Asmodian & Elyos Leveling Guides Exposed – Picking the right one.

UPDATE: ‘KFGuides‘ has become the first leveling guide and the only guide out there to have completed their guides up to level 50 section.

UPDATE 2:’KFGuides‘ authors Krinadon and Faiona hit level 50 in record time. Krinadon also leads the top Asmodian guild(Nightfall) on the Azphel server.

You can verify all this information by visiting the KFGuides website here and clicking on the Current level status links.

Now back to the review…

There are a lot of guides out there claiming to get you from 1-50 in 1 week flat. If you see such a guide, discard it as false propaganda. As far as leveling guides go, we have done a thorough analysis of the major paid/premium guides out there.  The current crop of guides are Fantoms, Killerguides and KFGuides …These are our key learnings:-

We found that Killer guides is grossly incomplete at the moment, and not just incomplete they were extremely vague. The kind of inputs we get for a quest is…complete so and so quest in this map and then move to xyz and do this quest. I mean, why pay for a guide that makes you do the reserach. This can be attributed to the game being new but that is no excuse for you to advertise 1-50 in 1 week. Killer guides reputation is good for other games though, so their updates may bring some drastic changes but until then, I would advise you to stay from their leveling guides(I wouldnt be able to comment on the other guides from killer guides).

Fantom’s guide, very tall expectations of 1-50 in 4 days. This is just ridiculous, you just can’t do that, and on going through the guide, we are further reiterated of that belief. The guide is only upto Level 18 at the moment even though the author claims 1-50 in 4days. Ridiculous! We find it to be currently incomplete and vague as well. It doesnt seem to give any major unique content.  Moreover, it is only for Asmodian faction as of now. Their leveling guide, in our opinion, is not up to the mark as of now.

After going through these 2 aion leveling guides, we went to KFGuides and they were eons ahead of the competition.  When they said Step by step, they meant it. Their color coding of instructions truly makes a difference once you start refering to the guide on a regular basis.They dont make tall claims like 1-50 in 5 days but they inturn show the best realistic possibilities in actual performance.

For these and a whole host of other reasons, Aionguideslist.com picks KFguides as premier choice for Leveling guides. Read our entire review below, so you know we are not making baseless claims….we bought the guides, used them and critically reviewed them before coming to our conclusions….READ THE REVIEW, you will know that we AREN’T just making false recommendations without actually buying the guide…

The bottom line(summary of the review): This guide is totally worth it, it is a sure-fire high speed leveling guide that you will fall in love with for sure. Step by step instructions with a very powerful foresight into future quests will help blitz through your quests and levels. I would like you to read through the review completely to get an idea of what exactly is there in the guide, but if you are in a hurry, Click here to visit KFGuides If you plan to buy though, make sure you use the coupon code for discounts. Discount code is present at the end of the review.

Okay..Here goes the official review..

GUIDE PRESENTATION , USABILITY AND METHODOLOGY

The guide starts out with general notes stating the simple keyboard shortcuts, important facets of the User Interface and interacting with the environments. All this is done keeping in mind, future stages of the game. We find this to be a good section because once you are set in using the interface and shortcuts, you find it hard to change later. The guide reminds us of a lot of little things that we tend to miss out on, small things that result in optimizing the way you play, things that improve you as a MMO gamer over time.

The guide is color coded for both the images and text. Helping you to quickly identify different parts of the guide. For example, he has color coded the following 3 parts.

-          Accepting Quests -          Turning in quests-          Updating quests

As you come across different NPCs the guide will tell you to accept, turn in or update quests at the NPC. The color codes help you to quickly identify the task at hand. Once you get settled in, the colors will quickly help you identify the action to be performed.

Doing quests one at a time is the normal way to approach things . But if your aim is to level up fast, then you need to optimise the way you do things. For example, an NPC you went to once, will also be offering another quest for you at a later stage. If you had planned for this earlier, you wouldn’t need to make two trips just to initiate the quest. This guide is full of such tricks and tips. Imagine, All the quests that you will be doing completely optimised like this, the amount of time saved. This was the deal maker for us.

It tells you in advance, to accept certain quests from the same NPC, that you will be able to complete at a later stage. If you wondered how power leveling is done, this method is most definitely one of them. Doing 6 quests at a time, and finishing in the steps for 2 quests.

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In the above Pic, Yellow is the color code for Accepting quests. He guides you to accept multiple quests from the same NPC  so that you don’t waste time later for this same quest. This drastically improves the rate at which you complete quests and in turn level up. This is where you save drastic time over your peers when it comes to leveling.

The foresight of quests goes well into your higher levels, thus you are approaching leveling in the most efficient way possible.

• Apart from that, the guide is written in steps, with each step having a check box. Thus allowing you to track the steps as well. You can save a copy with the last completed step, so you don’t lose track of the quests that you do. We advise you to make use of the checkboxes as it really helps you once you get deep into the game.
  

