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Darkness inside and out threatens to envelop an Asmodian recently ascended as a Daeva. What will happen to this Spiritmaster, and how is his journey tied to the Elyos Ranger who is also discovering her powers? Find out in the second installment in the Tales of Aion on GameZone.com! Then, return to the story of the Elyos Ranger Esala’ayni as she steps into the rift and enters a land of dusk in the third tale of Aion.

We’re getting ready for PAX

September 4, 2009 marks the opening of the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a major North American gamer festival that takes place in the heart of Seattle, Washington. With gamescom still in our rear view mirror, Aion is ready to follow up on last year’s efforts at PAX and once again glide over to the convention center with the entire Aion team tagging along for the ride. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to view our beautiful booth (#642), get some hands-on time with the latest version of Aion, chat face-to-face with our present staff, or walk away with some much coveted swag. Follow our Aion community blog throughout the coming week to get a peek of what delicious highlights to expect! See you there!

Open beta client now available for download!

Following our recent announcement regarding the commencement of Aion’s open beta, we have taken steps to ensure a smooth setup and preparation process for all participants. While our Launcher will incrementally update your client, the new and patched Aion open beta client has been distributed to a select few partners around the web to prepare for our open beta test. To get your hands on it, you may visit FilePlanet or download it from GamersHell (available later this week). We have also added a new option that the Aion community has long anticipated: downloading the full open beta client via our BitTorrent tracker (md5 checksum). We have even arranged for a torrent patch for those of you who already have the closed beta client installed but want to get prepared for open beta! As added extra spice, FilePlanet will–in addition to distributing the client–be giving away a load of open beta keys starting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Get on the starting line if you do not have an eligible Aion account already! Eligible accounts include any previous closed beta participants and those who have preordered or prepurchased Aion. Remember to update your Aion game password if your Aion account was created prior to July 29, 2009.

Aion’s Open Beta, Pre-Select and Headstart Programs

Within the next four weeks, we will treat European and North American gamers to two opportunities to jump into the world of Aion and explore Atreia as Asmodian or Elyos characters ahead of its release in Europe on 25th September and North America 22th September. Aion’s Open Beta Test featuring version 1.5 will take place 6-13th September and will include numerous Western enhancements, including improvements to Aion’s innovative character customization with a host of Western styles, as well as new zones, instances, skills, quests and continued game balancing and improvements. Open Beta will retain a level cap for both Elyos and Asmodians characters at 30 allowing players to focus on getting to the same level so they can explore the lands of Atreia together, as well as the Abyss. Players who have pre-ordered Aion will be treated to a Pre-Select and a two-day Headstart period giving them the opportunity to explore, organize and progress through the game prior to the official launch. Pre-Select will take place on 18th September, while Aion’s Headstart will begin 20th September. Players can still participate in the Aion’s Pre-Select and Headstart programs by pre-ordering the game through several participating online and brick-and-mortar retailers. Remember to update your Aion game password if your Aion account was created prior to July 29, 2009.

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Aion claims gamescom "Best Online Game" prize

Today could not have taken off with a much better start, as winners of the gamescom awards were announced. Aion stayed true to its core qualities and outshone all competition when climbing to the very top of the winners’ stand. Not only was Aion crowned king of MMO gaming, but of all online games present. Aion is also currently in the top 10 of a “Best Game of Show” poll held by the quite significant portal giga.de. The winner of the “Best Online Game” prize is voted for by six very knowledgeable game experts, including high level representatives from some of the largest magazines in Germany, the USK (responsible for age rating), one of the country’s largest retailers and one of the country’s major gaming websites. Stay tuned for more gamescom updates via our community blog, on Facebook and on Twitter!

Level: 40
NPC: Trader Helvetia, Giran
Type: 1-time / Solo
Reward: Wondrous Cubic

Meet Trader Helvetia at Giran’s Grocery Store. There are 2tasks for the quest. You get the task assigned randomly, so just abort the quest if you dont like the given task and restart it.

Task 1

• Warehouse Chief Gesto had forgotten to get the jar. He asks you to obtain the seeds for him.
• Use the Manor System to get: 40 Golden Cobol, 40 Thorn Cobol, 40 Great Cobol and return to Gesto.
• Take the jar of seeds that Gesto made and bring it to Helvetia.

Task 2

• Fishing Guild Member O’Fulle had forgotten to get the fish. Help O’Fulle to get the fish.
• Get: 10 Orange Nimble Fish, 10 Orange Ugly Fish, 10 Orange Fat Fish and return to O’Fulle.
• Take the box of fish that O’Fulle made and bring it to Helvetia.

Helvatia will reward you with a Wondrous Cubic. You can double-click it once per day to obtain a Cubic Piece.
Any Warehouse Freightman will exchange it for an additional adena fee into a Weapon or Armor Enchant Scroll.

