Albion Online News

This Referral Season, winter descends on Albion, and a rare predator emerges from the frost. The Snow Leopard moves with silent grace through the mountains, its silver coat and piercing blue eyes glinting in the cold light. Refer a friend to claim this elusive Swiftclaw skin before it disappears once more into the snow.

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Invite more allies to weather the storm and claim greater prizes:

• Refer 1 Friend: Snow Leopard mount skin
• Refer 3 Friends: A T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame
• Refer 5 Friends: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Bonus for your first-ever referral: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Additionally, for each friend you refer, you'll receive 500 Gold!

Getting your friends in on the action is as simple as following these steps:

• Step 1: Share your referral link with a friend, which you can find here when logged into the website with your game account
• Step 2: Your friend signs up to Albion Online
• Step 3: Your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium status from the Albion Online Web Shop or ingame store, unlocking your rewards
  • Note that this does not apply to Premium purchased with ingame currencies (Gold and Silver)

Don’t miss your chance to catch this rare creature! The Snow Leopard is already on the move – follow fast, or lose the trail.

The Grim Challenge has risen, and with it a dark presence flickers its tongue, searching for its next victim – the poisonous Pest Lizard is slithering from its tomb, leaving a trail of venom in its wake! By earning Challenge Points through open-world activities, you can claim this toxic mount and other sinister rewards. Rise to the challenge and claim them before they crawl back into their crypt!

[h3]Pestilential Prizes For Intrepid Adventurers[/h3]
PEST LIZARD: This month's Challenge offers another chance to claim the popular Pest Lizard. This sleek, slithery mount comes with a Toxic Cloud ability that causes enemies who touch it to become temporarily disoriented, and can be used to disrupt enemy players in numerous situations.

AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Grim Challenge Avatar Ring, featuring a spooky skull-topped iron frame. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this 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 point totals to unlock Grim Challenge Chests. Along with valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver, resources, and other loot, you'll also have a chance to unlock four furniture items: the Empty Coffin, Grim Gravestone, Grim Lantern, and Weeping Woman Statue.

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[h3]How to participate in the Adventurer's Challenge[/h3]
The Adventurer's Challenge is a monthly event where you can earn exclusive rewards such as mounts, Tomes of Insight, bags of Silver, and more. By gathering, fishing, farming, and defeating monsters, you'll earn Challenge Points that fill daily, weekly, and monthly progress bars. To track your progress, open the Adventurer's Challenge UI by clicking on the Activities menu.



While only Premium players can unlock the Monthly Rewards (Avatar Ring, Mount) and Weekly Rewards (Challenge Chests), anyone can claim the Daily Rewards, which include 10 Learning Points and a Tier 4 Tome of Insight. Non-Premium players also make progress on all reward tracks, so when you’re ready to unlock Premium, your earned rewards will be waiting for you!

Realm Divided launches November 24, revamping Faction Warfare in Albion Online for a new era. When he wasn’t busy posting his build, Game Director Moritz Bokelmann took a moment with Environment Artist Johannes Geier to take a closer look at the Province system, new transport options to the frontlines, and some of the content you can find there.

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[h3]Conflict Zones[/h3]
Realm Divided restructures Faction Warfare on the Royal Continent.

• This aims to make faction PvP ever-present
• Currently, faction forces often march past each other searching for content
• The new system focuses the action into active warzones
• Valuable objectives in these areas give players rewards to fight over

The Faction Warfare wordmap overlay shows the current state of the war.

• This shows which Provinces belong to which faction, and which are currently contested
• Zoomed in, you see individual regions as before
• Zoomed out, you get a strategic picture of Provinces and frontlines
  • Provinces under attack are marked with red sword icons
  • Red arrows show the direction of attack

[h3]Faction Transports[/h3]
Faction Transports address the problem of long travel times to the frontlines.

• These can be found near the Faction Commander in every Royal City, and in Fortresses controlled by your faction
• You can travel from these directly to conflict zones where your faction is active
  • You cannot travel into red zones, but you can travel up to their entrances
• You can also travel directly to open parties who are involved in the fighting
• Faction Transports cost a small Silver fee to use

[h3]Faction Camps and Chests[/h3]
Faction Camps and Faction Chests are new activities found in active conflict zones. They serve as natural focal points in a conflict zone, where players can encounter both allies and enemies.

