r/Aion2

I genuinely don’t understand it. Every time I hop on this forum, I’ll read a wholesome post from someone actually enjoying Aion 2… then immediately see the same game doomers flooding the comments spreading hate nonstop.

If you hate the game that much, already decided you’re never spending money on it, and keep announcing you’re “done with the game” every single week… why are you still here? At that point just leave the subreddit, divorce the b!tch, and go play WoW 🥴

Or in general, how much money do you plan on spending in the first 6 months?

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As title goes. I'm really excited about aion 2 going global this year. I haven't played on TW/KR servers due to high ping. I'm having fun watching streams and i'm waiting its launch like crazy. By the looks of it, i like very much spiritmaster and chanter(i'll make many alts anyway hehe). Do you guys have any favorite "main" class and if yes which is it and why ?

PS . Dont bother , answering, how the game is p2w and slop and ai blah blah blah. It look gorgeous , i like it and i cant wait to play it.

Thanks! 🤗

Hey! How's everyone doing? I honestly never played Aion because I never had a decent PC to run it, and now that I can, I'd love to try Aion 2. But the problem is all the negative comments about the game.

I watched reviews of the first one and while some are positive, most of them tear the game apart, which kills my motivation to even try getting into the story. And just like with the first game, the comments on Aion 2 don't encourage me to play it either.

I get that there are flaws and it might be P2W, but the toxic commentary isn't helping the devs fix anything. If anything, I think it tips the scales toward the game shutting down early.

1. F2P - pretty self explanatory it means no subscription or no boxed price

2. Graphics - modern feel 3d realistic MMO with good esthetics and so far good range of character customization and no woke western propaganda.

3. No forced weapon swapping - I hate forced weapon swapping in MMOs.

4. Action combat - action combat in this game is really good you should try it and it really utilizes my gaming FPS mouse.

5. Seamless Open World Zones

6. Mobile/PC compatible - I can check my account in my Phone while I am at work.

Now I didn't mention what I don't like or people don't like because for me the Pros outweigh the Cons.

And mods of this subreddit please ban or punish all those reddit accounts who attacked me personally. They are breaking the rules of the subreddit.

I like watching videos about a lot of other games, like Black Desert, Lost Ark, Old School RuneScape, gacha games, etc.
I’ve played most of them, and I enjoy playing them and watching their content.

However, whenever people talk about Aion 2, almost everyone says something like, “If this game survives more than 2–3 months, I’d be surprised.”
It feels like the MMORPG community has already accepted the reality that this game is almost guaranteed to flop on the global release.

I hope not though the game has potential i just hope it doesn't end up worse the lost ark so we play it long term assuming they fix monetization issue. we are starving for new MMOs man its sad to see

Well? Will it?

I'm trying to understand how this mechanic is acceptable. You can just revive in the middle of boss fights with a premium currency item? Is that right or am I hearing things wrong.

That sounds extremely stupid.

Edit: I just want to mention I am actually looking forward to the game, so I was researching some of the features and this one kind of stuck out like a sore thumb

I don’t care what your stance is on KR MMOs, spending money in online games, or grinding in general. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. What stands out here is that the level of toxicity has reached a completely different scale.

Constructive criticism is almost nonexistent. I haven’t seen meaningful critique here in a long time. I genuinely respect anyone who can articulate criticism of NC in a way that actually makes sense. Instead, what dominates is recycled talking points or catchy phrases that get upvoted because they sound funny, like shouting “KR AI SLOP”.

This subreddit has a mix of people. Fans of the original game, people excited for a new MMO, tech enthusiasts curious about how developers will push UE5, casual observers, and yes, also people who are just here to shit.

It feels like there’s a group of users who are simply unhappy and, for whatever reason, feel the need to downplay or ridicule anyone who is genuinely excited about Aion 2. There’s witch hunting, insults, low effort negativity farming for YouTube engagement, and straight up bullying. The worst part is how normalized it becomes over time.

It’s exhausting. Regardless of whether Aion 2 turns out to be a success or a failure, I will remember this subreddit as one of the most toxic parts of the entire experience.

And the funniest part of all this is that you’re shitting on something that has been obvious for years, and not just in Korean games. Because where NCSoft is supposedly failing, you completely ignore the same issue or even praise it in other Western MMOs.

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A game that’s been out for almost half a year somehow managed to become MORE unbalanced after three entire seasons of “class balancing.”

There are only 8 classes and you guys still cooked up this disaster. Riot Games should honestly hire your balance team. At least the weekly “fuck your entire family” posts would dominate community engagement charts and save them millions in marketing.

I still remember the week Qingdao came out, right after the huge lifesteal changes.

I thought, “Alright, let’s try the new dungeon.”

My 540k Elf got kicked from hard mode nonstop.

Didn’t even get to play a single run and already wasted 20 minutes of my life, so I settled for normal mode instead.

Then I saw my teammates: a 590k Archer and a 620k Sorcerer.

At that moment, I just smiled in peace.

Finished one run, clicked the top-right X immediately, and quit the game with satisfaction. Truly the kind of balance and game environment only a “god-tier” dev team could create.

And honestly, forget dungeon difficulty and rewards for a second. Just looking at the effort put into content:

If S2’s Beyond Sunken Temple was a 10/10, then Phantom Corridor was maybe a 5/10.

Island of Azure Breath? Straight up 0/10.

The environment, mechanics, map design, gameplay — all complete garbage.

