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. /: September 25, 2009Mode(s)Aion: The Tower of Eternity (: 아이온: 영원의 탑) is a (MMORPG) released. The game combines and (a concept the developers call ) in a environment. As of May 20, 2009, Aion had 3.5 million subscribers in Asia. AION's first major was released to North America and Europe on September 7, 2010 under the name AION: Assault on Balaurea. On February 29, 2012 AION changed publisher in Europe while North American Truly Free launched on April 11, 2012 with no restrictions.

Aion's second major expansion was released in North America on June 26, 2013 under the name 'Aion: Dark Betrayal'. Its most recent expansion was launched on July 13, 2016 under the name 'Aion: Echoes of Eternity'. Aion logo Skill chains Many of the skills acquired as characters progress may only be performed in a certain order, or chain. Generally the skills located farther along in the chain are more powerful than those at the beginning, or those that have no prerequisite. PvPvE system The PvPvE gameplay of Aion revolves around battles within the Abyss and Balaurea (PvP zones). Within these zones are fortresses which can be controlled by individual Legions (the Aion equivalent of Guilds).

Battle to control these castles involves combat against players of the opposing faction and computer controlled NPCs at the same time, using siege weapons obtained from PvE raid content. Legions in control of a castle are entitled to funding from taxes and players within the faction get specials from NPCs and discounts for travel and vendor items.

The game currently does not allow factions to fight against those of their own race, except for casual duels or in the Arena, or Panesterra. The participation in PvP is rewarded with Abyss Points in the game. The game ranks players as battles are won against fellow players based on their participation in the Abyss and Balaurea.

Certain items can be purchased with these points such as high-end armor and weapons. This is referred to as the Abyss Rank system, and there can only be a limited number of high-ranking players per server. The highest-ranking players compete for the relatively few rank positions available. Players of a very high rank are also granted the ability to transform into what is known as a Guardian General; a form that bestows an exceedingly large boost to certain stats.

Abyss points are gained by killing other players in combat, and points are lost by being killed by another player. Higher points are awarded for a kill of a much higher ranked player than for killing an equal or lower ranked player. Abyss Points can also be earned by completing certain quests and by selling certain items.

In 4.5 patch, a new Glory Point system is introduced. It replaced the Abyss Point ranking system, turning Abyss Points into a currency to be spent instead of a factor defines players' rank.

You can get these glory points from sieges or pvp and pve instances. Player cannot get these points from killing the opposite faction. Glory points are not usable as currency to buy new items, but they do decrease a certain amount daily, and the number of lost points depends on the players rank.

Classes. Character customization in AionThere are six subclasses, and eleven main classes in the game. Players start the game by choosing one of the six primary classes: Warrior, Mage, Scout, Priest, Technist or Muse. After attaining level 10, the player must choose from two specialized classes associated with their chosen class (with the exception of Muse, which at the time can only ascend to a Songweaver). Warriors may become a Templar or a Gladiator; Mages may become a Sorcerer or Spiritmaster; Scouts may become an Assassin or Ranger; Priests may become a Cleric or a Chanter; Technists may become a Gunslinger or Aethertech; and a Muse will become a Songweaver. Grouping Up to six players may form a, to assist one another in battle, and share the benefits of victory.

Certain areas are designed for group play and a group is required to enter some areas in the game. Up to four groups may form for situations that call for greater force of numbers. Eight Alliances may combine to form a League, allowing for a total of 192 players participating in a given activity.

Crafting The base process involves learning a particular form of crafting, of which there are seven in Aion: weaponsmithing, armorsmithing, handicrafting, tailoring, alchemy, cooking, and construction. Players can learn all seven crafting professions, but can be an Expert in only two, and a Master in only one.

Any item that can be crafted is actually composed of several individual components, or materials. The player can either learn which materials are needed for a particular item automatically or via purchase of the design. Generally these materials must be purchased from vendors or from other players, gathered out in the wild (via collection or extraction), crafted already, or morphed.

