AION 2 servers: regions, factions and transfers
The global AION 2 has five server regions: NA West, NA East, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Every server holds one faction, and each Elyos server is paired with an Asmodian one that you meet in PvP. When you log in you pick the region first, then the faction, then a server. Your membership and several paid items stay on the server where you use them.
Every server, by region
Server names repeat from region to region: Siel in Europe and Siel in NA East are different servers. Each row is a pair; the Asmodians on the right are the players the Elyos on the left meet in the Abyss and in Rifts.
Europe
| Elyos | Asmodian |
|---|---|
| Siel | Israphel |
| Nezekan | Zikel |
| Vaizel | Triniel |
| Kaisinel | Lumiel |
| Yustiel | Marchutan Added during Early Access |
| Ariel | Azphel Added during Early Access |
| Fregion | Ereshkigal Added during Early Access |
| Meslamtaeda | Beritra Added during Early Access |
| Hithanya | Nemon Added during Early Access |
NA East
| Elyos | Asmodian |
|---|---|
| Siel | Israphel |
| Nezekan | Zikel |
| Vaizel | Triniel Added during Early Access |
NA West
| Elyos | Asmodian |
|---|---|
| Siel | Israphel |
| Nezekan | Zikel Added during Early Access |
Latin America
| Elyos | Asmodian |
|---|---|
| Siel | Israphel |
| Nezekan | Zikel |
Asia
| Elyos | Asmodian |
|---|---|
| Siel | Israphel |
| Nezekan | Zikel Added during Early Access |
| Vaizel | Triniel Added during Early Access |
More servers can appear at any time; NC opened three more European pairs within hours of the first ones. When a new pair opens, NC’s advice is to go there:
“We encourage players to join new servers as they become available. Server transfers will be available in the future and you’ll have a chance to rejoin your friends at that time.”
A later notice set the date: transfers open on 14 October, with the limits below.
There is no Oceania or South-East Asia region of its own; Asia is the nearest region for Australia and most of South-East Asia. Steam and PURPLE players share the same servers. Choosing between the two launchers is covered on Steam or PURPLE.
One faction per server
“Elyos and Asmodian servers are separate, but our factions meet in The Abyss for action-packed PvP battles.”
So picking a server is also picking a side. Friends who want to share a server need to pick the same faction. The pairing between an Elyos and an Asmodian server is not permanent: NC says it will re-pair servers from time to time to keep the two sides balanced. Elyos or Asmodian covers what else the choice changes, and the PvP page covers the Abyss, where the two sides meet.
Two waves of servers
The server list opens in two parts. On 30 September a first wave, the Early Access servers, opens to Founder’s Pack owners. On 5 October a second wave, the Launch servers, opens, and new players can choose either kind as long as an Early Access server still has room. The practical difference is timing: an Early Access server has five days of head start, and during those days its Abyss matches only against other Early Access servers. The Early Access page has the details.
What stays on your server
| Thing | Where it applies |
|---|---|
| Special Quai Membership | Every character on the server it was bought for, and none on other servers |
| Outfits and pet from a Founder's Pack | Every character on the server where you claim them |
| Founder's Pack weapon skin | One class, on one server |
| Server Market | Trades only with players on your own server |
| Friends and dungeon parties | Dungeons are cross-server; adding a friend on another server is meant to work, though players found the name format fiddly on day one |
The membership is the one that costs money every month, so a second character on another server does not share it; membership cost goes through the rest. The Cross-Server Market, which would let you trade with the whole region, does not open at launch.
Server transfers
Transfers open on 14 October, with two limits: you stay in your faction, and a character on an Early Access server can only move to another Early Access server, never to a launch server. Until then, the server you create a character on is where it stays. Two things soften it:
- Dungeons are cross-server. All instanced content, dungeons included, matches players from every server in the region, so you can still run them with friends elsewhere.
- Friends lists are meant to work across servers. On the first day players found the name format for adding someone on another server fiddly, so expect some trial and error.
What does not travel is the open world, the Abyss side you fight for, and the server Market. Early Access servers vs launch servers goes through what that means if your friends start on 5 October.
Countries that cannot play the global version
The global version can be neither played nor paid for in these 18 countries and territories:
- China
- Vietnam
- Cuba
- Syria
- Hong Kong
- Republic of Korea
- Taiwan
- Macau
- Russian Federation
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Curacao
- Bonaire
- Saint Maarten
- Aruba
- Serbia
- Slovakia
Two entries surprise people. Russian is one of the eight languages the game ships with, yet Russia is on the list. Korea and Taiwan are on it too; both already have their own AION 2 service, separate from this one; the Taiwan and Korea page explains how it differs. Playing from Australia or South-East Asia, with no region of your own? Playing on high ping covers the nearest one and which classes cope. When the servers are busy or down, server status and queues shows where to check, and which of the two server waves to start on is on Early Access servers vs launch servers.