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Greenhaven Garden has been opened especially for the Daevas, giving them a place to put their gardening skills to practice and grow some plump pumpkins for Halloween. The watering cans, spades and bags of organic fertiliser are waiting. But what’s that? Fiendish pests are trying to attack the plants, threatening this prestigious garden project – this can’t be allowed to happen! Help the other Daevas to defeat the pests.

In this event you can pick up rewards such as the Locked Selection Box of Halloween Transformation Contracts, the [Event] Halloween Pumpkin Weapon Selection Box and many more. Additionally, you can reap loads of experience points during this event!

Running: 5th October to 2nd November



[h3]Greenhaven Garden[/h3]
From level 80, you can enter the garden once per day by using the portal in the Gelkmaros Fortress or Inggison Illusion Fortress.

You can choose between two difficulty levels:
Normal: Recommended from level 80. You receive 1x [Event] Pumpkin for each saved plant.
Hard: Recommended from level 85. You receive 2x [Event] Pumpkin for each saved plant.

If you want to enter the garden more often, pick up the [Event] Extra Ticket for Greenhaven from the AION Shop.


[h3]Save the Plants[/h3]
As soon as you enter the garden, you’ll have to go after the pests to save the plants. A timer counts down from 60 minutes, displaying how much time is left.

Beautiful Greenhaven Fladia, Arbour Fladia, as well as marvellous Greenhaven Frightcorn and Arbour Frightcorn flourish in the garden. But pests like the Dukaki Thief and Greenhaven Tenaklu are attacking in several waves that you need to repel. You can use Combat Support to make a stand against the attacks.


[h3]Time to Harvest[/h3]
Get harvesting once the plants have reached their Harvesting Stage. Depending on the difficulty level, each plant contains 1 to 2 Pumpkins. You can exchange the blossoms for valuable rewards with the kind NPC Screamer. You’ll find him in the Gelkmaros Fortress or the Inggison Illusion Fortress.





Please note: The items [Event] Pumpkin, [Event] Extra Ticket for Greenhaven, Locked Selection Box of Halloween Transformation Contracts and Key for Locked Selection Box of Halloween Transformation Contracts will be removed from the game after the event is over.

The Black Cloud Merchants are running their popular Shugo Game again! Play to win valuable prizes – including: the +9 Extreme Weapon Selection Box, Cursed Spirit’s Robe, and Transformation Contract: Lumiel and many more.

Running: 5th October to 2nd November

To take part, you will need Shugo Game Tokens, which you can purchase in the shop until 26th October. During the entire duration of the event, you’ll also get three free Shugo Game Tokens per week in the AION Shop.



[h3]How the Shugo Game Works[/h3]

• Click on the Shugo symbol at the bottom-right of your screen to open the Shugo Game.
• Then click on ‘Continue’ to start the game. This will use a Shugo Game Token.
• Try to upgrade the weapon to its maximum level (8) to earn the highest-level reward.
• Any time you want, you can click on ‘Stop’ to end the game and you’ll get the reward for the level you got up to.
• It’s also possible for upgrading to fail. Should this happen, you will receive the level 1 reward. If you want to restart the game, you’ll need another Shugo Game Token.
• Using Shugo Game Tokens fills the bar at the top with Shugo Game Points. Once it’s full, this triggers the Nyerk Fever. While active, your chances of successfully upgrading and of winning more valuable prizes both increase.

[h3]Notes[/h3]

• At the end of the event, the Lucky Coins will be removed from the AION Shop. The [Jakunerk] Shugo Game Tokens will be removed both from the AION Shop as well as the game.
• Logging out or switching characters while playing a Shugo Game will automatically give you the prize for the level you got up to. You cannot continue the game.
• If you reach level 6 or higher and the upgrade fails, you can use two additional Shugo Game Tokens to try again from the level you failed at.

Thrilling battles are waiting for you in Aphsaranta! However, you can only enter Aphsaranta from level 81 onwards... Not got that far yet? No problem, a real Daeva doesn’t let that stop them! Just create a fully equipped level 80 hero and nothing will stand in your way of conquering Aphsaranta!


[h3]Your Sprint Character[/h3]
Running: 28th September to 19th October

Get additional benefits from your daily login during this event by creating a fully equipped level 80 hero and starting your Aphsaranta adventure!

Here’s how you get your level 80 hero: in the character creation section of the game you just have to click on the ‘Sprint Character’ button to create a new hero character who is already level 80. This is only possible during the event period and you can only create one sprint character per account. If this character is deleted, it can’t be restored. Please also note that you can only create a hero if you have not already exceeded your maximum number of characters.

Fully equipped: To make sure you can get started with you new hero straight away, you’ll get Urlisiel’s equipment, Yasba’s Grace, a few Kinah and some other items. Your sprint character will automatically receive [Helper] +9 Stigmas matching their class, which can also be mixed with normal Stigmas. In addition, equipping Stigmas only costs 1 Kinah during the event period!

More action and variety are coming to Atreia thanks to brand new content such as the Daeva Pass, additional transformations and updated Corps Quests! In the following, you can get an overview of what you can expect from Update 8.4:


[h3]Daeva Pass[/h3]
The brand new Daeva Pass replaces the Lugbug Missions: complete daily, weekly and seasonal mission challenges. Thanks to its level system, the pass guarantees long-term motivation for you as the rewards increase with each new level reached.

The daily missions are reset every day at 9 AM, and weekly missions are reset every Wednesday at 9 AM. You can rise through the level system by completing missions or by spending Luna.

There are two kinds of Daeva Pass rewards: normal and Premium rewards. Upon reaching a new level, you can claim your reward by simply clicking the corresponding button in the Daeva Pass overview. You can unlock Premium rewards by using the in-game currency Luna.


[h3]Corps Quests[/h3]
You can look forward to our updated Aphsaranta Corps Quests for Elyos, Asmodians, and neutral corps! The new season introduces to the game the Ladies Lumiel and Yustiel, as well as new holy relics you can obtain through a unique quest that can only be completed 1x per character. You can get the Lord’s Sacred Water, which you need to upgrade the relics, in the shops of NPCs for Corps Insignias, or you can craft it through Magical Crafting. The agents participating in Aphsaranta’s Agent Battles have also been changed.


[h3]Kerub’s Short Tutorial[/h3]
With Update 8.4, the popular ‘Kerub’s Short Tutorial’ receives a 3rd season! Try it now and pocket loads of useful rewards!


[h3]Transformations[/h3]
Take the form of Lumiel or Yustiel, our two new Ultimate Transformations in AION. Enjoy your character’s new, epic look and give your enemies hell!


[h3]Learn more![/h3]
There’s a new way of obtaining Apostle Fragments – read up on everything you need to know about it in our news post on the current Hero Trials.

If you’d like to delve deeper into the specifics of this update, you can find all important changes in the Patch Notes.

Fancy demanding challenges and valuable rewards? Then we’ve some great news for you! With the release of Update 8.4, all of our Hero Trials missions will be permanent! Find out what this means for you in this news post.

There are loads of exciting adventures waiting to be discovered in Atreia. Prove your skill in the Hero Trials: hunt monsters, fight your way through raids and explore instances – complete the quests and bag amazing rewards such as the [Event] +8 Extreme Equipment Chest Fragment, the Bundle of Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stones, and the Apostle Fragment Box!


[h3]Put Your Heroism to the Test[/h3]
25 Quests Each Week
From now on, there are 25 quests available for you every week during our Hero Trials. You’ll hunt certain monsters and world bosses, infiltrate the enemy faction’s territory, complete a number of quests, and defeat final bosses in high-level instances.

Additional Rewards
In addition to the rewards you can earn by completing any of the 25 weekly Hero Trials quests, you can also get bonus rewards by completing at least 18 of the 25 quests.

The rewards will change each week over the course of six weeks. Once this cycle is complete, we’ll start over again with the first week’s rewards.


[h3]Little Monster Guide[/h3]
To make it easier for you to find the monsters in these Hero Trials, we have compiled a brief guide to the monsters. Also take a look at the notes on the Hero Trials at the end of this news post.

Tip:
The items ‘Teleport Scroll Box: Neutral Dumaha Landing Site’ and ‘Teleport Scroll Box: Neutral Lakrum Base’ can prove very useful for reaching the world bosses more quickly. Get them from the relevant Level 5 Glory Merchant.

Gelkmaros
→ Ragnarok usually appears on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays.
→ Twist, Chieftain Ulagu, Elder Jora and Sassy Terdit appear several times a day.
→ Brigade General Suthran, Aegir, Pontecai, Votan and Bard appear daily.
→ The Gelkmaros agents appear as follows: Mastarius usually appears on Tuesdays and Fridays. Raging Mastarius usually appears on Saturdays.

Inggison
→ Omega usually appears on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays.
→ Elder Zanuta, Elder Narikiki, Latzio Stoneheart and Captain Voltayre appear several times a day.
→ Brigade General Spatalos, Telemachus, Jiskur, Michalis and Tirins appear daily.
→ The Inggison agents appear as follows: Veille usually appears on Tuesdays and Fridays. Raging Veille usually appears on Saturdays.

Silentera Canyon
→ Strike Troop Commander Marakan, Protectorate Commander Trech and Mage Cohort Leader Rahodun appear several times a day.
→ Frenzied Debilkarim the Maker and Awakened Adjutant Anuhart usually appear on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays.

Lakrum
→ Scout Leader Kabar, Scout Leader Paltan, Inspector Keprata, Major Hatsnich and Raging Rahulant appear several times a day.
→ Crazed Anomos usually appears on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays.

Dumaha
→ Captain Barikuda, Rudeboy Oderkwan, Sensitive Chuskin, Captain Fabelsag, High Priest Dunu and Zefirun appear several times on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays.
→ Pupuru, Yanohas, Rachmaga and Kadabra appear on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays.

Aphsaranta
→ The agents in Aphsaranta appear once all garrisons of one faction have been captured. They only appear every 12 hours.
→ The appearance of the world boss Adad depends on the timer that is displayed next to the minimap.

Tempus Fugit and Tempus Celat
→ The Elementalists in Tempus Fugit appear once enough monsters have been defeated in their area.
→ Proud Darock appears in Tempus Celat as soon as enough leaders have been killed.


[h3]Notes on the Hero Trials[/h3]

• We reserve the right to add, remove, change and adjust both the quests as well as the rewards for the permanent version of the Hero Trials at any time.
• The Hero Trials marked ‘[Account]’ can only be completed once per account.
• You can collect your rewards from the mailbox in the shop. You can assign them to a character from there (Manage bonuses → Allocatable rewards).
• Defeated monsters count towards the quest if you have gained XP by killing them. If you die, you don’t get any XP, and the monsters you killed don’t count towards the quest.
• Playing the Hero Trials may cause performance issues due to high system utilisation. This may lead to the Hero Trials window not being displayed or the quests taking some time to update. In this case, please wait for the system to complete all calculations in the background.
• Since some monsters don’t count towards the quest, please simply kill some more monsters.