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Over the last month we’ve been transparent about our plans for the 1.5.1 game update. We’ve been working diligently to bring this update as quickly as possible without creating additional problems or false expectations. For this reason, we’ve made a conscious effort to avoid sharing to much information about our plans to address the crashing issues that many of you have been having. Fortunately, our diligence isn’t without result. We’re happy to report that today’s update will include optimizations to the game client that should serve to solve many of those issues.

 

As with any change to the game client, there’s a small chance that some of you will have issues. If you continue to experience crashing during Fortress Sieges or other intensive activity today, please report it in our support forums with as much constructive detail as possible.

 


NPC

·        Added a new function to prevent abnormal game play as a result of specific terrains in the Instanced Dungeons

o       When a player moves where a monster cannot follow, the monster will now correctly continue to attack the player

·        Assigned additional guard NPCs that can detect Stealth to protect allies in the main villages of Heiron (in Elysea) and Beluslan (in Asmodae)

Region

Assigned villages

Heiron

Paserta Village, Juprosine Village

Beluslan

Besfer Refugee Village, Red Mane Cave Village

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·        Increased the eyesight and Stealth detection ability of Mau Warriors and Mau Hunters —the NPC guards assigned to the Silver Mane Village in Morheim

 

·         Changed the name of the guards near the Dredgion entrance in both Elysea and Asmodae

 

·         Changed the name of the guard in the Teminon Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Teminon Special Guard>

 

·         Changed the name of the guard in the Primum Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Primum Special Guard>

 

·         Corrected the spelling errors in the dialog with Stigma Master Nobus in Teminon Fortress

 

·         Several Items, NPC, Objects, Skills, and Quests have been renamed

 

·         Additional Shugo voiceovers have been added

 

Instanced Dungeons

·         Fire Temple

o        There is now a high chance of obtaining class Stigma crystals from defeating the boss, Raged Judge Kromede

·         Aetherogenetics Lab and Alquimia Research Center

o        Changed the drop rate of class Skill Books

o        Slightly increased the drop rate from monsters

o        Greatly increased the drop rate from the final bosses

·         Dark Poeta

o        New UI component shows timer and score

o        Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Forest Protector Noah

o        Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Elim Elder

o        Increased movement speed of Spaller Insect Echtra

o        Stats of all monsters stationed in Dark Poeta have been changed

§         Decreased Elemental Defense, Magical Attacks will now deal more damage

§         Physical Defense has been slightly increased

§         HP of all monsters, except for some boss monsters, has been decreased

o        Damage from Tahabata Pyrelord, the ultimate boss monster of Dark Poeta, has been decreased

·         Steel Rake

o        Lowered the difficulty of the final boss, Steel Rake Hutkin

o        Lengthened the summoning cycle of minion monsters

o        Lowered the level and stats of minion monsters

o        Changed the system message that displays when the food/water supply unit inside Hutkin’s Safe in the Steel Rake fails to activate

§         Displays system message, "It will be difficult to do this alone. I need one more person to help me push it!" when a character tries to activate the food/water supply unit alone

o        The difficulty in attacking the Steel Rake Ship has been decreased

§         Some monsters levels have been decreased

§         Some monsters have been repositioned and the battle behaviors have been changed

§         Food and Drink acquired in Hutkin's Safe area appear only around the door, and only two people can acquire it, rather than three

o        When defeating Golden Eye Mantutu, Engineer Lahulahu, or Captain Hutkin, there’s a high probability of acquiring a Stigma Stone

o        Madame Bovariki, who is at the bar in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, can drop the Loot Depository Key at any time

§         When you defeat Madame Bovariki, you acquire the key to the second floor of the bar

o        In the second floor of the Sea Song Tavern in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, there is now an additional treasure chest

o        You can go between the lower and middle layers of the Steel Rake Ship using the elevator

§         Elevator activation equipment is now available to move from the lower layer to the middle layer

o        The price of the “Captain’s Treasure Chest Key” has been decreased. You can purchase it from the general goods merchant, Pegureronerk, in the lower layer of the Steel Rake Ship

