AIONology

Here is the list of vet rewards for your first 6 months of playing Aion.

They seem ok, not great, but ok since I was not expecting anything at all. I wish more games would follow in the steps of Ultima Online and give some more interesting items that at least make your character look better and are permanent.  A Lodas Amulet is nice and all, but once I use it it’s gone and I get only a very small benefit from it. Dances are also nice, but…yeah. Things like an awesome looking piece of armor or unique and rare armor color dye would be better imo.

Month 1: Pop Daeva

• Expand Cube Ticket
• Pop Legend emote
• 4 Lodas Amulets
• 4 Revival Stones

You jumped into Aion and are off exploring the visually stunning world of Atreia. To help you along in your travels, we will give you four Lodas Amulets, four Revival Stones, an exclusive Pop Legend emote, and an Expand Cube Ticket.

Month 2: Honored Daeva

• 4 Lodas Amulets
• 4 Revival Stones

This month, we will give you four more Lodas Amulets and Revival Stones to fortify you against the challenges ahead. Good luck! Atreia is counting on you.

Month 3: Dance Daeva

• Adept of Aion title
• Forbidden Dance emote
• 4 Lodas Amulets
• 4 Revival Stones

Your commitment has earned you the title “Adept of Aion” and another exclusive emote: Forbidden Dance! In addition, we will give you four Lodas Amulets and four Revival Stones.

Months 4 and 5: Honored Daeva

• 4 Lodas Amulets
• 4 Revival Stones

These months, we will give you four more Lodas Amulets and Revival Stones to fortify you against the challenges ahead. Good luck! Atreia is counting on you.

Month 6: Soaring Daeva

• Wing Feather of the Black Cloud Traders (level 40)
• 4 Lodas Amulets
• 4 Revival Stones

Unique item dye colors available to Ultima Online veterans. (This kind of thing is a better idea.)

Here is a quick summary from the aionsource forums.

To summerize, the first change was in regards to the Fortress Sieges. Defending forts are possible, but to make it less hard and competitive, some changes have been made to the defense system. Also medal distribution has been changed.

Second, a new UI option was added. This change will lessen the crashes during the sieges and areas with many players.

The third is among the most waited changes ever, which is flying SM pets. Until now you couldn’t have your pets flying, but now you will be able to fight aerial battles with your pet.

Lastly, three new costumes were added. They are: traditional American, traditional Russian, and traditional European attires.

I’m really looking forward to the flying pets. 

If you want to read the full translated notes check out the post here.

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So I was browsing the forums when I came across a post where someone was talking about a level 50 ranger he was fighting who would log out whenever the fight was not going his way. I highly disapprove of this method of “PvP” and anyone who uses it. In my opinion if you are losing a fight in PvP (as long as it’s a somewhat fair fight) then you should fight like a man and deal with the abyss point loss. It’s the honorable thing to do.   However I have used the “logout technique” once to escape a PvE battle I was sure that I would lose, in a location that would be annoying to get back to.

What are general thoughts on this kind of thing (hopefully negative) and has this technique ever been used on you before?

Gathering is a good way to make Kinah. Everyone needs resources sometimes for things like crafting, enchantments, potions, and gear. No matter what resources you gather, they will sell out all the time, as long as your prices are reasonable. If prices are lower at the moment than you want to sell for, just wait a day or two and they will probably change.

In Aion there are a lot of items that look cool, but don’t do too much for your character’s stats. Many of these good-looking items can be sold for a very high profit. People will othen use these items to change the model of their current gear if it has good stats, but looks like an outfit they stole from a clown.

Use your private store(for more than just going AFK)! Everytime you go AFK, make a store. Put anything in that you think another player could even have a remote possibility of wanting. You might get lucky and some player will come by and buy some unwanted item from you.

Finally, one of the ultimate tools for getting cash is your wings! Expensive Aether resources can be found all over the sky, so flying longer will help you collect more nodes, and therefore more Kinah.

