Our newest Dev Talk is here, featuring Game Director Robin Henkys broadcasting from the brand-new Albion Online video studio! This new home for Albion's video content will streamline our filming process, allowing us to bring you Dev Talks more frequently. It's been awhile since our last Roadmap Update, and now we can reveal further details of two major upcoming features: War Gloves and HQ Hideouts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo3pJ-4u93A
Note that the above video includes subtitles for all nine of our supported languages and as always, if you prefer a written summary, read on!
New Weapon Line: War Gloves
War Gloves are an entirely new weapon line, featuring:
- Three new base weapons
- Four Artifact weapons
- Fifteen new abilities
- Melee-focused brawler gameplay style (damage, mobility, control) plus limited ranged abilities
- Dedicated Combat and Crafting Masteries (Warrior line / Warrior's Forge)
These weapons excel at engaging an enemy and then keeping them engaged, dealing damage at the same time.
War Glove Artifacts
- Although War Gloves will only become craftable once the next major update is released, the Artifacts for this weapon line will already be added to loot tables before the start of the next season
- This ensures their availability once the update releases, and gives PvE and market players a valuable new loot type to play with
- Drop rates will start low and be adjusted to the same level as other artifacts once the update is released
HQ Hideouts
Headquarters Hideouts, AKA HQ Hideouts, are still early in development, but were very excited about the changes they will bring. We believe Albion to be best and most exciting when many small groups are competing for power in the Outlands, but the current Hideout system is controlled by large powerful groups, forcing players to consolidate or pay tribute.
Features of HQ Hideouts:
- Allows guilds to place and protect a Hideout based only on their own achievements
- Guilds will earn the ability to make one Hideout an HQ Hideout as a season reward
- HQ Hideouts are invulnerable to all attacks, even during battle times
Hideout Power Cores
Once created, the Headquarters status will need to be maintained. The upcoming open-world Vortex Power System has been extended to include Hideout Power Cores, which are required to make sure an HQ Hideout stays invulnerable. The required level of power depends on the quality of the region, with Hideouts deeper in the Outlands requiring significantly more power. Attackers can take advantage of this by preventing Power Cores from reaching the HQ, causing it to lose invulnerability eventually.
Other features of HQ Hideouts and general Hideout changes:
- To assist in their creation, guilds can earn the right to make a Hideout construction site invulnerable once per season
- Access to HQ Hideouts is limited to guild members
- General Hideout upkeep for non-HQ Hideouts will increase based on the number of Hideouts already in a region, to strengthen smaller guilds in the Outlands
When will these features arrive?
HQ Hideouts require guilds to collect enough Season Points by the end of a Guild Season. Thus, the current season will be followed by a shortened season before the launch of the next update:
- Name: Energy Surge
- Increased Season Point and Siphoned Energy reward rates
- Duration: 6 weeks (ends early November):https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/154573
Stay tuned for more Dev Talks coming soon thanks for watching!
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Sandbox Interactive GmbH
2018-05-16
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Key Features
From basic tools and clothes to mighty armors and powerful weapons – nearly every item in the game is crafted by players, in player-constructed buildings, from resources gathered by players. Buy, sell, and trade with other players at local marketplaces all across the world of Albion. Craft rare and powerful items, then sell them to the highest bidder and grow your fortune.
In Albion Online's classless combat system, you are what you wear. The weapons and armor you use define your skills, and switching playstyles is as easy as switching gear. Test out new equipment anytime and change up your weapons, armor, and mounts to suit any situation. Hone your character’s skills by crafting new items, or by simply using your favorite equipment.
From solo to small-group to large-scale battles, you'll need strategy, tactics, and skill to prevail. Test yourself against other adventurers in high-risk, high-reward full-loot fights. Level your combat specializations, create unique builds with complementary skills, and use every tool at your disposal to emerge victorious.
Join a guild and carve out your own piece of Albion in massive open-world battles. Claim territories for access to incredible resources, construct guild halls, and conquer entire cities to levy taxes and grow your wealth. Build a Hideout to give your guild a powerful home base deep in dangerous lands. Lead your guild to victory in the Crystal League, and track your progress against other guilds worldwide on a constantly-updated seasonal leaderboard.
Claim a city plot or private island and make it your own. Grow crops to sell or craft into food, raise your own livestock and mounts, and place crafting stations for other players to use for a fee. Stock your house with custom furniture and trophies, build chests to store your growing collection of loot, and hire laborers to keep everything at your homestead running smoothly.
From small scouting bands to massive bosses, from dungeons to full-blown faction bases, the inhabitants of Albion’s open world await your challenge. Take on six different factions, each with different enemies that require unique strategies. Partake in solo or group Expeditions, or seek out the ultimate thrill by facing demons and other players alike in Hellgates and Corrupted Dungeons.
Explore five beautiful biomes, each with its own challenges. Gather valuable raw materials for crafting, or cast a line into Albion's waters to catch rare and valuable fish. Seek out randomly generated solo and group dungeons and slay powerful foes for valuable loot. Enter the mystical Roads of Avalon to discover ever-changing paths between distant zones, face off against long-dormant foes, and build your own Hideout in this vast and ancient land.
Albion Online is a true cross-platform MMO experience. Whether you prefer Windows, Mac, Linux, or even Android or iOS (mobile currently in beta), one account lets you play on all platforms, with all players on a single shared server. Forge alliances with other players worldwide and take part in massive battles to determine the fate of Albion.
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