Dev Talk: Open-World Gameplay
Mob upgrading system also applies to Static Open-World Dungeons:
The reworked open-world dungeons offer plenty of opportunities for different player types: PvE players can explore them outside event times, while PvP players can rush in during events.
Current system:
Treasure system now spawns resources as well:
As you can see, there are tons of new features and improvements coming to the open world with the next update, and many other features as well. Soon we'll discuss new music, major Guild Season changes, HQ Hideouts and more, so stay tuned!
[ 2021-10-21 15:33:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
In our last Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys introduced the visual and level design improvements coming with the Lands Awakened update in November. In this newest video, he introduces open-world gameplay changes including mobs that level up over time, updated Static Dungeons, and fully reworked treasure sites. [previewyoutube=b8Zdy9AFSic;leftthumb][/previewyoutube] No time to watch, or prefer a summary? Read on...
Challenges and Goals
- Challenges:
- Offering valuable rewards that aren't static or predictable
- Avoiding monopolization by powerful groups
- Goals:
- Dynamic, unpredictable rewards available to anyone in the right place at the right time
- Exciting gameplay opportunities for all player types and group sizes
Open-World Mob Improvements
- Overhauled visuals, balancing, abilities, and rewards
- Mobs now level up over time:
- "Recruits" spawn first
- Over time these upgrade to regular or Champion mobs
- If these remain unkilled, whole areas fill with them, offering massive rewards
- Rewards exploration
- Allows players to choose worthwhile areas
- Encourages players to stray further from cities
- Additional new map view mode showing approximate mob value of regions
Static Dungeon Updates
Mob upgrading system also applies to Static Open-World Dungeons:
- Encourages dungeon exploration beyond the entrance areas
- Entrances in neighboring regions added to make dungeons interesting hotspots:
- Ensures players cant camp one entrance
- Can be used as emergency exits to escape powerful groups
- Ensure that players can enter from all sides during Dungeon Rush Events
- Dungeon Rush:
- Limited warning; randomized start times; last for short periods
- Mobs and treasure chests upgrade more quickly, offering huge rewards
- Attracts other players, leading to showdowns
The reworked open-world dungeons offer plenty of opportunities for different player types: PvE players can explore them outside event times, while PvP players can rush in during events.
Reworked Treasure Sites
Current system:
- Fixed locations
- Open at preset intervals
- Many players avoid for fear of encountering well-prepared groups
- Outdated rewards
- Treasures now appear anywhere in the open world
- Give only limited warning before opening
- Only visible to nearby players
- Unlock time and visibility distance based on value
- Offer opportunities for various player types and group sizes
- Spawn much more frequently than current treasures
- Treasures now use the rarity randomization system, resulting in rare and legendary treasures
Resource Treasures
Treasure system now spawns resources as well:
- Fully charged resource nodes are marked on the region map for local players
- Type and tier of resources depends on region, but will always be valuable and often enchanted
- Additionally, for gatherers who want to avoid other players, the world map now shows approximate available resources by type and tier
More to Come
As you can see, there are tons of new features and improvements coming to the open world with the next update, and many other features as well. Soon we'll discuss new music, major Guild Season changes, HQ Hideouts and more, so stay tuned!
Albion Online
Sandbox Interactive GmbH
Sandbox Interactive GmbH
2018-05-16
RPG MMO Multiplayer
Game News Posts 459
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
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(77081 reviews)
https://albiononline.com
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Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG set in an open medieval fantasy world. The game features a player-driven economy where nearly every item is player-crafted. Combine armor pieces and weapons suited to your playstyle in a unique, classless "you are what you wear" system. Explore the world, take on other adventurers in thrilling battles, conquer territories, and build a home.
Craft. Trade. Conquer.
Dive in now and become part of a living fantasy world where everybody matters.
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.
Craft. Trade. Conquer.
Dive in now and become part of a living fantasy world where everybody matters.
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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- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 18.04 LTS 64 bit or SteamOS (other distributions may work. but are not officially supported)
- Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 support or betterNetwork: Broadband Internet connectionSound Card: SDL2: libsdl2-2.0-0
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 18.04 LTS 64 bit or SteamOS (other distributions may work. but are not officially supported)
- Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 support or betterNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
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