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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 3:39PM (Unverified) said

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I still do not see official news from NCSoft about the NDA being droped. Curse is NOT NCSoft nor reliable. Please provide information or a link to the NCSoft site for confirmation.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 4:07PM brookep said

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Here you go! We originally confirmed with NC West via email, but this Twitter account should verify the NDA droppage for you: http://twitter.com/aion_ayase/statuses/2194347669.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 3:45PM toychristopher said

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It's not like it was a real beta anyway. The game is already released for over a year. It was a preview to generate publicity.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 6:37PM Anatidae said

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Exactly!! No offense to the developers of Aion, but I really don't get the idea of a beta for a released game (not one that is this extensive) plus the idea of an NDA? Really? For a game that is released? Even the uneducated can use Google translator to gather information about Aion.

Even if they are trying out new server code for stability beyond just localizing the text and graphics, it is obvious that the beta here is just to generate buzz. Seems to be working for Massively though!

Pssst.... Massively, you can probably get some pretty big scoops if you just look at the release.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 4:12PM (Unverified) said

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Thank you Brooke, still wish they would do it a little more official, but that puts my mind at rest. Now to get some stuff published finally. Let's hear it for the little guys being kept in the dark :)
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 4:43PM (Unverified) said

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Why why why does this game use that horrible GameGuard?! >_<

I wish it didn't...I'd love to play this....
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 5:28PM (Unverified) said

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Ack, it uses GameGuard!?

Well that rules Aion out for me then. Was really looking forward to it too. :'(
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 5:35PM Myria said

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Aw, come on, who doesn't like a fun little rootkit with their game?
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 5:42PM (Unverified) said

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Yep...I was just so disappointed...this game looks amazing...but I'm not risking system instability for cool wings. T_T
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 7:10PM Celestian said

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If it keeps people from cheating it's worth it. It doesn't harm your machine or keep you from doing anything else besides cheating in NCSoft games. Anyone that suggests otherwise hasn't used it recently.
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Posted: Jun 16th 2009 11:10PM Myria said

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Ummm, actually... No, it doesn't keep people from cheating as it's depressingly easy to get around (Google is your friend, the hows and whyfors are all over the net). And if you don't think it effects your system, then obviously you don't know what a rootkit is or how this one functions.

GameGuard's reputation is terrible, and deservedly so.
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Posted: Jun 17th 2009 8:11AM Tom in VA said

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Umm, I hate to ask the dumb question, but what is Gameguard? It sounds like some kind of copy protection software. Is that what it is?
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