The Complexities Of Launching Aion on Gamasutra talks with Brian Knox of NCsoft Seattle, asking the producer on the western version of Aion about its launch. They discuss the global nature of the game, the departure from other MMOG's Aion represents, what represents "western" gameplay, localization, the game's emphasis on storytelling, and much more. Also, Massively reports a new patch is live in Aion that prevents players from whispering until they reach level 5. This is a temporary measure to thwart gold farmers until a more permanent solution is devised.