NCsoft just dropped another livestream dump for Aion 2's global launch, tweaking party sizes and founder pack value in what looks like a direct response to the Korean version's monetization meltdown. Dungeons bump from 4 to 5 players, the first raid scales from 8 to 10, battlegrounds normalize stats for 10v10 fights, and a PvP toggle hits day one outside the faction-locked Abyss.

Founder packs now bundle 30 days of sub time retroactively for anyone who already bought in, with cosmetics locked to packs only and no direct cash shop sales. That's a clear pivot after KR players torched the game over heavy bundles and multiple membership tiers that felt mandatory for trading and economy features.

Five server regions launch with no region lock—NA West/East, South America, Central Europe, Japan—while pets cap at level 3 instead of 5 to ease the grind. The moves scream "we heard the complaints" from a dev team that watched stock dip and apologies fly after the KR release chaos.

Whales in Asia already know the drill; Western players get the toned-down version, but the sub still gates key economy stuff at $15 a pop.