Albion Online's New World Detailed

In a new blog post published today, Sandbox Interactive discussed Albion Online's world redesign. When the redesign launches with July's Final Beta, the East and West continents will be removed and, in their place, there will be "two Royal Islands and a Lawless Continent called 'The Outlands'." The goals set out to be solved by these new zones were the issue of new players being unable to enter red and yellow zones without being forced out and the issue of guilds and "hardcore PvP" needed larger battlegrounds.

The zones are described as follows.

The Royal Islands are two separate islands: the King’s Isle and Queen’s Isle. They have resources up to Tier 7 and consist of green, yellow and red zones. Every player starts their adventure on either of two islands, the harbors of which allow them to travel to The Outlands. As the islands are governed by the Royal Expeditionary Forces, they are relatively safe and murderers will face consequences for their actions.
The Royal Islands are the perfect place for gatherers, crafters, roleplayers and small scale PvP.

The Outlands are completely covered in black zones, with resources up to Tier 8. There is no law enforcement. Players and guilds are free to claim territories and wage wars, plundering and murdering as they please. The land is bigger than both Royal Islands combined, making sure players have enough room to fight and conquer. The most powerful creatures will also be found in The Outlands, roaming around the best resources and secret treasures.

More details about the distribution of biomes, resources, and safe zones in the new world can be found in the original blog post.