Development and Release

5 Aion 2 pages in Development and Release.

• Advanced AccessAdvanced Access is the Founder's Pack early access to Aion 2's global version, from Sep 30 to Oct 4, 2026, before the free launch on Oct 5: the delayed opening, launch-day errors, queues and new servers, Steam figures, the shop, the fixes and gifts of its five days, and how it ended.
• Development HistoryHow Aion 2 went from its first Aion2NIGHT reveal on May 29, 2025, through a Focus Group Test, further livestreams, pre-registration and G-STAR 2025, to its launch in Korea and Taiwan, and how NC then took it worldwide, through the Launch Scale Test and Founder's Pack Advanced Access of September 2026 to the free launch on Oct 5, 2026.
• Global ReleaseAion 2's worldwide PC release on Steam and PURPLE, free to play since Oct 5, 2026 at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC): the announcements, the Launch Scale Test and Advanced Access, launch day and the first week, servers, languages and launch rewards, and how the global build differs from Korea's.
• Korea and Taiwan LaunchAion 2 launched in Korea and Taiwan at 00:00 KST on Nov 19, 2025, on PC and mobile. Launch week brought server congestion, a cash-shop backlash, a share-price fall and an apology livestream, alongside NC-reported figures of 1.5 million daily users.
• Launch Scale TestThe Launch Scale Test was Aion 2's open two-day global stress test on Sep 17 and 18, 2026: free on Steam and PURPLE, capped at level 37 with no shop or trading, a Steam peak of 73,761 players, extra European servers on day 1, and new rules for trading and queues afterwards.

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