Albion Online News

This September, plunge into the madness of the Heretic Challenge. Earn points through open-world activities, unlock chests filled with the fruits of deranged craftsmanship, and claim the Heretic Combat Mule – a twisted creation with a powerful cannon shot!

[h3]Mighty Mules and Heretic Decor[/h3]


HERETIC COMBAT MULE: This month's Challenge brings back the Heretic Combat Mule, a war machine from the twisted minds of Heretic saddlers. The Combat Mule fires a powerful cannon shot that knocks back and slows targets, but watch out for its massive recoil!
 


AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Heretic Challenge Avatar Ring. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this crazed, ramshackle avatar border for one character, or can be traded to the Vanity Merchant for one Adventurer's Token.
 


SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month long, reach weekly goals to unlock Heretic Challenge Chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver, and resources, you'll also have a chance to unlock special furniture items like the Heretic Lantern, Heretic Junkpile and Heretic Scarecrow.
 
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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 and avatar ring rewards. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim these rewards while they last!

We're back with another Dev Talk! While everyone is busy filling out their Journals, Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to unpack the key takeaways from Paths to Glory, and give you a sneak peek at what the team is cooking up next. With work on the next update well underway, there's a lot to be excited about!
 
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[h3]After Paths to Glory[/h3]

• Rebalancing the Roads of Avalon has led to a marked increase in both PvP and PvE activity there
• The next update will aim to achieve a similar effect for the open world
• The goals are:
  • Increased attractiveness to solo players
  • More rewarding mid-sized group content
  • Increased activity in the inner-Outlands
  • More challenging and rewarding PvE

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[h3]Open World Developments[/h3]

• New PvE objectives for solo players
• New mechanics to help solo players journey deeper into the Outlands
  • This will reduce the risk of ganking near Portal Cities
• PvE rewards and difficulty in the inner-Outlands which scale by region quality
  • This should draw competition away from Portal Cities and into the inner-Outlands
• Increased rewards for group Randomized Dungeons
• Rebalanced mobs in the open world and Randomized Dungeons
  • Higher-tier mobs will become more challenging and more rewarding
  • This should bring high-end PvE back to the open world
• Some Tier 5 and Tier 6 content introduced to blue and yellow zones, respectively
  • This will expand the content available to new players before entering full-loot PvP zones

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[h3]Further Improvements[/h3]
At the same time, we’re working on many other features and improvements:

• Two new categories in the Albion Journal
• A more customizable HUD
• Savable settings presets for quick hotkey adjustments
• Inventory management improvements
• The next batch of Crystal Weapons
• Enhanced rendering performance
• Strengthened cheat protection

These developments are all part of our mission to make Albion Online the ultimate sandbox MMORPG, so stay tuned to hear more as we approach the next update. Meanwhile, if you have any questions or comments for us, check out the full video and leave them in the comments there, and we’ll address the most popular comments in a future video!

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Who's a good boy? Your Direwolf, that's who! This International Dog Day, give your mount the fluffiest makeover with the Shepherd mount skin! From August 26, 2024 at 10 UTC until September 2, 2024 at 10 UTC, you can transform your fierce friend into the cutest canine companion. 

This is the first time that this beloved skin is available in-store, so you don’t want to miss out on this pawsome opportunity. As you explore the wilderness or charge into battle, the Shepherd will be your loyal sidekick, always ready for belly rubs, heroic deeds, and sniffing out pesky rats!



No bamboozling here - for just $9.95 USD (price may vary by platform and region), this dawg can be yours to pet as much as you like with all your characters on any server. Happy Dog Day!

Invasion Day is back, bringing you another weekend of high-octane battles! Are you ready for the second round of Season 24?

Since the first Invasion Day of the season, we’ve seen a rapid tactical evolution in Albion Europe, and smaller guilds are still finding ways to make their mark. Meanwhile, Albion Asia is developing the kind of strategic depth that exists on Albion Americas. Guilds are breaking up, internal tensions are high, and drama is unfolding on all servers, bringing some drastic changes in territory control and creating a volatile and unpredictable landscape. Let’s see how things unfold!

Join us on AlbionTV for live coverage of the carnage with your hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, Lewpac, Bogul, and Tazzik at these times:

• Albion Asia: August 24, 14:00 UTC
• Albion Europe: August 24, 18:00 UTC
• Albion Americas: August 25, 01:00 UTC

See guilds clash in real time, witness strategies succeed and fail, and watch new champions emerge! For the full season schedule and more details, check out this forum thread.

[h2]Paths to Glory Patch 2 - Version 26.020.1 - August 21, 2024[/h2]

This patch is intended to fine-tune some of the changes introduced in the Paths to Glory update, refining the overall game dynamics and addressing community feedback.

[h3]Mob Changes[/h3]

Health Regeneration Adjustments:

• Avalonian Crystal Basilisk no longer regenerates health after the second phase has been triggered
• Reduced health regeneration amounts for all elite and high-tier veteran mobs:
  • Tier 7 Veteran: 72 → 61
  • Tier 8 Veteran: 109 → 76
  • Tier 4 Elite: 111 → 83
  • Tier 5 Elite: 137 → 103
  • Tier 6 Elite: 167 → 125
  • Tier 7 Elite: 241 → 154
  • Tier 8 Elite: 363 → 190
• Mobs no longer regenerate health while invincible

Other Adjustments:

• Demonic Harbinger:
  • Forceful Swing damage per tick: 350 → 250
  • Reckless Swing damage per tick: 400 → 300
  • Raging Onslaught cast time: 1.35s → 1.5s
  • Unrelenting Slaughter cast time: 0.65s → 0.75s
• Elite Earthkeeper Axe-Thrower:
  • Stun duration no longers scales with mob’s ability power or player’s crowd control resistance
• Respawn chances for T6+ resources and resource mobs affected by Dynamic Spawn Rates have been increased by up to 10%

[h3]Other Changes and Improvements[/h3]

Armor Abilities:

Armor items now have all their abilities unlocked from Tier 4 upwards, as has been the case with weapons since the Paths to Glory update.

