of the Gladiator is going to be a pretty solid one. There really are not any times you will deviate from your normal play style, however your play will depend on what type of weapon you are using at the time.

First of all, carrying a bow is a very positive thing. You do not have any skills that you are able to use with bows, however you can use them to pull mobs out of groups. Your damage with this bow clearly will not be as devastating as with your normal skills, but that is not your objective at this point. Instead, you will want to use your bow to pull and then swap back to your normal weapon of choice.

Because your masteries (and skills) are based on two different weapons we will go ahead and cover the scenarios of each of these. These two weapons are the pole arm and the dual-wielded swords.

The dual-wielded swords are used just like any other weapon. Your goal is to get up to melee range of your target and deal damage to them as fast as possible. This is going to be the same whether you are tanking or not, however when you are tanking you will be the first one to attack your enemy (or enemies). This play style is the most common among Gladiators because if you keep using skills you will deal a large amount of damage over a short period of time. The issue, however, is that your attacking ability (in terms of damage dealt) is highly dependent upon how many skills you are able to dish out to your opponent. Because of this, your large attack power has both strengths and weaknesses. It is very important to gauge, especially when playing alone, how much health you have and what you are able to kill. Not doing so will result in a quick return to the nearest respawn point!

The pole arm is one of the most tricky weapons in any game, and Aion is no different. The point of the pole arm is to deal damage to multiple enemies at once, using a melee weapon. Using this style of battle means you need to completely separate yourself from your normal, in which you just attack one mob at a time. This time, your goal is to run beside multiple mobs, pulling their aggression along with you as you run to an area (preferably a corner) where you can attack all of them at the same time. This style takes much practice to fully grasp the hang of it. Because of this, here is a small guide to assist you in understanding the various workings of the Area of Effect combat methods.

Step One – Your first step here is to figure out where you wish to do your slaying mobs at. This is by far the most important decision because you want the ones that either are good for your quest, have decent drops, or give good experience. Looking at those three things, you will quickly notice that they do not always coincide with one another. You could have mobs that you need for a quest but have horrible drops and experience, for example. As a general rule of thumb, it is best to find mobs that are one or two levels below you. This generally cuts down on the amount of damage that they deal to you, increases your damage to them, and thus causes you to experience much less down time. Along with this, when choosing your target area make sure you understand how the different mobs react to players. Aggressive mobs, for example, are much easier to pull along with you than passives. With passive mobs, you must manually hit them to get them to chase you, causing you to take a considerable amount of damage sometimes just while pulling! Both types are fine, just ensure you understand which one you are dealing with ahead of time.

Step Two – The second step once you have chosen your target area is to determine whether or not you need a healer. There are some times you will find that you are able to do decent pulls (I consider three mobs a decent pull when solo) without anyone else assisting you, but there are also times that those three mobs may slay your character. Determining whether or not you are going to need a healer is extremely important because it can save you much time in the long run. Do notice that adding someone else to your group does mean you will receive less experience, gold, etc. however.

Step Three – After you have done the above two steps you are ready to move on to determining how many mobs will be an efficient pull for you. Whether you have a healer or not this part will always be the same. The biggest mistake people make is starting big and slowly working their way down. Instead, you should be doing the exact opposite. Start out with small pulls, such as two mobs (if solo) or three (if grouped) and move up one mob at a time until you feel comfortable but not overwhelmed. Some players may find this to be “weak” but it is much better than wasting hours trying to figure out what went wrong or how to get better efficiency. Also note that this bottom-to-top approach should be used with each run or each day. Many times you may be doing perfect during a run and then take a break and end up wiping your party (or yourself) multiple times due to not doing as well.

Step Four – At this point you are ready to roll and AoE down some mobs! You are ready to either try out your solo play or ensure that your team is being attentive so you can do a pull. Note that if you are unsure if a party member you rely on is AFK or not, you will want to question them ahead of time. Nothing is more irritating than a healer that left to go take care of something while you sit there dying.

Aion Review

2009-10-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

A new challenger to World of Warcraft has landed, and we have defeated legions of monsters to find out how Aion actually is performing.
Read our opinion right here.

I being starred upon of two huge creatures and before I know it, they have engaged in combat. Shared blows battle between the three combatants are being thrown, but there is no way I can win. My vision reveals a single way out, a steep cliff in front of the marvelous sunset. I jump off the cliff while the monsters stay behind looking at me. My bitter enemies are left on the mainland, while I unfold my wings and enjoy the brief moment of peace.

It is basically the same procedure each time a new MMO is launched, the comparisons are the same with the all-embracing World of Warcraft, and maybe the new challenger can topple one of the most profitable game in history from the throne? What is really best? How AIONs future looks, only time will tell, but I have enjoyed to the fullest.

Aion hosts two playable factions, Elyos and Asmodians who once were a complete people.

After their world was split in two, however, quickly arose disputes and now they are on opposite sides in an epic struggle for survival. The fight will be extra spiceb by a third faction, the abominable Balaur who has been corrupted and have now rejected their only task to protect the world and its inhabitants. Your task is obviously to help your chosen faction to bring victory and absolutism in the house.

That there is only one race per side, could possibly cause terror in many minds, because it is easy to imagine a world full of identical warriors. But thanks to a solid and varied character design menu, it is possible to play a long time before you meet your own twin, if ever!

After a dramatic intro sequence I wake up to a true role-playing cliche, the familiar amnesia. With no recollection of who I am, I am left to my temporary identity as a mercenary who is sleeping on the job. It is recognizable state of the genre, but also works as a catalyst for future motivation. However, it is a little strange to imagine that the same fate has undergone several hundred thousand warriors, and it takes the epic mood and distorts it just to be an acceptable excuse to start from scratch.

The player's journey from meager mercenary for indomitable warrior in the heat of battle is exciting, with few flaws. Some of the tasks are poorly put together and their story, although a small part of the larger world, is badly told, by the corresponding characters. But everything thats not working for some of the plain quests, will very quickly be over and gives the player a good reason to get to work with the challenging and well-structured campaign missions.

The inevitable battle between Elyos and Asmodians obviously remains stagnant without players who want to seize their weapons for what they believe is the fair side. This opens up the first player-versus-player when you've proven yourself worthy, or more specifically when you have reached 25th level There is considerable focus on this aspect and how the battle goes, has effects that extend over the rest of the game experience.

A game as large in scale as this, of course needs good frames, which even the most cynical person must admit that Aion has. There is a great degree of detail in even the most obscure areas and it is one of the finest games I've played to date. When you see a new area for the first time it's hard not to gape at the hypnotic beauty of the landscape. For example, the sight of Canta-coast for the first time, without a doubt one of the few times I gave myself time to enjoy the surroundings in a game like this where the race against the highest rank otherwise what would normally be desired. Despite the rich detail and impressive surroundings Aion runs like a dream, and rarely have I seen such an optimised gameengine.

The tale is accompanied by a fine soundtrack, which never leaves itself as particularly memorable. There are no bombastic tones and eventually you become so accustomed to this melodic companion that you only discover it in the few quiet moments in the game.

With all the time needed to become the fearsome warrior whose destiny is to save the nation, it is important to have the right equipment, and what better way to ensure the best equipment than to do it myself? Crafting is about the same way as in other MMO games, there must be assembled components and they must tap into a finished product that makes other clothes look like some tea-towels. It seems all very familiar, but to better themselves in Aion is a less burdensome than in many other games, since you can receive work orders. These make it possible to become a master blacksmith or fænomonal seamstress at a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the price you as often have to pay in this kind of a game.

