AION Classic’s Reorientation Event Is Live: Class Changes Cost 2,000 Quna Until April 22

AION Classic has opened the door for players who have been side-eyeing their class choice for months and thinking, “Maybe I was meant to hit things differently.” In the official Reorientation Event notice, Gameforge says the event runs from April 8 at 9:00 AM to April 22 at 8:59 AM CEST. During that window, eligible players can buy up to two class changes per account for 2,000 Quna each.

What you need before you can change class

The main requirement is simple: your character must be level 60 or higher. Gameforge also says the system lets you exchange eternal level 55+ gear at the same time, which means the event is not just about swapping your class icon and then crying over unusable equipment five minutes later. The gear you want to exchange must be soulbound, and the equipment swap is not available for Enraged Agent’s gear.

How much it costs

According to the official post, the base 2,000 Quna class change covers 1 weapon, 5 armour items, 7 accessories, 1 set of wings, and 1 Arcamant. If you want to exchange additional equipment beyond that, each extra item costs 300 Quna. Gameforge also makes one important point very clear: you cannot reverse a class change once you have made it. That is the sort of sentence worth reading twice before enthusiasm takes over.

What carries over and what does not

This is where the event gets genuinely useful. Gameforge says that when gear is replaced during the class change, the replacement item keeps the original item’s enchantment level, sanctification, and any socketed manastones or godstones. That makes the system a lot less painful than a pure reroll.

There are, however, some catches. Two-handed weapon armsfusion is removed, and any applied appearances are also lost on replaced gear. So yes, your stats may survive the transition, but your fashion choices may not. In AION, those are not always the same level of tragedy for every player.

Skills and stigmas also get reshuffled

On the skill side, Gameforge says all common skills remain after the class change, while class-specific skills are removed. Stigmas are also removed, and any stigma that does not match the new class can no longer be used. To help with that, players receive a Class Change Support Chest IV, which includes 4 Stigma Selection Boxes. Meta stigmas are not included.

The official post also says that level 69 skill books and certain advanced skill books are deleted and replaced with a Skill Book Selection Box (Level 69) plus an [Event] High-level Skill Book/Stigma Selection Box, depending on what your character had before the switch. In some special cases, players may need to contact AION Support afterward to receive equivalent books if deleted skills are not automatically relearned on the new class.

Why this is one of the better AION Classic service events right now

This event stands out because it is practical in a way many limited-time AION events are not. It is not asking you to grind random drops for two weeks and hope the reward box contains something that does not immediately disappoint you. It is a straight-up system event that lets players reshape their character with much less gear pain than usual. That makes it one of the more useful ongoing Classic stories right now, alongside AION Classic’s Delicious Mushrooms in Teva Event and its daily quest workaround and the current AION Classic April shop and Flash Auction update. The comparison to those stories is my framing, but the Reorientation Event details themselves are official.

What players should do before using it

If you are thinking about using the Reorientation Event, the smart move is to plan it before you click anything. Make sure you are wearing the gear you actually want to exchange, make sure it is soulbound, and double-check which class you are switching into. Because once that class change goes through, AION Classic is not in a forgiving mood about take-backs.

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AION Classic’s Delicious Mushrooms in Teva Event Is Live — and There’s Already a Daily Quest Workaround

AION Classic has a new event live, and this one leans hard into Teva’s weird little mix of combat, collection, and cooking. In the official Event: Delicious Mushrooms in Teva post, Gameforge says the event runs from April 8 at 9:00 AM to April 22 at 8:59 AM CEST for level 65+ characters.

What the event is actually about

The core loop is simple enough. Players head to Teva and meet Tevamon at the Secret Black Cloud Station, where they can pick up the daily quest [Event/Daily] Capture Tevamon’s Shroom in Teva. To finish it, you need to find and tame Tevamon’s Shroom using a Prism Core obtained from Runanerk. Gameforge says the creature can appear in Forlorn Copse, Fissure Splitter, Petrification Phantom, and Crest of Wrath.

There is also an extra support layer built into the event. According to the official post, players can collect 1 Prism Core from the in-game survey system, but only once per account, only for characters level 65+, and only while in Tiamaranta Mesa or Teva during the event period. Those survey items also cannot be traded or sold.

What rewards you get

Once you complete the daily quest and return to Tevamon, you receive a Sealed Prism Core: Tevamon’s Shroom and an [Event] Mushroom Fragment. The sealed version lasts 1 hour, and when used it turns into a controllable Prism Core: Tevamon’s Shroom. Gameforge also notes that you can only hold one of that Prism Core at a time, and it cannot be fused at the Altar of Transcendence.

