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In the still air of a fall night, a stable door creaks open. Across the hard earth, four steps can be heard, and silhouetted against the moonlight swings a cape. It must be… Horsferatu!

A new referral season has crept upon us, and from now until December 1 you can claim this brand-new mount skin when you bring some fresh blood to Albion (i.e. refer a friend). Transforming your Riding Horse base mount into the terrifying equine of legend with fanglike protrusions and blood-red saddle, you will descend upon your enemies with a ruthless determination. And once you’ve unlocked this fearsome beast it can be used by all characters on your account. Hissss!



The current referral season lasts until maintenance on December 1, so refer a friend now 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 massive 200,000 Fame.

Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are growing longer... and the Harvest Challenge is back! For the entire month of October, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get spooky loot, and claim your very own Spectral Bat.

[h3]Reap What You Sow[/h3]

SPECTRAL BAT: This month's Challenge offers another chance to claim the amazing Spectral Bat. In addition to its spooky appearance, this winged menace comes with a powerful Flicker spell that allows you to jump to a target location in the blink of an eye. (Note: like all mounts, the Spectral Bat cannot fly over obstacles or gaps.)


AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Harvest Challenge Avatar Ring, featuring a pair of eerie, grinning skeletons. 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 point totals to unlock Harvest Challenge Chests. Along with valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver, resources, and other loot, you'll also have a chance to unlock six seasonal furniture items: the Scary Pumpkin Lantern, Friendly Pumpkin Lantern, Halloween Lantern, Halloween Cauldron, Halloween Scarecrow, and Halloween Pyre.

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 reward. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim these rewards while they last!

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As the nights draw in across Albion, the soldiers of light are fighting back against the coming darkness. And right now is the perfect time to join these forces by taking advantage of a huge discount on the regal Paladin Vanity Bundle until October 4!

This premiere bundle contains a full costume set and a mount skin for your Armored Horse base mount. And, additionally, there are guild versions of the armor, cape, and mount skin, allowing you to proudly display your guild’s logo. In total, the Paladin Bundle includes the following vanity skins:

• Paladin's Helmet
• Paladin's Armor
• Paladin's Boots
• Paladin's Cape
• Paladin's Guild Armor
• Paladin's Guild Cape
• Paladin's Warhorse
• Paladin's Guild Warhorse

(As with past bundles, you can use all costume, weapon, and mount skins with all characters on your account, and they are never lost or destroyed. All items will be unlocked in the ingame "Appearance" menu after purchase.)

This offer is available to all players using the native client, Steam client or Google Play, so check out the in-game store now and take advantage of this deal!

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The new Priest Vanity Bundle is here! This premiere bundle is available in the ingame store, and includes a full costume set plus a matching Ethereal Horse Mount Skin for your Riding Horse base mount.

The bundle will imbue your character with a bright, ethereal aura to bring healing and strength to those who stand beside you. With ethereal white robes and a mystical glowing headpiece, you will bring courage to your allies and send the forces of darkness scattering in fear. The bundle also includes a skin for your Riding Horse base mount to transform it into the inspiring Ethereal Horse, a mythical mount from a higher realm that will transport you safely through Albion's darkest lands.



The Priest Bundle includes the following vanity skins, which work on male and female characters alike:

• Priest's Hood
• Priest's Robe
• Priest's Boots
• Priest's Cape
• Ethereal Horse (Requires any Riding Horse base mount)

As with past bundles, you can use all costume and mount skins with all characters on your account, and they are never lost or destroyed. All items will be unlocked in the ingame "Appearance" menu after purchase.

Get this premiere bundle today and bring light to the lands of Albion!

Albion’s seventeenth Guild Season starts Saturday, and brings some important changes to the Crystal Arena, open-world chests, Headquarters Hideouts, and more. Read on for details, or click here for the complete Season 17 schedule.

[h3]Crystal Arena Ranking Changes[/h3]
From Season 17 there will be additional substeps in the Crystal Arena ranking system. While the amount of Ranking Points needed to reach maximum rank remains the same, there will be extra steps between the ranks (Iron III, Iron IV, etc.) As a result, there are now more Chests available for ranking up in a Crystal Arena Season. Additionally, Arena rankings will not fully reset, but instead players will be partially ranked down at the start of the next Season. For example, Crystal Rank players will start at Silver I. All upranking rewards that are skipped will be received in an in-game mail.



[h3]Headquarters Hideouts Changes[/h3]
Headquarters boosters are no longer obtained at the end of the season; instead, each guild will always start with a booster. Guilds must still meet the Season Points threshold to use their booster. Using the booster, though, will now trigger a 90-day cooldown. These changes should make it much easier for new guilds to establish a Headquarters Hideout in the Outlands..

[h3]Open-World Chests and Crystal Spiders[/h3]
Large open-world treasure chests will contain more valuable loot, but will spawn less frequently to make this content rarer, more desirable, and more competitive for groups.

Small open-world treasure chests will take three minutes to unlock instead of five, making it less likely that organized groups form and giving solo players a better chance to fight over them.

Additionally, Regular Chests will also be slightly more valuable overall, making these open-world objectives more rewarding for all players.



Crystal Spider Might Levels will be adjusted, with levels much easier to attain. As a result, each Crystal Spider will indirectly give significantly more Season Points, making them more attractive season objectives. Guild Levels for Hellgates and Corrupted Dungeons will also be easier to reach, allowing guilds to progress faster through these activities.

[h3]Season Schedule Changes[/h3]
This season will be one week shorter than most. However, the final three weeks of the season will offer triple Season Points from Territories and triple Might and Favor from Siphoning Mages.

[h3]Quality-of-Life Improvements[/h3]
Corrupted Dungeons: After defeating another player or getting banished, players will now be able to immediately enter a new dungeon or exit into the open world. This allows players who are interested purely in the PvP aspect of this content to directly start another invasion without needing to clear their own dungeon first.



Guild Season Rewards: In order to receive guild rewards, players must now again be a member of the qualifying guild for at least 75% of the season. Qualifying time spent with a guild will be easily visible in a new UI.

[h3]Unlock the Ancient Ent[/h3]
Players who gain enough Might will receive unique Avatar Sets, as well as the Ancient Ent and valuable Fame Buffs. Might is earned through a huge range of activities in the Conqueror's Challenge, and there are additional bracket rewards for guilds who reach at least Iron Rank. And as always, the season's number-one guild will become a permanent part of the world of Albion with their very own statue in Conquerors' Hall.



[h3]Watch the Season Kickoff Live[/h3]
The season kickoff on Saturday, September 17 will be broadcast live on AlbionTV starting at 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. Those in the North and South American time zones can tune in for the second round of territory resets on Sunday at 00:30 UTC, when hosts Shozen, Robinhoodrs and Tazzik cover the next round of invasions. All open-world fights are broadcast live with a 15-minute delay.

Check out AlbionTV's coverage of the last Invasion Day here:

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For the complete Season 17 Schedule, see this forum post.