A few weeks ago, after the completion of the Venturing into Enemy Territory event, we asked you in a survey whether you would in future never want the event, only want to see it temporarily or if you would want to see it as a permanent feature.

Here are the results of the survey:



What does this mean for you? From now on there's additional rifts appearing in Nosra and Esterra which lead you into the other faction's region. Show your courage and complete the associated quests to bring honour and glory to your faction, as well as earning valuable items for yourself.

Notes:
Minimum level: 66
Regions: Nosra, Esterra
NPCs:

A few weeks ago, after the completion of the Venturing into Enemy Territory event, we asked you in a survey whether you would in future never want the event, only want to see it temporarily or if you would want to see it as a permanent feature.

Here are the results of the survey:



What does this mean for you? From now on there's additional rifts appearing in Nosra and Esterra which lead you into the other faction's region. Show your courage and complete the associated quests to bring honour and glory to your faction, as well as earning valuable items for yourself.

Notes:
Minimum level: 66
Regions: Nosra, Esterra
NPCs:

There's snow on the ground and a festive mood abound, with the scent of freshly baked mince pies in the air. Greetings and wish lists have been sent out via Shugo courier and at the festival of reflection and community, sometimes those who once seemed to be the most natural enemies of enemies find their common roots.

The Solorius festival is almost here – and naturally for a festival like this there can be an expectation for gifts to match the occasion. The holidays have got something for you – and, if you take part in our grand Solorius Contest, you'll even have the chance to win gifts such as great ROCCAT gear, a little plush Shugo and additional in-game prizes!

So what do you need to do to take part? Well, we are also big fans of presents! Select one of the three categories and send us your creations before 1/1/2017! No matter if you love to draw, bake or shoot screenshots – there's a category for everyone. In each separate discipline there will be one winner selected.

Conditions:

• You can only take part in one of the three categories.
• Send us photos of your creation or your screenshot postcard to the following email address: contest@aionfreetoplay.com
• Enter one of the following in your subject line for the email: "Solorius FanART", "Solorius Biscuits" or "Solorius Postcard".
• Send your participation email using the email address associated with your game account and please also state your character name and server.
• Permitted formats: .jpeg, .png
• Maximum size for images and screenshots: 5 MB
• Maximum size for the photo series/video: 200 MB
• Terms and conditions apply.

Additional rules for the "Solorius Biscuits":

• Your Solorius baking needs to be clearly photographed so that it is easily recognisable.
• You will need to take a series of photos or a video to show the baking process.

As much divides the Elyos and Asmodians, there is just as much that brings us together! Take the holidays as a motive and show us one – or more – Asmodians and Elyos celebrating the Solorius festival together. A little peace and goodwill for the festive season!
The winner of this category can look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Isku Keyboard
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

What would the holidays be without tasty treats? Send us pictures of your Solorius Biscuits! The only thing that is important is that your baked goods have a visible reference to AION and that they match to the time of the year. Send us a picture of your finished food displaying it in its best light.

The best baker can then look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Kiro mouse and matching with it:
• 1x ROCCAT Taito Control mouse pad
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

Send us your Solorius greetings directly from within the game! Gather up your friends and take a screenshot in a most festive atmosphere. Post-shot editing is allowed – make your picture into a festive postcard!

The lucky winner can look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Renga Headset
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

The winners will be selected by the AION Team and then announced by 23/1/2017 via social media, in the forums and on the website! The winners will also be notified via email.

The AION Team

There's snow on the ground and a festive mood abound, with the scent of freshly baked mince pies in the air. Greetings and wish lists have been sent out via Shugo courier and at the festival of reflection and community, sometimes those who once seemed to be the most natural enemies of enemies find their common roots.

The Solorius festival is almost here – and naturally for a festival like this there can be an expectation for gifts to match the occasion. The holidays have got something for you – and, if you take part in our grand Solorius Contest, you'll even have the chance to win gifts such as great ROCCAT gear, a little plush Shugo and additional in-game prizes!

So what do you need to do to take part? Well, we are also big fans of presents! Select one of the three categories and send us your creations before 1/1/2017! No matter if you love to draw, bake or shoot screenshots – there's a category for everyone. In each separate discipline there will be one winner selected.

