Tale of two worlds

Factions, markets, and named expeditions.

Only mechanisms that change how you play with other people, or how a build will age. Housing, stigma numbers, and life skills stay fog.

Sun side

Elyos

Named on the official Tale of Two Worlds teaser. The Early Access letter says Elyos and Asmodians are separate, and meet in the Abyss for PvP.

Moon side

Asmodians

The other half of the same letter. During Early Access, Abyss matchmaking is between Early Access servers only. After launch, matching uses how far and how strong each server is.

Two markets

Server Market: local to a world, uses Kina, available from Early Access. Cross-Server Market: regional, not at EA or launch start; NC says it opens later when participating servers are at a similar stage.

Dungeon parties during Early Access match across Early Access servers in a geographical region. Server transfers are promised; price and date are not published.

Four named expeditions

Global teaser · up to 4 players · not a drop table

Krao Cave

Teaser: a dungeon for up to 4 players. Once a Lepharist laboratory; Berk, a combat-type experimental subject, is named as sealed within.

Urugugu Canyon

Teaser: a dungeon for up to 4 players in a divine realm of the Forest of Torbas, guarded by the Aullaeu tribe. The divine bird Auldor is named.

Fire Temple

Teaser: a dungeon for up to 4 players beyond lava caves, traps, and Watchers. Kromede is named in the copy.

Draupnir

Teaser: a dungeon for up to 4 players. An Abyss that swallowed the Draupnir Caves; Transcendent Bakarma is named.

Still fog

  • Housing, crafting, and life skills as playable systems
  • Stigma / soul / Daevanion as numbers
  • Monetization tables beyond the Founder's Pack notice

Sources

  1. AION 2 official global teaser — NC · accessed 2026-08-27 · official

    English teaser. States official launch on October 5, 2026, Steam wishlist, Founder's Packs, LST window, and named expeditions.

  2. Early Access: How It Will Work — AION 2 Team · accessed 2026-08-27 · official

    2026-07-17 letter image. EA vs launch servers, Abyss matching, two markets, server transfer later.

  3. Pre-release FAQ — AION 2-NC · accessed 2026-08-27 · official

    Page date 2026-07-08, marked Updated 08/25/26. Still says the exact global date will be shared closer to launch.

  4. Team Update — AION 2-NC · accessed 2026-08-27 · official

    FAQ points here for monetization. Body is an image letter; this MVP does not transcribe unreadable pixels as numbers.