Tastes site asked readers intend to lose weight in 2012. As many as 71 per cent of respondents said that the issue would be weight loss.
Readers are strongly feel that this year the flake from the KB. Obesity has been accumulated, and the reasons are many: stress, lack of exercise, and general poor lifestyles have increased the readers vy?t?r?nymp?ryst?.
A tough and stressful stint, and sedentary work have brought several kilos of late summer and autumn. I want to get them off, and an additional bonus would be to get a little more, Ditris writes.
I have currently 15 kg extra. I got it in the autumn as I was on sick leave. Always taken the right way of life. Now, it is difficult to walk normally, swim and get a life of pleasure. I would like to correct the situation and then be able to weight management, Benton to share their feelings.
The latest health risks are many and make a good decision.
Overweight to some extent, an osteoarthritis, blood pressure, throws, ik??kin enough so that it's about time! boasts miipa.
I have almost 20 kg of excess weight and blood sugars were elevated for a few years, says Jaana.
These readers excess kilos go: Bread, potatoes and pasta from?
How Kbytes, then deported? Multiple readers swears by the name of low-carbohydrate diet on weight loss.
Stopping bread, potatoes and pasta-eating I have lost weight in 2011, just 20 kg. Your diabetes has now been halved, my intention is to get completely rid of medication intake by reducing hiila thigh, Jopapa says.
Hiilaritietoisesti as organic food, the form of contract for three years in a suitable weight. Do not need to lose weight, mie says.
When good habits are in the possession and control of body weight found in the bag of tricks, wisdom is easy to distribute to those who are just beginning the struggle kilogram driving.
No need to lose weight, I got nykymittoihini a few years ago dimensions, and they are being met. When you eat all reasonably healthy as can between the feast. Remember to move enough, remains in good condition and thoughts virkein?, the home cook to encourage.
No need to lose weight. I stay slim by diet and exercise. If you start to pant waist distressed, reduced swell dishes and let's walk! Sanni writes.AION
No need to lose weight. Can learn to eat to lose weight and so accepts it himself, and begins a new and better living and pleasure, yet irkku advises at the end.
2012年1月12日星期四
2012年1月10日星期二
Local Swim Teams Buoyant With Expectations
Head Coach Steve Trivino was "pleasantly surprised at the big new crop of freshmen swimmers" on the girls team. While the boys team does not have depth, he said, what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality.
The girls team went into the season without last season's senior standouts Catherine Canavan and Lisa Housel. "They were the last links to our 2008 county championship team," Trivino commented.
However, with the additions of freshmen Rebecca Coughlin, Lauren D'Angelo and Addy Maykish, Trivino said a "weight has been taken off my shoulders as they have filled tough events."
Not only are they competing in tough events, they are performing strongly.
"Addy Maykish's time in the 500-free is one of the top five in the team's history. Rebecca Coughlin is real strong in the 200 IM (Individual Medley) and Lauren D'Angelo has a solid butterfly," Trivino stated.
Along with freshman sprinter Jacqueline Mescia, sophomore Julia Housel and junior Cara Housel, Trivino is hoping to put a combination of swimmers together to qualify for the state finals in the freestyle relays.
Led by team senior captains Kelsey Caufield and Samantha Schilling, the girls team currently has a 4-0 record. However, they are facing some upcoming tough competition in defending county champions Millburn and runner up Mount St. Dominic.
"We are in a competitive league with good coaches. I am hoping to put a little scare in these teams when we face them," Trivino said.
With only 16 boys competing on the boys' team, Trivino said he has the shortest lineup ever but does have a quality team.
Led by senior captains Travis Aion and Jackson Salter, Trivino said the team usually takes first place in the majority of events. "It is the depth of swimmers, we need to fill the outside lanes," Trivino commented.
Trivino does have hope to develop this team. "We are taking ocean and pool swimmers and developing them. The potential is there," he commented.
