English translations of the official AION 2 patch notes and notices (Korea / Taiwan servers) plus AION 2 Global announcements, newest first. Every article is also available with its full text in the RSS feed.
AION2 Global - Launch Servers and Matchmaking: 86 Servers in Five Regions News · AION 2 Global · NCSOFT published the line-up of the Global launch servers: 86 servers in Europe, NA East, NA West, Latin America and Asia, each Elyos server paired with an Asmodian one for the Abyss and the other cross-faction modes. New in Europe: Nania-Hadala, Tahavatha-Ludra, Luteros-Ulgorn, Phernos-Munin, Daminu-Odar, Kasaka-Zemurru, Bakarma-Kromede, Tsenka-Quai and Kochi-Baba.
AION2 Global - Maintenance September 30 (23:00 PDT): Hero Quest Object Bottleneck Fix, Servers Back Online Maintenance · AION 2 Global · A 1.5-hour maintenance on September 30 at 23:00 PDT (October 1, 08:00 CEST) fixed a bottleneck when interacting with objects in several Hero Quests: Northern Tolbas Forest, Eastern Tolbas Forest and Altamia Highland for Elyos; Basfelt Ruins, Purifying Forest, Fafnite Deposit and Impetusium Square for Asmodians. All servers are back online and a compensation is sent by in-game mail.
AION2 Global - New Servers Opening: Vaizel & Triniel (NA East), Meslamtaeda & Beritra (Europe), Nezekan & Zikel (NA West) News · AION 2 Global · Three more server pairs opened on September 30 (PDT): Vaizel / Triniel in NA East at 02:50, Meslamtaeda / Beritra in Europe at 04:10 and Nezekan / Zikel in NA West at 17:08. NCSOFT encourages players to join new servers as they become available; server transfers will come later, and all instanced content including dungeons is cross-server.
AION2 Global - A Thank You Gift to All Daevas: Coupon TAKEFLIGHTAION2 (October 1 – 13) News · AION 2 Global · AION 2 is No. 1 on the Steam Global Top Sellers and No. 1 in 13 countries including the United States, Germany, France and Brazil. To say thank you, redeem the coupon TAKEFLIGHTAION2 (Settings > Miscellaneous > Account > Enter Coupon) for Odyle Energy x4, Resurrection Spiritstone x5 and Battle Enhance Scroll x10: all servers, once per account, from October 1 after maintenance until October 13 at 11:00 PM PDT (October 14 at 08:00 CEST).
AION2 Global - Launch Rewards: Pre-Registration & Wishlist Rewards for Everyone Who Logs In Before December 1 News · AION 2 Global · NCSOFT extends all Pre-Registration and Steam Wishlist rewards to every player who creates an account and logs in between September 30 (6:00 AM PT) and December 1 (11:30 PM PT). Delivered automatically by in-game mail (the mail expires December 8): the Advance: Pet Chest (Pet: Pagati plus one pet of your choice among Papis, Silver Blade Rotan, Konutin Worker or Black Smoke Murute) and the Advance: Wishlist Chest (10 Resurrection Spiritstones, potions and scrolls).
AION2 Global - Early Access Queue Time Compensation News · AION 2 Global · Long queues hit several servers on the first day of Early Access. NCSOFT apologizes for the wait and will hand out an Appearance Change Voucher x1 as compensation to everyone affected.
AION2 Global - New Servers Opening (Europe): Fregion & Ereshkigal News · AION 2 Global · Two new EU servers opened on September 30 at 09:15 PDT / 18:15 CEST: Fregion (Elyos) and Ereshkigal (Asmodian). NCSOFT encourages players stuck in queues to roll on new servers as they open; server transfers will come later, and all instanced content including dungeons is cross-server.
AION2 Global - Community Launch Events: Daeva Makeover, Guides for Glory, Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard & Beauty of Atreia News · AION 2 Global · Four community events for the Global launch: Daeva Makeover character-creation contest (Sept 30 – Oct 19, 6,000 Quna per category), Guides for Glory (Oct 5 – Nov 2, up to 10 winners get 4,000 Quna and the Tutor of Atreia title), the Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard on Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis (Sept 30 on Early Access servers, Oct 5 – Nov 2 elsewhere; top 10 per server and class win 35,000 Enhance Stones and more) and the Beauty of Atreia screenshot contest (Oct 5 – Nov 9).
