NCSoft Has A New Game In The Works, Could Be Aion 2

By Jason Winter, News Editor January 6, 2017

After it launched in late 2008, Aion quickly became NCSoft's top earner -- especially after its NA/EU launch in September 2009. Before Lineage went crazy, Aion led all NCSoft games in revenue for nine straight quarters, or just over two years. It's not surprising that the company would try to replicate that success.

According to South Korean magazine The Fact, and reported by 2p.com, NCSoft might be doing just that. Apparently, a team at NCSoft is working on a new game, codenamed "Project A2." That's no guarantee of anything, to be sure, but previous "secret projects" have only included a letter, not a number. And "A" could stand for "Aion," so ...

While it's true that the MMO scene has changed greatly since Aion's launch nearly a decade ago, shiny Korean MMOs are still capable of generating significant hype and at least an early initial audience, as Blade & Soul and Black Desert Online proved. Upcoming titles like Revelation Online and Bless Online are also hotly anticipated by fans, so a sequel to Aion could do very well for NCSoft.

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About the Author

Jason Winter, News Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

Louly 3 years ago

I'd like to be able to finally swim! And a revamp of the Abyss so when I am low level I can do the story line. Oh yes there must be a story line. I still play Aion after all this time and was in the beta.

And a longer timer on flying or better yet no timer at all for ariel fighting.

Robin 4 years ago

No we want an Lineage3 please

reed33 5 years ago

sigh im so over the BS hype over games that are not even made or games just beginning or even Alpha games find something else to write a lame story about

who cares about aion anyway the ncsoft servers were the worst servers ever and full of lag not to mention the game wasnt even that good and just another boring korean drawn out grinder

GoAwayNCSoft 5 years ago

As long as they don't make a loli race that also has access to the most classes in the game - locked to only them, of course. Tired of Korean pedo-catering bullshit.

Vade 5 years ago

Like from small age my first proper mmo was Lineage 2. Played it for years. Since then I played many many many mmo. Some I liked and some I didn't. But trough years i still kept coming back to Aion. It had nice and smooth graphics with cool classes. As example chanter which used staff for melee combat and was support. If they would add new plate class which should have been already added I would probably go play it again. From what I heared they fcked up a bit at last patches.
I don't mind if they make Aion 2 with same combat style. What I like is free movement and Aion tab targeting was easy and great. And another thing I liked is a lot of skills and some of them had chains.
And I don't know where some have idea that ncsoft is known for gender locked classes. Aion has none of those, lineage 2 had none of those, guild wars had none of those, blade and soul some classes can't be picked for certain races but still they all mostly look like humans and I didn't have problems there either.

The Gamer Lord 5 years ago

Guildwars 2 engine, with blad n soul combat with Aions univers style. wuld be the Ideal game!. for 2020. A2 = Aion 2, sems about right! tho likly to come out 2020, so hold your breath!.. i wont but yeah! asume news looking forward follow this upp.

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Za'Muro 5 years ago

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! AFTER WOW AION IS THE BEST MMO I HAVE PLAYED !! I WANT AION 2 !! GIMME GIMME TriHard

Risea 5 years ago

Holy shit, i want that

SethEyes 5 years ago

i hope they dont screw up if is really a new aion 2 hope they change combat system put new things,new classes,races etc and obviously dont put gender lock or class lock because its annoying and finally dont lead the game for p2win shit,minding all these stuff they should be good to go.

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