Greetings, Daeva!


Unfortunately we have to push back the release of our new reward system Platinerk Inc., but for now we would like to present a new round of the Elite Levels, here for you to work your way up and earn some rewards:


Are you a much travelled veteran? Do you rank among the elite of Atreia? Good news: the 20 Elite Levels are back! This time around they have new and exciting Elite Rewards such as the Hippo, the Ultimate Bundle of Enchantment Stones, the Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types) and many more great items.





The Elite Levels work as follows:

• If you’ve reached Veteran Level 80, each Gold Pack (30 days) used in the game increases your Elite Level by 1.
• Each Elite level you reach unlocks additional rewards which can only be assigned to one of your character.
• In contrast to the existing Veteran levels, the Elite Level rewards are not reset after 6 months, so they can be applied to another character.
• As with the regular Veteran levels, the individual rewards can be seen in the tooltips from the respective levels in the Veteran system.

Note: the published elite levels are available until the release of the new reward system, Platinerk Inc., max. only three months. After that, no further Elite Levels can be reached by activating Gold Packs (30 days).

• Your existing Elite Rewards remain available to you. These can be viewed and assigned to an individual character in the section ‘Elite Rewards’ under ‘Manage bonuses’.
• In the overview you can still see which and how many Elite Levels you have achieved in the 3 months.
• A countdown shows how long the Elite Level period has to run.

Full details and rules surrounding the Veteran system can be found here in our FAQ.


Have fun levelling up on your adventures in Atreia!
The Aion Team

Are you ready to defeat sinister forces? Experience the next chapter in the phenomenal AION saga and enjoy a plentiful supply of brand new content and improvements:

• Dive into the world of the Painter: the new class specialisation for the Artist awaits, with full technicolor!
• Adventure awaits: experience the story of Innana, battle through countless quests and explore the entirely new region of Dumaha.
• In Altar Siege battles you fight in thrilling PvP combat: be richly rewarded for your heroic deeds with some valuable prizes.
• You grow stronger: the new transformation items grant your character buffs that they can use together with the transformations!
• Show your enemies what you’re made of: the Gold Arena allows 3-person teams to battle it out for victory, honour and fantastic rewards.
• Face some feisty PvE challenges in the Stella Development Laboratory as well as in plenty of other content in AION 7.0. Will you master them all?

There’s even more! AION 7.0 has got even more new content for you:


Look forward to further transformations as well as an item manual which helps you find the perfect armour. Additionally the maximum amount of characters has been increased to 13!


Users of the Gold Pack can also look forward to the Atreia Pass, which will give them a free item daily.


Check out the trailer for AION – The Legacy of the Painter here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQLJv6YNJs

What are you waiting for? See how great the new update is for yourself: play it now!


Full details and information on new update 7.0 can be found in our patch notes.

Running: 24/7 to 14/8

Shuronerk is a passionate Ice Jewel collector, but she has unfortunately lost her precious jewel box to a pair of greedy little Shugos. She’s asking the Daeva for help getting back her fine Ice Jewels.

Help Shuronerk and be rewarded with valuable items such as the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types), the Box of Ultimate Physical Manastones, the Box of Ultimate Magical Manastones as well as the Bright Abyss Treasure!


Swap the Ice Jewels with Shuronerk in Lakrum or Dumaha for items of your choosing.

• The Ice Jewels can also be found in the AION Shop: Simply get the [Rune] Shuronerk's Jewel Box item.
• With a little luck, you can also earn the Ice Jewels from the rewards attained in the Matryoshka Event (running 24th July to 14th August; Matryoshka's Gratitude, Matryoshka's Gift, Matryoshka's Luck and Magic Matryoshka).

Note: the Ice Jewels will be removed from the game on 21st August.

There’s no small print in Atreia’s Transformation Contracts: exchange the Transformation Coins you’ve earned with Verandinerk for quality Transformation Contracts or Potions such as the [Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract, the [Rune] Major Transformation Contract, the Selection Box of Legendary Transformation Potions and the Selection Box of Ancient Transformation Potions.








You will receive 2 Transformation Coins per account each day in the AION Shop. You can then exchange them in the capitals with Verandinerk for a Transformation Contract. The free coins reset at 09:00am every day.


[Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract: 30 Transformation Coins
[Rune] Major Transformation Contract: 15 Transformation Coins
Selection Box of Legendary Transformation Potions: 2 Transformation Coins
[Event] Selection Box of Ancient Transformation Potions: 1 Transformation Coin

Running: 24/7 to 14/8


Artfully painted wooden puppets are totally in vogue right now in Atreia: Matryoshkas bring you exquisite items when you upgrade them! But make sure you don't break them.


Look forward to fine rewards such as the [Event] Ultimate PvE Enchantment Stone, the [Event] Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stone, the [Event] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types), the [Event] Daevanion Essence and the [Event] Ice Jewels.






There are three ways of getting Matryoshka puppets:

• Earn two +1 Matryoshkas daily by completing quests.
• Receive +1 Matryoshkas as loot from instances.
• Grab +1 Matryoshkas in the AION Shop.

In the instances and on the quests, the chance of loot will vary. Each player in their group will receive loot.


Double-click the Matryoshkas in your inventory to upgrade them. They will either increase by one to three levels, or they will be destroyed. If they are destroyed, there's no need to be sad because you can exchanged ten broken puppets for a +1 Matryoshka and try the upgrade again.


This is how the Matryoshka upgrades are arranged:

• Upgrade from level 4 to 5: You have a chance to receive the White Matryoshka
• Upgrade from level 6 to 7: You have a chance to receive the Matryoshka's Gratitude or the White Matryoshka
• Upgrade to level 8: You have a chance to receive the Matryoshka's Gratitude or the White Matryoshka
• Upgrade to level 9: You have a chance to receive the Matryoshka's Luck

If you managed to upgrade your Matryoshka to level 10, you'll receive the items White Matryoshka and Magic Dye. Combine the two and you'll receive the bundle Magic Matryoshka as a final reward!


If you need additional Magic Dye, you can find some in the AION Shop.


You will find the Matryoshka in the following instances:

• Holy Tower
• Hererim Mine
• Makarna of Bitterness
• Narakkalli
• Prometun's Workshop
• Senekta
• Stella Development Laboratory

Check the full list of rewards here.





Note: the event items will be removed from the game with the next server maintenance on 21/8.

AION update 7.0 is ready to roll and anticipation is at an all time high! To help with the wait, we’ve prepared a little preview of the coming update in this news:


Discover the New Class Specialisation!


Atreia will soon be flecked with colour: the new update brings the Painter, the long-awaited class specialisation for the Artist.


Colour me happy: armed with their mighty Paint Rings, the Painter uses the power of Aether Colours and wipes the floor with their foes by shooting them with colourful projectiles. But that’s not all they can do – so stay tuned!


Are you ready for a full can of painting action?







Master the Missions in Stella Development Laboratory!


Stop the outlaws, free the Stella Development Laboratory and clean up on rewards! You will be able to enter the lab in the Stella Industrial Site with up to 5 players from level 80 on. Make arrangements with your friends and try the two difficulties out together: both offer different rewards.


Have you got what it takes to overcome the outlaws in Stella Development Laboratory?





Look forward to other feisty challenges:

• Two further Lugbug missions are ready for you, which offer the chance at some valuable rewards upon completion.
• The Tower of Challenge also has a new difficulty and a new seasonal ranking list.
• Like to do things solo? No problem, the Narakkalli instance will soon be open for solo entrants.
• Only the toughest get into the garden: a true challenge comes in the form of the boss monster that you have to beat in the hard mode of Prometun's Workshop. But don't worry, the normal mode is now a little easier.

To find out what else is coming in AION 7.0, be ready for 24th July when the update goes live. Excited?

Running: 17/7 – 24/7


The Black Cloud Merchants are again running their popular Shugo Game in which you can win valuable prizes – including the following items:


The [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (7 types), [Rune] Selection Box of Ancient Transformation Contracts (18 types), the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types), the Battle-hardened Admiral's Robe and the Noble Tailcoat.





To take part, you will need Shugo Game Tokens, which you can purchase in the shop from 17/7. During the event period you will receive three Shugo Game Tokens for free in the AION Shop.

• Open the Shugo Game by clicking on the Shugo symbol at the bottom-right side of the screen.
• Then, by clicking on 'Continue', the game will start and a Shugo Game Token will be used up.
• Try to upgrade the weapon to the maximum level (8) to then earn reward of the highest level.
• Naturally you can click on 'Stop' at any time to end the game and collect the reward for the level that you have attained.
• The upgrading can also fail. Should this happen, you will receive the reward for level 1. If you wish to start from the beginning, you will need another Shugo Game Token.
• By using Shugo Game Tokens, the upper bar fills with Shugo Game Points. Once it is full, the Nyerk Fever begins. As long as this is active, your chances of successfully upgrading increase and it is more likely that you will win more valuable prizes.