EAD – 18k & Rough Blue Cubic Piece
EWD – 150k & Fine Blue Cubic Piece
EAC – 45k & Rough Yellow Cubic Piece
EWC – 330k & Fine Yellow Cubic Piece
EAB – 80k & Rough Green Cubic Piece
EWB – 1.5mio & Fine Green Cubic Piece
EAA – 720k & Rough Red Cubic Piece
EWA – 5.4mio & Fine Red Cubic Piece
EAS – 1.5mio & Rough White Cubic Piece
EWS – 15mio & Fine White Cubic Piece

Great Wolf, Improved Cougar, Improved Buffalo, Improved Kookaburra

The Wolf envolves into a Great Wolf at level 55. Once reaching lvl 70 the Great Wolf envolves into a Fenrir, getting extra attacks and skills. Like Striders a Fenrir can be mounted when summoned. Baby Cougar, Buffalo and Kookaburra turn into Improved Cougar, Buffalo and Kookaburra. An improved baby pet can cast buffs on its owner:

Improved Cougar
Level 55 – Empower 3 (2 Minutes), Might 3 (2 Minutes)
Level 60 – Shield 3 (2 Minutes), BtB 6 (20 Minutes)
Level 65 – Acumen 3 (2 Minutes), Haste 2 (2 Minutes)
Level 70 – VR 4 (2 Minutes), Focus 3 (2 Minutes)
* uses Heal to restore the owners HP

Improved Buffalo
Level 55 – Might 3 (2 Minutes), BtB 6 (2 Minutes)
Level 60 – Shield 3 (2 Minutes), Guidance 3 (2 Minutes)
Level 65 – VR 4 (2 Minutes), Haste 2 (2 Minutes)
Level 70 – Focus 3 (2 Minutes), DW 3 (2 Minutes)
* uses Greater Heal to restore the owners HP

Improved Kookaburra
Level 55 – Empower 3 (2 Minutes), BtS 6 (20 Minutes)
Level 60 – BtB 6 (20 Minutes), Shield 3 (2 Minutes)
Level 65 – Concentration 6 (2 Minutes), Acumen 3 (2 Minutes)
Level 70 –
* recharges MP when the owner is in Battle stance and below 50% MP

Great Wolf / Fenrir
Level 70
- Bite Attack: Bite ferociously with sharp teeth.
- Maul: Attacks with fore-claws to create wound. Power 1. Effect 3. chance to add Bleeding
- Cry of the Wolf: Dominate nearby enemies with a mighty roar. -23% patk of surrounding enemies
- Awakening (group Buff): +8% patk, +16% matk, +8% attk-speed, +8 speed, -8% pdef, -16% mdef, -4 evasion. holds 90sec, cooldown 15mins

Great Snow Wolf / Snow Fenrir
Level 70
- the same  skills like theyr normal counter part
- Cry of the Wolf: Dominate nearby enemies with a mighty roar. -23% patk/matk of surrounding enemies

Great Snow Wolf, Snow Fenrir, and Red Dusk / Red Star / Red Wind Strider

Members of a clan that is in possession of a Rune or Aden Clan Hall can exchange their normal Wolf or Strider for a Clan Hall one. All they have todo is speaking to the Clan Hall Gatekeeper located outside the clan hall. A Great Wolf can be envolved into a Great Snow Wolf. A Fenrir turns into a Snow Fenrir, and Striders may be exchanged for a Red Star Strider, Red Dusk Strider or Red Wind Strider.

The Great Snow Wolf, Snow Fenrir and Red Striders possess unique skills that ordinary pets do not – the Great Snow Wolf can already be mounted at level 55. Their defense and mounted moving speed are higher than those of normal – non Clan Hall obtained – pets. At level 70 the Striders moving speed inreases from 172 to 177.

If a player looses access to a Clan Hall the obtained pets cannot be used, but they can be exchanged again for the previous pets through the Pet Trader Mickey NPC in the Towns of Aden and Rune Township.

source:
http://lineage2.gametsg.com/index.php?view=article&articleid=4300&viewboard=1
http://www.playforum.net/lineage2/board.comm?action=read&iid=10032004&pageNo=1&num=43433

1) This one-time quest which can be picked up at level 76 starts with Trader Weber at the Magic Shop in Rune. Attribute Master Yang is a regular customer in the Magic Shop, but lately he didn’t stop by any more. This has Weber quite worried that something might have happened to the old man. Weber says that you, being a highly skilled warrior, should go and help Yang. Find Yang and talk to him.

2) Attribute Master Yang is standing somewhat hidden in the northern part of the Rune Commercial District. When you talk to him, he will tell you that during an experiment on wind spirits, the so-called "Sprites", the magical power got out of control and the Sprites fled. Agree to catch the escaped Sprites of Air.

3) To catch the Reckless Sprites of Air, Yang will hand you a mysterious sword. On this sword he has bestowed an Earth Attribute of 10 which is helpful for overcoming the Wind Attribute of the Sprites.

Your task is to collect 6 Wind Pieces from the Reckless Sprites whom you will find some distance north of Rune Township. To acquire the quest item you must hit the Sprites with Yang’s sword before they die. But at level 76 you might already have a much better S-Grade weapon. You can use this first, then for the last few hits change to the sword you were given. Yang’s sword is a shadow item with a duration of 10 minutes. You must collect 6 quest items within those 10 minutes. If you should not succeed in doing this, don’t despair. Simply return to Yang, get a new sword and try again.

4) Back in Rune, when you give Attribute Master Yang the Wind Pieces, he apologizes and asks you to go once more. It’s the same procedure again – head out of town, direction north, and collect 6 Wind Pieces from the Reckless Sprites.

5) When you return again, Yang will finally give you your reward: 202,160 exp, 20,375 SP and 2 Crude Attribute Stones. The most important thing however are the Rough Ores, a kind of non-tradeable Attribute Stone. Yang will ask you what kind you want, and when you click on the link for Holy, Dark etc., you will get 2 of those Attribute Items.

Source:
www.playforum.net/line…mp;query=+

http://www2.elliebelly.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=830