Here is all the update info! 11/19/09

http://na.aiononline.com/board/notices/view?articleID=160&page=

Server maintenance is delayed due to Solorius Festival. Here is the info copy and pasted. Update 12/16/09.

"Greetings Daevas,



Traditionally we've held our weekly regular server maintenance on Wednesdays, but this week will be slightly different. With this change we wanted to give you an update regarding what we have planned for this week. In order to limit the amount of server downtime you experience, we've decided to delay our weekly server maintenance until the end of this week. We will then synchronize the maintenance with the release of our latest patch, which will include the Solorius Festival, our first double experience weekend, and a few additional gameplay changes.



Thanks for your understanding. See you in Atreia!



-The Aion Community Team"


Here's a direct quote about the double experience weekend.

"Greetings, Daevas!



We’ve heard your feedback that the experience curve can be steep in certain levels of Aion, and over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been evaluating how we want to address this issue to provide for smoother character progression. While we’re committed to providing a permanent solution, our long-term plans require development time. As part of that process, we are implementing a temporary enhancement so that you can feel immediate benefits that we’re excited to be rolling out this weekend.



To aid you in your travels we will be implementing double experience weekends over the next three weeks. These bonus weekends will affect characters levels 1–35. This includes crafting and gathering experience as well. After the upcoming three weekends, we plan on hosting bonus experience weekends once or twice a month. We want to make it easier for you to experience what Aion has to offer for your characters after level 35.



We are also adding a few permanent benefits with this week’s patch. Soul Healing will be less expensive for characters of all levels, and we’re increasing the experience bonus that Energy of Repose bestows for levels 20–44.



While the above is an interim solution, we will be addressing the character progression experience curve with a sizable patch next year. We look forward to hearing your comments, and we hope you have fun during these bonus weekends. Make sure to tell your friends —the more the merrier!



-The Aion Community Team"