The final Aion update is now available to download in preparation for the preselection process, which begins today at noon PDT for players who pre-ordered the game. The patch, which is less than 10MB, removes the GameGuard security program from Aion for the launch, but the team will "continue to pursue ways to effectively utilize GameGuard within Aion in the future."

The release notes from the final update can be found below. In addition to the GameGuard removal, the level cap has been increased to 50 and French, German and English are now featured in the game.

- Aion now features all three languages French, German and English. To select your language simply right click on Aion within your launcher and go to Properties->Language Options. Please select which languages you wish to download and which you wish Aion to display.

- After analyzing our open beta test results Aion will not feature GameGuard at launch. We will however continue to pursue ways to effectively utilize GameGuard within Aion in the future. Right now we're focused on providing players with the best possible Aion experience.

- The level cap is now level 50 (previously 45).

- Players will be able to reserve 2 character names during Preselection and create 8 characters in total once Head Start begins and beyond.

- Channels will be set to 10 instances for the beginning 2 zones of each faction. Please note that these will be lowered as characters progress and spread throughout Atreia.