Aion is the most polished and thourough worked through MMO I have ever played, and a year in trade in Korea clearly shows its worth. The childhood diseases that often plagues these games are nowhere to be found. Something as refreshing as a smooth start is really a good change from what often happens with games that have fixed release dates.

It all recalls things, places and people we've seen before in other outfits, but Aion stands out with its eastern aesthetics, a different way to tie together the components and a game that works perfectly from day one. It is the fresh breath to the genre which has been needed for so long. The picturesque scenery and the incredibly polished experience it is to move from puny warrior to supernatural war hero will not disappoint. Aion is a hit and all fans of the genre should give a trial.

Aiont tips and tricks: Hidden Treasure

2009-10-12T04:42:00.001-07:00

In the middle of the lake by Basela Village in Altgard, there is a large box. You will usually find a few people attacking it, just ask to group and pound away.

It takes awhile to destroy as it has an estimated 10,000 hp and you only deal 1 damage at a time.

After an hour or two of annoying beating the box dies, and you will recieve the Treasure Hunters Sword, Dagger, Sheild, Spellbook, Belt, and Boots.

Ok so most everyone knows this, but here is a trick if you are having trouble getting into a group. Simple, go at about 9am or so with at least one friend to be sure that you will not get beat out by someone who shows up later.

If there is someone there, just channel hop as it is usually on more than one channel at a time. And another trick, if you use Frightcorn Memory or something similar you may do twice as much damage. And yet another trick, unless your an assasin, drop down to your fists as they have a 1 attack rate I believe so you can get more hits in as you do the same damage either way.

Aion Guide: Calculating Estimated Time to Level

2009-10-12T03:58:00.000-07:00

Using these steps you can calculate roughly how long you will be grinding until you reach your next level. Variables such as ganking, deaths, and available mobs are not factored in, only constant grind rate.

First take xp required to level and divide it by twenty

ex. 4,012,536 / 20 = 200,626.80

The output number is the xp required for each bar of xp, a useful value for setting goals or pacing yourself.

Next take the xp required per bar and divide by the xp gained for killing your specific mob. If what you're grinding varies is level, add the xp from the lower leveled mob to the xp of the higher mob and divide it by two for the average number.

ex. 200,626.80 / 10,030 = 20 Mobs per bar

or if you killing mobs with varied levels,

ex. 200,626.80 / [(10,030 + 12,630)/2] = 17.71

Lastly to calculate the time it will require you to time how long it takes you to kill a single mob. If you really want to be specific, you can time how long it takes to kill 10~20 mobs to get a average time per kill. Use a Stopwatch, or cooldown to get a good time per kill (in seconds).

Once you've the time it takes per kill, multiply that by the amount of mobs required per bar.

ex. 20mobs x 18.8 sec = 376 seconds per bar

or if you're averaging your time while killing multiple mobs, in this example it's the actual time taken to kill ten mobs straight

ex. 20mobs x (254.5 / 10) = 509 "actual" seconds per bar

Lastly to calculate the total time taken, multiply your second value by twenty

376 x 20 = 7520 seconds for a level

or for "actual time"

509 x 20 = 10180 seconds for a level

Divide seconds by 60 for a minute value

ex. 7520 / 60 = 125.33 minutes

ex. 10180 / 60 = 169.67 "Actual" minutes

And again for hour value

ex. 125.33 / 60 = 2.09 hours

ex. 169.67 / 60 = 2.83 "Actual" hours

So as you can see, the actual time is much more accurate for determining the total time it will take to level.

Formulas for Calculating all this.
1. [xp to level] / 20 = [xp per bar]

2a. [xp per bar] / [xp per mob] = [kills per bar]
2b. [xp per bar] / (([mob A] + mob B]) / 2) = [kills per bar]

3a. [kills per bar] x [seconds per kill] = [seconds per bar]
3b. [kills per bar] x ([seconds for x kills] / x) = [Actual seconds per bar]

4a. [seconds per bar] x 20 = [seconds for level]
4b. [actual seconds per bar] x 20 = [actual seconds for level]

5. [seconds for level] / 60 = [Minutes for level]

6. [Minutes for level] / 60 = [Hours for level]

Aion Guides - Soloing the "sealing the abyssgate" quest

2009-10-10T09:02:00.000-07:00

Great way to solo the last Verteron quest "sealing the abyss gate". Also a good way to move around to the holy grounds and the observatory.

Enjoy

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Farming Gold Weapons - Level 35 Assassin

2009-10-09T02:33:00.000-07:00

This is a extremely quick 2 minute boss run and of course, the duration will depend on your skill execution and DPS.

This is also a realistic execution plan. If you look at the DPS of the 2 assassins in the video, they are achievable.

As for drop chance, you have a chance to get the gold drops but everything depends on your luck. I am not certain about the drop rate but with this speed, you can probably have your weapons pretty quick.

There is a 30 minute lock out after you finish an instance. Use this time to gather some aether nearby. Lots of aether in this place.

The other thing is: the gold weapons bind on roll. Just NPC anything you can’t use. NPC buy them for a million kinahs. That’s alot, isn’t it?

You need to be at least level 34 for this but recommend that you be at least 37 (42 max or the boss won’t drop anything)

Preparation:

Buy some Abyss HP Pots with AP and some large HP Pots

Buy some movement speed buff scrolls or +critical attack food if you want. Optional

Group up with 1 or 2 other assassins. Go with someone with pretty similar DPS to reverse aggro easily.

Meet up and enter Fire temple (asmos) or Kyola temple (elyos). You need the finish a quest to enter this instance.

In instance:

Turn on Bloodlust I (speed buff).

Turn on Hide II

Glide until you reach a mob-free spot

Wait for Hide II CD to finish.

Consume Mana pot to replenish Mana

Turn on Hide II

Proceed towards the boss’s hideout.

Kill 1 mob near boss.

Lure boss to spot using bow.

Assassin A aggro and splash DPS at Boss

Assassin A prepare to use Abyss Pot and HP Pot. This will allow you to tank a few hits.

Assassin B go to back of boss, stun, buff, backstab, surprise attack, dp skill.

Assassin B will reverse the aggro if done right.

Assassin B prepare to pot. (Kromedes gives crazy damage)

Now the aggro in on B after all that crazy damage.

Assassin A go to back of boss, buff backstab surprise attack, dp skill, repeat what player B did.

If there is a Assassin C, this will be faster but you have 1 more person to split the loot.

If you got a golden staff/orb/spellbook/mace/spear, sorry you can’t trade them.. They bind on roll! But good news is that you can NPC them for 1 million kinah. That’s quite a bit of money.

Now, there is a 30 minute lock down on re-entering the dungeon.

You can go gather some aether nearby. Lots of aether in this place.

Or you can set up store and sell some stuff outside the dungeon.

This process takes about 2 mins plus

Here is the video:

Skipping 4hour queues

2009-10-09T02:30:00.000-07:00

People are constantly whining about getting stuck in server queues to log into some aion servers.

To avoid long server queues follow the steps :)

1. Join the server queue and wait about 5mins
2. Ctrl Alt Del and run the task manager
3. Kill Aion.exe
4. Reload the game
5. Log into your server
6. Play ;) ... If you are sent to the back of the queue there is a button to select a different server. Hit this and chose your server again.

