Albion Online News

Season 15 Starts Saturday

Albion’s fifteenth Guild Season starts this weekend, bringing changes to Might and Favor and the Crystal League. Read on for details…
[h3]Season 15 Changes[/h3]
With the start of Season 15, Might and Favor gained from various activities will be increased, to further reward those who participate in riskier activities, like gathering in the Outlands and Roads of Avalon or winning in Corrupted Dungeons. On top of this, Might Level thresholds have been adjusted to make it easier to progress by completing a wide variety of activities across the game.

Meanwhile, the Crystal League has been updated and will offer greatly improved rewards. A new 5v5 map, an updated version of the former Steppe Territory GvG map, should mean more tense and competitive matches with greater comeback potential. And in addition, Silver and Fame rewards in both 5v5 and 20v20 matches have been significantly increased at nearly all levels.

For full details of the Might and Favor changes, Crystal League rewards, and a full season schedule, see this forum post.
[h3]Season Rewards[/h3]
Conqueror’s Challenge rewards from gaining Might in Season 15 are as follows:

For a full breakdown of guild and personal season rewards, see this forum post.
[h3]Watch the Season Kickoff Live[/h3]
The action starts on Saturday, March 5 and will be broadcast live on AlbionTV from 17:30 UTC, with hosts Shozen, Lewpac and Bogul bringing full coverage of Invasion Day.

At 18:00 UTC all territories will be reset for guilds to claim them and launch attacks. Those in the North and South American time zones can also tune in for the second round of territory resets on Sunday, March 6 at 00:30 UTC, when hosts Shozen, Robinhoodrs and Bogul will cover the next round of invasions from 01:00 UTC. All open-world fights are broadcast live with a 15-minute delay.

Watch AlbionTV’s coverage of the final Season 14 Invasion Day here:
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The Season 15 Patch is Here

The Season 15 patch is here! This brings improvements to the Crystal League, Might and Favor changes, upgrading Randomized Dungeons, automatic Silver pickups, and much more. Read on for details...

[h3]Controller Support Beta[/h3]
This patch marks the beginning of controller support testing, which will be optimized over the coming months. Players will be able to use Xbox controllers, Playstation Dualshock, and other PC-compatible controllers with the game. Additionally, Steam players will be able to use the Steam Deck. For controller support and to give feedback, please use this subforum.

[h3]Guild Season Changes[/h3]

Might and Favor changes:
- In advance of Season 15, Might and Favor has been increased for various activities across the game
- Additionally, Might level progressions have been updated
Crystal League changes:
- 5v5 Crystal League matches now have a new map
- Crystal League match rewards have been significantly improved
For full details of all the Guild Season changes, please see this forum post

[h3]Upgrading Randomized Dungeons[/h3]
Following the introduction of randomly upgrading Static Dungeons with the Lands Awakened update, this patch brings a similar upgrading system to Randomized Dungeons. This applies to both solo and group Randomized Dungeons in all zones and tiers, and dungeons with upgraded rewards/mobs will be marked visually around the dungeon entrance.

[h3]Quality-of-Life Improvements[/h3]
This patch introduces several important quality-of-life improvements, including:

A much-awaited automatic Silver pickup
Various Party marker improvements
New “Hideout under attack” audio and visual cues, including musical changes and a “falling masonry” visual effect

[h3]Combat Balance Changes[/h3]
This patch brings some significant combat balance changes to broaden options and ensure competitive play ahead of Season 15. Here are just some of the changes:

Forge Hammers: Giant Steps now has a new ability, Giant Smash, available while in giant form
Nature Staffs: Spirit Animal can now heal larger groups, and its instant healing has been increased
Shoes:
- Run has been replaced with Dodge on all shoes. This gives all shoes an invulnerability option, while Sprint has been adjusted to take over the mobility role
- Assassin Shoes have the new ability Swift Cut
- All Gathering Workboots now have the Rejuvenating Sprint ability option

[h3]Other Changes and Improvements[/h3]

Hostile Dismount status now prevents the looting of killed hostile players, and players must now dismount before looting a killed player
Options added to create Loadouts while inspecting another player and via Kill / Death Screen details
Rare fish of all types are no longer biome-exclusive, and now have a small chance to be caught in other select biomes
…and much more

For a full list of changes, read the official patchnotes.

The Keeper Challenge Returns!

Spring is back, and the Keepers of Albion are beginning to awaken... and for the entire month of March, you can take the Keeper Challenge to collect fantastic rewards! Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Grizzly Bear mount.

[h3]Timeless Treasures are Yours to Claim[/h3]

GRIZZLY BEAR: This month's Challenge brings back the popular Grizzly Bear, a huge, intimidating mount with an arsenal of powerful spells. In addition to its Intimidating Aura toggle spell, it also gains a temporary speed boost when attacked, giving its rider an edge when enemies are in pursuit.

AVATAR RING: Reach your goals to unlock the Keeper Challenge avatar ring, which gives your chosen avatar the stone-and-leather look of Albion's true guardians. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar border for one character, or can be traded for one Adventurer's Token at the Vanity Merchant.

SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month, reach weekly goals to unlock Keeper Challenge chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver bags, and rare resources, this month's chests contain various Keeper-themed furniture and capes.

As always, you can earn Challenge Points by gathering, fishing, farming, and killing monsters. Points count simultaneously toward a daily bonus, a weekly unlockable chest, and the monthly mount. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim your rewards!

Albion Online getting gamepad support for Steam Deck

Running some errands and doing some guild battles in Albion Online on the go, or in bed? Why not. Albion Online is getting gamepad support real soon.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/albion-online-getting-gamepad-support-for-steam-deck

Albion Online is Coming to the Steam Deck!

Exciting news: live testing for controller support in Albion Online is coming soon! Beginning March 2, you'll be able to play Albion Online with a wide range of standard PC and console controllers, as well as via the newly launched Steam Deck.

The introduction of controller support marks the next step toward our goal of bringing Albion Online to as many players and platforms as possible, and we plan to continue optimizing this feature in anticipation of a full controller support release. Once testing begins, compatible controllers will be usable on all desktop versions of the game, and can be activated during this first phase via chat commands. (Those playing via the Steam client on Steam Deck will be able to use the device controllers by default.)

We'll be publishing more information about controller testing in a new dedicated subforum. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on this feature, so once you've had a chance to try it out, leave a comment on the forum!