I genuinely have no clue what the fuck the designers were even trying to make.

I play all 8 characters.

Back then I’d happily run dungeons every day, collect outfits, buy cosmetics, stare at character underwear — life was good.

But in Season 3, thanks to the developers’ “kind-hearted burden reduction,” I went from playing 2–3 hours a day to logging in for 10 minutes and wondering what the hell I’m even supposed to do.

In S1 and S2, farming dungeons, grinding materials, crafting gear, saving gold for upgrades — everything felt rewarding.

Now in S3, both my main characters are over 500k and there’s basically nowhere left to progress besides Yinglong gear.

But with the current alt energy system and garbage rewards, how the hell am I supposed to craft anything without buying gold?

You expect me to spam your braindead 5-star dungeon?

35 runs a week just to click a few useless USB-looking enhancement items, then fail two red gear upgrades for literally zero progression?

There’s no positive feedback loop anymore. Just endless emptiness.

Back in S1, I could still help friends farm Beyond or spam Fire God runs.

Now everything is restricted — energy caps, entry limits, final boss kill limits.

Combined with the completely brain-damaged class balance, you’ve created the most toxic party environment imaginable.

In S1, at 3000 score I felt like I was at least somewhat strong.

In S2, at 480k I felt like a king.

Now in S3, my 550k Sorcerer feels worse than a maggot.

Honestly, I thought maybe I could just treat the game like a dress-up simulator.

But that doesn’t work either.

Because this clown-ass game has literally ZERO open-world content.

Remember when launch marketing claimed A2 was a “PvE-focused MMORPG”?

Turns out all the PvE content is just… dungeons. That’s it.

And each season only adds:

- 2 expeditions

- 1 transcendence dungeon

- 1 sanctuary

FOUR instances total.

Calling you a mobile game company would honestly be insulting to mobile games.

This feels like an unfinished mobile game prototype.

A game charging nearly $30 a month, where two months of subscription costs the same as a AAA title.

And don’t even compare this to AAA games — the content output isn’t even as good as low-budget hentai games on Steam.

If you at least wanted people to treat it like a waifu game, then you NEED open-world systems so people can actually enjoy their characters.

Main story? Barely exists.

Events? Nope.

Exploration? Nope.

Puzzles? Nope.

Material farming routes? Nope.

Nothing.

So what are players supposed to do? Stand in town staring at character asses all day?

The only “open-world gameplay” left is reporting AFK bots.

And after your amazing “burden reduction” updates to mission systems, the outdoor zones are now completely flooded with AFK farmers.

Botting gold farms still untouched, but normal players keep getting nerfed.

Truly, the most beautiful scenery in A2 isn’t the players — it’s the bots.

You guys love “server-wide shared systems” so much, huh?

Then why did the pink diamond pass suddenly become purchasable on FOUR characters again this time?

Wasn’t the livestream saying you wanted players to focus on one character only?

Funny how the narrative changes whenever you want money.

And didn’t you swear the cash shop wouldn’t sell P2W stuff?

People who are used to begging will spend their entire lives begging.

If you want to nerf rewards, then just admit you’re nerfing rewards.

Stop hiding behind this fake “burden reduction” excuse like players are idiots.

Real burden reduction means:

same rewards, less time investment.

So how exactly does turning everything into server-wide shared progression qualify as burden reduction?

Take mission tasks for example.

Multi-character players could ALREADY choose whether or not to do them.

No time? Don’t do them.

Don’t feel like doing them? Don’t do them.

Why the hell is the company forcing “burden reduction” on us?

The time I spent building those characters wasn’t time?

The premium currency I spent unlocking character slots wasn’t money?

Same with Od energy and daily dungeons — whether to farm or not should be player choice.

People who couldn’t finish content before still can’t finish it now, because this isn’t real burden reduction.

Single-character players now need MORE runs for the same rewards, meaning more time investment anyway.

And the funniest part?

Even login rewards and battle passes became server-wide shared.

What, were you scared players would get too many garbage cooking items and useless scrolls?

Honestly it barely affects me.

I just think it’s hilariously petty.

It’s like going out for braised pork rice with Terry Gou, then after the meal he turns around and says:

“Hey bro, split the bill. Your 35 NTD.”

A company making billions acting THIS stingy is genuinely insane.

Or maybe you’re just worried players might have to press the F key a few extra times?

In that case, my apologies.

u r so sweet~

And that excuse about “preventing the gap between single-character and multi-character players from growing too large” is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.

If you’re so scared of power gaps, then why not ban:

- whales buying full black-gold setups with +5 red crafts

- exploiters abusing Rift score resets

- 24/7 bot farmers in open world and abyss zones farming pets, obs, and floor gold

Where exactly is the logic?

I already quit the game, because I finally realized flaming you guys on forums is way more entertaining than actually playing.

But genuinely, from the bottom of my heart:

If you don’t know how to make games, just remove PvP entirely.

Delete PvE dungeons too, since both are already dogshit anyway.

Take all those development resources and make:

- open-world systems

- better cosmetics

- more outfit variety

Hell, release 8 costume sets every week and nobody would even complain.

Add more dye options too. It’s not like this is the Chinese server where censorship is an issue.

I guarantee your revenue would double overnight and everyone would suddenly start praising NC.

You wouldn’t even need weekly livestreams where people threaten to run you over with trucks anymore.

You had every chance to make money while standing proudly.

Instead, you chose to kneel and beg.

Absolutely pathetic.

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