Archive for August, 2009

The Wild Hunt and One-Year Anniversary

The Wild Hunt Live Event is almost here! Our biggest Live Event to date begins next Monday, August 31st, and runs through September 7th. The Wild Hunt pits the forces of Order and Destruction against the ultimate quarry in the new instanced dungeon, The Hunter’s Vale. For more information about The Wild Hunt, visit the Live Event page here and check out The Wild Hunt Grab Bag here.

Following The Wild Hunt Live Event, we have a few fun weekend-only events planned to celebrate our one-year anniversary. These weekend events feature special versions of the Mourkain Temple (September 11-14), Gates of Ekrund (September 18-21), and Temple of Isha (September 25-28) Scenarios.

Throughout September for WAR‘s one-year anniversary celebration, exclusive anniversary items, including Halfling Pies and the Jubilee Cloak, will be delivered via in-game mail to all players. Fans that have waged non-stop war for the past year* will be rewarded with a special Veteran Reward, the WAR Aegis, and a unique title ‘Weapon of WAR’. When used, the WAR Aegis increases all experience and Renown gain for all players in the area by 10% for one minute, every ten minutes.

In addition to all players receiving a 20% experience and Renown bonus throughout the month of September, enemies defeated in RvR combat will drop fireworks, exploding stout, and other unique limited-edition anniversary items.

Let the celebration (and battles) commence!

*Players who have had an uninterrupted subscription from October 18, 2008 on will automatically get the veteran’s reward (the WAR Aegis) and title (‘Weapon of WAR’). Players who subscribed after that date, or players who have left at once point and since returned to WAR, will be eligible for the veteran’s reward and title upon reaching one cumulative year of subscribed time.

WAR Storms PAX ’09!

Mythic Entertainment, the developer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), will be descending upon Penny Arcade Expo 2009 from September 4th – 6th to meet fans and showcase the latest and greatest new content and updates to WAR. Located at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, the event will provide the opportunity for local players to hang out in the WAR Lounge and speak with members of the development team about WAR‘s one year anniversary and the latest and deadliest Live Event players have ever seen: The Wild Hunt!

Where:

Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA 98101-2350

When:

Friday, September 4th – Sunday, September 6th

Read more about the WAR team’s presence at this year’s PAX, including who will be in attendance, and what cool swag you could walk away with here!

We’re getting ready for PAX

September 4, 2009 marks the opening of the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a major North American gamer festival that takes place in the heart of Seattle, Washington.

With gamescom still in our rear view mirror, Aion is ready to follow up on last year’s efforts at PAX and once again glide over to the convention center with the entire Aion team tagging along for the ride. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to view our beautiful booth (#642), get some hands-on time with the latest version of Aion, chat face-to-face with our present staff, or walk away with some much coveted swag.

Follow our Aion community blog throughout the coming week to get a peek of what delicious highlights to expect!

See you there!

Open beta client now available for download!

Following our recent announcement regarding the commencement of Aion’s open beta, we have taken steps to ensure a smooth setup and preparation process for all participants. While our Launcher will incrementally update your client, the new and patched Aion open beta client has been distributed to a select few partners around the web to prepare for our open beta test. To get your hands on it, you may visit FilePlanet or download it from GamersHell (available later this week).

We have also added a new option that the Aion community has long anticipated: downloading the full open beta client via our BitTorrent tracker (md5 checksum). We have even arranged for a torrent patch for those of you who already have the closed beta client installed but want to get prepared for open beta!

As added extra spice, FilePlanet will–in addition to distributing the client–be giving away a load of open beta keys starting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Get on the starting line if you do not have an eligible Aion account already! Eligible accounts include any previous closed beta participants and those who have preordered or prepurchased Aion.

Remember to update your Aion game password if your Aion account was created prior to July 29, 2009.

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