The Season 17 Crystal League Championship is Coming!
The Season 17 Crystal League Championship takes place December 10-11, with Albion's top Crystal League players facing off for tremendous prizes including the ultra-rare Sabertooth Rex Swiftclaw Skin. The tournament will feature 5 teams from the Lethal Crystal League and 3 teams from the Non-Lethal, based on the following criteria:
Number of Level 9 wins
Number of Level 8 wins
Number of Level 7 wins
etc.
(Note: each player can only qualify for the tournament once through either the lethal or non-lethal format)
As with the previous tournament, matches will be hard-capped to limit the overall regear costs to teams, and the tournament will be full-loot.
Additional rules:
Qualifying teams will be notified when the sign-up period begins
Teams must consist of five qualified players, at least four of whom must have qualified with the same team this season
A player cannot qualify with multiple teams
Each team can allocate one substitute in addition to the five players on the team
For full rules, signup info, and the final schedule, see this forum post
As always, you can watch the action all weekend long on AlbionTV, the official Albion Online Twitch Channel. Join hosts Shozen, Lewpac, and Tazzik as they bring you live coverage and commentary on these high-octane fights. The reigning champions will be crowned and receive their prizes at a ceremony after the final match on Sunday.
Get ready for Albion's next high-stakes tournament, and keep an eye on our forumfor updates!
Watch last season’s Grand Finals here:
Beyond the Veil is Here!
The Beyond the Veil update is now live! This huge update introduces a whole new realm - the Mists - dedicated to solo and duo play, along with the city of Brecilien, all-new Fey Armor, Pristine enchantment levels, reworked Roads of Avalon, and more.
To mark this occasion, we’ve created a brand-new trailer:
Enter the Mists
The Mists offer an array of PvP and PvE possibilities to solo and duo players, with lethal and non-lethal areas and some never-before-seen creatures. Some of these creatures drop valuable artifact pieces, which can be used to craft nine all-new Fey Armor items with unique spells. And intrepid players will be able to discover an ancient city floating in the Mists - Brecilien - offering access to the Mists and Roads, plus new Player Islands, for those who are able to get there.
Roads and Resources
The Roads of Avalon have been reworked, offering more gameplay opportunities for smaller and independent guilds. Headquarters can now be declared in the Roads, and larger guilds will have to work harder to dominate regions. In the Outlands, meanwhile, rare and extremely valuable Pristine resources will spawn, encouraging groups to gear-up and fight for these riches, while bringing a new element to the crafting economy.
Additional Improvements
Some major quality-of-life improvements have also been introduced for Albion’s guild players, with a reworked Guild Crest Creator and Guild Description UI, as well as the ability to directly equip and purchase Guild Loadouts. The Character Selection Screen has a new look, and the Character Inspect UI now shows vanity items. And mobile players will find their experience enhanced by improved spell targeting and casting, along with other UI and usability improvements.
For the complete list of changes, check out the patchnotes, and for more info, see the official update page:
The massive Beyond the Veil update goes live on November 21 - and to celebrate, we're expanding our Twitch Drops to more Albion streamers than ever!
Here are the details:
For 2 weeks, from November 21 to December 5, Twitch Drops can be offered by any Albion Online streamer, regardless of whether they are part of the Albion Creators Program or not.
To earn Twitch Drops, visit the Albion Online directory of active streamers on Twitch and click on any stream with the "Drops Activated" tag.
If you're an Albion streamer (or are hoping to start!), be sure your Albion and Twitch accounts are linked, and you'll be able to offer drops to all your viewers.
The currently-running drop campaign overlaps this new campaign by two days, allowing you to make progress toward two campaigns at once from November 21-23.
Check out this forum post to learn more about Twitch Drops, and to link your Albion and Twitch accounts, click here:
With the Beyond the Veilupdate just around the corner, it’s time for our fourth and final Dev Talk introducing some of the features coming on November 21. Here, Combat Designer Michael Schwahn and Game Designer Cornelius Nitschkoff take a look at the all-new Fey Armor and Pristine Enchantment.