After that, the event pivots from monster wrangling into cooking mode. You buy [Event] Spice Sauce from Tevamon, combine it with the [Event] Mushroom Fragment, and turn it into an [Event] Grilled Mushroom. Using the grilled mushroom gives you an [Event] Teva Hourglass (1 Hour) plus a chance at either Balaurea Chronicle Pages or a Balaurea Chronicle Cover. At the end of the event, Gameforge says the Mushroom Fragment, Spice Sauce, and Grilled Mushroom will all be removed from the game.

The daily quest bug is the real story right now

The catch is that the event did not stay perfectly tidy for long. In a follow-up update added to the same official thread on April 9 at 1:01 PM, Gameforge said it is aware of an issue with the daily quest not being reset. That is the kind of problem that can turn a nice little event into a very AION-style headache surprisingly fast.

To work around that issue, Gameforge added an in-game survey so players can still get their [Event] Mushroom Fragment even while the quest reset problem remains unresolved. The workaround runs from April 9, 2026 at 13:00 until April 15, 2026 at 08:59, and it is available once per character per day for level 65+ characters in Tiamaranta Mesa or Teva. The one important requirement is that you must have already completed [Event/Daily] Capture Tevamon’s Shroom in Teva at least once. The survey reward is 1x [Event] Mushroom Fragment.

What players should do now

So the practical takeaway is pretty simple. If you are playing AION Classic right now, you should treat this as a two-part event. First, do the normal Teva event loop and complete the daily quest at least once. Second, if the reset issue affects you, make sure you use the temporary survey workaround during the stated window so you do not miss your Mushroom Fragment income. That is the difference between a mildly charming event and standing in Teva wondering why your mushroom empire has suddenly stopped growing. The last sentence is commentary, but the workaround requirements and dates are straight from the official notice.

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AION 2 Hits 940 Accounts With Permanent Bans in a Much Bigger New Crackdown

AION 2 has posted a much larger enforcement notice on the Taiwan service, and this one is big enough that players probably noticed before even opening the full post. In the official 82nd sanctions notice, published on April 2, 2026, NCSoft said it had issued permanent bans to 940 accounts for violations tied to its operating policy.

What the official notice says

According to the official notice, the permanently banned accounts were penalized under categories tied to “workshop” activity and the use, creation, or distribution of unofficial programs. NCSoft also linked a sanctions list and, in the same update, said 1,747 accounts received 7-day suspensions for issues including unofficial programs, disruptive behavior, and attempted real-money trading. The company also notes that repeated violations can escalate to a permanent ban after multiple strikes.

This is a very different scale from what we saw in late March

That is what makes this worth covering as its own story. In our earlier piece on AION 2 Penalizes 62 More Accounts Over Abyss and Spacetime Rift Abuse, the crackdown was focused on a much smaller batch of accounts tied to abuse in competitive content. This new April 2 notice is broader, harsher, and much more clearly aimed at cleaning up the overall game environment rather than just one specific exploit lane.

It also fits the pattern AION 2 has been showing lately

Over the past couple of weeks, AION 2 has looked very much like a game in active live-service cleanup mode. We already saw that in AION 2 Emergency Maintenance Compensation: What Happened on March 26 and What Players Needed to Claim,  where NCSoft pushed a targeted fix for a Spiritmaster PvP issue, and in AION 2 March 25 Update News Focuses on Class Skill Changes and Combat Tweaks,  where the focus was on rapid class and combat adjustments. Put together, the pattern is pretty clear: the team is still tuning systems, correcting issues, and policing the environment at the same time. That broader reading is an inference based on the sequence of official updates and notices.

Why this matters for ordinary players

A 62-account notice feels like a warning shot. A 940-account permanent-ban wave feels more like NCSoft deciding the warning period is over. For normal players, that matters because it suggests the company is willing to take large-scale action when it thinks account behavior is hurting the game. If you are playing fairly, that is usually a good sign. If you are relying on shady shortcuts, it is a pretty expensive way to test your luck.

The bigger takeaway

The real headline here is not just the number. It is the message behind it. AION 2 is still in a phase where NCSoft appears willing to move fast, tune aggressively, and swing hard when it sees abuse. In MMO terms, that usually means the studio wants players to notice that the cleanup is happening

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AION Live’s April 8 Reset Starts a New Daeva Pass and Shugoling’s Treasure

AION Live’s April 8, 2026 maintenance quietly did more than just roll the servers over for another week. According to Gameforge’s official maintenance notice, the reset ended the previous Daeva Pass on April 8, started a new Daeva Pass running until May 6, and also launched Shugoling’s Treasure, which is likewise scheduled to run until May 6, 2026.

The biggest takeaway is simple

If you play AION Live regularly, the practical headline is that April 8 was a real reset point, not just a background maintenance day. The old pass is gone, the new Daeva Pass is now active, and Shugoling’s Treasure is one of the main fresh event hooks for the next stretch of the month. That makes this one of those weeks where logging in without checking the event list is an easy way to miss the point of the reset entirely. The event timing itself is official; the “easy way to miss the point” part is my editorial read.

