Idian Depths Ancient Coin Quests: Genuine Danuar Souvenirs

This quest is marked as a group quest by the NPC that gives it out (Nedzelinerk).  He's the same shugo NPC that gives out 2 of the daily ancient coin quests.  Its a one time only quest,  and can be done solo,  especially if you're a stealth class,  however any class in the game can solo it.  The NPC asks you to obtain 3 Danuar stone fragments.  If you're an assassin,  you can walk straight down the main gallery in hide to get to the location,  but any other class might want to go thru the side routes (Ide Mine Beta) in order to avoid the aggro of all the elite mobs in the main drag.  Its probably for that reason that the quest was labeled as a group quest.

The Quest roster

The location of the stone fragments

The stone fragments

You only need 3 fragments to complete the quest

Watch out for Inspector Pidara - she can see thru hide- I learned the hard way

Turning in the quest - finally got it done!

As you can see,  its an easy quest to complete,  and you don't really need a group for it.   GL :)

Idian Depths Daily Ancient Coin Quests in Pictures

In my last post I showed the Idian Depths daily ancient coin quests in maps.  That was a different format for me,  since I usually show in game screenshots as examples.  This post will go back to my regular style for those who like to see the surroundings and mobs in the actual game setting.

Picking up the daily quests from the shugos in Segarunerk's Bazaar

The location of the mobs for the quest "A Graveyard Smash"

Twisted Zombies:  the mobs needed for the quest "A Graveyard Smash"

The second daily quest,  " From the Cold Dead Klaws"  has it's mobs located in the Ide Mine Alpha region of ID.  See pics below.

The location of the Ide Mine Alpha region of ID,  where the mobs for the quest "From the Cold Dead Klaws" are located

Just killing the mobs for this quest doesn't count.  You have to get the item that they drop:  Purified Idium Ore.  Be sure to loot each one that you kill .  You need either Klaw Watchmen or Blind Klaw Workers.

Looting a Klaw Watchman for the Purified Idium Ore needed for the quest

The next and last of the 3 dailies,  "Night of the Grimy Clodworms"   is located in Danuar Processional (see pics below).

The arrow is pointing to Danuar Processional,  where the quest mobs are

Gliding down from Ide Mine Alpha to Danuar Processional.  There's a huge vespine that got in the way!

For this quest,  you have to kill 6 grimed clodworms.  They spawn in groups of 3,  and are easy to kill.

A Grimed Clodworm trio.  Your ticket to completing the last of the ID dailies.

Turning in the daily quests

Completing the 3 dailies gives you a total of 16 ancient coins.  I hope this helped with your questing :)

Game Update Tomorrow

NC made an announcement that the game will be getting some unexpected updates on 3/26.
These include:

1. A new way to add pvp stats to accessories.  Whether these stats can be added to accessories that are already have pvp stats is unclear.  It will definitely be a way to add pvp stats to pve accessories.This will be good if you have some great accessories with great stats that are better than the pvp accessories but the only thing they're lacking is pvp stats.  The way this will be done is with the introduction of an item called a tempering solution.  This process will probably be alot like the current enchantment system.
2. Introduction of quests to obtain glory points.  This will be helpful to those who don't attend fort sieges.
3. Manastone automation.  The manastone socketing system will have an automated dispenser and counter added to it.  My understanding of it is: You load as many manastones as you want to take a chance with into the dispenser,  hit begin,  and it will make continuous auto-socketing attempts until the item is socketed, or until you run out of stones,  whichever occurs first.  The socketing system in Aion is notoriously difficult,  and although it states on the website that socketing will become "easier", I think that what they're talking about the is the ease of not having to click multiple times over and over when attempting to socket an item,  not that the chances of successful socketing have been improved. I could be wrong but I don't think I am.  
4. Botter reporting system.  NC is introducing an in game app that sends tallies of the players being reported for botting.   
5. A special room for high ranking players will be added in Kaisenal Academy/Marchutan Priory.
6. New quests are being added for T dredge. The completion of these will award players with more update items like manastones and ceramium fragments/medals.
7. Initiatives are being added on the Israphel server. 

