AION 2 Global Restricts 4,651 Accounts in Its Oct. 28 Action Against Botting, Gold Farming and RMT

Region: Steam / PURPLE Global. NC reported that 4,651 accounts were restricted following a review on October 28. The notice identifies botting and gold farming, unauthorized programs, real-money trading (RMT), and abnormal trading patterns that abuse the in-game economy.

The announcement also draws an important line between policy enforcement and a separate, precautionary account-security measure.

What led to the 4,651 restrictions?

NC listed two broad categories:

Botting and gold farming: macros, bots or other unauthorized programs, as well as organized play patterns associated with gold farming or RMT.
Economy abuse: abnormal trading patterns that disrupt the in-game economy.

The stated action time was October 28, 2026 at 20:00 PDT / October 29 at 04:00 CET. The notice gives the restricted-account count as 4,651 and says restrictions were applied after review under the Global Operation Policy.

Long grinding sessions are not automatically a violation

The team explicitly says normal play, including long grinding sessions, is not affected. The notice therefore should not be read as a blanket ban on players who spend many hours farming. It concerns activity reviewed as botting, unauthorized-program use, gold farming or RMT-related conduct, along with abnormal trading.

Players should consult the actual Global policy rather than infer that a particular ordinary play pattern is prohibited from the account count alone.

A temporary security lock is different from a sanction

NC separately mentions a small number of accounts temporarily locked as a precaution when a device or connection presents a potential security risk, such as a possible account compromise.

The company describes this as a protective measure, not a penalty. Affected users are asked to contact Customer Support so access can be restored after verification.

If you believe your account was restricted by mistake

Submit a ticket through the official Global support channel. NC says each request is reviewed individually.

Official sources:

This report covers the Steam / PURPLE Global notice only. It does not establish that Korea or Taiwan carried out the same action or restricted the same number of accounts. This is independent coverage, not an NC or AION 2 operations publication.