NCsoft is delivering its biggest in-game environment change to-date with Aion 2.1, hitting PTS today, November 11, and then the live servers November 17. Aion 2.1 brings players significantly increased drop rates along with a consistent in-game event schedules (Dredgion and Fortress Siege times) ensuring more meaningful and rewarding play experiences.

In the game industry, we have seen an increase in attacks by third parties in an attempt to steal your account information by any means necessary, including phishing, obtaining passwords from third party sites/systems, and using account information provided by those engaged in power-leveling services and other prohibited activities. Recently, the number of these attacks has risen dramatically.

Andrew Beegle, Community Manager for Aion has posted an interesting announcement concerning the banning of 16.000 Aion accounts.

It's time to get ready to spread your wings and take flight in this year's biggest massively multiplayer online game (MMO) release, Aion.