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[Translations] Interview & Q&A with Amboss (GC 2008)
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Q: You said that there will be more events until the release in EU. As we can see at the GC you are very dedicated and achieved a lot. How do you plan to entertain us during the remaining 4 months until the Preview Event starts?
A: We want to present Aion on other exhibitions in Europe this year. For example in England and France. It's not certain if there will be Shows in Germany.
Q: Will there be a Map of the Abyss at the off. website where you can see the distribution of Fortresses? Will there be rankings (also for integration on own sites)?
A: Our webteam is working on some cool features for our off. website. But unfortunately I can't say anything specific about it yet. But I can think of such functions.
Q: Will there be an Open Beta after the Preview Events?
A: It's currently uncertain if there will be another phase after the Preview Events. But I won't exclude that option, however it won't be named "Open Beta".
Q: How far is the localization of Aion?
A: The localization of Aion proceeds well. Actually the whole content which was included in CBT2 is available in English. This is an important step for us, because it's easy to translate from English to German.
Q: Are you already looking for Game Masters for Aion?
A: Not yet. If we need reinforcement, you'll know. But not this year.
Q: Will there be an off. forum for the Preview Events?
A: Right now we discuss a couple of options internally how we collect the player's feedback during the Preview Events. Official forums would be a valid option. We don't exclude it at the moment.
Q: Do you plan to implement ingame report-tools where players can report bugs and feedback?
A: Yes, it's very certain that players can send feedback within Aion.
Q: Will there be RP-Servers for every language at release? Would you like to have RP-Servers?
A: If there will be RP-Servers will depend on different factors. How successful will Aion be? Is there a strong demand on RP, etc? I'd like to see RP-Servers.
Q: Is Aion also interesting for casual gamers who can only play 1-2 hours a day?
A: A greater part of Aion will also be complete-able for casual gamers. You can also be very successful in short play-session and you get adequate rewards. The endgame in the Abyss is also interesting for casual gamers, but they won't have easy play against hardcore players. This is not only logic but also fair and can't be solved differently.
Q: How works the feedback-forwarding to Korea?
A: Our Community-Team at NCsoft Europe ransack the feedback of the fans, pick out new and interesting approaches and translates them - if necessary - to English. At constant intervals we're send them over to Korea. We can't send our colleagues questions on a daily basis 
Q: Will the complete endgame content only be playable in the Abyss or are there other options for high-level characters?
A: Actually we can't say anything specific. But high-level characters won't be in the Abyss only.
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Translated by Haubix from AionSource.com
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Comments
I am happy to hear that end-game won't be held exclusively in the Abyss. I was kind of thinking that I would be spending pretty much everyday in the Abyss once I hit max level, that was kind of disheartening. One of the main reasons why I chose Elyios was because of the lush beautiful environment they inhabit, it would have been a shame to abandon that environment later in the game.
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