<body><div data-contents-type="text"><div class="fr-image" contenteditable="false" data-contents-json="{"src":"https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfcf3719-2d82cd26-a218-4e9d-b055-5ed3dd47cd45","width":null,"height":null}" data-contents-type="image"><div class="fe-image-inner"><img src="https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfcf3719-2d82cd26-a218-4e9d-b055-5ed3dd47cd45" alt="622_InsideArticle.png" class="fe-image"></div></div></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Game Type:</strong> Aion Ascend</span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Greetings Daevas,<br><br>With Ascend around the corner, we’ve put together this “how to play” guide to clear up any final questions and help everyone get ready to take flight.<br><br></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Release Date</strong></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">AION ASCEND will be released on Tuesday, August 19 around 7:00PM PDT after the scheduled maintenance. See this time converted to your time zone here: </span><a href="https://everytimezone.com/s/608bdb0d" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px;">https://everytimezone.com/s/608bdb0d</span></a></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Early Steps to Ascend</strong></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Pre-Register </span><a href="https://aiononline.plaync.com/en-us/conts/250801_update#section-1"><span style="font-size: 18px;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: 18px;"> if you haven’t already.<br><br></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Creating a Proper Account to Play on NCA Servers / AION ASCEND</strong></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br>For New Accounts your account must be registered with the correct country for our servers to show up in PURPLE. <br><br>To play on our servers, you must register an account using the following countries: <u>USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Australia, New Zealand</u></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Download PURPLE and Create an Account Here</strong></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><ul><li><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Download PURPLE by clicking “Download” at the top right of this page</span></div></li><li><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">You can create an account here: </span><a href="https://login.plaync.com/nclogin/signup" title="https://login.plaync.com/nclogin/signup" target="_blank">https://login.plaync.com/nclogin/signup</a><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div></li></ul><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Returning Accounts from the NC WEST Era</strong></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br>If you want to use your old account, you may need to migrate the account. The process can be easy or a bit difficult depending on your circumstances. Consider creating a new one if you run into issues, but I’m happy to help you if you have trouble. For a full guide on account migration, head HERE: </span><a href="https://aiononline.plaync.com/enus/board/ascendguide/view?articleId=65cdfcc000000000000031e1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px;">https://aiononline.plaync.com/enus/board/ascendguide/view?articleId=65cdfcc000000000000031e1</span></a><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>How to Download Aion Classic/Ascend</strong></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><div class="fr-image" contenteditable="false" data-contents-json="{"src":"https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfc4657f-387923bc-20ea-4ee4-a8d2-a53fa406a3f5","width":null,"height":null}" data-contents-type="image"><div class="fe-image-inner"><img src="https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfc4657f-387923bc-20ea-4ee4-a8d2-a53fa406a3f5" alt="Server_Select.png" class="fe-image"></div></div></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">If you already have PURPLE installed and have logged in using an NCA account, go to the AION game lobby. Select “Classic Server” in the dropdown menu. Click Install. <br><br></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>How to Access the New Server</strong></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br>AION ASCEND will run on the Aion Classic client, so you will always need to select “Classic Server” to play the game. Once ASCEND is released, start the Classic Server client, and select the <strong>APSARANTA</strong> server once it has launched. It has wings and it says, “New Server”.</span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><div class="fr-image" contenteditable="false" data-contents-json="{"src":"https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfc34779-ab08f46f-4357-4492-b601-1f7bfb60ba69","width":null,"height":null}" data-contents-type="image"><div class="fe-image-inner"><img src="https://fizz-download.playnccdn.com/lg/file/aion/download/198bfc34779-ab08f46f-4357-4492-b601-1f7bfb60ba69" alt="Ascend_Server_Select_New.png" class="fe-image"></div></div><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Need Help? Contact NA Support</strong></span></div><div data-contents-type="text">Contact our support team if you are having any issues here:</div><div data-contents-type="text"><a href="https://help.plaync.com/faq/aionncw" title="https://help.plaync.com/faq/aionncw" target="_blank">https://help.plaync.com/faq/aionncw</a><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br><br><strong>Game Guides</strong></span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">To get a jump start on some of the content, we have released a few game guides that will help you through some raids, server basics, and the new map Tiamat’s Treasury. Check them out here: </span><a href="https://aiononline.plaync.com/en-us/board/ascendguide/list" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px;">https://aiononline.plaync.com/en-us/board/ascendguide/list</span></a></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">After these steps, all that’s left is to create your character and take flight across Atreia. We can’t wait to see you in game, Daevas.</span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div><div data-contents-type="text"><span style="font-size: 18px;">IT'S ASCEND TIME! 🪽</span></div><div data-contents-type="text"><br class="ProseMirror-trailingBreak"></div></body>