Aion 10 Days Free Trials

Today, Aion team presents a new Free Trial program beginning Thursday, May 26, 2011.

We are pleased to announce the start of the Aion Free Trials, beginning Thursday, May 26, 2011!

Spread your wings and join in the fight against your ancient enemies! Play Aion’s Free Trial for 10 days and experience the stunning beauty and depth of action found only in Aion! Our new Free Trial landing page will go live May 26, 2011!

Not sure where to start? Our new Faction Incentive Program provides a great entry point for new players. Grab your friends and ascend, Daevas!

Play Aion’s Trial for 10 days FREE
Explore the world of Atreia as you level to 20
Join or create a new Legion with your friends
Learn a craft and forge your own equipment

 

Don’t forget this week Aion team prepares two events

  • May 25 – June 8: ‘Gateway Getaway Event’
  • May 25 – May 31: ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event’
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Aion Faction Incentive Program Details

Aion team has been working on new project which aim is to improve play experience. The main focus of this program is to establish incentives on specific North American and European servers which have a faction in need of growth and support.

Selected North American and European Servers

The North American and European Servers which are targeted as ‘Selected Servers’ for our Faction Incentive Program are as follows:
 
North American Selected Servers

Asmodian Faction on Zikel
Asmodian Faction on Siel

 
European Selected Servers

Asmodian Faction on Spatalos [EN]
Asmodian Faction on Telemachus [EN]
Elyos Faction on Perento (Fort Siege Incentive Only)[EN]
Asmodian Faction on Thor [DE]
Asmodian Faction on Urtem (Fort Siege Incentive and Gateway Getaway Only)[FR]

 
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Aion 2.5 patch introduces new skills

The new Aion 2.5 update, Empyrean Calling, introduces two new skills for every class. One of the new skills can be purchased from the Class Trainer. The other new skill is a Stigma skill.

 

 

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Aion 2.5 screenshots Academy Bootcamp Instance

New Aion 2.5 update known as Empyrean Calling, introduces two new instances Academy Bootcamp and Araka. We would like to share with you some breathtaking screenshots about Academy Bootcamp instance, bosses and monsters. Enjoy!
 

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Aion 2.5 Empyrean Calling: Launch Date and Events


 

The long waited Aion 2.5 Update – Empyrean Calling is finally scheduled for North American and European Live servers on May 25th. To celebrate the launch of the new update Aion team prepares several events from May 11th through June 14th:

May 11 – June 8: Increased XP Event
May 11 – May 17: ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event’
May 18 – May 25: Increased Drop Rates Event
May 18 – June 1: ‘For War and Glory AP Event’
May 25 – June 8: ‘Gateway Getaway Event’
May 25 – May 31: ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event’
June 1 – June 14: ‘Atreian Artisan Expo’

The “Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event” is a recurring event we are currently hosting in Aion. During this rifting event, we’ll remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.

Our “For War and Glory AP Event” is a popular event that is focused primarily on abyss points. This event specifically, letting you get more AP and keep more. AP loss from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon will be reduced by 50%, all other areas of the game will deliver the normal amount of AP loss. Additionally we will be increasing the amount of AP gain from monsters in the Abyss and Silentera canyon, giving you more AP per kill.

During this “Gateway Getaway Event”, we will introduce special entrance gates that allow your characters to enter instances despite fort ownership. You can enter a selection of the Upper Abyss fort instances and Divine’s Abyssal Splinter from the home territories of Primum and Teminon, and access Silentera Canyon from inside your home base in the Illusion and Gelkmaros fortresses.

The “Atreian Artisan Expo” is a popular event returning to the world of Aion. The Artisan Masters of Atreia have arranged for a two weeks devoted to accelerated skill-up in crafting, essencetapping and aethertapping!

