A new beginning

Warning: this post is in point form, as I've been up since 5am this morning (go GMT +10) and have been on the pc for 17 hours straight. Bear with me.

• Managed to log in 7 minutes after 5am, with no trouble at all. Thumbs up to the NCSoft team for making the launch process so smooth!
• We three powered through the first 10 levels, skipping all the cutscenes but no quests. There are benefits to having already played through this in the beta.
  
• Hit Verteron just a little before 11am, where we had a break for lunch.
  
• In the evening we hit 17 and waited on a few guildies so we could do the elite Krall area. Chieftain Kraka down! But no bow for me yet. :(
• So far have been rather unlucky with greens for my class, but Lewin and Zot haven't been lacking at all. :P Hopefully my luck will change tomorrow.
• We had originally set our goal for the end of today to be level 15 when we logged off, so logging off at level 19 far exceeds expectations. It's the next 31 levels that are going to be tougher...

Hopefully everyone is having a good time in Elysea! Faith and arms, and keep grinding!

Official Aion Website Live

NCSoft has launched their fresh new website, just in time for launch. Among other things, the new site also includes a full suite of official Aion forums! There's one for Nezekan too, so hit it up, oceanics.

You can log in to the site using your Aion username and password and then select your character to post from. This not only allows you to post on the forums but also allows you access to the rest of the site's integrated services, including the Aion equivalent of the WoW Armoury, a massive effort that even allows people to leave comments on your character. The armoury shows everything from your name and class and the gear you're wearing to your abyss points and rank, and even a 3D view of your character.

There's also a Server Statistics page, which unfortunately is a dead link at this time. Oh how I desire to see some numbers. :( All in all, a good effort. NCSoft really put their all into making something. I hope this continues as we launch into what is hopefully years of fun and lulz.

Update: Nezekan server statistics! Asmos aren't overpopulated by much after all...