Albion Online News

[h2]Foundations Patch 4 - Version 25.040.1 - June 17, 2024[/h2]

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Resilience amount is no longer displayed as a buff on players during combat

[h3]Combat Balance Changes[/h3]
Crossbows

• Divine Engine (Energy Shaper)
  • Channel Time: 4s → 3.3s
  • Number of ticks: 13 → 11
  • Damage per tick vs players: 80 → 96
  • Damage per tick vs mobs: 26 → 57

Cursed Staffs

• Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs)
  • Number of ticks: 10 → 8
  • Damage per tick vs players: 78 → 98
  • Damage per tick vs mobs: 39 → 49

Daggers

• Lunging Stabs (Bloodletter)
  • When hitting a player below 40% health, cooldown is now reduced by 50%
  • Cooldown: 30s → 35s

Fire Staffs

• Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staffs)
  • 0s Channel Damage: 200 → 190
  • 0.6s Channel Damage: 280 → 266
  • 1.2s Channel Damage: 360 → 342

Hammers

• Grasp of the Undead (Tombhammer)
  • Added Hitpoint Reduction: 10%
  • Hitpoint Reduction Duration: 3s

Quarterstaffs

• Stun Run (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Movespeed buff now ends upon auto-attacking
• Rising Blow (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Cooldown reduction per player hit: 12% → 15% (stacks up to 3 times)
• Separator (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Now deals 80 damage to all untargeted enemies hit
• Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff)
  • Cooldown: 20s → 25s
  • Hitting a player now reduces the ability’s cooldown by 20%
  • Area Radius: 6m → 5m

Shapeshifter Staffs

• Pulse Shock (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Damage: 124 → 109
• Tectonic Shift (Earthrune Staff)
  • Hitpoint reduction: 15% → 10%

Spears

• Harpoon (all Spears)
  • Max range: 18m → 20m
  • Projectile speed: 23.33 m/s → 23.53 m/s

Swords

• Fearless Strike (Carving Sword)
  • Damage: 150.10 → 135
• Spinning Blades (Dual Swords)
  • Auto-Attack Damage Increase buff: 100% → 65%
  • Attack Speed buff: 50% → 30%
  • Damage buff duration: 3s → 4s

Helmets

• Immortal (Mistwalker Hood)
  • Cooldown: 30s → 25s

Shoes

• After Image (Mistwalker Shoes)
  • 1st Cast Cooldown: 15s → 12s
• Royal March (Royal Boots)
  • Movement Speed per Stack: 8% → 9%

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Spell fixes:
  • Fixed issue where Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff) slow effect would also apply to enemies in an area around the intended targets
  • Fixed issue where Tectonic Slam (Earthrune Staffs) did not apply debuff icon to enemies to indicate health reduction
  • Fixed issue where Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staffs) would inflict too much damage and an unintended slow effect
• UI fixes:
  • Fixed issue where “Required for” section was missing from Artifact item details
  • Fixed issue where items in Eralia Wayfarer’s menu would not display correctly by tier after deselecting "Show craftable from inventory only"
  • Fixed issue where the countdown banner was not displayed during a duel
• Fixed issue where guild logos would sometimes not display correctly when entering a crowded region
• Fixed issue where chests in Heretic dungeons could not be opened without first destroying Volatile Barrels
• Fixed issue where the Arena search for a group would reset if a party member accepted a match while gathering, fishing, or opening a Tome
  • Accepting an Arena match is no longer possible while engaged in those actions
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where faction zerg markers on the minimap would display the wrong color

This weekend, all three of Albion’s servers will see the action ramp up, as their territories become vulnerable to attack on Invasion Day. And to up the ante even more, this action-packed weekend will see Season Points doubled on Albion Asia and Americas, and tripled on Albion Europe!

If you're curious to see how it plays out in each region, the action will be streamed live on AlbionTV. We’ll kick things off at 14:00 UTC on Saturday 15 June with your hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul bringing you coverage from Albion Asia, followed by Albion Europe at 18:00 UTC with Lewpac, Shozen and Bogul. Finally, Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik will present coverage of Albion Americas at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 16 June.

With battles spawning all over Albion, this is shaping up to be a big weekend on all three servers, so don’t miss this one! The full season schedule can be found in this forum post.

We did it! The Albion Online Reddit community has hit the 100,000 subscriber mark, and to celebrate this achievement with you we’re having a three-day Community Fame Rush.

So sharpen your blades and saddle up your mounts, because this weekend you'll automatically receive an additional 25% Fame for all in-game activities! Dates are as follows:

• Albion Asia: June 13 to June 16 (begins and ends with maintenance)
• Albion Europe and Americas: June 14 to June 17 (begins and ends with maintenance)

(Note that this buff does not apply to fame earned from PvP kills and Tomes of Insight, and does not increase the rate at which you earn Challenge Points.)



Here’s to our amazing r/albiononline community! If you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s home to a passionate bunch of players eager to share their wisdom and discuss all things Albion, from guides and fan art to builds and random questions. So come join us, and see you in Albion this weekend!

Who says chivalry is dead? For the entire month of June, take the Knight Challenge to collect fantastic rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim the powerful and imposing Gallant Horse mount.

[h3]Knight Moves[/h3]


GALLANT HORSE: 
This month's Challenge brings back the powerful Gallant Horse, a noble mount with a combination speed boost / immunity spell that leaves foes in the dust. Ride fearlessly into the wilds of Albion on the back of this mighty steed!

 



AVATAR RING: 
Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Knight Challenge Avatar Ring, a bold, plate-armor-themed ring that will give your avatar an aura of nobility. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar ring for one character – or you can trade it at the Vanity Merchant for one Adventurer's Token.
 



SEASONAL SPECIALS: 
All month long, reach weekly goals to unlock Knight Challenge chests. These chests contain valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes and Silver bags, plus knight-themed furniture like the Stone Throne, Round Table, Knight Statue, and Regal Carpet.


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. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim your rewards!

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A new Referral Season is here, and from now until June 30 you can claim the Recruiter’s Sand Salamander with a single referral!

Camouflaged in the amber sands of its natural habitat, this mount skin transforms your base Swamp Dragon into a desert-dwelling salamander ready to traverse Albion's arid environments. But whatever the terrain, once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server.

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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 Recruiter’s Sand Salamander!

[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 either an Albion Europe Founder Pack or at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you: 1,000 Gold for a Founder Pack, 500 Gold for Premium.
• 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 lasts until 23: 59: 59 UTC on June 30, so invite your friends today and enjoy these rewards!