Notes:

• You will automatically be given the prize for the level that you got to if you log out or switch to a different character while participating in the Shugo Game. The game cannot be continued.
• If you reach level 6 or higher and the upgrade fails, you will be able to use two additional Shugo Game Tokens to try again from the level that you failed at.
• The event items will be removed from the game once the event completes with the next server maintenance on 31/7.

Our QA team has encountered a few functional issues that could prevent our players from enjoying the 7.0 update to the fullest. Given how some of these bugs were labeled as critical, we made the decision to push the release date back a bit further than what was initially planned.

The 7.0 update won’t be released on the 10th of July, as Production pipelines currently indicate that July 24th will be our new release date. It is as important for us as it is to our community that we deliver the update in the best possible conditions, but sadly, we are not quite there just yet.

Please excuse this delay and thank you all for your understanding.


The AION Team

Today in the AION Shop from 4 PM to 9 PM: get some highly-prized items in the Flash Auction!

You have the chance during the Flash Auction to grab prized items at rock-bottom prices. But you’ll need to be fast and bid cleverly, as the offered items have a limited availability! Each item is also only available in the shop for 15 minutes. While the timer counts down, so does the price and once the auction period ends, the item will no longer be available.

The following items are available in the Flash Auction:

• Classy Daeva Costume Set
• Party Outfit
• Brigade General Vasharti's Wings
• Manastone: Healing Boost +8
• Versatile Dye
• Box: Dew Steed
• Egg containing Cat Mage Kashy
• Legendary PvE Enchantment Stone
• Crafting Skill Improvement Scroll I (500%)
• [Event] Manastone: Accuracy +73
• [Event] Manastone: Magical Accuracy +73
• [Rune] Daevanion Essence
• [Rune] Box of Kinah
• [Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract: (11 types)
• Ancient Daevanion Skill Chest
• Legendary PvP Enchantment Stone
• Sita Minion Contract
• Fragment of the Fighting Spirit
• Stigma Set
• [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (7 types)

Have fun bidding!

The Daeva Race on the Treasure Island of Courage is known for being the hardest in all of Atreia. In this merciless and now even more challenging parcours, three Elyos go up against three Asmodians. The runners hit the Start line with special abilities and have to use these wisely to overcome their opponents. The course includes a number of hurdles, passes some sneaky traps and through some difficult terrain, often forcing brave participants to take to the sky or to make use of mounts.


Alongside fame and recognition there are some fantastic prizes waiting at the finish, including the [Rune] Ultimate PvE Enchantment Stone, the [Rune] Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stone, the [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types), the [Rune] Ancient Transformation Contract: (18 types) and the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types).





Enter the Treasure Island of Courage instance between 3/7 and 17/7 and register for the competition using the integrated instance server. As soon as three players of each faction are present, the race begins.


Every team member sets their competition class prior to the big race. Select the class according to your tactics:


Hook Class
Abilities: Frenzy, Restraining Chains, Fear Bomb, Gripping Chains


Trap Class
Abilities: Gripping Hand, Frenzy, Binding Hand, Paralysis Breath


Shield Class
Abilities: Frozen Harpoon, Swiftwing, Frost Barrier, Remove Shock


The race comprises one round and is split into 4 sections. It is no easy task!


Section 1: Overcome the hurdles and watch out for traps.
Section 2: Spread out your wings and fly through the storm with poor sightlines.
Section 3: Use a mount but watch out for the bombs.
Section 4: There are deep chasms, spiders and zombies lurking here.


Your team receives points when it is in the lead and of course, if it wins. Every runner on the winning team receives three keys. In the event of a draw, all runners receive one key. The members of the losing team also receive a key.


One of the received keys can be used to open the Regular Treasure Chest. The two Magnificent Treasure Chests can only be opened with special keys. You can get this from the Regular Treasure Chest or from the AION Shop. The Class A Magnificent Treasure Chest requires 5 of the special keys and 10 for the Class S Magnificent Treasure Chest.


The chests contain a corresponding bundle. You can see which great items are contained in the bundles in our list of rewards.


Note: the event items will be removed from the game on 24/7.