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UPDATE 8.2 PREVIEW



We’re soon releasing the brand-new AION update 8.2, bringing a raft of improvements, new contents and a whole bundle of fun and action!


[h3]It’s Crunch Time![/h3]
A new difficulty level for PvE fans awaits in the Heart of Aphsaranta, and normal mode becomes easy mode. The new challenge can be tackled by 2 to 6 players from level 81. You can join twice a week, and you can increase this number using magical crafting.


[h3]New Corps Quest Season[/h3]
You’ll encounter extreme monsters much more often in the new corps quest, and the garrison guards will also be stronger. Are you ready to face them?


[h3]Shift Change at the Corps[/h3]
A shift change has taken place at the Elyos and Asmodian corps in Aphsaranta: Nezekan and Zikel are now in charge of the corps. The change has reset the corps glory, and the merchants Diothes and Nojina also have some new goods on offer. There are also new quests and rewards. Be sure to drop by!


[h3]Changes to Posting Quests[/h3]
The number of posting quests you can carry out increases as you reach certain corps glory levels. You’ll also now receive various rewards for completing different levels of posting quests—so it’ll be worth your while!


[h3]Additional Features[/h3]
  • Adjustments to Lord’s Relic levels: The new corps quest season introduces new relics and new Lord’s Sacred Water. The Lord’s Relic levels have also been updated. You can look forward to new rewards when you reach higher levels.
  • The Agent Battle in Inggison and Gelkmaros against Veille and Mastarius now takes place every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The rotation is always at 1 PM and 10 PM.
  • You can also enjoy a continuation of Kerub’s Short Tutorial and the new wardrobe feature.


[h3]We’ll keep you in the loop![/h3]
Visit Twitch on 07/04/2022 at 18:30 CEST and find out all the important details on the update from our stream.

THE HERO TRIALS



Running: 30/3 to 13/4

Pass the Hero Trials and grab a host of great items including: Box of Glowing Odian Fragments, [Event] Legendary Transformation Contract Fragment, Bundle of Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stones.


[h3]The Daevas are striking back[/h3]
The Daevas are hunting down their enemies: assemble your comrades-in-arms (level 78 and above) and fight for the freedom of Atreia in 12 different weekly quests:
  • Infiltration: Creep into your enemies’ territory, kill their monsters and conquer fortresses and gates.
  • Raids: Defeat the world bosses in Balaurea.
  • Attack and defence: seize control of the garrisons in Lakrum and defend the Winding Tower or capture the altars in Dumaha.

You can earn extra rewards once a week by completing 9 of the 12 available weekly quests.


[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:

General tips
  • → 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.
  • → Marchutan’s Awakened Agent usually appears on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays.
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.
  • → Kaisinel’s Awakened Agent usually appears on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays.
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.


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


THE JAKUNERK GAME



The filthy rich Black Cloud Merchant Jakunerk is putting on a game for the Daevas where they have to show what they’ve got. Naturally, he named the game after himself: welcome to the Jakunerk Game!

Up to 48 Daevas can take part in this nerve-racking game. They have to transform into a Shugo and master three game areas – and they’ve got just 10 whole minutes to do it! You can earn items like the [Event] Improved Experience Crystal, [Event] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit, [Event] Magnificent Skull Mask and lots more!



Running: 16th March to 30th March


[h3]The Game Calendar[/h3]
The Jakunerk Game only takes place on certain days and you need the [Event] Jakunerk Game Ticket to take part:
1st game day: 18/3 from 8 PM to 10 PM
2nd game day: 19/3 from 4 PM to 6 PM
3rd game day: 25/3 from 8 PM to 10 PM
4th game day: 26/3 from 4 PM to 6 PM



Participating

The game administrators Kanurerk and Karunerk will help you take part: you can also only get the [Event] Jakunerk Game Ticket at certain times. You can get a total of 10 tickets from the in-game survey:

You can get 5 tickets between 18th March (7 PM) and 19th March (9:59 PM). You can get another 5 tickets between 25th March (7 PM) and 26th March (9:59 PM). You can also buy additional tickets from Kanurerk for 1,000,000 Kinah (taxes not included).

As the start of the game draws near, you’ll be shown a message here if you’re in Inggison or Gelkmaros. The entrance to the game area is also located here.



Collect Jakunerk Insignias

You can get a quest from Karunerk if you bring him 5x [Event] Jakunerk Insignia. Among other things, the insignias are also issued as a reward for the Jakunerk Game. In order to complete the quest you receiver 1 of 6 Skull Masks – including the Magnificent Skull Mask! You can repeat the quest to grab all 6 masks!


