AION 2 Gives Free Pre-Registration Pets to Everyone Until December

If you skipped AION 2 pre-registration because you forgot, arrived late or simply did not fancy signing up for another MMO newsletter several weeks before launch, there is some very good news.

NC is giving the original AION 2 Pre-Registration and Steam Wishlist rewards to everyone.

You no longer need to have registered before launch or added AION 2 to your Steam wishlist. Any player who creates an account and logs into the Global version during the launch reward period can receive the entire package, including Pagati, another selectable pet and a chest filled with useful consumables.

That effectively turns what we originally covered as AION 2's pre-registration rewards into free launch rewards for the entire community.

You Can Get Two Free AION 2 Pets

The headline reward is the Advance: Pet Chest.

Every eligible player receives Pagati automatically and can then select one additional companion from four options:

• Papis
• Silver Blade Rotan
• Konutin Worker
• Black Smoke Murute

That means every new account can effectively start with two free pets without buying a Founder's Pack, watching Twitch or completing an event.

Pets are worth collecting even if you are not particularly interested in the cosmetic side of AION 2. Like many of the game's persistent progression systems, building your collection becomes increasingly relevant as you move deeper into the game. Our 10 AION 2 Things You Should Learn Early guide covers several of those systems that are easy to underestimate during your first few hours.

The Wishlist Chest Is Included Too

NC is also extending the old Steam Wishlist reward to everyone.

The Advance: Wishlist Chest contains:

• 10 Resurrection Spiritstones
• 100 Life Potions
• 50 Healing Potions
• 50 Return Scrolls
• 50 Courage Scrolls
• 50 Speed Scrolls
• 50 Benediction Scrolls

None of this is spectacular endgame loot, but it is exactly the kind of supply bundle that makes the opening hours smoother. Resurrection Spiritstones are always useful, while the various scrolls remove some of the friction from leveling, travel and combat.

If you are beginning with the October 5 free-to-play launch, our AION 2 Before You Play guide is still a good starting checklist for classes, factions, launch rewards and the systems worth understanding before you disappear into Atreia for the evening.

You Have Until December to Claim the Rewards

The important part is that this is not a one-day launch promotion.

The reward period remains open until December 2 at 09:30 CET for European players. You simply need to create your account and log in before that deadline.

The rewards are then delivered automatically through in-game mail.

That mail has its own expiration date: December 9 at 09:30 CET. So logging in qualifies you for the rewards, but you should still collect the mail rather than leaving two pets sitting in a mailbox until December and discovering that Atreia apparently operates a strict parcel-return policy.

This Is Separate From the Other Launch Rewards

The pet and Wishlist rewards stack with AION 2's other launch promotions.

You can still redeem the TAKEFLIGHTAION2 code for additional free consumables, while the Global Launch Twitch Drops provide another reward track with cosmetics and progression items.

New players also have an entirely fresh set of worlds available through the October 5 AION 2 Launch Servers, so there is now very little reason to feel that arriving after Advanced Access means starting permanently behind everybody else.

You Did Not Miss the Pre-Registration Rewards After All

This is ultimately a very player-friendly change.

Pre-registration rewards normally exist specifically to reward people who were paying attention before launch. NC has instead decided that AION 2's Global opening is a better excuse to simply give them to everybody.

So if you are installing AION 2 for the first time today, you have not missed Pagati. You have not missed the selectable companion. You have not missed the Wishlist Chest.

You just need to log in.

For once, procrastination has been fully supported by the developers.

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AION 2 Pre-Registration Rewards: How to Get Two Free Pets Before Launch

AION 2 is only days away from permanent progression beginning, but there is still one very easy piece of launch preparation that players should not forget. NC's global pre-registration campaign gives players two free companion pets simply for signing up through the official AION 2 website. There is no Founder's Pack requirement, no purchase involved and no reason to leave free launch rewards sitting on the table.

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.

1. Go to the official AION 2 global website.
2. Find the newsletter or pre-registration section.
3. Enter the required registration information.
4. Confirm that you meet NC's age requirement and accept the required data-use terms.
5. 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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