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Update (January 12th): Mytherceria schrieb: Hi everyone, First of all, it’s great to see your excitement and interest in participating in this playtest! I’ve come bearing some news that may disappoint (hopefully only temporarily). Our devs have decided to postpone the playtest to a new date, so as to allow you to experience and give feedback on a fuller version of the feature then. This will result in more useful data for us, as well as a better playtest experience for you. We will be announcing the new playtest date later on and will update this thread as soon as there’s more information, so be sure to keep checking back! Finally… I know you’ve told all your friends and possibly even your grandma about this playtest - we apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in hanging on, just a little bit longer - Mytherceria & Dev Team Hi everyone, We hope you’re excited about our Faction Warfare rework that will be coming out this year! As part of our preparations, we would like to host a playtest to gather feedback on this feature. You are invited to join us, Saturday, January 16th at 18:30 UTC to log into the Staging Server and: Unlock your Destiny Board with the cheat stones and get equipped via the free crafting stations which are available in Thetford and Fort SterlingChoose whether you would like to fight for Thetford or Fort Sterling faction by selecting the respective cheat stoneOpen up the World Map and select Faction Warfare in the dropdown menuSee where the action is taking place and join in or try to capture the outposts! (note: fights are restricted to Yellow Zones only and they will not be full loot)If you need to repair your gear, there will be a free way to repair them at the outpostsContinue this process until the playtest ends (we will let you know later on how long it will last)The playtest instructions are subject to change and we will update this thread as more information gets finalized. Be sure to keep checking back! Please make sure to update your Staging client in advance, so you can jump right in at the start of the playtest. After the playtest, we will hand out a feedback form to those who participated, so that we can gather your thoughts on how this feature played out for you. And finally... tell all your friends, guildmates and many others about this! The more players participate and give feedback, the more helpful this playtest will be for us, thank you! - Mytherceria & Dev Team FAQ What is the Test Server? The Test Server is there to primarily test new content. That also means that the available version can be unstable. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> How can I access the Test Server? The Staging Server can be accessed via the launcher. Once you launch the game, navigate to Server selection and choose "Test Server (Staging)" in the drop-down menu. To access the Test Server from your android device, download the .apk here Help! I am not receiving my device verification code! Note that it may take up to 60 minutes for the verification email to arrive. The device verification code might have also landed in your email spam folder.

With the growing number of players in Albion Online, we are looking for new people to join our friendly Support team! Currently we are looking for German, French or Korean speakers. If you’re interested in helping out more with Albion Online, apply to jobs [at] sandbox-interactive.com Please include the following information: - Name - Age - Have you worked in any customer service related field yet? - For how long have you been playing Albion Online? - Character name(s) you play on - What languages do you speak and their level of proficiency (good knowledge spoken/written of English is mandatory in addition to your assigned language, as you will need to interact with other members of our team) - How much time would you be willing to devote to the task? - Tell us a little about yourself. We would love to get an idea of what skills you have and why you want to join. All information must be submitted in English. We're looking forward to receiving your applications! Please note that these are work-from-home Freelance positions.

