Albion Online News

After a long period of waiting following the Summer Alpha, Albion Online's Closed Beta phase is but a month away. On November 23rd, Legendary Founders will be granted access to the Closed Beta. Epic and Veteran Founders will be let in on November 24th and 25th, respectively. For those that don't remember, the Closed Beta includes Premium Accounts, the new [...]

Albion Online developers Sandbox Interactive unveiled part of the game's high-level PvE content this morning. Currently the hardest boss in-game, the Demon Prince's boss battle has been revealed in its entirety in a new video. In the video, embedded below, a team of five takes on the beast, with the only survivor telling the tale. According to the lore, the [...]

With Closed Beta just around the corner, Sandbox Interactive have seen fit to give players an idea of how the Royal Expeditionary Forces play into the lore of Albion Online. The short version is that they are a group that was sent to Albion five years ago to establish a foothold in Albion and tax any new arrivals. They have [...]

During ArcheAge's surges in popularity, I often hear players say that the land rush is extremely unfair. Bots and high-level players will buy land the moment it comes on the market. Getting a plot could require the utmost of dedication and an itchy trigger finger. Today, Sandbox Interactive revealed Albion Online's land auction system, intended to fight exactly that. All plots [...]

Sandbox Interactive announced today via press release that Albion Online will have upgradable islands. Deemed "Private Islands," the new player homes will be available in Closed Beta. They're a bit different than originally imagined, however, as community requests have brought the team to expand upon the idea. Private Islands can be purchased in any major city. They are used as [...]

Those of you eagerly awaiting Albion Online's closed beta phase will be happy to learn that the team at Sandbox Interactive have put out a new video showing off factions and missions. There are currently two factions, the Royals and the Undead. Players will be able to gain favor with them by completing missions. Albion Online | Highlight Video: Missions [...]

Player-Driven World MMORPG, Albion Online, has announced a rework of their Learning Points system in reaction to their Summer Alpha feedback. According to an official post on their website, several playtesters had concerns about the system which had been designed to add a more even bridge between hardcore players and casual players. This system created a progression roadblock for hardcore [...]

The team behind Albion Online are working hard to make sure that players know what they are working on at all times. As they approach closed beta, they are using their frequent updates to let users know what is going to change between alpha and beta. This week's weekly roundup focuses on shrines and chests. Shrines are "open world crafting [...]

Following the end of the Summer Alpha, the founder and CEO of Sandbox Interactive, Stefan Wiezorek, posted a roadmap for Albion Online's closed beta. Some of the highlights of this roadmap include a "flattening" of the gear power curve, the removal of the Silver Tax, and the introduction of Open World PvP events, examples of which include randomly spawning treasure [...]

Ultima Online-inspired MMORPG, Albion Online, has released a new video highlighting their development goals with an emphasis on player freedom of choice. The video explains their equipment based skills system and player run economy. One of the more interesting points to the video was the robust crafting system and economy, in which nearly all items found in the game are [...]