Official news:

The Aion 2.5 update, Empyrean Calling, will be available for download for the player test server (PTS) today, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. PDT.  We are also excited to announce that Empyrean Calling will be going Live on our NA and EU servers on May 25, 2011! We will be holding several mini-events on our Live servers to celebrate the approaching 2.5 update.

If you already have the PTS game client, your launcher can incrementally download the 2.5 client. If you do not already have the PTS client, you can also download the full Aion PTS 2.5 client as an FTP download. Visit our Aion 2.5 PTS FAQ for details on downloading the full 2.5 PTS client.

Our team is pleased to present our Aion 2.5, Empyrean Calling Highlight Video with a sneak peek of the Aion 3.0 update! You can learn more about the details of this exciting new update in our 2.5 Patch Notes!  On May 12, 2011, you will be able to log in to the PTS and experience Aion 2.5 Empyrean Calling yourself!

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Aion Paid Character Transfers Coming Soon!

A new service has been announced for Aion fans – Paid Character Transfers:

Paid transfers will go live on April 27 for the price of £15.99. We will be releasing more details and an FAQ as we get closer to the start date for transfers.

The Aion Community Team

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Aion Daevadome Battles

What better place to prove your mettle than in Daevadome? Prove your endurance and epic might. Enter Daevadome, and destroy your enemies in the air or take them out on the ground. Grab your chance to become a Daevadome champion! Have you got what it takes to survive a round battling hundreds of Daevas all at once? Do you have Tayga blood running through your veins? In this open, all-comers event, no signups are needed. Just enter and fight!
 
Daevadome has ten rounds of battle, so you have ten chances to survive. Ten Daevadome round winners then battle each other for the ultimate bragging rights as Daevadome champion for each faction per server.
 
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NCSoft Sends Donation to the People of Japan

Official announcement:

NCsoft sends its most heart-felt condolences to the victims and people of Japan. As such, NCsoft will donate 500 million Yen (approx 4.5 million Euros/3.9 million GBP/6.3 million USD) to restoration of damages in the region. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan.

NCsoft senior executive Sung Joon Park stated, “In order to support those who have suffered from the earthquake and to help restoration, we decided to donate 500 million Yen, which corresponds to one month of sales.” He also added that, “We’ll maintain the service with the minimal electricity and personnel. Maintaining daily life is also important; therefore, we plan to uphold the service.” NCsoft’s Vice-President, Corporate Communications Jaesung Lee added from headquarters in Seoul, South Korea that, “We sincerely hope Japan can overcome the current difficulties as soon as possible.”

Additionally, many organizations and funds have mobilized to provide relief to those affected by the disaster. If you are interested in contributing, below are some links to charitable organizations in alphabetical order working in earnest to help the victims in Japan.

Doctors Without Borders
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Medical Corps
The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund
The Red Cross
Salvation Army
Shelter Box
UNICEF

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Aion Welcome Back Week

Aion’s latest Reactivation Celebration lasts for one full week, beginning at 8:00 AM PST on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 and running until 8:00 AM PST on Thursday, March 31st, 2011.
 
During the Reactivation Celebration players will also enjoy:

 
– The ‘For War and Glory’ AP Event, which reduces the amount of AP lost from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon, and increases the amount of AP gained from slaying monsters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon.

For additional information head over to official site.

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New Aion Rifting and Abyss Point Events

After maintenance scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 2011, two events will start:

Behind Enemy Lines – Rifting Event

This rifting event continues until March 23, 2011 and will end at maintenance. During this rifting event, we’ll remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.

For War and Glory – AP Event

This event focuses on Abyss Points (AP)—specifically, letting you get more AP and keep more. AP loss from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon will be reduced by 50%, all other areas of the game will deliver the normal amount of AP loss. As well as this reduction in AP loss we will be increasing the amount of AP gain from monsters in the Abyss and Silentera canyon, giving you more AP per kill, this increase does not include monsters inside any of Atreia’s dungeons. This event runs for two weeks and ends at maintenance on March 30, 2011.

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