NCSoft has restricted 4,996 AION 2 accounts after reviewing activity linked to botting, gold farming, unauthorized programs and real-money trading. The action was recorded at 11 p.m. PDT on October 10, corresponding to 8 a.m. CEST on October 11.
Two forms of abuse prompted the restrictions
The official notice separates the violations into two groups. The first covers macros, bots and other unauthorized software, along with coordinated behavior consistent with gold farming or real-money trading. The second covers abnormal trading patterns that disrupt the in-game economy.
NCSoft says restrictions are imposed only after review under the game’s Operation Policy. The company also says extended grinding by itself is not targeted. That distinction matters because long sessions can resemble automated farming when judged only by playtime; the notice says enforcement is based on reviewed behavior instead.
Security locks are not penalties
A separate group of accounts received temporary security locks after access was detected from a device or connection that could indicate compromise. NCSoft describes those locks as protective rather than punitive. Their purpose is to secure an account and its items while ownership or access can be checked.
Players who believe either measure was applied incorrectly can contact AION 2 Customer Support. The notice says requests are reviewed individually, but it does not promise a particular response time or outcome.
The official record corrects a missing figure
The source report accurately describes the enforcement categories but says the number of restricted accounts was not disclosed. NCSoft’s primary announcement does provide a total: 4,996. It does not break that figure down by botting, gold farming, unauthorized software or RMT, and it does not state how many separate accounts received temporary security locks.
The announcement also links the sanctions to the Operation Policy categories for gold farming and bot operations, use of unauthorized programs, and real-money trading. It does not identify individual players or publish evidence for specific cases.
Sources
- Reporting source: GamerHeadlines
- Primary source: NCSoft’s AION 2 account-restrictions notice
- Official policy: AION 2 Operation Policy
