AION 2 at launch: queues, pay to win or AI art, what Steam players fault
Shared report · updated Oct 14, 2026
AION 2 is the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield.
Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play · Free · out since 2026 · from the Steam descriptionIn AION 2, pay-to-win complaints centre on free players hitting a wall in the economy and on paid mechanics that make progress feel hollow.
OneStar read 2,829 Steam reviews of AION 2 posted in Oct 2026. Of the 2,829 people who reviewed AION 2 in OneStar's sample, 68% complain and 65% praise it. The top complaints about AION 2 are pay to win (24% of complaints), gameplay and design (16%) and grind (14%). In OneStar's sample of AION 2 reviews, 4% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on AION 2 was last updated on Oct 14, 2026.
What goes wrong
[h3]This game is a pay-to-win garbage.[/h3] Let’s not beat around the bush. Aion 2 is aggressive, unashamed [b]Pay-to-Win (P2W)[/b].
She is a nothing-burger of a character and yet she is the main character of the game NOT you. Every major story cutscene, SHE kills the bosses, SHE helps people while you stand there and do NOTHING.
This game is a chore simulator.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bots everywhere, unplayable.
too bad bro your sub time has passed already In summary this game made by NCsoft, that means if they can ask money from you in any way, they will.
What goes well
I've been enjoying it since day one. Flying around with wings is great. Combat is fun and armors are pretty cool. Great character customization.
Great game! i suggested it to all my friends,personally im addicted.
With that said, it's visually the best out there atm, graphics are stunning.
very Enjoyable, tons of content, FREE to play and very good looking game.
Aion, is a very well done game, specially for the community that have been following the Aion originally story, the game and the stories are very well done and written, the battle system is great...
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 139 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review
She is a nothing-burger of a character and yet she is the main character of the game NOT you. Every major story cutscene, SHE kills the bosses, SHE helps people while you stand there and do NOTHING.
then the bots came and made it unplayable.
Right now, paying players are being treated worse than RMTers.
Not playable at all.
NCSOFT is banning accounts arbitrarily.
What they use it for
496 of 2,829 reviewers said; shares are of them
Titles, pets, wings, and world objective completion do NOT transfer between characters. I want to play other classes, but getting 100% stronghold completion and feather collection the first time...
After a long time, we’ve finally found an MMO that genuinely makes us excited to play together again. AION 2 has brought many of our friends back into the MMO world, and that alone means a lot to us.
This game is everything I wanted WOW to be and then some, in the solo player aspect I don't really need help from anyone leveling, is a cake walk I adore the alt+1 or 2 or 3 or 4 etc.
What they ask for
172 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 4 more with a free account
TenureNew user: say they're quitting 3.2x as often as everyone (14% vs 4%).
Playtime at reviewUnder 2 hours: mention controls and ui 3.6x as often as everyone (15% vs 4%).
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