From www.AionOnline.com

One of the most frequent questions the Aion team has heard from players during the beta events is, "What version is the North America and Europe game launching with?" We're happy to announce today that Aion is planned to release with version 1.5, the third major game update, bringing the content as up to date as possible. The Aion team strives to keep the game content consistent between territories, and releasing with this game version brings us one step closer to this goal.

Stay tuned to the official web site for more details about version 1.5 and the release of Aion!

NC West is really pulling out all the stops to make Aion a truly successful Western launch. The woes of past Korean imports have been shattered with this announcement. I am completely thrilled by this news and I hope you are, too.

For those wondering what version 1.5 entails, we can give a glimpse thanks to the translations AionSource has posted in the past: