Just three days into its service, 'AION 2' found itself in the eye of a storm, plagued by issues ranging from forced PvP against newcomers and Abyss Point abuse to clunky UI and severe server population imbalances. In response, the team held an emergency broadcast to announce a complete overhaul.

The first 72 hours of AION 2 have been, to put it mildly, a disaster. Player frustration hit a boiling point over the 'Rift of Time and Space' PvP content. Because the system awarded the same amount of Abyss Points regardless of a victim's level, high-level players were essentially farming newcomers during their main quests. This created a massive wealth gap, with bullies gearing up in top-tier equipment at the expense of those just trying to enjoy the game.

Then there is the issue of 'megaservers.' From launch day, popular realms like 'Ciel', 'Ebrafel', and 'Zikel' suffered from endless queues, while less fashionable servers like 'Babarung' and 'Kochirung' turned into ghost towns. It is a recipe for disaster, leaving players worried that party play and the marketplace will simply fail to function properly.

The UI and UX design, ported from the PC version, have also drawn heavy fire. Visibility is poor, and basic quality-of-life features—like drag-and-drop functionality or simple inventory management—are frustratingly absent. Reports of party notifications being obscured in the expedition window only add to the sense that the game was shipped in an unfinished state.

NCSoft scrambled to deploy an emergency patch on the 21st, targeting the most egregious Abyss Point exploits. They introduced a 20% reduction per level gap, added character level visibility for opposing factions, and slashed the duration of the Rift and the time one can linger in enemy territory to 30 minutes. Following this, the AION 2 development team held an emergency live broadcast at 4:00 PM on the 21st to address the community.

Regarding the Abyss Points, developer PD Kim Nam-jun opted for normalization rather than a total rollback. "This is our failure, not the players', who were simply choosing the most efficient path," he admitted. The team plans to cap PvP-earned points, boost points earned through single-player quests, and apply these changes retroactively. However, they are drawing a line at 'abusing'—specifically, the practice of intentionally dying to opponents to farm points—which will result in point confiscation. This patch is scheduled for 5:00 AM on the 22nd.

Beyond the point economy, a major overhaul is coming to fix the game's lack of polish. Starting at 7:00 PM on the 21st, server creation restrictions will be lifted for all realms except Ciel. Furthermore, they plan to integrate a cross-server marketplace to bridge the gap between populations, while gradually phasing out individual server-based markets. The PC UI is also slated for a complete rework to address the specific gripes raised by the community.