The MMORPG AION is gaining a brand new class. In a trailer, developer NCSoft has already introduced the “Artist”.
The “Artist” from Splatoon? After the announcement of AION 2, AION is now getting a new class. According to Reddit, this will be an “Artist”, which translates roughly to “Künstler” in German. The weapon of the class is art, and the ammunition is color. Accordingly, the gameplay looks very colorful.
Splatoon meets AION
Here’s how the Artist plays: As already seen in the official trailer from NCSoft and now also in the gameplay trailer, the Artist attacks enemies with various colors. It seems to focus primarily on crowd control and mobility. The video reveals some abilities:
- Slow down and hold enemies
- Trip enemies
- Pull enemies together
- Quickly change position by disappearing and reappearing
With Patch 6.0, AION has made a fresh start. With “A New Dawn”, the game aims to return to its roots. How this will harmonize with the new class remains to be seen.
What is Splatoon 2? Splatoon 2 is a “kid-friendly shooter” from Nintendo for the Switch. Splatoon 2 is also among our best online multiplayer games for the Nintendo Switch in 2018. In Splatoon 2, you play as color-obsessed “Inklings” and compete in 4v4 battles.
With your weapons, you splash color on the map in Splatoon and paint it in your respective team color. The goal is to cover as much of the map as possible with color. The one who covers more area with paint wins.
The colorful attacks of the Artist from AION, which resemble large splashes of ink, are strongly reminiscent of the gameplay of Splatoon.
What do you think of the new class? Is the color thrower too colorful for AION, or are you looking forward to the gameplay?
The developers are hard at work: NCSoft is working on 4 new MMOs and MMORPGs for PC and PS4.