The 200 medley relay team already has a qualifying state time. The lineup of swimmers has changed from last year when the relay team set a team record. With backstroker Tom Machi graduating, sophomore Dave Burton has switched from butterfly to backstroke, Salter has taken over butterfly from breaststroke, Aion switched to breaststroke from freestyle, and sophomore Danny McCarthy replaced Aion at freestlye.
Individually, Aion should compete in breaststroke, while Salter can choose what event he wants to swim at state championships. Trivino is hopeful Burton will qualify as well.
Trivino credits the summer recreation swim team with feeding swimmers into the program. "We see families coming back. We are fortunate to have a strong parent organization and the swimmers are having fun," he commented.
The girls team went into the season without last season's senior standouts Catherine Canavan and Lisa Housel. "They were the last links to our 2008 county championship team," Trivino commented.
However, with the additions of freshmen Rebecca Coughlin, Lauren D'Angelo and Addy Maykish, Trivino said a "weight has been taken off my shoulders as they have filled tough events."
Not only are they competing in tough events, they are performing strongly.
"Addy Maykish's time in the 500-free is one of the top five in the team's history. Rebecca Coughlin is real strong in the 200 IM (Individual Medley) and Lauren D'Angelo has a solid butterfly," Trivino stated.
Along with freshman sprinter Jacqueline Mescia, sophomore Julia Housel and junior Cara Housel, Trivino is hoping to put a combination of swimmers together to qualify for the state finals in the freestyle relays.
Led by team senior captains Kelsey Caufield and Samantha Schilling, the girls team currently has a 4-0 record. However, they are facing some upcoming tough competition in defending county champions Millburn and runner up Mount St. Dominic.
"We are in a competitive league with good coaches. I am hoping to put a little scare in these teams when we face them," Trivino said.
With only 16 boys competing on the boys' team, Trivino said he has the shortest lineup ever but does have a quality team.
Led by senior captains Travis Aion and Jackson Salter, Trivino said the team usually takes first place in the majority of events. "It is the depth of swimmers, we need to fill the outside lanes," Trivino commented.
Trivino does have hope to develop this team. "We are taking ocean and pool swimmers and developing them. The potential is there," he commented.
The 200 medley relay team already has a qualifying state time. The lineup of swimmers has changed from last year when the relay team set a team record. With backstroker Tom Machi graduating, sophomore Dave Burton has switched from butterfly to backstroke, Salter has taken over butterfly from breaststroke, Aion switched to breaststroke from freestyle, and sophomore Danny McCarthy replaced Aion at freestlye.
Individually, Aion should compete in breaststroke, while Salter can choose what event he wants to swim at state championships. Trivino is hopeful Burton will qualify as well.
Trivino credits the summer recreation swim team with feeding swimmers into the program. "We see families coming back. We are fortunate to have a strong parent organization and the swimmers are having fun," he commented.
2012年1月8日星期日
The new achievement system in Aion is on the line
The new achievement system in Aion is on the line today. Do not as a “Flying One” thorn faint heartache, and immediately participate in Cheap WOW Gold activities, promotion powerful elite Guardian! Each completed an achievement, there are rich rewards. If you complete 10 achievements, more direct access to white-Jin Gongxun 10 medals, have access to “Taha Bata” series of classic weapons!
During the event, we will reach a weekly statistics of your accomplishments, and seven working days Express Mail through the game to reward the achievements of your payment corresponding to the props. After the end of the activity within seven working days to complete the achievements of 10 players will receive an additional 10 Bai Jinxun chapter awards. Each server will be out of a lucky role, giving the corresponding occupation, “Taha Bata” series of classic weapons!
Comprehensive reward: after the role of the soaring making success in getting 10 achievement ,they can receive an additional 10 white Jin Gongxun Medal. At the same time each optimized servers, will be completed at random in a lucky 10 success playing the role of the corresponding gift and career, “Taha Bata” classic series of weapons to Buy SWTOR Credits .
During the event, we will reach a weekly statistics of your accomplishments, and seven working days Express Mail through the game to reward the achievements of your payment corresponding to the props. After the end of the activity within seven working days to complete the achievements of 10 players will receive an additional 10 Bai Jinxun chapter awards. Each server will be out of a lucky role, giving the corresponding occupation, “Taha Bata” series of classic weapons!
