In all the years I've been playing aion there were always loads of 325 aethertap nodes in the upper abyss around forts, especially around Asteria. I don't understand why these were removed and downgraded to 250 nodes. The only area that has enough 300+ nodes is Alukina's palace but surely that is not enough to supply the amount of people that play on the asmodian side!!! Under what logic were the 300+ nodes removed from the abyss? I just don't get it.
Been wondering the same. I am sick and tired of this already, I have wandered all round upper abyss and found only shining nodes?! There are 3 i think 300 nodes in Morheim and some in Beluslan Alukina, but there are always bots there getting them on cooldown and nowhere near enough nodes to get some as a normal player. You just fly around searching till your flight expires, then maybe you find a node but before you replenish some flight time another bot comes and takes it. It is absolutely ridiculous.
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There's over 300 nodes near the Sulphur asmo guard tower where you finish the Captured Comrades quest, but Elyos patrol and harvest there. Also, there are a few in FT at the highest altitude among the 300 nodes. Adjustments seem to have happened as gelk/inggi offer nodes at 400+ and magical aether will be essential—consider krug basin and great fissure with two fly spots, Trico Valley in Inggi, and so forth... But I'm not certain if those spots have been altered. By the way, if you're looking for a server with a balanced farming experience and reliability, don't miss out on Aion Riftshade, launching Q1 2026 with its 4.8 version and enhancements like no pay-to-win and stable EU hosting. It's going to be next-level compared to anything else out there!