Lost Soldiers Of Darkness

[Zakhar]

1.5 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtEO_4x6zl8

AION's English twitter feed, check it for updates on how Open Beta will be distributed (word on the street is bittorrent): http://twitter.com/aion_ayase

NCSOFT's Announcmenet (from: http://na.aiononline.com/en/news/aions- ... grams.html)

"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."

Since there seems to be an interest in AION from some Soldiers, do we want to coordinate on FINAL release what server and which side (Elyos or Azmodian) we want to play on?

[Pyke]

Who are we looking at for a LSD presence? I know Kael, Hawk and myself have been playing the beta and pre-ordered for release. And yourself of course will be playing.

Right now we are coordinating a server and race with the guys we are playing with. Which is the old warhammer alliance (think it's members from Robble Robble, LSD and RoD atm...) myself, Kael, and Thurstel created. The three of us were planning to play with them in Aion. Your more then welcome to play with us, Zakhar.

[Zakhar]

like Xandarious (aka Xander) I'm a big fan of the Elyos over the Azmodians.

Tho, I 'spose I'll have to cave in to where the majority goes...

[Guest]

west will be in there too!

[Feeber]

Members of fileplanet.com can also get into the open beta for the low low cost of only $6.95 if you want to check the game out first before you pre-order.

[Zakhar]

Or as Xan told meh (thx Xan) $5 at your local Gamespot and the $5 is refundable if you decide you dont want to get the game upon release =)

Have you given it a look see yourself, Feeber?

[Pyke]

Ethier side you pick you'll be decked out in armor by lvl 20 and about 2 feet tall for pvp anyway.

[Feeber]

Haven't played the game yet, waiting to see how it pans out over the next month or so. Wasted over a $150 on Conan and Warhammer already, not wasting another $50. Let you guys do that for me this time.

[Rolento]

i have never been happier to be a Fileplanet Subscriber, downloaded the 3GB patch in under 20 minutes.

downloading the CBT to OBT patch is painfully slow if you use the NCSoft updater. 3GB large at less than 100k/sec ... pfft

[Zakhar]

If you use bittorrent, you can download AION very quickly:

Full Beta Client (9+gigs): ftp://ftp.ncsoft.com/Aion/Client/Torren ... ip.torrent

Close to Open Beta Patch: ftp://ftp.ncsoft.com/Aion/Client/Torren ... ip.torrent