Reshanta (also known as the Abyss) has seen a makeover in the recent patches of Aion. Quite a few changes have been made, and while I can't outline them all, here are the outstanding basics:
Redemption Landing/Harbinger Landing
These are the new faction landing zones in the upper abyss. These were actually added in 4.8 I think, but I didn't get a chance to check them out at that time, so I'm getting familiar with the new layout now in 5.0.
The upper abyss has been remodeled a lot with the addition of these 2 landings. The Elyos landing is near the Ruins of Roah, and the Asmodian landing is near Lake Asteria.
These landings have to be maintained by each faction's players in order to have better services, such as extra NPCs, Wells of Life and Flight, etc. The landings are maintained by the completion of base camp quests by faction members.
Base Camps
Another new addition are base camps. Modeled off the same idea as the ones in Levinshor and the deleted areas of Katalam and Danaria, these camps change faction affiliation throughout the day, but can be "taken" (conquered) by opposing faction players if or when the Commander has spawned. These camps offer weekly quests that give rewards such as Blood Medals (a new currency used for buying gear) and Blood Marks.
Re-Assignment of NPC Levels
The mobs of the upper abyss have all been upgraded to lvl 65. Back in the early days of Aion, the abyss was a place for players of lvl 25-45 to go. Ruins of Roah and Lake Asteria used to have lvl 30ish mobs. As a matter of fact, Ruins of Roah was the place that Elyos players were sent to for a lvl 30 campaign quest. That's probably been changed now.
Introduction of Wells of Life, Flight and Strength
These are the power buff stations that grant a 1 hour buff to the player. They're found at each faction's landing in the upper abyss, depending on the level of the landing. The Well of Flight is probably the best improvement I've seen in Aion in a long time. Wind serums are hardly needed anymore because of the unending flight time offered by this buff. The only time they would be needed is if or when the player is hit with the "burn wings" debuff that many of the mobs in the upper abyss cast. It's great to be able to fly freely without worrying about flight time running out!
Give the upper abyss a look if you're coming back to the game. It's a different place lately.
Thanks for reading :)
Monday, October 17, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Hangin' Around Kaldor
I was in Kaldor recently, taking part in the weekly fort siege. I never knew what the schedule was, but it seems that I happened to be logged in at the right time. It was last Sunday, Oct. 2nd, early afternoon, around 2 pm PST, which means that it's around 4 pm CST, 5 pm EST, and 3 pm MST. Those are the approximate times of the Wealhthow's Keep fortress siege. You might want to arrive earlier just to be sure that you don't miss it.
My group helped to guard the Elyos gate from the Balaur that periodically spawn there. I wasn't in the actually fort itself fighting the Deity. Since I'm new to that fort's siege, I still have to learn the routine. The lag was tremendous at times, so I really didn't mind not being inside the fort. We won the fort, which brings me to the part that I wanted to tell you about....
After the siege is over, you receive mail as you always do when you win a siege. Usually it has kinah or medals as a reward for helping out. This time it had something different for me: a Title Card! I finally figured out how the title "Kaldor Champion" is earned. It's a multi stat title, here's it's stats:
Attack Speed +1%
Casting Speed +1%
Speed +5%
Maximum HP +200
Some more good news:
After you equip your new title, you can return to the fort and NPC Terenoa has 3 weekly Glory Points quests that you can now take. These quests ask you to kill 20 mobs per quest and can be done solo, but they can get done a lot faster with a group. Here's a pic:
You earn 125 GP per quest, a little xp, and a Ceramium medal. Most folks are interested in the GP because it's so difficult to get.
That's my report for what goes on in Aion on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for reading :)
My group helped to guard the Elyos gate from the Balaur that periodically spawn there. I wasn't in the actually fort itself fighting the Deity. Since I'm new to that fort's siege, I still have to learn the routine. The lag was tremendous at times, so I really didn't mind not being inside the fort. We won the fort, which brings me to the part that I wanted to tell you about....
After the siege is over, you receive mail as you always do when you win a siege. Usually it has kinah or medals as a reward for helping out. This time it had something different for me: a Title Card! I finally figured out how the title "Kaldor Champion" is earned. It's a multi stat title, here's it's stats:
Attack Speed +1%
Casting Speed +1%
Speed +5%
Maximum HP +200
Some more good news:
After you equip your new title, you can return to the fort and NPC Terenoa has 3 weekly Glory Points quests that you can now take. These quests ask you to kill 20 mobs per quest and can be done solo, but they can get done a lot faster with a group. Here's a pic:
You earn 125 GP per quest, a little xp, and a Ceramium medal. Most folks are interested in the GP because it's so difficult to get.
That's my report for what goes on in Aion on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for reading :)
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