You may need to repeat these steps. Has worked 100% of the time for me but some friends have to do it twice for some reason.

Aion's First Rick-Roll

2009-09-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

No joke, it is the rick-roll song... but this is so much more amusing that posting a link and getting goobers to click on it. In fact, Ill just youtube the link in here.

Just watch, I lol'ed.

Aion Class review: The Spiritmaster

2009-09-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

The Spiritmaster

The Spiritmaster class is not the most natural path of progression from the Mage archetype. Unlike the Sorcerer class, the Spiritmasters of Aion no longer feel the need to continue on the path of pure spell slinging, since they've unlocked the secrets to forcing the very spirits of the land to serve their needs. Just because they may not have the full magical range of their Sorcerer brethren, only a fool would believe they can't deal as much (if not more) damage.

Strengths

High sustainable DPS
Multiple pet types for different situations
Less gear dependent than other archetypes

Weaknesses

Very pet dependent
Hobos have better armor
Slow mana regeneration

Words to live by
"Possessing a pet means never having to ask for volunteers."

Yay! I’m a Spiritmaster… now gimmee.

The first thing you’ll receive is your choice of a new weapon. Up until now, you’ve been forced to flip open a spellbook, waggle your fingers, and zap some enemies. Now you can choose between another spellbook and a new weapon type: an orb. There's no reason why you can't choose the Spellbook of Karma if you're so inclined, but the Orb is a far superior choice for the Spiritmaster.

A Different Breed of Spellcaster
If there were only one piece of advice I could give players before they choose the path of the Spiritmaster, it would be this; you are no longer a Mage. As simple as it sounds, there are still a number of players out there that treat their Spiritmaster as a Mage with a new toy. During your first few levels as a Spiritmaster, it's very easy to fall into this mindset, but if you do, it's only going to make things rougher as you go along. Your pet is more than just an added boost of DPS for you and the sooner you get that through your skull, the easier your life is going to become. For some players, this will require a leap of faith, especially since it's very easy to still act like a Mage in the beginning. Trust me when I say this is a mistake. Your pet is not just added damage. They will become both your close companion and your savior.

Whenever you receive a new spell that can be used by your pets, you'll notice that some of them have a list of the different spirit types and what the spell does for them. For example, when you first become a Spiritmaster, one of the spells you'll be able to buy from the trainer is Command: Thunderbolt Claw I. The Fire and Water pets use this as a magical elemental strike, while the Earth and Wind pets use this as a sustainable attack (it ends when they get hit). Another example is Command: Threatening Stance I which you can use at level 13. The spell has different levels of effectiveness depending on which pet it's used in conjunction with. It’s virtually useless when used by the Water Spirit, but extremely effective when used with the Fire Spirit.

The key to staying alive with the Spiritmaster is learning to use the right pet for the right job and being ready to swap on the fly.

Unleash the Beast
New Spiritmasters (and all pet classes from any game) have a distinct tendency to play in one of two ways. They either treat their pet as nothing but added DPS, or they take on the role of pet cleric. Because of the order that spells come to you in Aion, becoming a pet cleric isn't really a viable option in the beginning. By the time you do get the ability to heal your pet at level 16, hopefully you'll already have your own play style and won't fall into that trap. Avoiding the first is going to require some effort for some.

The first pet you'll receive is the Fire Spirit. This floating mass of cracked lava may not be quite at the top of the food chain in terms of hit points (though he is close), but if you're looking for a pet that's able to keep mobs off of you with its taunting abilities, there's no better choice than this guy. It's for this reason that the Fire Spirit makes a good first pet.

Since you don't have the ability to force your pet to taunt until level 13 with the Threatening Stance spell, this is the perfect time to get used to sending your pet in first and letting him beat on a mob for a bit before stepping into the fray yourself. Remember that the two of you are partners and his armor and hit points are far superior to yours. You picked the second to squishiest class the game has to offer (yes, the Sorcerer is slightly worse off), so suck it up and learn how to survive. Rule number one, you are not a tank, so don't act like one.

Despite that last sentence, the Fire Spirit makes a good first pet because you also need to learn the art of pulling agro off of him when you want to. Learning this skill takes a lot of time and patience, all of it through trial and error, but believe me, this is the time to do it. During these early levels there's plenty of room for mistakes and those you make won't be anywhere near as costly now as they will be later - literally. As you go up in levels, so does the cost to heal your soul and recover lost experience for the deaths you accumulate. The best way I've learned to teach the art of agro management to players for years (if they've asked my advice) is to play a game with your pet.

Call it Fetch, or whatever you want, but the idea is to pick a mob that's at the edge of your spell casting range and send your pet in to begin the battle. The object of the game is to time it just right so that when you pull the mob off your pet, it dies at your feet, only managing to get one or two hits on you, if any. This exercise serves multiple purposes all at once. First off, this is going to give you a very distinct feel for the way you and your pet interact together. You'll soon learn when you need to step up your casting and when you need to back off. It will also save you downtime. If you leave your pet face to face with a mob for an entire battle, it's going to take more damage than it needs to and you're going to have to either recast the pet or sit for long periods of time in order for it to heal. If you pull it off the mob too soon, it's either going to chew through your Stone Skin shield too fast (making you vulnerable until its cooldown timer is finally complete) or chew through you if it's already gone, now requiring you to sit for long periods of time waiting for your health to regenerate. On top of everything else, it's also nice to not have to move to grab your well-earned loot off a corpse. The effort required to master this skill can be frustrating, but if you put the time in now, it will pay off dramatically in the future.

You Still Have to Chuck Some Spells
Mastering the relationship between yourself, your pet, and your current mob is the most important skill to get down and although it can be rough to learn, your spells are there to help you. Unlike your misguided counterpart, the Sorcerer, as a Spiritmaster, you come into your power quickly. The best set of spells you get during your early career is at level 13. Chain of Earth I is a combination DOT + Slow spell which you'll use more often than Ice Chain. Be aware that they're both on the same timer, so if you use one, you can't use the other until the cooldown timer has run its course. My favorite spell of the bunch though has to be Energy of Fire I. The description would be hard pressed to be more bland and uninformative. It merely states, "Summons 2 energies of fire and inflicts magical fire damage on a target within a 25m radius of you." Boring!

So how could such a boring sounding spell be my favorite? Because what it actually does is summon two glowing balls of flame (we got that part already, genius) that do over 100 points of damage *each* to the target. And they cast multiple times. These two little glowing balls of barely contained hell will become a central part of your damage campaign and are what allow you to create an environment of sustainable damage on a target. They'll become the best little no-named friends you ever had in a hurry.

As you continue to grow in power, you'll gain new Spirit pets which you'll need to learn how to play with. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, but it's going to take time to master them all. If you make the effort, it will be worth it. Not only to you, but to your groupmates as well. Anyone can play a Spiritmaster in the early levels, but shortly before reaching level 20, you'll begin to see a huge difference in those that learned to play them, and those that learned to play them well.

10 Things I wish I'd known about Aion

2009-09-17T14:03:00.000-07:00

For all of you that didn't get a chance to play the betas I've put together a short list of some things that I wish I'd known before I started playing. You'll find most of this stuff out before you get out of the noob zone, but maybe it'll save you a little time by learning from my mistakes.

