Aion 3.0 Overview & AP

After trying several times to write about everything Aion's 3.0 update contains I realized that I was generating what I could only describe as a small book. So I decided to divide it up into a series of "guides" and general information posts discussing the various aspects of 3.0 and how to go about them. Some of these posts may be small tid-bits on quests I found or secrets discovered.

This first post will be on the new ways to gain AP in 3.0 that weren't previously available. The first thing I'd like to mention is the new Tiamaranta's Heart fort sieges and how awesome these sieges are if you participate in them. These forts go vulnerable three times a day and are a great way to assist both yourself and your faction in the AP department.

How these sieges help you: From all of the sieges I've attended thus far I believe the lowest amount of AP I've gained from dps'ing the fort boss was about 2.9k. This makes the paltry 800-1200 AP you gain from Gelk/Ing forts seem irrelevant considering it takes significantly less time to do the new TH sieges.

Typically both Asmodians and Elyos take two forts each and should a player participate in both forts during a vulnerability the total AP gain could be close to 6k. If you siege all three vulnerabilities you're talking 18k AP a day just from 20-30 minute sieges. Supplement this with frequent T-Dredges and PvP daily quests and you've got a rather large chunk of AP coming in every day.

How these sieges help your faction: The TH fortresses operate in a similar way as the Gelk/Ing forts, if your faction owns two or more forts a portal will open up. This portal will take you to Tiamaranta's Eye, a map that contains several daily quests, both PvE and PvP, that assist players in their AP gaining process.

This map also contains AP chests, like the ones found in Esoterrace, that come in varying sizes and may be opened by keys of the corresponding level. This is a fantastic way for people to gain AP since it is like having access to a 24-hour Esoterrace with PvP and a distinct lack of soul crushing-ness.

There is also a nice world boss in the Eye that spawns at weird times (on certain days), Governor Sunayaka. This big ol' dragon drops eternal grade weapons and accessories (Hairpin +?) at a high rate. These are some of the best weapons 3.0 has to offer and are on par with the Vasharti weapons from Rentus Base. Protip: This boss takes significantly less time than an instance and potentially spawns multiple times in any given spawn day. <- Great option for gearing up.

Unfortunately many players (On Tiamat-Asmo) don't take advantage of this zone and have displayed a minimal interest in fort sieges and the Eye's goodies.

That's all on this for now, more to come soon!

-Fest (Tiamat - Assassin)