Aion: Korean CBT3 Patch Notes

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The Abyss

In Phase 3 of the Aion CBT, we're introducing unrestricted 24-hour Faction versus Faction combat, and unveiling the never-before-seen Abyss, a zone in which you can fly freely.

The Abyss offers experience and rewards that are totally different from existing zones.

General Abyss Information
- To access the Abyss, you need to complete a mission that is automatically given at level 25.
  - Characters who have already attained level 25 should check their missions next time they log in.
- After completing the access mission for the Abyss, use the "Abyss Gates" located in:
  - Elyos at Verteron and Eltnen
  - Asmodian at Altgard and Morheim
  - Fortress Sky: Verteron, Altgard, Morheim
  - Eltnen: Fortress Underground (Under the elevator)
- The Abyss zone is composed of lower, middle and upper sections. Upon entering the Abyss, you will start from your Faction's bind point in the lower level. These initial bind points are protected by an Aetheric Field that prevents the enemy Faction from passing through with a near-instant death attack.
- The Abyss zone includes monsters of levels 25 ~ 40, plus a total of 9 floating island groups and Fortresses.
- Around the Fortresses are 31 artifacts claimable by defeating their guarding Protectors.
- Each artifact has a particular effect that will help you in Fortress Battles and while adventuring in the Abyss.

Abyss Fortress Battles

Fortress Battle testing will take place at the scheduled times listed below for each Fortress.
- Tuesday through Friday: 4 to 10 PM KST
- Saturday and Sunday: Some Fortresses will be open for battle Sunday evening until 8 PM KST. Other Fortresses still have fixed access times.
Fortress Battles last two hours or until the Fortress's Guardian General NPC is killed. Fortress ownership will be updated at this time.
Ownership of captured Fortresses is given to the Legion of the player (or Party leader in the case of Parties) which causes greatest damage to the Guardian General NPC. If the player doesn't belong to a Legion, ownership is given to their Faction.
Each Fortress is protected by an Aetheric Field that will disappear once its Aetheric Field Generator is destroyed.
- Opposing Faction characters flying through an Aetheric Field will suffer massive damage or given abnormal debuffs. Characters with low HP may even die within seconds.
- Aetheric Field Generators are found in various locations within each Fortress.
Each Fortress contains devices capable of repairing castle gates. A Castle Gate Restoration Stone is needed to use one of these devices.
- Castle Gate Restoration Stones can be purchased from the NPC Vendors at your Faction's initial Abyss bind points.

Prices & Taxes
- Prices and a tax system have been applied.
  - Prices: These are decided by the power of the Faction; the greater their power the higher the prices are. Prices are updated weekly.
  - Tax: Taxes are determined by Fortress possession within the Abyss; holding more Fortresses lowers the tax rate. (Tax changes are updated upon changes to Fortress ownership)
- Prices and taxes determine the cost of items and facility usage.
  - In order to apply price and tax rates, basic items sale price have been lowered.
- Taxes collected from sales are transferred every two hours to the Legion possessing the Fortress the taxes were collected in.
  - Taxes are accumulated and deposited every two hours, and you can verify collected tax at the Legion warehouse.
  - When a Fortress has been captured by another Faction or Legion, taxes accumulated during the last two hour period are transferred to the new owner.
Abyss Items
- Abyss items may be purchased from NPC Vendors located in the Town and at bind points.
  - Limited Abyss items are available in Phase 3 testing.
- Abyss Point Acquisition
  - You can acquire Abyss Points by killing opposing faction players or NPCs (Guards). Points can also be obtained by defeating monsters in the Abyss.
  - Your Abyss Points can be seen on the Abyss tab of your character information pane.
  - Abyss points are lost when you are killed by enemies. Defeat by higher rank enemy will result in the loss of fewer points than the loss resulting from a death caused by a lower rank enemy.
  - Killing a player with a higher rank than you will award more Abyss points. Less points will be deducted if you were killed by a player with a higher rank.
  - Legion's Merit Scores will increases as the Legion's members collect points.
Miscellaneous
- The Abyss is home to the awesome [Dredgion], the largest known weapon in the Balaur arsenal.
- The [Dredgion]'s spawn rate and the number of Balaur NPCs it can deploy depends on the military situation of the Abyss.
- A new Siege Warfare Weapon and a Small Multiple Fire Cannon that may be used in Fortress Battles are now available.
  - Siege Warfare Weapons can be manufactured with construction plans purchased from General Goods Merchants located in the Abyss.
  - Small Multiple Fire Cannons can be purchased from Legion item merchants located on Legion levels three or higher.