Epic Balaur Video

Found a really cool video of a Balaur attack on an Elyos fortress.  First of all, the music is spot on for the video.  I can not think of anything better for this video.  Perfect.
Secondly, there is almost a sense of dread as the Dreadgion comes nearer (see what I did there?).  It’s almost palatable [...]

1.5 Open Beta Patch Notes!

Patch notes for Open Beta have been posted!  You can read the full (very long notes!) here. In the meantime, here are some highlights!

7 new instances.  Including Dark Poeta and a PvPvE instance, the Dreadgion.

Repose.  The Aion equivalent to WoW’s Rested XP.  Only available after level 20 but gives 20%-30% more XP from mob and [...]

1.5 Impressions Here!! Get Your 1.5 Impressions!!!

A really nice article about Aion version 1.5 was put up Kotaku.com yesterday.  It gives us an idea of what 1.5 brings to the table and how NCSoft is handling content in the future.  Armor set bonuses, a tighter more integrated story, rested XP, tons more quests and even more character customization are all headed [...]

Screenshot/Video Sunday: August 16th Edition

Back for a bit late Screen/Video Sunday!  Working too much last week and having issues to deal with at home so I have not posted as much as normal.  Should be back to normal this week though!  For right now, here is the new edition of my weekly Video and Screenshot feature!
First up is a [...]

This Is A RANT…..

This post is not about Aion, matter of fact, it has very little to do with Aion at all.  This rant has to do with World of Warcraft.  This rant has to do with World of Warcraft and what they have allowed World PvP to become.
As many of this blog’s readers know, I played WoW [...]

A Rift Primer

Rifts and rifting are one of the things I am most looking forward to in Aion.  For those who have not read up on Rifts let me give you a quick run through on what they are and how they work.
First of all rifts are the only way for Elyos to get to the Asmodian [...]

What features would you like to see added to Aion?

Aion has a lot going for it.  It’s fun, stable, has great graphics and has a lot of content for a game just releasing.  But, even with all those positives, there are some things in other MMOs that I would love to see in Aion.  This post is about exactly that, what I would like [...]

New PvP Q&A with Brian Knox

Brian Knox, of NCWest, was kind enough to sit down with Ten Ton Hammer to answer a few questions about endgame PvP and PvE.  A very interesting read, indeed.
Ten Ton Hammer: So that’s where everyone was confused.
Brian: One of our major aspects of the game is the concept of earning Abyss points. You can [...]

Screenshot and Video Sunday!!!

On time this week, we have Screenshot and Video Sunday!!
The Journey of Zipporah (Level 1-22) is a great video showing an overview of leveling in the NA beta:

Another great video by Fylina, this one showing a World Boss, Frostmane Lestin:

Rifting in CB4:

Chanter Level [...]

Couple of New(ish) Trailers Shown at Comic-Con

I found a couple of nice trailers shown at the Comic-Con this weekend.  Posted them on my YouTube account.
Here they are: