Sometimes you see a useful tip while in-game, but can’t remember what it said or you’re only half way through reading it when you transition. In case you’re unable to find anything, we’ll provide that list for you here.
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| Tip: You do not lose Experience Points when you are killed by a player in the Arena or PvP. |
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| Lore: Lady Siel was the Empyrean Lord of Time. When the Tower shattered, Siel gave her life force to prevent the hollow sphere of Atreia from scattering into space. |
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| Tip: Learn new skills by buying Skill Manuals from Class Trainers or Masters. |
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| Tip: Access Help by pressing the <H> key. |
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| Tip: After Level 5, you lose Experience Points when you die. Some lost XP can be restored by Soul Healers. |
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| Tip: To change where you resurrect when you die, bind to an Obelisk. To find nearby Obelisks type "/where obelisk". |
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| Tip: The Abyss is a PvPvE area available to characters of Level 25 and higher. |
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| Tip: To link information on an item, quest, or skill in Chat, Ctrl-Right-Click the item. |
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| Lore: Lady Ariel leads the Seraphim Lords. Before the Cataclysm, Ariel supported Israphel’s call for peace. Now, the Lady of Light watches over Elysea. |
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| Lore: Lord Azphel opposed peace with the Balaur. As Lord of Shadows, he leads the Shedim Lords protecting Asmodae. |
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| Tip: To view their class, level, and other information, Click the names of other characters in chat. |
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| Tip: To see how items would look on your character, Ctrl-Click the item. |
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| Lore: Devotees of Lady Yustiel, the Seraphim Lord of Life, work tirelessly hoping to restore Eltnen to its former glory as the breadbasket of Elysea. |
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| Tip: Toggle auto-run by pressing <NumLock>. |
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| Lore: The Empyrean Lord of Space, Israphel, argued for peace talks with the Baluar. When the Empyrean Lords met with the Dragon Lords, the ensuing Cataclysm destroyed Lord Israphel, Lady Siel, and the Tower. |
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| Tip: Cities and many towns have mailboxes where you can send and receive mail. |
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| Tip: Falling from a great height will cause you to suffer damage, or even to die. |
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| Tip: You can ascend as a Daeva and choose a new sub-class when you reach Level 10. |
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| Tip: The green gauge around the Fly button (wings icon) displays your remaining flying time. |
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| Tip: Daevas can glide by pressing the <Space Bar> in the middle of a jump. |
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| Tip: Zones that are extremely populated may have more than one zone channel. Group members need to be in the same channel. Change your channel number in Menu/Support/Change Channel. |
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| Tip: The Fly button (wings icon) toggles flight. Mousing over it shows flight controls, remaining fly time, or how long until you can unfurl your wings again. |
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| Tip: Aggressive monsters and characters of the opposing race are displayed as red dots on the Compass. |
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| Tip: Whisper back to the last person who sent you a Whisper by pressing <T>. |
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| Tip: Check the box in the Quest Window to load a quest to the Quest Tracker. Quest Tracker allows you to monitor your quest progress from the User Interface while playing. |
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| Tip: Click blue words in quests to bring up a dictionary definition with more detailed information. |
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| Tip: The Menu button at the bottom of the screen offers access to many useful windows. Default <F10> key for Menu. |
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| Tip: Group Leaders can display brands on targets by right-clicking the Target, by typing "/Brand #" in chat, or by right-clicking the Show Brand Action in the Skills window. |
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| Tip: The Aetheric Energy in Power Shards give your weapon a temporary boost. Default <B> key to activate and deactivate equipped Power Shards. |
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| Tip: Find NPCs or locations by typing "/where CharacterName" in chat. |
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| Tip: To view both the map and the game screen at the same time, use the transparent overlay. Default <N> key. |
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| Tip: To mark locations on your map and link to them in chat, Ctrl-Right-Click on the map. |
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| Tip: Right-Clicking a location mark you’ve made on the map opens a pop-up menu with additional features. |
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| Lore: Lord Israphel was the Empyrean Lord of Space. He lost his life, along with Lady Siel, when the Tower shattered. |
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| Tip: When your craft skill is maxed out for your skill level, talk to a crafting master to access the next level. |
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| Tip: To view current Legion or Character rankings, first Click the Influence Ratio icon on the bottom right of the screen, then the Abyss Rank button. |
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| Tip: Legions can only be created or disbanded by visiting the Legions Board or Legion Administration Office in Pandaemonium or Sanctum. |
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| Tip: Moving during combat can increase your defense or attack. On-screen arrows indicate the current active bonuses. |
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| Tip: Up to three additional Quickbars are available in Game Options. Default <O> key for Options. |
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| Tip: Fortresses and cities have warehouses where you can store spare items. |
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| Tip: All Elyos characters on an account share one account warehouse. All Asmodian characters on an account share one account warehouse. |
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| Tip: Expand your Cube (inventory) space by visiting a cube craftsman. |
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| Tip: Rifts are corridors to enemy territory. There is a limit on the number of characters who can travel through a rift. |
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| Tip: Toggle the altitude lock while flying by pressing Scroll Lock. |
