If you skipped yesterday’s Summer Game Fest stream, you may have missed NC announcing a release window for Aion 2. There’s no specific date, but we now know that the MMORPG will launch on PC via Steam and Purple in September. When the global version launches, it will be available in North and South America, Europe and Asia and will support 10 言語.

Ideally, this should be a game that fans of the original Aion look forward to. 結局, there was a lot of complaining about the lack of a real flight. The original’s gliding system wasn’t bad, but it’s understandable that everyone expects to actually fly when they have wings. The fact that Aion 2 is based on flight as a combat system is pretty exciting.

しかし, I’m not sure that will be enough to surpass the monetization system introduced last year. It allows players to play for free, but offers tiered subscriptions to access most of the game. Subs aren’t a bad thing. The only MMORPG I play is under-based and requires expansion purchases. That being said, I’m less inclined to choose the sequel to a game that’s free to play. I suspect that with limited free access, the game might change my mind if the game is good enough.

Although I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle the changes to the Asmodians.

Before the game is released, players will be asked to sign up for the Game newsletter. Similar to pre-registration, players will receive some special extras at launch. 具体的には, they receive the companion pet Pagati and another pet of their choice. The pets available to choose from are Konutin Worker, Papis, Black Smoke Murute and Silver Blade Rotan.