These are just a few of the smaller tips I learned from the new kinah guide by Killer Guides. If you are interested in making tons of Kinah then check it out here Aion Kinah guide

Most players, regardless of class, should be able to solo Bubblegut by level 17, or at least by level 18.  Numerous players have difficulty with ol’ Bubblegut, (what a name!) and most of the difficulty stems from failing to use the provided Slime Immunity potions at the proper time.

The quest to defeat Bubblegut is the fighting portion of the “Source of the Pollution” quest chain. When you are done, remember to stay and talk to Kato, and then return to Spatalos to inform him of the result and pick up your quest reward.

When you receive the Bubblegut portion of the “Source of the Pollution” quest chain from Geolus he will give you two Slime Immunity potions and tell you to use them on Bubblegut.

Place the Slime Immunity potions on your Quickbar so you can access them easily during battle. See Options/User Interface 1,2,and 3 to add extra Quickbars.

You have to return to the Tainted Swamp near Roseino‘s tent to find Bubblegut. Bubblegut‘s swamp pool lies north of Pilgrim’s Respite, between Altamia Ridge and  Zumion Canyon. If you look at the map of Verteron you will see the Tainted Swamp area in the east. Bubblegut is in the swamp pool that is furthest north.

Note: You may find it helpful to change your compass on the mini map to always point north. You can do this in Options. To get to Options press Escape twice to bring up the small Quit/Logout/Options menu. Click on Options.  In Game Options/User Interface Option 9 allows you to fix your compass on North.

The easiest, quickest way to get to Bubblegut is to fly from Verteron Citadel to Pilgrim’s Respite. From there turn right just past vendor Ibion‘s tent and follow the road north to the Tainted Swamp.

Go to the the last swamp pool, the one furthest north, just past Roseino‘s tent. You’ll find Bubblegut playing about in the contaminated waters, chasing some unsuccessful player down the road, or mauling a dead or dying player.

Tip: If you are traveling at night (in game time) in addition to the Broken Rock Kalgolems that are always there, you have to beware of the Ancient Elysean Spirits who stand about at the side of the roads.

If Bubblegut is out and about in battle with another player, take this opportunity to target him and look for the green square representing the Slime Spouting buff below his name. This buff is the key to defeating him.

DO NOT USE YOUR SLIME IMMUNITY POTIONS YET.  The trick is to attack Bubblegut, wait until he puts on his Slime buff, and THEN use one of the Slime Immunity potions that Geolus gave you.

If you use the Slime Immunity potion before Bubblegut buffs up, it will be wasted. If you use it too late, you may be dead. If you forgot about the Slime Immunity potions entirely, you don’t stand a chance.

If you find Bubblegut outside the swamp with his buff already up, you can attack him and use your Slime Immunity potion.

If Bubblegut does not have his buff up, you have to attack him and get him to put it up BEFORE you use the Slime Immunity potion.

Geolus does give you two Slime Immunity potions, so you can run away and try again. Try using it a second time, if your attacks do not seem to be doing any damage to Bubblegut; he sometimes puts up his Slime Immunity buff a second time right after you neutralize it with your first potion.

If worse comes to worst, and you find yourself in front of the Obelisk by the Soul Healer, bent over, clutching your chest and gasping, with no more Slime Immunity potions in your inventory, don’t give up! Simply return to Geolus, and he will give you two more potions.

If you survive your encounter with Bubblegut, but fail to kill him and use up both of your Slime Immunity potions, see Geolus for more. See our (soon-to-be-posted) Quick Trips Category for a free (no Kinah necessary) shortcut from the Tainted Swamp back to Geolus, the Frillneck Woods, and the Southern Tolbas Forest. You will have to get back up to Bubblegut after you see Geolus. A quick return to Verteron Citadel and a flight to Pilgrim’s Respite is your best bet.

When you are successful, you will see Kato. Talk to him and hear his sad story, then return to Spatalos and collect your hard-earned reward.

I know that this method works, at least with a Gladiator, because I used it to solo Bubblegut with my Glad right after I hit level 17.

Let us know your experiences with ol’ Bubblegut.