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| Tip: To copy character, item, or location information from chat to your Memo Pad, Right-Click the information. Navigate to your Memo Pad through Menu/Community. |
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| Tip: Capturing a fortress in the Abyss temporarily boosts the abilities of all members of the conquering race. |
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| Tip: Significant differences in Influence will give a PvP boost to the disadvantaged race. |
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| Tip: Fortresses and cities have Abyss Distributors where you can spend Abyss Points on armor and weapons. |
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| Tip: You can consume food and beverages at the same time. |
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| Tip: At Level 20, you can take quests to become qualified to equip Stigma Stones. |
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| Tip: Common items have white names and are useful to some players. In increasing order of rarity and value, Superior items are green, Heroic are blue, Fabled are yellow, and Eternal are orange. |
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| Tip: Level 30 characters can visit special vendors in cities to modify the appearance of items. |
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| Tip: Enhancing your weapon with Godstones requires a visit to a Godstone Socketer in the city. |
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| Lore: The Seraphim Lord Nezekan carries Izith, the shield of mystery. He is known for his fair yet swift Justice. |
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| Tip: When a quest marker appears as a sunburst, that NPC has a reward waiting for you. |
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| Tip: To toggle the camera view to face your character, use the scroll wheel. |
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| Tip: You can equip two weapon sets. Default <Shift-Z> to switch between them. |
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| Lore: Zikel demonstrated his title as the Shedim Lord of Destruction when the Elyos Legion of Storm attacked Asmodae. |
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| Tip: You don’t have to get to a mailbox to read Express Mail. Just click the Express Package Icon next to your Compass. |
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| Lore: Favored by Asmodian Assassins, Lady Triniel is dispassionate and unsurprisingly, as the Shedim Lord of Death, fatal. |
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| Tip: Cycle through nearby targets by pressing <Tab>. |
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| Tip: The number of dots on the left of the Target Window indicates the difficulty of the monster. |
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| Tip: Some hard-to-find NPCs wander about, rather than remaining in one spot. Also, some hard-to-find NPCs only appear at specific times. |
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| Tip: View the current status of the Abyss War by selecting the Abyss on the map. Default <M> key for the Map. |
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| Tip: When a Legion reaches Level 3, they can design and register their own Legion emblem. |
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| Tip: DP does not reset until the character has been logged off for 5 minutes. |
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| Tip: Well-timed attacks can interrupt an enemy’s skills or spells. |
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| Tip: Altered States may cause you to become temporarily immobilized or unable to fight. |
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| Tip: Altered States such as Bleeding., Poisoned, or Burned will cause you to suffer periodic damage. |
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| Lore: Vaizel, Lord of Freedom, is said to spend more time with humans than the other Seraphim Lords. |
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| Tip: Spiritmasters can issue commands to spirits by using the Command buttons next to the Quickbar. |
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| Tip: When you use an item to transform into an animal, you will not be able to use any skills. |
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| Tip: Dredgion is more likely to take interest in the race with higher Influence Ratio. |
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| Tip: Artifacts play an important strategic role in Fortress Battles. You can see who possesses an Artifact on the Abyss map. Default <M> key for the Map. |
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| Tip: You can earn Abyss Points with Fortress Battles, or by hunting monsters in the Abyss. |
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| Lore: Lady Lumiel, Shedim Lord of Wisdom, insulted Lord Kaisinel hundreds of years ago. The Seraphim Lord of Illusion still holds a grudge against her. |
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| Tip: Teleporting is more expensive in the Abyss when a Fortress Battle is in progress there. |
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| Lore: Shedim Lord Marchutan is the Asmodian Lord of Fate, and the Lord generally associated with Asmodian Chanters. |
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| Tip: The Aetheric Field of a fortress protects it from attacks from above and below. This protection is lost when the Aetheric Field Generator is destroyed. |
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| Tip: Enchantment Stones, Manastones, and Godstones permanently enhance weapons or armor. |
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| Tip: If you have armor or weapons you no longer want, you can create Enchantment Stones by using extraction tools. |
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| Tip: You can extract high level Enchantment stones from high rank items. Higher level Enchantment stones have a higher success rate. |
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| Tip: A failed enchantment attempt weakens previous enchantments on that item by 1 level. |
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| Tip: To use a Godstone to strengthen an item, visit a Godstone Socketer. |
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| Tip: Soul Bound items cannot be sold or traded to other characters, but can be sold to merchants. |
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| Tip: To divide multiple items, Shift-Double-Click the item stack. |
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| Tip: A critical success during crafting will result in a better crafted item, which will have better bonuses. |
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| Tip: Increase your crafting skills faster by completing Work Orders. |
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| Tip: Players can type "/dice" or "/roll" to make random decisions. |
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| Tip: Group Leaders can choose to divide loot by having members roll dice or bid on items. |
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| Tip: Gray items are junk, and only of value to merchants. Sell all junk items at once by clicking <Sell all Misc> in the merchant’s Sell Window. |
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| Tip: Trade Brokers allow you to buy or sell items on consignment. |
