Patch Notes:  1.5.0.8 * Dredgion Instance Maps now show in correct languages * Item comparison tooltip has been rearranged * Gender Tags for title will now show up appropriately in FR and DE * Fix to Auction House where some users were not credited correctly for crafted items FR Language Update: * Fixed Abyss Maps * Fixed LC1 map * Various terminology...

Details have just been unveiled on the official site about the upcoming open beta and the character pre-select and headstart. Open Beta Features patch 1.5 6-13th September Numerous western enhancements (new character creation features), as well as new zones, instances, skills, quests and more Level cap stays at 30 Pre-selection will allow you to...

A really interesting post over at Kotaku details some of the things that changed in the last year, mostly in the patch 1.5. New character creation options, armor set bonuses, 14 new instances, english voiceovers and professionally translated quest texts, as well as less grinding are just some of the features which will be introduced with patch 1.5,...

A very controversial issue appeared earlier today on mmorpg.com. I’m not sure about the source so I had to think twice before posting about it myself, but since it’s a very serious concern for thousands of players including myself, I can’t help it. Apparently, NCsoft decided to give distribution rights in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...

Certainly one of the most confusing features of Aion is the Abyss. There’s all kind of information circling around and while I’m sure most of you know the very basics of Abyss, it’s all but easy to find detailed info about some key things such as fortress sieges, Abyss points and ranks, artifacts and more. Thulf over at Impetusium...

The last closed beta event will start this weekend. The maximum level (30) will not be raised which is definitely positive, as it allows us to catch up with other players. Here’s a short snippet from the announcement made on the official site: We want to conclude closed beta testing on a high note, so we are arranging a series of story-driven...

Since I didn’t post any of these news in the last few days, I’ll just slap them all into one post. Patch 1.5 Over at aionsource, someone was kind enough to translate the patch 1.5 notes and reveal several interesting new features and changes. Lots of instances have their reentry times changed. Cast speed bonus added to some unique items,...

The following vid is a new cinematic intro and it’s quite breathtaking. It depicts a few events in Aion’s lore like the previously posted Aion Origins vid, just far more impressive.

Crafting within Aion goes well beyond what can be found in a typical MMORPG; both in the aspects of gathering and crafting. That being the case, it would take a book to explain it all at once. For this article, I’ll go over the methods of gathering materials and how the related skill ranks work. First, a basic understanding of how skill ranks function. There...

By now you probably noticed the closed beta event 5 is over. Supposedly there was a lot of complaints about lag and ganking, however for some reason I couldn’t log in to the beta forum to see any of it myself. I do know however that gankers prevented wowfony from making the third unbiased Aion review, for which I’m really sad I only played...

There’s little new here in terms of lore, but if you’re clueless about it such as myself this is probably the quickest way to learn what happened to the world of Atreia, how the Tower of Eternity got smashed and why Balaur are… Balaur. It’s a short prologue showing a quick history and depicting several key events. Watch the vid...

A beginner’s guide to skills and skill chains was just published over at TenTonHammer. The guide covers the basics such as acquiring skills, how to put them on your action bars, the difference in (the number of) chain skills depending on your class etc.  Most of you who participated in the last few beta events might already be familiar with most...

A stunning new movie was released on the Korean PlayNC website, featuring scenes from an upcoming instance which will be available in patch 1.5 (Aion release version). Check out the vid below and enjoy! edit: you can find translated 1.5 patch notes here!

The next beta event starts July 31st and runs till August 3rd. The start/end time of this event is the same as with the previous one: Starting time: 17th of July (noon PST, 8 PM BST, 9 PM CEST) Ending time: 20th of July (July 19th 11.59 PM PST, July 20th 8 AM BST/9 AM CEST) This time, the goal is reaching level 30 (something which I unfortunately...