[Mark]

While typing up my GC08/PAX08 article I stumbled across these screenshots I took at PAX during one of the two two-hour freeplay sessions. Check it out, screenshots of Abyss fortress names (and some other junk) are attached! :D

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[Skylancer]

Nice!

The detailed information about the fortress is usefull aswell.

Are these just some, or all fortresses?

-Sky

[Mark]

All of the Fortresses in the one Abyss area "Ereshuranta". :)

[justamemory]

nice! tytytytytyty

[Mark]

There will be other Abyss areas. So these aren't all the fortresses there will be.

[solidbrim]

Good to see an example of how they will be setup. Thanks for the info.

[Knite]

Great names, though I wonder if the controlling Legion will be able to re-name the fortress to that of their choosing. It may be less confusing for it always to be called "Left Wing of Seil" but it would be pretty cool in its own right to be able to name it Fort (Legion Name), etc.

[Akaris]

knite16 said:

Great names, though I wonder if the controlling Legion will be able to re-name the fortress to that of their choosing. It may be less confusing for it always to be called "Left Wing of Seil" but it would be pretty cool in its own right to be able to name it Fort (Legion Name), etc.

That would be nice as long as it was only the legion's name. I.E: Order of the Umbral Sanctum is controlling a fortress named Order of the Umbral Sanctum, or many the Umbral Sanctum. Then the Knights of the Divine Order take it over. It's renamed the Knights of the Divine Order, or many the Divine Order. IDK...

[Sailor Dark]

That could work as long as Legion names dont get too out of hand. Think : "Soldiers of Fairy Princess Land"

[Sabre]

Yeah it definitely should be renamed for the Legion controlling the fortress, that way everyone knows who's it is.

[Mark]

Or NCsoft will add one line to the little dialog boxes:

"Owning Legion: Buttmonkeys on Fire"

I'd rather have that than renamed fortresses.

[Sabre]

Oh ok, same here. Good call Mark

[Skylancer]

Mark said:

Or NCsoft will add one line to the little dialog boxes:

"Owning Legion: Buttmonkeys on Fire"

I'd rather have that than renamed fortresses.

I Agree, it's the same as in Guildwars Factions where Guilds can own towns. It's displayed just like Mark described.
And it would indeed be a shame if you see a fortress (Legion) called: "We use laserguns pew pew pew"

[Haubix]

knite16 said:

Great names, though I wonder if the controlling Legion will be able to re-name the fortress to that of their choosing. It may be less confusing for it always to be called "Left Wing of Seil" but it would be pretty cool in its own right to be able to name it Fort (Legion Name), etc.

This fortress is called that way, because of the island: Click!

IMO it fits well in there and the additional display of the Legion owning the fortress would also be very useful.

[Arvalo85]

knite16 said:

Great names, though I wonder if the controlling Legion will be able to re-name the fortress to that of their choosing. It may be less confusing for it always to be called "Left Wing of Seil" but it would be pretty cool in its own right to be able to name it Fort (Legion Name), etc.

Ya that would be great except there would be a dozen forts called Fort Pe---, or Fort Knockers or something like lol. :/ i dont realy want that XD

Anyways im sure it will be like Clan Halls on L2 where they are not changeable.

[Mark]

Arvalo85 said:

Ya that would be great except there would be a dozen forts called Fort Pe---, or Fort Knockers or something like lol. :/ i dont realy want that XD

Anyways im sure it will be like Clan Halls on L2 where they are not changeable.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Knox"]Fort Knox[/ame]ers. :D

[Arvalo85]

lol yeah that was why i said that one, i had a good laugh but yeah seriously if i see it ingame i wouldnt laugh as much XD

[justamemory]

Mark said:

Or NCsoft will add one line to the little dialog boxes:

"Owning Legion: Buttmonkeys on Fire"

I'd rather have that than renamed fortresses.

+1 and if you say they've done that already in Guild Wars, then I don't see why they wouldn't put it in Aion for use with the Fortress system.

[dalin]

thanks for the pics mark...

man, i so hope they release a "The Art of Aion" book for a CE... i love their 2d graphics as much as anything else in the game... :)

[BroGoneWild]

Gotta love the pictures and hate it :/ love it cause its cool and hate it cause we cant play in it yet hehe