Astellia is shutting down in Korea (the Southern one) under publisher Nexon, and the news understandably has western player spooked and concerned for the game’s future in other territories. Getting ahead of the curve, the Astellia team posted an announcement last Thursday confirming that the shutdown is not so much due to the game’s failure in Korea, but due to the publisher undergoing restructuring in the region. That publisher being Nexon.
“The publisher for this region is undergoing a process of restructuring. As a result of this, the Korean service will no longer be operated by them and will be coming to a close early next year. We’d like to take a moment to reassure our community, that the publisher for Korean region and the North American / European regions are independent, and will continue to service Astellia without interruption.”
Astellia is published in the west by Barunson Entertainment & Arts. The announcement goes on to note that Korean players may be brought into the western version of the game, filling out the server population sheets.
“Currently, we are considering inviting displaced players from the Korean service to find a new home alongside us in the West. Bringing them aboard would provide players with access to a wealth of Astellia knowledge, increase overall player activity on servers, reduce dungeon queue times, and strengthen the level of competition within Avalon. We understand the significance of this decision, and in lieu of this, we encourage you to share your opinions and ideas with us below.”
The statement can be found at the link below.
Source: Astellia
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