IncGamers: Aion Hands On Preview Part Four

In the fourth part of IncGamers' Aion preview, they discuss trade, professions and item enhancements available in the game. Oh yes, there's more to Aion than just a pretty face.

"Unlike other MMOs, in Aion your character can learn all the crafting professions in the game. You automatically learn the two extracting professions, but you can learn Armoursmithing, Alchemy, Weaponsmithing, Sewing, Cooking and Handiwork.

A quest to craft simple items starts off each profession, then further crafting increases your skill. When your character reaches a certain level of proficiency they can learn new crafting skills. As with the application of Mana Stones etc., if you fail while creating an item, all the materials are lost. This can be a costly error, so be sure not to aim too far above your ability."

[Medievaldragon]

gasp, that's gonna hurt if you lose the materials many times.

[Dorjan]

FFXI had a crafting system which was much much more unforgiving from what I've read.

[Malfurion]

That would just piss people off though, surely. It's pretty risky making something you just learned then, kinda annoying.

[Dorjan]

Well you don't "learn" how to make things, each item has a difficulty and the closer you are to it, the better the chance of making it (and getting skill ups).

In FFXI though, it all depends on the weather, moon position, day of the week and your skill.

+ chance...

:lol:

[Redrudy]

I like the sound of the ability to learn a broader range of professions.

[Leord]

"there's more to Aion than just a pretty face"

Just in the last 2-3 weeks I have first heard of the game, and started to be pretty interested about it!

[Dorjan]

Although I see the hype, I don't share it. Aion just seems like a collection of MMOs, the world is different sure but it just doesn't feel right for me.

[Redrudy]

But the previews on incgamers read encouragingly don't you feel? Bill is a long-term WoW player and as I understand Aion has quite a pull on her so it must have something more than clone-itis - yeh I know it's a made up word?

[Chazmers]

this does look like a beautiful game

[Maticus]

Very impressed with the amount of content for early levels, we'll see what it's like later on.

[Redrudy]

Cool, I've been looking forward to part 4!

[Fyzzu]

Niiice. I dig the armour customisation. Presumably hobo-clownery will be avoidable, then, but I might go out of my way to do it on my char :)

[Malfurion]

It's great that you can buy scrolls to make you move faster, especially when flying time is limited and there's no mounts.

[Gun_Senshi]

Any questions I answer, Shoot.

[ud]

I was in the last beta myself, but only played up to level 6 or 7. I was wondering, when are the first dungeons and first pvp encounters approximately. Also, are the dungeons all instances? or is there a combination of both?

Pre-bubbles + for you :p

[ud]

Oh and what's the duration of the flight mode? and do you know if the Collector's edition pre-order's item that increases flight by 40 seconds is permanent?

[Gun_Senshi]

There are open Dungeons and Instances. Basically you start playing the real game after level 10, after you become Deave.

The first PvP Encounter will probably be Rifting. This can be accessed at level 10, though not recomanded. You will mostly find some group or raid of opposing faction in your leveling area (On Asmodian Side you start with Moriehem area, not all areas have rifts)

The Default Flight Time is 1 Minute. This will be upgraded as you level by equipping Wings. The CE Pre Order Wings Do add 40 seconds above the default flight time, thus extending flight time to 1 minute 40 seconds. You can say they increase flight time permamently unless you unequip. You can buy Normal Level 30 Wings, which Add +30 Second to Flight Time. There are Higher level Wings that Add +60 Seconds to Flight time and one that even gives Health +

I attached an Image of me from Beta, As you can see in Equipment Screen, There is a slot right in middle to equip wings in. I did not bother to buy Level 30 ones, I will when CB6 starts this friday :)

[ud]

Thanks again for your very helpful information. I'll be playing on friday and probably most of the week-end. I'm probably too low for now, but look for udca when the game comes out. Not sure which server I'll be in though