Not everything can be crafted, however. Flight There are many aspects to flight in Aion, which plays a vital role in Travel, Combat, Quests, and Crafting. Flying is only permitted in certain areas, known as flight zones. Flight is initially limited to 60 seconds but can be increased with various armor, titles, and other items in-game, especially wings, that can be obtained from level 10 on.

A player may also use potions during flight which add to his or her remaining flight time, up to the current maximum. However, the most important aspect is gliding, which unlike actual flying is possible everywhere in the game (with very few exceptions) and allows to easily cross chasms or slopes that would otherwise block the player's path. Quests There are three type of quests in Aion: ordinary quests, campaign quests and Work Orders. Ordinary quests require the player to complete a task to receive a reward. Campaign quests are focused on story, and are crucial for player progression.

Work Orders are used to increase skill in a chosen profession. Some quests are repeatable. Some quests, especially campaign quests, cannot be shared or abandoned. Mounts Mounts can be obtained through world boss drops, quests, crafting, guestblooms, events and Cash Shop. When not in a fight, a player can mount to not only move faster by default, but also being able to sprint, which means moving at flight speed by also consuming the player's flight time.

They can remain on their mount as long as they are not attacked by another player or monster. Mounts can be crafted with some difficulty, as the materials needed are hard to come. NC West has sold materials to craft mounts on their real money store.

Plot Backstory When the god created the world of Atreia, They created the Drakan—powerful -like beasts tasked with safeguarding the humans; performing Aion's will on the planet; and protecting the Tower of Eternity, Aion's physical presence on Atreia. For a time, the Drakan obeyed Aion; but over time, they began to enjoy their power, ignoring their duties and abusing the humans who inhabited Atreia. Aion took notice, creating the twelve Empyrean Lords in response. Angelic in appearance, the Empyrean Lords were who walked amongst humans, and used a force called 'Aether' to create a powerful barrier, later to be called an aetheric field, around the Tower of Eternity, protecting all of those within. While the outside world continued to be ravaged by the Drakan, who had become the more ferocious Balaur; the humans within the barrier managed to tap into the Aether, gaining their own powers. In time, they would become known as the Daeva.As time went on, the Lords decided that they had to be more aggressive in stopping the Balaur. With the number of Daeva growing, the Lords decided to form an army, with ten of the Empyrean Lords leading the Daeva into battle; while the remaining two, Siel and Israphel, protected the Tower of Eternity (thus earning the title 'Tower Lords').

This conflict between the Balaur and the Empyrean Lords would come to be known as the Millennium War, which led to no real progress by any side. As the war progressed, a faction of Lords began to view the war as unwinnable, and Lord Israphel proposed a discussion of peace with the Balaur.

This surprise proposal drew criticism from within the faction; after a lengthy and heated debate, seven of the twelve Lords became the winning majority to move forward with the plan.However, for reasons unclear, the negotiation failed. When the Balaur arrived at the Tower of Eternity, a commotion broke out, killing a Balaurian captain; the remaining Balaur, enraged, marched upon and destroyed the Tower, which set off a chain reaction that threatened to destroy the planet. However, Israphel and Siel made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their own lives to protect Atreia. The world was shattered into two ', with a dark Abyss lying between them; but it was held together by the aetheric field created from the Tower Lords' sacrifice.While the Balaur were banished to the Abyss, the Empyrean Lords found themselves in conflict with each other. Two groups were formed as a result, each with five Lords; the Seraphim, who had proposed the peace solution and blamed the others for sabotaging the peace negotiations by failing to agree to them; and the Shedim, who blamed the Seraphim, believing that their weakness and their proposing of the peace talk allowed the Balaur to gain the upper hand.

