I love holidays in the real world.  Not only do they give a purpose to the
season that sort of shakes up the daily grind of life, but they also tend to
bring communities and families together for a short period of time (but then
they go away again, thank goodness! A girl's gotta game ya know).

I feel the same away about in-game seasonal events.  I really don't care
what they call it or what the lore is behind it, every MMOG should have holiday
events that coincide with popular holidays in our real lives. Games like
EverQuest II go all out for holidays and the fans absolutely appreciate the
effort. Having that little extraordinary break from the daily game to get
smashing drunk or craft special holiday treats to send off to your friends is so
wonderful!

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The Solorius Festival gives players something to
celebrate this holiday season.

After the lack of event for the popular Halloween holiday, many were not only
disappointed that a opportunity passed NCsoft by to wow the fans, but it really
gave gamers little hope that holidays were going to be a priority for the dev
team.  I realize that there may have not been enough development time
between launch and Halloween and it isn't really a traditional holiday outside
North America.  I recall reading up on the Asian versions of the holiday
and they certainly were more formal and morbid than our tradition of
trick-or-treating and decorating pumpkins which makes it understandable that it
was a no show in Aion this year.

The winter holidays of Solstice, Christmas, and Hanukkah are celebrated
worldwide however and in my personal opinion, it would have been just negligent
to allow this happy season to pass without representation in game.  Thank
goodness NCsoft understands because Atreia will soon be celebrating The
Solorius Festival!

"The
Solorius Festival is not only one of the year’s most anticipated events, but
also one of the oldest. Its origin dates back to before the Cataclysm. It is a
festival of communion, sharing, and appreciation. Wealth and status are set
aside each year as families make diligent preparations in advance to honor the
ascended. Many Atreians travel to a capital city to immerse themselves in the
festivities."

Along with traditional holiday decorations in the
capital cities, the holiday Shugos will be selling holiday goodies, and a giant
piano for you and your friends to play on will be in both cities.  The
holiday will surely bring out the little Asmodian and Elyos in all of us and
while we may not have peace this holiday season, I'm certain that the
festivities will offer a fun diversion for all.

~Savanja

Aion Site Lead

 

Is your quest update in another "hard to find location"? Yeah, I
hate that too.  Remember, some items that don't have a clickable link in
your quest journal that will point the way, still may have some directional
assistance if you use the command /where.  For example, to find the fossil
in Verteron, you can type "/where fossil" into your chat box and your map will
be marked with the appropriate location. This works for other items in game so
before giving up and going home, try it with whatever you are looking for!

 

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