Aion to shut down unknown number of servers DateTime:8/18/2010 5:52:58 PM
Last fall, NCsoft was praising the US and European launch of its Korean-developed fantasy MMO Aion. The publisher said the game sold a total of close to 1 million copies in both regions. However it looks like the game has failed to keep a number of its players after the launch last September. This week NCsoft announced that the Aion development team took a look at the game's player count and concluded, "most of our servers didn't have ideal populations." The decision has been made to merge (i. e. shut down) a number of Aion's servers to increase the population of the remaining servers. There's no word yet on how many servers will be affected or when it will happen but details are promised "in the coming weeks." In the meantime a major new patch for the game will be released on June 2 while a large content patch (2.0) is planned for release in the US sometime this fall.
NCsoft has revealed what we expect from the next update MMORPG Aion. Specifically there will be improvements for all character classes, and will be introduced dozens of new daily quests, new quests and regular missions giving more substantial awards. Finally, improvements are also planned for the user interface, a combination of weapons, and more efficient development of objects. Within walking distance of the announcement of bonus for those who preorder the game in advance, the publisher NCsoft has the official release date of NCsoft Aion on the official site, setting the days of 22 and 25 September for the launch in the U.S. and Europe.
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