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Aion: first beta preview, collector's edition, and class previews
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Aion - a new fantasy MMORPG from NCSoft - has released a nice bundle of news at the end of this week.
Foremost is Aion's announcement of their first beta phase - actually a beta preview. Running from June 5 to June 7, Aion's beta preview weekend will allow select players and members of the press to see Aion through the eyes of the Elyos.
NCSoft has also revealed the cost and details of both the regular and collector's edition versions of Aion, as follows:
When Aion launches later this year, players will be able to purchase the Limited Collector's Edition box through multiple retail channels both in Europe and North America. The centrepiece of the limited edition is a 6 ½-inch (16,5 cm) hand-painted figurine of the powerful Aiva, a female winged Asmodian Daeva. Aiva sports detachable wings and wields a removable axe. The Limited Collector's Edition features several exclusive in-game items, including the Black Cloud Wings, which greatly enhances a character's flight time, the Black Cloud Earring, which helpfully boosts health and mana while playing, and an exclusive title that will likewise enhance a character's abilities.
Additional in-game items include two exclusive character emotes, as well as a special dye colour to customize a player character's equipment. Opening the box uncovers two dual-sided posters depicting maps of Elysea and Asmodae, the home regions of the two player races. The box also contains the official Aion soundtrack by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan), the Aion game client on two DVDs, a quick reference card, and a game manual.
You will furthermore find that even Aion's standard version will stand out of the crowd, as the first production run will be packaged in a premium SteelBook™ metal case which includes the game DVDs, a user manual and a quick reference card.
The Aion Limited Collector's Edition will sell at an anticipated price of US$69.99 (€69.99/£54.99), while Aion's standard edition will sell at an anticipated price of US$49.99 (€49.99 /£34.99). Both retail packages include 30 days of game time. After 30 days, a monthly subscription fee of US$14.99 (€12.99/£8.99) for the game service will apply. Other pricing options will also be available. Pre-order purchases, available at retail stores June 9th, can be applied to the Limited Collector's Edition or the standard edition of Aion. Be sure to know that details about pre-order benefits and subscription pricing options for Aion will be announced at a later date.
The real seller for the Collector's Edition, I think, is the hand-painted figurine. Look at the detail on this beauty:
Finally, Aion's exclusive TenTonHammer class previews continued this week with a preview of the Ranger. Previous previews include the Gladiator and the Templar.
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