On November 11, 2026, NCSoft announced restrictions affecting another 21,091 AION 2 Global accounts, the largest single enforcement round reported since the October launch. Combined with nine earlier announcements, the running total now stands at 98,808 reported account restrictions across ten enforcement notices. That is a remarkable figure for an MMORPG barely five weeks into its Global service, although it requires some careful interpretation.
AION 2 Account Restrictions: 21,091 in the Latest Wave
According to NCSoft's official November 11 announcement, the latest action targets violations involving botting, organised gold farming, unauthorised programs, real-money trading (RMT) and abnormal economic activity. The restrictions took effect at 09:00 CET, following investigations conducted under the company's Operation Policy.
The numbers become more interesting when placed alongside previous enforcement rounds. Our October investigation into the first six restriction waves documented 58,057 reported actions. Another 12,586 followed on October 24, before the October 29 crackdown brought the total to 75,294. The November 4 announcement added 2,423 more, accompanied by an explicit warning that players purchasing Kinah from third-party sellers can also face disciplinary action.
| Enforcement period | Reported restrictions |
|---|---|
| October 11–21: First six rounds | 58,057 |
| October 24: Seventh round | 12,586 |
| October 29: Eighth round | 4,651 |
| November 4: Ninth round | 2,423 |
| November 11: Tenth round | 21,091 |
| Total reported restrictions | 98,808 |
There is an important distinction behind that total. These are reported account restriction actions, not a verified count of 98,808 individual players or permanently banned accounts. A single commercial farming operation may control numerous accounts, and NCSoft has not established whether individual accounts appear in multiple enforcement rounds. Its official Operation Policy also distinguishes between temporary and permanent sanctions. Treating every entry as a permanently banned bot would therefore go beyond the available evidence.
Can NCSoft's AION 2 Bot Crackdown Protect the Economy?
Restricting more than 21,000 accounts in a single round demonstrates substantial enforcement activity. Whether that translates into a healthier economy is another question entirely. NCSoft has not published figures showing how the restrictions have affected Market prices, resource availability or the number of automated farming accounts still operating. Nor has it provided a breakdown revealing how many of the latest restrictions involved bots, currency buyers or other violations.
The company has already introduced several measures intended to make economic abuse more difficult. Before Global launch, NCSoft disabled direct player-to-player trading, placing greater emphasis on the Market. October brought gameplay-history-based restrictions on selling gathered materials, with some of those limitations subsequently relaxed. The October 28 update also raised the gathering requirement to level 45 and introduced a daily gathering limit.
These measures may create additional obstacles for commercial farming operations, but they also illustrate the difficulties of managing an MMORPG economy. Ordinary players still need ways to collect resources, craft equipment and earn Kinah without finding themselves trapped behind increasingly complicated restrictions. A system designed to inconvenience bots is considerably less impressive when legitimate adventurers discover that gathering a few flowers has become an administrative challenge.
NCSoft continues to stress that normal gameplay, including lengthy grinding sessions, is not itself a violation. The developer also distinguishes disciplinary restrictions from temporary security locks used to protect accounts when suspicious access suggests a possible compromise. Players who believe an account action was applied incorrectly can contact AION 2 Global Customer Support, while the Operation Policy specifies a 15-day appeal window following a sanction.
The latest enforcement round leaves one important question unanswered: is NCSoft removing abusive accounts faster than organised farming operations can replace them? The published figures cannot tell us. What they do establish is that the struggle against botting and illicit trading remains a significant part of AION 2 Global's opening months.
The original AION gave us a seemingly endless war between Elyos and Asmodians. AION 2 appears to have added another long-running conflict: NCSoft versus the people running automated Kinah factories.
And unlike the Balaur, the developers apparently have access to a very effective ban button.
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