Albion Online’s Next Major Update Focuses on Open World Improvements
The popular MMORPG Albion Online is set to release its next major update, “Horizons,” which will bring significant changes to the game’s open world. The update focuses on two main areas: making the Outlands more lively and accessible, and improving the overall quality of life for players.
One of the key changes in the update is the introduction of the Safe Portal. This experimental gate can be found in each portal town and allows players to teleport to a random Outlands cluster within its range for a silver fee. However, players can only stay in the Outlands for 90 minutes before they have to walk back, and they cannot pick up any items from containers or trade with other players. The Safe Portal is designed to help players get into the action of the Outlands without having to spend a long time walking there.
Another new feature in the update is Dynamic solo and Veteran mop camps. These camps offer a treasure chest guarded by mobs from the local NPC faction. To claim the chest, players must kill mobs worth a certain amount of Fame within the camp. The camps change their location and are active for a limited time, so players will need to travel the Outlands to find more. The goal of these camps is to make them quite rewarding, so trying to clear all camps in a cluster and moving on to the next should be a viable play style.
In addition to these new features, the update also introduces new Crystal creatures, increases the spawn rates of all Crystal creatures, and adjusts their rewards. These changes make Crystal creatures a kind of roaming mob for groups, providing a good income rate alongside veteran camps and Veteran group dungeons.
The update also introduces reward and difficulty scaling with cluster quality. The closer to the center of the Outlands, the higher the quality of the clusters. This means that players will get better rewards for killing mobs and completing dungeons in higher quality clusters.
Overall, the Horizons update brings significant changes to Albion Online’s open world. These changes are designed to make the Outlands more lively and accessible, and to improve the overall quality of life for players. Albion Online is a complex game with a lot to offer, and the Horizons update is sure to make it even more enjoyable for players of all levels.