Newly Added In Aion Open Beta

As the release of the online role-playing game Aion (previously with the under-title The Tower of Eternity) draws closer, more and more information is coming out. Both from the developers themselves, but also all from the fans that are now playing the Open Beta version of the game. And that's the version we're going to be talking about in this particular article. The open beta takes Aion to version 1.5, and brings a lot of new things into the game.

For example; new titles for the higher levels, new instances and quests, and many, many balancing issues being worked out (although some players may disagree and instead think the game has gotten more unbalanced for a few of the classes, like the Ranger).

Besides that, NCSoft Corporation, the company that is making the game and bringing it over to the US and Europe, are also hard at work "Westernizing" the game. Aion was originally released in South Korea in November 2008. Since then it's also been adapted to the Chinese market, and as mentioned above, is now making it's debut in the English speaking parts of the world.

One of the features being developed specifically for the English release, and that people asked for in the previous Closed Beta version, was the ability to control the camera with the left mouse button. That is now the default control configuration. But that's just one very tiny addition added to the release. They've also added almost 40 new default character faces for both factions of the game (Asmodian and Elysian). Other additions include: western hairstyles, the ability to change eye color and leg length, a training ground to prepare players for the Abyss, and a bunch of other neat things.

They are also translating the final parts that are left to English for the commercial release that will be in stores all over the world on the 21 September 2009. The initial price tag will be $49.99, and like all massively multi-player online role playing games, it will also carry a monthly subscription fee of about $10-15 US Dollars.

The monthly fee goes towards paying for server costs, and the staff that are continually updating the game to add new content and keep things balanced and fresh. That is a unique feature that come with MMORPGs and not ordinary video games.

By: Clark Gablowski

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