The fans of AION have been excited since Christmas. The reason is the announcement of Patch 6.0 in Korea. There, many changes are being rolled back that had come over the years, simplifying the progression.
AION is a Free2Play game from 2009 that has gradually faded from the public eye. Many still know it as the “MMORPG with wings”, which was briefly considered a WoW killer before many left it again.
But the MMORPG was never discontinued and still generates decent revenue for Korea’s MMO giant NCSoft. In the USA and Europe, versions are running that lag a bit behind. Many fans, however, struggle with design decisions from recent times. And one can notice a general downward trend that is typical for older MMORPGs.
Just before Christmas, the news of a major update in Korea came: They plan to release Patch 6.0 for AION.
This will turn the subscription game in Korea into a Free2Play title and roll back some changes in the game system. The fans in Europe are definitely excited about the update and the promises made there.
Trailer for AION 6.0 delights fans with promises of “Back to the Good Old Days!”
If you activate the English subtitles, you will get a rough idea of what is so exciting about AION 6.0. Time and again, it’s about bringing something back, returning to the earlier golden times.
In the European forum, you can read comments like: “This is exactly the patch we need. They finally got it and are rolling back the nonsense. This could save AION from sinking into obscurity.”
Some fans even demand that the EU publisher Gameforge throw everything overboard and immediately start working on update 6.0, skipping the long-overdue update 5.8.
AION 6.0 arrives in Korea mid-January – When will it come to Germany?
In the forum, Gameforge has already hinted that they understand how much fans are looking forward to 6.0. However, they will probably first have to release 5.8, as preparations for that are already far along:
6.0 has not yet been released in Korea, but is still in preparation. Let’s see how this affects AION and whether it will give the game a second spring.
- 6.0 is scheduled to be released on January 17 in South Korea
- here in the West, we will probably have to wait a while longer.
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