Comprehensive reward: after the role of the soaring making success in getting 10 achievement ,they can receive an additional 10 white Jin Gongxun Medal. At the same time each optimized servers, will be completed at random in a lucky 10 success playing the role of the corresponding gift and career, “Taha Bata” classic series of weapons to Buy SWTOR Credits .
2012年1月4日星期三
union members expressed varying degrees of time
Why set up an Association of their own? The most direct reason is that the tribe has spent the first defeat in the Great Society as MC wasteland and disbanded. On the other hand, we have been self-built Institute of thinking, therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, a Play For Fun little Society was born. If this move now, I am afraid that more people think of Neanderthals look like? The only president with a purple helmet of Wrath is installed, the first thieves guild proud of equipment is Crowe’s edge and bloodthirsty breastplate, my students now that the intensity of worship in the distant future Alterac thief , but as a narrator, I, is replaced in the body of the Lich robe for the fight.
Three copies of fighting – this is the Association to establish the initial situation. Council for the initial memories of those ancient in terms of most of today, I have lost, the remaining scattered mostly trivial worth mentioning. However, in any case, it was a peaceful and happy time, the Association’s activities although there is no large-scale, grass-like but has a thriving vitality. Numerous farm Scholomance and Stratholme wash away a member of the Association a green color, and in order to help members solve the poverty problem sixty horses, the Society also cultivate a special focus on the worship of the Master Argent Dawn reputation. Although it has been Two previous associations largely because the MC does not have the force under the conditions of wasteland reclamation have been brought down, which makes many of the new Association of MC resulting in varying degrees of resentment.
On the other hand, earlier, as the first 20Raid Zul’Gurub copy open. Society’s basic position is At this time Zul’Gurub (Zul `Gurub, hereinafter referred to ZUG) open, would no doubt make three copies of our farm themselves. Compared to the MC that cavern, ZUG beautiful, medium size, and fall is also quite attractive, so the focus of a formal union activities shifted ZUG. When we begin to focus turned to ZUG beginning, the whole tribe of the Great Society were all bustle in the MC, and other small associations are still either ignorant, or dying, we can say that our situation is good. Perhaps it was because the situation well, I have made a lot of people and the Society now appears to be overly optimistic judgments, as Raidleader I was naive to think that, as long as the land reclamation and down step by step through the Farm, our journey ZUG will become increasingly bright.
In short, the early pioneers in the ZUG, our decision is successful. We have a superior technology team, a group full of dedicated members, and, most importantly, harmonious atmosphere of the game. Three facts also prove my assertion: in the tribal areas, the progress of our Association ZUG took the lead, although this is not important factors in the Great Society, but also from the ability of our excellent team. ZUG, while in the wasteland, because policy made it clear that the Society has no intention to 40Raid, so basically the other time in union activities and to strengthen environmental protection with new personnel and equipment to improve the overall capacity of PVE. On the other hand, PFF has given us a lot of free time, will be within the mountain farm flags were the security of their points, their proper place, can be said to live and work.
With Na Liao fortress filled with prestigious open, we determine that even the most large-scale wind stone can also be less than 30 team won,gold cheap, so we began to prepare this area,wow gold buying, and in accordance with past Dawn reputation the way, try to focus resources to the guild master of a person’s reputation – the only Druid guild Michael Xuanzang body. It now appears that the union activities in terms of intensity is more appropriate for the PFF, and the early pioneers too well, the situation is excellent, so we ignore too many latent instability.
This situation continued until the end of the blood Mandokir wasteland – since then because the spider worship Ma Lier requirements for the team to improve the overall response, land reclamation was blocked. At the same time, stretched on a small guild who also exposed no doubt that once a few people not to, they would get enough 20 to Raid. A copy of the progress of land reclamation due to insufficient strength of stagnation, although PFF,cheapest aion gold, but it is undeniable that challenge BO is an important source of Fun.
