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Just exactly how do Clerics earn Abyss Points?Follow

#1 Nov 07 2009 at 1:38 PM Rating: Excellent
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This question seems to be a concern for many clerics. I have noted both in game and on the official forums, this question being discussed time and time again. Well, this week's Eye on the Communuty addresses this very issue by answering a question submitted by Smokesprirt :



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Smokespirit on server [GER]Thor asks:

“How do Clerics earn Abyss Points?”



Abyss Points, in general, are rewarded based in the damage dealt by a whole group. (A group being, at maximum, six characters.) A Cleric will not gain any Abyss Points if he plays on his own and heals the members of a different group, but he will gain the same number of Abyss Points as his fellow group members receive when they fight other players or groups. He also gains the same amount of Abyss Points as anyone else would when dealing damage and successfully defeating opponents in one-on-one situations.



The Medals distributed during fortress sieges are assigned based on Abyss Point ranking. One might rephrase the original question as: “How do Clerics earn Medals?” Medals can be used to buy items in the Abyss and are therefore quite valuable. Gold and Silver Medal rewards are given out to the top 100 players of a siege based on the amount of Abyss Points those players gained.



It’s essential for everyone to be able to participate in Abyss sieges and other more or less voluntary brawls. While there is always room to improve any game system, we feel that the current Abyss Point and Medal system goes a long way to compensate players for their respective efforts. In Aion, we always try to encourage what we feel is the foundation of MMO gaming: playing with friends and grouping.



With the latest Aion patch, patch 1.5.1, are adding Medal rewards to Legions that successfully defend a fortress throughout a siege. The Legion’s Brigade General will distribute these to the Legion’s members, including Clerics. Not only will this allow Legions to more independently distribute rewards according to what contributions they feel were made, but we also hope this change will motivate Legions to take greater care in defending their fortresses.




Will this determine how and if you will play a Cleric?







Edited, Nov 7th 2009 3:21pm by Amnesty
#2 Nov 10 2009 at 1:49 PM Rating: Decent
Actually, it is worth knowing for every class. In other games during raids or other large scale events non-balanced groups are created so as to cluster specific classes together. What this means is if your alliance puts all the assassins into one group that they would get a disproportinate amount of abyss points. Basically groups will need to be created in such a way as to spread the dps around.
#4 Nov 23 2009 at 8:53 AM Rating: Decent
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I made a Cleric, only took me 3 days to get it to level 17 and I'm really enjoying it so far, much more than my Gladiator.

I remember reading this before but never committed it to memory, so now it's good to know that my whole group gets equal points when we kill things, I remember the WoW days where I could have 300k+ healing and no deaths in a 10 minute WSG and still have less than half the honor of the guy with the most kills. (not including the base honor you get for flag captures or winning)

We'll see how fun the PvP is once I hit 25, which shouldn't be too long at my current pace.
#5 Nov 26 2009 at 10:21 PM Rating: Good
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So this is where the famous shaman paracleets has snuck off to. well I came over to and am looking forward to some different style of PvP and honor acquistion in Aion. My mage is is 23 right now, so here's hoping for 25 soon.

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