The Open Beta is coming soon; the Aion Producer Brian Knox on Open Beta launched a letter
to Aion player. See the details:
Hello!
Welcome to the Open Beta Test for Aion in both Europe and North America.
Below you will find a list of the major changes and additions to Aion since you last
participated in our Closed Beta Test. We have done our best to provide a comprehensive
list of changes. The Open Beta brings the game content up to the 1.5 patch that is
available in Korea; the same updates that were made to the Korean live servers are being
implemented here, as well. While there may be some differences when comparing the official
NA/EU notes to fan site translations of Korea's official notes, the game content is the
same.
Not only does Open Beta bring a number of game improvements and additions, you'll also
notice that we had a major terminology overhaul to complete our effort of Westernizing the
game. Many skills and items have changed since the Closed Beta Test and should be a
welcome surprise as you explore the world.
While we feel the Open Beta version will provide a complete experience, we wanted to note
that this is not our final update before launch. Our launch version is in internal
testing, and it will continue to flesh out the 1.5 update with the help of your feedback
and experiences in Open Beta.
Please remember this is an Open Beta Test, and while our goal is to provide you with a
flawless Aion experience, there are behind-the-scenes infrastructure tests happening to
prepare for launch. One very important area that will affect everyone is that we will be
balancing races as folks rush to log into the servers. As a result, you may get a "This
race cannot be created" message because that server is starting to become unbalanced. It's
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