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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Aion going free-to-play this Spring alongside 3.0 update.

    Aion is switching to a free-to-play model this spring. The switch will come alongside version 3.0 of the game, promising a level cap raise, housing, mounts, and new areas and instances.
    Feb 21, 2012 3:30pm PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Aion going free-to-play this Spring alongside 3.0 update.

    Aion is switching to a free-to-play model this spring. The switch will come alongside version 3.0 of the game, promising a level cap raise, housing, mounts, and new areas and instances. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      player housing huh : bolneze
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        Non-instanced player housing, at that. : Zyrusticae
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          interesting how are they doing that? Is it going to be limited properties per server or what : bolneze
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            yup; limited number per server. they are auctioned off and you have to pay upkeep. if you can't pay the... : electrolyThis person is cool!
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              for elyos the housing is right underneath sanctum. not sure about asmodian : electrolyThis person is cool!
              • i just realized that, if F2P and housing are going in together, none of the F2P players will be able to a... : electrolyThis person is cool!
            • interesting way to do it - kinda cool theyre not afraid to have stuff not everyone can get : bolneze
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      so current trial is upto lvl40 will my trial character carry over to f2p if I starting grinding levels no... : godm0de
      • yeah, i don't see why not. trial characters are just regular characters with account restrictions : electrolyThis person is cool!
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      Aka Aion goes electroly-pays-for-everyone-else-2Play : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        each dress electroly buys funds 30 chinese players for a month : deject
        • my largesse benefits all. somebody's gotta keep ncsoft going until gw2 comes out : electrolyThis person is cool!
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      I remember NCSoft putting out videos of a hypothetical massive graphics upgrade to Aion - both effects an... : mopic42
      • they split the graphical update from the content. 2.5 was the graphical update, 3.0 is the content updat... : electrolyThis person is cool!
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      From what i've read on the main site its following the Lineage 2 Model going Truly Free no Sub and access... : crazy2
      • the european region was handed over to a third party publisher (gameforge) which is using the F2P model t... : electrolyThis person is cool!