AION2 Global - PURPLE Region Settings for Login in Certain Countries and Regions News · AION 2 Global · Playing from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore or Thailand? AION2 may not show up in your PURPLE game list until you switch the PURPLE region setting to "Global" (a PURPLE restart may be needed after the change).
AION2 Global - Information on Server Transfer (Available from October 14) News · AION 2 Global · Stuck in a queue? NCSOFT recommends creating your character on a recommended server: server transfers open on October 14 and will let you move between servers of the same faction. Early Access players will only be able to transfer between Early Access servers, not to commercial launch servers. All instanced content, dungeons included, is cross-server.
AION2 Global - Early Access Opening Delayed to 7:00 AM PDT (Client Decryption on Schedule) Maintenance · AION 2 Global · Early Access opening was pushed back twice on September 30: first from 6:00 to 6:30 AM PDT, then to 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC / 16:00 CEST) with no further delay. Client decryption started as scheduled while servers stayed in maintenance. NCSOFT is sending an additional gift of 10 Resurrection Stones to thank players for waiting.
AION2 Global - Jump Into Advanced Access Now! Founder's Packs Available Until October 5 News · AION 2 Global · The skies have opened: all Founder's Pack owners can now enter Atreia. NCSOFT gathers the notices to read first (Server Matchmaking, War for Atreia, Launch FAQ, Community Launch Events, Creator Program). No Founder's Pack yet? The last chance to buy one on Steam or PURPLE is October 5 at 8:00 AM PDT / 17:00 CEST.
AION2 Global - 9/30 Common Product Info: AION 2 Starter, Quna Recharge, Tsenka Merchants & Mileage Shop Promotion · AION 2 Global · The permanent shop lineup from September 30: the AION 2 Starter bundle ($19.99, once per character: facewear skin, cube expansions, Hidden Cube keys, 50 Resurrection Spiritstones, potions, scrolls and shards), Quna recharge packs (400 Quna for $5.99 up to 4,000 Quna for $59.99), the Tsenka Merchants consumables (Resurrection Spiritstone 100 Quna, storage/cube expansions, name change, the Pagati pet for 2,000,000 Kina) and the A2 Mileage shop (Lucky Auras, vouchers, Soul Codex).
AION2 Global - 9/30 New Product Info: Daeva Pass Season 1 (Dawn Legion / Ishalgen Mercenary) & Planet's Call Pass Promotion · AION 2 Global · Two battle passes open with Early Access: the 100-level Daeva Pass Season 1 — Dawn Legion (Elyos) / Ishalgen Mercenary (Asmodian) — free basic track plus a 1,500-Quna premium track (Sept 30 – Dec 15) that also drops 45,000 Daeva Pass Shop Coins for Shugo-themed weapon and armor skins and the Swift Lugi pet, and the 50-level Planet's Call pass (free / 1,000 Quna premium, until Oct 27). Levels can be bought for 50 Quna each. Full reward tables inside.
AION2 Global - Advanced Access Server Matchmaking: Elyos/Asmodian Server Pairings News · AION 2 Global · Each Elyos server is paired with an Asmodian server for cross-faction content such as Spacetime Rifts and the Abyss. First pairings: Europe Siel–Israphel, Nezekan–Zikel, Vaizel–Triniel, Kaisinel–Lumiel, Yustiel–Marchutan, Ariel–Azphel; NA West Siel–Israphel; NA East and LATAM Siel–Israphel and Nezekan–Zikel; Asia Siel–Israphel. Pairings will be updated periodically to keep the factions balanced.
AION2 Global - Pre-download Available Now for Advanced Access News · AION 2 Global · Pre-download for AION 2 Global is open on Steam and PURPLE. Buy a Founder's Pack, download the encrypted client, allow decryption on September 30 and play from the start of Advanced Access. Decryption is not a reinstallation; its duration depends on your PC.