What started, what stayed, and what ended

Gameforge’s maintenance post breaks the week down pretty clearly. Under Starting, it lists [Event] Shugoling’s Treasure with an end date of May 6, and it also notes that the event’s NPC and items deletion is scheduled for that same date. Under Seasons, it confirms the new Daeva Pass also runs until May 6, while Atreian Boosts continues until April 22. Under Ongoing, Gameforge says the Attendance List and Blooming Transformation both continue until April 22, while Tiamaranta’s Eye runs much longer, through June 3.

The same notice also confirms what dropped out with this reset. The 8.6 Support Event ended, and Little Devil’s Temptation also ended, with its related NPC and item cleanup attached to the maintenance cycle. So this was not just about new things arriving. It was also a proper handoff from one event mix to the next.

Why this reset is worth covering

The reason this is a decent AION Live story is not that any one bullet point looks dramatic on its own. It is that the new Daeva Pass plus Shugoling’s Treasure gives players a fresh short-term progression loop right as several older event hooks either ended or moved closer to their final dates. In practical terms, this is the kind of maintenance where your priorities should probably change for the next few weeks. That broader framing is an inference, but it is based directly on the official event turnover listed in the maintenance notice.

It also gives you a cleaner Live-side follow-up to some of the Classic coverage we have already done, like AION Classic’s Delicious Mushrooms in Teva Event and its daily quest workaround and the current AION Classic Reorientation Event class change window. Those are Classic stories, while this one is the more useful “what changed this week” snapshot for Live players.

What AION Live players should do now

The smart move after the April 8 reset is to treat May 6 and April 22 as your key dates. May 6 matters for the new Daeva Pass and Shugoling’s Treasure, while April 22 is the cutoff for Atreian Boosts, Attendance List, and Blooming Transformation. June 3 is the longer-tail date to keep in mind for Tiamaranta’s Eye. If you are the kind of player who likes to optimize event value instead of realizing too late that you forgot half the active systems, this is the week to reorganize your checklist. The dates are official; the checklist advice is mine.

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AION 2’s April 8 Update Tweaks Class Speed, Beast Fang, and Dungeon Rewards

AION 2’s April 8, 2026 update looks like more than a routine balance pass. The official Taiwan update notice shows a mix of class adjustments and PvE progression changes, while the official site also frames the patch as part of the game’s new Third Season update rollout.

The combat side of the patch is easy to spot

The clearest headline from the official update is that Swift Contract and Evasion Contract had their skill speed increased by 30%. The same update also changed Beast Fang, with its second specialization reworked away from dragging nearby targets and toward a 50% increase to stun gauge damage, while the fourth specialization was also adjusted.

That gives the patch a slightly different feel from our earlier coverage of AION 2 March 25 Update News Focuses on Class Skill Changes and Combat Tweaks, which leaned more heavily into new stigma and skill-function changes. This time, the April 8 update feels more like NCSoft smoothing out responsiveness and sharpening how some existing tools perform rather than just adding fresh toys to the sandbox. That last point is an inference based on the official skill-change summary.

PvE players also got a practical change

The same official update says that in expeditions to Draupnir, Bakron Sky Island, Fierce Horn Cave, Death Dramata Nest, and Cradle of Nothingness, the required Aether/Ode energy cost was adjusted to 40, and the rewards from those expeditions were increased. That is the kind of change that may not look flashy in a headline, but it is usually the part players actually feel when they log in and start spending their daily resources.

In other words, this was not only a “class patch.” It also touched the value equation for repeat PvE activity, which makes the update more useful than a narrow balance-only post. If you are grinding progression content, a lower or standardized energy cost with better rewards is the sort of change that quietly matters a lot more than dramatic patch-note language ever does. The interpretation here is mine, but it is grounded in the official expedition and reward adjustments.

It fits the pattern AION 2 has been showing lately

What makes this update more interesting is how neatly it fits with the last few weeks of AION 2 news. We already saw live-service cleanup in AION 2 Emergency Maintenance Compensation: What Happened on March 26 and What Players Needed to Claim, and we saw heavy enforcement in AION 2 Hits 940 Accounts With Permanent Bans in a Much Bigger New Crackdown. The April 8 patch adds another piece to that picture: NCSoft is still tuning combat feel, adjusting progression efficiency, and reshaping the live game at a pretty aggressive pace. That broader reading is an inference based on the sequence of official notices and updates.

Why this update matters

The biggest takeaway is not that one skill got faster or one dungeon route got cheaper. It is that AION 2 still looks like a game in active correction mode, where NCSoft is willing to tweak both class flow and reward structure quickly as the season moves forward. For players, that means the current meta is still a moving target. And in MMOs, a moving target is usually either exciting or exhausting, depending on how recently your class got buffed.

