Yesterday, NCSoft introduced the latest major Aion update, Awakened Legacy, and the full — and, might we add, very, very extensive — patch notes are now available for players’ perusal.
The sheer number of additions and changes that Awakened Legacy brings is far too large for us to even hope to exhaustively list here, but one of the biggest highlights is the addition of a brand-new zone, Lakrum, which contains the new Drakenspire Depths instance — which can be entered only by the race that occupies Lakrum Fortress — as well as nine artifact bases that players can fight to capture, allowing them to acquire Genesis Crystals that can be used to buy Enchantment Stones and equipment.
As we discussed at length on this week’s podcast, new and returning players can also now progress all the way to level 80 under a character questing and progression system that is much more simplified and guided.
Somewhat unusually, the number of things that have been added in the update is almost matched by the number of things that have been removed, as Ereshkigal’s wrath has completely destroyed 14 of the game’s zones as well as a staggering 55 instances. All is not lost, however, as the update does add three new instances — the aforementioned Drakenspire Depths, the six-man Primeth’s Forge dungeon, and the Qubrinerk’s Cubic Lab solo instance. Awakened Legacy also introduces the transformation system, which allows players to unlock various forms that they can take on to change their appearance and stats for the duration of the transformation.
If you want to check out the full patch notes — all 27 pages of them — you can do so at your leisure over at the game’s official site. You can also stay tuned for our stream on OPTV at 2 p.m. today when we dive back into the game!
Aion: Awakened Legacy is now live! Venture into the wilderness of the new zone Lakrum, on your path to level 80, or get a fresh start on our all-new server, Ereshkigal. https://t.co/I5hInXSYb9 pic.twitter.com/uPCmNKIMrc
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