• Faction Camps are supply camps that have been overrun by bandits
• They exist in two types: solo and small-group
• By clearing out the bandits from the camp, your faction can unlock a Faction Chest
  • When this chest is opened, all nearby players from that faction can share the loot
• However, other factions can claim the loot themselves if they reach the chest in time
• Faction Chests can also appear independently of camps

These objectives provide constant, dynamic skirmishes within conflict zones. Each camp cleared and chest opened brings your faction closer to victory, giving them an impact on the broader struggle.

Our next Dev Talk goes a step further in the faction conflict, looking at massive fortress sieges and how Provinces change hands and reshape the map. Stay tuned.

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If you’re planning to go trick-or-treating across Albion, you’ll need the right gear, and what could be more festive than a cursed pumpkin? The latest Noble Drops additions are a trio of glowing jack-o’-lantern off-hands, ready to illuminate your adventures.

Scholars aren’t sure what kind of magic gave them sentience, but the results speak for themselves: the Snack-O’-Lantern can’t stop devouring its own candy stash, the Burp-O’-Lantern clearly should have paced itself, and the Grump-O’-Lantern looks personally offended by everything around it. Their personalities may differ, but each shines with a flickering warmth that proves even cursed pumpkins can light the way.



[h3]How to Get Noble Drops[/h3]
Noble Community Chests are special Twitch drops available only on streams hosted by members of the Albion Online Creators Program. These chests include all the regular Community Chest rewards, plus exclusive extras:

• Unique, regularly updated vanity items. Currently available: Buttercup Direboar skin, Snack-O’-Lantern, Burp-O’-Lantern, Grump-O’-Lantern
• Noble Community Tokens, which can be exchanged for the cosmetics listed above or salvaged into regular Community Tokens

To claim them:

• Connect your Twitch and Albion Online accounts at albiononline.com/twitch
• Watch any AOCP streamer with drops enabled
• Claim your chest on Twitch and open it via your ingame mailbox

Noble Drops follow a biweekly schedule – one week active, one week off – and you can earn up to one chest per day.

[h3]Allhallows Bonus[/h3]
To celebrate the season, Noble Drops will stay active throughout the entire three weeks of the Allhallows event, and the new jack-o’-lanterns will have boosted drop rates for that time. Watch your favorite creators and grab your own glowing gourd while the odds are in your favor!

Creator Spotlight is a series where we shine a light on Albion Online’s dedicated Content Creators by sharing their stories, unique perspectives, and favorite moments. Get to know them and, if you’re intrigued, follow their channels for more!



[h3]EugenGen[/h3]

• YouTube: youtube.com/@EugenGenAO
• Twitch: twitch.tv/eugengen
• Main Focus: Player Challenges

What is the main content you create on Twitch/YouTube?

In a game like Albion, where there’s so much to work for at the endgame, I like to create my own challenges to keep things fresh and exciting. Sharing those struggles and victories with my community adds a whole new layer of engagement and entertainment. I want my journey to feel like part of theirs.

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How and when did you get into creating Albion Online content?

I’ve made many friends while playing Albion and have always challenged myself in the game. Over time, people noticed me in other people’s videos and streams and gave me positive feedback, suggesting that I start my own channel. That encouragement pushed me to take the leap into content creation.

Do you have a favorite video of yours that you think everyone should have seen? Let us know why it's special!

I started content creation as part of a duo, and this video reflects that. We’re now trying to bring back those good old times. Our main focus used to be outnumbered fights, so this clip is us doing our best to recreate that 2022 feeling for our community.

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Do you have any new content in the making that you would like to tease?

I’m currently on a mission to earn a Mammoth on each of the three servers, and then give them away for Christmas. Stay tuned!

What advice would you give other players who are considering becoming Albion Online content creators?

Honestly, just enjoy the game and challenge yourself every day. Being a creator isn’t always easy, but if you love the grind and the community, it gets easier over time. The key is to never give up and keep posting content across all platforms (Twitch, YouTube, TikTok). Most importantly, have fun. If you’re doing it for fun, you’ll always have a great time!

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