Aion: Fantasy Takes Flight – Beta Event Hands-On Impressions

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the weekend NCSoft hosted the first of a series of closed beta
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later this year. After spending some quality time with the game, Reuben
“Sardu” Waters shares his hands-on impressions from
the event, offering some insight as to what makes style="font-style: italic;">Aion
tick and why he walked away eager to see more in the coming weeks:

Another thing I took
an immediate liking to is the slick, one-piece UI.
While there is the option to toggle the placement of your
character’s status window and the mini-map at the top of the
screen which has become somewhat of an industry norm, I’m one
of those
players who will typically opt for a less cluttered screen in exchange
for a better view of my surroundings. Many of the other bells and
whistles you’d come to expect from a newer western MMO are
also present such as the option to add more hotbars at the click of a
mouse or even being able to preview armors before attuning them to your
character.

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