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Q1. Technical questions related to Aika Online:
· A0: Where can I download the client?
· A1: What are the system requirements?
· A2: When is the release date?
· A3: Will there be an IP Block on other regions?
· A4: Are Gender-Locked classes going to be changed?
· A5: Are we going to have English voice actors?
· A6: How many characters can we have on our accounts?
· A7: What sort of Cash Shop items can we expect?

Q2. Reference for Aika Online in-game content:
· R01: What is a PRAN/PLAN/Daughter?
· R02: What level can we get our PRAN's at?
· R03: How many PRAN's can we have on an account?
· R05: How does the PK System work?
· R06: What are Battlefields?
· R07: What is the Castle Siege?
· R10: How many Nations will there be?
· R11: When can I join a Nation?
· R12: How does the Nation / Alliance System work?
· R13: How do Nation Wars work?
· R14: What are the differences between Normal Channels, and War Channels?
· R20: How many people can be in a party?
· R21: How many people can be in a squad?
· R25: How does stat point distribution work?
· R26: What is the level cap?
· R30: How big is my inventory?
· R31: How can I expand my inventory?

Q3. Class Questions:
· C01: Will I need to buy ammo if I'm a Dual Gunner or Sniper?
· C02: How does the ammo stack when I buy it?

Q4. Guild Questions:
· G01: How much does it cost to make my guild?
· G02: What level do I and my members have to be?
· G03: How many members can I have?
· G04: What are the weekly costs to keep my guild?
· G05: How long can my Guild name be?
· G06: Do we get custom Guild logos?
· G07: How big are our custom Guild logos?

Q9. Questions related to the forum:
· F1: What are the signature image size limits?
· F2: How do I configure my signature?
· F3: How do I enable my signature?
· F4: How do I configure my avatar?


Q1 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO AIKA ONLINE:
A0 Where can I download the client?
You can't. The game is not out yet, and will not be for some months now.

A1 What are the system requirements?

Code: Select allMinimum: Recommended:
CPU: Pentium 3, 1.0GHz CPU: Pentium 4, 1.8GHz
RAM: 512MB RAM: 1 GB
Graphics: 128MB w/3D Acceleration Graphics: 256MB w/3D Acceleration

Required:
OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
Direct X: 9.0c
Hard Drive Space: 1GB (Likely to increase)

Unconfirmed Graphics Requirements:
Pixel Shader 2.0+
Vertex Shader 2.0+
Note: Specifications translated from the Korean website, may change depending on our version.

A2 When is the release date?
There is no specific date at this time. This is as close to a date as we can get right now:

tanda - 8.24.09 wrote:After we receive the first translation from Hanbitsoft we will spend a couple of months on localization.

We also want to spend a significant amount of time making sure the game is balanced for the western market.

So the closed beta is still several months away.
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A3 Will there be an IP Block on other regions?

tanda - 8.29.09 wrote:We
tend to only IP block regions if asked to do so by the developer. The
developers only ask this if there is another version of the game in the
region in question.

If I were to pull a guess about the probability of having to block Europe I would say 5%.
This is just a number pulled out of thin air so take it for what it is worth.
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tanda - 8.31.09 wrote:Even
if we were asked to ban European players we would try to set it up in a
way so it would only ban new users. We would always try to take care of
our existing users as much as possible.

So I do not see this as an issue that you need to worry about.
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A4 Are Gender-Locked classes going to be changed?

tanda - 8.24.09 wrote:We will not be changing the gender locking.

The amount of 3d modeling and animating required would be immense.
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A5 Are we going to have English voice actors?

tanda - 8.24.09 wrote:There is no word on the voice acting yet.
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A6 How many characters can we have on our accounts?

tanda - 9.02.09 wrote:It's 3 chars per server at the moment.
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A7 What sort of Cash Shop items can we expect?
Items in the Korean Cash Shop, (which we expect to get most of), range from Weapons and Armor to the usual clothing outfits.

