Press Release: Asmodian Ascension Quest

[Ailith]

Very interesting...since people have been so curious.... but customization of the wings is a nice option.... adds to the individuality of each character in the game...

[Cynthe]

Originally Posted by solidbrim

The customized wings could be the choice between 'new" and "old" style. I noticed in the screen shots that the quest involved the old style.

Wtf? does this mean Elyos gets white bat wings? ^^ I think what we saw in the vid is just an old build, and the customization must be colors, I hope. I sense that if Asmos can get two types of wings and the Elyos won't some people might think this unfair? (wing nerf incoming!)

And no I haven't read this bit, I'm with Lyan, no spoilers for me. ^_~

EDIT: Read the post below me...O.o I still say wing nerf incoming..

[justamemory]

Originally Posted by Hexxeity

What's with the bat wings? I thought those were history. Maybe you can customize them to be the new kind?

the existence of both types of wings is the example of wing customization. It wasn't: "There used to be bat wings and now it's dark feathered wings exclusively", instead it's "There is bat wings and dark feathered wings and those are options available to you for changing your wings." I forget where the post is, but one of the NCsoft community rep's verified this and that they wouldn't be the only options available in customization. But, as to how you customize your wings (i.e. during character creation or through abyss points) is not explicit.

[knite16]

You can customize everything else. Why not?

[Longinus]

Originally Posted by dalin

^^aye, but you have to remember who these marketing pieces are aimed at... the general populace doesnt know 1/10th as much as the fans...

this provides a nice backstory for the game, and highlights some of the selling points (flight, etc.)... by showing how detailed the world is (storylines, quests, etc.), it takes the edge off comments like "o rly? this is just another Asian grinder"...

Well said. I think things like this give the average browser a nice overview of what to expect. I dont think you are gonna pull in the average player with lore alone. Besides knowing whats gonna happen and doing it are two different things. Like how sites like Thottbot are so popular for wow.

Seems to me that if you dont want a spoiler, dont click on the link and dont read/watch it.

[loganz35]

As lyankyj already said this could pretty much ruin our starting level's gaming experience, although while reading first lines of it I didn't think about spoiled game-play, instead, I, with a huge appetite yearned for each next word. It was almost like reading fantasy book and be damn sure I like those. Isn't it ironic I really hated to read quest logs in common mmorpg's, but this time I was eye-balling it like chameleon on his pray.

Edited: Meh, Veoh is restricted to my country.
Here is the error message: Veoh is no longer available in LATVIA.

[Mark]

I'm sorry, I'll upload it to Youtube too. Didn't know, my bad! D:

EDIT: It's on Youtube:

YouTube - AION Asmodian Ascension Trailer FINAL

[AionLuver]

Thanks so much for posting that vid, Mark

[Grobyc]

Originally Posted by lyankyj

It's not about fans/not fans...with this, everyone (old or new fan) will be aware of the 'twists" and happenings of the early levels

Instead of telling us the story of the first levels, why don't they just continue their asmodian/elyos lore on the off. site?
It could be an intro to the world aswell - even better.
It's like i'd tell you every spoiler from the whole first season of Lost instead of telling you only the main plot of the first episode.

They should release things that are not part of the actual gameplay, but it would still expanding the lore and storyline..again, like the journals on the off. site...they should work with those..

Didn't have to read/watch it? I mean the thread title pretty much tells you that it's about the Ascension quest already. I know, it doesn't necessarily excuse the spoiler but come on, don't ruin the fun for those who want their fun ruined (yeah, that made sense, look it over ).

[justamemory]

no more spoilers, my virgin eyes! X.X

[MarkTestAccount]

Jeez, these aren't spoilers. Spoilers are what happens when Munin sucessfully changes the future. That'll be interesting.

[plasma06]

You will get to lv 10 in one day so its not like its big bomb shell they are dropping on us, their is instance crafting and 40 odd lv that we know little about plus this vid has been out for at least a week you would have come across it some time.

[Mark]

Oops, wrong browser.

[solidbrim]

Originally Posted by Cynthe

Wtf? does this mean Elyos gets white bat wings? ^^ I think what we saw in the vid is just an old build, and the customization must be colors, I hope. I sense that if Asmos can get two types of wings and the Elyos won't some people might think this unfair? (wing nerf incoming!)

The Elyos have a choice between two types. Though I admit they are closer than the ones we have seen for the Asmodians they are still different. If Asmodians can choose between the bat wings or the ragged black feathers then more than likely the Elyos will get to choose between colored wings or white feathers (more bird like) rather than the ragged white look. My speculation is due to old screen shots and newer screen shots.

I must admit that this is a BIG IF! We will just have to wait and see or get a GM confirmation.

[Mark]

It's just an old build, jeez.