1: Bind Early, Bind Often. Obelisks, located in almost every outpost, are your binding location. A simple click and a nominal amount of Kinah will allow you to update your bind/recall location. Since there are no "graveyards" in Aion, a death will return you to your bind-point which, if not updated, may cause a long travel back to the location you were in.

2: Swimming is for the fishes. Your Aion toons are about as bouyant as a lead pipe filled with sand; if you decide to take a few laps around your local pond and the water is deep you might also end up taking a few laps around the zone while you run back from your death...especially if you didn't listen to point #1.

3: Bigger isn't always better (at least that's what my wife tells me....). Large characters will also have larger hit-boxes in PvP. The hit-box difference from the smallest toon to the largest toon doesn't make a huge difference, but every little advantage counts.

4: Maybe bigger IS better! Extendable weapons allow melee classes to double their attack range and clip those pesky ranged classes that are trying to get away.

5: Use the Express-Mail option, that's what all the cool kids are doing. If you need to get an item to someone in a hurry, make sure to use the "Express Mail" option. It's well worth the extra Kinah!! (It's also, to me, one of the best "unexpected" features I've seen in any MMO!)

6: Take a little time to stop and smell the roses...or the oranges...or the ore. There are a lot of quests that require you to harvest items, but if your harvesting skill is too low you'll end up either skipping the quest or wasting time in a zone you've already completed just to keep it up to date.

7: Looks can be deceiving. In Aion you have the ability to not only dye your armor but also to completely transpose the stats of one piece onto the looks of another piece. Just because that funny looking Asmo in the corner is wearing ghetto armor doesn't mean he's not the best geared toon on your server!

8: UI Customization: There are two "default" UI layouts in the options menu; both are full featured. The game defaults to what I call the "Aion Layout" but if you prefer something a little more familiar you can turn it into a "WoW Clone" UI.

9: Don't spend too much time looking for an Aion Profile for your G15 keyboard. This may change in the future, but at the moment Aion blocks all the advanced functions of gaming devices like the G15 keyboard or your Nostromo Gamepad, so don't waste too much time trying to find a workaround.

10: Don't trust your minimap too much. Your minimap has a radar that will identify mobs/players around you, but it's only effective for a 120-degree Arc in front of you; It doesn't see that SpiritMaster coming from behind to own your soul!

Aion Tips and Tricks

2009-09-16T07:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a few Aion Tips & tricks. Some of them you might know, some of them might be new to you. All ifomation have been gathere from mmOverload.com.

Enjoy!

Roads aren't always the fastest way between two points. Go offroad! You won't have to worry about aggro (kill on sight mobs) until you get into your level 6 or level 7 quests.
Remember that you can gather multiple times on each Angelica node, but Angelica grows throughout the intro areas, so don't worry about getting your ten on the first trip. It's good to get in the habit of gathering whenever you stumble across a node, since you'll have at least one quest later on that requires 15 points in gathering.
Don't replace your chest or foot armor - you'll be getting upgrades to the chest piece soon enough, and foot pieces seem to drop with higher frequency than other pieces.
Titles give stats in Aion, so be sure to have a title equipped. At level 10, the Raider Hero title is great for melee classes, and the Fluent in Mau title is excellent for magic users (though you'll need quite a bit of kinah to buy the language skill in Pandaemonium).
Remember that you can switch titles whenever you wish to! If you pick up the Bottled Lightening title, you can use it during long stretches of foot travel then switch back to a combat title when you need to.
Don't neglect your harvesting skills! You'll run into several quests in Verteron that will require you gather from harvesting nodes around the zone and skill levels will become obsolete quickly if you neglect them.
Repeatable quests are there for a reason! Grab these quests every time you pick up other local quests for extra experience and coin as a habit. You'll find that they take little effort to complete but offer worthwhile reward.
Get the ascension done ASAP! The quest reward, wings, and level 10 skills are all worth earning as early as possible. If you need to go back to the newbie area, do so as a pimped out Daeva.
Most class skills update at level 10, 13, 16, and level 19. Save time by planning your trips back to the city at these levels or if you have the kina, buy as many upgrades as you can all at once!
Gliding is helpful in quick travel but is definitely an art form! For the best results, travel using your Num Lock or auto-run key then jump from hill peaks or ledges then hit your jump key again, while in mid-air, to glide. You may use your mouse to control your direction and elevation. Glide is also helpful to avoid falling damage. Hit your jump key before you hit the ground to float safely down.
Getting a little too crowded in your adventuring area? Change channels! Aion utilizes instances to keep zones from overcrowding and all you have to do to switch is click on your menu button at the bottom of your UI, hover over "Support" and choose "Change Channel". A box will pop up at the top of your screen showing you which channel you are in and allowing you to drop it down and choose a different channel.

Aion Class Review - The Templar

2009-09-16T06:01:00.000-07:00

Learn all about the Templar.

The Templar is the defensive power house of the warrior archetype. Unlike the gladiator, the templar relies more on defensive skills and survivability as opposed to a mix of defensive and offensive-based skills. With skills such as “Armor of the Empyrean Lord”, the templar is able to walk into many battles and outlast his foe through sheer defensive force.

Strength:

Very strong defensively and has a lot of complementary skills that increase survivability.

Weakness:

The templar doesn’t pack a great punch offensively. While the templar can hold his own and outlast many enemies, he can’t finish them off too quickly.

Templars take a different approach to tanking than gladiators. This class is built more for defensive oriented skills that increase its survivability, making it a prime candidate for the main tanking position. If you want a tank capable of taking a beating and then asking the enemy in a Wolverine-like manner, “what else ya got?” then the templar is for you.

Unique Ability and Divine Power
Templars also gain a race specific Divine Power skill. The Elyos get “Divine Chastisement” (deals level-based damage to the target and you can block all attacks by using shield defense for 15 seconds.) and the Asmodians get “Chastisement of Darkness” (deals level-based damage to target and creates a shield for you that absorbs 50% of damage and reflects level-based damage for 15 seconds.) Both races have a very useful skill and one that can help make them a very effective tank. Divine Power (DP) is built up as you kill enemies that give experience. Once you have 2000 DP, you’ll have one shot of your special ability ready to fire. This skill can come in handy for tanking hard mobs, bosses, or on raids.

While this skill isn’t as graphically flashy as the gladiators DP skill, it still provides a very useful resource to use when dealing with harder encounters. DP comes slowly so make sure you save you it for when it counts.

Combat
If you plan to tank the world alone, make sure you don’t leave the safety of the Sanctum without your trusty shield. Many of the templars early skills use a shield. Skills such as Shield Bash can leave your enemy stunned for an opportune moment to dish out some major damage. Templars also gain access to many skills that specialize in drawing the enemy’s ire, solidifying their position as main tank.

You get a couple of decent combos between levels 10 and 19 as a templar, but for the most part you will still be using your old warrior combos pretty frequently. Two of the five combos the templar has are reactive and dependent on a successful block before they can be executed, so in the way of combos, things are pretty thin for the templar until they reach level 19 when they get the new combo of Ferocious Strike – Robust Blow – Desperate Strike.

Combos:

Ferocious Strike – Robust Blow (Gained as a Warrior)
Ferocious Strike – Shouting (Gained as a Warrior)
Block – Shield Counter (Gained as a Warrior)
Block – Shield Bash (Lvl 10)
Ferocious Strike – Robust Blow – Desperate Strike -- 19

Key Skills
The templar has an assortment of supporting skills that aid him in being a beast when it comes to defensive tanking. He has everything ranging from aggro enhancements to hitpoint restoration and boosting.