Conditions:

• You can only take part in one of the three categories.
• Send us photos of your creation or your screenshot postcard to the following email address: contest@aionfreetoplay.com
• Enter one of the following in your subject line for the email: "Solorius FanART", "Solorius Biscuits" or "Solorius Postcard".
• Send your participation email using the email address associated with your game account and please also state your character name and server.
• Permitted formats: .jpeg, .png
• Maximum size for images and screenshots: 5 MB
• Maximum size for the photo series/video: 200 MB
• Terms and conditions apply.

Additional rules for the "Solorius Biscuits":

• Your Solorius baking needs to be clearly photographed so that it is easily recognisable.
• You will need to take a series of photos or a video to show the baking process.

As much divides the Elyos and Asmodians, there is just as much that brings us together! Take the holidays as a motive and show us one – or more – Asmodians and Elyos celebrating the Solorius festival together. A little peace and goodwill for the festive season!
The winner of this category can look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Isku Keyboard
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

What would the holidays be without tasty treats? Send us pictures of your Solorius Biscuits! The only thing that is important is that your baked goods have a visible reference to AION and that they match to the time of the year. Send us a picture of your finished food displaying it in its best light.

The best baker can then look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Kiro mouse and matching with it:
• 1x ROCCAT Taito Control mouse pad
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

Send us your Solorius greetings directly from within the game! Gather up your friends and take a screenshot in a most festive atmosphere. Post-shot editing is allowed – make your picture into a festive postcard!

The lucky winner can look forward to the following prizes:

• 1x ROCCAT Renga Headset
• 1x Plush Shugo
• 1x Stylish Winter Outfit

The winners will be selected by the AION Team and then announced by 23/1/2017 via social media, in the forums and on the website! The winners will also be notified via email.

The AION Team

We held a live Ask AION at our Meet & Greet event in Cologne in August, where the people who took part were able to pose their questions directly to the NCSOFT representatives and to the AION team.
A wide variety of topics were discussed, from current content to questions about the future development of AION.

We've edited and prepared this interesting round of questions for you. Take a look!

Note: As a result of its length, this special edition of Ask AION is only available with English subtitles.

Enjoy the video, and our apologies for the delay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8y2TLvhbA&t

We held a live Ask AION at our Meet & Greet event in Cologne in August, where the people who took part were able to pose their questions directly to the NCSOFT representatives and to the AION team.
A wide variety of topics were discussed, from current content to questions about the future development of AION.

We've edited and prepared this interesting round of questions for you. Take a look!

Note: As a result of its length, this special edition of Ask AION is only available with English subtitles.

Enjoy the video, and our apologies for the delay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8y2TLvhbA&t

Your heartbeat accelerates, you feel the blood rushing through your veins. The Daeva in front of you on the battlefield is just like you, except for one thing: they are on the wrong side. Your grip tightens around your weapon and you prepare to give your all in the decisive battle. Suddenly you sense someone's breath on your neck – the hunter has now become the hunted...

Show your mettle in PvP from 14/12 to 28/12 and get as many kills as you can without falling victim to your enemies. The more wins you get, the bigger your reward.
There's also an additional reward for the best of the best: if you manage to rise to the top of the rankings and log the most wins, you'll earn even more valuable items – including a Water Dragon Weapon Box.

Good hunting, Daeva!


Event period: 14/12 to 28/12/2016
Minimum level: 65
Earn rewards based on the amount of your PvP kills.
The best fighters also receive special rewards.

In this PvP event, every Daeva that reaches a certain amount of kills during the event period will be rewarded with useful items.
Additionally we want to determine the best PvP battlers for each class. We will be rewarding 176 players (one per class, server and faction) with particularly valuable items for getting the highest kill count within the event period (compared to all other players in their class).

To win, all you need to do is get the most PvP kills in the event period. Please note the following however:

• Your character has to be at least level 65.
• Only direct kills count, assisting a kill will not.
• Each kill of the same player only counts once per hour. So if you keep picking the same targets, you will no longer be rewarded with points.
• The kills only count if they are in Akaron, in the Abyss and in the Silentera Canyon at particular time periods.