In this case, union members expressed varying degrees of time, In case of dissatisfaction for Group Raid, and less than 60 members will be recruited into the ZUG team. In this difficult environment, particularly in short supply as the selected job, the Society was the only Druid Association was the largest tribe, How much this proves a problem: purple and equipment, especially equipment is important, but so-called While speaking full sour, but the left did Michael Xuan Zang on tight to the treatment group more difficult, but also affected the wasteland of Silithus Wind Stone, these problems seem small,wow us gold, but small for a PFF Association it is not trivial.
Fortunately, Michael Xuan Zang’s departure is a very personal act, although very suddenly, the objective of the Association activities impact, but did not appear any serious consequences, the storm quickly subsided.
Three copies of fighting – this is the Association to establish the initial situation. Council for the initial memories of those ancient in terms of most of today, I have lost, the remaining scattered mostly trivial worth mentioning. However, in any case, it was a peaceful and happy time, the Association’s activities although there is no large-scale, grass-like but has a thriving vitality. Numerous farm Scholomance and Stratholme wash away a member of the Association a green color, and in order to help members solve the poverty problem sixty horses, the Society also cultivate a special focus on the worship of the Master Argent Dawn reputation. Although it has been Two previous associations largely because the MC does not have the force under the conditions of wasteland reclamation have been brought down, which makes many of the new Association of MC resulting in varying degrees of resentment.
On the other hand, earlier, as the first 20Raid Zul’Gurub copy open. Society’s basic position is At this time Zul’Gurub (Zul `Gurub, hereinafter referred to ZUG) open, would no doubt make three copies of our farm themselves. Compared to the MC that cavern, ZUG beautiful, medium size, and fall is also quite attractive, so the focus of a formal union activities shifted ZUG. When we begin to focus turned to ZUG beginning, the whole tribe of the Great Society were all bustle in the MC, and other small associations are still either ignorant, or dying, we can say that our situation is good. Perhaps it was because the situation well, I have made a lot of people and the Society now appears to be overly optimistic judgments, as Raidleader I was naive to think that, as long as the land reclamation and down step by step through the Farm, our journey ZUG will become increasingly bright.
In short, the early pioneers in the ZUG, our decision is successful. We have a superior technology team, a group full of dedicated members, and, most importantly, harmonious atmosphere of the game. Three facts also prove my assertion: in the tribal areas, the progress of our Association ZUG took the lead, although this is not important factors in the Great Society, but also from the ability of our excellent team. ZUG, while in the wasteland, because policy made it clear that the Society has no intention to 40Raid, so basically the other time in union activities and to strengthen environmental protection with new personnel and equipment to improve the overall capacity of PVE. On the other hand, PFF has given us a lot of free time, will be within the mountain farm flags were the security of their points, their proper place, can be said to live and work.
With Na Liao fortress filled with prestigious open, we determine that even the most large-scale wind stone can also be less than 30 team won,gold cheap, so we began to prepare this area,wow gold buying, and in accordance with past Dawn reputation the way, try to focus resources to the guild master of a person’s reputation – the only Druid guild Michael Xuanzang body. It now appears that the union activities in terms of intensity is more appropriate for the PFF, and the early pioneers too well, the situation is excellent, so we ignore too many latent instability.
This situation continued until the end of the blood Mandokir wasteland – since then because the spider worship Ma Lier requirements for the team to improve the overall response, land reclamation was blocked. At the same time, stretched on a small guild who also exposed no doubt that once a few people not to, they would get enough 20 to Raid. A copy of the progress of land reclamation due to insufficient strength of stagnation, although PFF,cheapest aion gold, but it is undeniable that challenge BO is an important source of Fun.
In this case, union members expressed varying degrees of time, In case of dissatisfaction for Group Raid, and less than 60 members will be recruited into the ZUG team. In this difficult environment, particularly in short supply as the selected job, the Society was the only Druid Association was the largest tribe, How much this proves a problem: purple and equipment, especially equipment is important, but so-called While speaking full sour, but the left did Michael Xuan Zang on tight to the treatment group more difficult, but also affected the wasteland of Silithus Wind Stone, these problems seem small,wow us gold, but small for a PFF Association it is not trivial.
