Accusations of neglect at the hands of the developers and even the publisher are commonplace, accompanied by complaints about class balance, business model, and game engine performance. Conversely, many long-time players believe it to be on its last legs. Pundits around the web have announced a “golden age” for Aion, stating that 4.0 “breathes new life” into the game. NCSoft reported a greater volume of Aion-related player traffic in July than at any point since its western release in 2009. By Eric Kandel (Misanthropologist) Aion‘s 4.0 latest major update, Dark Betrayal, has been heralded as the start of a renaissance for the aging Korean game.