Here's the schedule:
14/12 to 18/12: Silentera Canyon
19/12 to 22/12: Abyss
23/12 to 28/12: Akaron

According to the amount of kills that you reach, you will get different rewards. The following applies: the higher your count, the more valuable the items! These will then be sent to you using the Shugo Messenger (delivery times may vary).

The following rewards are up for grabs:




If you manage to attain best Daeva in your class, your faction and on your server, you will receive the following rewards:






To ensure that you have a better overview of how you are doing compared to others, we have put an event ranking table online. Alongside your own position, you can see how others are doing – provided you are in the top 100 for your class, faction and on your server.

View the rankings.

Notes:

• The rankings will only be updated every half an hour.
• Only the top 100 per class, per faction and per server will be displayed.
• The rankings will remain online until the 18/1/2017.

The review for the main prize will take place at the end of the event. The winners will be announced by us and will get their items and the title directly in game. The weapon can be chosen from the Water Dragon King's Noble Weapon Box.

You can read more in the FAQ.

Your heartbeat accelerates, you feel the blood rushing through your veins. The Daeva in front of you on the battlefield is just like you, except for one thing: they are on the wrong side. Your grip tightens around your weapon and you prepare to give your all in the decisive battle. Suddenly you sense someone's breath on your neck – the hunter has now become the hunted...

Show your mettle in PvP from 14/12 to 28/12 and get as many kills as you can without falling victim to your enemies. The more wins you get, the bigger your reward.
There's also an additional reward for the best of the best: if you manage to rise to the top of the rankings and log the most wins, you'll earn even more valuable items – including a Water Dragon Weapon Box.

Good hunting, Daeva!


Event period: 14/12 to 28/12/2016
Minimum level: 65
Earn rewards based on the amount of your PvP kills.
The best fighters also receive special rewards.

In this PvP event, every Daeva that reaches a certain amount of kills during the event period will be rewarded with useful items.
Additionally we want to determine the best PvP battlers for each class. We will be rewarding 176 players (one per class, server and faction) with particularly valuable items for getting the highest kill count within the event period (compared to all other players in their class).

To win, all you need to do is get the most PvP kills in the event period. Please note the following however:

• Your character has to be at least level 65.
• Only direct kills count, assisting a kill will not.
• Each kill of the same player only counts once per hour. So if you keep picking the same targets, you will no longer be rewarded with points.
• The kills only count if they are in Akaron, in the Abyss and in the Silentera Canyon at particular time periods.

Here's the schedule:
14/12 to 18/12: Silentera Canyon
19/12 to 22/12: Abyss
23/12 to 28/12: Akaron

According to the amount of kills that you reach, you will get different rewards. The following applies: the higher your count, the more valuable the items! These will then be sent to you using the Shugo Messenger (delivery times may vary).

The following rewards are up for grabs:




If you manage to attain best Daeva in your class, your faction and on your server, you will receive the following rewards:






To ensure that you have a better overview of how you are doing compared to others, we have put an event ranking table online. Alongside your own position, you can see how others are doing – provided you are in the top 100 for your class, faction and on your server.

View the rankings.

Notes:

• The rankings will only be updated every half an hour.
• Only the top 100 per class, per faction and per server will be displayed.
• The rankings will remain online until the 18/1/2017.

The review for the main prize will take place at the end of the event. The winners will be announced by us and will get their items and the title directly in game. The weapon can be chosen from the Water Dragon King's Noble Weapon Box.

You can read more in the FAQ.

This Tuesday, December 13th, we will have a special maintenance in order to fix the issue with the Snow in Atreia Event. Webservices and servers will not be reachable starting from 08:00 am.

We estimate that the maintenance will last approximately two hours, should it take longer we will keep you informed.

[Fix]

• Snow in Atreia: Snowflakes will now drop for all party members in the instances, instead of only one per party.

We apologize for the inconvenience and would like to thank you for your patience.

This Tuesday, December 13th, we will have a special maintenance in order to fix the issue with the Snow in Atreia Event. Webservices and servers will not be reachable starting from 08:00 am.

We estimate that the maintenance will last approximately two hours, should it take longer we will keep you informed.

[Fix]

• Snow in Atreia: Snowflakes will now drop for all party members in the instances, instead of only one per party.

We apologize for the inconvenience and would like to thank you for your patience.