It's been a year since the last major game update and everyone who plays has been looking forward to the 4.0 expansion. Their are several reasons why: the game will be adding 2 new classes, the gunner and the bard ( songweaver), as well as the addition of new zones and instances that go with a major update.
Lets start with the new classes: The gunner will be a leather class and by reports of those who've been playing 4.0 already on the other side of the world, its going to be a
mix between the assassin and the ranger and possibly the sorc. The songweaver is a
new cloth class and from what I've read, they'll have heals and magic skills, something like a mixture of cleric skills and sm skills.
As far as the new instances are concerned, there will be quite a few. My good friend Raxu, who also writes an Aion blog, wrote a cool page about the 4.0 update. He worked hard to translate the patch notes from the Korean so that he and his readers can have a better idea of what to expect from the update. Its well worth your time to check out.
There's also NC's preview page on their website. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is.
Just 2 more days!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Taloc's Hollow Part 3 of 3
In the previous installment, we had just left Kinquid's Den and were headed out to the last areas of the instance. This is where we'll be fighting Queen Mosqua and Celestius, the boss of the instance.
NOTE
Before I ran the instance this time, I picked up 2 quests. One quest is from NPC Reemul in Inngison Fort (you can find him in the warehouse room), which is called:
"Taloc's Heart Full of Soul". This is an important quest because its a stigma expansion quest. Collect 3 soul pieces in Taloc's and you get an extra stigma slot opened. The other quest I picked up from NPC Tialla in Taloc's Research Campsite. She's with the group of NPCs that stand on the scaffolding below after you come out of the wind stream that takes you into Taloc's Forest ( see pic below). The quest is called "The Shulack of Taloc", and it gives the title "Guardian Protector" as its reward. This is a good title for healers because it gives a healing boost attribute, which is why I'm taking this quest on my cleric.
After walking thru the area of daylight and tree roots you'll come to an area like the one pictured below, with the path blocked by waving blue arm-like things that pop out and retract, which you have to wait for in order to cross the path. There's also some new mobs called Komad Sentries, funny looking humanoids with large heads and wispy bodies.
The path winds around and you have to deal with another set of these arms and more mobs until you reach a clearing that looks like this:
Its an easy jump down to your next fight with Neith the spider. You'll see him fighting a Reian who calls for your help.
He can sleep you for 5 secs during the fight, so you have to wait a little longer to win,
but the drops that he gives are what's worth it. He drops Dorkin's Pocket Knife (see pic below), which is important because its used to cut thru the vines that cover the entrance to a secret room, which we'll soon see.
He also drops Neith's Sleepstone, another item that can be used for fighting mobs in the instance, and its skill is self explanatory. It's good for when you have to deal with more than one mob at a time or if you need time for some reason during a fight.
Now that we have the pocket knife we can make our way to the right of Neith and find the secret cave. I've included some pics so you can see what to look for.
The entrance is behind a waterfall, and you have to fight Mr. Komad on the left to make your way over there.
You have to make your way to the door by carefully walking across a narrow pathway on the left. Otherwise its down into the drink!
And finally I enter the room...Dorkin's Nook. And there's Dorkin the recluse, awaiting my quest turn in.
Here is where you turn in the quest "The Shulack of Taloc".
He gives you a sack of supplies to bring to Seikin , who is located in the Wretched Garden in Inngison (Elyos).
Another good thing about visiting this nook is that NPC Dorkin is also a merchant.
He's not exactly a normal general goods merchant, although he does sell those things too. He sells specialty foods and items only available thru him in this instance. If your inventory is full of junk loot from your kills throughout the instance, then this is the time to free up room and make a little money.
If you look behind Dorkin, you'll see that he's standing in front of something. Its an
egg - a golden mutant insect egg to be exact, and if you try to open it you'll get a message from your own character that says: " The shell is too hard to break"
What's the solution? Talk to Dorkin again of course! He has just the item you need to break the shell. Its the Shulack Hatchet, and it costs almost 100K.