Albion Journal:

The following Journal missions have had their rewards updated:

• Defeat 30 Roaming Mob Mini Bosses
  • Elder's Bag of Silver → Master's Tome of Insight
• Gain 3 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • Elder's Bag of Silver → Grandmaster's Tome of Insight
• Gain 10 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver → Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 30 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 10 Elder's Bags of Silver → 50 Community Tokens
• Gain 100 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 25 Elder's Bags of Silver → 15 Elder's Bags of Silver
• Kill 1000 Champions in Static Dungeons
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver → Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 3,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • Elder's Bag of Silver → Grandmaster's Tome of Insight
• Gain 10,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver → Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 30,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 10 Elder's Bags of Silver → 50 Community Tokens
• Gain 100,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 25 Elder's Bags of Silver → 15 Elder's Bags of Silver
• Kill 1000 Champions in Static Dungeons
  • 5 Elder's Tomes of Insight → 1 Elder's Tome of Insight

The following Journal mission has had its objective changed:

• 'Defeat 25 T3 Roaming Mobs' → 'Defeat 12 T3 Roaming Mobs'

UI Changes:

• Travel Planner and Island Merchant UIs:
  • Now grouped in a two-level dropdown menu for easier navigation of multiple personal and guild islands
  • Icons now indicate the destination’s biome/attached city and type (city, portal, personal/guild island)
  • Clearly distinguishes between Own Islands, Favorites, and Other Islands for quicker access
• Guild UI:
  • Added functionality to copy guild member list as TSV
• Claiming a reward from the Albion Journal now automatically opens the Inventory
• Dropdowns with submenus now have arrow symbols

Other:

• System-generated soup, salad, and mules have been removed from Marketplaces on Albion Europe
• Added Guild Logos for Albion Europe Beta Season winners

[h3]Combat Balance Changes[/h3]

Arcane Staffs

• Enigma Blade (all Arcane Staffs)
  • Damage: 180 → 190:
• Frazzle (all Arcane Staffs)
  • Cast Time: 0.6s → 0.5s
  • Range: 13m → 15m

Daggers

• Merciless Finish (Bridled Fury)
  • 0 Stack Damage: 68.3 → 75
  • 1 Stack Damage: 108.8 → 120
  • 2 Stack Damage: 163.3 → 180
  • 3 Stack Damage: 216.6 → 238

Frost Staffs

• Frost Bomb (all Frost Staffs)
  • Initial Area Slow: 20% → 30%

Hammers

• Powerful Swing (all Hammers)
  • Damage: 94 → 113
  • Bonus damage to crowd-controlled enemies: 48 → 56
• Seismic Tremor (all Hammers):
  • 1st and 2nd Hit Damage: 70 → 80
  • 3rd Hit Damage: 140 → 160

Holy Staffs

• Generous Heal (all Holy Staffs)
  • Cast Time: 0.6s → 0.5s
  • Range: 14m → 15m

Shapeshifter Staffs

• Fireflash Orb (Hellspawn Staff)
  • Initial Damage: 150 → 120
    • Every 0.6s the projectile travels, damage increases by 30, up to a maximum of 240
  • Recast Damage: 220 → 150
• Seedling's Bloom (Rootbound Staff)
  • Empowered Bloom Healing Received: 20% → 10%
• Barbed Roots (Rootbound Staff)
  • Shield: 150 → 175

Shoes

• Blind Spot (Shoes of Tenacity)
  • Caster is no longer invisible to mobs, but only to other players
  • Buff duration: 1s → 1.5s
  • Movespeed: 20% → 60%

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Albion Journal fixes:

• Fixed issue where ‘Defeat Roaming Mobs’ missions would incorrectly count certain other mobs
• Fixed issue where ‘Find Hidden Treasures’ missions would not count those found by party members
• Fixed issue where the ‘Rescue 50 Wisps in Greater Mists’ mission would not count those rescued by party members
• Fixed issue where the mission ‘Defeat another player after invading their Corrupted Dungeon’ could not be completed in Hunter difficulty
• Fixed issue where the mission ‘Win a 5v5 Crystal League Match’ could be completed by winning a 20v20 Crystal League Match
• Fixed issue where the mission ‘Win a 20v20 Crystal League Match’ required a Level 1 match, rather than any level
• Fixed issue where the mission 'Use a crafting bonus in a Hideout' could be completed by acquiring items from the Energy Manipulator in a Hideout
• Fixed issue where untracking a mission in the summary would cause the UI to scroll to the top

UI fixes:

• Fixed issue where using Community Tokens to craft an item at the Vanity Merchant would default to the maximum number of items
• Fixed issue where Territory Control Cost tooltip on region map would incorrectly display zero
• Fixed issue where Albion Journal achievement popups could be hidden by other UI elements
• Fixed issue where a two-handed Vanity Item could not be equipped if the off-hand slot was already occupied
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where region map would sometimes appear pink

Other fixes:

• Fixed issue where a stray Blue Zone Randomized Dungeon would appear in the Roads of Avalon
• Fixed issue where Siege Banners could not be raised against a territory that had already been raided
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes