Daevic Flux

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New level, new goals

A week ago tomorrow, I dinged 51. Last night, I dinged 55. I happily skipped to Panda to grab my skills, update my stigmas, put on my new wings and PVP set, and started my 55 advanced stigma quest.

What’s next?

I think I’m keeping my Tahabata staff for now. I have the Crucible PVP Level 2 staff, but need to combine it to something … just not sure what yet. I’ve also started grinding out plat medal dailies and will likely continue to work on those so that I can upgrade to the 55 eternal PVP accessories. NOM NOM!

And since my PVP set is full MR, I’ve started thinking about getting a PVE set. (not sure yet if I’ll go full parry, or a crit/parry mix). I’m thinking I need to level up my Armorsmithing on my sorc to make these:

Shiny! ^_^

I have maxed out Harley’s crafting, and still have her aethertapping and essencetapping to work on. I’m also still doing crucible every day to save up for the 60 PVP set, and want to start on the 60 Daevanion set once I hit that as well. And then there’s the Beshmundir eternal set, which is pretty sweet as well. And Padmarashka. And then there’s the stuff in Sarpan. GAH! There’s just SO many things I want to do! :D

Yet another set of Balic skins

Earlier this week I finished 2 pairs of the level 50 cloth Dark Dragon set for Drackon’s sorc, Akiro, and MistahJay. The set is absolutely LOVELY on a female toon! I was expecting it to be red on MistahJay as well, but the purple works very well I think. Once I finish his level 43 expert set, I may skin this to it.

I’m also working on the 55 set, so I’ll be sure to post pictures when that’s completed. ^_^

How soon is soon?

We keep hearing “soon” for the upcoming Aion 3.0 patch from NCsoft. I know a lot of people are excited about this release, and I admit that I myself am almost to the point of frothing at the mouth in delicious anticipation!

I noticed an announcement by Nyx posted to the Aion site yesterday which, to me, says that the release date is drawing near as NCsoft is readying their resources:

Greetings Daevas!

With 3.0 right around the corner now, we are preparing internally for the technical side of this huge update! As we make these preparations, we need to lock everything down for a short period of time in order get all of the correct testing done.

Starting immediately, server transfers will be locked. The server transfer queues will not open again until after the launch of 3.0. Starting on Wednesday, 3/21, all other account services such as plastic surgery tickets will be unavailable as well.

This is an important step in preparing the servers and the databases for 3.0. Take this is a positive sign – we are getting close to both Truly Free and 3.0!

Ooooooooooooh, I can’t wait! :D

Also a reminder: if you haven’t already, be sure to login and check your NCsoft account for your free Daevanion set available today to active accounts! You can view the stats and screenshots of this set here on the Aion Game Guide.

I made something pretty :)

In my personal quest to master almost every craft (I can’t master Alchemy because it’s on Harley, and she’s already mastered Cooking), I’ve been spending a lot of time on alts lately, trying to level their crafts. Tailoring is currently closest to mastering, followed by Armorsmithing. I’ve been investing in Balic recipes to both level my crafts flipping the mats, as well as making stylish Balic items.

For instance, I’ve recently completed a set for the lovely Neurotic of Zikel. She provided me with the majority of mats needed for the level 50 chain Dark Dragon set. (she wanted the skins). I was able to complete this set this past weekend (all of the pieces were green, procs didn’t matter in this case) and she was kind enough to model for me to share with y’all:

I’m not sure how this set would look on a male, but would be happy to make it if someone were to supply the materials. ^_^

I’m currently working on the cloth set of the Dark Dragon series for Drackon’s alt, so hopefully I’ll be able to talk him into modeling when that’s done. :D

What the Arena can do for you

I was talking with a friend recently who’d just dinged 46 and while naming some suggestions for daily tasks, the subject of the Crucible Arena came up. He felt that because he was “low level” that doing the arena was pointless because he “couldn’t beat anyone.” I told him I thought that was bullnyerk and he doesn’t HAVE to win every match, but at least do it every day to get even the minimal amount of insignias. He then asks, “What good does that do me?”

So I linked him my latest investment for Harley:

That took me a about 4 months. I’ll most likely combine it with the Tac Officer’s Shakujo or something along those lines. Hehe, I think his eyes about popped out of his skull.

“WTF? How many did you win to get that?!!?”

I explained that I didn’t win them all, and even now I still get beat … a LOT. I suck at PVP and need the practice. :) The thing is to keep running it! I ran the crucible arena every day if I could, or saved up my tickets and ran several on one day. I told him 1v1 or Free-for-All, it doesn’t matter. Just pick one and do it, every day. If you’re under-geared or don’t have the time, fine! Just enter once the queue pops, and go make a sandwich. The rewards are worth it.

You earn Abyss Points, Crucible Insignias, and Courage Insignias for every match, win or lose!

If you’re level 46 or higher, be sure to get your Arena tickets every day and run either of them. AFK if you must, but get your rewards! The gear and weapons aren’t half bad, and great for those who can’t acquire a set by other methods. ^_^

I’m a crafty momma

My daughter first started playing Aion back in the Closed Beta days after watching my husband and I play. Even after my husband dropped Aion to go on to other games, she kept playing. It’s been great because it’s something that she and I shared in common and she knew she could always “talk Aion” to divert my attention or lighten my mood at any time, hehe. She stopped playing last summer because her best friend started playing another MMO so naturally Daughter wanted to go join her there instead of playing Aion. So after about 9 months away, she’s now decided she wants to play Aion again.

My husband and I always had a steadfast rule that whatever she played, she had to have good grades. Luckily for her, her half-9 weeks report came in last week and everything looked good. So this weekend I reactivated her Aion account and she then asked me if she could “re-roll like you did.”

