NGS has been updated today, on the 20th. Please see the abyss thread for more.
As for the whole launcher debacle, i have edited the first post to reflect that any known methods to start the game outside of steam and nexon launcher, does not seem to work at the time being. At the moment, mention of direct launch and batch launch are still in the OP, but in the future it will be properly cleaned up. I may have one mention of how any method outside of steam or nexon launchers, will prevent gameplay (or any other discovered launching method), but i won't have such abundant mention of other launching methods included anywhere in the OP.
These matters are not directly NGS related, and i'm only including such mentions at the time being, as they were previously covered as 'acceptable' or 'non-acceptable' launching methods for the game. This update has removed a need for such logic, as currently the only 'acceptable' launching method, is the previously deemed 'non-acceptable' methods. And again, since it's all unrelated to NGS, all this is only temporarily included, to give people time to see this and adjust, as well as respecting the previous mentions of other launch methods.
If anyone has any further information to offer, it would be greatly appreciated. And again, anything you think should or shouldn't be in the first post, feel free to mention. Can't guarantee i'll edit it in, but i will at least read what you say, and consider the points and values of it.