Everyone who completes the official newsletter registration receives Pagati as a guaranteed companion. You then get to choose one additional pet from four options: Konutin Worker, Papis, Black Smoke Murute or Silver Blade Rotan. Both rewards are intended to become redeemable when the global service launches.
If you have already worked through our AION 2 Before You Play checklist, this was the first thing on the list. If not, it takes considerably less time than choosing a class, server or faction.
What Are the AION 2 Pre-Registration Rewards?
NC's global campaign gives newsletter subscribers two companion rewards:
- Pagati – guaranteed for everyone who qualifies
- One selectable companion – Konutin Worker, Papis, Black Smoke Murute or Silver Blade Rotan
Pagati does not replace your second reward. You receive Pagati plus one of the four selectable pets.
That distinction is worth making because it is very easy to glance at the reward artwork and assume you are simply choosing one companion from a larger list. You are not. Pagati is the fixed reward, while the second slot is your choice.
NC originally revealed the rewards alongside AION 2's global Summer Game Fest campaign and later showed the pets through official pre-registration footage. The current global registration page remains the place to sign up.
How to Pre-Register for AION 2
The process is refreshingly simple.
- Go to the official AION 2 global website.
- Find the newsletter or pre-registration section.
- Enter the required registration information.
- Confirm that you meet NC's age requirement and accept the required data-use terms.
- Complete the registration.
The official form currently requires players to confirm that they are at least 18 years old and agree to the necessary personal-data terms.
Adding AION 2 to your Steam wishlist may also appear as an option during the process, but this is important: Steam wishlisting is not the same thing as completing the newsletter registration.
Wishlisting helps Steam notify you when the game becomes available. The newsletter registration is the part connected to the companion rewards.
You Do Not Need a Founder's Pack
The pre-registration pets are not a Founder's Pack bonus.
AION 2 launches as a free-to-play game, and the newsletter campaign is separate from the three paid Founder's Packs. You can register for the free companions even if you intend to wait until the October 5 free launch rather than entering through Advanced Access on September 30.
If you are considering a Founder's Pack, decide which platform you actually want to use before spending money. Our Steam vs PURPLE guide explains why pack entitlements and launcher choice should be sorted out before checkout rather than afterward.
But none of that affects whether you can sign up for the pre-registration pets.
Free player? Eligible.
Standard Founder? Eligible.
Ultimate Founder with enough cosmetic wings to require their own wardrobe? Also eligible.
Which Free Pet Should You Choose?
This is where we would resist the temptation to turn a free launch reward into a twenty-column optimization spreadsheet.
Your selectable options are:
- Konutin Worker
- Papis
- Black Smoke Murute
- Silver Blade Rotan
If one clearly appeals to you visually, that is a perfectly reasonable basis for choosing it.
AION 2's pet system is larger than a simple cosmetic collection, but Global is launching with a modified progression model compared with Korea and Taiwan. We have already seen meaningful regional changes across gear, crafting, percentage bonuses and several long-term systems. That means old regional advice about which pet provides the mathematically perfect early-game value should be treated carefully.
Our recommendation is simple: claim the entitlement now, then make the final selection using the Global client and whatever confirmed pet information is available when redemption opens.
Do the Pets Give Gameplay Bonuses?
AION 2 treats pets as part of a broader collection system rather than purely decorative followers, so pets can have progression value beyond simply looking cheerful while you dismantle half your inventory.
However, exactly how the Global launch version handles every pet bonus is something we would rather verify in the permanent client than copy blindly from Korean or Taiwanese data.
That is a recurring theme with AION 2 Global. Our Global vs Korea comparison already found substantial differences in progression and stat systems during the Launch Scale Test.
So yes, pets matter. But no, we would not choose your free launch companion solely because a six-month-old Korean spreadsheet says it is 0.7 percent better in a particular build.
When Do You Receive the Rewards?
NC says both companion rewards are redeemable at launch.
What the company has not fully explained yet is the exact delivery method.
We do not currently have final Global instructions confirming whether the pets arrive through:
- in-game mail
- an account reward menu
- a coupon or redemption code
- another launcher-based claim system
NC also has not published a precise claim window telling players how long the rewards remain available after launch.
That means the safest approach is obvious: complete the registration now, then watch the official account and launch notices for the final redemption instructions.
Is There a Pre-Registration Deadline?
NC has not published a clear fixed deadline for the Global newsletter campaign.
The registration form remains available now, but “still open” should not be translated into “will definitely remain open until October 5.” Pre-launch campaigns can close before servers actually go live.
If you already know you are going to play AION 2, there is very little benefit in waiting.
It is free. It takes a couple of minutes. Do it while you remember.
Pre-Registration Is Separate From Twitch Drops
Another easy point of confusion is Twitch.
AION 2 also has a separate Twitch Drops system for Global players, with launch-period rewards connected to eligible streams and War for Atreia.
Those rewards have nothing to do with the newsletter pets.
Newsletter registration gets you Pagati and your selectable companion. Twitch Drops require a linked Twitch account and active viewing campaigns.
You can, and probably should, set up both before launch if you want to collect the available free rewards.
Steam Wishlist, Pre-Registration and Founder's Packs Are Three Different Things
AION 2 currently gives players several pre-launch actions that are easy to mentally merge into one big registration process.
They are actually separate:
- Newsletter pre-registration: free companion rewards
- Steam wishlist: store notifications and visibility
- Founder's Pack: paid Advanced Access, Membership and pack-specific bonuses
Completing one does not automatically complete the others.
This distinction becomes especially important for players assuming that buying a Founder's Pack automatically registers them for every promotional reward. NC has not said that it does.
If you want the pets, complete the newsletter registration.
Two Free Pets for Two Minutes of Work
There are plenty of complicated decisions surrounding AION 2 launch.
You need to choose between Elyos and Asmodians. You need a class. Groups need a server plan. Founders need to choose Steam or PURPLE. Gear progression has enough overlapping systems to make our PvE gear progression guide necessary before anyone has even permanently looted their first dungeon weapon.
The pre-registration rewards are considerably simpler.
Sign up for the official newsletter.
Get Pagati.
Choose one additional companion.
Then go back to worrying about which of AION 2's eight classes is going to consume the next several hundred hours of your life.
Free pets are rarely the complicated part of an MMO launch. We should probably enjoy that while it lasts.
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