{"rewrite":{"id":"r_eefaeaaaa61a90c3944591c4","clusterId":"c_6ea7553424eca67dcfbceef5","slug":"nc-reports-6-3-million-characters-created-since-aion2-global-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"NC Reports 6.3 Million Characters Created Since AION2 Global Launch","summary":"NC released an infographic covering AION2's global service through October 20, 20 days after early access began. Players have created more than 6.3 million characters and logged 108.2 million hours of playtime on Steam and PURPLE. Twitch viewing reached 35.6 million cumulative hours. Gladiator is the most-chosen class at 17%, ahead of Chanter and Sorcerer at 13% each. Party dungeons have been played 21.1 million times and instanced dungeons cleared 53.2 million times.","whyItMatters":"The numbers give a first measured read on how the Steam and PURPLE launch of AION2 has held up in its opening weeks, with class picks and dungeon clears showing where the player base actually settled.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe infographic counts activity only through October 20, so it captures the early access window rather than the full launch period. Class distribution is narrow at the top: Gladiator takes 17%, with Chanter and Sorcerer tied at 13% each, leaving the remaining classes to split the rest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDungeon activity splits unevenly between the two modes. Instanced dungeons were cleared 53.2 million times against 21.1 million party dungeon runs, and Twitch carried 35.6 million cumulative hours watched over the same stretch.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AION2's 6.3 million characters split heavily toward Gladiator at 17%, with Chanter and Sorcerer tied at 13%. Class balance in an NC game tends to harden fast, and this snapshot is 20 days in.","twitterPost":"AION2's first class snapshot favors Gladiator at 17%, with Chanter and Sorcerer at 13% each. NC's balance choices start from this data.","threadsPost":"AION2's infographic tracks 6.3 million characters, and Gladiator leads class picks at 17% with Chanter and Sorcerer at 13% each. NC now has a 20-day read on how players distribute across roles, which shapes what gets tuned first.","newsletterBlurb":"NC published an infographic covering AION2's global service through October 20, 20 days after early access started. Players created more than 6.3 million characters and logged 108.2 million hours of playtime on Steam and PURPLE. Gladiator is the most-picked class at 17%, and instanced dungeons have been cleared 53.2 million times.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2151847.html\",\"title\":\"NC Releases Infographic Summarizing Cumulative Results Since AION2's Global Service Launch\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4906,"outputTokens":733,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793163059,"createdAt":"2026-10-28T04:45:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T04:48:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:48:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6ea7553424eca67dcfbceef5","canonicalTitle":"「AION2」グローバルサービス開始後の累積結果をまとめた「インフォグラフィック」を公開","representativeArticleId":"a_b989219b95d4d03ec53139ad","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AION2\"],\"studios\":[\"NCSoft\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-28T04:04:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-28T05:56:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:04:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/440/G044032/20261028022/","title":"MMORPG「AION2」，グローバルサービス開始後のデータをまとめたインフォグラフィックが公開に。総利用時間は1億820万時間に達する"},{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2151847.html","title":"「AION2」グローバルサービス開始後の累積結果をまとめた「インフォグラフィック」を公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AION2"],"studios":["NCSoft"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["NC released an infographic covering AION2's global service through October 20.","Players have created more than 6.3 million characters since the global launch.","Total playtime has reached 108.2 million hours.","AION2 has recorded 35.6 million cumulative hours watched on Twitch.","Gladiator is the most-chosen class at 17%, followed by Chanter and Sorcerer at 13% each."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["aion2","ncsoft"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"aion2","supported":3,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":52,"overall":"green","story_count":19,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"ncsoft","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":6,"overall":"unverified","story_count":14,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}