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With the Coalition’s war against the Empire already well underway when Season 13 began, some wondered if declarations of Blue Army’s victory were premature. Others, however, believed that the return of several veteran players all but ensured their triumph. And indeed, by the time the season ended Blue Army had amassed more points than any guild had previously managed, surpassing one million season points while also earning second place for their secondary guild Blue Army Freemen. At the end of the season the Coalition was defeated, with their forces disbanded, destroyed, or simply moved along. In the final days only Elevate and Guildzinha remained standing. While the rest of the Coalition folded, Yur Mum stayed to fight.



Here are the season’s top ten teams:
1. Blue Army - 1,142,391 points
2. Blue Army Freemen - 751,245 points
3. Reject Sanity - 579,181 points
4. I DOOM I - 473,263 points
5. Aesirs - 417,168 points
6. SUN - 328,043 points
7. Elevate - 273,952 points
8. Iron Hand - 270,359 points
9. GOSTOP - 266,870 points
10. JUST4 FUN - 263,926 points

[h3]Season 13 Video Roundup[/h3]
In the 5v5 Crystal League, few teams are as respected and feared as Cargera’s - referred to as The Meta or The Final Boss - and it is rare to see them challenged. In this match, Rafikon’s team gives them as much as they can possibly handle in an absolute brawl:

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In a season full of incredible fights between the forces of POE and Elevate, this battle may have been the best. POE has Elevate surrounded but Elevate have the high ground and control of two choke points:

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Every season new faces join the war, and in this interview Shozen talks to Monjp - GM of Rising King and shot caller for the SIX alliance:

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[h3]Naptime Takes the Crystal League Crown![/h3]
Season 13’s best 5v5 teams faced off over the weekend in the latest Crystal League Championship, and the results are in. Naptime has claimed the top prize!



Participation in the Crystal League Championship is a mighty achievement in itself, of course, so big congratulations are also due to the 2nd-4th placed teams:

• 2nd place: Wendy’s
• 3rd place: Purple Cobras
• 4th place: Gone Fishin’

Once again, massive congratulations to Naptime and to everyone who took part in our showcase 5v5 event. Here are the weekend’s final brackets:



Check out the grand finals:

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Thanks to the whole AlbionTV crew of Shozen, Lewpac, Tazzik, Bogul, and Robinhoodrs, as well as Community Manager Nesnes, for their great work and for keeping everything running smoothly. Next up is a special, shorter Energy Surge Season, which kicks off on September 25th. Check out the schedule in this forum post and get ready to earn your HQ Hideout!

The next guild season starts Saturday, with a shortened 6-week schedule and steadily increasing Energy and Point Multipliers. The top 600 guilds will also earn the ability to designate an HQ Hideout in Season 14, and ranking guilds can earn unique avatars, a one-of-a-kind winner statue, a Fame Boost, and more.


[h3]HQ Hideouts and Other Fantastic Rewards[/h3]
As previously announced, the ability to claim HQ Hideouts with Season 14 will be based on total Season Points earned during the Energy Surge season, based on the following rules:


Guilds that reach a high enough rank during the season will receive the powerful Tower Chariot battle mount and Energy Surge Season Avatars. Additionally, the top five guilds will receive a 90-day Fame Buff and the top three will each receive a statue permanently placed in Albion's open world!


[h3]Watch the Season Kickoff Live[/h3]
The action kicks off on AlbionTV this Saturday, September 25 at 17:30 UTC, when Shozen, Lewpac and Bogul bring you full coverage of Invasion Day.

At 18:00 UTC, guilds can claim territories and launch attacks. The North and South American time zones can also tune in for the second round of resets on Sunday, September 26 at 00:30 UTC with Shozen, Robinhoodrs and Bogul covering the next round of claimable territories starting at 01:00 UTC. All open-world fights are broadcast live with a 15-minute delay.



You can check out the full schedule in this forum post.

The Energy Surge Season starts September 25, featuring a shorter 6-week structure, accelerated point multipliers, and unique one-of-a-kind rewards for the top guilds. In anticipation of this unique standalone season, today's patch brings changes to Guild and Faction Warfare, quality-of-life improvements including new Nametag options and better Usage Fee notifications, and new artifact drops in the open world.
[h3]New Artifacts Added[/h3]
As part of the brand-new War Gloves weapon line coming with the next major content update, new artifacts have been added to mob and chest drops in the open world.



These artifacts cannot yet be used for crafting, and only appear in limited quantities for now, but they already offer economic and PvE players a new item line to start collecting and trading.

For more on War Gloves and these new artifacts, watch the latest Dev Talk.
[h3]Guild and Faction Warfare Changes[/h3]

• Entering Hideouts now requires a channel for players who have not set the Hideout as Home
• Removed doors of Castle Outposts to make them easier to conquer by smaller groups, reduced warning messages when outposts are under attack
• Level 6 Crystal League Tokens (5v5 and 20v20) are now non-tradable
• Decreased penalties for enlisting with Factions with low recruitment rates, increased value of red zone Faction kills
• Increased values of areas previously owned by non-Caerleon Factions during Bandit Assault

[h3]Quality-of-Life Improvements[/h3]

• Added option to display guild names of other players without displaying player names, and players flagged to the same Faction now appear as allies
• Added "Tomes" category and "Mount" subcategories to Marketplace
• Popup message now displays when the Usage Fee of a crafting station was recently changed
• When both players in a Corrupted Dungeon are knocked down, get-up time is greatly reduced

On top of the changes listed above, there are also numerous Combat Balance Changes, bugfixes, and other improvements. As always, you can read the complete list of changes in the official patchnotes.

The wait is almost over: the Season 13 Crystal League Championship is this weekend! Starting Saturday at 17:00 UTC, tune in to AlbionTV to watch all the action live. Winners will receive huge Gold rewards and rare mounts, with the first-place team walking away with the ultra-rare Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw Skin.

Join hosts Shozen, Lewpac, and Tazzik as they bring you live coverage and commentary on these high-action fights. Here's the weekend's schedule:

• Saturday, September 18: 17:00 - 20:30 UTC
• Sunday, September 19: 17:00 - 22:15 UTC

Check out detailed brackets below (click to expand):



(Note: the above end times are approximate, depending on how long matches run.)

For team breakdowns, full rules, and the final schedule, keep an eye on this forum post.

The Mists of Albion are back! Between now and maintenance on September 20, get 25% additional Fame for all ingame activities.

Here are the details:

• At the end of maintenance on Monday, September 13 the Mists of Albion buff will be automatically enabled for all players
• This buff automatically grants an additional 25% Fame for all activities
• The buff does not apply to Fame earned via PvP kills and Tomes of Insight, and does not boost the rate at which Challenge Points are earned
• The Fame boost ends at 10:00 UTC on Monday, September 20

Take advantage of this week-long Fame Boost to level up your combat, crafting, and gathering!