Aion 2 passed 300,000 and then 400,000 concurrent players on Steam in the day after its October 5 global launch, and NCsoft marked both milestones with free bundles of in-game items, MassivelyOP reported.
NCsoft also said the MMORPG topped several Steam charts, including top sellers, trending free games and popular new releases. As player numbers rose, the publisher opened new servers several times, mainly in the EU region.
Player reception was divided. Steam user reviews stood at "Mixed" at the time of MassivelyOP's report, with some players praising the gameplay and visuals and others criticizing the combat as simple, calling the monetization predatory, or objecting to an auto-movement option that walks characters to quest objectives.
On the game's subreddit, MassivelyOP found players sharing custom characters and tips alongside threads criticizing trading restrictions, settings that do not carry over between characters, and paid dyeing.