·         Dredgion

o        For safety around the Dredgion exit, quard NPCs have been rearranged

·         Abyss

o        The stats of monsters in the Abyss Fortresses have been adjusted

o        Issues with gliding inside Asteria have been addressed

o        Problems with Krotan Refuge monsters appearing in Miren Fortress have been addressed

o        Resolved the problem of the Primum Bind Point in Reshanta where you could enter inside by going through the wall of the lower part of the base


Items

·         To address various issues during the extraction process, items’ alignment, icons, and function have been changed

 

o        The icon for the Extraction Tool item has been changed

 

·         When using the Auto-Arrange Cube function, Extraction Tools now move to the first space of the cube

 

o        The gauge that shows during extraction is now red

                

o        An item that is currently being worn cannot be extracted

 

·         Color can now be applied to Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan's Shield and Shining Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan's Shield

 

·         Abnormal appearances when some items are equipped have been corrected 

·         Changed the stats of below items

Item Name

Before Change

After Change

Cloth Shoes of Steel Beard Pirates

HP +145

MP +346

Magical Resistance +17

Magic Boosting Power +24

Concentration +8

HP +162

MP +346

Magical Resistance +17

Movement Speed +22%

Concentration +8

Leather Shoes of Steel Beard Pirates

HP +145

Physical Defense +31

Magical Resistance +17

HP +162

Physical Defense +31

Movement Speed +22%

Chain Boots of Steel Beard Pirates

HP +145

Magic Boosting Power +24

Parry +37

Concentration +8

HP +162

Magic Boosting Power +24

Movement Speed +22%

Concentration +8

Plate Boots of Steel Beard Pirates

HP +145

Magical Resistance +17

Physical Defense +31

HP +162

Magical Resistance +17

Movement Speed +22%

 

  ·Changed the full set effect of below set items 

Item Name

Before Change

After Change

Cloth Set of Steel Beard Pirates

Magical Resistance +60

Movement Speed +22%

Magical Resistance +60

Magic Boosting Power +48

Leather Set of Steel Beard Pirates

Evasion +65

Movement Speed +22%

Evasion +65

Physical Critical Hit +38

Chain Set of Steel Beard Pirates

Physical Defense +110

Movement Speed +22%

Physical Defense +110

Magical Accuracy +34

Plate Set of Steel Beard Pirates

Parry +130

Movement Speed +22%

Parry +130

Attack +10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

·         Changed the properties of some items

Item Name

Before Change

After Change

Miragent Weapon/Armor

Destructible

Extractable

Cannot be sold at NPC store

Indestructible

Unextractable

Can be sold at NPC store

Fenril Weapon/Armor

Destructible

Extractable

Cannot be sold at NPC store

Indestructible

Unextractable

Can be sold at NPC store

Elemental Stone of Revival

Cannot be stored in account warehouse

Cannot be stored in legion warehouse

Can be stored in account warehouse

Can be stored in legion warehouse

Wandering Soul's Garnet Earrings

Cannot be sold at NPC store

Can be sold at NPC store

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·         The weapon effect of Miragent’s Jewel/Fenril’s Jewel can now be seen

·         Slightly increased the EXP gained from gathering and crafting

o        Skill level increases at the same rate as before

·         Added description "A hidden effect(s) is activated when you equip the complete set" at the bottom of the tooltip of the item that has a hidden set effect.

·         The maximum number of contribution decorations that can be stacked in a slot is now 1000

 

Quest

·         The number of Repeat Quests available inside the Steel Rake Ship has been changed

 

Race

Quest Name

Before the Change

After the Change

Elyos

[Group] A Promise to a Customer

50 times

30 times

[Group] Hairpin Ahoy!

[Group] The Pirates’ Pouch

[Group] Plunder the Pirates

Asmodians

[Group] Request of a Wine Lover

[Group] Hat of the Steel Beard Pirates

[Group] Black Cloud Ledgers

[Group] A Present for Father

 

·         The drop rates for “[Group] How to use Stigma” and “[Group] Stop the Shulacks!” have been increased

 

·         NPCs subject to conversation are now indicated on the map while executing Abyss quests

 

·         When you get special rewards upon completion of a quest such as Greater Stigma Slot Expansion, Abyss Points, titles, cube expansion, or personal storage expansion, an explanation regarding the rewards no longer appears in the explanation window

  

·         To prevent situations where you cannot proceed with a quest due to an NPC’s death, some NPCs’ HP have been increased

 

o        The Elyos NPC Pater and Asmodian NPC Needham will not attack any characters, and characters cannot attack them

 

·         Typos and omissions in some quests and reward items have been addressed 

·         New repeat quests have been added to supplement the difficulty of ‘Craft Skills Test’ for [Elyos] and ‘Proving the Proficiency of Crafting Skill’ for [Asmodians]

o        You can obtain ‘Boiling Balaur Blood Stain’ as reward from the new repeat quests, which are the craft material items required to complete the Daevanion quest

o       Elyos can obtain the new repeat quests in Sanctum, and Asmodians can get theirs in Pandaemonium. 

Race

Quest Name

Required Items

Reward Items

Elyos

Koruchinerk’s Offer

5 Hearts of Magic

100 Boiling Balaur Blood Stains

Asmodian

Muorinerk’s Offer

·         Increased the EXP reward of some quests

o        These include many quests in the Elyos regions of Eltnen, Theobomos and Interdikah, the Asmodian regions of Morheim, Brusthonin and Beluslan, and the Elyos/Asmodian quests in Reshanta

·         Increased the Kinah and item reward of some quests

o        These quests include many Elyos/Asmodian quests with the recommended level of 20 or higher

·         Increased the chance of gaining contribution decorations as reward from Elyos/Asmodian repeat quests that require defeating the elite guards in the upper layer of Reshanta

 

Elyos

Asmodian

[Group] Assault Roah Elites

[Group] Attack Roah Elites

[Group] Assault Kysis Elites

[Group] Attack Kysis Elites

[Group] Assault Miren Elites

[Group] Attack Miren Elites

[Group] Assault Asteria Elites

[Group] Attack Asteria Elites

[Group] Assault Krotan Elites

[Group] Attack Krotan Elites

 

·         Increased the drop rate of quest items for [Elyos/Asmodian] repeat quests inside the instanced dungeon Steel Rake

 

Elyos

Asmodian

[Group] Shulack Pirate’s Hairpin

[Group] Hat of the Steel Beard Pirates

[Group] The Pirates' Pouch

[Group] Trade Ledgers of the Black Cloud Traders

[Group] For the Leader

[Group] A Present for Father

 

·         Corrected the spelling errors in the description of reward items and NPC dialogs of some quests

·         Abyss Points and Player Titles are now shown in quest rewards where applicable

·         Stigma quests now reward 500 Stigma Shards, up from 220


Abyss

·         You now receive contribution decorations as reward for successfully defending a fortress under the control of your Legion

o        Gold and silver contribution decorations are issued as a reward

o       The number of contribution decorations you receive for defending a fortress increases as you move from lower layer to upper layer to the deepest layer

o       Contribution decorations issued as rewards are delivered to the mailbox of the Brigade General of the Legion occupying the fortress  

 

Fortress Name

Number of Contribution Decorations received

Gold Contribution Decoration

Silver Contribution Decoration

Sulfur Fortress

20

60

Siel West Fortress

20

60

Siel East Fortress

20

60

Roah Fortress

50

70

Asteria Fortress

50

70

Miren Fortress

70

90

Krotan Fortress

70

90

Kysis Fortress

70

90

Divine Fortress

150

150

 

·         Extended the time it takes for the Guardian Deity General to appear after a fortress enters the Capturable state


Skills

·         Templar

o        Increased the amount of hatred with ‘Incite Rage’ skill

o        Elyos Templars cannot use the “Shield Retribution” skill unless they first equip a shield

·         Assassin

o        Changed the cool down time of ‘Contract of Evasion’ skill from 30 seconds to 1 minute

o        Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Counterattack’ skill

o        Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Apply Poison’ skill

o        Increased the amount of hatred reduced by ‘Calming Whisper’ skill

o         “Apply Poison” skill icon has been changed

·         Ranger

 

o        Issues with the “Hunter’s Might” skill and using an attack skill after the “Hunter's Resolution” effect disappears have been addressed

·         Sorcerer

o        Reduced the MP cost of ‘Flame Harpoon’ skill

·         Cleric

o        Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Thunderbolts’ skill

o        Resolved the issue of the cool down time not being seen clearly when using ‘Ripple of Purification’ skill

o        Resolved the problem of abnormal mental conditions not being removed by ‘Splendor of Purification’ skill

