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The Barbarian Skin Bundle is Here



Today's patch brings the brand-new Barbarian Bundle to the ingame store. This premiere vanity set gives your character an epic high-fantasy look, and includes a costume item for each armor and cape slot. The bundle also includes the fearsome new War Beast mount skin, which gives your Direwolf base mount an equally fearsome appearance.

The set also includes a matching avatar and avatar ring to add to your collection, which can be freely used independently of the other costume items, and mixed and matched with other costumes, avatars, and rings.

In total, the bundle includes seven vanity unlocks, which can be used on all current and future characters on your account (both male and female) with a single purchase.

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[h3]How to Get the Barbarian Bundle[/h3]
This complete bundle is available in the ingame store, and includes the following items:
  • Barbarian's Helmet
  • Barbarian's Harness
  • Barbarian's Boots
  • Barbarian's Cape
  • War Beast Direwolf Skin (requires Direwolf base mount)
  • Barbarian Avatar
  • Barbarian Avatar Ring

NOTE: While the costume and mount skin items will immediately unlock for all other characters on your account via the Appearance menu, the avatar and avatar ring will need to be claimed via the shop for each character.

Pick up this most barbaric of bundles today and send your foes scattering in fear!

Dev Talk: Faction Warfare Revamped



In our newest Dev Talk, Albion's Game Director, Robin Henkys, introduces the major changes coming to Faction Warfare with the Call to Arms update. (Note: since this is a huge feature with lots to discuss, we'll have multiple videos covering this topic.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwTs_R95u_Q
Prefer a written summary? Then read on...

As many of you know, Faction Warfare has been in the game for quite a while now. In this system players can sign up for one City Faction and go fight on behalf of their city against enemy Faction NPC and players. They can capture Outposts and earn Faction Points to spend on Faction rewards.

Key goals of the rework:
  • Accessible and inclusive for all players on the Royal Continent
  • Meaningful incentives for loyalty to a city
  • Exciting large-scale battles that are easy to join and reward participation
  • Supporting existing Faction Warfare players and ensuring their current full-loot system is continued and improved


So how will these goals be met?

1. Accessible and inclusive:
  • Faction Warfare in yellow and blue regions is now non-lethal, so new players can engage with this feature without losing their gear
  • Faction Warfare in the red zones remains lethal
  • Increased number of red zones in the world
  • Red zones have higher value Faction Point targets for advanced players
2. Faction loyalty:
  • Enlistment and flagging up is now a two-step process:
    • Step 1: enlist with a Faction to become a permanent member
    • Step 2: actively flag up to actually fight on their behalf
  • If you choose to un-flag, you will still remain enlisted
  • As long as you remain enlisted, you will keep your rank and other advantages, encouraging loyalty to a chosen Faction


3. Large-scale battles:
  • Lets new players gain their first experience in open-world warfare, while veteran players can participate during periods of low guild activity
  • Focuses on bringing opposing Factions into conflict via a “front line”, where large battles occur frequently and players can easily join
  • To achieve this, we made regions of the world map conquerable
  • To conquer a region, a Faction needs to control and hold the majority of Outposts within it
  • Controlling a region allows you to push the front line further towards the enemy while protecting your own regions
  • In yellow and blue regions, players knocked out can rejoin the battle from a nearby friendly Outpost, so retaining control of Outposts is critical
  • Should a region get separated from the rest of your regions, you will no longer be able to respawn there, cutting you off from reinforcements
  • Players can use this to their advantage by capturing regions strategically and breaking an enemy’s supply line
4. Faction rewards:
  • Players will still be rewarded in Faction Points, which they can spend at their Faction stores
  • Earn points by capturing Outposts and whole zones
  • The value of capturable objectives increases over time, offering an incentive to push behind enemy lines
  • Players are also rewarded for defense, as regions generate more points the longer they are held
  • In addition to immediate rewards, a weekly report sums up your performance and rewards additional points based on personal and overall Faction success


Notes on red zone play:
  • Red zones give the same rewards, but in much greater amounts
  • With no respawning at Outposts, red-zone players will have to maneuver carefully and strategically
  • In addition to generating much higher rewards, the red zones will have a new enemy to be announced soon

The Faction Warfare rework is so large we’ve split it into multiple videos – join us next time where we’ll discuss Faction Rewards, ranks, balancing, and the all new Faction Seasons.

Thanks for watching!

Albion Online's next major update is a Call to Arms with Faction Warfare 2.0

Albion Online is the sandbox classless MMO that has Linux support and it's going strong, with another major update announcement that will bring Faction Warfare 2.0.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/02/albion-onlines-next-major-update-is-a-call-to-arms-with-faction-warfare

Patch 13 is Here



Patch 13, AKA the Rise of Avalon Balance Patch, is now live! This patch brings numerous changes to Avalonian mobs, big meta changes to combat balancing, a long-awaited quality of life improvement, and more. Here's what's new:
[h3]Updated Avalonian Mobs[/h3]
Patch 13 improves the overall experience of Elite Dungeons, offering a more streamlined combat experience while fighting Avalonians while retaining the challenge of these high-level enemies. Most high-damage Avalonian spells can no longer be reflected, the Construct's "blind spot" has been removed, and the skills of the High Priestess, Crystal Basilisk, and Sir Bedivere have been updated to keep you on your toes.


[h3]Keeping the Meta Fresh[/h3]
This patch contains numerous changes to combat abilities across a wide range of weapons, armor, and equipment, with the primary goal of addressing the meta in small-scale PvP and Corrupted Dungeons. A new Mace ability, Guard Rune, has been added, the Guardian Helmet's Emergency Heal has been reworked as Emergency Shield, and several Battle Mounts have reduced cooldowns to keep them competitive in open-world combat.
[h3]Rejoice: The Use-All Button is Here[/h3]
Free yourself from the tyranny of endless clicking, and use all your Silver Bags and Tomes with a single button click. Patch 13 introduces the Use All Button, perhaps Albion's most-requested feature of all time. If you missed the teaser trailer, you can watch it in all its glory here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5h8XjI9O0c
[h3]Additional Changes[/h3]
  • Political View is once again available on the World Map
  • Updates to setting a Hideout as Home - details here
  • Fixes to the Estimated Market Value display
  • Improvements and optimizations to the mobile version
  • ...and much more

As always, you can read the full list of changes in the official patchnotes.

Refer One Friend and Claim a Lynx Mount Skin



A new referral season is here! From now until April 1, refer your friends and claim your very own Lynx mount skin. This skin transforms your Swiftclaw base mount into a sleek, charming Lynx – and once you've unlocked it, it can be used by all characters on your account forever.

You can also earn huge amounts of Fame for your third and fifth referrals: three referrals scores you a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame, and five referrals gets you a T8 Pile of Tomes granting a colossal 200,000 Fame. And as always, your first-ever referral grants an additional T8 Pile of Tomes along with the mount skin.

The current referral season lasts until maintenance on April 1, so you've got until then to refer your friends and claim your rewards.


[h3]How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards[/h3]
  • Send your referral link, which you can find here, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
  • Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
  • The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
  • On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive a T8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a whopping 200,000 Fame.