Kakao announced today that Elyon was going to go free to play as well having a near month delay. While the game going free to play isn’t shocking, what is unexpected is the timing, as many assumed it would be out for a few months before that transition might occur. In this video, we discussed their announcement, the reason for the change as well as the implications of what “free to play” means to their cash shop.
(more…)Category: Elyon
Is It Pay to Win? Elyon (Ascent: Infinite Realm)
Welcome to ‘Is it Pay to Win’ – a column where we examine a game and decide if that game is has aspects of pay to win and to what extent. Check out Is it Pay to Win?: Defined to see how we break down the components of pay to win (p2w), such as pay for advantage, pay for convenience, and pay for cosmetics.
Elyon (formerly Ascent: Infinite Realm) is a korean MMORPG developed by Bluehole and is being published for Western audiences by Kakao. The game has 5 classes with a large variety of skills. It features both PVP and PVE. The game must be purchased (buy to play) and has a cash shop with microtransactions.
Scoring:
- Pay for Power: 2/5
- Pay for Advantage: 3/5
- Pay for Convenience: 5/5
- Pay for Cosmetics: 5/5
- Pay to Win: 3.14/5
Here’s a video discussion of the cash shop. Continue reading for a break down of the games system, an explanation for those scores and our final verdict on the game.
(more…)Elyon CBT2: Beta Key Winners & How to Get Access
The winners for the Elyon CBT2 Contest are:
- @IiIpeepo
- @devavratk
- @sheraxia
- @fortunabiysk
- @c_oau
Congratulations to the winners. We will be sending a DM on twitter with the code, except one person who is set to private, we will @ you, and hopefully you respond so we can get you the key.
Fortunately, if you didn’t win this contest, there is another way to earn a CBT2 key. Keep reading for that information.
(more…)Elyon CBT2: Beta Key Giveaway + Info
The second Elyon (Ascent: Infinite Realm) closed beta is coming up soon and beta invites went out today. This beta test will be significantly closer to the current Korean version of the game than the last one and will feature their cash shop. Now that New World’s launch has moved to be almost exactly the same day as Elyon, it’s even more important for those testing to see if they are interested to get into this beta as it may be difficult to play both of these upcoming MMOs at their launch – this is definitely a personal struggle here.
Fortunate for you, not only does this post have the CBT2 schedule, but also a way to win one of our five beta keys that Elyon gave us to give to you.
Continue on for the key giveaway and the closed beta schedule at the end.
(more…)Elyon Closed Beta Soon
Kakao Games contacted me (through a mass mailing, but it sounds cooler to say it that way) and informed me that they are accepting applications for their closed beta for Elyon (formerly A:IR – Ascent Infinite Realm). You can apply at their website https://www.playkakaogames.com/. As of this writing, on the second slide there’s a button that looks like the picture above.
Once you sign up, it’ll ask you to log in or create your Kakao Games account, which you might have already if you’ve played some of their other games such as Black Desert Online. Then, there’s a short survey and it’ll tell you they’ll let you know. The beta test itself will be held from May 6th through May 10th. See below for full application and test schedule as well as a link to the Elyon beta FAQ.
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