NCsoft's Lani Blazier reveals Aion's Spiritmaster class
by Lesley Smith 
Jul 9th 2009 at 7:00PM
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Aion, Classes, Interviews
NCsoft's Lani 'Liv' Blazier has revealed more detailed information on Aion's Mage subclass, the Spiritmaster, in an interview with Ten Ton Hammer. Spiritmasters are, as their name suggests, able to summon spirits who will help them battle. In the beta, it's common to see Spiritmasters running around with a fiery minion at their heels but Lani is keen to let everyone know that there's a lot more skill to playing this class than meets the eye:
"In the Aion beta, Spiritmasters can summon four kinds of spirits, each based on one of the core elements: earth, wind, fire, and water. At Aion's release, we will introduce a fifth spirit. This new spirit is specific to a character's race. Asmodian Spiritmasters will be able to summon a spirit that is a combination of the elements of fire and earth, and Elyos Spiritmasters will be able to summon a spirit that is a combination of wind and water. Each spirit has different abilities. It can be challenging at times to recognize which element would be best to call on, and it is a mark of a player's experience in the class to become skilled at this decision. Using the right spirit at the right time can be the difference between winning or losing a battle."
Check out the full interview for more information.
"In the Aion beta, Spiritmasters can summon four kinds of spirits, each based on one of the core elements: earth, wind, fire, and water. At Aion's release, we will introduce a fifth spirit. This new spirit is specific to a character's race. Asmodian Spiritmasters will be able to summon a spirit that is a combination of the elements of fire and earth, and Elyos Spiritmasters will be able to summon a spirit that is a combination of wind and water. Each spirit has different abilities. It can be challenging at times to recognize which element would be best to call on, and it is a mark of a player's experience in the class to become skilled at this decision. Using the right spirit at the right time can be the difference between winning or losing a battle."
Check out the full interview for more information.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Deadend said on 7:24PM 7-09-2009
Why do they feel a need to "reveal" classes every body all ready knows about since the game has been out in other parts of the world for awhile now : /
I know its some an attempt to get people interested in a game that is just more of the same. But these "revels" just remind me of that 3 year old standing in the middle of the super market isle jumping up and down to get attention. You know the one that if you where slightly less civilized you would hit up side of the head the big bag of flower you just picked up.
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devilsei said on 8:55PM 7-09-2009
Well sorry if not everyone is in the beta, plays the spirit-master class, or feels like scouring the web for info on said class.
And I'd slap the parent of that 3yr old child, not the kid. Shouldn't leave a toddler alone in the middle of an isle anywhere, just begging to get taken there.
Fleiva said on 12:20AM 7-11-2009
Because some people still don't know about this game, and they might be interested. Granted it's not your case, nor mine, but it's not like if these articles hurt us in any way, or do they?
Viiral said on 11:04PM 7-09-2009
you don't even need to scouring the web.. its all over the place.
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Bryan said on 1:42AM 7-10-2009
I agree with Deadend. Tired of hearing ANY news about Aion since it's pretty much already a live game anyway. Very easy to find info in other ways. I remember watching the videos on each class back in January, so this is like telling me to look again at Aion(which I am glad to say I will never play again).
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Celestian said on 8:27PM 7-10-2009
So why do you bother to read these articles.
If you have no intention of playing Aion... why are you even posting about ... an article about Aion.
There is nothing wrong with them detailing a class for the new market they are about to break into. You think Warhammer, LOTRO and any other "western" game is all silent about their games in Asia before it breaks out there?
Stop being a nag, if you're not interested don't read it.
Lastly, SM's are nice, but I really am curious to see what happens with them because their pets don't fly.