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| Tip: Once your Legion is Level 2 or higher, you can use the Legion Item Merchant. |
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| Tip: You can attach items or Kinah to mail that you send. |
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| Tip: When mail arrives for you, a letter icon will appear next to the Compass. To read regular mail, go to a mailbox. To find the nearest mailbox type "/where mailbox" in chat. |
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| Tip: Use the Auto Arrange Inventory button at the bottom of your Cube to sort items by type. |
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| Tip: Being in water can prevent a Daeva from flying. Deep water can injure or kill characters. |
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| Tip: Some foods, items, and potions increase the duration of your flying time. |
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| Tip: You cannot use items while gliding. |
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| Tip: Once you become a Daeva, you can use a teleporter to travel to other regions and cities. |
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| Tip: You cannot use items while on an elevator. |
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| Tip: Emotes can liven up your communication with other players. Default <K> key for Skills and Actions. |
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| Tip: Make your skills, actions, and items more accessible by dragging them to the Quickbars. |
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| Tip: You can lock the Quickbar slots by clicking the Padlock icon at the left of the Quickbar. |
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| Tip: The user interface can be toggled off for clean screenshots by pressing <F12>. |
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| Tip: To hide all other players on the screen, toggle with <Shift-F12>. Remember to toggle it back on or enemy players will remain hidden from you. |
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| Tip: When your icon on the Compass is magenta, you are at an altitude where you could die if you fall. |
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| Tip: The <Enter> key opens the Chat Window. |
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| Tip: Click and drag the Chat Window tabs to rearrange them, or to put them anywhere on the screen. |
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| Tip: To send another Whisper to the same person you last sent a Whisper to, press <Tab> while in the Chat Window. |
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| Tip: Video Tutorials are available in Beginner Help. Default <H> key for Help. |
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| Tip: You can see how your class skills chain together in the Chain tab of the Skill Window. Default <K> key for Skills. |
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| Tip: For easier contact, add friends to your Friends list. Default <V> key for Social. |
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| Tip: Display the distance to your target in the Combat Info section of Game Options. Default <O> key for Options. |
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| Tip: Set the User Interface to top or bottom in Game Options. Default <O> <key for Options. |
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| Tip: Macros allow more convenient access to sequences of actions you perform frequently. Default <U> key. |
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| Tip: To auto-follow a targeted group member, Double-Click the Group Window. |
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| Tip: Important hints for quests may appear in NPC dialogs and cutscenes. |
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| Tip: Complete Coin Quests to earn more Coins, which can be exchanged for valuable rare rewards. |
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| Tip: Certain monsters drop items that begin quests. |
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| Tip: When a monster shouts for help during combat, its companions may join the fight. |
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| Tip: Monsters with unique names are more powerful, and drop more valuable items. |
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| Tip: NPC allies in enemy bases have more powerful stats and skills than normal monsters. |
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| Tip: Treasure boxes don’t always yield valuable items. |
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| Tip: Some skills cannot be used while flying. |
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| Tip: You cannot request a duel with a player who is in combat or trade. |
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| Tip: In the Arena, all players outside your group count as enemies. |
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| Tip: Prices and taxes fluctuate with your race’s Influence Ratio. |
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| Tip: To know how much time, how many bindings, and how many resurrections remain on a Kisk, hover your cursor over the Kisk. |
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| Tip: Many towns have a Manastone Remover who can remove Manastones from an item so you can add new ones. |
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| Tip: To restore an item’s original color, buy Dye Remover from a city merchant . |
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| Tip: Vortices floating in the sky provide Aether for crafting. |
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| Tip: You increase your Legion’s level by earning Abyss Points. |
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| Tip: You can create a private chat channel for you and your friends. Type "/channelhelp" to learn more. |
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| Tip: Open a private store to sell things to other players. Default <Y> key. |
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| Tip: You cannot progress with some quests unless you are wearing a specific title. |
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| Tip: The icon next to the Compass tells you the current time of day. |
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| Tip: To know when you can capture a fortress or artifact, hover your cursor over its icon on the Abyss map. |
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| Tip: You can reduce the size of the User Interface and windows in Game Options. Default <O> key for Options. |
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| Tip: Some merchant NPCs may only appear at certain times of day or during events. |
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| Tip: Test your skills against other players by dueling. To bring up the option to Request Duel, Right-click the player or type "/duel". |
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| Tip: You can enable viewing your target’s target in the Combat Info section of the Game Options window. Default <O> key for Options. |
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| Tip: To send a whisper to someone, type "/w CharacterName Message" in chat. |
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| Tip: To find answers, share information, or ask questions of other players, open the Aion Answers and Game Guide websites. Default <H> key for Help and Support. |