Note: Statistics vary by level.

Armor of Empyrean Lord: Recovers your HP by 25% and increases your Maximum HP and Natural HP Recovery by 50% and 50 respectively for 3 minutes. In addition, you receive less damage when you are attacked by a PC.
Shield Bash: Bashes the target with a shield to inflict 102-111 physical damage and puts it in the Knocked back state. (Requires a shield.)
Taunting Severe Blow: Inflicts 77-86 physical damage on the target and increases its Enmity toward you.
Divine Chastisement (Elyos) Inflicts X-X physical damage and additional Enmity on the target, and you can block all attacks by using shield defense for 15 seconds.
Chastisement of Darkness: Inflicts X-X physical damage and additional Enmity on the target, and creates a shield for you that absorbs 50% damage and reflects 20 damage for 15 seconds. The shield absorbs up to a total of 10,000 damage.

Overall the templar is a strong class defensively. They won’t be breaking any speed records when it comes to killing enemies, but there is no one you will want to have at the frontline of battle more.

Cleric Macros

2009-09-12T05:31:00.000-07:00

I found some useful Macros for Cleric

1. Healing and Buffing

a) Buffing multiple groups with blessings:
Code:

/Variable 1 Blessing of Health "Rank"
/Select [%Group1]
/Skill [%Variable1]
/Delay 2
/Select [%Group2]
/Skill [%Variable1]
/Delay 2
/Select [%Group3]
/Skill [%Variable1]

Repeat this pattern, replacing the group number, for more groups.

Create multiple versions of this macro for your different Blessings by replacing the "Number" of the Variable.

b) Healing an enemy's target and re-select the enemy:
Code:

/Select [%Target'sTarget]
/Skill "Heal Name" "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Select [%PreviousTarget]

This macro is very useful if you have 2 off-tanks or find yourself in a group with people who pull aggro off the tank/s frequently.

Furthermore, you can still heal yourself along with the tank if you happen to take damage.

c) Healing a group member and then re-targetting your previous target:
Code:

/Select [%Group"Number"]
/Skill "Name"
/Delay 2
/Select [%PreviousTarget]

Alternatively, you can also /Select "Player Name"

This is probably one of the better cleric macros out there.

2. Levelling

a) Faster resting/Mana regen
Code:

/Skill Light of Rejuvenation "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Skill Mana Treatment "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Skill Refresh Mind "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Skill Toggle Rest

I use this quite a lot for levelling when my mana gets low. Of course you can take out Mana Treatment if you don't have powder.

3. Combat

a) Simple assist target and announce target:
Code:

/Select [%Group"Number"]
/Yell DPS [%Target'sTarget] selected by [%Group"number]!
/Select [%Target'sTarget]
/Delay 2
/Attack

Alternatively, you can replace [%Group"Number"] with the name of your group's main assist.

b) Cast Holy Servant and cast HoT on it:
Code:

/Skill Summon: Holy Servant "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Select Divine Energy
/Skill Light of Rejuvenation "Rank"
/Delay 2
/Select [%PreviousTarget]

HoT'ing up your summon makes it stay around for one extra attack (4 instead of 3 hits), which is quite good, especially if simplified by a macro.

As stated above, currently I have not found a way to target a previous hostile target, but you can just hit TAB to do this quite easily.

Aion Class Review - The Cleric

2009-09-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

Immerse Yourself In The Cleric

The Cleric is one of only two healing classes in Aion; both come from the priest archetype, but the Cleric is the closest to a traditional healer of the two. Armed with an arsenal of player buffs, heal over time and direct heal spells, the Cleric is an essential element of any complete group.

Strengths:

Ability to wear chain armor, allowing for higher survivability than cloth casters.
Powerful heals that when used properly can make the Cleric nearly impossible to kill.
Bulk of their power comes from ranged abilities, further enhancing survivability

Weaknesses:

Low damage output when solo

The Cleric possesses the ability to resurrect its allies which no other class can do. While the Chanter is more of a dedicated group buff class with strong damage potential, the Cleric is very much the healbot or walking potion of the group. Healing in Aion, however, is a very dynamic process and resource management is key to being an effective healer here.

Unique Abilites

Clerics learn a race specific Divine Power skill at level 10. The Elyos get Salvation while the Asmodians get Pandaemonium's Protection , a different name for the same ability that allows the player to trade two thousand Divine Power points for 50% of their maximum mana and hit points. Divine Power (DP) is accumulated by killing mobs or Baldur, it is not a resourse to be used lightly as it is not gained quickly or easily.

Combat

Solo combat will be slower for the Cleric than it will be for most other classes, but it will also be steadier. Managing your health and mana properly can make you an almost unkillable soloist with little to no downtime.

Clerics can initiate combat with their ranged spell - Smite. It deals a strong amount of damage and has a short re-cast time. Smite deals ranged damage with a two second cooldown. If you have pulled from max range, you should have time to get two or three of these off before the mob reaches you Once the target closes in on you, your primary combo attack can finish them off.

Combos

Smite - ThunderBolt - Discharge - This is your ranged combo chain, both Thunderbolt and Discharge are instant casts, however Discharge is a random chance proc ability that deals insane damamge, if it pops up you need to use it.

Condemnation - Heaven's Judgement - Lightning - The melee combo for the class. Condemnation starts the party with a low damage strike but it signifigantly lowers the targets attack speed. Heaven's Judgement is a stun spell, use this against a target with high melee damage and a considerable amount of health. Lightning is an isntant cast nuke that is great as a killing blow.

Defining Abilities

Dispel - A cleansing spell that removes harmful effects from you and your allies. A great class specific spell.

Summon: Holy Servant - A stationary helper that deals damage to your target for a limited amount of time. An excellent "get out of jail free" card that can really save your bacon when you get an unexpected add.

Resurrection - The only class to have a ressurection spell. Standard rez spell, but at later levels you gain a group rez spell as well a summon and rez spell for wipe recovery.

Rebirth - The ability to self rez! lasts thirty minutes and has a thirty minute cooldown. The ultimate weapon in wipe recovery and an amazing tool that vittually assures you a never ending demand for your services.

Reverse Condition - A mana tap that allows you to swap your current mana and health levels. used properly this spell will make you a casting powerhouse.

Overall the Cleric is a great class for those that want to be the cornerstone of a group as well a capable solo class. Most long time MMO healers will gravitate towards this class as it fits with the standard defenition of the genre. The Aion Cleric is an amazing blend of some of the best traits of all the healing classes seen currently in MMOGs and with the advanced combat chains and ability to wear chain mail armor they are certainly one of the most fun to play.

Altgarde Fortress shortcut

2009-09-01T13:32:00.000-07:00

This is an instructive vid that shows a shortcut between Altgarde Fortress and the road just east of the Impetusium. It's like a valley in the mountains between them. However this is not made on purpose by the developers and i was quite lucky to find it. It can be quite tricky the first try but after 1-3 tries anyone should be able to do it Made in Windows movie maker so you'll have to excuse the quality. Recorded on Aion CB6. Good luck and have fun playing Aion!

