Weekly Aion Newsletter - Double the XP, Double the Fun

 

This weekend marked the first double experience weekend for Aion and even
while I write this I'm counting the moments to when I can get back in game and
make good use of it.  I don't think that the boost to experience could have
come at a better time and even with the few mild complaints amongst the
community with the usual /easy_mode fears, I definitely think that NCsoft made a
good call.

Nothing is worse than playing a game for hours of your day and logging out
feeling like you accomplished absolutely nothing.  With Aion's
partial lack of quests beyond the early 20s, the average player can expect to
spend at least part of their time grinding out levels and this becomes much
worse if a player doesn't live for dungeon runs.  While grinding kills is a
common pastime for some players and popular in Asian games, for most North
American and European players, it is most definitely a burden that we don't wish
to carry.  The obvious, and most welcome, solution would be to add more
content to cover these content holes.  That takes time to develop content
though and players needed a boost in moral now.

NCsoft gets this, thanks goodness, and even though double experience weekends is
clearly a bandaid for a fairly profound problem, doing something is always
better than doing nothing and this signals a very bright light at the end of the
tunnel.  Does it put the game in easy mode? Given how long it takes to
level in Aion, I certainly do not think so.  The double experience
events over the next couple of weekends will get players into new content, and
regular intervals of the event will give discouraged players a reason to log in.

Has the double experience event been a blessing or is this one step closing to
nerfing a challenging game? Join the discussion on our forums!

~Savanja

Aion Site Lead

 

Is double experience not quite enough? If you have a Lodus
amulet in your inventory, use it! This nifty little thing gives you a 20%
experience gain increase for mob kills and it stacks with the double experience
that you get during the double XP weekend events.  These are perfect to use
while grinding mobs, or even better to use with dungeon runs.

 

Cleric Stigma List - Find out what stigmas are available to your
cleric.

Tailoring Levels 1-99 - Get started with this great crafting class
quickly and easily.

Aion "Visions" Interview with Lance Stites - Here a few details
straight from the Executive VP!

Eltnen and Morheim Rift Locations - Find or avoid these PvP hotspots
with these quick reference maps.

 

Aion
Associate Producer Discusses State of the Game - How's the game
doing just a short few months after launch? Get the inside point of view.
NCsoft Offers Five Ways to Enjoy the Holidays - A little something
for every fan of NCsoft's game lineup.
Announcing Double Experience Weekends -
Aion players get a big boost to their experience gain.
Refer a Friend Program Launches - Get your friends to play Aion and
you can earn free game time for yourself!

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for our
newsletter please feel free to drop me
an e-mail any time!