u/Ok_Book_5001

I work in Germany and take care of over 90 apprentices (Azubis) at my company. I keep seeing people from outside the EU getting sold the same dream, so here's the reality nobody at the agency will tell you.

1. B2 is often not enough.
Agencies make B2 sound like the finish line. In practice, you'll struggle at the Berufsschule, where the technical language is hard even for natives, and at work. Many people realize too late that they understand only half of what's going on.

2. Ask yourself why these programs exist.
It's usually not because Germany can't find anyone for these positions. It's often because many German Azubis wouldn't accept the conditions and would quit within the first weeks. Some companies use the Ausbildung visa as a source of cheap labour instead of paying fair wages, and the agency or agent takes a nice cut for bringing you here.

3. What these "Ausbildungen" often look like in reality:

• Hospitality: 8 hours a day washing dishes
• Nursing/care: the hardest physical and hygiene work, with little support
• Logistics: sorting packages in a container for 8 hours, sometimes at 35°C

By the time you notice, you've already moved your whole life to Germany and it's hard to go back. The only real learning happens at school, and with B2 you struggle there too.

4. The roles are reversed here.
This is the part many people from outside the EU don't expect. In much of Asia, an "office job" means status and recognition. In Germany, skilled trades are respected, in demand, and often pay well. A good tradesperson here has a solid future.

My honest advice:
If you want an Ausbildung in Germany with real prospects and not just cheap labour, aim for a skilled technical trade:

• Elektroniker (electrician)
• Zerspanungsmechaniker (CNC machining)
• Anlagenmechaniker SHK (plumbing, heating, HVAC) or other Handwerk trades

These companies actually need you, they train you properly, and the qualification is worth something for the rest of your career.

Before you sign anything: research the company yourself, ask what an Azubi actually does day to day, check the pay (Ausbildungsvergütung), and be very careful with agencies that charge you high fees.

Thanks for reading, and good luck.

Hi guys, Revlys here again!

First, I just wanted to thank you all for the feedback you've given on the Aion 2 Kodex and for the progress we've made on the Progression Guide. I'll try my best to add all the EU info once headstart is ready (I didn't get an invite for the server test).

Over the last few weeks, I've seen posts on this subreddit going crazy about P2W, followed by a bunch of posts hyping the game. I've now played on the Taiwan server for 3 months and want to give you the most honest review I can as an Aion 1 veteran.

Beginning

Leveling to 45 isn't comparable to Aion 1. If you want a game to compare it to, use Throne and Liberty (mechanics-wise). If you push hard, you can reach 45 pretty fast. The quests to focus on are always the yellow ones (MSQ) and the green ones (side quests that give jewelry). You can try to follow the story (the Elyos one was really nice), but at release your only interaction with NPCs will be "Press F to pay respects." You don't need a group to progress here, except for some MSQ dungeons (Krao Cave, Fire Temple).

Feathers, Strongholds and Secret Dungeons are really important, so don't skip them. Use your leveling time to grab everything you see on the map: Feathers (amulet), Strongholds (belt), Secret Dungeons (Daevanion Board points, progress). Kill more mobs than needed, not just the amount the quest requires. Killing a specific mob levels your pet progress for that mob, and you get rewards for leveling it on the Pet Progress Board.

Mid-Game

Level up Essence Tapping once you reach 45 (the reason it's locked until level 45 is bots!!!). Level your professions too, because you'll need Handicrafting to craft the brooch (you need 2). In TW, we now also have Seals, which can be crafted with Handicrafting as well.

Now focus on pushing your Gear Score. Your daily schedule should be: Use up your Odyle Energy on Expeditions/Conquest/Transcendence -> Daily Dungeons, Nightmare Dungeons, Ascension Dungeon -> Duty Missions, 5 per day (you can take them via the Journal), and Command Missions (you can buy them from the Command Trader for Kinah, limited weekly). Use all the resources you get, like those from leveling pets, to push your GS/CP.

Start PvP as early as possible, the Abyss is your oyster! You get more loot from mobs, and since it's the start, people have similar gear, instead of you getting one-shot by a 900k CP Ranger like in TW. Same playbook for the Abyss: there are Abyss Corridors (mini solo dungeons) where you can kill mobs for AP, and there are Command Missions too (weekly reset). If you enjoy PvP, push your Abyss rank as fast as possible. Unlike in Aion 1, your RANK is NOT bound to your current Abyss Points!!! Push your Arcana as much as you can to get additional CP!

Lategame

Same rotation as above, but now you don't need to collect feathers and other stuff. Most of your daily routine is reduced to dungeons/conquest/PvP/crafting. You'll need scrolls later (because more damage!), and you'll eat through them like cheesecake, so if you want to be self-sustaining, you'll mostly have to make them yourself. (Whales can spend their Kinah on them, but in the end, what are they even playing for?)

Conquests aren't capped by Gear Score alone; your Combat Points decide whether you get in. That means it's not just your gear and enchants that matter, but also your manastones, title, Arcana, Stigmas, skills, etc. (probably even whether you took a shit this morning). So always check your CP before trying to join a party.

This game is already out, so at least take 2 minutes to watch a YouTube guide on the Expedition/Conquest/Transcendence mechanics. In the beginning, resurrection stones will be rare, and you don't want to waste them on simple mechanics you could have looked up. If you're playing with a group and want to figure out the mechanics yourselves, enjoy it, but do it as a full group!

NOW, PAY 2 WIN

You can play this game completely free and enjoy everything it offers; you just won't progress as fast as people with subscriptions. That's the most important part: it's not Pay2Win in the sense of "I'll put dollars/euros into the biggest weapon and now I'm King!" That weapon still needs to be enchanted, needs the right rolls via sync stones, needs its potentials, etc. So if you waste all your money on that kind of stuff, you'll completely fuck up the game for yourself.

The most important message I can give to my WHALES is:

IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION!

Compare it to the new gaming PC you've been saving up for over 2 years. You ordered all the parts and check the shipping info every 20 minutes. The next day it arrives, you have all the boxes in front of you, and you check YouTube tutorials again: "HOW TO BUILD A PC." Then, after almost crying and having 3 heart attacks because you thought you'd destroyed your PCIe slot while inserting the GPU, the PC turns on.

YOU'LL ONLY GET THAT FEELING FROM YOUR PVE OR PVP PROGRESS IF YOU ACTUALLY PLAY THE GAME. If you just pay cash for that progress, GET YOUR ASS TO BEST BUY AND BUY A SHITTY PREBUILT PC, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY.

Thanks for your attention.