Aion Cheats - Easy 20k-200k Abyss Points For lvls 10-20

2009-08-31T06:18:00.000-07:00

This one is harder but works for any level from 10-20. You need a spiritmaster from (for eg Asmos) and a level 10-20 character B from (for eg Elyos)
Meet up like above. The spiritmaster summon a pet for B to hit. The pet will not retaliate, don't worry.
Depending on the level of the spiritmaster's pet, B will earn between 20+AP to 200+AP (level 30 is the highest i have tested)
The bug here is that the pet gives abyss points when killed on opponent land (non-abyss)
Extremely easy abyss points

Tips:

Buy some teleportation scrolls and use your AP as soon as you got them. You have been warned.

Both Asmos and Elyos have many hills in their deserts. Use these hills to farm your abyss points. Don't do it on flat terrain. It's suicide.

Do it during early morning (china time)

Have fun with your abyss gear

This will only work if the 2nd account is high enough level to enter the rift. Maybe the rift I tried was too high level? Dunno I was lvl 10 and couldnt get into the 2 rifts I found as I was not the "appropriate level"

Once I get a char higher level If I can get back to my lvl 10 I will try this.

Aion KOR - Obstacle Exploit

2009-08-22T08:22:00.000-07:00

There are many ways to hunt for mobs but this particular option is called exploiting game mechanics.
May it be short range weapons(as in this case), long range phys. or mgc you may succeeded, just watch closely.

Video from the korean live version of the game.

Apr/2009

Aion Class Review: The Sorcerer

2009-08-20T02:19:00.000-07:00

The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer class follows a very natural path of progression from the Mage archetype. Rather than being saddled with the same old spells and a spiffy new pet like the Spiritmaster, you can now focus all of your efforts into bending the weave of the universe to your will. The destruction you were able to wreak as a mere mortal mage doesn’t remotely compare to the hell you’ll learn to unleash upon your foes as an immortal Sorcerer.

Strengths
Extremely high DPS (ranged)
Multiple "Get out of jail free" abilities
Less gear dependent than other archetypes

Weaknesses
Very slow auto attack
Hobos have better armor
Slow mana regeneration

Words to still live by
"Kill or be killed... quickly."

The first thing you’ll receive is your choice of a new weapon. Up until now, you’ve been forced to flip open a spellbook, waggle your fingers, and zap some enemies. Now you can choose between another spellbook and a new weapon type: an orb.

Given all the information available to you in the description of both, it looks as though you would be a fool not to choose the Orb of Karma. The Orb does more damage, has better stats (minus the Magical Accuracy), and let’s face facts; everyone likes to play with something new.

Sounds great, right? Guess what though. You should take the Spellbook of Karma instead. On paper, this looks like a boneheaded idea of the first order. There’s just one disturbing little fact the description of both items fails to mention. The Orb is a close range (as in melee distance) weapon. This works perfectly for a Spiritmaster, but for the Sorcerer, it’s a near-suicidal mistake. The Spellbook is a ranged weapon, just like you’ve been using all along, so grab it and be happy.

Where Are My New Spells?Once the thrill and excitement of your recent ascension wears off, you’ll quickly begin to realize you’re little more than a glorified Mage at this stage of your development. While you may not get a lot of new spells, you have grown in power so don’t get too depressed. The treasures of the future are just around the corner.

At level 10, your method of hunting should not vary at all from your days as a Mage. Even though you’re using the same techniques, you do have a couple of new abilities (Herb and Mana Treatments) to do it with. Flame Bolt II is an upgraded version of Flame Bolt I (duh!) and packs a meaner punch. It works exactly the same way and will also trigger your Blaze chain attack.

The only new spell you get is Sleep I. Just as it implies, it forces a target to sleep for 20 seconds and damage will not wake them up. Don’t get too excited about being able to beat up on your helpless enemy as he snoozes though because it also greatly increases *all* of their Elemental Defenses and guess who causes absolutely nothing but elemental damage? That’s right… you.

So what good is the Sleep spell at all then? This is the first viable crowd control spell you receive. It has a relatively low cooldown time (15 seconds) and is perfect for splitting those paired up mobs. Cast sleep on one target and then cool the heels of the other one to slow him and commence the beatdown. They may get a hit or two on you before they go down, but that’s why you have Stone Skin up. Don’t forget to keep your Mage hunting techniques going!

By the time you finish the mob, the one you put to sleep should have just arrived. Put them to sleep again and get some distance between you. Once you’ve made it to your optimal range (25 meters most of the time), spin around and wait. There’s no sense in casting anything on Sleeping Beauty until your Sleep spell (and all those increased Elemental Defenses) have worn off. Sure, you’ll do some damage, but it won’t amount to anything worth writing home about, so use the few seconds you have to gain some mana while you wait. Once they wake, go proceed to lay the smackdown on their candy ass.

Unleashing Your Inner Demon (or Angel)
That’s all well and good up until this point, but where’s the *power*? Level 13 is where it begins, and it only gets better from there. The mantra I’ve tried to drill into your head is range, range, and more range. You are not a tank and are squishier than any other class in the game, including your counterpart, the Spiritmaster.

With that in mind, Blind Leap I is going to become your best friend. It’s an instant cast 15 meter teleportation spell. For the Dungeons & Dragons pen and paper players of old, think of it as Blink, but with some direction. That direction is backwards. It sounds (and is) terrific, but always remember to be aware of your surroundings or you’re going to jump back into a bigger pack of monsters than the one you were trying to get some distance on.

Along with Blind Leap, you’ll get a spell upgrade, a new buff, and my personal favorite in the form of a direct damage spell. Imagine being able to shoot your enemies with a harpoon. Now imagine that harpoon is made out of flames! Flame Harpoon I is just that and packs a mean punch to boot. 430 points of fire damage with a 2 second cast and only a 6 second cooldown time.

Rawr.

At level 16 and later you’ll start getting fire DOTs (Damage Over Time spells), water-based AoEs (Area of Effect spells), and a delayed blast fireball with Delayed Blast I. This is all before level 20.

All this power and far, far more will be at your beck and call if you select the Sorcerer class. Let the Spiritmaster have his summoned lackey. You know the true meaning of death, destruction, and the pursuit of happiness. Now it’s time for the rest of the world to find out.

Aion Class Review: The Gladiator

2009-08-19T12:02:00.000-07:00

Take a look at Aion's Gladiator class.
You may think one of those finger wiggling casters with the ability to wield strange magic capable of smiting enemies into a smoldering pile of ash is scary, but you haven’t experienced real terror until you see a plate armor wearing gladiator swoop down from the sky, his razor sharp polearm in tow, and in one swift motion he empties the contents of his opponents head onto the surrounding landscape. Ok, they don’t actually show that in Aion like they do in Age of Conan, but the gladiator is still a vicious looking and formidable foe on the battlefield.

Strengths

Gladiators have excellent melee fighting skills and chains.
Chain abilities can knock enemies down and stagger them.
Gain a race specific DP ability (DP Explosion – Elyos) and (Explosion of Rage – Asmodian)
Can use shields, polearms, and plate armor.

Weaknesses

Is less defensively inclined than the Templar.
Movement impairing effects are problematic.

Gladiators gain access to more offensive enhancing abilities and attacks such as “Boost Physical Attack” early, where their counterpart, the templar, gain access to more defensive enhancing abilities like “Boost Shield Defense”. If you want a tank that is more offensive in nature, the gladiator is right up your alley.

Unique Ability and Divine Power
Gladiators gain a key race-specific “Divine Power” ability when they ascend. The Elyos gain an ability known as “DP Explosion” and the Asmodians get “Explosion of Rage”. Each skill costs a certain amount of DP to use. DP is gained through killing mobs. As you gain regular experience from kills you will also gain increases in your DP experience. However, dying and logging off will cause you to lose your DP, so be careful. These attacks can be a saving grace in a battle that has gone badly, or they can be the attack that can kick the everlasting crap out of an enemy before they have a chance to even mount an opening offensive. These skills are rare and take a lot of DP to use, so make sure you use it wisely.

Explosion of Rage: Inflicts X level-based physical damage on the target and puts it in the Stumbled state.
DP Explosion: Inflicts X level-based physical damage on the target and puts it in the Stumbled state.

Nothing quite beats the sight of seeing a gladiator use this skill with a polearm. The polearm gets jammed right in the gut of the enemy and the gladiator lifts his foe over his head just before he drives it into the earth with an ungodly crunch. It is truly a valuable and amusing skill.

Combat
If you want to tackle the world alone as a gladiator the first thing you should do is get one of those nice shiny polearms. This is one weapon perk that the gladiator has you don’t want to overlook and they have skills to compliment it. Next, grab yourself some plate armor. Gladiators don’t have the same defensive abilities as the templar, but that plate armor comes in handy when you’re using those crazy higher damage skills and combos.

The gladiator is a vicious fighter in solo combat, but they still have their weaknesses. Enemies that are a bit harder con can put you in a hurt lock pretty quick. Given the fact that you’ll be relying more on your damage skills than your ability to defend, you could quickly find yourself outmatched, so always stock up on healing potions. They are pretty cheap and the cooldown isn’t very long.

From levels 10-13 you’ll have to fight with your basic warrior combos, but at level 13 that all changes. You’ll get a new combo that will have the possibility to knock your enemy down, and this happened quite a bit for me during combat. That combo comes with the level 13 skill of "Wrathful Strike" which gives you the combo: Ferocious Strike – Robust Blow – Wrathful Strike. This will be your most used attack line for a good while and it’s very useful. You’ll also get another useful skill at 13 called “Attack Preparation I”. This is an active skill and will boost your physical attack power by 10%. This will be your primary attack method until level 16 and then you gain another combo with "Rupture".

Gladiators likely won’t be the chosen class to play main tank when the game goes live, but they are certainly capable of carrying out the role. Gladiators can use shields just like the templar, however, in my opinion, they are much better with a polearm and they can boost their parry ability through mana stones to help compensate for the loss of the shield. This class will likely be used more as a DPS tank or backup tank and maybe in the absence of a templar as main tank, but the Gladiator is certainly no pushover and they have a nice assortment of skills to bash things over the head with.

Basic keyboard commands

2009-08-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of the basic keyboard commands for Aion. Not much different from other MMORPGS.

W Move Forward

S Move Back

A Move Left

D Move Right

Q The view turn Left

E The view turn Right

PageUp Open the wings

PageDown Hold the wings

R Rise when flying

F Lower when flying

(period) . Walk / Run

NumLock Auto run

P Character window

K Skill window

I Inventory window

Y Personal Shop

J Quest window

M Map window

O System option

G Guild window

L Alliance request

H 1:1 Help

V Search friend

X Peace Mode / Attack Mode

Esc Cancel

Print Screen – Take a screenshot

Tab Choose the nearest enemy

C Normal attack at the target

T Select a user previously whispered

B Soul Attack On / Off

Space Jump

1 ~ = Using skills in the skill slots

Ctrl + 1~= Using skills in the first expanded skill slots

Alt + 1~= Using skills in the second expanded skill slots

, Sit / Stand

F1 Choose yourself

F2 ~ F6 Choose other team members

F7 Choose the nearby player of your side

F8 Choose the players in an area

F10 Main Menu

F12 Hide / Display all windows

Shift + F12 Hide / Display other players

Shift + ~ Hide/ Display chatting area

Shift + T Trade with the target

Shift + Z Switch the weapon

/ + Name Whisper

/W + Name Whisper

/S Normal chatting

/Y Scream function

/T Select a user previously whispered

/P Team chatting

/G Guild chatting

/PP Keep the team chatting channel

/GG Keep the guild chatting channel

/friend + Name Invite a friend

Guide to Warrior Classes

2009-08-13T08:13:00.001-07:00

This is a compilation of info found on various Korean sites as well as forums.
It should provide a good starting point for those of you browsing Aion info for the first time.. and if you're a regular, well, hopefully you'll learn something new too.
Note: All skill names are temporary, and are likely to change in the official release of the game.
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1. Introduction

If you like the taste of melee combat and enjoy being the first to jump into a fray, this is the path for you. Warrior classes are the most resilient in the game, possessing the greatest amount of strength and constitution. You will start the game as a Warrior and begin your adventures equipped with a 1H sword as your first weapon.

At level 9 you will be given the Daeva quest, during the course of which you will be able to choose between the Templar and the Gladiator as your specialization path (this is the same quest that gives you your wings). Upon completing the quest, your level will be set automatically to 10 in your new class.

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2. Warrior Base Stats

Strength: 110
Constitution: 110
Agility: 100
Accuracy: 100
Intelligence: 90
Spirit: 90

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3. Gear

Armour
Warriors equip chainmail armour before specialization, after which they switch to plate armour.
Shields in Aion do not add to defense stats, but are used instead for shield blocks (% based) and shield skills.

Weapons
Currently the most popular weapon for Gladiators is the polearm. Templars stick to the usual tanking combo of sword and shield.

Legend
3 Stars: Primary
2 Stars: Useful in certain situations
1 Star : Almost never used
No Star: Unequippable

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4. Gladiator

Playstyle
Damage Dealer, Off-tank
Gladiators will see their role shift to output more damage, but with the option of moonlighting as off-tankers or substitute tanks.
Comparable classes from other games: WoW Arms Warrior, L2 Warlord/Destroyer

Popular Builds
Although most players will want to focus on enhancing the Glad's damage dealing ability, more experimental players may want to take advantage of the Gladiator's large range of wield-able weapons and try hybrid builds.

1. Damage Dealing Build
Gear: Polearm/2H Sword
Enhancements: + Dmg, + Crit Rate

2. Tanking Build
Gear: 1H Sword/Mace + Shield
Enhancements: + HP, + Shield Rate

3. Dual Weapon Build
Gear: 2 x 1H Sword/Mace
Enhancements: + Dmg, + Crit Rate
Stigma Skill: Dual Weapon Mastery

Key Skills

See Gladiator skills on the Wiki

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5. Templar

Playstyle
Tank
Templars are the ultimate tanks of Aion, using the shield for both defense and offense while protecting its party members.
Comparable classes from other games: WoW Prot Warrior, L2 TK/SK

Popular Builds
Templar players will want to keep their shields close for shield stun skills and blocks, though PvP players may want to have a 2H in their inventory for initial gank attacks.

