AION 2 GuideWhat has been announced for the global version, newest first, with the pages each change affects. All the dates and hours are together in the launch schedule.
Early Access
Server transfers open on 14 October, within the same faction. Characters on Early Access servers can only move to other Early Access servers, not to launch servers.
Related pages: Regions and servers, Early Access or launch servers
Early Access
NC is handing out an Appearance Change Voucher as compensation for the long first-day queues.
Related pages: Release date and start times
Early Access
In Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, AION 2 may not show in PURPLE's game list until PURPLE's region is set to Global.
Related pages: Errors and fixes
Early Access
Early Access was due at 6:00 AM PDT on 30 September. NC delayed it by half an hour, then by another half hour, and the servers opened at 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC), with 10 Resurrection Stones promised for the wait.
Related pages: Release date and start times
Early Access
Yustiel and Marchutan, then Ariel and Azphel, then Fregion and Ereshkigal, opened in Europe on the first day of Early Access. NC asks players to join new servers as they open.
Related pages: Regions and servers
Early Access
Twitch Drops run in two parts, 30 September to 4 October and 5 to 16 October, with a separate reward track for each.
Related pages: Twitch Drops
Early Access
Founder's Packs stay on sale until 8:00 AM PDT on 5 October, two hours after the free launch.
Related pages: Founder's Packs compared
Before launch
NC published the Early Access servers for NA West, NA East, Latin America, Europe and Asia, with each Elyos server paired with an Asmodian one for PvP. Early Access closes at 10 PM PDT on 4 October, maintenance follows, and the global launch is 6 AM PDT (13:00 UTC) on 5 October.
Related pages: Regions and servers, Release date and start times
Before launch
The Special Quai Membership now costs $14.99 instead of $15.00, and NC says a World Exchange feature was taken out of its benefits.
Related pages: Membership cost
Before launch
The Early Access pre-download opens at 6:00 AM PDT on 28 September.
Related pages: Release date and start times, Download and install
Before launch
NC's creator competition runs through Early Access and launch: a launch celebration stream on 30 September, War Desk streams on 5 and 7 October, and the finals on 15 October. No Drops are tied to it.
Related pages: Twitch Drops
Before launch
The test is over and nothing from it carries over. Early Access runs 30 September to 4 October and the official launch is 5 October. Steam players must uninstall the Playtest app and download AION 2 separately; PURPLE players need do nothing. Direct player-to-player trades are disabled as an anti-bot measure, and members in good standing join a priority queue when a server is full.
Related pages: Release date and start times, Early Access, Server status and queues, Kinah and Quna
Before launch
Eight languages, servers in North America, South America, Europe and Japan, the global version is being developed for PC only, and it is playable with a controller while full controller support is still being evaluated.
Related pages: Controller and Steam Deck, Mobile, Consoles
Before launch
A two-day open test on Steam and PURPLE, six hours a day, with the level cap held at 37 and everything wiped at the end.
Before launch
Every Founder's Pack, including ones already bought, now comes with a 30-day Special Quai Membership.
Related pages: Founder's Packs compared
Before launch
The monthly membership costs $15 for 30 days, works for every character on the server where it was bought, and can be bought at most three times per server per month. It opens buying on the Market, the World Market and the Kina to Quna exchange.
Related pages: Membership cost
Before launch
Three packs, Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate, each with five days of Early Access from 30 September. One pack per account, usable only on the launcher it was bought on; cosmetics carry no stats.
Related pages: Founder's Packs compared
Before launch
Early Access servers open first for Founder's Pack owners; Launch servers follow on launch day, and anyone can join an Early Access server that is still open. Elyos and Asmodian servers are separate and meet in the Abyss, and the cross-server market is not there at the start.
Related pages: Early Access, Regions and servers, Elyos or Asmodian
Before launch
Free to play, with a $15 monthly membership that unlocks the Market and the Kina to Quna exchange, a shop of cosmetics and consumables, per-character battle passes, and Founder's Packs.
Related pages: Is it pay to win?, Is it free to play?
Before launch
The global service is confirmed, with servers in North America, South America, Europe and Japan and eight in-game languages.
Related pages: Regions and servers
For what each change means in practice, follow the links under each entry.