From that day on, the two sides became bitter enemies.The Shedim migrated to Asmodae, the dark and harsh upper, inner half of the planet; while the Seraphim Lords settled in Elysea, the light and abundant bottom half. They both took their humans and Daeva with them, and over time, they adapted to their respective new worlds and declared the opposing side their mortal enemies. Those in Asmodae became the Asmodians, rugged survivors, gaining dark features and a fierce loyalty to their kin. Those in Elysea became the Elyos, growing even more beautiful and believing themselves to be Aion's chosen people (although they have grown ).

From that day on, they would wage war for centuries as bloody enemies. Development Aion was first announced and previewed at the May 2006. It was developed at NCsoft's software design studio in South Korea. The Korean closed beta test began in late 2007, followed by an open beta test in November 2008.

A localized Chinese version began closed beta testing in December 2008, with open testing beginning on April 8, 2009. The game was then localized for Western markets, including North America, Europe, and Australia. NCsoft held six weekend long closed beta tests for North American and European players beginning in June, 2009. An open beta began in September 2009.

During the course of this open beta, the anti-cheat program was removed. GameGuard is used in many Asian-market games to stop botting and cheating, but was abandoned for Western markets due to a range of issues experienced during the open beta. Casting and voice production were redone for the Western market. Expansions Aion: Assault on Balaurea Released on September 7, 2010, this expansion evolves the game’s story and terrain as it expands the game world of Atreia far beyond the traditional territories of Asmodae and Elysea. In this expansion, both sides take the fight against the invading Balaur to their homeland of Balaurea. Players will receive new challenges; novel and updated instances and zones; an increased level capacity from 50 to 55; and fresh weapons, items, skills, and flight mechanics.

The expansion also introduces functional pets equipped with in-game benefits that will rapidly become constant character companions.While Assault on Balaurea is a free expansion for NA and EU players, NCsoft released a retail box version with bonus content such as an in-game pet, which varies depending on retailer. Aion: The Promised Lands / 3.0 Ascension Released on October 19, 2011, The Promised Lands ( Ascension in NA) takes Aion further into Balaurea, including areas where opposing factions must work together with the Reians to drive the Balaur back into Tiamaranta, where players face Dragon Lord Tiamat in her fortress.

With new quests, instances and game mechanics (including a new level cap of 60), players will encounter a wide array of new PvP and PvE armor sets and weapons with a wider level of customization than before. Aion 4.0: Dark Betrayal Released on June 26, 2013, 'Dark Betrayal' features two new classes, the Gunslinger and the Songweaver, as well as three new zones, Katalam, Danaria, and Idian Depths, as well as increasing the level cap to 65. On January 29, 2014, the 4.5 'Steel Cavalry' patch added another class, the Aethertech, who utilize 'magical mechanical mounts to unleash both short- and long-distance attacks', according to a press release by NCSoft. Aion 4.8: Upheaval Released on June 17, 2015, 'Upheaval' features two new zones, Cygnea and Enshar, new skills for each class in the game, and a lot of the user interfaces within the game were revamped, such as the skills UI. The Stigma system also got revamped in the update along with other changes to the game, including the deletion of a few maps that are no longer available.

Aion 5.0, 5.1,5.3: Echoes of Eternity Released on July 13, 2016, 'Echoes of Eternity' features two new zones, Iluma and Norsvold, an increase in level cap to 75, a change in the appearance and mechanic UIs, especially concerning the upgrading mechanism, and added the 'Archdaeva' storyline and mechanic. Aion 6.0: Refly Released on January 17, 2018, 'Refly' features a new zone, Lakrum, available to both races and changes the order of fields. The update increases the level cap to 80 and removes the High Daeva system. A companion was also introduced, which will accompany the character during its development, and the elimination of 6 maps and the abyss.Aion 6.5 Update Music The official Aion: The Tower of Eternity Original Soundtrack was released as a single CD featuring 22 tracks written by composer Yang Bang-Ean (also known as in Japan). The soundtrack was released in Japan and Korea on October 21, 2008, and in North America and Europe as part of the Collector's Edition.

