NC's Chuseok Offensive Puts Aion 2's Hardest Raid at the Front of a Three-Game Push

On September 9, NCsoft ran its Chuseok offensive across the flagship lineup: Aion 2 updated its hardest PvE content, Lineage Classic opened pre-registration for the new 'Aden' episode (until October 14, with new server and region on the 16th), and Lineage M launched 'THE GOLDEN AGE' with new Giran and Heine servers, a Tanker class reboot, and 7 TJ coupons.

The coordinated push is typical Chuseok-season strategy: maximize engagement during the long Korean holiday period.

Aion 2's contribution is the 'Snowfield of Sorrow' Sanctuary — the highest-difficulty PvE content in the game, with entry item levels up to 6,200, the Storm Legion Commander Deltras fight, and the Void pet first-clear race for the first 20 Hard-clearing forces.

Where Lineage Classic and Lineage M target returning and mass audiences, Aion 2's raid is positioned for its most invested, high-end players — a distinct role in the portfolio.

Industry commentary on the campaign notes that NC paired the content drops with fatigue-reduction features: Aion 2's dungeon commendation system, Lineage M's batch elixir consumption and party targeting, and other convenience updates.

The goal, beyond monetization pressure, is retaining core users by making daily play lighter — relevant context for how NC thinks about live-service design across its MMOs.

Aion 2 has anchored NC's domestic lineup through Chapter 1, and the Chuseok raid push reinforces the Korean service ahead of the global launch on October 5.

The global build ships a modified Season 1 with QoL and balance improvements, then follows Korea on roughly three-month seasons — so the Chuseok content is a preview of what the global pipeline will carry.

For Korean players: the Chuseok window is packed — the raid race, the Aden pre-registration rewards, and Lineage M's coupons are all live now.

For global players: watch how the Chuseok campaign performs as a signal of NC's live-ops playbook. The October 5 launch will bring its own season, and the raiding cadence previewed in Korea — from raid drops to seasonal events — is the shape of things to come.