Aion: The Tower of Eternity

Aion: The Tower of Eternity (also called Aion Online), developed and published by Korean gaming company NCSoft, is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The game mixes PVE and PVP in an interesting combination, which the NCSoft developers refer to as the PvPvE system. Set in the fantasy world of Atreia, the game was built on the CryEngine and released for the Microsoft Windows platforms in the South Korean market on 2008 and the rest of the world in 2009.

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Aion: The Tower of Eternity is a fantasy MMORPG that mixes both PvE and PvP combat. In it, players battle in the PvP zones to control castles and fortresses using siege weapons and computer-controlled NPCs that players have acquired in the course of their gameplay.

Players can create their character avatars from a selection of primary and subclasses. The primary classes are Mage, Muse, Priest, Scout, Technist, and Warrior. After reaching at least level 10 in a primary class, players select a more advanced class. For instance, the Warrior can choose either the path of the Gladiator or the Templar. Another example is the Technist choosing between the Aethertech or the Gunslinger class.

Players in Aion: The Tower of Eternity can group to assist each other in battle and up to 4 groups can form an Alliance. Aside from fulfilling quests and Work Orders, they can participate in the Abyss and Balaurea Arenas. Success in the Arenas produce Glory Points that is used to track a form of prestige in Aion: The Tower of Eternity.

Travel in Aion: The Tower of Eternity can be accomplished on foot or by flight and mounts. Flight can only be used in specific areas through items, armor, titles, and other boosts. Mounts can be acquired in the Cash Shop, but also through quests, events, and high level boss loot.