The soundtrack was also released on iTunes on October 20, 2009.All tracks are written. AION The Tower Of Eternity track listNo.TitleLength1.' The Tower of Eternity'4:012.'

The Wings of Knight' (original version)2:543.' A Fairy of The Peace'4:304.'

Kingdom of Light'4:305.' Song of Moonlight'3:246.' Solid State Battle'3:067.'

Death Waltz'2:448.' Magma & Beast'3:149.' Blue Forest'3:1310.' Forgotten Sorrow' (English version)4:0211.' Step to The Next World'3:2012.'

Darkness in Your Heart' (Korean version)3:2813.' Voices from The Ruins'4:3514.' Attack The Unsion'2:1715.' Dream of The Shepherd'2:5917.'

Red Land'3:4018.' Dark's Innocence'3:3019.' Raging Strings'3:2320.' Flying Dragon'3:2021.'

Heaven's Gate'3:2122.' Forgotten Sorrow'3:55Total length:72 MinutesThe Second official album called 'AION – Annales of Atreia' was released on May 10, 2010 via the iTunes Store for $9.99 USD. Composers Inro Joo and Wonki Kim created the Original Soundtrack with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Aion – Annales of Atreia track listNo.TitleLength1.' Prologue – Birth'1:392.'

Chapter 1 – Dawn'1:193.' Chapter 2 – Becoming'3:364.'

Chapter 3 – Conspiracy'3:285.' Chapter 4 – Collapse'2:126.' Chapter 5 – Disruption'1:177.' Chapter 6 – Deva's Marcia'2:538.' Chapter 7 – Blessed Land'2:579.' Chapter 8 – Darkened Land'2:2310.'

Chapter 9 – Abyss'1:5611.' Chapter 10 – Banned Reunion'1:3112.'

Chapter 11 – Chaos'2:3613.' Chapter 12 – Irreversible 1000 Years: Tchaikovsky Homage'2:3214.' Chapter 13 – Aion, Chapter 14 – Quietude'2:4115.' Chapter 15 – Annales of Atreia: Main Theme'5:4416.'

Chapter 16 – Epilogue – Deva's Oratorio'3:2817.' Shugo Medley' (bonus track)5:36Total length:47.7 MinutesRelease. South Korea: Aion was released in South Korea on November 25, 2008, making this the first country to get a final release of the game. Given the success of NCsoft's previous games, and, Aion had been a highly anticipated game in South Korea ever since its announcement. China: The game was released in China on April 16, 2009 and operated by Interactive Entertainment. Japan: NCsoft released the game on July 17, 2009 in Japan under NCsoft Japan.

As of February 2, 2010, collaborated with NCsoft for a special fan art contest. Australia: NCsoft is distributing Aion in Australia through QV Software, and was released on September 22, 2009. In Australia, 3 editions were released: Collectors Edition, Limited Edition, and the Standard Edition. The game is also being distributed via Valve Software's digital distribution platform, within this region. Taiwan: NCsoft began an open beta of Aion in Taiwan on June 7, 2009, and was released on July 21, 2009. V1.5 was released on October 21, 2009. V2.0 was released on October 13, 2010.

And v2.1 was released on November 24, 2010. Europe: NCsoft released the final version of Aion in Europe on September 25, 2009. In Europe, Aion was available in two editions: Standard Edition and Collectors Edition. The latter includes many in-game items, figurines, posters, and the Official Aion Soundtrack CD by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan).

North America: Aion was released in North America on September 22, 2009. The release was accompanied by a free comic book from, Aiva's Story by writers and Ricardo Sanchez, with art by for those who preordered. Also for those who preordered gained a 3 day head start before launch. Aion was in available in two editions: Standard Edition and Collectors Edition. The latter includes many in-game items, figurines, posters, and the Official Aion Soundtrack CD by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan). The Game was made available through Retailers for DVD purchase, and Via download from NCsoft, Steam, Gamestop's website, File Planet and Direct2Drive.

