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Five New "Official" Screenshots

Zyuu — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:56:06 GMT

Along with the sales sheet that was posted yesterday NCsoft also published five new screenshots of Aion. You can view them below.

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Brand new ‘The Abyss’ videos

Zyuu — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:25:06 GMT

NCsoft has published four brand new videos from The Abyss. Among the things shown in the videos you can check out Fortress Guardians, a Draconic Carrier and Resurrection Stones.

Resurrection Stones

CBT3 Resurrection Stones

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Abyss Artifact (and Guardians)

Abyss Artifact (and Guardians) CBT3

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Fortress Guardian

Abyss Fortress Guardian CBT3

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Draconic Carrier

CBT3 Draconic Carrier

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We will make sure to bring you the very latest news of Aion here at Curse and also over at AionSource. Having access to the closed beta test will guarantee fresh and interesting news -- perhaps we'll even keep a daily blog/journal! Keep checking back. Especially, after July the 1st.

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Four brand new ‘The Abyss’ concept images

Zyuu — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:20:06 GMT

Ayase, the European Aion Community Coordinator sent us four new Concept Arts today. They ilustrate nothing less than ‘The Abyss’. They went live on the Korean Aion-site today, which means that they're very fresh out the oven.

Part of the Curse Network, we have AionSource.com -- the number one stop for anything Aion related, including a rapidly growing and active community. Check it out and bookmark it! We're going to have great coverage of the Closed Beta 3, which begins July 1st.

NCsoft re-launches Aion website

Zyuu — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:13:40 GMT

NCsoft has re-launched of the Aion: The Tower of Eternity website, aiononline.com. Learn all about the hot new upcoming fantasy MMORPG in one place. Special topics of interest include a description of the game world, aerial combat, PvPvE, character customization and more. The new website also features lots of new imagery and the first entries in a developer blog penned by the Aion production team. Learn all about Aion at aiononline.com today.

Visit the brand NEW Aion website!

Join the most popular Aion fansite, AionSource to discuss the new website, among other things! Take me to AionSource.

Two new Concept Arts

Zyuu — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:21:24 GMT

Aion's Facebook group recently broke 1500 members. NCSoft have promised to provide us with new concept arts as the result of this and they have! View two brand new Aion concept arts below.

More exclusive screenshots

Zyuu — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:16:47 GMT

We have even more exclusive screenshots from Aion to present you with today. Perfect to browse through as you (hopefully) relax during the weekend. Point of view is from myself playing a cleric at high graphic settings, as I continue to level up and discover a new combo ability. The other batch of screenshots is from a sorcerer, where she show several new areas, party play and more. The graphic settings of the sorcerer is low to medium.

Check out the new screenshots!

18 New Screenshots

Zyuu — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:39:28 GMT

The Korean Closed Beta 2 of Aion keeps pumping out new videos and screenshots, not to mention information. Below you can view eighteen new screenshots from the eyecandy-like world of Aion.

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Five new videos

Zyuu — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:58 GMT

Since the korean closed beta phase 2 opened (yesterday), there have been a big influx of news, screenshots and videos showcasing Aion. We now present you with another batch of new videos from the korean closed beta phase 2 of Aion.

The videos below show you gathering, day and night, a daeva quest cut scene, a fairly long video of the assassin class and all the asmodian classes at the character creation screen.

Asmodian Classes

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Assassin

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Daeva Quest Cut Scene

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Day and Night

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Gathering

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Brand new environment video

Zyuu — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:03:30 GMT

Just now this video was published on the official (Korean) Aion website. It shows a lot of scenery, environments and NPCs. 4 minutes and 36 seconds of goodness. View below!

New Aion Video, April 8 2008

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14 new screenshots

Zyuu — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:00:48 GMT

A user over at http://www.aionsource.com discovered fourteen new screenshots of the environment in Aion. View them below.

New Video, Preview of Beta 2 and UI Screenshots

Zyuu — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:48:12 GMT

A new video of Aion have surfaced. This is the ingame experience in the pre-season tests, before season 2 closed beta.

The end of the video is in the desert where a level 40 raid boss can be seen. You can really tell a lot of energy have been put into details.

Preview of Beta 2

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The UI (User Interface) can be customized quite a bit as well. Below it's been moved around to look like the UI in World of Warcraft:

Two new Concept Arts

Zyuu — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:26:39 GMT

AionSource have gotten their hands on two new Concept Arts for Aion. You can view them below with descriptions from NCSoft!

The title for the first image is quite self-descriptive (1_1_Desert_Mining_Compound). It depicts a mineral mining compound located at a desert mountainside. As you can see, it also has rather detailed descriptions for how some of the machines therein work and how the transport of goods is handled. Giant, horned rats are the wave of the future.