Fortunately, Michael Xuan Zang’s departure is a very personal act, although very suddenly, the objective of the Association activities impact, but did not appear any serious consequences, the storm quickly subsided.
2012年1月2日星期一
Aion is an amazing large multi-player on the internet role-playing
Aion is an eye finding, amazing large multi-player on the internet role-playing on the internet game (MMORPG). It requires a wide range of PvP and PvE in create believe on the internet game configurations and provides many new functions that have not been seen in the MMORPG s previously. As a personality of Aion you will either be Elyos individuals from the cheaper part of the divided Structure or an Asmodian an individuals from the higher part, and the Balaur and his individuals are your sworn opponents. So gradually the sport becomes a Gamer compared to Gamer compared to Atmosphere rather than just PvP or PvE.
You may discover a wide range of function available in Aion Online. Each and every occupation generates various items which can be put to use by the different personality sessions in the activity. You may want to shell out Aion Kinah one way or another to achievements at your own occupation. However, you actually have to get better at your job to create better things and things. All of these things, safety measures, and things may then be promoted to generate Kinah.
Building achievements out of your character’s range of function when as well as purchasing Kinah from websites can help you guide your personality to achievements. Getting yourself into the regime of getting Kinah normally in-game and enhancing it with purchasing Kinah on the internet can really existing you with the benefits over other gamers, particularly in PvP method. Attain all the things and shield to use in your personality training, improve your statistics with figurine, and get all the consumables you need to stage up easily and end up being a star in Aion Online.
You may discover a wide range of function available in Aion Online. Each and every occupation generates various items which can be put to use by the different personality sessions in the activity. You may want to shell out Aion Kinah one way or another to achievements at your own occupation. However, you actually have to get better at your job to create better things and things. All of these things, safety measures, and things may then be promoted to generate Kinah.
Building achievements out of your character’s range of function when as well as purchasing Kinah from websites can help you guide your personality to achievements. Getting yourself into the regime of getting Kinah normally in-game and enhancing it with purchasing Kinah on the internet can really existing you with the benefits over other gamers, particularly in PvP method. Attain all the things and shield to use in your personality training, improve your statistics with figurine, and get all the consumables you need to stage up easily and end up being a star in Aion Online.
2011年12月29日星期四
Venerable MMO 'Lineage 2' now Free to Play
Launched back in 2003 (2004 in the US, the same day as City of Heroes), NCsoft’s Lineage 2 has always been seen as a hardcore MMO experience, not at all friendly to the casual gamer. Although it featured–for its time, at least–superlative visuals, the game was always beset by bots, gold farmers, gankers, and a host of other discouraging elements, not to mention the fact that, like many Asian MMOs, it was a grindfest without peer. However, since the price of admission was so high, the player base tended towards the mature, patient gamer.
On November 30, 2011, reworked as Lineage 2: Goddess of Destruction, the game was re-launched as a free-to-play title, with vanity items, weapon enhancements, potions, and buffs available via NCsoft’s “Truly Free (TM)” marketplace. Although it once boasted well over a million unique subscribers, there are now just five servers hosting Lineage 2 worldwide, including a new server created for first-time players. Since I spent quite a bit of time with the original game in its early days, I thought I’d drop in on the new, revamped Lineage 2, just to see how it’s holding up.
Upgrades and enhancements to the visuals over the years mean that generally, Lineage 2 still looks decent. Despite the dozens of fantasy-themed MMOs that have come and gone since 2003, the aesthetics of Lineage 2 have changed very little. Character customization is virtually non-existent (two or three faces and a handful of hairstyles added to the usual mixture of humans, elves, orcs, etc). As so often the case in Asian MMOs or NCsoft games, female characters are all hugely breasted and garbed in either dominatrix lingerie or schoolgirl fetish outfits; the male characters are simultaneously over-muscled and androgynous, and of course characters run and move in a bizarre, bent over posture. I’ve never entirely understood the architectural melange of Asain MMOs that somehow draw inspiration from 18th century Europe.
