Albion Online News

Get the Embalmed Tiger with a single referral

A new Referral Season has begun, and from now until July 31 just one referral will unlock a brand-new mount skin for you – The Embalmed Tiger!

This skin transforms your Swiftclaw into a fearsome mummified cougar that’s just clawed its way out of the tomb and is ready to pounce on your enemies. After a thousand-year slumber, this kitty is hungry! Fortunately, this mount skin can be used by any of your characters on whichever server you claim it on, so you can be sure to feed it properly…
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And as always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, you’ll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Embalmed Tiger.

[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 massive 200,000 Fame.

This Referral Season ends on July 31 at 23: 59:59 UTC, so invite your friends today and start earning your rewards – Roar!

The Undead Challenge Returns

The dead are rising once more! Throughout the month of July, take the Undead Challenge to earn terrific (and terrifying) rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests filled with valuable loot, and defeat death itself with your very own Spectral Direboar mount.

[h3]Live Your Best Afterlife[/h3]

SPECTRAL DIREBOAR: This month's Challenge brings back the popular Spectral Direboar, a ghostly mount with a unique spell, Glimpse of the Other Side, which renders you temporarily invisible. Use it to evade your enemies... or to launch a sneak attack!

AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Undead Challenge Avatar Ring, featuring a spooky skull-themed design that will strike fear into the hearts of your foes. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar border for one character, or can be traded to the Vanity Merchant for one Vanity Token.

SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month long, reach weekly goals to unlock Undead Challenge chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes and Silver, you'll also have a chance to unlock spooky furniture items like the Candelabra, Lantern, and Memorial of the Fallen, as well as rare and valuable Undead Vanity Skins.

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 / avatar ring reward. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim these rewards while you can!

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Colossal Steam MMO Albion Online unveils next big free update

Albion Online is a game that has a huge following across the world but largely manages to stay off the radar. The free-to-play MMO continues to grow and evolve, with several years of updates behind it and a promised long future ahead. The next big update has just been unveiled via a developer diary video, and it's chock-full of quality of life tweaks and more.

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Dev Talk: Paths to Glory Introduction

As Season 23 reaches its climax, it’s time to announce Albion’s next major update, coming in July: Paths to Glory. At the heart of this update is the Albion Journal, which presents players with challenges and offers valuable new rewards. But this update also contains a host of other features, including some specific requests from the community. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys shows us around some of the features and improvements that you’ll be able to enjoy when Paths to Glory releases next month.

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[h3]Guild Island Improvements[/h3]

Guilds can now own multiple islands
- Up to one island for each Royal City, plus Caerleon
Guild Islands now visually reflect the biome and atmosphere of their parent city

[h3]Weapon Changes[/h3]

Players can double-overcharge their weapons in combat
- This prolongs the overcharge duration
- However, it also increases the risk of the weapon breaking afterwards
Players can now use all spells on weapons of Tier 4 and above
- This will increase gameplay variety for lower tiers

[h3]Roads of Avalon Changes[/h3]
The most common request we heard was for changes to the Roads of Avalon. Many players said they couldn’t find the content they were looking for in the Roads, but our data showed activity there to be higher than ever.

For this update, we decided to focus on the core experience we had in mind when designing the Roads: an extension of the open world, creating interesting connections between places and offering opportunities for small groups. In the meantime, we’ll continue to think about other ways to provide the kind of small-scale PvP content that players are looking for.

Here’s what’s changing in the Roads:

Zones

Mob tiers standardized in each different Roads area
Adjusted connections from the open world:
- Blue and Yellow Zones usually lead to Tier 4 Roads
- Red and Black Zones usually lead to Tier 6 Roads
- Tier 8 Roads are now exclusive to Deep Roads and Raid Clusters
Number of Raid Clusters is being increased
- This means Hideouts connect to Raid Clusters more frequently
- They also have a few connections to non-Hideout regions, to increase competition

Content and Rewards

The Roads contain fewer areas dedicated to gathering
- Resource respawn rates are increasing, to keep the total resource output the same
More PvE areas have been added
- These offer less Fame than before, to balance their leveling potential with other content
- To compensate, they offer more loot instead
Tracking has been added to the Roads
- This includes a new target that can be hunted here and in the open world: the Shadowmask

[h3]Activity-Based Spawn Rates[/h3]
Activity-Based Spawn Rates is a significant new feature coming to the Roads and the open world.

Each server’s activity levels will be measured ongoingly
Spawn and upgrade rates for treasures, mobs, and resources will adjust based on this metric
During Prime Time, it should be easier to find content
During low-activity periods, it will be more challenging and competitive to find massive rewards

This adjustment will not be too strong, so periods of low activity will still offer more resources per player, but resources will be better distributed across time periods.

[h3]New Crystal Weapons[/h3]
Paths to Glory will introduce the third batch of Crystal Weapons.

Twin Slayers (Daggers): creates a ring of spinning blades that return to the caster, cutting through all enemies in their path
Dreadstorm Monarch (Mace): creates a growing storm around you, slowing enemies and shredding their resistances
Exalted Staff (Holy Staff): can remove areas like Sacred Ground

[h3]Other Improvements[/h3]

The Party Ready Check function lets party leaders see when their group members are ready for action
Corrupted Dungeon Maps allow you to easily open entrances to these dungeons
Three new activity events for Roads of Avalon, Tracking, and the Mists
Improved filtering in the Rankings UI
Rescaled Destiny Board with improved zoom functionality for desktop users

All this is coming to Albion next month when Paths to Glory launches - and that’s not to mention the heart of the update: the Albion Journal. Join us for another Dev Talk soon, where we’ll take a look at this new feature and the unique rewards it brings to the game!

Two New Twin-Vanity Bundles Available Now!

If you're looking to freshen up your vanity collection, but can't decide what to get next, we've got two new twin-vanity bundles for you! These themed bundles give you two vanity sets in one convenient and cost-effective package, with a bunch of Premium and Gold on top. The new sets are:

Bearers of Light
- Paladin Vanity Bundle
- Priest Vanity Bundle
- 180 days Premium
- 5000 Gold
- Price: $129.90

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Nature’s Gift
- Ranger Vanity Bundle
- Druid Vanity Bundle
- 90 days Premium
- 1800 Gold
- Price: $89.95

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So whether you want to show off your virtuous side or get in touch with nature, we’ve got you covered. And once purchased, the vanity sets will be available to all characters on your account across all servers. Grab one today!