Russia: Aion open beta running since December 8, 2009. In Russia, Aion is supposed to use a mixed payment model with monthly subscription and additional payments for in-game items and benefits.Sales and revenue Aion was the biggest MMO release in recent years according to NCsoft, with 400,000 pre-orders in the US.

The game generated 40.6 billion won ($32.7 million) in the fiscal quarter in South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan. In China, over 1 million players logged in within the first four days of release.On its western release, Aion became the best-selling PC game of September 2009. It also managed to remain at No. 1 on both the and charts for several weeks. By 9 November 2009, the game had sold nearly 1 million copies in the west, with 500,000 units sold in the US and 470,000 units in Europe. The success of Aion resulted in NCsoft's quarterly revenues to rise 112% for a total of $142 million.

Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore76/100Review scoresPublicationScore7/106.5/10GameZone8/108.5/1070/.0/10AwardsPublicationAwardRPGLand.comBest MMORPG RPGs of the Year 2009MMORPG.comBest New GameMMORPG.com 2009 AwardsGamescomBest Online Game2009 Gamescom AwardsPAXBest MMO2009 Inside Gaming’s Best MMO of PAXKorean Game AwardsBest Korean Game of the Year – 2008Aion has received generally positive responses from professional reviewers. Lists an average review score of 76/100. Positive reviews have cited that Aion provides a 'refreshing look' from an artistic perspective and a 'great first impression', with a lot of polish and balance.

States that Aion 'tries to offer something for everyone and succeeds at it, albeit in varying degrees and at different stages'.Negative reviews focus on the game's tendency towards ' and its lack of innovative features. 's review noted that the first levels of the game were 'fast-paced and intuitive', but that grinding 'quickly became obtrusive'. Reviewed that 'after a few hours it'll become apparent that there isn't much radically different here'. GameSpot also noted that the servers appeared to be unable to handle the number of players involved in large-scale PVP.

Originally posted by linrenI think most people on this thread that would not play Aion because of Gameguard simply did not plan on playing even if Gameguard did not exist.Nice excuse though.I would suggest some to re-read about Gameguard, rootkit, anti-virus, firewall, and how the internet is structured. Saw alot of half-facts in the thread that is not entirely wrong, but also far from correct.Yes i agree for the most part. Mostly trolls are posting but there are a few people who truly believe that not only GG but any DRM is going to take control of there PC. Ive read that people who played Bioshock had massive damage to their PC due to Securerom but i have never seen such damage or know anyone personally who has. Do not underestimate the paranoia of some people. Originally posted by linrenI think most people on this thread that would not play Aion because of Gameguard simply did not plan on playing even if Gameguard did not exist.Nice excuse though.I would suggest some to re-read about Gameguard, rootkit, anti-virus, firewall, and how the internet is structured. Saw alot of half-facts in the thread that is not entirely wrong, but also far from correct.I think I agree with you.When they added it to Lineage 2, all sorts of people quit.

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Then slowly started coming back. Oh sure, there are die hards who would never play a game that had it but i always find it amusing to see those who quit a game due to game guard come back.Personally I've never had an issue with game guard. I also play games on a designated game computer. So if something happened, no biggie, I would just reinstall anything.

As there is nothing of value or any sensitive nature on the computer then I don't worry about anyone finding out that I go to cnn all the time or that I frequent lol cats (disclaimer: I DON'T fequent lol cats!). Originally posted by grandpagamerOriginally posted by linrenI think most people on this thread that would not play Aion because of Gameguard simply did not plan on playing even if Gameguard did not exist.Nice excuse though.I would suggest some to re-read about Gameguard, rootkit, anti-virus, firewall, and how the internet is structured.