Back in its early days, buying black market, farmed gold–and hence, better weapons and armor–was one of the ways that some players circumvented the grind. There was actually no way to avoid it, but at least if you had to kill 100 floating eyeball monsters (which is about where the game jumped the shark for me), you could do it more quickly. From what I can tell, the new and improved Lineage 2 is still a heavy grind-your-way-to-the-top type of game. I’ve no doubt that for high level players and guildies, the endgame is a blast, and at least now there’s no need to dip into the nefarious gold market. However, some of the items in the “Truly Free (TM)” shop are anything but: a “hardcore” gamer enhancement packs runs around $40.
Beyond the aesthetics and the grind, the UI and basic gameplay of Lineage 2 are standard MMO fare. Compared to recent titles such as Rift or SWTOR (or, even NCsoft’s own Aion), the game feels austere and mechanical. While Lineage 2 still retains visual appeal, the lack of well-presented, meaningful story hook to set our tasks in motion and give them context is missing. With NCsoft’s Guild Wars 2 and Lineage Eternal on the horizon it will be interesting to see if, and how, the new titles build on the lessons of the past decade.
On November 30, 2011, reworked as Lineage 2: Goddess of Destruction, the game was re-launched as a free-to-play title, with vanity items, weapon enhancements, potions, and buffs available via NCsoft’s “Truly Free (TM)” marketplace. Although it once boasted well over a million unique subscribers, there are now just five servers hosting Lineage 2 worldwide, including a new server created for first-time players. Since I spent quite a bit of time with the original game in its early days, I thought I’d drop in on the new, revamped Lineage 2, just to see how it’s holding up.
Upgrades and enhancements to the visuals over the years mean that generally, Lineage 2 still looks decent. Despite the dozens of fantasy-themed MMOs that have come and gone since 2003, the aesthetics of Lineage 2 have changed very little. Character customization is virtually non-existent (two or three faces and a handful of hairstyles added to the usual mixture of humans, elves, orcs, etc). As so often the case in Asian MMOs or NCsoft games, female characters are all hugely breasted and garbed in either dominatrix lingerie or schoolgirl fetish outfits; the male characters are simultaneously over-muscled and androgynous, and of course characters run and move in a bizarre, bent over posture. I’ve never entirely understood the architectural melange of Asain MMOs that somehow draw inspiration from 18th century Europe.
Back in its early days, buying black market, farmed gold–and hence, better weapons and armor–was one of the ways that some players circumvented the grind. There was actually no way to avoid it, but at least if you had to kill 100 floating eyeball monsters (which is about where the game jumped the shark for me), you could do it more quickly. From what I can tell, the new and improved Lineage 2 is still a heavy grind-your-way-to-the-top type of game. I’ve no doubt that for high level players and guildies, the endgame is a blast, and at least now there’s no need to dip into the nefarious gold market. However, some of the items in the “Truly Free (TM)” shop are anything but: a “hardcore” gamer enhancement packs runs around $40.
Beyond the aesthetics and the grind, the UI and basic gameplay of Lineage 2 are standard MMO fare. Compared to recent titles such as Rift or SWTOR (or, even NCsoft’s own Aion), the game feels austere and mechanical. While Lineage 2 still retains visual appeal, the lack of well-presented, meaningful story hook to set our tasks in motion and give them context is missing. With NCsoft’s Guild Wars 2 and Lineage Eternal on the horizon it will be interesting to see if, and how, the new titles build on the lessons of the past decade.
2011年12月28日星期三
Wings Over Atreia: Free 2 pain
For the second time in less than a month, NCsoft has shown wanton disregard for my already-prepared comments for the week, derailing the scheduled Wings Over Atreia with some out-of-the-blue announcement. And not just any announcement, but one that can have a profound effect on Aion in the coming months. What is this announcement, you say? Shall I help you out from that rock you've been slumbering under? Why, last Wednesday's bold free-to-play announcement, of course!
