AION Free-to-Play News

Running: 17/7 – 24/7


The Black Cloud Merchants are again running their popular Shugo Game in which you can win valuable prizes – including the following items:


The [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (7 types), [Rune] Selection Box of Ancient Transformation Contracts (18 types), the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types), the Battle-hardened Admiral's Robe and the Noble Tailcoat.





To take part, you will need Shugo Game Tokens, which you can purchase in the shop from 17/7. During the event period you will receive three Shugo Game Tokens for free in the AION Shop.

• Open the Shugo Game by clicking on the Shugo symbol at the bottom-right side of the screen.
  
• Then, by clicking on 'Continue', the game will start and a Shugo Game Token will be used up.
  
• Try to upgrade the weapon to the maximum level (8) to then earn reward of the highest level.
  
• Naturally you can click on 'Stop' at any time to end the game and collect the reward for the level that you have attained.
  
• The upgrading can also fail. Should this happen, you will receive the reward for level 1. If you wish to start from the beginning, you will need another Shugo Game Token.
  
• By using Shugo Game Tokens, the upper bar fills with Shugo Game Points. Once it is full, the Nyerk Fever begins. As long as this is active, your chances of successfully upgrading increase and it is more likely that you will win more valuable prizes.
  

Notes:

• You will automatically be given the prize for the level that you got to if you log out or switch to a different character while participating in the Shugo Game. The game cannot be continued.
  
• If you reach level 6 or higher and the upgrade fails, you will be able to use two additional Shugo Game Tokens to try again from the level that you failed at.
  
• The event items will be removed from the game once the event completes with the next server maintenance on 31/7.
  

Our QA team has encountered a few functional issues that could prevent our players from enjoying the 7.0 update to the fullest. Given how some of these bugs were labeled as critical, we made the decision to push the release date back a bit further than what was initially planned.

The 7.0 update won’t be released on the 10th of July, as Production pipelines currently indicate that July 24th will be our new release date. It is as important for us as it is to our community that we deliver the update in the best possible conditions, but sadly, we are not quite there just yet.

Please excuse this delay and thank you all for your understanding.


The AION Team

Today in the AION Shop from 4 PM to 9 PM: get some highly-prized items in the Flash Auction!

You have the chance during the Flash Auction to grab prized items at rock-bottom prices. But you’ll need to be fast and bid cleverly, as the offered items have a limited availability! Each item is also only available in the shop for 15 minutes. While the timer counts down, so does the price and once the auction period ends, the item will no longer be available.

The following items are available in the Flash Auction:

• Classy Daeva Costume Set
  
• Party Outfit
  
• Brigade General Vasharti's Wings
  
• Manastone: Healing Boost +8
  
• Versatile Dye
  
• Box: Dew Steed
  
• Egg containing Cat Mage Kashy
  
• Legendary PvE Enchantment Stone
  
• Crafting Skill Improvement Scroll I (500%)
  
• [Event] Manastone: Accuracy +73
  
• [Event] Manastone: Magical Accuracy +73
  
• [Rune] Daevanion Essence
  
• [Rune] Box of Kinah
  
• [Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract: (11 types)
  
• Ancient Daevanion Skill Chest
  
• Legendary PvP Enchantment Stone
  
• Sita Minion Contract
  
• Fragment of the Fighting Spirit
  
• Stigma Set
  
• [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (7 types)
  

Have fun bidding!

The Daeva Race on the Treasure Island of Courage is known for being the hardest in all of Atreia. In this merciless and now even more challenging parcours, three Elyos go up against three Asmodians. The runners hit the Start line with special abilities and have to use these wisely to overcome their opponents. The course includes a number of hurdles, passes some sneaky traps and through some difficult terrain, often forcing brave participants to take to the sky or to make use of mounts.


Alongside fame and recognition there are some fantastic prizes waiting at the finish, including the [Rune] Ultimate PvE Enchantment Stone, the [Rune] Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stone, the [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types), the [Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract: (18 types) and the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types).






Enter the Treasure Island of Courage instance between 3/7 and 17/7 and register for the competition using the integrated instance server. As soon as three players of each faction are present, the race begins.



Every team member sets their competition class prior to the big race. Select the class according to your tactics:


Hook Class
Abilities: Frenzy, Restraining Chains, Fear Bomb, Gripping Chains


Trap Class
Abilities: Gripping Hand, Frenzy, Binding Hand, Paralysis Breath


Shield Class
Abilities: Frozen Harpoon, Swiftwing, Frost Barrier, Remove Shock



The race comprises one round and is split into 4 sections. It is no easy task!


Section 1: Overcome the hurdles and watch out for traps.
Section 2: Spread out your wings and fly through the storm with poor sightlines.
Section 3: Use a mount but watch out for the bombs.
Section 4: There are deep chasms, spiders and zombies lurking here.



Your team receives points when it is in the lead and of course, if it wins. Every runner on the winning team receives three keys. In the event of a draw, all runners receive one key. The members of the losing team also receive a key.


One of the received keys can be used to open the Regular Treasure Chest. The two Magnificent Treasure Chests can only be opened with special keys. You can get this from the Regular Treasure Chest or from the AION Shop. The Class A Magnificent Treasure Chest requires 5 of the special keys and 10 for the Class S Magnificent Treasure Chest.


The chests contain a corresponding bundle. You can see which great items are contained in the bundles in our list of rewards.



Note: the event items will be removed from the game on 24/7.

It’s almost time: update 7.0 starts in AION on 10th July – there are improvements and additions aplenty! This news brings more details on the new instances and provides an overview of further content:



Explore and conquer a new land!

Take the teleporter in Lakrum and travel to Dumaha: there you will stand by the side of the Stella Corporation in Balaurea as they make their claim against the Snuwa. Enjoy some exciting quests and challenging missions.

In Dumaha you will encounter some mean raid monsters who bear some valuable items. Additionally there are some exciting fortress battles in which a wide variety of rewards can be attained. Will you be able to bring peace to Dumaha?





Dive into thrilling PvP battles!

Storm into the battle for Dumaha: you’ll have a chance twice a day (at 12 PM and 8 PM) to really take it to your foes in Altar Siege battles and in doing so, pick up rewards in the form of legendary or ultimate Enchantment Stones!

The siege is divided into the battle for Ara Minima, the Ara Mediocra and the Ara Magna. The faction that takes the Snuwa Head Priest first conquers the altar.





There is no escaping this place!

The Gold Arena is back: fight in exciting 3 versus 3 battles and show you enemies just how strong and well-trained you are!

A total of 8 teams face up against each other in the Gold Arena. As soon as there is a winner the battles will be ended and all teams will receive enticing rewards matching their result. Will you be one of them?



Boost your Character!

Receive new buffs that can be used together with a transformation in the Gold Arena and in the Tower of Challenge. Look forward to the Flame Blessing and the Bitter Ice Blessing! With a character buffed this strong, nothing can stand in your way!

More on the background story of the instances and the new class specialisation can be found in our announcement news.

Keep your eyes peeled for our next piece of news with more information on new game content coming in update 7.0!