[h3]The Game Begins![/h3]
Once you’ve activated the Jakunerk Game Entrance, you’ll be teleported to the waiting area. From here, you can access the game area. The entry to the waiting area is closed after a certain amount of time so the game can begin. The game area consists of three sections; you must master all of them to receive your reward.
  • Section 1 ‘Chain Rope’: Balance on the rope and try not to look down!
  • Section 2 ‘Invisible Path’: Follow the Pathfinder Qooqoo – only he can show you the way.
  • Section 3 ‘Moving Platforms’: Try to predict the movements of the platforms to reach the target.
  • Extra section: Complete this area to receive the [Event] Bravest Reward too. It contains 1x [Event] Little Jakunerk Reward Bundle and 1x [Event] Jakunerk Game Ticket.

If you die in one of the sections, you’ll wake up back in the waiting area. From here you can try again or leave the game area.


[h3]Rewards[/h3]
Once you’ve successfully completed all of the sections (not including the extra section), you can enter the reward room. This room contains 48 Jakunerk Boxes of different levels that are only available to a limited number of players. The players who finish first will have the most to choose from:
  • The Large Jakunerk Box is only available for 1 player. It contains 10x [Event] Improved Experience Crystal, 5x [Event] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit, 50x [Event] Transparency Transformation Scroll and 5x [Event] Lodas’ Greater Golden Star.
  • The Good Jakunerk Box is available for 3 players. It contains 5x [Event] Improved Experience Crystal, 3x [Event] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit and 100x Transformation Scroll.
  • The Normal Jakunerk Box is available for 6 players. It contains 3x [Event] Improved Experience Crystal and 1x [Event] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit.
  • The Small Jakunerk Box is available for 38 players. It contains 1x [Event] Improved Experience Crystal.

Each of these boxes also contains 1x [Event] Jakunerk Insignia. You need 5 of these for the collection quest mentioned above.





Note: the items [Event] Jakunerk Game Ticket, [Event] Jakunerk Insignia, [Event] Bravest Reward and [Event] Little Jakunerk Reward Bundle will be removed from the game after the event is over.

ATTACK ON APHSARANTA



Aphsaranta is currently overrun by the Shugoling Corps, a group of Shugo criminals that have stolen lots of things, including Corps Glory Essence. The Daeva are trying to put a stop to the Shugoling Corps, and defending Aphsaranta from hordes of monsters, all at the same time. But their efforts are worthwhile, because the monsters drop some rare items!

Complete the daily and weekly event missions, hunt monsters, and get the event currency, which you can exchange for some amazing rewards. Get yourself some items such as [Rune] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit, [Event] Extra Ticket to the Hidden Minionite Warehouse, and much more!

Running: 9th March to 30th March


[h3]Prevent the Shugoling Corps from Attacking[/h3]
Lugbug Missions

You have two Lugbug missions to choose from:
  • Daily → Complete the Aphsaranta Corps Quest near one of the Aphsarantan outposts to earn 7x [Event] Shugoling Legion Coin.
  • Weekly → Vanquish monsters in Aphsaranta to earn [Rune] Nabaru’s Giant Fruit and various kinds of Corps Glory Essence.



The Event Coins

Here’s how you earn Event Coins:
  • Fight back monsters in Aphsaranta to increase your chance of receiving the event currency, Shugoling Legion Coin.
  • Put a stop to the criminals Greedy Shugoling and Voracious Shugoling, and you’ll be sure to get some Shugoling Legion Coins.
  • Exchange the coins you earn with Moarinerk in the Inggison Illusion Fortress or the Gelkmaros Fortress for some amazing rewards.


[h3]Nab yourself some rare loot in Aphsaranta[/h3]
You’ll find cunning monsters all over Aphsaranta, and once you hunt them down they’ll drop some rare items, such as:
  • [Rune] Ancient Box with Glory Essence
  • [Event] Selection Box of Daevanion Skills (10 types)
  • [Rune] Ultimate Transformation Random Box (6 types)


[h3]Rewards[/h3]
You can find an overview of all possible rewards in our Reward List.





Note: the items [Event] Shugoling Legion Coin, [Event] Shugo Corps Coin, and [Rune] Transformation Contract Fragment: Cat will be removed from the game after the event is over.

THE SHUGO GAME



The Black Cloud Merchants are running their popular Shugo Game again! Play to win valuable prizes – including: the +9 Extreme Weapon Selection Box, some Calyx Robes, a Calyx Bonnet, as well as the Aggressive Bear.



Running: 9th March to 30th March

You’ll need Shugo Game Tokens to take part, and you can buy those in the shop at the beginning of the event. During 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]Please note[/h3]
  • At the end of the event the [Jakunerk] Shugo Game Tokens and Lucky Coins will be removed from the AION Shop.
  • 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.