NC has announced a Launch Scale Test of AION 2 for September 17 and 18, a large-scale test designed mainly to put pressure on servers and infrastructure in view of the imminent debut of the MMORPG. The test will be open to everyone, without the need for keys, invitations or prior registrations, and will allow you to try a limited version of the game before access reserved for Founder's Pack owners, scheduled for September 30th. The preload will be available from 15:00 Italian time on September 16th to 15:00 pm on September 17th. The first session will therefore take place on September 17th from 15:00 to 21:00, while the second will be available on September 18th from 21:00 to 03:00 am on September 19th. The progress made during the first day will be carried over to the second, but at the end of the Launch Scale Test a full wipe will be carried out and nothing will be transferred to Advanced Access or the final version.
The test will impose several limitations compared to the full game, starting with a level cap set at 37, which will inevitably make activities intended for higher levels inaccessible. Marketplace, Quna exchange, player-to-player trading and Closet will also be disabled, while it will not be possible to make any purchases: store, pass, membership and payment systems will remain completely inactive. Items included in the Founder's Packs will also not be available during the test. A clarification concerns who will participate via Steam: at the end of the trial it will be necessary to uninstall the Playtest application and download AION 2 separately to participate in Advanced Access on September 30th. Users who use PURPLE, on the other hand, will not have to do any further operations.
Made in Unreal Engine 5, AION 2 presents itself as a large-scale evolution of the original MMORPG, with a world claimed to be over 36 times larger than the first AION. Flight will return to be one of the fundamental elements of the experience, this time integrating directly with combat: position, height, timing and character control will be decisive in three-dimensional clashes, moving away from a structure based exclusively on traditional skill rotations. On the PvE front, NC promises over 200 dungeons and large-scale raids, flanked by the Abyss and the permanent conflict between Elyos and Asmodians. Great attention will also be paid to character creation, with hundreds of customization options available to players.
The AION 2 Launch Scale Test will be held on 17 and 18 September and will be freely accessible to all, while the Advanced Access linked to the Founder's Packs will start on 30 September.
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