7 Beginner Mistakes That Cost You Hours
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The game explains itself badly — on purpose
The most upvoted pain point in early AION 2 discussions: poorly explained systems that cost new players hours if they choose wrong. Here are the seven that bite hardest.
The seven
- Picking a class from the tutorial alone — playstyle matters more than DPS charts; see Class Rankings first.
- Ignoring the PvE/War Mode flag choice — going War Mode unprepared inside a rift is how day-one players get farmed.
- Hoarding entry currencies — capped daily entries that expire are the most-wasted resource in the game.
- Perfecting leveling gear — pre-endgame gear is a rental; main-stat upgrades only.
- Random cube-hunting — cubes spawn randomly across ~3,700 candidate spots; learn clusters, not coordinates (guide).
- Skipping faction quests — several endgame unlocks hide behind faction progression you can start on day one.
- Buying convenience before knowing what's scarce — read what money actually buys before your first purchase.
One meta-rule
When a system feels confusing, it's usually because the tutorial described the mechanic but not the decision. Every guide on this site is written decision-first for exactly that reason.