See Korean Cash Shop Items for more information.


Q2 REFERENCE FOR AIKA ONLINE IN-GAME CONTENT:
R01 What is a PRAN/PLAN/Daughter?
A PRAN, also known as a PLAN or Daughter, is the pet in Aika Online.

Your
PRAN starts out as a child, and over time as you nurture her, will grow
into an Adult. The way that you treat your PRAN through your actions
and conversation with her, will affect what abilities she has.

PRAN's
provide buffs, and elemental bonuses. Particularly, the PRAN can have
Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire elements, which will assist you in
fighting monsters of the same type.

PRAN's do not directly participate in combat.

See Daughter System (Pran/Plan System) for more information.

R02 What level can we get our PRAN's at?

tanda - 8.24.09 wrote:You get a fairy after doing a quest that you can get at around level 7. So you do not have to wait too long to get one.
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R03 How many PRAN's can we have on an account?
You may have one PRAN per character, for a total of 3 characters, and 3 PRAN's.

R05 How does the PK System work?
Characters
level 10 and higher can engage in PK (or PvP). There is a PK Mode that
you need to click in order to PK another citizen.

See [Guide]PvP Guide Part 1: PK Mode for more information.

R06 What are Battlefields?
Battlefields
are a PvP instance (event) with multiple modes, such as Team
Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. The team play isn't Nation VS Nation,
but within Nations, and seems to be as often as you want it to be.

Teams are up to 24 players, with 48 players total.

See The Battlefield ~ Making PvP even more amazing! for more information.

R10 What is the Castle Siege?
The Castle Siege is a weekly event in which 5 Alliances compete to lead the Nation.

4
Alliances are attacking, 1 is defending. The application cost is set at
100,000 gold (subject to change), and your Guild must be level 2 or
higher to apply.

The Castle Siege is held in the War Channel.

See [Guide] Ultimate PvP Guide v2 .:. The Siege for more information.

R10 How many Nations will there be?

tanda - 8.24.09 wrote:There will probably be 5 nations.

The nations will not be class or race restricted like some other games.
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R11 When can I join a Nation?

tanda - 9.01.09 wrote:At around level 10 each player can do a quest to join a nation.
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R12 How does the Nation / Alliance System work?
Information on this is still coming in, so we're not absolutely sure, but check out the Nation Alliance System thread for more specific information.

Excerpt from the Nation Alliance System thread:

tanda - 9.01.09 wrote:Nation > Alliance > Guild

Each nation can have 5 alliances I believe. Alliances are made up of guilds.

Each
week there is a castle siege to determine who controls the nation.
During the castle siege the alliance that is in control of the nation
defends the castle against the 4 other alliances in the nation.

The winner of the castle siege controls the nation for that week.
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R13 How do Nation Wars work?
Information is still sketchy, but we have this so far:

tanda - 9.02.09 wrote:Not 100% sure right now but: I believe there are War channels and normal channels.

If
you are on a War channel then almost every single map can have nation
war going on. Basically you try to invade an enemy nation (through
teleporters) and try to get an artifact (if that map has one). If you
get the artifact then you keep it at least 3 hours or until the owning
nation wins it back. If you steal the artifact your whole nation gets a
buff while you keep it.

An example of one of these nation buffs might be +10% HP & MP.
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R14 What are the differences between Normal Channels, and War Channels?
War Channels host the Castle Sieges, the Nation Wars, and have penalty-free PK with other Nations.

R20 How many people can be in a party?
Up
to 6 players can be in a party. However, if you want more players, your
party can combine with other parties to form a squad.
Source.

R21 How many people can be in a squad?
A squad is the result of one party joining with one or more parties, up to 4, for up to 24 players.
Note: A max of 4 parties for forming a squad is speculation, and is unconfirmed.
Source.

R25 How does stat point distribution work?
Until
you reach the first job change at level 50, there are no stat points to
distribute. There are, instead, skill points that you spend on skills.

tanda - 9.03.09 wrote:There were no stat points to distribute.