·         Spiritmaster

o        Resolved the problem with the range of Command skills not being modified in PvP

o        The damage number in the tool tip explanation of “Ignite Aether” and “Magic Implosion” now displays properly

·         All

o        In the Chain Skill window, a function has been added to set up basic Chain Skills to be more convenient

§         In the Chain Skill window, you can click and drag the Chain Skill icon onto skills that have the same condition for use

 

o        During PvP, if the distance from the opposing character becomes farther than the distance required to use a skill, it is possible to use the skill by adjusting the shooting distance


Character

·         Slightly reduced the EXP penalty due to the difference in the levels of group members when in a Group or Alliance

·         Elemental Defense has been slightly decreased

 

·         Possible casting distances of some skills appear correctly in the tool tip when changing weapons to equip a Polearm or Greatsword

 

·         Auto Transfer is no longer removed even when one attacks during the Auto Transfer

 

·         The number of Stigma Shards required for equipping a Stigma Stone has been decreased

 

·         Maximum Abyss points available for a character above 1-star officer have been increased

 

·         Characters can no longer penetrate into a building in certain areas of Teminon Landing

 

·         Characters can no longer stand in the middle of the sky in some areas of Sanctum’s Outer Port

 

·         Characters can no longer get stuck in the topography in some areas of Dark Poeta’s Timolia Mine  


Combat


·         A character transformed into a Guardian Deity General can no longer be pulled in by Templar's ‘Inescapable Judgment’ skill.


UI

·         An Instance Info window has been added to display information before entry into an instanced dungeon

 

o        You can open the window by using the “/CheckEntry” command or by clicking on Instance Info in the Menu

 

o        Not only can you check your own standby information, but also that of group members and alliance members

 

·         Number buttons have been added to some windows

 

o        By clicking on the mouse, one can enter prices and volume

 

o        The colors of numbers change as the prices go up for clearer verification of the volume entered

 

·         The search system of the Broker window is now more convenient

 

o        When searching for an item in the list tab, you can set options such as “Include Keyword” and “Match Keyword.” from a drop down menu

 

o        When you select Include Keyword, the system searches for items that include the keyword. Match Keyword searches for the item that directly corresponds to the keyword

 

o        The item name automatically appears in the search window when you right-click while opening the list tab, or left-click while holding down the <Alt> key

 

o        The item is registered when you right-click on the desired item while opening the Quantity tab

 

  

·         Auto-Arrange Cube is available for each cube when you have many cubes

 

o        By right-clicking on the cube’s name, you can use the “Change Tab Name” and “Auto-Arrange Cube” functions

 

·         You can now check your appearance after applying “Color Spray” and “Hair Dye” by using the Preview function before purchasing them

·         Resolved the problem of the right mouse click not working when purchasing items from the list in the Sales Agency window

·         On the Sales Agency window, items listed under the categories ‘Weapons’, ‘Armor’, and 'Accessories’ tabs are now displayed correctly

·         Resolved the problem of group members in different channels not being displayed correctly on the map

 

MISC

·         Optimizations have been made within the game to assist with the performance issues that characters experience during Sieges and other resource intensive activities

This should significantly cut down on the amount of CrySystem.dll errors that players have been reporting