For more info: See the update page

It should be interesting.  See you in Aion :)

Idian Depths Daily Ancient Coin Quests in Maps

Idian Depths has a series of 3 daily repeatable quests that award the player with ancient coins.  The NPCs
who give the quests are located in Segurinerk's Bazaar,  which is the neutral zone in the center of the ID map.  For those of you who are new to the ID region,  the Bazaar area can be a bit confusing at first.  It is
a two part neutral zone,  with a walkway that leads from one side of the bazaar to the other.  This walkway
is patrolled by company bodyguards though,  which makes it fairly safe to cross.  The daily coin quest NPCs
are both located on one side,  and stand side by side so the quests are easy to pick up.

There are 3 daily quests that can be picked up.  Nedzelinerk gives 2 of the quests:  "A Graveyard Smash"
and "From the Cold Dead Klaws" (see pic below).   Actorun,  the shugo who stands next to him,  gives the 3rd quest:   "Night of the Grimy Clodworms".

Picking up the daily quests from the 2 shugo npcs

Most all groups do the quests in the following order:

1. A Graveyard Smash
2. From the Cold Dead Klaws
3. Night of the Grimy Clodworms

This order is based on the starting point where the quests are picked up and the available exit points from that area.
Below is a map of the path that needs to be taken to reach the mobs for the first quest:
For those of you new to the Idian Depths region,  I've outlined the exit path from Sega's Bazaar in orange.

The 2 paths that can be taken to reach the first quest mobs

The location of the quest NPCs is marked in the pic above.
There's 2 ways to reach the twisted zombies for the first quest.  I marked the 2 paths with an orange line and  a yellow line.
Many groups take the path marked with the orange line,  and they do so in order to avoid the aggro of the elite mobs that patrol the yellow marked path.

After completing the first quest,  the group then heads for the location of the klaws for the 2nd quest (see pic below).

The location of the mobs for the 2nd quest

I marked the path taken from the first quest to the 2nd quest location with a yellow line.   By the way,
don't forget to loot each mob killed in the 2nd quest because the quest item "Purified Idium Ore" is what's needed to complete the quest,  not just the kill itself.

After completing the 2nd quest you glide down to Danuar Processional to reach the mobs for the 3rd quest
 (see pic below).

Location of clodworms for the ID daily

After completing that you simply make your way back to the side of the Bazaar that you began on,  shown
with the orange line.  When done in this order,  you're making a full circle around from where you started.
Turn in your quests and receive your daily 16 ancient coins!
I hope this helped.  See you in Aion :)

Idian Depths: How To Get There From Danaria

The Danaria camps with a portal to Idian Depths are:

1. Stonewatch Rampart
2. Soaring Archways Rampart

The following list of base camps in Danaria don't have a portal to Idian Depths:

• Icethorn Frontier
• Starlit Grove
• Two Vigils Outpost
• Emerald Meadow
• Eldris Valley

The Danaria port to ID is located at Danaria Gate (see pic):

A close up of the entrance

In the above pic I marked the area of ID that the Danaria Gate entrance places you in.  Its a neutral zone room.  All neutral zones in ID are marked in purple on the map.

Now you know how to get there from both Katalam and Danaria.
GL and have fun :D

Poll Results

The polls on Blogger only allow voting for 6 days,  so the poll I added in my last post is now closed.
I asked "Will You Be Rolling an Aethertech?
The results are in:  Out of a total of 4 readers who voted,  including myself,  3 of you answered
"Eventually,  but not right away",  while I voted "Yes",  making a  75%  and  25% outcome.
Thanks so much to those of you who participated.

4.5 Arrives On Jan. 29th!

The 4.5 update is two days away,  and from the looks of it,  Aion will never be the same again.  The second
of the technist class,  the Aethertech,  will be introduced to the game.   Its a daeva encased in a robotic armor,  which is summoned with a Keyblade.   For a preview of the Aethertech's skillset,  check Raxu's two excellent posts,  one on the Aethertech greater stigmas,  and another with pics of the Korean language Aethertech  stigma trees.

Other changes to the game include the introduction of Glory Points,  a new requirement for the rank minded
players.  This new currency will be necessary in order to attain a rank greater than Soldier Rank 1.  In other
words,  if you intend to become an Officer,  you'll need these.  They'll be obtainable thru running pve instances and dungeons,  and by completing quests.

All the classes of the game are getting new skills as well.  Not many,  but 1 or 2,  depending on the class.
The info is available on the Aion site.

Finally,  I have to ask:   Will you be rolling an Aethertech?    I've placed a poll on the right side of the
page,  and I hope you'll cast your vote.  I cast my vote for a definite Yes!
See you in 4.5 Aion :D