I of course celebrated the idea and she created a new Asmodian toon on Zikel. She was so excited, all she talked about all weekend was playing her “new Ranger.” I spent a good part of last night mentoring her and helping her along the Ishlagen quests.

In preparation, I’d made a bunch of pots, foods, scrolls, and other necessities that I knew she would need. After all, I’m a proud momma and can afford to spoil my new little recruit! :D

Of course my husband was tickled by all this and points out to Daughter, “Well you know she can craft every craft now, right?” to which daughter squeals with glee and proceeds to whisper me in-game with a list of “I want’s.” LOL! Little did she know that I had already crafted her level 13 leather set, some level 16 upgrades, and a new set of level 15 swords. I’ve already started gathering materials to start on her level 18 leather set as she’s leveling quickly, and will look through my Handicrafter’s recipes to look for a decent bow to make after she’s 25+ … she’ll need something with some attack speed. ^_^

This is a screenshot of us in Aldelle Village getting started:

I’m so proud! *sniff* ^_^

Progress check!

Harley’s got her full Fenris set as of this past Saturday. I finished her shoulders grind, turned in the quest to get my quest to craft my Heart of Magic, and happily skipped to the warehouse to gather the materials I’d been saving for the last couple of months. It took two tries, but I proc’d my heart and received the Fenris legs. It took me not quite 3 days to gather the Lights of Luck for her chest piece. I opted for the “regular gathering” route and was able to sell off most of what I’d gathered. (Yay, money!) I’m now working on the Fenris weapon quest and am happy to say I’ve accomplished many of the things I had set on my “to do” list for Harley just a month or so back:

• Complete all Campaign quests — still working on this one, I guess I should get around to it one of these days!
• Start and finish Fenris quests
• Complete 40e PVP set — got my 3rd piece, saving up AP for the other two and saving up $$$ for enchantment stones!
• Upgrade PVP accessories — still need to do this one
• Finish Expert Cooking
• Start Master Cooking
• Start Expert Alchemy (at 360 now)
• Start Expert Essencetapping (at 399 now, can’t do until 50)
• Level Aethertapping (been slacking here!) — still slacking on this one, LOL!
• Change out stigmas to full DPS spec (most likely after 50) — um, yeah, not going to do until after I level … keeping a hybrid build for running with my b-dreg static

A a few other things I’ve added to this list:

• Do the Crucible PVP Arena — I try to do this every day, or save up my tickets for once a week or so and run them all at once. I can’t really use the insignias now, but when I finally hit 55 I will need them!
• Expert Handicrafting, then Master it — this is in progress and is pretty close :)
• Master Tailoring — I can’t remember the exact day I experted this, but mastering is going to be much harder!
• Attend more Balaurea sieges — with my dreg static, I haven’t been able to do this much, but will try to participate more in order to earn and save up plat medals, which I will definitely need later!

I love love LOVE my chanter. I’m playing my SM on the weekends, or whenever I see Fire Temple groups in LFG. I have a couple other alts, but they might be crafters only … or, I may change my mind in a few months. I’m allowed to do that. ^_^

For the most part, the Zikel community has been very warm and welcoming. As with any community, there’s the occasional asshat or complete douchebag, but that’s to be expected. And I still have my loved ones on Israphel. I still hang out every few days or so on Royal Flush vent and have logged onto my Elyos to AP dump and hand out mats to whoever needs them. Sadly, a handful of people are still resentful to me for rerolling. That, too, is to be expected I guess. But like I’ve said before, most everyone has been supportive of me. I love my friends, they’re awesome. :)

I’ll most likely keep grinding on my weapon quest until I finish that out. I took some time and updated my Alchemy and Cooking pages last night. It will most likely be a few more days until I finish Handicrafting and Tailoring. I experted Tailoring, so it has a ton of recipes and will be quite lengthy. I haven’t yet experted Handicrafting … and is another thing for me “to do” hopefully fairly soon. ^_^

Level 60 Daeva Set (3.0)

A big thanks to Emeralden on Israphel for the following info. I don’t yet have specifics for the quest to acquire this set, but I’ve been told that there is not a weapon quest. Other than that, this appears to be very similar to the Miragent’s/Fenris’ quest chains, and has a title at the end.

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Update to Eternal Cloth comparison

Hey y’all, just a quick update … I’ve updated a copy of my previous PVP Eternal Cloth Set comparison to include the eternal Stormwing set. (link) Feel free to check it out and let me know if you have any questions! ^_^

Should I or shouldn’t I?

I spent the better part of this weekend on “Asmo Harley” and ran her through Fire Temple last night. She’s got 2 green pieces of armor and Rotan’s ring waiting for her. ^_^

I so LOVE playing this toon, and like I said before, it’s been a welcomed break. There’s been a lot of faction drama on Israphel, and I’m just sick of it all, so I’ve been spending all my time on my asmos (I also have a level 10 SM but haven’t done much on her yet) with the exception of playing my Elyos when asked to help out with something by my legion mates.

Here’s a shot of Harley and Drackon waiting on a legion mate to hop on and help us finish a quest. :)

I got her first piece of Daevanion gear last night, but am undecided on whether or not I want to level up 4 more alts just to get the rest of the set. I’ve done nearly 2 full Elyos sets and honestly am in no hurry to do it again. Instead, I’m thinking I may invest in a PVP set for her. Drackon and I go rifting every chance we get (and usually get rolled, LOL!). Plus, she’s got a lot of AP in crowns in storage from all the Veteran Rewards, I would just need to save up for medals. The real dilemma is which set to get … the 30 that she can wear now? Or wait and get the 40?

I know the 40e cloth is a great set for casters, but have no idea about chain. I’m leaning towards the 30 because I almost have enough to get the first piece (speed boots FTW!), but part of me wants to wait and see if the 40 would be a better investment. Any suggestions?