First off, Aion.OnlineWelten PMed me
an article and
a video they made. I have a similar video I need to edit and upload, but I don't have the time to do so just yet. I will though, promise. It needs a ton of editing, however, to take out some things you guys don't need to see.
Second, I need to type up an article about my hands-on impressions of AION, something more detailed than the journals I wrote during CBT3. Again, I don't have the time for this just yet. I'm planning on typing it up post-PAX, after I get some reactions from American players.
Third, it seems the forums are quite interested now in the Exclusive Preview Events and everything to do with them. The biggest concern is perhaps
why preview events and not betas, but that's not truly important to true AION fans. Real AION fans will want to know how to get into the preview events, and that information is readily available: get to GC08 (kinda late for that now, heheh)
or get to PAX (this weekend)
or wait for more information (NCsoft's promised). For those of you doubting the size and scope of NCsoft's efforts, I have uploaded
a video of the preview event winners from Germany. I didn't see my own name in there, so I assume these aren't all of the winners. And if this isn't all the winners, then... Well, the preview events are going to be huge.
Alright, moving on to PAX: I will be at PAX with two goodie bags full of shirts and pins (not pens) and NCsoft lanyards and signed prints of Alma and Namiya. Whomever finds/recognizes me first both days will get the bags. On the third day I'll give out whatever I have left, which should be quite a bit of loot. And to those of you who aren't coming to PAX: I still have a ton of stuff I'm leaving at home to use as contest prizes in the future. Don't worry your little heads. I'll also be at NCsoft's Meet & Greet in Seattle, so if you're looking for some cross-game camraderie then book your spot for that ($15). Too bad I can't drink at this one, stupid American laws...
Oh, by the way, I got in contact with Mike Fahey. Fahey's the guy who wrote the article on Kotaku and took a picture of me in flipflops. He was on my plane back from Germany to Atlanta, oddly enough. We exchanged
business cards. Perhaps he'll write another article about AION's booth babes, which he seemed interested in after I explained how they were chosen from a group of a couple hundred girls.
Last, but not least, there's a huge story behind those pictures of signs around Leipzig. It's a good one, I hope to do it justice when I get back from PAX.
See you all later!
P.S. Holy crap, I forgot! Ten tousand members! 10,000! 10k! Woot! We did it, all thanks to you! What's next?
P.P.S. Here's some screenshots I forgot I had. Shows character stats, etc. Enjoy!