The reward is always a little different, and this time I got:
When you're done here, its time to venture back out and continue your way over to
Queen Mosqua. She can be found by checking your map and heading to Mosqua's Nest. Here's a pic of her when I first entered her nest:
She can be a tough fight that takes awhile.
And the fight took a lot of my char's HP this time, but I succeeded and got her usual drop: Mosqua's Hairpin, plus the quest item Taloc's Soul, which goes toward my
stigma expansion quest that I picked up from Reemul.
Next, you turn your attention to the egg. Break it and a vent of steam will be
released.
You have to jump into the vent, pop your wings and let it carry you up to the next zone, and from there glide down. There's no other way to get to the last zone where Celestius is located so if you're having trouble you just have to keep trying! After you glide down there's an area with plenty of mobs but you don't have to fight them if you don't want to because once you jump down from where they are to where Celestius is
you'll lose the mobs. Basically what I'm saying is that you can train your way thru and not worry about dying.
And here's Celestius:
I have all 3 pieces, I can turn in my quest now.
Yay! I can socket another stigma now. I have to decide what stigma I'll be using -
I'm not sure yet. I have to think about it, but I know that I can once I decide.
My next step is to turn in the "Shulack of Taloc" quest and acquire that title.
And that's it. I hope this article has offered some useful info for you. See you in Aion. :)
NOTE
Before I ran the instance this time, I picked up 2 quests. One quest is from NPC Reemul in Inngison Fort (you can find him in the warehouse room), which is called:
"Taloc's Heart Full of Soul". This is an important quest because its a stigma expansion quest. Collect 3 soul pieces in Taloc's and you get an extra stigma slot opened. The other quest I picked up from NPC Tialla in Taloc's Research Campsite. She's with the group of NPCs that stand on the scaffolding below after you come out of the wind stream that takes you into Taloc's Forest ( see pic below). The quest is called "The Shulack of Taloc", and it gives the title "Guardian Protector" as its reward. This is a good title for healers because it gives a healing boost attribute, which is why I'm taking this quest on my cleric.
After walking thru the area of daylight and tree roots you'll come to an area like the one pictured below, with the path blocked by waving blue arm-like things that pop out and retract, which you have to wait for in order to cross the path. There's also some new mobs called Komad Sentries, funny looking humanoids with large heads and wispy bodies.
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| The path blocked by waving arms with Komad Sentry |
The path winds around and you have to deal with another set of these arms and more mobs until you reach a clearing that looks like this:
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| Spotting Neith the spider |
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| Fighting Neith |
but the drops that he gives are what's worth it. He drops Dorkin's Pocket Knife (see pic below), which is important because its used to cut thru the vines that cover the entrance to a secret room, which we'll soon see.
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| The loot from killing Neith - Dorkin's pocket knife and Neith's Sleepstone |
Now that we have the pocket knife we can make our way to the right of Neith and find the secret cave. I've included some pics so you can see what to look for.
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| The cave entrance from a distance |
The entrance is behind a waterfall, and you have to fight Mr. Komad on the left to make your way over there.
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| Approaching the vined door |
You have to make your way to the door by carefully walking across a narrow pathway on the left. Otherwise its down into the drink!
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| Walking the path to the vined door.. almost there |
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| Using Dorkin's Knife to "cut thru the vines" (open the door) |
And finally I enter the room...Dorkin's Nook. And there's Dorkin the recluse, awaiting my quest turn in.
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| Dorkin's Nook, the room behind the vined door |
Here is where you turn in the quest "The Shulack of Taloc".
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| Turning in the quest |
He gives you a sack of supplies to bring to Seikin , who is located in the Wretched Garden in Inngison (Elyos).
Another good thing about visiting this nook is that NPC Dorkin is also a merchant.
He's not exactly a normal general goods merchant, although he does sell those things too. He sells specialty foods and items only available thru him in this instance. If your inventory is full of junk loot from your kills throughout the instance, then this is the time to free up room and make a little money.
