NCsoft issues a quote concerning the Harvest Revel & another chance to upgrade to Collector's Edition!

[Angel Chay]

the day 1 an 2 an 3 an 4 are all lore and thats the exact text in the surverys u get with the candy

[Spiritblades]

Originally Posted by Knite

Hey everyone-

There have been some questions and confusion about the Harvest Revel and what it entails. In order to clarify what to expect for Aion's first holiday event, we got a statement from NCsoft.



To further clarify, it is confirmed that this year's Harvest Revel is not a live event. What you can expect though is daily lore introducing everyone to what exactly the Harvest Revel is as well as free in-game items, which are always a bonus in my book.

All the best and enjoy the lore and loot!

(Also, if you haven't yet, stop by our Halloween Mystery Event and get caught up on investigation!)

Also, word was just received that NCsoft will be reopening Collector's Edition sales! Check out the article below if you missed your chance to buy before!


From www.AionOnline.com

Due to an internal error that caused availability of the Aion Collector’s Edition Upgrade to end early, we're restoring the ability to upgrade between 12:01 a.m. PDT on Thursday, October 29, 2009 to 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, October 30, 2009 (more). Please keep in mind that this will be the last opportunity you will have to upgrade to the Aion Collector's Edition.

During the above listed 48-hour period, upgrades to the Aion Collector's Edition will cost $10.00 USD (£10.00 / €10.00) and will include the digital in-game items found in the physical Aion Limited Collector's Edition box.

Exclusive in-game items included:

- Black Cloud Wings (gives 40 seconds of additional flight time)
- Black Cloud Earring (gives an HP and an MP boost)
- Special character title (Settler of Aion) with stat boost
- Rich purple dye to tint 10 in-game items
- Two character emotes

Keep your eye on the NCsoft store this Thursday for your chance to upgrade to the Aion Collector's Edition!

That's all for now! Keep checking back for the latest Aion news and have a fun and safe Halloween!

Thanks alot for another chance at the Collectors Edition, i am tired of having to buy flight serums

[deathpuppet16]

I apologize now, but i'm not entirely convinced about this...So NC Soft is known for the f2p's right? You could always buy things from them with "coins" or whatever to get stuff that made you OP. So what i'm worried about here is the whole new flight wings and how they give you an extra 40 seconds right? One can get those is you spent an extra 10 dollars....Maybe i'm just overlooking things but this definitely smells fishy of another way for NC Soft to make some quick cash... I apologize if i offend anyone with these thoughts, it just bothered me and i wanted to make what i thought known. Maybe this is for people who didn't get the collectors edition on accident or something? Idk, but whatever, giving people better things b/c they spent real money for it isn't right in a p2p game. Thats just my humble opinion.

ps: let the flame fest begin...

-deathpuppet

[GamerAmelli]

So we won't get a pumpkin head like they show on the website?

[Shrike]

Originally Posted by Knite

Well, the thing to remember here is Halloween is a very American holiday.

Well thats a history fail you made there eh? Even trick or treat which is seen today as a very American thing was a Pagan ritual. For sure the Yanks probably go more to town on the real life festival but that doesnt mean they get dibs on the whole thing, although being America you can expect nothing less I suppose :-/

Other than that, something is better than nothing in game and I am satisfied with the hand-outs given considering that the game is so new to us, although I hope for something better at x-mas along the lines of Guild Wars events.

[Imamu]

Mmmm...smells like L2 all over again...

[reflexion]

cmon put the CE upgrade already >.> it's Wednesday now >

[VikingGamer]

It is not so much a matter of being disappointed because I felt like I should have gotten something. I never expected any events this early in the game. I wouldn't expect there to be any events for at least 6 months and possible up to a year. It is simply not necessary to start changing up that which is still very new. No big deal.

What is puzzling is that they decided to announce this non-event a week ahead of time. That, frankly, was tremendously stupid. The best way to not have an event is to not say anything at all. Further, they put up an announcement that very clearly describes a hunt on one side and some kind of undead thing on the other. Even if it is just lore, one would expect the environment to reflect that lore if it is to be regarded as something other than an item pulled out of one's posterior. Even lore describing some kind of harvest celebration implies that the residents of this world actually do something to celebrate, like decorate or simply talk about it in the streets. Something. As it stands they created a believability gap for no good reason at all. If you are going to change or add lore, great, do it, but make sure the environment reflects that change in some manner.

Simply giving away some candy in the five days leading up to the end of the month would have been fine. It would have been seen as simply a silly little gift having nothing to do with anything in game and only marginally related to a common holiday in one of the target markets. That would have been both easier to do and easier to explain. Few expected any event. Some hoped for it but few, if any, expected one.

I love this game. I am enjoying it a lot and plan to play for a long while. I have no complaints about not getting something I never expected in the first place. But, the choices that were made in deciding to announce a non-event and then how to explain that choice really make me wonder if some decision maker somewhere is coming to work drunk on a regular basis. The event that completely over shadowed the "event" was all the buzz in general chat and on boards like this wondering what was going on. That should be a clue to somebody somewhere. It was, at least, a puzzling series of choices.

[SerenDPity]

Originally Posted by Knite

To further clarify, it is confirmed that this year's Harvest Revel is not a live event. What you can expect though is daily lore introducing everyone to what exactly the Harvest Revel is as well as free in-game items, which are always a bonus in my book.

It would have been a true bonus if NCSOFT had also provided extra storage for these items. Now they're just taking up space in my inventory, and while they're interesting, I think they would have had more meaning if there had been an actual event in which to use them. When I read something about chasing zombies, I thought that sounded interesting--the sparkie juice would have made sense at that point. I was thinking that each day a new event to use the items provided. Too bad it didn't work out that way.

Alot of people are saying they didn't expect events this early after release. I apologize that I can't really say that. When the game was released almost a year ago, users were graced with an awesome Christmas event. I think that that's what people are forgetting--the game has been out a YEAR

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Originally Posted by Shrike

Well thats a history fail you made there eh? Even trick or treat which is seen today as a very American thing was a Pagan ritual. For sure the Yanks probably go more to town on the real life festival but that doesnt mean they get dibs on the whole thing, although being America you can expect nothing less I suppose :-/

LOL, yea most people are very unaware of how and, more importantly, WHY they celebrate the things they do. Most just mindlessly follow tradition and never investigate further. Kinda sad. There is a very rich background to Halloween...

[Trista]

I was pleasantly suprised to read there would be a halloween event so early in the game. Unfortunetly, it was a let-down. Maybe next year there will an in-game event. Christmas is coming...

[AionNewsGuy]

The even was so dissapointing nada on halloween itsefl