Veteran Rewards Veteran Rewards Nov 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM - - 0 Comments Aion is two months deep, as of November 22nd, which means that your two month Veteran Rewards are available (to those of you playing since launch). If you apply the "Honored Daeva" veteran rewards to your PlayNC account, you will receive FOUR Lodas Amulets and FOUR Revival Stones. A nice little bonus just for sticking around. Topics: Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Another 11,000 Botters Banned Another 11,000 Botters Banned Nov 26, 2009 at 4:22 PM - - 0 Comments Andrew Beegle, NCSoft Community Representative, recently tweeted the following announcement about recent bans on bots: Another Massive Ban today! Over 11,000 bots destroyed! ;) To honest players, and even a few of those that may have already quit, this is great news. However, NCSoft is going to have to maintain the momentum if they plan on making any headway on the automated farming force. Topics: Official news, General Related Games: Aion (PC) November Aion Community Address November Aion Community Address Nov 26, 2009 at 4:19 PM - - 0 Comments Lance Stites, Executive Producer of NCsoft West, took a few moments this early Thanksgiving morning to give a Community Address. He touches on hot topics like RMT (real money transactions), botting, paid server transfers, the dreaded cryengine.dll bug, and much more. We are constantly delighted that so many of you purchased and are now playing Aion. Shortly after Aion’s launch we experienced longer queue times than we would have liked. We reacted by working immediately on a server transfer system. However, the server transfer we began to implement was a rush job, and we are not happy with the result. As it currently stands, transferring characters is a manual process that would shift a significant percentage of our customer service staff members’ focus from issues like real money transfers/trading (RMT) and botting that we feel should take priority. It’s a difficult decision, but we are delaying the deployment of our server transfer system until we can do it right for you. We will eventually honor our promise to give eligible players the opportunity to transfer for free, but we’re shooting to implement transfers in the first half of 2010, though we don’t have a specific deadline for you. Be sure to read the entire community address from the official site. Topics: General, Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Aion Vision Trailer Aion Vision Trailer Nov 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM - - 2 Comments As promised, here is a glimpse into Aion's future direct from NCSoft! As the Daevas dream, they see Atreia's future The future of Aionâ€"revealed! Your dreams your imagination becomes reality. With innovation Aion will make your imagination into reality. Aion's future will be your dreams made real. Never ending Challenge, AION. Topics: General, Media, Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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November Aion Community Address Hello everyone,   It’s been a busy couple of weeks here since the launch of Aion. The post-launch period of many games means that you have time for a bit of rest. After an MMO launches however, your job is just beginning.   Recently, we released a lot of information on the sales and success of Aion in respect to Europe and North America, and also globally. We are off to a very, very respectable start.   We are constantly delighted that so many of you purchased and are now playing Aion. Shortly after Aion’s launch we experienced longer queue times than we would have liked. We reacted by working immediately on a server transfer system. However, the server transfer we began to implement was a rush job, and we are not happy with the result. As it currently stands, transferring characters is a manual process that would shift a significant percentage of our customer service staff members’ focus from issues like real money transfers/trading (RMT) and botting that we feel should take priority.   It’s a difficult decision, but we are delaying the deployment of our server transfer system until we can do it right for you. We will eventually honor our promise to give eligible players the opportunity to transfer for free, but we’re shooting to implement transfers in the first half of 2010, though we don’t have a specific deadline for you.   Moving on to much more positive news, in the past week we deployed a new patch to address a CryEngine.dll crash that we’ve seen reported commonly. (If you’re still seeing this issue, please report it in our tech support forums.)   Speaking of forums, our Community Team is focusing again on the forums and the website. The members of the team are investigating ways to improve the player experience in the forums and website. We are taking your feedback to update and improve the Aion web services overall.   