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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[NCsoft announces Aion NA and EU open beta details]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/guild-wars/" rel="tag">Guild Wars</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div align="center"><a href="massively.com/category/aion"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/aionbalaur.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
There have been <a href="http://twitter.com/aion_ayase/status/3367687235">rumblings for weeks</a> about an open beta for <a href="http://aiononline.com"><em>Aion</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.com/tag/ncsoft">NCsoft's</a> latest MMO and the company has finally confirmed details about what we can expect. North American and European gamers who may not have gotten access to the <a href="http://massively.com/tag/aion-beta">Closed Beta Tests</a> will get an opportunity to sample <a href="http://massively.com/category/aion"><em>Aion</em></a>, exploring the beautiful world of Atreia as either an Asmodian or Elyos. The beta will take place between September 6th - 13th and will include the new Westernised character customization options, as well as a chance to see <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/aion-patch-1.5/"><em>The Shadow of Balaur</em></a>, the newest patch which was added to the Korean version of the game in August.<br /><br />As with the final CBTs, the open beta will have a level cap of 30, which means new players to the game can experience <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/07/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-becoming-a-daeva/">ascension</a> to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/hands-on-with-the-aion-beta-becoming-a-daeva/">Daevahood</a> as well as the PvPvE area known as <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/22/aion-concept-art-features-ominous-abyss-winged-balaur/">the Abyss</a>. Gamers who pre-ordered <em>Aion </em>will also get access to the pre-select and a two-day headstart before the game officially launches on September 22nd in the US and the 25th in Europe. The pre-select will take place on September 18, while <em>Aion</em>'s headstart period will begin September 20. So if you want to take part, it might be wise to pre-order now, especially given the new <a href="http://guildwars.com"><em>Guild Wars</em></a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/25/ncsoft-launch-aion-and-guild-wars-emote-cross-promotion/">cross promotion</a> we told you about earlier in the week.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/">NCsoft announces Aion NA and EU open beta details</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19142807/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/27/ncsoft-announces-aion-na-and-eu-open-beta-details/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>aion-beta</category><category>aion-cbt</category><category>aion-open-beta</category><category>aion-patch-1.5</category><category>aion-the-shadow-of-the-balaur</category><category>aion-the-tower-of-eternity</category><category>aion-tower-of-eternity</category><category>asmodian</category><category>asmodians</category><category>elyos</category><category>elyos-daeva-ascension</category><category>guild-wars</category><category>ncsoft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesley Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
