AION 2 Global Server Transfers Get Hourly Caps, and Busy Servers May Close for Good

Region: Steam/PURPLE Global, not Korea or Taiwan. NC has posted an advance notice on the AION 2 Steam announcements page about server transfer limits. To keep the process stable, every server has a cap on how many characters can transfer in and out. That decides whether you can actually move to the server you want.

How the caps work

The notice makes four points:

Each server has limits on transfers in and out. If a server hits its limit before the transfer period ends, transfers for that server may close early.
During the transfer period, the number of available transfers into and out of each server is updated every hour on the hour.
If you can’t apply in the current round, you will get another chance in the next one, and NC asks players to wait for the next window.
If a server receives an excessive number of requests, transfers into and out of that server may be closed permanently.

The Server Transfer Q&A adds that the caps apply even if you already have a character on the destination server. If your current server’s transfer-out limit or the destination’s transfer-in limit has been reached, the transfer is unavailable.

The two transfer weeks and daily windows

Phase	Dates
Early Access servers	After the regular maintenance on Oct. 13 (PDT) / Oct. 14 (CEST) until before the regular maintenance on Oct. 20 (PDT) / Oct. 21 (CEST)
Launch servers	After the regular maintenance on Oct. 20 (PDT) / Oct. 21 (CEST) until before the regular maintenance on Oct. 27 (PDT) / Oct. 28 (CET)

Applications are only open during set daily windows, as listed by NC:

Region	Daily windows (PDT)	Daily windows (CEST/CET)
NA East, NA West, South America	09:00–13:00, 15:00–19:00	18:00–22:00, next day 00:00–04:00
Europe	03:00–07:00, 09:00–13:00	12:00–16:00, 18:00–22:00
Asia	20:00–next day 00:00, 02:00–06:00	05:00–09:00, 11:00–15:00

NC updated the transfer notices twice on October 14 (at 2:30 and 3:30 PDT). The daily windows were revised for each region, and the first round after the October 14 maintenance started at 03:30 PDT / 12:30 CEST for Europe and Asia, with the end time unchanged. The product notice also says Europe got one additional round after that maintenance.

What this means for Global players

Meeting the requirements no longer guarantees a transfer. Transfer-in slots for popular servers can run out fast and only refresh on the hour, so if you’re aiming for a busy server, watch the top of the hour during your region’s window. Missing one round isn’t the end, because the next round brings new slots. But NC also warns that overloaded servers may be closed to transfers permanently, so don’t leave it to the last few days.

Players on Launch servers can’t apply until after the October 21 (CEST) maintenance; the first week is for Early Access servers only. Sort out the requirements beforehand: level, location, Legion, Duty missions, Market listings, Shop Storage and mail. That way you can submit as soon as slots refresh. Items and Kina in Server Storage do not transfer, as the transfer rules make clear.

Sources: Official Steam announcement — [Notice] Advance Notice of Server Transfer Limits; Official Steam announcement — Server Transfer Products Info; Official Steam announcement — Server Transfer Q&A.

Independent reporting; not issued by NC or the game’s operational staff.