http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:49:35 -0700 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Aion-servers-down-for-maintenance?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Aion's US servers came down at 3:30 PST this morning for their somewhat-regularly scheduled maintenance. Speculation abounds on fan sites and the Aion Facebook page about whether this means the coming of patch 1.5.1. As previously reported, th... Blue News Game Changes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Aion-servers-down-for-maintenance?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Aion-151-patch-battling-botters?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner NC Soft has fired another salvo in the battle against botting players with their plans for patch 1.5.1. While gathering aether, a player has a chance to encounter poison gas. The poison can only be cleansed by typing the set of random letters prov... Game Changes Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:16:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Aion-151-patch-battling-botters?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d23-First-western-server-players-ding-level-50?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner NCSoft announced Wednesday that the first players to hit the level cap of 50 did so as a Chanter and Ranger team. Drno and Almisaela, of For the Harmony, rolled the XP over the defining mark simultaneously. The players said in an interview wit... Events Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:04:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d23-First-western-server-players-ding-level-50?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Aion-weekly-maintenance-chat-spam-upgrades?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner In a message posted to Aion's Facebook page and on the official website, NCSoft announced they are bringing the servers down this morning for "weekly server maintenance." Beginning at 3 a.m. PDT and estimated to last approximatel... Game Changes Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:30:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Aion-weekly-maintenance-chat-spam-upgrades?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Aion-maintenance-schedule-no-trend-as-yet?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Outside in PandaemoniumNCSoft is continuing to bring the Aion servers down for somewhat regular maintenance, although they have yet to announce any type of a regular schedule. Of primary interest to players are the proflic kinah-selling ch... Game Changes Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:52:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Aion-maintenance-schedule-no-trend-as-yet?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Dragon-Age-Origins-schedules-November-3-North-America-release?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Control multiple party members in real timeRPG enthusiasts are ready to be excited. From the screenshots, videos, and other information published recently, that anticipated RGP is deservedly "Dragon Age: Origins." Calling upon the ove... Upcoming releases Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:05:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Dragon-Age-Origins-schedules-November-3-North-America-release?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d26-World-of-Warcraft-Extended-maintenance-is-extended?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Yesterday's regularly scheduled Tuesday maintenance come with some additional downtime for many servers, some of which were not back up until the early evening EST.Apparently, the instability and login problems have not yet been corrected, as last ... Blue News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:14:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d26-World-of-Warcraft-Extended-maintenance-is-extended?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Recent-World-of-Warcraft-mount-changes-revitalize-the-lowbie-game?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Blood Elf Warlock summons her trusty Felsteed at level 20.Once upon a time, there was a vast and beautiful land called Azeroth. This world held wonders the like of which had never before been seen. In order to experience these wonders, one must be w... Game Changes Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:09:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Recent-World-of-Warcraft-mount-changes-revitalize-the-lowbie-game?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d22-How-patch-32-revamped-PvP-in-World-of-Warcraft?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Alterac Valley remains largely unchanged in 3.2Patch 3.2 is live on the World of Warcraft servers, and many surprises made it from the PTR into the game. Here are just a few of the highlights from the patch notes that are re-making the art of PvP in... Game Changes Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:03:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m8d22-How-patch-32-revamped-PvP-in-World-of-Warcraft?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Final-Fantasy-music-performed-live-in-Detroit?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Looking for something to do in Detroit?  On June 18, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform Nobuo Uematsu's Distant Worlds at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.  The music from the Final Fantasy series will be accompanied by video clips, stil... Events Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:51:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Final-Fantasy-music-performed-live-in-Detroit?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Matching-Druid-hair--skinn-colors-to-bear-and-cat-form-models?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner A Night Elf Druid contemplates her new Bear form.Did you believe that it would be easy?  Over the last week, Druids of both factions have been waiting with baited breath to see what Blizzard had in store for their upcoming new model changes.&nb... Blue News Game Changes Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:25:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Matching-Druid-hair--skinn-colors-to-bear-and-cat-form-models?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Tauren-Druid-cat-forms-are-underwhelming?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Old Night Elf Bear Checking the 'Under Development' section of the official World of Warcraft website is turning out to be an exercise in disappointment and frustratiion.  The promise of new bear and cat forms had players genuinely pumped for ... Blue News Game Changes Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:15:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Tauren-Druid-cat-forms-are-underwhelming?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Patch-313-goes-live-today--why-spec-into-Chaos-Bolt-now?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Warlock's Metamorphosis - demon formLoad up your Blizzard downloader, friends, Patch 3.1.3 is going live today.  Additionally, many servers are down for extended maintenance and hardware upgrades.  This week's patch doesn't seem to be all t... Blue News Game Changes Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:17:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Patch-313-goes-live-today--why-spec-into-Chaos-Bolt-now?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Bear-form-changes-released-for-Night-Elves?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Image: worldofwarcraft.comThe next set of art work has been released by Blizzard on the official World of Warcraft website, in 'Under Development.'  Set to be implemented within the next few patches, Druids from both factions are getting updated... Blue News Game Changes Fri, 29 May 2009 07:28:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Bear-form-changes-released-for-Night-Elves?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Druids-forms-getting-a-makeover-in-upcoming-patch?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Night Elf Bear form, outside the Southshore Inn.Tree-huggers of Azeroth, rejoice.  No longer will you be forced to assume generic brown bear and faction-specific cat forms.  The 'Under Development' section of the official World of Warcraft ... Blue News Game Changes Wed, 27 May 2009 07:23:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Druids-forms-getting-a-makeover-in-upcoming-patch?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d23-How-to-win-the-joust-at-the-Argent-Tournament?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Jean Paul, of the Argent TournamentHave you tried this yet?  It seems nigh impossible, doesn't it?  Well, it is actually easier than it looks.  You have a couple of different strategies for winning the joust, ranging from skilled and h... How To Sat, 23 May 2009 08:55:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d23-How-to-win-the-joust-at-the-Argent-Tournament?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Upcoming-content-in-Patch-32--Something-for-every-level-80?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner A very interesting notice has shown up on the official World of Warcraft website, today.  Posted under the heading of 'under development,' Patch 3.2 is tentatively titled "Call of the Crusade.  Features will include an expansion of the... Blue News Game Changes Fri, 22 May 2009 14:00:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Upcoming-content-in-Patch-32--Something-for-every-level-80?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d21-WoW-Patch-312-released-hybrid-specs-dance-in-the-streets?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Warlock with the Sacrifice buff on.Patch 3.1.2 hit the servers yesterday, and it wasn't gentle, either.  Most servers were down for extended maintenance well past the standard 11AM PST.  However, the changes this patch brings appear to be ... Game Changes Thu, 21 May 2009 07:47:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d21-WoW-Patch-312-released-hybrid-specs-dance-in-the-streets?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d20-WoW-Insider-becomes-WoWcom?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner   re In a bold and surprising move, the popular news, class column, and advice website for WoW players has morphed into the all-new and completely re-designed WoW.com.  WoW.com is a news, class column, and advice website.  Seeing a tre... Wed, 20 May 2009 16:40:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d20-WoW-Insider-becomes-WoWcom?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Argent-Tournament-provides-wealth-of-rewards?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner Warlock sporting a jousting lance and shield.Players who were around for patch 2.4 will be struck by the similarity to the Isle of Quel'Danas, and hopefully in a good way.  Lots of daily quests, easy gold-earning opporunities, and reputation-ba... Game Changes Mon, 18 May 2009 08:47:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10137-Detroit-Aion-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Argent-Tournament-provides-wealth-of-rewards?cid=exrss-Detroit-Aion-Examiner