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Congratulations on making a bunch of food no one could ever possibly want in the first tier of cooking! Your reward is paying to upgrade to a tier where you still can't make anything useful for another 50 levels. Don't fret, it'll all be worthwhile in the end. Getting to that end as efficiently as possible is what we're looking to do, and we show you how to do it in our second part to our cooking guides, 100-199.

As we've discussed in previous articles, Spiritmasters don't significantly bring the pain in grouped up PvE. The caster's DOTS and pets do some damage, but overall the Spiritmaster holds the role of support player. Thus is not the case in PvP with the Spiritmaster playing the role of puppet master. With stuns, fears, dispels and other tricks up their sleeves, Spiritmasters are much more pivotal in PvP. All this and soon
our pets will fly, ensuring havoc throughout the universe. 

Extracting Aether and Vitality from nodes in Aion does not have to be a difficult process. Save that precious gaming time and get the level and locations of the nodes you need to raise your skill level along with valuable tips for gathering.

This guide will lay it all out in a easy to understand format so that you can quickly find what you are looking for while you gather saving not only your time, but also your sanity!

RMT and item shops have hit most major games in the genre and we are seeing our first trickle of it in Aion with the new Holiday Ascension Pack being offered this winter. I think many can agree that selling fluff items to those who wish to fork over the cash for them isn't terribly harmful, but where is the line drawn?

It was announced this last week that NCsoft will be offering an Aion Holiday Ascension Pack. This pack will have a few little goodies in it that combine both fun fluff items and a few minor items that will enhance playability. Armor dye, life potions, a lodas amulet that boosts experience gain, and running scrolls round out the little pack that will be available for purchase this holiday season. While I can say that these things are fairly harmless (assuming that the pack is limited one to an account) this paves the way for future marketing which may put up items that aren't so harmless.

Read up on this topic and review the last week of game and Ten Ton Hammer news in this week's Aion Newsletter!

Now that Alchemy 101 is over, we take it to the next level in our next Alchemy article. Or next 100 levels, I guess. New opportunities for greatness and more importantly profit open up in this range. We get you to 199 with a minimum of effort in our guide to tier 2 of Alchemy, 100-199!

Nearly every MMOG that we play uses character stats in some way to alter the effectiveness and playability of our characters. The stats used and what they do though are unique to each game and this is certainly true of Aion stats.

Knowing what stats you need to focus on is easy once you know what your stats do. This guide will define each stat for you to give you the basic knowledge you need to manipulate your character’s stats for the best gameplay results.

Agility – This determines the ability to evade, block, or parry enemy attacks. Raising this skill will lower the amount of damage a player will take. Melee classes with low defense benefit most from an increase of Agility. Scouts who often solo will find extra survivability with a boost in Agility.

Get the ABCs of Aion stats right here!