http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PAM0wr7cZ8 the vision of the future of aion, its pretty dam mind blowing.
From the korean forums:
* Major Graphics Overhaul: DX10 included
* Player Housing
* Combat Revamp: The game will play out more like an action game (think Blade & Soul)
* Weather System Revamp
* Swimming
* Under Water Environments: Players will be able to explore new under water cities, dungeons, and quest hubs
* User Generated Content Expanded: Players will be able to post writs on boards through out the world.
* Quest System revamp: Many, many, many more quests and story-line quests are being added
* New Classes (Supposedly, according to the Korean forums)
* 2 new weapon types: Whip & Crossbow
* New Skills for every class
* New Zones
* New Monster and NPC AI Revamp
* Mounts: You can tame your own mount out of various creatures in Atreia, one of which is a Chocobo-Esque bird, you also will be able to ride with 2 people on some mounts!
* Revamped Sieges