It’s no secret that we’ve had our share of RMT spammers and been plagued by the associated problem of bots. We’re working to eliminate these persistent pests through a multipronged approach. We have instituted a dedicated Game Surveillance Unit (GSU). The GSU is a team whose primary mission is to identify and ban users violating our terms of service: bot users, RMT chat spammers, and the like. We just did an in-depth and focused sweep through the game to ban users in violation using some new methods with exciting capabilities that I’m personally very happy about. These new methods are going to catch a lot of bot users who thought they were safe. This week we’ve banned over 27,000 of these accounts, and we’ll keep searching for other offenders to continue improving the quality of your game environment.   Finally, outside of the complaints about bots and the RMT vermin, perhaps the biggest criticism from our players comes in relation to the pacing, experience curve, item drops, and overall difficulty and risk vs. reward in Aion current gameplay. I’m glad to share some preliminary responses from the Development Team and affirm to you their willingness to address these issues. Obviously, data tuning on a live MMO isn’t something you do carelessly, and it will take some time to fully implement. In the near future, we hope to deploy a short-term enhancement to address some of concerns that you have told us about across the board. We’re currently testing some game variables to increase experience gain and other factors. We look forward to sharing some good news on this soon.   Stepping away from the game as it is, we’re showing off Aion and its future plans this week at the G-Star convention in Korea, as well as DreamHack in Sweden! If you haven’t already had the chance, take a peek at the future of Aion.   Take care and see you in the Abyss,   Lance Stites Executive Producer, NCsoft West

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New Poll! Finally... New Poll! Finally... Nov 24, 2009 at 11:29 PM - - 0 Comments We've got a brand new poll up and running. With the release of the Aion Vision trailer, lots of new features have been teased for Aion's future. Which was your favorite? Go vote! Topics: Poll Related Games: Aion (PC) Aion Vision Trailer Aion Vision Trailer Nov 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM - - 2 Comments As promised, here is a glimpse into Aion's future direct from NCSoft! As the Daevas dream, they see Atreia's future The future of Aionâ€"revealed! Your dreams your imagination becomes reality. With innovation Aion will make your imagination into reality. Aion's future will be your dreams made real. Never ending Challenge, AION. Topics: General, Media, Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Server Maintenance 3:30 a.m. PST, November 25, 2009 We are bringing the Aion servers down at 3:30 a.m. PST, November 25, 2009 (more) for maintenance. The maintenance is estimated to take no longer than 3 hours. Thank you for your patience!   -The Aion Community Team

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Regarding the Visions Trailer Regarding the Visions Trailer Nov 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM - - 0 Comments Just so you know your loyal team here at the Aion Tower is doing their due diligence, I inquired to NCsoft about the content of their latest trailer. Here's what they said: "The trailer shown at this year’s G-star event is a glimpse at the future of Aion. As you can tell from the movie, the development team is hard at work on evolving and growing the Aion experience in some very unique and innovative ways. Needless to say, we’re very excited about Aion’s future and look forward to providing you with further updates when they’re available." I figured as much, but wanted to check. Thanks NCsoft! How do you feel about the trailer? Excitement? Confusion? Disappointment? Topics: General Related Games: Aion (PC) Aion Vision Trailer Aion Vision Trailer Nov 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM - - 1 Comment As promised, here is a glimpse into Aion's future direct from NCSoft! As the Daevas dream, they see Atreia's future The future of Aionâ€"revealed! Your dreams your imagination becomes reality. With innovation Aion will make your imagination into reality. Aion's future will be your dreams made real. Never ending Challenge, AION. Topics: General, Media, Official news Related Games: Aion (PC) 16,000 Reasons Aion is Less Annoying 16,000 Reasons Aion is Less Annoying Nov 23, 2009 at 2:19 PM - - 0 Comments NCsoft took down the Aion servers earlier today, and when players logged back in, they should have noticed something. Like a breath of fresh air, the newly dubbed holiday icon "Ban Hammer Claus" came a swinging and removed over 16,000 accounts from the game. The official post on the official forums details the process and what to do if you were "unfairly" one of the 16,000 Atreia-deported players. Topics: Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Let the Speculation Begin! Let the Speculation Begin! Nov 19, 2009 at 12:28 PM - - 0 Comments It's a simple enough tweet that Tamat twittered this morning: "On November 24th, we will be showing a movie that demonstrates the future of Aion with actual gameplay." But what does it all mean? The 1.5.1 