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AION Classic Shop Update Adds New Offers and a March 28 Flash Auction

AION Classic has a fresh shop update live, and this one comes with a little extra urgency baked into it. In the official Gameforge post published on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the team confirmed a new set of shop offers, plus a Flash Auction scheduled for March 28 from 18:30 to 20:00 CET. If you play Classic and like timing your Quna spending instead of just panic-buying whatever shines first, this is one of those posts worth reading properly.

What is in the new AION Classic shop rotation

According to the official announcement, two items are available from March 25 at 9:00 to April 8 at 9:00 CEST: the Successful Wish Enchantment Chest Bundle and the Successful Wish Enchantment Chest. Gameforge also added the Cute Emotion Card Treasure Box, which has a much longer availability window running from March 25 at 9:00 to May 27 at 9:00 CEST.

That gives this shop update two clearly different lanes. The enchantment items are the short-window, more time-sensitive part of the update, while the emotion card box is the slower-burn cosmetic-style offer that will still be around long after the Flash Auction is over.

The real hook is the Flash Auction

The bigger story here is the Flash Auction. Gameforge says it will run on March 28 between 18:30 and 20:00 CET, and the format is built around limited stock and falling prices. In other words, it is part shop event, part “click fast and hope nobody else was faster.”

Gameforge explains that during the Flash Auction, items are available only for a short time, the price keeps dropping, and once the event ends the items disappear from the shop again. The official preview specifically highlights the [Event] Altgard Kitter Egg, Fabled Manastone Chest, and Balaurea Chronicle Bookmark, with “and more” still left hanging in the air for the actual event window.

What players should prioritize

If you are looking at this from a practical angle, the easiest split is this: players who care about progression-related value will probably have their eyes on the Flash Auction highlights, while players who just want to browse the normal weekly shop can take a calmer look at the standard offers before April 8. That is partly an inference, but it follows directly from the limited-time auction format and the types of items Gameforge chose to preview.

The safest move is to treat March 28 as the real deadline to watch. The regular shop rotation matters, but the Flash Auction is the part most likely to create actual urgency, especially with limited stock and prices that change during the event itself. In AION terms, that usually means one thing: somebody is going to walk away feeling clever, and somebody else is going to arrive two minutes late and stare angrily at the shop window. 

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AION 2 Emergency Maintenance Compensation: What Happened on March 26 and What Players Needed to Claim

AION 2 had another busy day on the Taiwan service this week, with NCSoft pushing an emergency maintenance update on Thursday, March 26, 2026. For players, this was not just another routine server stop. The maintenance came with a specific gameplay fix and a short compensation claim window that was easy to miss if you were not checking the official notice closely.

What the emergency maintenance was for

According to the official AION 2 Taiwan notice, the emergency maintenance was scheduled for March 26 from 16:00 to 17:00. NCSoft said the purpose was to fix an issue where the Spiritmaster’s basic attack PvP values were being applied incorrectly. That is a pretty targeted fix, but it also makes the maintenance more important than a generic backend cleanup, especially for players involved in competitive content.

The compensation window was very short

NCSoft also attached compensation to the emergency maintenance. The official notice says players could claim the maintenance compensation from March 26 at 17:10 until March 27 at 17:10. That gave players roughly a 24-hour window, which is not exactly generous if you happened to log off and touch grass for once.

The compensation itself was listed as one Guardian Special Supply Box (Bound). NCSoft’s notice also shows that the box included multiple consumable support items, with the visible item list including Life Crystals (Bound) x3 and Small Aether Energy (Bound) x2, alongside other support items in the bundle.

Why this matters

On paper, this looks like a small one-hour maintenance with a basic compensation package. In practice, it tells players two useful things.

First, NCSoft is still actively tuning and correcting class-related combat behavior shortly after the March 25 update cycle. Second, the team is continuing its habit of using short compensation windows, which means missing the official notice can easily mean missing the reward too. That is especially true during a week that already included a regular maintenance, update notes, and a new known issues notice.

What players should take from this

If you are playing AION 2 on the Taiwan servers, the lesson here is simple: after every maintenance notice, check whether NCSoft has added an updated version with compensation details. The first maintenance headline is not always the full story, and the reward window may be much shorter than the headline makes it look. In this case, the actual value was not just the box. It was knowing the box existed before the clock ran out. 

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AION 2 Penalizes 62 More Accounts Over Abyss and Spacetime Rift Abuse

AION 2 has posted a new official enforcement notice in Taiwan, and this one is not exactly subtle. On Friday, March 27, 2026, NCSoft said it had taken action against 62 accounts tied to what it described as abnormal behavior in the Abyss / Spacetime Rift content.