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  • Damonii [Nezekan] 2009-12-23 11:33
    Make the game harder, to make the whiners get lost, you only complain when your grinding through but if you keep bitching you will hit max lvl and then they will make it easier then you will complain about that. i will complain about that to because thats not cool just shut
  • Dekion [Vaizel] Praetorian Guard 2009-12-13 15:57
    *cough* spell check *cough*
  • Pyrin [Fregion] The Forsaken 2009-12-10 22:21
    I love how they change all the classes except gladiator and increase damage and cooldowns on classes that dont need it
  • Syleynne [Triniel] Wings of Fate 2009-12-09 23:43
    I don't know about anyone else, but I am actually quite glad that there is no such thing as battlegrounds. We are at WAR, people. War is not fairly matched teams, playing some silly game that resets every 20 minutes.
  • Jenethia [Azphel] Asura 2009-12-01 16:57
    Psylence the Rubberbanding IS NOT MY issue, I don't have that problem on any game but this and I can turn off one of my CPUs and the problem stops so to me that is NOT a ME issue its a Game NCSoft issue that they are ignoring. Whatever tho. GO Die in a fire.
  • Rowyne [Marchutan] Aeternus 2009-11-29 23:04
    'Grinding' is getting exp by killing random mobs, not questing, and THERE is the complaint. Most actually DON'T want to dumb down Aion by increased lvl pacing. Increasing quest/grind exp isn't needed, but adding MORE quests and lore to lvl by quests alone.
  • Kodrock [Zikel] 2009-11-25 12:13
    dude this game isnt bad exp, NOW that u dont have the time to pay the game and want to get to lvl 50 in one day thats not gonig to happend in any MMO so chil out and keep grinding!!!!!!!!
  • Dollface [Siel] Gods of the New World 2009-11-25 12:02
    GRINDING NEEDS MORE EXP! THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE WANTS BECAUSE IT TAKES FOR EVER TO DO QUESTS AND IT GETS BORING AND YOU DON'T WANNA PLAY FOR LIKE LETS SAY A FEW DAYS AT A TIME BECAUSE LEVELING IS RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU HIT A CERTAIN LEVEL!
  • Immortyl [Siel] Innuendo 2009-11-25 05:50
    Anyone happen to kno if they fixed the Hair Dye glitch? where ur hair reverts back to its normal color lemme kno thanks
  • Sithus [Israphel] 2009-11-24 16:42
    Why did ncsoft increase the EXP of some quests and not grinding when grinding is what you will still do half the time?I hate grinding and its the only thing i don't love about this game,i had my hopes up for but awhile that this patch would fix it.
    At least the epic expans
  • Singularity [Azphel] String Theory 2009-11-24 01:31
    Love the patch. Keep up the good work NCsoft.
  • Elinok [Lumiel] Abyss Soul Seekers 2009-11-23 23:13
    hmmmmmm Psylence [Ariel] I am having this issue aswell and IT NOT my ISP, so you are the one that really need to do a research budy, it is really annoying pla a game with this type of lag, i play other games and im fine, no lag at all, i have a 5mb
  • Psylence [Ariel] Phenomenon 2009-11-23 15:27
    What a bunch of whiners! Jenethia, that lag is your problem, not Aion or NCSoft's. I don't have that problem and most of the people in the game don't either. And for all the others whining about the grind, welcome to korean grindfest mmos. DO YOUR RESEARCH KID
  • Jenethia [Azphel] 2009-11-23 10:30
    If the Rubberbanding issue isn't fixed in this patch then I'm totally cancelling. Waited too long and having to limit playtime to early mornings due to lags later on cause the game doens't work right isn't worth paying for.
  • Eclesia [Ariel] Valhala 2009-11-23 04:35
    This game is trash tbh. I was so excited for aion and it was amazing till level 20 and then nothing but a grindfest. Nobody likes that crap. It might not be wow but the abyss is freaking awful and fortress takes are pointless with nothing but lag. Fix this g
  • Aereus [Siel] Windia 2009-11-22 15:52
    Yes the block thing is fine how it is. And OMG don't even think about adding battlegrounds. This isn't WoW. Let the people that "need" battlegrounds go back to where they came from. Nice patch!!
  • Tobes [Triniel] Leet 2009-11-22 07:59
    Everyone needs to calm down about the rick click block. some people found that annoying when they ARE just PMing someone. Simply highlight their name. CTRL+C then CTRL+V into the block player list. sure it takes a little extra time. but it also saves other people a
  • Athihan [Fregion] 2009-11-22 06:58
    Ya seriously wtf why did you take right click to block feature out of the game? That makes no sense at all especially when some of those stupid gold spammers have very complex names that we should not have to bother typing in....
  • Hyros [Azphel] Origine 2009-11-22 03:31
    I agree,CAn you make a system like Battleground in wow ? A capture the flag 15 vs 15 or a BG like Alterac valley in wow....40vs40 and 30 minute longuer,give exp + abyss pts :)
  • Romana [Nezekan] The Wine Conspiracy 2009-11-21 23:50
    Restore the block feature u fools. And please please please give us some battle grounds so we can pvp on teams of equal numbers.
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