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The Heretic Challenge Returns



The chill of fall is beginning to creep into the air... and the Heretic Challenge is back! For the entire month of September, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Heretic Combat Mule.
[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.
 
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!

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Japanese and Italian are Coming to Albion Online!



We’re excited to announce that in the coming weeks Albion Online will be launched in two new languages: Italian and Japanese! Players will be able to log in and play the game entirely in these two languages with both existing and new characters, and will also have access to language-specific in-game chat channels and dedicated subforums.

With this expansion, we hope to encourage even more players to enter the world of Albion, as well as bringing an improved gaming experience for our existing Japanese- and Italian-speaking players. Very soon our website will also be available in these languages, with all articles and patchnotes translated to keep you up to date.

We can’t wait to see Albion become an even more vibrant world with this development, so stay tuned for further details soon!

Season 17 Arrives September 17



Albion’s seventeenth Guild Season starts on September 17, 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 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 and Guild Reward 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 Objectives[/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]Unique Season Rewards[/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.

Limited-Time Sale on the Keeper of Souls!



As the Albion summer draws to a close, and with the cold nights of fall not far off, it’s time to think about your outfit for the season. Well as luck would have it, right now you can enjoy a massive discount on the chilling Keeper of Souls Vanity Bundle until August 31!

This premiere bundle comes not only with a full costume set and a macabre mount skin for your Giant Stag or Moose, but also includes the Phylactery of Souls, a costume weapon in the form of a large lantern-topped staff that gives off an otherworldly blue-green glow, striking fear into your opponents as you approach.

In total, the Keeper of Souls Bundle includes the following vanity skins:
  • Keeper of Souls Cowl
  • Keeper of Souls Armor
  • Keeper of Souls Boots
  • Keeper of Souls Cape
  • Phylactery of Souls costume weapon
  • Keeper of Souls mount skin for your Stag or Moose base mount

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(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!

Go Hog Wild with the Cursed Direboar



As the people of Albion enjoy the late summer sun, harvesting their crops and relaxing by the water, an unwelcome surprise awaits. From all around, an unfamiliar beast is coming to cause havoc. The Cursed Direboar has appeared in Albion, and you can pick up this brand-new mount skin from the in-game store!

This premiere mount skin transforms your Direboar base mount into a snarling, ravenous creature from the depths. With huge piercing tusks and a terrible fire burning within its mouth, it’s sure to terrify your fellow adventurers as you ride up to loot, ransack and ravage.

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This skin provides a great option for those looking to enhance the look of their trusted Direboar mount, and of course, like all mount skins it can be used by all characters on your account once unlocked.

Go pick one up today and lay waste to your enemies’ lands!