What the official notice says

According to the official post, the affected accounts will have their Abyss points and ranking points reset. NCSoft also said it will recover equipment items obtained improperly through the flagged behavior. The notice includes a published list of the affected accounts and says the team will continue investigating and processing these cases as quickly as possible.

This is already the second wave

What makes this more notable is that it is not a one-off cleanup. NCSoft had already published an earlier Abyss / Spacetime Rift enforcement notice on March 24, 2026, where it said 74 accounts were penalized with the same general measures: points reset and improperly obtained gear recovery. In other words, the March 27 action is officially the second round of punishments in the same area of the game.

Why this matters for players

For regular players, the message is pretty clear: NCSoft is watching high-value PvP progression systems closely, especially where rankings and gear rewards are involved. The Abyss and Spacetime Rift are not side content in AION 2. They are tied to progression, competition, and bragging rights, so any exploit there hits harder than a random bug in a low-stakes activity. That makes fast enforcement important, especially for players trying to climb fairly. This last point is an inference based on the role of Abyss/ranking systems and the specific penalties NCSoft chose to apply.

The bigger takeaway

The timing is also interesting. This enforcement update landed just days after AION 2’s March 25 update and right around the game’s March 26 emergency maintenance, which suggests the live service team is in full cleanup mode right now across multiple areas of the game. Whether that means more notices are coming remains unconfirmed, but players should probably assume that risky “creative gameplay” in competitive content is getting a lot less creative to the people running the servers.

What players should do now

If you play AION 2 on the Taiwan service, this is a good time to avoid anything even vaguely exploit-adjacent in Abyss or Spacetime Rift content. The official pattern now shows that NCSoft is willing to post account lists, reset competitive points, and claw back gear when it believes rewards were obtained improperly. That is a rough way to find out a shortcut was not worth it.

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AION 2 Is Introducing Bound Kinah: What the New Currency Split Means for Players

AION 2 has another official update players should pay attention to, and this one could end up mattering more than a routine maintenance notice. In a fresh official Taiwan-side notice posted around March 24, 2026, NCSOFT published a pre-announcement about 刻印基納, which is best understood as bound Kinah. The notice says the system is being introduced with the March 25 update and explains that players should review the changes in advance to avoid mistakes.

That makes this a much more useful AION 2 story than it may sound at first glance. Currency changes in MMOs tend to affect almost everything at once: trading, rewards, shop behavior, progression planning, and the general “wait, why can’t I use this here?” confusion that follows any new economy rule. In this case, NCSOFT is not just tweaking a number. It is clearly separating parts of the game’s economy into two different Kinah types.

AION 2 Is Splitting Kinah Into Two Types

According to the official notice, AION 2 will distinguish between “Kinah (Bound)” and regular “Kinah.” The post says Kinah (Bound) is a currency used across Atreia but is restricted in some content, while regular Kinah is used for the exchange, world exchange, personal trading, and Kinah box material conversion.

That is the key point players need to understand first. This is not just a rename. It is a functional split between a more restricted currency and a trade-capable one. If you are used to thinking of Kinah as one universal gold-equivalent, AION 2 is now asking players to be a lot more specific.

Bound Kinah and Regular Kinah Come From Different Sources

NCSOFT’s notice also lays out where each type comes from.

The visible table in the official post says regular Kinah comes from sources like exchange/world exchange settlement amounts, opening Kinah boxes, opening Aether Energy Bags, personal trades, and monster drops. By contrast, Kinah (Bound) comes from places such as selling items to NPC shops, Guardian Pass rewards, and achievement and quest rewards.

That distinction matters a lot. It suggests that the parts of the economy tied to player-to-player value flow are staying on the regular Kinah side, while more controlled PvE and system-generated income is moving toward the bound side. That is an inference based on the source tables NCSOFT published.

Trading and Exchange Systems Still Use Regular Kinah

If players are wondering what this means for market activity, the answer in the official notice is pretty direct.

NCSOFT says buying items on the exchange/world exchange, depositing and withdrawing Kinah from storage, personal trade use, and personal trade fees all use regular Kinah. The same applies to the Kinah used in Kinah box material conversion.

So the trade economy side of AION 2 appears to remain anchored to the non-bound version. That is probably the most important practical point for players who care about markets, trading, and overall liquidity between characters and players. Again, that is based on the official usage table.

Many Other Costs Will Spend Bound Kinah First

One of the biggest details in the official explanation is the spending priority rule.

NCSOFT’s notice says that for exchange/world exchange registration and settlement fees, as well as other general Kinah-use areas, the game will consume Kinah (Bound) first, then regular Kinah.

That is the part players should probably read twice. Even if regular Kinah remains the trading currency, the game is setting up a system where bound Kinah gets used first in many places. In practice, that could make the new split feel less painful for some day-to-day costs while still protecting the trade-facing economy. That is an inference from the ordering rule in the official notice.

