NC introduced upcoming updates during a live broadcast on Sunday, June 7. The event was held at an internet cafe in Gangnam District with around 200 users in attendance. Special guests included NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and NC CEO Kim Taek-jin, who joined Development PD Kim Namjoon and Business Director So In-seop.

The broadcast announced the addition of a 'Normal' difficulty level for the Sanctuary of the Holy Grail in Muspel. The developers explained that the original content was designed for players seeking high-difficulty challenges, which limited accessibility. The new Normal mode will feature a clear distinction in rewards compared to the Hard mode, effectively splitting the content into a growth-oriented Normal mode and a challenge-and-reward-oriented Hard mode.

Regarding the ongoing issue of account sharing (proxy play), the team stated that they are currently gathering evidence with the operations team and plan to establish internal regulations to sanction suspected users. They noted that the process is taking time due to legal considerations, but confirmed their policy to review past gameplay and reclaim any rewards already distributed through such means.

The team also held a Q&A session with attendees. They promised to announce major updates or events at least one week in advance to allow players to plan accordingly. Regarding class balance, they are considering both incremental adjustments and major overhauls, and stated they would look into the issue of certain class combinations becoming overly dominant.

✅Aion 2 Live Broadcast Summary (June 7, Sunday)

1. Addition of Normal difficulty to Sanctuary of the Holy Grail (Muspel)

- Update scheduled for this Wednesday, June 10

- Existing difficulty renamed to 'Hard

- Normal difficulty will not drop weapons or direct items

- Lowered stats and adjusted patterns compared to the existing Hard difficulty

2. Addition of title designs

- Designs to be added for special titles, starting with the 'Muspel First Clear' title and seasonal titles

- Halo' items to be added as seasonal rewards

3. New Content: Abyss Rift Zone

- Update scheduled for next Wednesday, June 17

- 200 vs 200 faction-based content

- Bosses spawn according to phases; points awarded upon boss elimination

- Additional rewards for victory and based on individual contribution within the faction

4. Other Improvements

- Expanded item recovery: Includes items consumed via extraction or soul tuning (within 3 days of consumption, once per year)

- Added lock indicator for rechargeable items

- Changed lighting colors for customization

- Devaion: Material conversion from Yustiel to Marchutan

- Select All' function for material conversion to be restored

5. Regarding account sharing (proxy play)

- Evidence collection in progress with the operations team

- Sanctions to be implemented after establishing internal regulations for confirmed cases

- Process is delayed due to legal complexities

- Past records will be checked, and rewards will be reclaimed if already distributed

6. Q&A

- Season 4 details to be revealed via showcase; planning to address previous pain points

- Considering an auto-kick feature for players who remain idle or jump in place during the Abyss Artifact battle

- Apology for reversing the policy on no new Arcana releases; the change was due to complications with original plans to replace them with other items

- Season 2 and 3 dungeons were originally part of the next territory, leading to a lack of narrative context; story elements will be reinforced

- Apology for the short notice on the Arcana mitigation patch; acknowledged player fatigue and pressure, promising more careful consideration in the future

- Major events and updates will be announced at least one week in advance to help players coordinate schedules

- Artifact rewards by class scheduled for June 17 update

- Adjusting contribution multipliers for Artifact battles to favor PVP over simply attacking the Artifact (the so-called 'medal party' strategy)

- Reset schedules for Aether energy, boss kills, and reward counts to be unified by the start of Season 4

- Planning to introduce an 'escalating system' for players who made mistakes in equipment crafting or skill tree progression

- Reviewing whether to adjust class balance incrementally or through a major update; will also investigate the dominance of specific class combinations