Saw alot of half-facts in the thread that is not entirely wrong, but also far from correct.Yes i agree for the most part. Mostly trolls are posting but there are a few people who truly believe that not only GG but any DRM is going to take control of there PC. Ive read that people who played Bioshock had massive damage to their PC due to Securerom but i have never seen such damage or know anyone personally who has. Do not underestimate the paranoia of some people.hm this could be interpreted like:. you do not need kaspersky. or anything like a firewall.

you do not need rootkit detection and removal aka blacklight or.because:viruses, trojans, backdoors and rootkits are simply overrated. Originally posted by thanithOriginally posted by grandpagamerOriginally posted by linrenI think most people on this thread that would not play Aion because of Gameguard simply did not plan on playing even if Gameguard did not exist.Nice excuse though.I would suggest some to re-read about Gameguard, rootkit, anti-virus, firewall, and how the internet is structured. Saw alot of half-facts in the thread that is not entirely wrong, but also far from correct.Yes i agree for the most part. Mostly trolls are posting but there are a few people who truly believe that not only GG but any DRM is going to take control of there PC. Ive read that people who played Bioshock had massive damage to their PC due to Securerom but i have never seen such damage or know anyone personally who has.

Do not underestimate the paranoia of some people.hm this could be interpreted like:. you do not need kaspersky.

or anything like a firewall. you do not need rootkit detection and removal aka blacklight or.because:viruses, trojans, backdoors and rootkits are simply overratedIm no techy but my friend is and she told me that the people having probems with DRM's were those trying to circumvent or remove them, that very well could be what your virus protection is doing with GG and therefor causing problems. I have a firewall and i have virus protection and ive never had any problems with any game DRM's or with GG.

Well at any rate its launch time so have fun on the forums. Originally posted by korat102Originally posted by Kainisthe only thing I have to do is 'run as administrator' when loading Aion.And that doesn't set any alarm bells ringing? Ingilizce egitim pdf indir. Everyone bleats on about MS but there's only so much they can do when people are determined to help bypass the security on their own machines.No, my friend.

You are poorly informed. 'Run as Administrator' is an option that only occurs in Windows Vista. The problem with Windows Vista is that most- if not all programs, have to be 'Run as Administrator'.

Microsoft overdid their security systems on Vista so that computer games require a Run as Administrator manually enabled. Originally posted by argos5Originally posted by korat102Originally posted by Kainisthe only thing I have to do is 'run as administrator' when loading Aion.And that doesn't set any alarm bells ringing?

Everyone bleats on about MS but there's only so much they can do when people are determined to help bypass the security on their own machines.No, my friend. You are poorly informed.

'Run as Administrator' is an option that only occurs in Windows Vista. The problem with Windows Vista is that most- if not all programs, have to be 'Run as Administrator'. Microsoft overdid their security systems on Vista so that computer games require a Run as Administrator manually enabled.nonsense, i play ryzom without admin privilidges.nothing to adjust here.should therefore be possible for every reasonable piece of software.but tastes are different some guys like it to run everything under root.laugs. Originally posted by thanithOriginally posted by argos5Originally posted by korat102Originally posted by Kainisthe only thing I have to do is 'run as administrator' when loading Aion.And that doesn't set any alarm bells ringing? Everyone bleats on about MS but there's only so much they can do when people are determined to help bypass the security on their own machines.No, my friend.

You are poorly informed. 'Run as Administrator' is an option that only occurs in Windows Vista. The problem with Windows Vista is that most- if not all programs, have to be 'Run as Administrator'. Microsoft overdid their security systems on Vista so that computer games require a Run as Administrator manually enabled.nonsense, i play ryzom without admin privilidges.nothing to adjust here.should therefore be possible for every reasonable piece of software.but tastes are different some guys like it to run everything under root.laugs.At first you were funny but the anger im seeing is truthfully a little hard for me to understand. Personally i dont by into the paranoia over Gameguard but if you feel so strongly about it then i have an idea for you. Just let it go and laugh at all of us morons who are infecting our PC's with this horrible virus.

