buyaion: February 2010

7 Secrets Of Aion

You MUST Know

Table Of Contents

Introduction Page 3

Secret 1 – About The Game Itself Page 4

Secret 2 – Characterization Page 6

Secret 3 – The PvPvE System Page 7

Secret 4 – Classes, Grouping and Stuff Page 8

Secret 5 – Music Page 11

Secret 6 – Little Known Release Notes Page 12

Secret 7 – How To Beat Aion Page 14

References Page 16

Introduction

In this report, you’re going to find some secrets of Aion that you probably don’t know. This is one of the newest and hottest MMORPG games out there and it is catching on like wildfire.

I’m going to be sharing some little known facts about the game itself and some tips for playing. I have no doubt that you will find these most fascinating…especially if you’re an avid gamer.

At the end of this report, I’m going to share a great resource for getting some incredible tips for conquering this beast. If you think you can’t get to level 50 quickly, you’re in for a real treat.

Anyway, sit back and relax because I’m going to take you on a magical tour through the secrets of Aion.

Secret 1 – About The Game Itself

There are a lot of things about the game itself that many people are not aware of unless they are total gamer freaks.

For starters, this game, while released in November of 2008, didn’t make it online until June of the following year. There are many myths and rumors about the delay time, but nothing that has been confirmed. My guess is, there were bugs that still had to be worked out for the online version.

But nobody is talking.

However, Aion was worth waiting for as it won:

Best MMORPG, 2009 RPGLand.com RPGs of the Year 2009

Best New Game, 2009 MMORPG.com 2009 Awards

Not too shabby, in case you didn’t know.

The game combines PvP (Player versus Player) and PvE (Player versus Environment) in a truly exciting atmosphere.

You can see some great screen shots here:

http://images.mmosite.com/photo/2007/12/19/s1219aion01020LUX0Dy3.jpg

http://images.mmosite.com/photo/2007/12/05/aion04LKF4N14767.jpg

http://images.mmosite.com/photo/2009/02/02/aions258_aNrA4wuUU4A.jpg

As you can see…just stunning.

What you also may not know, if you live in the US, is that the game was originally released under the title “Aion: The Tower Of Eternity.” However, when it was released in the United States in May of 2009, it was known simply as Aion.

Personally, I liked the old name better. I thought it gave the game more class. But that’s just me.

Another thing you may not be familiar with, if you just jumped into playing the game, is the back story, or history. It’s rather involved, but here is the Reader’s Digest version in a nutshell.

In the beginning, Aion (supposedly some kind of god) watched over his world Atreia with a rather kind hand. He created all the humans and the Balaur to watch over them. Guess he couldn’t be bothered.

Well, as was to be expected, the Balaur became obsessed with the power they had and essentially started to destroy everything in their path…including the poor humans. These Balaur were bad dudes.

Well, 5 of the Balaur rose above the rest and became known as the Dragon Lords. When Aion refused to give these guys the power they requested, they ended up declaring war on Aion himself. That’s gratitude for ya.

Well, that forced Aion to create twelve Empyrean Lords to protect the Tower of Eternity, which was the center of the world and the force of Aion’s power. These Lords made a barrier around the area so that the people could recreate their civilization.

That’s the back story in a nutshell.

It’s a little more involved but this should be more than enough to fill you in on the basic premise.

Secret 2 – Characterization

Generating characters in this game is REALLY cool. You know, back in the old days (if you can remember that far back) there really wasn’t that much that you could do with characterization. But today…it’s almost limitless what can be done.

Unlike the old days, now, you can actually customize your characters down to the body part. You can adjust the height, weight and scale of each body part. You can choose different hair and skin colors. You can choose eye shape and color. You can even choose ear shape and size. In addition to that, you can also pick tattoos for your character.

Now, there are some limitations that you need to be aware of. With weapons, you can change the color and appearance of a weapon, but you can’t change the actual damage that the weapon itself can do. In other words, any weapon changes are strictly visual and not for battle enhancement. You can change the graphics of a weapon to another weapon of the same type only.

All in all, the customization feature of this game is very powerful, however, it doesn’t go as far as to allow the game to become unbalanced. That’s something that the designers took great care with and it shows.