Why This Change Likely Matters for the Economy

Whenever an MMO introduces a bound version of a core currency, the likely goal is to control how freely wealth moves through the economy while still letting players earn and spend normally in other systems. NCSOFT’s tables strongly support that reading here: trade-heavy systems still use regular Kinah, while many game-generated reward sources now feed into Kinah (Bound). That is an inference, but it is a grounded one based on the official source breakdown.

If that reading holds, then the March 25 update is not just a technical economy tweak. It is a fairly meaningful structural change to how AION 2 wants progression money and market money to coexist.

The Change Was Announced Ahead of the March 25 Update for a Reason

NCSOFT did not bury this in a tiny afterthought. The official notice explicitly says the explanation is being given in advance of the March 25 update so players can prepare properly and avoid errors.

That alone tells you the studio expects this to affect everyday behavior. When publishers post a pre-announcement telling players to check details carefully before tomorrow’s patch, it usually means they know the system could cause confusion if people log in blind.

The Bottom Line

AION 2’s March 25 update is introducing a two-tier Kinah system with Kinah (Bound) and regular Kinah, and the official notice already outlines where each type comes from and what each one is used for. Trade-facing systems remain tied to regular Kinah, while many reward and system-driven sources feed into the bound version, with bound Kinah often spent first in applicable costs.

So while this may not look as flashy as a new dungeon or class reveal, it could easily be one of the more important AION 2 updates in the current cycle. Economy changes have a habit of becoming everybody’s problem very quickly. 

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AION 2 Opens More Character Creation Slots on Some Servers as Demand Stays High

AION 2 has another small but useful official update out of Taiwan, and this one says a lot about current player demand. In a new notice posted on March 17, 2026, NCSOFT said it would raise the character creation limit on some servers, with the additional opening scheduled for March 18 at 12:00.

That is not a giant feature patch, but it is still one of the more practical AION 2 stories in the current cycle. When an MMO starts reopening or expanding character creation capacity on specific servers, it usually points to one simple thing: enough players are trying to get in that the publisher thinks the limits need adjusting. That last point is an inference based on the official notice and the purpose of server creation caps.

NCSOFT Says the Expansion Is Meant to Let More Players In

The wording of the official notice is fairly direct. NCSOFT thanks players for their support and says the goal of the extra opening is to let more players enjoy the game together. The company then states that it plans to increase the character creation cap for part of the server lineup.

That framing matters because it makes this more than a technical backend tweak. It is an official acknowledgement that current access restrictions were tight enough to justify a public adjustment.

The New Opening Was Scheduled for March 18 at Noon

The most concrete detail in the notice is the date and time. NCSOFT says the added opening was scheduled for 2026-03-18 at 12:00. The notice does not, in the result snippet we can see, list every server name in detail, but it clearly frames the change as a partial server-side increase rather than a blanket “everything is open now” announcement.

That means players following AION 2 server access should read this as targeted relief, not necessarily a complete removal of all creation pressure. That second sentence is an inference from the wording “some servers” and “partial” capacity expansion.

This Fits a Busy AION 2 March Communication Cycle

What makes this notice more interesting is the timing around it. On the official Taiwan-side boards, this server-cap announcement sits close to other recent posts including the March 25 maintenance notice, the March 25 known issues update, and the March 25 update news focused on class and skill changes. That gives AION 2 a pretty active official communication rhythm right now.

In other words, AION 2 is not only pushing gameplay updates. It is also still adjusting operational details like access, maintenance scheduling, and issue tracking in a very regular cadence.

Why Character Creation Limits Matter More Than They Sound

Character creation restrictions are one of those MMO systems players only think about when they become a problem. If a server is popular enough to need caps, it affects where friends can roll, whether returning players can join the right shard, and how easily momentum around a game turns into actual population growth. That is reasoning based on standard MMO server behavior, supported here by NCSOFT’s decision to expand access rather than leave the limits unchanged.

So while this is not as flashy as a new dungeon or class reveal, it is still a useful signal. It suggests AION 2 is managing real player flow closely enough that server-side creation access remains an active topic.

The Broader Takeaway for AION 2 Watchers

For people following AION 2 from the outside, this kind of notice is often more revealing than it first looks. A game that keeps posting weekly update news, preview livestream notices, maintenance alerts, known-issues updates, and server-capacity adjustments is a game that is still very much in active operational motion.

That does not automatically tell us everything about long-term health, but it does tell us AION 2 is not sitting still. NCSOFT is still tuning the live environment from multiple angles at once: combat, maintenance, issue handling, and now server entry capacity.

The Bottom Line

The official Taiwan notice says AION 2 would increase character creation limits on some servers, with the extra opening set for March 18 at 12:00, specifically so more players could get into the game together. It is a smaller story than a patch note dump, but it is still one of the more useful official AION 2 updates in the current news cycle.

