Aion: The Tower of Eternity

[killerc4]

- How long have you been playing / are you in endgame yet?

I've been playing since korean launch and unfortunately I can't really participate in endgame since I can't speak korean =(. From what I know though, at this point in the game there are big HNM style bosses and two instances, one of which people do a lot for the epic weapon drops (low drop rate).

- I heard something about you having to level up to get a bigger maximum number of people in your LS, is this true?

Yes, anyone can make a tier 1 LS, to get tier 2 you need to have a certain level. Tier 2 allows you to invite more than 25 people (i think?). You can eventually get to tier 3 ls which allows you to get the max size and you can upload a custom emblem that will display on your shield/chest/cloak like this http://i41.tinypic.com/10dywar.jpg


- How "gil dependant" is this game? Will we be farming all day yet again?

Money's a pretty big deal at my level, it's not TOO hard to get it but it's not exactly easy (dying costs tons of money to buy your lost exp back). You will need a pretty big chunk of money at lvl 30 and 40 to get your new wings also.

- How many instanced PvE raids are there / are there enough to keep people entertained at least twice weekly, like Dynamis?

I only know of the 2 instances i mentioned before, fire temple and the lab, lab is like lvl 25-35 and fire temple is 35+ i think.

- Are there instances for lower levels, like if my whole Legion isn't lvl40 , are there lvl20 raids to go on?

All the leveling areas are split into two sections. One section has solo-able mobs, and the other has mobs meant for group exp. Usually people will make grind groups and kill up and down the group area (better drops, better exp).

- I heard a rumour about PvP and factions, like if you guys start up an instance, people from the other faction can enter your instance and rape your guys causing you to fail, is this true?

I'm not sure about that one =(. In the abyss there is constant pvp, but you don't know the other person's level. This kind of makes it so that people will think twice before attacking you because if you end up killing them, they lose abyss points.

random screen of the desert part of the abyss http://i42.tinypic.com/292mgeo.jpg

The ganking isn't too bad, but you will get ganked , even in your own area past lvl 20. The area you travel to at lvl 20 constantly has portals randomly opening up that will take you to the other faction's side. And the other faction's side has portals that will open up bringing them to your side.

Basically works like this. Your zone has 12 portals, each portal spawns in a different location and only one portal can be open at a time. Each portal has a limited number of entrances, like only 12 people can enter the portal and then it will close. A new portal opens every 24minutes. They even give you some quests that require you to find a portal and kill a mob on the opposite side, it's a lot of fun.

http://i39.tinypic.com/22bxb8.jpg that's when a group of like 35 elyos came through a portal.

I run the game on vista and it works flawlessly.

You can't communicate with the other faction except through "Bazaars". You can set up a shop like a ffxi bazaar and write your own sign which will display above your head. http://i41.tinypic.com/2z8dxr7.jpg People use this to cross faction communicate.

[Viq]

Does anyone know if the castle/fort system is like the current L2 system? In L2, castle sieges are scheduled, and require clans to sign up in advance to be able to participate, whereas fortresses are always up for grabs, much like keeps in WAR. I really enjoyed how organized L2's castle sieges were, and have been disappointed by how loose that type of battle is in every other game I've tried.

[killerc4]

not too sure about the seiges but I've seen many of the castles with guild emblems on them, and the guards are attackable even though they one shot me.

[Lordwafik]

Thanks for the information Killerc4

[algrensan]

i'm getting more interested in this the more info i read and pics i see about it. i imagine myself taking a week to customize what my character's face will look like. i'm assuming there's no difference in stats between the two races except for the job classes, correct? (like how taru melee is weaker compared to elv melee, etc.) on amazon.com, you can pre-order the collector's edition or regular version-which is why i asked if anyone knew that the collector's edition came with. like if there's some limited, rare in-game item or just a gay poster/trading card or whatever. any specific info on each job class or what types of weapons they can use? also, any "relic weapons" in this game? ^^;

[Maguspk]

Oh wow they're actually selling it? Damn forgot it was so soon.

[Purrrfect]

They are selling preorders, but none of the game shops have an official release date. And I was wrong about being safe from being ganked in your race's zones; there are portals that the other side can come through and raid your cities. Hard to find good videos on youtube that aren't blurry, but here is a pvp vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOws9xc7yw

[Purrrfect]

Here is a live stream a guy has set up when he's playing.
2YaN - Mogulus Live Broadcast

[Lordwafik]

Damn they went all out on the christmas events.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/Aion0104.jpg

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/Aion0093.jpg

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/Aion0099.jpg

The bottom two are the event cutscenes.

[killerc4]

There was a pretty big christmas event, the whole city is covered in decorations and the soundtrack had something like 10-12 christmas songs playing in the city, was really nice.

http://i41.tinypic.com/rr7dlj.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/mj34lk.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/25zs2ub.jpg

[Cloudius]

Seperate servers is good but I hate the idea of getting content extremely late. I hope that isn't the case. But I guess it won't really matter too much if we do, it seems like they are interested in making sure this game does well so I doubt they'll be alienating the entire US market by treating us like crap. Let's hope they've learned since L2.

Is there anywhere to read, in English, about the classes and a breakdown of their skills/spells? If there's a 'talent tree' of any sort, what is it like?

Hi
Updated Translations - Hellbound - Aion Gaming Guild and Community
^ has an up-to-date translated skill lists of all classes to lv50 (cap?).
And translated info about the abyss and it's quests.

Still not sure what class I want no [Job Change] sux.

[Viq]

Killerc4, on some L2 boards there have been a lot of complaints about the number of bots in Aion. Is there as much botting as they make it seem, or is it just a bunch of grumpy old L2 players that see a single bot and scream epidemic?

[Maguspk]

r8 up, thx bro

What is DP though?

[Eanae]

I have to say this game looks amazing. I really hope it isn't a disappointment like Warhammer was. I was a major Lineage 2 fan, and have played on and off since c1, so I am excited for this.

[killerc4]

In the beggining, there were a ton of bots. Every week or so now they ban a few thousand accounts and it has gotten a LOT better. You will still see bots every now and again but the situation is improving pretty quickly from what I can see.

[killerc4]

sry double post*

In the beggining, there were a ton of bots. Every week or so now they ban a few thousand accounts and it has gotten a LOT better. You will still see bots every now and again but the situation is improving pretty quickly from what I can see. Also there's a report bot feature added a bit ago where you can just right click a person and report them (your faction only)


DP is kind of like TP in ffxi except you get it much much slower. Certain moves use DP and are kind of like 2 hours in ffxi.

[altwight]

Yea the botting situation is getting under control much faster than SE took. It's only been on for 2months or so and they're already taking major action against them. It's only the very beginning as well. When the game reaches us I'm sure there will be plenty of protection against third party programs much like FFXI is today.

[Postal]

The wait is killing me!!

[Bendar]

Two Livestreams:

2YaN - Mogulus Live Broadcast

Trivial - Mogulus Live Broadcast

Yan seems to play 24/7, lol.

[Weltall]

Thanks for the links