Secret 3 – The PvPvE System

This is the heart and soul of this game, and quite honestly, it is nothing short of brilliant. A complete explanation of it would require a book the size of Texas, so I’m going to make this short and sweet. I think it will be enough so that you get the gist of it.

Ultimately, the end game of Aion involves battling within the Abyss. This is the PvP zone. Inside the Abyss itself are fortresses which can be controlled by individual legions. This is the Aion equivalent of a Guild. To get control of these castles, you have to battle against opposing factions and NPCs. NPCs, for those who don’t know, are Non Player Characters. These are enemies that the game engine throws at you to make things even tougher…like they’re not tough enough.

The game essentially gives points for battles won in PvP in the Abyss. When you reach the higher ranks, your wings will change in correspondence to these higher ranks. Also, certain items can be purchased at these higher ranks that couldn’t be purchased at the lower ones. That’s why you will notice that some things are not available to you when you’re first starting out.

If you kill somebody in combat, you gain points. If you’re killed in combat, you lose points. So it’s important that, at least at the beginning, you pick on people your own size, or you’re going to be dog meat.

Fortunately, the game is very well balanced as there can only be so many high ranked players per server.

Lucky for you.

Secret 4 – Classes, Grouping and Stuff

This is where a lot of people just get plain confused because this is where the game itself gets a little involved…to say the least.

Okay, I’m going to try to make this as simple as I can. Wish me luck LOL.

There are 4 primary classes and 8 specialized classes in the game.

The 4 primary classes are:

Warrior

Mage

Scout

Priest

Now, after achieving level 9 (and not before) the player has to choose from two specialized classes within their primary class. There are two specialized classed in each primary class, or 8 total.

For Warrior:

Templar or Gladiator

For Mage:

Sorcerer or Spirit Master

For Scout:

Assassin or Ranger

For Priest

Cleric or a Chanter

I have underlined the ones that I personally would choose. Feel free to pick your own.

One thing…level 9 is not a piece of cake to reach unless you know some tricks. I’ll get to those later.

Okay, let’s get to grouping.

Up to 6 players can form a group. These players assist each other in battle and share the benefits of victory. There are certain areas of the game that are specifically designed for group play and in order to enter those areas you MUST be part of a group. In other words, individual players cannot go to these places.

Now, up to 4 groups (24 players) can form an alliance. These are situations in the game that require a greater number of players in order to succeed in battle. If you are part of an alliance, this restricts the rewards you can get when completing a task for a group. Yeah, it gets a little complex with alliances.

Next, we get into professions.

There are 6 crafting professions.

Alchemy

Cooking

Tailoring

Handicrafting

Weaponsmithing

Armorsmithing

There are also two extracting professions. Players automatically learn these.

You can learn all the crafting professions if you want, but you can only master two. I recommend the last two if you want to survive.

You do get a statistical boost for mastering a profession so it is important that you do this as soon as possible.

Okay, let’s move on to quests.

There are essentially three types of quests in Aion.

Ordinary quests

Campaign quests

Work Orders

Ordinary quests require a player to complete one specific task to receive an award.

Campaign quests are story driven and require multiple tasks to be completed to receive a reward.

Work orders, or what I call training, are used to increase skill in a certain profession.

Some quests, like work orders, can be repeated over and over. Other quests, like campaigns, cannot.

The above is pretty much the nuts and bolts of game play. It gets a little more complex but this should give you a good idea.

Now, here’s a tip. Do as many Work Orders as you can. This will safely increase your levels, though it is a slower route.

Secret 5 – Music

Yeah, I know…this probably isn’t something that you even think about when you play a MMORPG, but music is a BIG part of the effect…believe it or not.

Well, did you know (I bet you didn’t) that the official "Aion: The Tower of Eternity" Original Soundtrack was released as a single CD featuring 22 tracks written by composer Yang Bang-Ean (Also known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan).

The soundtrack was released in Japan and Korea on October 21, 2008, and in North America and Europe as part of the Collector's Edition. The soundtrack was also released on iTunes on October 20, 2009

Here is the current info on the CD from Amazon

# Number of Discs: 1

# Format: Import, Soundtrack

# Label: Ponycanyon

# ASIN: B001J0F1R2

# In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

As you can see, right now, unless you buy it from a private source, you can only get this as an MP3 download online.

