[Patch Notes] v1.5 Update

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- Registration is available in Individual/Quick/Group modes. If you want to register for a new game, then select the individual register option. If you don't care whether to join a new game or a currently running game, then select the quick register option. To join as a group, select the group register option.



- Elyos players can register at NPCs Aseluse, Parasgos or Hipotades in Teminon Stronghold in Ereshuranta.



- Asmodian players can register at NPCs Buri, Okom or Rukbar at Primum Stronghold in Ereshuranta.



- Players will not be able to zone in the instance until there is enough players that has registered, so there may be some waiting time after registering.







- Points are earned when monsters are killed inside the instance and when the Dreadgion's power source 'Shukana' are destroyed.




- Points are also earning by killing players of the enemy side. When killing an enemy player with 0 points, no points will be gained.



- You will lose some points if killed by enemy players.



- There are many different routes to reach the commander, and a variety of ways to impede the opposing factions progression, all of which requires a strategic plan.



- When the commander is defeated or time runs out, the infiltration mission ends and all individual points acquired is combined to determine the winning side.



- When the infiltration mission is over, AP is awarded based on the total amount of points received, and the winning faction will receive a larger AP bonus.



- In addition to the AP rewards, some special bosses will also drop useful items.








Steelrake Valley

The 'Steelrake Valley' is the name of the pirate ship belonging to the 'Ironbeard Buccaneers'.





- Maximum of 6 players per party can enter.

- Players must be level 40+ to enter.

- Players must complete an attunement quest to enter, and can only enter this instance once every 6 hours.



- Elyos entry quest: Suspicious Calling / Asmodian entry quest: Price of Goodwill




- NPC to start quest

Elyos: Mysterious sugo Roikin (loiters at 'Decaying Tree Field', 'Revolutionaries Research Base' or 'Pwitonen Swamp' in Interdica)

Asmodian: Mysterious Shugo Uikin(loiters at 'Silver Hill', 'Kinunkarp Ice City' or 'Amsnir Harbor' in Beluslan)



- Instance can be entered by interacting with 'Hikarung' at Elysium for Elyos, and 'Midoringring' at Pandemonium for Asmodians.



- There are many different routes to go through in this instance. The difficulty varies depending on which route is taken.





Abyss Fortress Dungeon


The 3 fortress in the lower Abyss(sulfur Tree Fortress, West Sield Fortress, East Siel Fortress) and 5 fortress in the upper abyss(Asteria Fortress, Ancient City of Rhoo, Krotan Fortress, Dikasas Fortress, Ran Miren Fortress) each have their own dungeons, and many new quests involving these dungeons have been prepared. The availability of this content depends on the fortresses being occupied by your faction, and for this reason fortress sieging has become more important.





- Players of the faction currently holding a fortress can enter its dungeon by interacting with the Entry Object inside the fortress.

- Each instance has many Treasure Boxes, and the aim is to collect as many of them in a certain time frame.

- The difficulty levels of the monsters will vary depending on the fortress instance, and if the time runs out, the treasure boxes will disappear one by one or even all at once.

- Only players of the faction holding the fortress can enter.







Nohusana Training Camp


This instance is more of an Abyss Fortress Siege tutorial and is aimed for new players in the Abyss.







- This instance is available from levels 25 to 28 only. The entrance to this instance is near each faction's Abyss stronghold.

- Entrance will be granted after completing an attunement quest, then players can only enter once every 18 hours.

- To check when you are able to enter the instance again use the "/CheckEntry" command.

Hello!




Welcome to the Open Beta Test for Aion in both Europe and North America.



Below you will find a list of the major changes and additions to Aion since you last participated in our Closed Beta Test. We have done our best to provide a comprehensive list of changes. The Open Beta brings the game content up to the 1.5 patch that is available in Korea; the same updates that were made to the Korean live servers are being implemented here, as well. While there may be some differences when comparing the official NA/EU notes to fan site translations of Korea's official notes, the game content is the same.




Not only does Open Beta bring a number of game improvements and additions, you'll also notice that we had a major terminology overhaul to complete our effort of Westernizing the game. Many skills and items have changed since the Closed Beta Test and should be a welcome surprise as you explore the world.



While we feel the Open Beta version will provide a complete experience, we wanted to note that this is not our final update before launch. Our launch version is in internal testing, and it will continue to flesh out the 1.5 update with the help of your feedback and experiences in Open Beta.




Please remember this is an Open Beta Test, and while our goal is to provide you with a flawless Aion experience, there are behind-the-scenes infrastructure tests happening to prepare for launch. One very important area that will affect everyone is that we will be balancing races as folks rush to log into the servers. As a result, you may get a "This race cannot be created" message because that server is starting to become unbalanced. It's important to us that we try and keep a balance of the races during the Open Beta of Aion. If you come across this message, please feel free to try another server or wait until the server balance has tipped back.



Another hot topic has been our Web site and whether we will be bringing over some of the services that Korea has provided to their community. The short answer is yes! Just like the PowerWiki, we will be bringing some of these services to our own site. We hope to begin rolling them out in the coming weeks.




Overall, we are very excited for Open Beta - it is a culmination of a lot of effort and the feedback of our community. For example, one of the most requested features during Closed Beta testing was a suggestion to use the left mouse button to change the camera. We also added more content both in the persistent game world and in instanced dungeons. You'll see this change and many others were added in this game update, including:

1. New Areas: Theobomos (Elysea) and Brusthonin (Asmodae)


2. New Instances!


3. Over 40 new default faces have been added to character creation.


4. Increased PvPvE rewards


5. UI changes (click-to-move has been disabled by default)


6. New items!


7. New skills + increased balance



8. Tons of new quests.


9. Advanced Stigma Stone System



10. Chat Channels
    
    -Class
    
    -Region
    
    -Looking For Group
    
    -Languages

Find a full list of patch notes here.