The February edition of Aion's "Eye On Community" was recently published at the official NCSoft forums, brought to you by community manager Andrew "Tamat" Beegle. This month's post begins with a single Q&A regarding fort timers; a player asks, "It’s been several weeks now since the fort timer survey. When are we going to see a change?" Tamat responds that based on data collected from in-game surveys and NCSoft's internal stats, the decision is to "keep the enemy on their heels." He writes that next week the developers will be changing the capture timer to one hour (a 100 percent increase from the current timer).

Tamat also reminds players to keep their eyes peeled for more in-game items via NCSoft's "Veteran Rewards" program, and provides a few links to third-party Aion resources, guides and other info. Check out the original post here, and be sure to visit ZAM's Aion portal site for more great news and information, including a wikibase and dedicated forum.

MMOsite is reporting that Aion version 2.0 is allegedly scheduled to launch this month, but North American Community Manager Andrew "Tamat" Beegle has stated on the official forums that this information is not official and is only a rumor:

"I feel that it's important to point out that this information was not officially released by NCsoft and is at this point nothing more than a series of rumors. We've made it clear that we're working on a series of updates that will bring new content to Aion in the short and long term; however, we haven't announced the specifics of these updates."

To add fuel to the fire, an administrator on MMOsite has posted the rumored content for version 2.0 as revealed by "someone" in Taiwan. According to the post, the update will raise the level cap to 55 and add a new talent system, weapons and weapon skills, maps, an instance, and a 24-person raid.

We'd like to emphasize Tamat's point: This is only a rumor. None of this is an official announcement. Take it all with a huge grain of salt.

After taking a break for Mass Effect 2, Fony and The BFF Report jump right back into Star Trek Online to give us a full run down of what to expect from the upcoming space adventure. With the Normandy parked back in the garage, he beams back into the USS BFFR to battle it out with some Klingons, go on a few quick missions, and find out what it takes to be the captain of a Bird of Prey! On top of all that, Fony had to get just a bit more time in with character creation to see what he could come up with... you'll be laughing after you see what he conjured up.

To watch all of The BFF Report's Episode 16 - Star Trek Online, Part Two, make sure you click on the link! Enjoy!

According to the official Aion website, a few days ago one of their most popular fansites was hacked during the week and, as a result of this, the hackers gained access to the website's e-mail database. Now, any fan of the various Aion database and forum websites (you can check out our Aion portal here!) may already know which site was hit, but the Aion team is warning players that these emails may result in more "phishing" attempts by hackers to get players to compromise their accounts. This is typically achieved by sending "fake" emails, pretending to be NCsoft staff or an in-game GM, where the player is required to visit a link, or even prompted to "change" his or her password.

Once more, the Aion team is warning players against these increased "phishing" attempts, and NCsoft says that any emails you receive you should cross reference to the main Aion webpage and follow those instructions instead.

Stay vigilant against the scourge of the hackers, Aion community!
 

According to North American Community Manager Andrew "Tamat" Beegle, "Nothing says 'I love you' like a full experience bar. Well, that and some chocolate!" NCsoft is giving Aion players the opportunity to spend Valetine's Day enjoying the gift of a double exp boost.

The double experience weekend is scheduled to begin on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. server time. The bonus will run through the weekend and end on Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. Do you happen to play Aion with your significant other?