This soundtrack has indeed become very rare and a collector’s item.

When you hear it…you’ll know why.

It’s THAT good.

Secret 6 – Little Known Release Notes

If you’re a trivia nut, like a lot of people are, you’re going to find the release history of this game quite interesting.

See, aside from the fact that it wasn’t released to the US right away, it also has releases in other countries at various times in its brief history. This was the game that, quite honestly, almost didn’t make it…which would have been a shame.

Here is what you probably don’t know about its release history.

* South Korea: Aion was released in South Korea on November 28, 2008, making this the first country to get a final release of the game. Given the success of NCsoft's previous games, Lineage and Lineage II, Aion had been a highly anticipated game in South Korea ever since its announcement.

* China: The game was released in China on April 16, 2009 and operated by Shanda Interactive Entertainment.

* Japan: NCSoft released the game on July 17 2009 in Japan under NCSoft Japan. As of February 2, 2010, Pixiv collaborated with NCsoft for a special fan art contest.

* Australia: NCsoft is distributing Aion in Australia through QV Software, and was released on September 22, 2009. In Australia, 3 editions were released: Collectors Edition, Limited Edition, and the Standard Edition. The game is also being distributed via Valve Software's digital distribution platform, Steam, within this region.

* Taiwan: NCsoft began an open beta of Aion in Taiwan on June 7, 2009, and was released on July 21, 2009. v1.5 was released on October 21, 2009

* Europe: NCsoft released the final version of Aion in Europe on September 25, 2009. In Europe, Aion was available in two editions: Standard Edition and Collectors Edition. The latter includes many in-game items, figurines, posters, and the Official Aion Soundtrack CD by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan).

* North America: Aion was released in North America on September 22, 2009. The release was accompanied by a free comic book from Wildstorm, Aiva's Story by writers David Noonan and Ricardo Sanchez, with art by Neil Googe for those who preordered. Also for those who preordered gained a 3 day head start before launch. Aion was in available in two editions: Standard Edition and Collectors Edition. The latter includes many in-game items, figurines, posters, and the Official Aion Soundtrack CD by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan). The Game was made available through Retailers for DVD purchase, and Via download from NCsoft, Steam, Gamestop's website, File Planet and Direct2Drive.

* Russia: Aion open beta running since December 8, 2009.[16] In Russia, Aion is supposed to use a mixed payment model with monthly subscription and additional payments for in-game items and benefits.

As you can see…quite a history behind this game.

Secret 7 – How To Beat Aion

I thought I would save the best for last. I mean, why not? So here you go…some tips for beating this monster of a game.

Tip 1 – This may be the most important tip of all. When you reach level 9, immediately…and I do mean IMMEDIATELY…do the Accention Quest. This will bring you up to level 10 no matter how few points over level 9 you are.

Tip 2 - When you target an enemy look at the portrait it gives you in the Top center of your screen. On the left side is a red sphere with 6 dots. If 2 dots are white it’s a regular mob. If 4 dots are white it will take 2 to 4 party members to fight it.

Tip 3 – Do NOT buy items ahead of level. This is only going to waste Kinah. Only buy what you need and can use at the time. This is called budgeting and is critical if you’re going to get through this game.

Tip 4 – Do NOT get rid of anything you find until you have absolutely confirmed that it is of no use.

Tip 5 – Loot everything. If you find a dead mob on the ground, take everything you can find. After a while those 2 and 3 Kinah add up…big time.

Tip 6 – Complete your work orders quickly. Also, make sure you complete all work orders in the Artisan district in your capital city. This will be the fastest and cheapest way to raise your crafting skill.

Tip 7 – Be social. The early levels make it easy to do this on your own, but once you get to the upper levels, there is no way. You will need to learn how to become social and form groups and alliances. Don’t be a bully. Become somebody who is likeable.

Tip 8 – Finally, if you really want to zoom to level 50 in record time, check out this guide by Anthony Chabot.

It is worth every single penny.

Here is the URL:

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I hope you have found this report helpful. Aion is a great game and with these tips, you should have no trouble mastering it.

To YOUR Aion Success,

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References

Research for this book came from the following web sites:

http://na.aiononline.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://na.aiononline.com/forums/