AION2 Global - Advanced Access Servers & Launch Schedule News · AION 2 Global · The starting server lineup for Advanced Access (September 30, 6 AM PDT – October 4, 10 PM PDT; maintenance until the Global Launch on October 5 at 6 AM PDT / 13:00 UTC). Each server houses one faction and is paired with a counterpart: Europe Siel/Israphel, Nezekan/Zikel, Vaizel/Triniel, Kaisinel/Lumiel; NA West Siel/Israphel; NA East and Latin America Siel/Israphel, Nezekan/Zikel; Asia Siel/Israphel.
AION2 Global - Launch FAQ: Free to Play, Monetization, Platforms, Languages & Regions News · AION 2 Global · NCSOFT answers the launch questions: AION 2 is free to play with an optional membership, cosmetics and a Battle Pass; no progress carries over from KR/TW; Steam and PURPLE share the same servers and content (account linking is optional); UI in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and Korean with English/Japanese/Korean voices; servers in North America, South America, Europe and Japan; Windows PC only, controllers playable but unsupported.
AION2 Global - War for Atreia: Pick a Side, Back a Creator Team News · AION 2 Global · As Advanced Access begins, six teams of content creators fight alongside you as Asmodians and Elyos. Pick up a Discord role for the team you back, share the best creator clips with #WarOfAtreia, and follow the teams and the event on the War for Atreia website.
AION2 Global - Twitch Drops: September 30 – October 16 News · AION 2 Global · Two Twitch Drops campaigns on all participating AION 2 channels: Advanced Access rewards (Sept 30 – Oct 4) from Cyber Glasses at 15 minutes up to the White Headset at 8 hours (with Customization Voucher, Odyle Energy, Soul Codex, 5,000 Enhancement Stones, Resurrection Spiritstones and 500,000 Kina along the way), then Global Launch rewards (Oct 5 – 16) up to the Adorable Young Elim shoulder at 10 hours. Claim drops in your Twitch inventory.
September 21, 2026 - Chuseok Special AION2 PURPLE Live Broadcast: Tuesday, September 22 at 19:30 KST with PURPLE Drops News · AION 2 Korea / Taiwan · AION2 hosts a Chuseok special live broadcast on Tuesday, September 22 at 19:30 KST on PURPLE, simulcast on YouTube: the Chuseok events in Atreia, holiday-themed segments and plenty of rewards for Daevas. A PURPLE Drops event runs during the show and only counts when watching via PURPLE Live, with rewards granted by cumulative viewing time and claimed through the in-game Drops UI. An AION2 account and character are required to enter.
AION2 Global - Launch Scale Test Comes to a Close: What's Next? News · AION 2 Global · The AION2 Global Launch Scale Test has officially ended (test progression wiped as announced). Steam players must uninstall the Playtest App before Advanced Access; PURPLE players need no further steps. Direct player-to-player trades stay disabled as an anti-bot measure, with the Market as the trading hub, and a new priority queue applies to members in good standing. Next: Early Access September 30 – October 4, Official Launch October 5.
AION2 Global - Hot Fix Update Before Launch Scale Test Day 2 Patch Notes · AION 2 Global · A hotfix ahead of Launch Scale Test Day 2 addresses four issues: slightly larger interaction radius for quest interaction objects, appearance change tickets locked for characters below level 10, a fix for chat/macro reports wrongly stating the other party could not be verified, and client crash fixes. Make sure to download it before Day 2 begins on September 18 (12PM PDT / 21:00 CEST).
AION2 Global - Launch Scale Test: Day 2 Is Underway News · AION 2 Global · Day 2 of the AION2 Global Launch Scale Test runs September 18, 12PM–6PM PDT (21:00–03:00 CEST) on Steam and PURPLE, open to everyone with no keys or registration; join Broadcaster Stella in-game. Progression carries over from Day 1 but is wiped at the end of the test. Level cap 37; shops, trading and the Closet are disabled. Steam players must uninstall the Playtest App before Advanced Access on September 30.
AION2 Global - Introducing the AION 2 Creator Program (Powered by Lurkit) News · AION 2 Global · A three-tier program for streamers, video producers and short-form creators covering AION 2: Affiliate (500+ followers), Creator (2,000+ followers and ~20 average viewers or 5,000 monthly YouTube views) and Partner (50,000+ followers, ~75 average viewers or 25,000 monthly views). Benefits include event access, Twitch Drop campaigns, direct contact with NC staff, official spotlights and giveaways. Apply through Lurkit; every application gets an answer within about two weeks.