The second image is as explained on the image itself, a Mau village. If you recall, the Mau are a tribal, race residing in Asmodae – the Asmodian half of the world. This highly detailed image could hopefully give you some insight into what architecture and atmosphere that characterize the Mau territories.

Two New Screenshots

Zyuu — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:28:21 GMT

Two new Aion screenshots can be viewed below! What MMO have you played that actually let your character stand on multiple steps and actually use the environment in front of him to the fullest? Even in some of the seemingly next-gen MMO's today, not one incorporates little details like the stairs in the second screenshot. Aion seems to include many small details like this.

New char customization video, Screenies and CBT Update

Zyuu — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:32:38 GMT

There's been new information released about the upcoming Second Korean Closed Beta Test of Aion.

Two new screenshots (official ones) and a brand new video that shows the revamped character customization system can be seen below--and of course the details surrounding the 2nd Korean CBT.

Upgraded character customization system

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Official Announcement about the 2nd Korean CBT

Disclaimer: This document applies only to Korean beta and its participants. All times are written as UTC+9 unless otherwise stated.

Greetings, Legions of Aion!

This notice contains general information about Season 2 of the Aion CBT as well as the schedules and feedback systems.

First of all, we would like to thank you for your patience and loyalty throughout the unexpected delays.

Schedule

Season 2 is due to begin on the April 8th and last for 3 weeks, until April 27th.

The detailed schedule is as follows:

Tue~Fri: 16:00 ~ 23:00 / no limit on play time.
Sat~Sun: 11:00 ~ 23:00 / no limit on play time.
Mon: Server Maintenance

Tester Eligibility

All the previous testers from CBT Season 1 will automatically be eligible to play in Season 2, and will be given the advantage of inviting a friend to join Aion CBT Season 2.

Testers can send the invitation to a friend between March 24th and April 2nd.

Further information on the invitation event will be posted on the message board in the near future.

Moreover, 5,000 additional testers will be drawn randomly. The results will be released at 2pm on March 24th.

The additional 5,000 testers will not get an invitation to send to a friend. You can apply to be an Aion tester by simply registering a unified ID on the PlayNC website and through the agreements and surveys on the Aion website. If you apply once, you will go into a draw every time additional testers are picked To make a PlayNC unified ID Registration

Test Details

We’ve been monitoring testers’ feedback on the starting phase of Aion throughout Season 1. During Season 2, we aim to observe the characters leveling up to medium level, monitor the player economy, and do the server stress test.

Important Changes

Character Information Initialization.

For Season 2, some changes have been made to the game contents—such as the character customization system, quests, items, skills etc.—and the race selection system and the naming policies have been changed.

Going through all these changes, the decision was made that testers wouldn’t be able to play with their previous characters and, unfortunately, all the characters had to be erased.

We apologize to all the testers from Season 1 and thank you for your co-operation.

The ‘Piece of Eternity’ items that were collected through Season 1 will be recorded separately before resetting the characters, and will be used as a reference when we are selecting Guardians/Archons. New regions for Elyos and Asmodians and contents for level 20~34 characters will be added.

Improved combat system and a direct portal (pathway between the two camps) will be added.

Further updates on the main features of Season 2 will be announced in the near future.

Feedback System

As before, testers can post their opinions in various ways such as in-game surveys, discussion board posts, etc.

In addition, beginning in Season 2, FGIs (Focus Group Interviews/Meetings) will be held every week so that testers can express things that they could not online.

Detailed information for FGIs will be announced in the near future. All the opinions and questions will be seriously discussed internally and will be answered promptly through the development notes.

The Aion team will try our best, always.

Thank you.

New Race Information: The Mau

Nimloth — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:30:33 GMT

The Mau are a breed of humanoid beasts found throughout the Asmodian territories. They possess acute agility and a carnal instinct for battle, providing a significant threat to the Asmodians in Pandaemonium.

The tribes of the Mau are well adapted to their surroundings and live in close harmony with nature. They are exceedingly belligerent and courageous. They do not hesitate to bare their grisly teeth when they feel threatened.

Typical weaponry used by the Mau is light, sharp, and thrown from a distance – ideal for their agile fighting style. In close combat, however, they are perhaps easier to handle than the brutish Krall. Yet another characteristic of the Mau is that they are able to tame nearby beasts. These tamed minions are used against their enemies in battle with startling efficiency.

Despite their physical advantages, the Mau have not managed to dominate the Asmodian territories for one perceivable reason - their lack of unity. The Mau are very able creatures individually, both in strength and intelligence. However, as a whole, their culture revolves around small tribes allowing little organization in warfare. Despite this, they are often found jumping into the forefront of battle when they see their own kind in danger.