Aion originally took flight in September 2009 and scored well for its relatively trouble-free launch and high polished graphics and gameplay. It seems it’s time for a change, though, and the grind-heavy game, largely favoured by Eastern audiences, will enter the F2P arena in the New Year.
Moreover operation, support and servers responsibilities will be moved from NCSoft to German browser-based MMO specialist, Gameforge.
If you’re looking for answers to account related questions Aion’s Free To Play website should prove useful, not to mention details of limitations on the free accounts, bonuses for current and previous subscribers and details of the gravy ‘Gold Users’ are entitled to.
The early signs are that new (or ‘Starter’) players will actually have very few gameplay restrictions placed on them. For example, all quests and instances will be open and available and the games level cap of 55 isn’t affected.
The rub comes with the number of character slots available to Starter players, which is limited to two. Chat, trade, mailbox and broker limitations (among others) also exist, though a relatively thorough FAQ section on the site seems to spell out much of the detail.
Previous subscribers willing to take a poke at the new F2P model won’t be limited in quite the same way, with 8 character slots available and full access to chat, trade, mailbox, broker services available in full.
You can find out more about the switch on Aion’s new F2P website, along with a handy table of the three account options on offer.
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