Aion Gold

PvE progression may not be as cutthroat yet in Aion compared to established games like World of Warcraft, but it’s coming along nicely with the recent downing of Tahabata, the final boss in the Dark Poeta dungeon. NCSoft reports that a multi-Legion group on Ariel server downed the three-headed dragon in one of its S rank attempts. Dark Poeta, the lair of Tahabata, is a level 50 zone and requires Daevas to purchase temporal stones before entering the instanced dungeon. Forgiven, an Asmodian ranger who tanked for the successful six-man group, has posted a thread detailing their journey. It includes the full team list and  a couple of kill videos for those who want to learn the strats.

Many expected far more epic loot, but I guess people just have to chock this up to the notoriously low drop rate in Aion. As more downings occur, NCSoft could bump up the drop rate of  gold-quality items to make it worth the effort. According to this grapevine article, Aion 2.0 will be released this month (Korea gets first dibs, many assume) and that it has substantial updates such as a new level 55 cap. Daevas who’ve maxed out their levels cheered at having their xp gains mean something again. But Aion gamers are asking for easier leveling–or more  dungeons to make the grind seem faster. NCSoft is keeping mum while rumors are making their rounds in forums and blogs. Either nothing has been finalized or just a case of a developer turning leaks into gamer buzz. One thing that’s sure though is that NCSoft is hard at work with Aion and their other titles as well.