patch dropped yesterday, so any new things coming up are sure to be surprising, hopefully in a good way. What are your thoughts on this upcoming cinematic experience? Topics: Official news Related Games: Aion (PC) Say Hello to My Little Patch Say Hello to My Little Patch Nov 18, 2009 at 10:54 AM - - 0 Comments There are some stumbles on the European side of things, but this morning NCsoft took the servers down in order to implement patch 1.5.1. Full of minor and some major updates, it's sure to warrant some discussion. How has the latest patch affected you? You can find the official announcement at the official site of officialness. Topics: Official news Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Eye on Community 11.20.09 Bom on [DE]Balder asks: “I've been crashing less since the 1.5.1 patch. Did you guys intentionally fix the Crysystem.dll problem?” Yes, the crash issues during fortress sieges and other intensive activities were fixed with the patch we applied to the servers on Wednesday. In case you haven’t read the final patch notes, take a look at the very last paragraph where the stability improvements are listed. We received this fix shortly before our scheduled maintenance and decided to include it together with the patch. We are glad that it works well for you. This fix was difficult to implement and test because it took many people to recreate the issue, and many complex parameters had to be taken into consideration to not just fix it for a specific configuration, but for all players. Many testers had to coordinate together every time a possible fix was created. It is much more difficult than fixing something that a single person can test alone. That said, if you’re still experiencing problems, please report them in our support forum. Do you want to be the one asking the Question of the Week next time? Drop us an e-mail with your question at aion_community@ncsoft.com. * * * We’ve noticed an abundant amount of activity going on within the community this week. Join us as we spend some time to explore recent community happenings.   Aion Machinima Our friends at MMORPG-Life put together a list of Aion machinima. We’re looking forward to an increase in the amount of Machinima created within the Aion community.   Avatar Contest: Design Tamat Some Awesomeness Tamat has chosen the winner of the Aion Source avatar contest. Head on over to Aion Source to see which avatar he selected, in addition to a few of his favorites.   Aion Postcast Episode #10â€"Bleeding Ears That’s rightâ€"episode 10 is finally here! Head on over to give it a listen. This week the gang focuses on class-specific information, news of the week, tips and tricks, and quick-fire questions!   Interview with Tamat at Aion Tower Community Manager Andrew “Tamat” Beegle had the opportunity to talk with the folks at IGN. You can read the result over at IGN’s Aion community website “Aion Tower.”   Clerical Aion 1.5.1 Changes Overview Are you a Cleric wondering how the 1.5.1 update affects you? Check out the informative post over at Clerical Aion.   Abyss Gate Fan Art Nitro-Killer uploaded some absolutely and utterly amazing Aion fan art.   The Eye on Community article series is a way for us to highlight activities going on in the community. Please send your submissions to aion_community@ncsoft.com.   Fly high Daevas, The Aion Community Team Server maintenance 11/19 8:30 a.m. PST We are bringing the Aion servers down at 8:30 a.m. PST, November 11, 2009 (more) for maintenance. During this maintenance we will apply a hotfix to improve the stabilty of the client. The maintenance is estimated to take no longer than 1 hour. Thank you for your patience! Aion Game Update 1.5.1 Over the last month we’ve been transparent about our plans for the 1.5.1 game update. We’ve been working diligently to bring this update as quickly as possible without creating additional problems or false expectations. For this reason, we’ve made a conscious effort to avoid sharing to much information about our plans to address the crashing issues that many of you have been having. Fortunately, our diligence isn’t without result. We’re happy to report that today’s update will include optimizations to the game client that should serve to solve many of those issues.   As with any change to the game client, there’s a small chance that some of you will have issues. If you continue to experience crashing during Fortress Sieges or other intensive activity today, please report it in our support forums with as much constructive detail as possible.   Emergency Server Maintenance 4:45 p.m. PST, November 18, 2009 Greetings Daevas, We will be restarting all NA servers at 6:45pm CST (more) to implement a hotfix that should remedy some of the problems that stem from this mornings update. After we determine server stability, we will be re-opening all servers. Our current estimated downtime is no longer than 15 minutes. We apologize for any inconveniences this has caused and want to thank you for your continued patience.   -The Aion Community Team Server Maintenance & Patch Implementation 3:30 a.m. PST, November 18, 2009 We are bringing the Aion servers down at 3:30 a.m. PST, November 18, 2009 (more) for scheduled maintenance and the implementation of the 1.5.1 game update. The maintenance is estimated to take no longer than 4 hours. Thank you for your patience! Eye on Community 11.13.09 Grimgutt on [West]Fregion server asks:   “There has been a rumor going around that SM [Spiritmaster] pets will soon be able to fly with us so we do not lose and have to resummon them every time we fly. Is this true, and if so, how soon?”   Spiritmasters should be delighted to know that the rumor is true! Contrary to some rumors, though, this enhancement will not be part of the 1.5.1 update that will be coming to the NA and EU servers in November. Spiritmaster pets will soon be able to fly and fight along your side while in the air, a feature that will obviously be quite beneficial within the Abyss. As before, you will still only be able to summon a pet while on the ground.   The development team in Korea has implemented the flying pet enhancement, and it’s working to bring the update to the NA and EU servers soon. We don’t have an estimate at this time as to when this update will be implemented in the West. However, we will be releasing more information in the coming weeks.   Do you want to be the one asking the Question of the Week next time? Drop us an e-mail with your question at aion_community@ncsoft.com.   * * *   Today is Friday the 13th, a day that superstitious folks think is unlucky. While we do advise to keep a sharp eye out for pianos falling from skyscrapers, today we also want to spend some time to explore and promote recent community happenings.   Michael Jackson Cross Server Competition The European Aion Legion Infinity has thrown down a single, sequined glove to announce a cross-server competition that pays respect to one of the most renowned personalities of recent decades. The Legion has set forth a global challenge to uncompromising server pride. Which server can gather the most players on the same spot and perform a synchronized Pop Idol dance emote?   OOCâ€"A Gaming Webcomic OOC is an incredibly well-drawn Aion comic. We’re simply amazed by the level of detail put into each strip. Don’t miss this!   Avatar Contest: Design Tamat Some Awesomeness Tamat’s been with the Aion team for a good couple of weeks now, and all this time we’ve thought: “Hey, your style is groovy and all, but something’s missing.” We finally realized that he needs a snazzy avatar to go with the mojo. Help him design one, and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to walk away with a prize!   “Nokinerk,” a Shugo Fan Art Piece by Nadou Nadou is one of our favorite French artists, no doubt. Her skillful and spot-on compositions continue to brighten our days. This lovely Shugo is no exception.   “Belated Halloween Sketchy” by wingedbunny It’s difficult to say whether this one spells out Christmas or Halloween, but it’s warm and cozy. And we like it.   Singularity Legion Website The Singularity Legion’s website is a masterfully crafted item made by Aion community old-timer Fleiva. While the site is recent, it’s not newly made during the past week or even the past month. It is, however, good enough to warrant an extra look. If you’ve got a nicely designed Legion site yourself, make sure to shoot it our way.   (HU) Aionblog.huâ€"Aion Paradox, A Hungarian Blog This Hungarian Aion blog was sent to us nearly anonymously. We like the devotion shown, however, and thought it deserved some attention. The author gives good coverage of what’s happening out there, combining both community as well as official news tidbits.   (FR) Millenium’s Aionstat Tool The well-known French Legion Millenium recently released a web tool that can be used to track Legion performance over time. It will probably be most interesting to French players since only French language servers are being monitored. Best French Legion right now? Origine.   The Eye on Community article series is a way for us to highlight cool stuff each week that you do. 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Eye on Community 11.06.09 Smokespirit on server [GER]Thor asks:   “How do Clerics earn Abyss Points?”   Abyss Points, in general, are rewarded based in the damage dealt by a whole group. (A group being, at maximum, six characters.) A Cleric will not gain any Abyss Points if he plays on his own and heals the mem.. (full text retrieval failed)

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Interview with Aion's New Community Manager Interview with Aion's New Community Manager Nov 11, 2009 at 9:10 PM - - 0 Comments Marissa Monera got a chance to snag a few moments of Andrew "Tamat" Beegle's time in order to talk to him about his addition to the Aion team. The best news for those wondering: "The good news is that we're expanding the amount of in-game support that we offer, and we will soon have customer service representatives available for petition support 24/7. " Can't wait to see the changes implemented. Andrew's a very personable guy and the interview is a good read. Thanks for the heads up Ocura and Marissa. Topics: General Related Games: Aion (PC)