Fey Armor
Within the Mists, dangerous, fantastical creatures can be found, which drop rare artifacts when killed:
These can be used to craft new armor:
The scales of the Fey Dragon can be woven into Cloth Armor
The feathers of the Griffin can be stitched into Leather Armor
The carapace of the Veilweaver can be forged into Plate Armor
These artifacts are exclusively found in the Mists, and cannot be created at the Artifact Foundry
These armors:
Have the same base stats and Item Power as level 3 Artifact Armors
Can be found next to them on the Destiny Board
Have their own Combat and Crafting Specializations
New Abilities
Each Fey Armor piece comes with its own unique ability, for example:
The spider-themed Duskweaver (Plate Armor):
Helmet ability Spider Thread
Shoots a thread, if it hits an enemy they are slowed
Can be recast to pull you close to the enemy
Mistwalker (Leather Armor):
Jacket ability Mist Cloud
Makes you immune to damage and healing except for when attacking or using an ability
Allows ‘hit and run’ gameplay
Allies within the cloud are invisible, but can take damage
Feyscale (Cloth Armor):
Robe ability Wild Magic
Rotates through three different spell options:
Ring of Fire: sets fire to the ground around you, causing enemies to flee
Storm Shield: Increases resistances and stuns enemies who attack you
Frozen Fragments: Summons five fragments which shoot at the enemy when you deal damage
Recasting the ability casts the highlighted spell
Pristine Enchantment
Resources can now exist in a new Pristine enchantment level:
An open world objective, encouraging large group fights
Correspond to a .4 enchantment level
Extremely rare, and found exclusively in the Outlands
Appear as T4-8 big resource nodes
Hide, Fiber, Wood, and Ore can be Pristine, but not Stone
Protected for a long period after spawning by a magic shield
Appear on the minimap and zone map, as well as on the world map when close enough
Pristine Resources:
Can be acquired via transmutation
Cannot be gained via Laborers
Can be crafted into Pristine Items
Pristine Items:
Grant 100 additional Item Power
Cannot be gained by enchantment at the Artifact Foundry
Fey Armor and Pristine enchantment will bring exciting new dimensions to combat and crafting in Albion. We’re looking forward to seeing what new interactions and playstyles develop around Fey Armor, and witnessing tense open-world fights over Pristine Resources. Thanks for watching, and check out the Beyond the Veil update when it launches on November 21!
Dev Talk: City in the Mists
In our last Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys presented the Mists, a massive new feature release coming with the Beyond the Veil update on November 21. In our newest video, Environment Artists Johannes Geier and Maria Perakis take a closer look at Brecilien, the mystical "City in the Mists":
A New City
Brecilien takes its name from the forest surrounding it
Serves as a safe haven for those lost in the Mists or who willingly choose to make it their home
Built on the ruins of an abandoned Avalonian settlement
Fusion of wilderness and magic creates a symbiotic relationship between the forest, the wisps, and the ancient Avalonian architecture
Position is constantly changing
Reaching it for the first time is its own challenge
Further Explorations
Once inside, the city has a new mystical environment resembling the Mists
Includes new music as well (as do the Mists themselves)
Many of the same amenities as other cities in Albion
Own crafting specialties, shops, and city plots
Includes all-new Player Islands:
New aesthetic, but identical in price and function to traditional Player Islands
Same purchasing requirements, but can be owned alongside Royal Continent islands
For this reason, upgrade levels between Brecilien/Royal islands aren’t shared, and abandoning a Royal island does not give a head start in Brecilien
A New Travel Hub
Allows direct access to the Roads of Avalon and the Mists
Roads of Avalon:
Chooses a random Roads zone
When a party member goes through it binds itself to the destination, allowing up to four other party members to join
Only bound for a limited time
Members who join the group after the binding is in place cannot use it
The Mists:
Allows access to any available Mists mode (solo nonlethal, solo lethal, duo lethal)
Entrance can be used at any time, but has a cooldown to discourage "rerolling" location
Gives access to common Mists regions; higher-value regions require Wisps in the open world or the Mists
Surrounding Areas
Four permanent regions just outside the city
Minimal resources can be found
Primarily there so players can access Randomized/Corrupted Dungeons and Hellgates
These regions aren’t protected by the city and players can be attacked, though protections exist:
Invisibility shrines as in Portal Towns
Several ways to re-enter: same exit previously used, OR additional portals
Two other exits linked to other regions around the city
Total of six ways to avoid attacks
Finally, attacking unflagged players results in reputation loss
Wisps of Brecilien
Brecilien's Wisps are skeptical of outsiders, but players may be able to earn their respect
Value of this respect is currently unknown
However, the locals speak of a leader who left the city and may return, shedding more light on this mystery
Beyond the Veil launches November 21; stay tuned for one more Dev Talk on Fey Armor and Pristine Resources.
Thanks for watching, and see you soon!