1. Tanking Build
Gear: 1H Sword/Mace + Shield
Enhancements: + Shield Rate, + HP

2. PvP Build
Gear: Swap between 1H Sword/Mace + Shield and a 2H Weapon
Enhancements: + Dmg, + Crit Rate
Stigma Skill: Prey

3. Offensive PvE Shield Build
Gear: 1H Sword/Mace + Shield
Enhancements: + Dmg, + Crit Rate
Stigma Skill: Increased Critical Rate

4. Offensive PvE 2H Build
Gear: 1H Sword/Mace + Shield
Enhancements: All + Crit Rate
Stigma Skill: Increased Critical Rate

Key Skills

See Templar skills on the Wiki

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6. Current State of Warriors - CBT3

As you might be able to tell from the user ratings, Warriors took a hard hit in popularity in CBT3 with the introduction of the Abyss RvR area. Melee classes were found to be at a disadvantage in PvP (which makes perfect sense when players have the option to fly off) and the few stigma skills that were added to neutralize this (Templar's Prey skill, for example) came with long refresh times. The slow attack speed both Warrior classes suffer from didn't help either, and at the moment Warrior class forums on Korean sites are flooded with complaints.

Class balancing should be on the way for open beta however, and Warriors still remain a staple choice for PvE as the only tanking branch of Aion.

Aion Guides - English Maps

2009-08-13T06:34:00.000-07:00

Here are a few Aion maps Ive come across. Their all in english and I hope they can be of some use to you all!I will add more as time goes on.

Enjoy.

Aion Macros - How to create Macros

2009-08-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

What is a Macro?

A macro is a function that enables you to carry out a number of continuous processes, in one step. By using macros, you can conveniently use several skills or commands with just a single icon.

Running a Macro

<49884> (If it's on the China version, otherwise I think you can find it yourself) Click to open the Edit Macro Window. Run a macro by selecting one from the Macro List and registering its icon on the Quickbar, or by entering the Macro Command directly in the Chat Window.

Registering a Macro

You can register a new macro by pressing the 'New Macro' button on the Macro Tab of the Macro Window. You can register up to 12 macros.

Deleting a Macro

Select the macro icon to delete on the Macro Window and click the 'Delete' button.

Editing a Macro

1. Select the macro icon to edit and click the 'Edit' button.

2. Edit the macro text on the Edit Macro Window, and click the 'Save' button.

Composition of Edit Macro Window

Macro Name: When you register a macro on the Quickbar, the name of the macro is displayed as a tool tip. You can enter up to 10 characters including spaces.

Macro Description: Enter a brief description of the macro here. You can enter up to 40 characters including spaces.

Select Icon: These are icons you can use as macro icons.

Enter Macro Command: Enter the commands to include in the macro. You can enter up to 255 characters including spaces.

Entering a Macro Automatically

Dragging a skill, function, emotion, Quickbar or item icons onto the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window enters the command automatically.

Entering a Macro Manually - Skills

Enter '/Skill [skill name]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window. You need to enter the exact name of the skill, including spaces, to run the macro properly.

Ex) /Skill Ferocious Strike II

Entering a Macro Manually - Functions

Enter '/Skill [function name]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window. You need to enter the exact name of the function, including spaces, to run the macro properly.

Ex) /Skill Pick Up Item

Entering a Macro Manually - Emotions

Enter '/[emotion name]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window.

Ex) /Laugh

Entering a Macro Manually - Quickbar

Enter '/Quickbar [quickbar type] [number of quickbar rows] [quickbar number]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window. The numbers for quickbar types are: Basic Quickbar (1), Ctrl Quickbar (2), Alt Quickbar (3), and Right Quickbar (4).

Ex) /Quickbar 1 1 1 - executes the icon registered in the first slot of the first row of the Basic Quickbar.

Entering a Macro Manually - Items

Enter '/Use [item name]' accurately in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window.

Ex) /Use Mercenary Canteen

Entering a Macro Manually - Target Selection

Enter '/Select [character name]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window. You can enter [%Yourself], [%Pet], [%Group1]~[%Group5], [%Pet1~5], [%Target], [%PreviousTarget] and [%TargetofTarget] instead of a character name.

Ex) /Select [%Pet1] - Selects the pet of the group member no. 1.

/Select [%PreviousTarget] - Selects the previously selected target.

Entering a Macro Manually - Chat

Enter '/[chat mode] [text]' in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window.

Ex) /Whisper Hi there!

You can enter [%Yourself], [%Pet], [%Group1~5], [%Pet1~5], [%Target], [%PreviousTarget] and [%TargetofTarget] while in the middle of a chat.

Ex) /Group [%Group1] is really the best!

Entering a Macro Manually - Variables

You can assign variables to frequently used names by entering /Variable [0~9] [name] in the Enter Macro Command box of the Edit Macro Window.

Ex) /Variable 0 Minor Potion of Life

You can compose macros more easily by registering variables assigned to long names. Assigned variables can be checked in the Variable tab of the Macro Window.

Ex) /Use [#Variable0] - uses a Minor Potion of Life.

Entering a Macro Manually - Miscellaneous

You can delay time by entering '/Delay [time(seconds)].

Ex) /Delay 3.5 - delays the execution for 3.5 seconds.

You can execute a normal attack by entering '/Attack'.

Ex) /Attack - attacks a selected target.

You can change the usage status of a Power Shard by entering '/Power Shard [Activate/Deactivate]'.

Ex) /Power Shard Activate - uses the Power Shard.

You can change your equipped weapon by entering '/changeweaponset'.

You can support a selected target by entering '/AssistTarget'.

You can automatically choose a target to attack by entering '/AutomaticSelection'.

Cautions about using Macros

- You cannot enter another macro within a macro.

- Some commands may require sufficient cooldown time between the execution of commands.

- Macros are stopped when there is not enough MP or HP to execute a skill, or when there is no target.

- You can use the Example tab to see how you can use commands.

- You cannot use the following macro commands in the Chat window.

/Delay [%Yourself], [%Pet], [%Group1~5], [%Pet1~5], [%Target], [%PreviousTarget], [%TargetofTarget] and [%Variable0~9].
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MACRO TUTORIAL

In this tutorial, we will be exploring how to click and drag the skills into the macro command box. I will also show you the 2 most popular macro examples used by solo and group party players. I have also written down some of the most basic and commonly used macro commands at the bottom of the tutorial. And before I conclude the tutorial, I will share with you the issues arises from using the macro and how to use them so that the chain will not be interrupted.

For new players, do not worry if you think that typing macros may be equivilant to keying in html or C++ command lines. Thank NCSoft for the Click and Drag function that will save you tons of trouble.

Aion Tools - Character Voices

2009-08-13T06:18:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, someone has uploaded the character voice files from the Korean Aion client. It has all the voices like player character, NPC, and cut scenes! If you are playing the Chinese version you might notice all the voices are missing, that's probably because they're too cheap on the translation and only did the texts...

Download:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=REFTCOMI

Mage attack strategy

2009-08-13T06:03:00.000-07:00

This is for those who have trouble fighting as a mage.

Rule 1 is always stay as far away from your target as possible.

I use the numbers over my letters on my keyboard to use spells is quick unison.

1 I place fire bolt because it is the quickest cooldown meaning i can click it more easily.

2 I place some kind of way to stun, trap or get away from a target.... i prefer to get away from a target.

3 i place Ice chain. I use this to slow and push back the target, depending what level u are.

4 i place erosion which damages the target over a period of time.

5 is some sort of extra powerful spell which has a large cooldown but has a large damage.

the numbers following have extra spells which i may not need but could be useful in a tight jam.

I begin with a 3, doubled to get the extra effect, followed by 1, doubled for the extra effect. I then use 4 to make damage occur as I begin to activate spell 5. If the target isn't dead by now I use 1 again. If it gets too close before or after i can use 1 again I use the 2 to get away from it after which i use 5, if it has cooled down, or 1.