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Aion Around the World Over the last year, gamers all over the world have been introduced to Aion. This new lifestyle has grown into an overwhelming passion that transcends nationality, religion, or race. We’ve been amazed to see the creation of truly international communities and to hear player feedback in so many different languages. Aion has become a global experience that we intend to grow, nurture, support, and improve upon in years to come. To highlight the global phenomenon that Aion has become, we want to see pictures of our community members in public locations. We’re looking for pictures of our players participating in exciting activities or showcasing Aion-themed merchandise, art, or cosplay. To give you an example of what we’re looking for, Tamat, and Ayase took a moment to pose at the Pike Place Market in Seattle while Amboss did the same almost 5000 miles away at the famous pier in Brighton, UK.   You have your mission: Show us how the Aion lifestyle has affected your locale! We’ll be featuring submissions over the couple of months, so submit your pictures through the Aion Community email today. Eye on Community 09.11.13 Grimgutt on [West]Fregion server asks:   “There has been a rumor going around that SM [Spiritmaster] pets will soon be able to fly with us so we do not lose and have to resummon them every time we fly. Is this true, and if so, how soon?”   Spiritmasters should be delighted to know that the rumor is true! Contrary to some rumors, though, this enhancement will not be part of the 1.5.1 update that will be coming to the NA and EU servers in November. Spiritmaster pets will soon be able to fly and fight along your side while in the air, a feature that will obviously be quite beneficial within the Abyss. As before, you will still only be able to summon a pet while on the ground.   The development team in Korea has implemented the flying pet enhancement, and it’s working to bring the update to the NA and EU servers soon. We don’t have an estimate at this time as to when this update will be implemented in the West. However, we will be releasing more information in the coming weeks.   Do you want to be the one asking the Question of the Week next time? Drop us an e-mail with your question at aion_community@ncsoft.com.   * * *   Today is Friday the 13th, a day that superstitious folks think is unlucky. While we do advise to keep a sharp eye out for pianos falling from skyscrapers, today we also want to spend some time to explore and promote recent community happenings.   Michael Jackson Cross Server Competition The European Aion Legion Infinity has thrown down a single, sequined glove to announce a cross-server competition that pays respect to one of the most renowned personalities of recent decades. The Legion has set forth a global challenge to uncompromising server pride. Which server can gather the most players on the same spot and perform a synchronized Pop Idol dance emote?   OOCâ€"A Gaming Webcomic OOC is an incredibly well-drawn Aion comic. We’re simply amazed by the level of detail put into each strip. Don’t miss this!   Avatar Contest: Design Tamat Some Awesomeness Tamat’s been with the Aion team for a good couple of weeks now, and all this time we’ve thought: “Hey, your style is groovy and all, but something’s missing.” We finally realized that he needs a snazzy avatar to go with the mojo. Help him design one, and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to walk away with a prize!   “Nokinerk,” a Shugo Fan Art Piece by Nadou Nadou is one of our favorite French artists, no doubt. Her skillful and spot-on compositions continue to brighten our days. This lovely Shugo is no exception.   “Belated Halloween Sketchy” by wingedbunny It’s difficult to say whether this one spells out Christmas or Halloween, but it’s warm and cozy. And we like it.   Singularity Legion Website The Singularity Legion’s website is a masterfully crafted item made by Aion community old-timer Fleiva. While the site is recent, it’s not newly made during the past week or even the past month. It is, however, good enough to warrant an extra look. If you’ve got a nicely designed Legion site yourself, make sure to shoot it our way.   (HU) Aionblog.huâ€"Aion Paradox, A Hungarian Blog This Hungarian Aion blog was sent to us nearly anonymously. We like the devotion shown, however, and thought it deserved some attention. The author gives good coverage of what’s happening out there, combining both community as well as official news tidbits.   (FR) Millenium’s Aionstat Tool The well-known French Legion Millenium recently released a web tool that can be used to track Legion performance over time. It will probably be most interesting to French players since only French language servers are being monitored. Best French Legion right now? Origine.   The Eye on Community article series is a way for us to highlight cool stuff each week that you do. Keep your submissions coming to aion_community@ncsoft.com.   Fly cool, Aion Community Team

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