At the Developer Meet and Greet event held in Ncsoft Mansion, South Korea on June 30, the new content of Aion 1.5: Shadow of Balaurs scheduled to release in the coming summer was unveiled.
According to Aion Dev Team Leader Ji Yong Chang, as the title of this update implies, a lot of new Balaurs related content will be added in this update.
¡ø First part of the update: four new instances
- The Darkling Poeta
The Darkling Poeta added in this update is the instance that can be entered through the Interdiktah teleport by Elyos and the Beluslan teleport by Asmodians. The update is set in the futuristic Poeta occupied by the Balaurs.
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If the players want to enter this area, they have to get loots dropped from the defeated Balaur monsters and a certain amount of loots are required every time they enter this area. The loots can be traded between players.
After the players enter the Darkling Poeta, the system will start counting down, with a time limit of four hours. It's estimated that it will not be an easy battle. The players will be granted certain scores depending on the time they spend in this instance, which combined with the scores obtained from killing elite monsters, occupying strongholds, acquiring items, etc, will determine their grade ranging from Grade F to S. And what type of final BOSS they will meet will depend on your grade. Besides, the rewards you obtain from killing the BOSS monsters will also vary depending on the level of BOSS. It's said that the players can obtain hero items from killing BOSS monsters when they level cap.
BOSS-Flame Leviathan
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After entering the Darkling Poeta instance, the points you obtain will appear on the screen, like the scores you acquire when you are playing an arcade game. The Darkling Poeta is suitable for lvl 50+ players. They can obtain Abyss Points from killing the Balaurs in the instance.
-Balaurs War Site
The Balaurs War Site is a battlefield place where the Elyos and Asmodians compete in the same instance. Players can enter it through the periodically refreshed NPC, and the Elyos and Asmodians should enter it together.
Players can form a team to enter this instance, enter this instance alone or even enter it immediately when there is little entrance time left. In this instance, players not only can fight the Balaurs and destroy main facilities to obtain points, but also they can defeat the opposite race to grab their points. These points will play a decisive role in the victory of a team.
However, the two may not obtain points only if they blindly fight against each other. Instead, they should defeat the monsters and destroy main facilities in the instance while hampering their opponents. This instance is suitable for lvl 45+ players and they can obtain Abyss Points.
- Pirate Corsairs
 The Shugo mutations that failed to enter the border between Elyos Realm and Asmodians Realm are trying to take advantage of pirate corsairs in Balaurs Realm to invade the Elyos Realm and Asmodians Realm, assault and rob the trade mission of Shugos and bring it to Balaurs Realm.
The corsairs of Shugo mutations have a three-storey structure, where brings more fun to the players. This instance contains many kinds of items and quests and is suitable for lvl 40-45 players.
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- Compensation Type Forts
These forts are dungeons with additional compensation state added with the purpose to increase the fun of castle defense. The race that seizes Abyss Fort can enter this instance, but it also has a time limit. Players can kill Balaur monsters to obtain treasures. The instance of each fort is in different structures. Even if they have the same structure, the monsters appearing in them will also be different. The lvl 30+ players are allowed to enter the lower layer of this instance, but if they want to enter the upper layer, they have to reach lvl 40 at least.
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¡ø Second part of the update: new quests and level 50 armor sets
- 100+ new quests
Over 100 quests and class-specific quests will be added to the Elyos and Asmodians respectively through the update. The monster hunting grounds will be adjusted according to quests so that the level 37-40 players can also find places to hunt the monsters when no monsters are available. Most of the newly added class-specific quests are very easy which can be completed by using the main skills of each class.
- Debut of level 50 armor sets
After completing the newly added quest, the players can obtain level 50 armor sets that boast top performance. This quest will be initiated only after the players have completed the final quest added in the 1.5 update.
- Debut of level 50 armor sets
After completing the newly added quest, the players can obtain level 50 armor sets that boast top performance. This quest will be initiated only after the players have completed the final quest added in the 1.5 update.
¡ø Third part of the update: updating the top-level Stigma Stone skills and Rest Pneuma
-Top-level Stigma Stone Skills
 After the updating, if players complete the quest of opening top-level stigma stone slots, they can acquire top-level stigma stone slots besides the original five slots. Each class has two kinds of added top-level stigma stone slots. In addition, there are also many kinds of top-level stigma stone skills available. The common stigma stones can be acquired from monsters hunting, while the top-level stigma stones can only be purchased with the Abyss Points.
- Updating Rest Pneuma
If we say the current rest pneuma is best beneficial to the players who login twice every week and play two or three hours every time, then this update will make it possible to benefit the casual players who login three times every week. Simply speaking, the efficiency of rest pneuma will be increased by about 1.5 times.
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