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AION2 Navi Live Broadcast Airs June 26

This broadcast gives Japanese players their first direct line to the Korean development and management team, signaling that NCSoft is actively preparing for a global launch later this year.

Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net.

NCSoft will host the first official Japanese live broadcast for its upcoming MMORPG AION2 on June 26, 2026 at 20:00 JST on the game's official YouTube channel. The stream, titled "AION2 Navi -Global Service Commemorative Live Broadcast-", will feature Japanese version gameplay showcasing the world view, graphics, character customization, and field exploration. In the latter half, AION2 Business Office Manager Seo In-seop and Development PD Kim Nam-joon will appear from South Korea for a Q&A session addressing pre-collected player questions. The game, a sequel to the PC MMORPG Tower of Aion, is slated for a September release on NC's cross-platform service PURPLE and Steam. Early hands-on coverage describes a world roughly 36 times larger than its predecessor, rendered in Unreal Engine 5, with near-unrestricted flight, a hybrid target/non-target combat system, eight classes, deep character customization including muscle definition and heterochromia options, and over 200 pet types acquired from monsters and daily dungeons. The design balances solo-friendly field content with challenging party dungeons that require traditional role distribution.

The early play report from GAME Watch emphasizes that AION2 is designed to cater to solo players, a notable shift from the original AION's heavy PvP focus. Field exploration is largely unrestricted by flight, letting players reach floating islands with potions. Character customization goes unusually deep: sliders control muscle definition and vein visibility, and iris color can be split into inner and outer halves with heterochromia support. Pet collecting, one of the main non-combat activities, avoids a gacha system; instead, pets drop from field monsters in every zone, encouraging world traversal. Equipment appearance can be recolored per part and material type, including metal finishes. Dungeon content, by contrast, demands coordinated role play: even normal dungeon enemies have high attack and defense, requiring a traditional tank-healer-DPS composition. The game launches with eight classes-Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric, and Chanter-each with clearly defined roles. The live broadcast will also include a Q&A segment where the Korean team directly responds to questions gathered from Japanese players in advance.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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