AION2 Global - Launch Scale Test: Day 1 News · AION 2 Global · Day 1 of the AION2 Global Launch Scale Test is underway on Steam and PURPLE: September 17, 6AM–12PM PDT (15:00–21:00 CEST), with Day 2 on September 18, 12PM–6PM PDT (21:00–03:00 CEST). Open to everyone with no keys or registration, 6 hours per day. Level cap 37; purchases, trading and Founder's Pack items are disabled, and all progression is wiped at the end of Day 2. Feedback goes to the official Discord LST channel.
AION2 Global - New LST Servers Opening: Day 1 News · AION 2 Global · NCsoft added new EU servers during Day 1 of the AION2 Global Launch Scale Test on September 17: Vaizel (Elyos) / Triniel (Asmodian) at 6:48AM PDT, then Kaisinel (Elyos) / Lumiel (Asmodian) at 7:28AM PDT. Full Launch Scale Test details are linked in the Day 1 notice on Steam and PURPLE.
AION2 Global - Scheduled Maintenance: September 17 Maintenance · AION 2 Global · AION2 Global scheduled maintenance on September 17 at 12PM PDT (21:00 CEST), lasting approximately 24 hours. Game servers are affected and game login is temporarily unavailable for the duration. A timezone converter link is provided in the notice.
September 17, 2026 - Connection Outage After the 17:45 KST No-Maintenance Halo Fix: Resolved, Update PURPLE and Reconnect Maintenance · AION 2 Korea / Taiwan · A no-maintenance patch deployed on September 17 at 17:45 KST to fix the Nightmare/Transcendence Halo appearances (Season 3 rewards) not displaying properly left players unable to connect to the game. The issue has since been resolved: Daevas who could not log in after the patch should update PURPLE and try connecting again. Players still online were asked not to disconnect or run the PURPLE update while the fix was underway.
AION2 Global - Launch Scale Test Pre-download Is Live News · AION 2 Global · Pre-download for the AION2 Global Launch Scale Test opened on September 16 on Steam and PURPLE. The test runs September 17 (6AM–12PM PDT) and September 18 (12PM–6PM PDT), open to everyone with no keys or registration. Level cap 37, all shops and trading disabled, progression wiped at the end. Steam players must uninstall the Playtest app before Advanced Access on September 30.
AION2 Global - Apple Pay & Cash App Pay Coming to PURPLE on September 23 News · AION 2 Global · NCsoft is adding new payment methods on PURPLE for AION2 Global from September 23, 2026: Apple Pay in 56 countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia, most of Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Türkiye and more) and Cash App Pay in the United States. Availability depends on your country and environment.
September 2, 2026 - New Rift of Space-Time Occupation Battle, Watcher Kaira Guaranteed Spawns, Templar & Chanter PVE Damage Pass & Gladiator Passive Fixes Patch Notes · AION 2 Korea / Taiwan · The new Rift of Space-Time Occupation Battle launches in Verteron and Altgard: a Mon/Thu/Sat faction PVP event with 60-200 players per side fighting over 3 of 5 garrisons. Watcher Kaira now spawns 100% every 4 hours, Abyss boss/Core stats and PVP contribution rise again, Templar PVE damage is redistributed, Chanter Spinning Strike becomes a 20m ranged AoE, Gladiator passive bugs are fixed, and item stack caps are raised.
August 26, 2026 - Templar & Chanter Core Skill Rework, Party Synergy Rebalance, Server Transfers & Moonlit Oasis Deva Pass Patch Notes · AION 2 Korea / Taiwan · A sweeping combat pass: every skill gains a minimum cancel time, Templar's Judgment and Chanter's Dark Crush trigger off shield/ranged skills, party synergy is cut for four classes with PVE damage compensation across all nine, and lifesteal, shields and Godstones are rebalanced. Abyss set bonuses rise to 40%, server transfers return Aug 26-Sep 1, plus the Moonlit Oasis Deva Pass and Arcana supply/growth support events.