AION 2 Ban Wave — 10,326 Accounts Restricted for Bots and RMT (Official)
NC restricted 10,326 AION 2 accounts (Oct 16-17) for botting, gold farming, RMT and economy abuse — the enforcement promised in the October 4 warning. Normal grinding is explicitly unaffected.
The October 4 warning was not a bluff: NC has restricted 10,326 accounts across two enforcement waves (October 15-16 and 16-17 PDT) for botting, gold farming, RMT and economy abuse — the first hard numbers behind the "first and only warning" on illicit currency. If launch-week trading felt policed, this is why.
Stated by developer · 2026-10-19Quick answer
Quick answer: 10,326 accounts restricted across two waves (Oct 15-16 and 16-17) for botting/gold farming/RMT and economy abuse. NC's explicit reassurance: normal play, including long grinding sessions, is not affected. Separately, a small number of accounts got temporary security locks — those are protection, not penalties.
The two enforcement waves (official numbers)
| Wave | Executed (PDT/CEST) | Accounts restricted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15, 21:00 PDT / October 16, 06:00 CEST | (count in official post) |
| 2 | October 16, 21:00 PDT / October 17, 06:00 CEST | 10,326 |
What triggered enforcement (per the official posts):
- Botting and gold farming — macros, bots, unauthorized programs, and organized play patterns consistent with gold farming or real-money trading (RMT).
- Economy abuse — abnormal trading patterns that disrupt the game economy.
Two safeguards stated in the same posts: restrictions are applied only after review, and "normal play, including long grinding sessions, is not affected."
The security locks are different — and not a penalty
A small number of accounts were temporarily locked as a precaution — triggered by access from a device or connection that looks like a possible account compromise. NC is explicit: "A security lock is not a penalty: it protects your account and your items until the situation can be verified." If this is you, contact Customer Support to restore access.
Why the Market-only economy makes this wave matter
AION 2's economy runs through the Market — direct player-to-player trades were disabled as an anti-bot measure at launch (context). The 10,326-account wave shows that enforcement is the other half of that design: a Market-centric economy only works if the bot accounts feeding RMT sites are removed. For legitimate players this is the best possible news — cleaner prices, fewer farming crowds in leveling zones.
Inferred · 2026-10-19FAQ
Was the ban wave related to the October 4 illicit currency warning? Yes — the warning post named botting, gold farming and RMT as targets; the enforcement posts cite the same categories. The October 4 post's "first and only warning" has been followed by action.
My account got a temporary security lock — am I banned? No — security locks are precautionary (suspected compromise), self-resolve after verification, and are explicitly "not a penalty." If it persists, contact Customer Support.
Where do official updates appear?
Steam Community Announcements (the enforcement channel) — plus the news hub mirrors them with dates, and the player count page tracks the population the bots were removed from.
Can I appeal a restriction? The official posts route affected players to Customer Support; appeals go through the same channel. This site does not intermediate appeals.
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