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Get your Aion facts straight

In the ever changing massively multiplayer gaming market, it's easy for an individual to miss an important detail about a relatively new game and therefore misunderstand the gameplay style of the title in question. To alleviate this risk, the developers at NCsoft have put together a Q&A for their upcoming game, Aion: The Tower of Eternity. This talk with Senior Game Designer Kyoung Won Choi answers a variety of questions, and the Ten Ton Hammer staff has included several new screenshots as well!

Choi: The main PvP area in Aion is the Abyss. There are several castles in Aion, all which can be captured by player guilds on behalf of their faction. A siege is in its very fundament a raid. Initially, each castle is controlled by the Balaur, who will not gladly give it up. A guild leader would gather his or her troops and initiate an attack on the castle and its defenders. After defeating the NPC defenders, the castle changes ownership. Since the battles take place in the Abyss, it's always possible that the other PC faction might interfere to either defend or attack. Once the castle has a new owner, there are a few hours during which no PvP can take place on the island. After this period, however, the castle is again open to attacks from the opposing faction.

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