You
get one skill point per level though. At around level 10 there are more
choices to spend skills on than skill points you have.
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R26 What is the level cap?
Keep in mind that when our version is released, the level cap may be different than what it is in the Korean version. With that said: The level cap is 60 at this point in time.

R30 How big is my inventory?
At
level 1, your inventory can hold 16 items (1 bag). At level 3 and level
20, you can do quests that will give you additional bags, each able to
hold 16 items for 32 items at level 3, and 48 at level 20.

In addition to that, the PRAN has a backpack that can hold 25 items.
Source.

R31 How can I expand my inventory?
You can expand your inventory with a Cash Shop (Premium) item. At this time, the cost in gPotatos is unknown.


Q3 CLASS QUESTIONS:
C01 Will I need to buy ammo if I'm a Dual Gunner or a Sniper?
Yes.

tanda - 9.04.09 wrote:Yes,
the gun classes do use ammo. It can be a little annoying at the low
levels until you get some money. Remember not to waste your money on
equipment from NPCs.
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C02 How does the ammo stack when I buy it?
Your ammo comes in stacks of 1,000 rounds.

tanda - 9.04.09 wrote:It was one spot per stack of 1K I believe.
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Q4 GUILD QUESTIONS:
G01 How much does it cost to make my guild?
To create a guild costs 50,000 gold coins.
Source.

G02 What level do I and my members have to be?
Members must be level 10+ and it must consist of a minimum of 6 members.
Source.

G03 How many members can I have?
The number of members you can have in your guild varies by level.

Level 1 guild: 6 to 32 members.
Level 2 guild: 33 to 48 members.
Level 3 guild: 49 to 72 members.
Level 4 guild: 73 to 96 members.
Level 5 guild: 97 to 128 members.
Source.

G04 What are the weekly costs to keep my guild?
Once
a guild has been formed you are charged a weekly maintenance cost based
on the number of members you have. The more you have the more expensive
the upkeep. If you fail to pay the maintenance cost your guild will be disbanded and deleted.

Level 1 guild: 3,000 gold coins.
Level 2 guild: 13,000 gold coins.
Level 3 guild: 25,000 gold coins.
Level 4 guild: 55,000 gold coins.
Level 5 guild: 100,000 gold coins.
Source.

G05 How long can my Guild name be?
Guild names have a 16 character limit.

G06 Do we get custom Guild logos?
Yes,
you can customize your guild logo. Current indications are that the
logo will be updated on a daily basis during the week (Mon-Fri).

G07 How big are our custom Guild logos?
Guild
logos are 19 pixels by 19 pixels square. They can be saved as either a
24bit .BMP file (no transparency) or a 32bit .BMP file (Alpha channel
[transparency]).


Q9 QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE FORUM:
F1 What are the signature image size limits?
While
no official size limit has been stated, any image greater than 490
pixels wide will auto-resize to be 490 pixels wide at maximum. You can
get around this by splitting your signature into two separate images,
each with a width less than 490 pixels.

The total width of the signature area is 570 pixels wide.

F2 How do I configure my signature?
1. Go to: Profile - Edit Signature.
2. Put in your text, image links, or text links in the large text field.
3. Uncheck all the selections under "Options". Submit.

F3 How do I enable my signature?
If your signature isn't showing up after doing the above, follow these steps:
1. Go to: Board Preferences - Edit Posting Defaults.
2. Select "Yes" under "Attach my signature by default:". Submit.
Note: This affects posts made after that change, not before.

F4 How do I configure my avatar?
Keep
in mind that avatars have size restrictions. They cannot be larger than
100 pixels by 100 pixels, and must be smaller than 6 KB.
1. Go to: Profile - Edit Avatar.
2. Either upload your avatar from your computer, or paste a link to your avatar that is hosted at another website. Submit.


This is the FAQ last updated 9/21/09