And in MMO terms, this is usually a pretty good kind of problem to have: not “nobody can get in,” but “enough people want in that the gates need adjusting.” That final line is an inference from the official notice’s purpose. 

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AION Live’s Bloominerk’s Coin Magic Event Is Live: Dates, Rewards, and What Players Should Prioritize

AION Live has a fresh official event on the board, and this time it is all about transformation coins, daily login rewards, and another very determined Shugo merchant. Gameforge’s official “Event: Bloominerk’s Coin Magic” post says the event runs from March 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM to April 22, 2026 at 8:59 AM CEST, making it the newest clear Live-side story in the current AION cycle.

That alone makes it worth covering, but this is not just a “log in and get one box” type of event. The official post says players can obtain Bloominerk’s Transformation Coins through AION Shop packs, exchange those coins with Bloominerk in Inggison and Gelkmaros, and also collect extra rewards from a daily attendance list for level 80+ characters once per account.

The Event Runs Until April 22

The first date players need to remember is simple: April 22.

According to Gameforge’s official event page, Bloominerk’s Coin Magic runs from March 25 at 9:00 AM through April 22 at 8:59 AM CEST. The Live board also shows it as the newest event post, published yesterday at 9:00 AM, above the earlier March items like Raksha’s Revenge, Beautiful Flowers & Little Devils, and Tiamaranta’s Eye.

That makes this the clearest current Live event update if you are tracking what changed most recently on the official Gameforge side.

Bloominerk Is Trading Transformation Coins for High-Value Rewards

The core loop of the event revolves around Bloominerk’s Transformation Coins.

Gameforge says Bloominerk has set up shop in Inggison and Gelkmaros, where players can exchange transformation coins for rewards. The official reward table includes items such as [Rune] Transformation Contract: Ariel/Azphel (2 types) for 3,000 coins, [Rune] Ultimate Transformation Contract Selection Box: Ariel/Azphel2 (2 types) for 5,000 coins, [Rune] Transformation Contract Box (17 types) for 360 coins, [Rune] Ultimate Re-rollable Transformation Contract Chest (10 types) for 1,200 coins, [Rune] Ultimate Transformation Contract Selection Box (6 types) for 2,000 coins, plus pet transformation rewards at lower costs.

That reward list is a pretty strong signal that this is meant to be a meaningful promo, not just a throwaway seasonal side note. When transformation contracts and selection boxes are this central to the reward pool, the event is clearly aiming at players who care about account progression and collection value. That last point is an inference based on the official reward table.

The Shop Side of the Event Is a Big Part of the Hook

This event also has a very obvious monetized side.

Gameforge says players can buy three related offers in the AION Shop during the event: [Rune] Bloominerk’s Transformation Coin Bundle, Bloominerk’s Coin Bundle, and Bloominerk’s Transformation Pack. The listed contents include 5 to 10,000 transformation coins, coin fragments, multiple coin bundles, and transformation contracts depending on the pack.

So no, this is not one of those events pretending the shop does not exist. It is very much part of the structure. The better question for players is whether the available exchanges justify the investment based on their current goals.

There Is Also a Daily Attendance Reward Track

One of the better parts of the event is that it is not only about shop purchases.

The official post says players can also get rewards from an attendance list, available once per account for level 80+ characters. Gameforge notes that the daily login counter resets every day at 9 AM, and specifically clarifies that the attendance list tracks the number of days logged in, not the exact calendar day. In practical terms, if a player misses one day, they can still receive the missed day’s reward on the next login rather than permanently losing that slot.

That makes the event a little more forgiving than some MMO attendance systems, which is always nice when the genre normally treats real life like an optional side quest. The forgiveness point is an interpretation based on the official attendance explanation.

Players Should Watch the Cleanup Warning

There is one deadline detail worth underlining.

Gameforge says [Rune] Bloominerk’s Transformation Coin Bundles and [Rune] Bloominerk’s Transformation Coins will be removed from the game at the end of the event. That means players should not treat the exchange part casually and assume leftover event currency will just sit around forever.

In other words, if you are going to engage with this event, the smart version is to plan your exchanges before the end instead of discovering too late that your bag is full of expired optimism. That final phrasing is my interpretation; the removal notice itself is official.

Why This Is the Main New AION Story Right Now

The biggest reason this event matters editorially is timing.

On the official AION Live News and Announcements board, Bloominerk’s Coin Magic is now the newest major Live post, ahead of the March 11 cluster that included Raksha’s Revenge, Beautiful Flowers & Little Devils, and the previously covered Issue with current Lord Season. That makes it the clearest “what’s new now” AION Live story since the last round of March updates.