Truth is man, its not healthy for you to get this upset. Originally posted by supbroHe's probably upset because he plays Ryzom, a game that nobody has heard of or even plays. It okay come to dark side of Aion, we have cookiesBah, don't invite him in, he's like a vampire. Second you let him in he starts trying to pull crap. Than's just a sad little troll trying to act big and mighty, and the bits of knowledge he vomits out are what he gathers from Wikipedia after editing the articles to fit what he believes.But hey, if he wants to believe that Game Guard will evolve into Sky-Net and sic a bunch of Asian Terminators on us, go ahead and let him. Ryzom is actually a pretty good little game. How stupid to make fun of a - by all accounts - unique and beautiful game which is respected even by people who hate it, and purely on grounds of its popularity.

It was free for the past year, for god's sake. How can someone who mocks things they've never tried sake themselves seriously?No one bought Blueberry Garden. No one watched Arrested Development or went to see Idiocracy or bought the first two Peter Murphy albums. It's weird how we have to point this out over and over again, month after month, year after year.The problem with GameGuard is it's incredibly touchy when it comes to Aion in particular. Over the course of my graduate work in Korean Fluff, I've grown used to it, and never had a problem with it in the past except for its bitching about Process Monitor, and some excellent games (Bioshock comes to mind) are guilty of this so it was hard to hold a grudge. Reading over some of the other forums, it's interesting how many different conflicts and odd workarounds people have written about. For my part, simply disabling the damned thing under Services did the trick, go figure.

Which leads me to suspect it could just be poorly implemented, or maybe even partly disabled out of consideration for Aion's arguably more touchy new Western audience.If it's a sticking point for you, the only thing to do is wait until release and find out then just how intrusive it is in Aion's case. We've got two months to go, and as near as I can tell every other aspect of the game is already in very, very good shape.

Your grandkids aren't going to look down on you because you missed the three day headstart or lost out on some fancy wings. Originally posted by grandpagamerIm no techy but my friend is and she told me that the people having probems with DRM's were those trying to circumvent or remove them, that very well could be what your virus protection is doing with GG and therefor causing problems.

I have a firewall and i have virus protection and ive never had any problems with any game DRM's or with GG. Well at any rate its launch time so have fun on the forums.Sorry for bumping this old thread but I was looking around for information on whether or not GameGuard would come with Aion and just had to address this: grandpagamer, your friend is wrong.DRM does not prevent piracy, games become available on torrents within days of release regardless of what protection scheme is used. Originally posted by Pandaman102Anyway, that rant being said I don't like GameGuard for the similar reasons but it's relatively easy to bypass due to how GameGuard updates (via an unsecured http server), anyone with even a passing knowledge in redirecting traffic and running servers can lock the updater into a loop that a) prevents malicious intrusions from crackers and b) keeps the version old, thereby letting you run updated versions of your favorite macros/bots/memory editors/antivirus/etc. That failed to run before; there's a small overhead to be paid but you'd have to have a fairly wimpy rig to even notice it.GameGuard won't stop me from buying Aion but it will make me wait a month or so longer - my main concern is that if the developers have too much faith on its anti-cheating capabilities they'll let the client handle certain processes to reduce server load. Certain number-crunching processes like health or gold (hey, entirely possible, Phantasy Star Universe is a fairly recent game that used GameGuard and I discovered that they let the client handle the cash. Not that I used this knowledge to my unfair advantage.cough.).Hi,This isn't much of a solution for user who suffers from BSOD, etc.

As it means still loading GameGuard kernel mode driver (dumpwmimmc.sys). Injection of npggNT.des into all running processes.(except smss, hehe.)If anyone has interest, I create some simple code that disables GameGuard so he never runs. Allows for playing Aion without drama from GameGuard -At present, only support for North American and European Aion client.You make good point, about devs using GG as crutch for poor coding/design skills. And is sadly, most users having trouble with GameGuard are not cheating, just experience side effects from hooking circus used by GameGuard.-Fyyre.