2.0 Goes Live on Korean PTR...

[niwaar]

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2010...server,1.shtml


Not a lot of information, but Path of Wind looks like it may be a cool windcurrent speed path.

Some nice shots of lvl 55 gold weapon models as well. The orb that looks like a cherub's face looks pretty cool.

[Pooky]

Known, was posted in the PTS thread.

I'll copy my post here though I guess:

Apologies if this has been posted else where. It could be a load of rubbish, but makes for an interesting, er, 30 second read. It talks about the Korean test server going live with Aion 2.0.

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2010...server,1.shtml

Aion 2.0 Patch Notes are up in Korean, I give it till lunch before they're translated. But...Pet System is a goooooo

http://static.plaync.co.kr/gaiauploa...0428230428.JPG

http://static.plaync.co.kr/gaiauploa...0428230434.JPG http://static.plaync.co.kr/gaiauploa...0428230545.JPG

Edit: Ok I take that back.

Some Highlights:

- New zones: two brand new Balaur zones in the middle of ground abyss. Both contains one-one fortress and four artifact. Very impressive screenshots!
- Glide tunnels. These things help to flight over long distances on that zones where the free-flying isn't available.
- 6 brand new instances, spearated lores, quests and enemies.
- One of the new instances (name: "Nightmare) is a lowlvl (lvl37-41).
- Also a new dungeon aspect will be the "Kaspar dungeon". It will be a one man instance with many-many challanges. After you enter, you can ask help form the an NPC at the entrance, who heal you or protect to you in the instance.
- Remnant of Abyss: 12 member new PvE instance (you need to capture a fortress or something like that)
- Brand new Dreadgion PvPvE instance (24 vs 24 battleground).
- The existing instances will be nerfed, easiest monsters, easiest instance ways, increased and fixed drop rates, etc.
- 4-6 new skill to every class and 4 brand new stigma (lvl52 and lvl55). Stigmas only can purchased by Abyss Point. Just for example, cleric new stigmas:
-+- Summon a healing aura, if any party member entered into the aura, he gains automatic heal.
-+- 27 second shield: reflect and dmg reduction.
-+- summon an extra holy servant with wind dmg.
-+- boost the "spirit" stat, that means: boost the healing amount
- Many more existing skill will be change (1 min silent arrow to rangers for example)
- Profession/Crafting: new master prof cpa: 549, you need to complete a mastery quest on prof 499. Only one master craft available par character.
- higher lvl enchantment supplement is available. You need to choice the grade when want to socketing manastone, or applying enchantment stone.
- Low lvl coin system also changed (bronze, silver, gold, etc. coints), you can directly choice the reward from the NPCs, (instead of get a random one). Ofc the prices are increased)
- Brand new Kisk skins: water, sand, lava, ice, etc.
- Ingame pet/tamagochi system. You can purcase pets, you need to feed your pet, and you can train some tricks to your pet.
- New "Union" system. You can directly reqruit Unions, one union is cointaint 8 spearated alliance. Have union chat, union notification, etc. Easiest to gather biggest party to fortresses and easiest to manage it.
- you can register 15 items in broker sales agency. (instead of 10 items). But the 11-15 slots registration fee is higher.
- You can swith on a function, that show evetry available quest givener NPC on the maps.
- Little "dungeon" icon will show the instances location on maps.

[niwaar]

Deserved its own thread, since that thread was derailed a few times and even then it was about the NA/EU PTS not the Korean version and 2.0 ^^

Thanks for posting that info Pooky.

The tamaguchi pet thing sounds really interesting. A pet and a mini game all in one! Aion definitely needs more things to do and looks like they are trying to give it.

The Union thing is interesting. How exactly would forts be determined? still by alliance or the leader of the union? Could get a little sticky there. Especially if Union chat isnt able to be moderated. Just imagine 8 alliances full of nubs trying to talk.

Cleric stigmas sound interesting, any word on other classes yet?

[Pooky]

Deserved its own thread, since that thread was derailed a few times and even then it was about the NA/EU PTS not the Korean version and 2.0 ^^

Thanks for posting that info Pooky.

The tamaguchi pet thing sounds really interesting. A pet and a mini game all in one! Aion definitely needs more things to do and looks like they are trying to give it.