• The instructions are detailed to say the least and very well presented so you don’t spend half the time looking for the lines.

• Each chapter starts off with a map of the area with various locations marked. As you go through the guide, various steps refer to these locations and you can reference them in the map, making it much easier to follow. The most efficient quests are included into the guide and explicit directions to complete the quests are supplied.
  

• Though the guide is strictly only a leveling guide, The guide contains links to a number of freebie guides(written by the authors, of the same quality) related to other aspects of the game like crafting, technical guides etc.

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• The guide has a LOT of screenshots from the game ,of the various NPCs and different spots, so you always have something to verify if you are in the right spot quickly.
  

• The guide has detailed maps, with clear paths and numbered positions, so that when you reach that particular step, all you need to do is look at the map and know where to travel. We advise you to take a print of the map page alone…so you reduce time even further.

• The guide also has Video content that gets you through some of the particularly difficult parts.

An example of the maps and screenshots

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GUIDE CONTENT & EFFECTIVENESS

Ok so far, we have told you how the guide is structured and written so that it can be really useful for you. What all does the guide actually contain to help you level up, There is certainly a lot in there here is a list of the most important sub-topics.

• Explains Ideal quests which are worth doing and how to do it in a step by step manner

• Ensures you dont waste time on the quests that are particularly cumbersome and are not worth your time

• Gives you details on the most optimum way to go about your quests keeping in mind future quests

• Gives explicit step by step details for both solo and group quests.

• Lists out multiple quests to be accepted at various NPCs, so that you don’t waste time coming back again.

• Lists out ideal monsters to be hunted at different level ranges as per your abilities

• Lists out drops that you should be picking up, keeping in mind future quests(Again, an amazing time saver, drastically improves your level up speed) – This almost feels like a cheat sheet, to be honest.

• Lists drops that you should be collecting as you level that will earn you considerable Kinah
  

• Lists out grinding spots for different levels, for both solo and groups

• Explains the way to get to various grinding spots and also lists out quests to be accepted/completed en route. This guide is all about optimizing.

• Video tutorials for particularly tough areas, so you don’t waste any time trying to figure out the text.

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Apart from these, we feel we have to mention the following aspects that really impressed us.

• The abyss quests and Morheim section quests are extremely useful as it is really rare to find these quest details, explained so clearly., this is the stage where you will find yourself struggling without a guide.
  

• We absolutely loved the spy quests section where they explain the quests to be carried out in enemy territory.

• The color coding is an absolutely brilliant idea that you will appreciate as you go through the guide. As time passes, you will find yourself just looking for the colors to do certain repetitive tasks like accepting a quest or updating a quest or completing a quest.

We were surprised to note that beyond a point, we were just looking at the colors and the NPC name and moving ahead. As I said earlier, this guide is all about optimizing your level ups. We were pleasantly surprised with such an organised way to leveling. If you follow the leveling patterns in this guide, you are sure to race ahead of the competition in no time.

• Amazing Video tutorials for parts which are challenging, their video tutorial on “Destroying the curse” quest really helped us complete it in record time, we thought it’d take a lot lot more.

The only gripe I have with this guide is that the Asmodian and Elyos guides have to purchased seperately. I don’t have any problems with it as I(personally) seem to prefer Asmodian, so the Asmodian guide is what I wanted. But then again, my advice to you is choose a faction and stick to it , not because these guys provide faction guides but because the game is vast and mastering the game will mean you choose a faction and learn it’s intricacies to truly rule the game. Keeping that in mind, this guide is most definitely the way to go as far as leveling guides are concerned.

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The guides are currently priced as follows :-

• (1-50) ($39.95)

• (20-50) ($34.00)

• (30-50) ($25.00)

As they say, no pain no gain.

When you pay 15$ monthly for the game, I think a one time payment that will dramatically enhance and improve your gameplay with assured updates forever, is definitely worth it.

We felt so when we bought the guide for ourselves and Boy! are we glad we did!. We recommend the 1-50 guide because it comes with lifetime access to the guide and all future updates. Given that these guys do this for a living, I am sure their updates will be awesome. They already sent an update 2 days for back their 1-30 guide including some extra quests and videos, I am sure they will maintain their standards, their livelihood depends on it.

The guide was released with the 1-30 version initially with a promise of a 30-40 update before launch and as promised they released the 30-40 update yesterday(19^th ,Sep 2009). And the 40-50 update is said to be well on its way soon.

So what are you waiting for? Get there now and buy it asap.

When you buy, Make sure you use the coupon code : aspromo

It gives you a 3.95 $ discount.

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Go on buy it, if you want to get done with your levels asap, and get access to the end game contents. Level up fast and be the sought after players by Aion’s top guilds. This guide is most definitely worth it. Once you read this, you and your friends will be among fastest levellers on the block. The game is new and yet to flourish, now is the time to make use of the experience of others and gain footing in Aion online.