It is being reported by Incgamers.com that over 17% of Korean internet cafe players spend their time playing Aion. This makes it the most played game in Korea, considering that internet cafes / game rooms are a predominant place for playing games. The source of this information is the Google translation of this Korean web site (it’s a Starcraft 2 fansite). Interestingly enough – Starcraft – yes, the RTS from 1998 – is placed 3rd and World of Warcraft is number 5 on the list with 5.31% share.
One thing you should know about South Korean players according to the Washington Post:
An estimated 2.4 percent of the population from 9 to 39 are believed to be suffering from game addiction, according to a government-funded survey. Another 10.2 percent were found to be “borderline cases” at risk of addiction — defined as an obsession with playing electronic games to the point of sleep deprivation, disruption of daily life and a loosening grip on reality.
DISCLAIMER: The news you are about to read are pure speculation and have not been confirmed by any respectable or official source. The patch version numbers are being used as a way to differentiate them from the current version of the game and to put them in a certain timeline. There is no confirmation of what the actual numbering of these patches will be, nor whether the patches will ever see the light of day! We just thought we share the news from the old rumor mill.
There have been some rumors circling recently about “AION 2.0″ and it coming out in February, 2010. There is no official announcement by NCsoft so far. If this update does hit the Korean servers this month, due to localization, we’ll probably wait to see it for a few more weeks/months. According to mmosite.com this big update will offer: Read the full article after the break
A few days ago we wrote about great blue Kratia drops, and now it’s time for another blue-drop mob. Are you looking for a way to get great blue shield level 30 for free? Get ready for farming Snaggletooth and Basalmon’s Shield.
NCSoft decided to share the love with its Aion player base by enabling double XP weekend this Valentine’s day. On Friday, February 12 at 8 p.m. (server time), double experience will be enabled and run through the weekend, ending on Monday at 8 a.m. (server time). Here are some awesome quotes from the comment section of this news post on the official site:
Kenya [Nezekan]
So many people are going to be breaking up that weekend…I can see it now. “You rather be in a virtual environment talking to avatars then spending time in real life talking to your girlfriend?”
Blank Look “Uh…yeah.”
Kyrolen [Triniel]
So lucky you single school kids…
Marvelous [Lumiel]
Oh good, now this Valentines day can be just like the Valentine’s Day Massacre cuz if I log on while she’s home or awake I’m gonna get massacred. Oh and no, I’m not leaving my Kinah to any of you.
Kratia spawn time: 5 to 5.5 hours from the moment you kill Harpback Location: Eracus Temple
Kratia spawn place
When you enter Eracus Temple fly down. On your left side is a large platform with mugolems. She spawns near the base of the platform.
The AionSource.com hacking saga continues. All Aion Source forum members just received an email with the following contents:
It has come to our attention that during a recent attempt to hack our website, hackers may have gained access to email addresses used to register accounts here at AionSource.com. We always value your safety, and strive to maintain your trust. We’ve comprised a list of ways to protect yourself and what to be on the look out for. DO NOT TRUST ANY EMAIL LINK that is related to your password for Aion Online or AionSource.com, always open your browser and type in the website address manually…
We value your time, and assure you we are doing everything in our power to prevent problems like this from affecting our network in the future. Your safety and ability to use our website worry-free is our top priority
If you have been a member of that forum please make sure that you do not click on any links whatsoever if you receive Aion related emails. The hack might produce phishing attempts of other nature as well so be extra careful about links in emails from sources you are not familiar with.
Aion Source forum was the largest gathering place for the Aion community and people at Aion Source did a huge service for the Aion community. Please make sure you support these guys, they did their best and the opponent is much more powerful than anybody thought. Also, I hope that official forums will get much more attention now and be brought up to speed ASAP.
Several popular Aion fansites, technology and gaming blogs, and places we all visit have been under attack lately from hackers. The most recent attempts ranging from the massive tech website TechCrunch, to right here at home on your favorite Aion fansites may have left sensitive data on your PC vulnerable.
AionSource was targeted along with these other sites beginning at 5pm on January 24th and was completely cleared up by 5:20pm. 6 hours later after we cleared the site of the breach, Google flagged AionSource as an “attack site” due to the small window where the breach took place. We appealed and were removed from this “attack site” list shortly after once Google verified we were clear.
Aion servers are going down for maintenance today at 3:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. GMT). A small number of fixes will be applied and the game version will change to 1.5.1.10. The fixes are:
Abyss
Divine Fortress timer has been changed from 120 minutes to 110 minutes to fix a bug where medals were distributed twice
General
Fixed – Expansion issue with Greater Stigma Slot
Fixed – Regional issue with the Mail System that prevented some users mail from reaching the recipient
Browsing Twitter for news can provide unexpected results sometimes. Apparently, today is Community Manager day according to sera_brennan@Twitter (Massively.com editor) and these articles 1 and 2.
Whether this is just another one of those made up days or not I would like to give a shout out to Aion’s community team. Whether you’re a fanboy or a hater the guys work their best and deserve a hug. Make sure to send one out on Twitter to:
Ayase (UK Community Manager) Tamat (NA Community Manager) Amboss (DE Community Manager) Arathaur (FR Community Manager)
Aion is a visually stunning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) where your character wields devastating powers and sweeping wings to explore a celestial world of breath-taking beauty and epic adventure. It features cutting-edge imagery, gorgeous environments, and a unique fantasy world. Your character plays a pivotal role in the fate of Atreia, where the enemy is not only the other player faction but a deadly ancient evil as well.
