AION 2
Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Global launch preparation · October 5, 2026 announced · membership planning checked September 21. 22 guides and 15 connected reference entries. Research checked 2026-09-21; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Global launch and access statements were checked against official sources September 20. Nothing here was play-tested.
- Dungeon names, category, up-to-five-player scope and setting summaries come from NC. No dungeon was play-tested; entry, matchmaking, roles, mechanics, rewards and resets remain unresolved.
- Class, quest, NPC and currency data remains missing. Pet and wing records are partial official announcements, not tested systems.
- Trailer and promotional footage, interviews, leaks and community speculation are intentionally excluded from the record ledger.
- Prices, drop rates and balance statements are out of scope until they can be evidenced from official or first-hand sources.
Next coverage
- Recheck exact global opening hours and client availability when NC publishes them.
- Verify regional eligibility, pack binding/redemption and the full controller-support scope.
- Clarify queue membership eligibility and the duration of the direct-trading restriction.
- Build class records from official class pages: name, role, weapon, faction eligibility and playstyle, each with a source.
- Verify faction selection, permanence and cross-faction rules beyond the official Elyos and Asmodians names.
- Verify individual pet benefits, acquisition, upgrades and trade rules; identify wing function without inferring flight.
- Build item, gear, quest, NPC and region records from official databases or store pages as they appear.
- Record observed prices and drop data only after first-hand play on a named platform and build.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Review official changes daily around launch and after each patch. The repository maintenance record tracks recurring execution separately.
Source ledger
Official · NC · Steam announcement
Launch Scale Test Comes to a Close: What's Next?
Global test closure, separate Steam client, PURPLE, trading and queue policy. Steam displays September 18 Pacific; API timestamp is September 19 UTC. No installation or queue test.
Official · NC · Steam announcement
Launch Scale Test: Day 2
Global test windows, wipe, platforms and test-only restrictions; does not establish launch gameplay limits.
Official · NC · Steam announcement
Steam Pre-release FAQ
Global PC platform, server locations, languages and limited controller-support statement. No country eligibility list or verified control test.
Official · NC · Steam announcement
Founder's Pack Content Showcase
Global free-to-play plan and pack contents. This notice may be edited; current captured text is not proof of its original wording. No regional price verified.
Official · NC · Steam announcement
30-Day Membership Added to Founder's Packs
All Founder’s Packs include a 30-day Special Quai Membership and seven listed benefits. Activation, renewal and account binding are unstated; the personal-trading line conflicts with the newer September closure notice. Pacific displayed publication date.
Official · NCSOFT
Korea and Taiwan launch announcement
Historical November 19, 2025 Korea/Taiwan launch and mobile preregistration, not global PC access or feature parity.
Official · NCSOFT
AION 2 — official site, English contents
English Japan-site launch and contents page checked September 20. Supports launch and pack access, Expedition records, Atreia and the Elyos/Asmodians, official pet functions, the Black Dragon pet and the Blazing Sun Wings pack item. This is not a gameplay test.
Reported · Kingy editorial
Kingy AION 2 wiki launch brief
Internal launch input dated 2026-09-14 recording the October 5, 2026 launch target and the four dungeon titles (Krao Cave, Urugugu Canyon, Fire Temple, Draupnir). Treated as Reported evidence pending an independent official recheck.