The Union thing is interesting. How exactly would forts be determined? still by alliance or the leader of the union? Could get a little sticky there. Especially if Union chat isnt able to be moderated. Just imagine 8 alliances full of nubs trying to talk.

Cleric stigmas sound interesting, any word on other classes yet?

Yeah I'm looking forward to running around with SM spirits and my chia pet too :3

Forts will most likely be decided by union leader, just like forts are awarded to alliance leader now. And afaik you have announcement chat for leaders in Alliances, probably going to have the same for Union, no?

Not yet, I've been looking D:

[LurkaKitty]

I believe the cleric stigmas mentioned in Pooky`s post were also in the "leaked 1.9 info" thread for clerics. Should be page 3 or 4, in spoiler tags, for all classes.

[Pooky]

I believe the cleric stigmas mentioned in Pooky`s post were also in the "leaked 1.9 info" thread for clerics. Should be page 3 or 4, in spoiler tags, for all classes.

Would definitely explain why there are no new translations of the skills

[LurkaKitty]

Found some movies :3

New glide travel system: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKdwbfcq9_g
And new geyser/updraft screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_KPpelttTI
Explains a picture I saw yesterday of someone flailing in geyser steam lol.

Whoa huge pic, spoilering

Spoiler: show

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3315/donkeypet.jpg
mooo (ok so it`s a donkey not a cow...)

[Veyron]

fuck not being able to get spoilers to work on my phone lol, what is the pic of?

[LurkaKitty]

A donkey pet lol

[Katlan]

fuck not being able to get spoilers to work on my phone lol, what is the pic of?

of cute furry pets

[LurkaKitty]

Translation of notes~ http://www.pirateninjas.net/category/aion/

[niwaar]

Its nice that they are going to be adding more geysers to the newer areas. The geysers in Theo were at the very least fun to play with when you were bored. There will be many new and interesting places for kisks to be placed in mountain ranges with geysers making places more accessible.

[LurkaKitty]

Its nice that they are going to be adding more geysers to the newer areas. The geysers in Theo were at the very least fun to play with when you were bored. There will be many new and interesting places for kisks to be placed in mountain ranges with geysers making places more accessible.

And then there`s kisk skins...

[niwaar]

Lol kisk skins to make them more camoflauged! Is that a kisk or a bush? Omg I passed right by that kisk that looked like a rock ... Oh wait Im an idiot cause it says Asmodian Kisk floating in the air above it!

[LurkaKitty]

Lol kisk skins to make them more camoflauged! Is that a kisk or a bush? Omg I passed right by that kisk that looked like a rock ... Oh wait Im an idiot cause it says Asmodian Kisk floating in the air above it!

Oh does it say that if you have mob names turned on? That`s the only thing I have turned off and they don`t show up for me lol.

[arus2001]

Peeking at some of the 1.9 stuff, I'm glad I muled off my shit ton of HP+60 and such stones. Paired with the upped success thingy, hopefully I'll be able to green slot my stuff more cheaply.

Then again, have people talked any how that ups chances?

[Pyree]

Oh does it say that if you have mob names turned on? That`s the only thing I have turned off and they don`t show up for me lol.

I have mob names turned on, and I still have to mouse over the kisk before the name floats above it >.> Not sure what niwaar was talking about.

[LurkaKitty]

Does anyone have any thoughts on the new instances and things to do 50+? There will be two dredgions now, and hopefully they won`t have the same timers. >.< Dredgion1 at 12/8/12 (EST) and the 2nd Dredgion which is supposed to be the same as the current just lvl 55 mobs instead.

Then, even at lvl 51, there`s two more instances, increased drop rates for Adma and DP (assuming they`re not obsolete after these new instances are added) and the fort timers are being changed from 2hrs to 1hr, increase in the number of forts, and to top it off the fort instances themselves.

That`s six instances available (Adma/Theo, DP, Dredgion1&2, the two new ones) plus X amount of fort instances, depending on your race and server, 1hr fort timers so maybe more fort sieges, and I`m sure some of you have Zapiel/Jeschuchi/Bollvig/Menotios to kill too.

[Fallyn]

I wanna know what those "1 man" low level isntances are about now.

[LurkaKitty]

Pet System! http://tinyurl.com/2c89rfn

Fungiiiieeeeeee~! Bag pet sounds niiice though :3
Oh and the cat is adorable too... hrmmm ><