AION 2 pre-register: is there a global sign-up?
Not one that reserves anything. The global version has two ways to follow the game, a Steam wishlist and a newsletter on the official site, and no global server or name-reservation event has been announced.
Wishlist and newsletter rewards
Rewards are promised, but not spelled out yet. NC’s words on it:
“Do we get rewards for wishlisting on Steam or signing up for the newsletter on the official website? The reward details will be shared closer to the global launch date.”
The details are not out yet. Pre-registration coupons are redeemed in the game once it is live; where to enter them is on codes and coupons. Neither step gives Early Access or any head start; the only way to play before 5 October is a Founder’s Pack, covered on the Early Access page. Wishlisting costs nothing, so if a reward does turn up it is worth having done.
Players in Japan have one extra option: a pre-registration page on NC Japan’s own AION 2 site, for the same global release:
“Pre-register with your email address or NC account to check rewards and the latest information!”
The name reservation you keep reading about
Search results for AION 2 pre-registration are full of the Korean and Taiwanese launch, which came a year earlier. That service had a real pre-registration through app stores and a server and character name reservation. None of it applies to the global version:
| Question | Korean service | Global version |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-registration | Official site, Google Play and App Store | Steam wishlist and newsletter; NC Japan’s page in Japan |
| Name reservation | Yes, on a PLAYNC account, one name per account | None announced |
| Server list before launch | 20 servers, 10 per faction | Not announced |
| Platforms | PC and phones | PC only |
“Ten servers will be available for Elyos and ten for Asmodians, with early closures possible if server capacity is reached.”
That was the Korean server list. A name you reserved there, or a guide telling you to log in with a PLAYNC account to reserve one, has nothing to do with the servers opening on 30 September. The differences between the two services go further than names; the Taiwan and Korea page lists them.
How to get the name you want anyway
- Pick your region and faction in advance Elyos and Asmodians play on separate servers, so the faction decides which list you choose from. Elyos or Asmodian helps with that.
- Be there when the servers open Early Access players create characters from 30 September, everyone else from 5 October. The hour for either day is not announced yet; the release date page has every announced time.
- Have the character designed before you log in Character creation walks through the options, so you can reach the name box quickly instead of deciding everything on the night.
- Keep a second and third choice ready In Korea a name only had to be unique on its own server. If the global version works the same way, a newer server may still have yours free.