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Aion 2.5 Empyrean Calling: Launch Date and Events


 

The long waited Aion 2.5 Update – Empyrean Calling is finally scheduled for North American and European Live servers on May 25th. To celebrate the launch of the new update Aion team prepares several events from May 11th through June 14th:

May 11 – June 8: Increased XP Event
May 11 – May 17: ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event’
May 18 – May 25: Increased Drop Rates Event
May 18 – June 1: ‘For War and Glory AP Event’
May 25 – June 8: ‘Gateway Getaway Event’
May 25 – May 31: ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event’
June 1 – June 14: ‘Atreian Artisan Expo’

The “Behind Enemy Lines Rifting Event” is a recurring event we are currently hosting in Aion. During this rifting event, we’ll remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.

Our “For War and Glory AP Event” is a popular event that is focused primarily on abyss points. This event specifically, letting you get more AP and keep more. AP loss from PvP encounters in the Abyss and Silentera Canyon will be reduced by 50%, all other areas of the game will deliver the normal amount of AP loss. Additionally we will be increasing the amount of AP gain from monsters in the Abyss and Silentera canyon, giving you more AP per kill.

During this “Gateway Getaway Event”, we will introduce special entrance gates that allow your characters to enter instances despite fort ownership. You can enter a selection of the Upper Abyss fort instances and Divine’s Abyssal Splinter from the home territories of Primum and Teminon, and access Silentera Canyon from inside your home base in the Illusion and Gelkmaros fortresses.

The “Atreian Artisan Expo” is a popular event returning to the world of Aion. The Artisan Masters of Atreia have arranged for a two weeks devoted to accelerated skill-up in crafting, essencetapping and aethertapping!

Official news:

The Aion 2.5 update, Empyrean Calling, will be available for download for the player test server (PTS) today, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. PDT.  We are also excited to announce that Empyrean Calling will be going Live on our NA and EU servers on May 25, 2011! We will be holding several mini-events on our Live servers to celebrate the approaching 2.5 update.

If you already have the PTS game client, your launcher can incrementally download the 2.5 client. If you do not already have the PTS client, you can also download the full Aion PTS 2.5 client as an FTP download. Visit our Aion 2.5 PTS FAQ for details on downloading the full 2.5 PTS client.

Our team is pleased to present our Aion 2.5, Empyrean Calling Highlight Video with a sneak peek of the Aion 3.0 update! You can learn more about the details of this exciting new update in our 2.5 Patch Notes!  On May 12, 2011, you will be able to log in to the PTS and experience Aion 2.5 Empyrean Calling yourself!

Aion Daevadome Battles

What better place to prove your mettle than in Daevadome? Prove your endurance and epic might. Enter Daevadome, and destroy your enemies in the air or take them out on the ground. Grab your chance to become a Daevadome champion! Have you got what it takes to survive a round battling hundreds of Daevas all at once? Do you have Tayga blood running through your veins? In this open, all-comers event, no signups are needed. Just enter and fight!
 
Daevadome has ten rounds of battle, so you have ten chances to survive. Ten Daevadome round winners then battle each other for the ultimate bragging rights as Daevadome champion for each faction per server.
 

Each round winner will receive:
5 True White Dyes
5 True Black Dyes
3 Gold Medals
 
The winning Daevadome Champion also will receive:
Lucky Wings
The custom forum title “Daevadome Champion”
 

Name Level Attributes
Lucky Wings 55 Maximum Flight Time: +80
Maximum HP: +260
Strike Resist: +21
Attack: +2
Magic Boost: +10

 
 

Elyos Lucky Wings

 
 
Asmodian Lucky Wings

 

Daevadome occurs on your server throughout the week beginning Monday, March 21, 2011 at the times and dates listed below. Daevadome happens on both factions at the same time on each server. The event’s start will be announced in game through a GM announcement.
 
Daevadome Event Times

Israphel: Monday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
Friday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Zikel: Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Friday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
Siel: Monday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. PDT
Thursday, March 24 at 6:00 p.m. PDT
Vaizel: Tuesday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m. PDT
Friday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m. PDT

 
 
 

NCSoft Sends Donation to the People of Japan

Official announcement:

NCsoft sends its most heart-felt condolences to the victims and people of Japan. As such, NCsoft will donate 500 million Yen (approx 4.5 million Euros/3.9 million GBP/6.3 million USD) to restoration of damages in the region. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan.

NCsoft senior executive Sung Joon Park stated, “In order to support those who have suffered from the earthquake and to help restoration, we decided to donate 500 million Yen, which corresponds to one month of sales.” He also added that, “We’ll maintain the service with the minimal electricity and personnel. Maintaining daily life is also important; therefore, we plan to uphold the service.” NCsoft’s Vice-President, Corporate Communications Jaesung Lee added from headquarters in Seoul, South Korea that, “We sincerely hope Japan can overcome the current difficulties as soon as possible.”

Additionally, many organizations and funds have mobilized to provide relief to those affected by the disaster. If you are interested in contributing, below are some links to charitable organizations in alphabetical order working in earnest to help the victims in Japan.

Doctors Without Borders
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Medical Corps
The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund
The Red Cross
Salvation Army
Shelter Box
UNICEF