So while AION Classic is still largely sitting in the same news cycle, AION Live has at least one fresh event worth pushing right now.

What Players Should Prioritize First

For most AION Live players, the smart order is simple.

First, decide whether the coin exchange rewards line up with your actual progression goals. Second, if you are participating, keep track of the attendance rewards so you do not leave easy value sitting untouched. Third, do not forget that the event coins and bundles are explicitly marked for removal at the end of the event. All of those priorities come directly from how Gameforge structured the official event post.

The Bottom Line

Bloominerk’s Coin Magic is the newest official AION Live event, running from March 25 to April 22, 2026, with transformation-coin exchanges in Inggison and Gelkmaros, a shop-driven reward loop, and a daily attendance list for level 80+ characters. If you are looking for the clearest new AION story since the last check-in, this is it.

And yes, it is another Shugo event involving currency, reward tables, and deadline management. So in that sense, AION remains perfectly committed to being AION. 

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AION 2’s Corroded Decontamination Facility Looks Like a Big Test for High-End PvE Players

AION 2 may be getting most of its weekly attention from class changes and update posts right now, but one of the more important recent official content additions is still the new Sanctuary dungeon, Corroded Decontamination Facility. NCSOFT’s official newsroom says the dungeon was introduced on March 10, 2026, and describes it as the most challenging PvE dungeon currently available in AION 2.

That alone makes it a useful AION 2 story to revisit. When the official line is “hardest PvE dungeon currently available,” that is not filler content. It signals that NCSOFT is still building out the top end of AION 2’s PvE ladder rather than treating the current cycle as only a balance-and-systems phase.

NCSOFT Says This Is AION 2’s Hardest PvE Dungeon Yet

According to NCSOFT’s official article, the Corroded Decontamination Facility is a new Sanctuary dungeon and is currently positioned as the game’s highest-difficulty PvE instance. The official description places it inside a ruined Balaur research facility, which gives it a pretty strong “endgame science experiment gone wrong” energy before players even step inside.

That matters because it helps frame what kind of content this is supposed to be. This is not presented as a casual side dungeon or just another stop on the leveling track. It is being sold as a serious challenge for players already pushing into AION 2’s tougher PvE content.

The Dungeon Is Part of AION 2’s Current 2026 Roadmap Push

This dungeon did not arrive out of nowhere. NCSOFT’s official 2026 Season 2 roadmap article had already listed February 25 as the date for new Sanctuary content, specifically naming Corroded Decontamination Facility as part of the game’s expanding high-end PvE lineup.

That makes the March 10 article more than a one-off announcement. It is effectively the follow-through on a roadmap promise, which is usually the kind of thing players watch closely when deciding whether a game’s content cadence feels real or just theoretical.

It Also Fits Into A Broader Endgame Content Wave

NCSOFT’s February 22 official article about AION 2’s new Transcendence Dungeon also referenced Corroded Decontamination Facility, placing it inside the same broader window of endgame-focused updates. That suggests NCSOFT is not just adding one hard dungeon and calling it a day. It looks more like part of a wider push to deepen the game’s advanced PvE structure.

That is a useful signal for anyone tracking AION 2 long term. If the game is getting new Sanctuary and Transcendence content in close succession, then the studio is clearly trying to give its more invested players something heavier than routine weekly tuning patches. That is an inference based on the official content sequence NCSOFT has published.

New Weapons and Rewards Are Part of the Hook

NCSOFT’s official March 10 article says the dungeon comes with new weapons and rewards, which is exactly what you want attached to a high-difficulty PvE space. Hard content without meaningful loot tends to become sightseeing. Hard content with new weapons becomes progression content.

That does not automatically tell us every reward detail, because the snippet available in the official newsroom summary is brief. But it does confirm that the dungeon is meant to matter materially, not just atmospherically.

Why This Matters Alongside the March 25 Balance Patch

The interesting part is how this content update sits next to AION 2’s current March 25 update cycle. Right now, the official Taiwan-side updates are highlighting new Stigma skills and combat tuning, while the global official newsroom has recently highlighted this new Sanctuary dungeon. Put together, that paints a pretty healthy short-term development picture: AION 2 is still tuning classes while also building out harder PvE content. That combined read is an inference based on the separate official update streams.

That is probably the bigger takeaway here. AION 2 is not only adjusting numbers on paper. It is also adding content that gives those class and build changes somewhere meaningful to be tested.

The Bottom Line

For AION 2 players, Corroded Decontamination Facility looks like one of the more important recent official PvE additions. NCSOFT describes it as the game’s most challenging PvE dungeon currently available, ties it to the broader 2026 roadmap, and says it comes with new weapons and rewards.

So even if the weekly balance posts are getting more day-to-day attention, this dungeon may be the stronger long-term signal. It shows AION 2 is still building upward at the high end, not just sideways through patch notes.

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