Our latest coverage of Aion.
It's finally arrived: Aion's 5.3 update has gone live, and along with it the game's Prestige Packs have been updated. NCSoft has compiled a 40 page PDF detailing all of update 5.3's features—don't worry, it's healthily double-spaced. But the highlight is undoubtedly the 384 Dredgion Defense instance, a weekly group effort to save the world with an oddly specific number [...]
Read more
Aion is getting loads of new stuff when Update 5.3 rolls out on March 8th. The update comes with two new queues for Archdaevas: Dredgion Defense and Arena of Tenacity. Dredgion Defense will have up to 384 players going up against a massive Dredgion invasion to protect their faction’s capital city while Arena of Tenacity is a tournament-style arena where [...]
Read more
Aion's 5.3 update is slated as "coming soon," and it features a evenly, but oddly enough, PvE instance for 384 players. Now that's a specifically large-scale number. I wonder how it was picked. In the next update players will queue up for the Arena of Tenacity: where factions challenge each other in gladiatorial duels, cheering crowds included. A matching system [...]
Read more
NCSoft is working on a new MMORPG with the working title Project A2, and speculation suggests this may be Aion 2 (A2 → A[ion] 2), according to South Korean website The Fact. This is rumorville territory so get too excited just yet. Although, NCSoft is known to use the convention "Project" and the first letter of whatever it is they're working [...]
Read more
Today is the day that Aion: Echoes of Eternity, also known as Aion 5.0, goes live in North America. If the patch announcement is correct, the patching process should be done as of the the time of writing. Echoes of Eternity introduces a ton of character customization improvements, including new hairstyles and eye shape and color customization options. It is [...]
Read more
Aion - Sunday Funday Round 54Watch this video on YouTube Aion Sunday Funday Gameplay Video This week the MMOs.com crew (Missing Shu) took a lot at Aion as we trek through the NCSoft lineup. We picked up at around level 22-25, but since Omer derp'd we couldn't play together (different factions). We had a lot to talk about though and despite the [...]
Read more
The Echoes of Eternity update for NCSoft's Aion is set to launch on July 13, 2016. A teaser site showing off the new content was launched and a new lore trailer released (see below). Some noteworthy features of the new update include: Two new zones - Norvsold for the Asmodians and Iluma for the Elyos. New Instances - Archives of [...]
Read more
NCSoft announced early last month that Aion 5.0: Echoes of Eternity is set to launch "soon". We forgot to cover this news when it first came out so we're hitting it now. Players will have a chance to travel back to the tower of Eternity in this latest expansion. Some of the key highlights of the expansion include: An increased [...]
Read more
Given the recent surge of older MMO titles re-releasing through Steam we had to make a compilation list to keep track. While Steam isn’t a proven method to revitalize an older MMO it is fascinating to see developers push aged titles, some of which are over 10 years old. Some games like Knight Online have seen a baffling amount of [...]
Read more
It's the holiday season once again and that means that a horde of Christmas events are on their way. Is your favorite game holding a holiday event? Is it something you feel you should make time for? What if there are several games you're playing that are holding events? Fortunately for you, we have created a guide specifically for all [...]
Read more