Now, before hyperventilation sets in -- either from glee or disgust -- note that there are set parameters to this specific conversion, including first and foremost that it is for the European market only. And while details aren't exactly pouring forth, there are a few tidbits to pass along, just enough to whet the appetite of future F2P Daevas or enrage current ones.
Breathe into the paper bag and join me past the break for a look at the details that have been revealed and some thoughts on those that have not!
Given such a major announcement but few details, I am sure readers have some questions. Never fear, MJ is here! I shall guide you through what information is currently out there and offer some basic translation/personal commentary/wild speculation. Using my elite powers of information-gathering (no, I really don't have a captured developer locked down in my basement, but that's a good idea...), I bring you The Word.
So here's the scoop: Come February 2012, Aion will convert to a free-to-play subscription model in the European market. What does this mean for folks on that side of the pond? According to the PR machine, it means little will change except opening the market up to a wider audience. In fact, NCsoft expects that there will soon be plenty more Deavas flocking to Atreia for grouping and PvP goodness. Well, ignoring the likelihood of a launch-day fiasco, who can argue against more compatriots and more enemies filling out the server? Other than that, NCsoft's devs were quick to say that little would change for current players.
Surely there is more to it than that, you say. But of course, I reply! Though stop calling me Shirley. Of the details revealed, the outline of the payment models captured my interest most. There will be three distinct levels: Starters (the free group), Veteran, and Gold Pack. The free group is -- drum roll -- free! There will be no cost to sign up, install, or start playing. Starters will have access to every class, level, quest, region, and all equipment in the game. Sounds like a far cry from what many other free-to-play models offer, right? The Veteran group will be comprised of all those who have ever bought and subscribed to Aion in the past, whether the subscription is active or not. This group will enjoy privileges similar to the Gold Pack. The Gold Pack will be a temporary purchase that gives Daevas "full functionality" as well as bonuses like higher AP payouts and (see below) shorter instance cooldown timers.
Now, before hyperventilation sets in -- either from glee or disgust -- note that there are set parameters to this specific conversion, including first and foremost that it is for the European market only. And while details aren't exactly pouring forth, there are a few tidbits to pass along, just enough to whet the appetite of future F2P Daevas or enrage current ones.
Breathe into the paper bag and join me past the break for a look at the details that have been revealed and some thoughts on those that have not!
Given such a major announcement but few details, I am sure readers have some questions. Never fear, MJ is here! I shall guide you through what information is currently out there and offer some basic translation/personal commentary/wild speculation. Using my elite powers of information-gathering (no, I really don't have a captured developer locked down in my basement, but that's a good idea...), I bring you The Word.
So here's the scoop: Come February 2012, Aion will convert to a free-to-play subscription model in the European market. What does this mean for folks on that side of the pond? According to the PR machine, it means little will change except opening the market up to a wider audience. In fact, NCsoft expects that there will soon be plenty more Deavas flocking to Atreia for grouping and PvP goodness. Well, ignoring the likelihood of a launch-day fiasco, who can argue against more compatriots and more enemies filling out the server? Other than that, NCsoft's devs were quick to say that little would change for current players.
Surely there is more to it than that, you say. But of course, I reply! Though stop calling me Shirley. Of the details revealed, the outline of the payment models captured my interest most. There will be three distinct levels: Starters (the free group), Veteran, and Gold Pack. The free group is -- drum roll -- free! There will be no cost to sign up, install, or start playing. Starters will have access to every class, level, quest, region, and all equipment in the game. Sounds like a far cry from what many other free-to-play models offer, right? The Veteran group will be comprised of all those who have ever bought and subscribed to Aion in the past, whether the subscription is active or not. This group will enjoy privileges similar to the Gold Pack. The Gold Pack will be a temporary purchase that gives Daevas "full functionality" as well as bonuses like higher AP payouts and (see below) shorter instance cooldown timers.
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