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Launch Events
October 2, 2026 at 03:21 AM
Initial version (2026-10-02)
NCsoft scheduled a set of events around the global release of AION 2 for players in North America, Latin America and Europe. Most run from the free-to-play launch on October 5, 2026 into November, and a few began with Advance Access on September 30. All dates below are from NCsoft's own announcements, and NCsoft reserves the right to change or cancel any of them.
Event | Dates (2026) | Type |
|---|---|---|
War for Atreia | From September 30, for two weeks | Creator faction event |
Character creation contest | Submissions September 30 to October 19; winners November 2 | Community contest |
Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard | September 30 to November 2 on Advance Access servers, October 5 to November 2 on launch servers; top rankers November 9 | In-game ranking |
Guides for Glory | Submissions October 5 to November 2; winners November 16 | Community contest |
Beauty of Atreia | October 5 to November 9 | Screenshot contest |
Advance Access viewer drops | September 30 to October 4 | Livestream viewing rewards |
Launch viewer drops | October 5 to October 16 | Livestream viewing rewards |
Players earn Rank Points by clearing Transcendence dungeons. The participating dungeons are Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis. Rankings are kept per server and per class, and the in-game board is under ESC, Transcendence, Rank, Class. Rewards go to account mail by November 16.
Placement | Rewards |
|---|---|
Top 10 in Rank Points | Enhance Stone x35,000, Amplify Stone (Unique) x30, Philosopher's Stone: Revelation x1, Soul Codex Reset x5, Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) x20 |
11th to 50th | Enhance Stone x12,000, Amplify Stone (Unique) x15, Soul Codex Reset x3, Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) x10 |
Entries for the character design contest are two forward-facing screenshots of a character, one headshot and one full body, taken in the Closet menu and posted in the event channel of the official community server with the player's region, server and character name. Submissions run from September 30 to October 19, winners are contacted by October 31 and announced on November 2. See Character Creation and Customization.
Category | Reward |
|---|---|
Ugly | 6,000 Quna |
Cute | 6,000 Quna |
Attractive | 6,000 Quna |
Unique | 6,000 Quna |
Participation | Dye Token x2 |
A contest for player-written guides on any part of the global game, such as beginner basics, dungeon mechanics, life skills, class breakdowns or the Abyss. Entries have to be the entrant's own work and made on or after September 30, 2026; an older guide can serve as an outline if its details still apply to the global version. A player can submit several guides but win only once. Submissions run from October 5 to November 2, and up to ten winners are announced on November 16.
4,000 Quna, sent to account mail by November 23
A permanent title on the official community server, Tutor of Atreia
A place in the official guide channel and promotion on NCsoft's social accounts
A screenshot contest from October 5 to November 9 with a theme each week. Entries go in the official community event channel or on social media with the event hashtag, together with region, server and character name. Winners are chosen by the community team on originality and creativity, and rewards go to account mail by November 9.
Week | Theme |
|---|---|
October 5 to 11 | The World: a place that made you stop and look |
October 12 to 18 | Characters: your Daeva |
October 19 to 25 | Pets: your favourite companion |
November 2 to 9 | Community vote: the weekly winners face a final vote for an extra reward |
Winners | Reward |
|---|---|
Top five weekly picks (15 in total) | Shop Token x2, Dye Token x7 |
Community vote winners (3 in total) | Dye Token x7 |
Watching participating AION 2 livestreams on a linked streaming account during two windows earns in-game items. The rewards go to the PlayNC account that the streaming account is linked to, so the link has to be set up on the right account before watching; see Account Linking.
Watch Time | Reward | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
15 minutes | Cyber Glasses (Skin: Eyewear) (Bound) | 1 |
30 minutes | Customization Voucher (Bound) | 1 |
45 minutes | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 2 |
1 hour | Soul Codex (Bound) | 3 |
2 hours | Enhancement Stone | 5,000 |
4 hours | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 10 |
6 hours | Kina Bundle 500,000 (Bound) | 1 |
8 hours | White Headset (Helm) | 1 |
Watch Time | Reward | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
1 hour | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 4 |
2 hours | Skin Chest x10 (Bound) | 1 |
3 hours | Enhancement Stone (Bound) | 5,000 |
4 hours | Head Bow (Skin: Helm) | 1 |
6 hours | Soul Codex: Reset (Bound) | 2 |
8 hours | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 10 |
10 hours | Adorable Young Elim (Shoulder) | 1 |
War for Atreia is a competitive event for content creators that began with Advance Access on September 30, 2026. Six creator teams play on opposite sides as Elyos and Asmodians, and viewers back a team by taking its role in the official community server and sharing clips from the teams' streams. See Factions: Elyos and Asmodian and Global Launch and Platforms.
The coupon TAKEFLIGHTAION2 and the mailed gifts from the first days of Advance Access are listed on Coupon Codes and Advance Access.
