How to play Aion 2
Aion 2 is a manual-combat MMORPG — NCSOFT built it with no auto-combat, which is unusual for the genre in Korea. You pick a faction (Elyos or Asmodian) and one of eight classes, and every class is playable on either side.
Before you start
- Pick a faction: Elyos or Asmodian. NCSOFT runs separate servers per faction to keep populations balanced, so this decides who you play with, not just how you look.
- Pick a class from the eight. Role matters more than name — see the class list for what each one does.
- Expect to actually press buttons. There is no auto-combat and no auto-pathing to fall back on.
What the game is built around
- A hit-confirm combat system with manual controls, positioned by NCSOFT as skill-based rather than idle.
- Over 200 dungeons, from solo instances up to 8-player group content.
- Realm-vs-Realm — large-scale faction warfare is the endgame pillar, carried over from the original Aion.
- Over 200 character customisation options at creation.
What we publish, and what we don't
Builds and rankings on this site are published only when the numbers behind them exist. Opinion tier lists written on a week of play are everywhere; ours wait for per-rank skill data from the client, and say so.
Frequently asked
- Is Aion 2 beginner friendly?
- It uses manual combat with no auto-play, so it asks more of you moment to moment than most modern Korean MMORPGs. Class choice is not permanent in terms of your account — you can make other characters — but faction determines which servers you play on.
- Should I play Elyos or Asmodian?
- Every class is playable on both sides, so the choice is about which faction's servers and community you want to be on rather than mechanical advantage. NCSOFT separates servers by faction for population balance.
- Do I need to play the first Aion?
- No. Aion 2 is set in Atreia and reuses names, factions and locations such as the Fire Temple, but it is a new game with its own systems.
Related
Systems described here are NCSOFT's own statements about the game.