Beyond the Veil Arrives November 21
November 21 brings Albion’s latest content update: Beyond the Veil. This huge update expands the realms of Albion, introducing a new region called the Mists, a new city, new mobs, and new Artifact Armor. Additionally, the Roads of Avalon are significantly reworked, making them more competitive for smaller guilds while still offering large-group content. And a new resource enchantment – Pristine – brings extremely rare and valuable treasures for high-level players. With all this and more, Beyond the Veil expands Albion’s possibilities for every player type.
Lift the Veil
A strange and magical realm known as the Mists is dedicated exclusively to solo and duo players, offering a range of PvP and PvE in unpredictable zones. The Mists also contain a new City – Brecilien – with no fixed location, offering access to the Mists and the Roads of Avalon along with its own crafting bonuses. The Mists are also home to fantastical creatures, which drop never-before-seen artifacts that can be crafted into Fey Armor, with nine items featuring all-new spells.
Roads Revisited
The Roads of Avalon have received a significant rework, becoming more accessible for smaller and independent guilds. Such groups will find it easier to make their home in the Roads, while larger guilds will have to work harder to dominate regions. Certain areas of the Roads offer greater riches than ever before, ensuring they remain attractive to those groups. Back in Albion’s open world, a new enchantment level of resource is spawning in the Outlands: Pristine. Extremely rare and valuable, and shielded at first, these resources offer a high-level goal for powerful groups to contest. They can also be created through transmutation, offering high-level crafting possibilities and bringing new dimensions to combat.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
Albion’s guilds will find their UIs significantly improved, with an updated Guild Crest Creator, a new Guild Description UI making it easier to reach potential recruits, and Guild Loadouts easily equippable from the Marketplace and chests. The character selection screen has been revamped, mobile players have improved spell targeting and casting, and the Destiny Board better explains Auto-learn and Auto-respec.
Lock in the Best Price on Premium
With the price of Premium set to increase in November, now is the best time to lock in the current price. Check out this forum post for more information about the increase.
Go Beyond
Beyond the Veil expands and enriches Albion’s possibilities for players of all types and groups of all sizes. For full details, check out the official update page:
Allhallows is in full swing, and the Grim Challenge is back! For the entire month of November, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Pest Lizard.
Pestilential Prizes For Intrepid Adventurers
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.
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 and avatar ring reward. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim these rewards while they last!
Allhallows Returns to Albion
Well well well... if it isn’t our old pumpkin-headed adversary. Yep, Bob has returned to Albion, and the Allhallows event is back!
From 10:00 UTC on October 27 through to 10:00 UTC on November 10 you can find him in the limited-time Hallowed Ground dungeon, accessible through special, pumpkin-strewn portals that appear randomly in T4-T8 zones across the open world. Here you can battle your way past creepy mobs, through tunnels filled with grotesque decorations, until you finally come face-to-face with Bob himself.
But that’s not all. Defeat Bob and you can find special Allhallows Treats within the final chest, which grant a temporary boost to all non-PvP Fame. But be sure to eat them all before Allhallows is over, or they might go bad!
And last but not least, the Hallowed Ground chests once again have a very rare chance of dropping the seasonal Jack o’ Donkey and Horse Macabre mount skins. So go find the dungeon, confront Bob, and see what he’s been guarding!
A Brave New Steed is Coming Soon!
A new Guild Season is in full swing, and Albion's open world is more alive than ever. The competition is fierce, so for those looking to claim glory, a brave companion by your side is worth its weight in gold. And while huge mounts may dominate the field of battle, a small mount with a big heart can turn the tide…
Get ready to ride out into the fight with a new premiere mount skin, available next week in the web shop and in-game store! Stay tuned for more details…
Albion can be a harsh land, where the winner takes all while the loser limps back to town. Each victory is an accomplishment, so when you do get a hard-earned PvP kill, Victory Emotes are the perfect way to leave your mark on the battlefield! These celebratory flourishes were first introduced with the Into the Fray update, and with today's patch, there are now six new emotes to choose from: Platform Banners (one each for mobile, PC, and Controller), Sword, Hammer, and Hellgate.
Victory Emotes can be equipped in the in-game Appearance menu, and offer a wide variety of audiovisual effects that play automatically upon killing another player. Each time the effect is triggered, one charge is consumed. Each Emote can be recharged in a variety of ways.
How to get Emotes and Charges
Charges for all Victory Emotes are purchasable with Gold in the Appearance menu, and come in different bundle sizes and prices depending on the Emote’s rarity. In addition, you can also get charges through Twitch Drops – for more info on those, click here.
For more details about Victory Emotes and how they work, see this forum post.
Pick up some Victory Emotes and charges today and get ready to show off your skills!