If you look behind Dorkin, you'll see that he's standing in front of something. Its an
egg - a golden mutant insect egg to be exact, and if you try to open it you'll get a message from your own character that says: " The shell is too hard to break"
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| Trying to open the egg |
What's the solution? Talk to Dorkin again of course! He has just the item you need to break the shell. Its the Shulack Hatchet, and it costs almost 100K.
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| Buying the hatchet from Dorkin |
The reward is always a little different, and this time I got:
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| Breaking open the egg and receiving my reward |
When you're done here, its time to venture back out and continue your way over to
Queen Mosqua. She can be found by checking your map and heading to Mosqua's Nest. Here's a pic of her when I first entered her nest:
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| Spotting Queen Mosqua |
She can be a tough fight that takes awhile.
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| Fighting Queen Mosqua |
And the fight took a lot of my char's HP this time, but I succeeded and got her usual drop: Mosqua's Hairpin, plus the quest item Taloc's Soul, which goes toward my
stigma expansion quest that I picked up from Reemul.
Next, you turn your attention to the egg. Break it and a vent of steam will be
released.
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| Breaking the egg |
you'll lose the mobs. Basically what I'm saying is that you can train your way thru and not worry about dying.
And here's Celestius:
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| Fighting Celestius |
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| He drops the last piece you need for the stigma quest |
I have all 3 pieces, I can turn in my quest now.
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| Taloc's mirage is who you speak with to leave the instance |
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| Turning the quest in to Reemul |
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| Completing the quest |
Yay! I can socket another stigma now. I have to decide what stigma I'll be using -
I'm not sure yet. I have to think about it, but I know that I can once I decide.
My next step is to turn in the "Shulack of Taloc" quest and acquire that title.
And that's it. I hope this article has offered some useful info for you. See you in Aion. :)
Thursday, June 6, 2013
The Code Red: Atreia Event
The Code Red: Atreia event is the newest event in Aion. It began yesterday, June 5th and will run until June 26th, which is also the scheduled date for the 4.0 launch.
Medical camps outfitted with medic NPCs are stationed in every major fort/zone of both factions, as well as in the neutral zone of Sarpan.
The event is about getting daily buffs for your character, as well as stacking up on some expensive potions and scrolls by completing a couple of easy daily quests. Pick up the daily quest "Prescription for Pyschiatric Medicine" . The doctor NPCs offer the daily potions and buffs. The buffs offered by the nurses/instructors, like the attack speed increase, crit strike increase/casting speed increase and magic boost increase, aren't daily and are only available on M, T, W and TH. On F, Sat and Sun a PVP defense buff and a drop rate increase buff will be offered. Another good thing: the scrolls are 30 min. long and don't disappear when you die, as opposed to the standard 5 min. scrolls that disappear upon death and are made by in game alchemists.
This event is a great way to stack up on free valuable supplies before the 4.0 launch, while having fun in PVP and getting better drops in PVE. I like it because it helps me save my in game money for things I might want to buy in the 4.0 update. :D
Medical camps outfitted with medic NPCs are stationed in every major fort/zone of both factions, as well as in the neutral zone of Sarpan.
The event is about getting daily buffs for your character, as well as stacking up on some expensive potions and scrolls by completing a couple of easy daily quests. Pick up the daily quest "Prescription for Pyschiatric Medicine" . The doctor NPCs offer the daily potions and buffs. The buffs offered by the nurses/instructors, like the attack speed increase, crit strike increase/casting speed increase and magic boost increase, aren't daily and are only available on M, T, W and TH. On F, Sat and Sun a PVP defense buff and a drop rate increase buff will be offered. Another good thing: the scrolls are 30 min. long and don't disappear when you die, as opposed to the standard 5 min. scrolls that disappear upon death and are made by in game alchemists.
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| Talking to Rella, the Doctor NPC |
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| After picking up the quest you talk to the stack of medical supplies and choose your scrolls or potions |
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| Choosing my item and completing the quest |
This event is a great way to stack up on free valuable supplies before the 4.0 launch, while having fun in PVP and getting better drops in PVE. I like it because it helps me save my in game money for things I might want to buy in the 4.0 update. :D
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