Dear Albion Community, As you might have read in the news, Sandbox Interactive will be joining Stillfront in January 2021. Stillfront consists of a family of game studios that largely work independently, while sharing knowledge and expertise between them to support each other. For the past eight years, we have been building Albion Online up completely on our own - everything from development, to marketing, translations, customer support has been built up by ourselves. Now that Albion is growing at a massive rate, we realize that being on our own is not always an advantage. There are just too many things we’d have to master, and while we believe no one can develop Albion Online better than we can, there are plenty of areas around the game itself where we could benefit from additional expertise. This is why we decided to join the Stillfront Family. The partnership with Stillfront allows us to remain fully invested in Albion Online and its development, focusing on making the best Sandbox MMORPG experience in the world, while benefiting from Stillfront’s expertise in marketing and publishing to spread the word of Albion Online around the world. For you, the players, this will mean more people to play with, more capacities for development of patches and updates, and simply more Albion Online as we continue to grow the game over the coming years. With this ending to 2020, we’re looking forward to a bright future for Albion Online in 2021 and beyond. Please let us know what questions you have about this in the comments below! Robin ‘Eltharyon’ Henkys, CEO & The Sandbox Interactive Founder Team Update: We've put together a little FAQ on the questions you've had about us joining Stillfront Group for visibility. Please click on the button below to view the options! FAQ How does Stillfront Group operate? Why did Sandbox Interactive join them? Stillfront Group itself only has a small number of people centrally. Their model is based on a hands-off approach where these they look for successful and well-run game studios to acquire and then let them continue what they do best while encouraging them to help each other out where it makes sense - in our case, that would be in marketing. See this interview with Stillfront's COO for some background on their approach. This is drastically different from how other companies / publishers handle games after they acquire them. We all know how this often turns out. And that's why we did reject offers from those types of companies. It was very important for us that we have the independence to continue to run the game as before - with exactly the same team and the same core philosophy. That's what made Albion successful in the past and will allow us to take the game even further in the future. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> Will there be any changes to the overall vision of the game? Will the dev team still have control over the game’s development? There are no plans whatsoever to change Albion Online's game design philosophy, road map or vision for the game. Sandbox Interactive's staff and management remain unchanged and all the founders of the company will fully stay on board. We will continue to work on the game exactly as we have done before and, as always, in close collaboration with the community. What happens to your business model? Will your stance on micro-transactions change? Will Albion Online transform into a Pay-To-Win game? There are no plans at all to change the underlying business model of the game - i.e. premium, gold (for premium or vanity) and vanity items. Our business model is extremely solid, works well and is accepted by the players. It will work just as well on mobile - in particular, given that Albion Online is a cross-platform game. On top of that, adding "p2w" elements to Albion Online would almost certainly make it less profitable as a business. It does not make business sense to alienate our player. Albion has always been built in close collaboration with the community and a lot of its success is ultimately based on that - having a fair and solid business model is part of that arrangement. There is absolutely no reason to change this.

Update (January 12th): Mytherceria schrieb: Hi everyone, First of all, it’s great to see your excitement and interest in participating in this playtest! I’ve come bearing some news that may disappoint (hopefully only temporarily). Our devs have decided to postpone the playtest to a new date, so as to allow you to experience and give feedback on a fuller version of the feature then. This will result in more useful data for us, as well as a better playtest experience for you. We will be announcing the new playtest date later on and will update this thread as soon as there’s more information, so be sure to keep checking back! Finally… I know you’ve told all your friends and possibly even your grandma about this playtest - we apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in hanging on, just a little bit longer - Mytherceria & Dev Team Hi everyone, We hope you’re excited about our Faction Warfare rework that will be coming out this year! As part of our preparations, we would like to host a playtest to gather feedback on this feature. You are invited to join us, Saturday, January 16th at 18:30 UTC to log into the Staging Server and: Unlock your Destiny Board with the cheat stones and get equipped via the free crafting stations which are available in Thetford and Fort SterlingChoose whether you would like to fight for Thetford or Fort Sterling faction by selecting the respective cheat stoneOpen up the World Map and select Faction Warfare in the dropdown menuSee where the action is taking place and join in or try to capture the outposts! (note: fights are restricted to Yellow Zones only and they will not be full loot)If you need to repair your gear, there will be a free way to repair them at the outpostsContinue this process until the playtest ends (we will let you know later on how long it will last)The playtest instructions are subject to change and we will update this thread as more information gets finalized. Be sure to keep checking back! Please make sure to update your Staging client in advance, so you can jump right in at the start of the playtest. After the playtest, we will hand out a feedback form to those who participated, so that we can gather your thoughts on how this feature played out for you. And finally... tell all your friends, guildmates and many others about this! The more players participate and give feedback, the more helpful this playtest will be for us, thank you! - Mytherceria & Dev Team FAQ What is the Test Server? The Test Server is there to primarily test new content. That also means that the available version can be unstable. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> How can I access the Test Server? The Staging Server can be accessed via the launcher. Once you launch the game, navigate to Server selection and choose "Test Server (Staging)" in the drop-down menu. To access the Test Server from your android device, download the .apk here Help! I am not receiving my device verification code! Note that it may take up to 60 minutes for the verification email to arrive. The device verification code might have also landed in your email spam folder.

Update (January 12th): Mytherceria schrieb: Hi everyone, First of all, it’s great to see your excitement and interest in participating in this playtest! I’ve come bearing some news that may disappoint (hopefully only temporarily). Our devs have decided to postpone the playtest to a new date, so as to allow you to experience and give feedback on a fuller version of the feature then. This will result in more useful data for us, as well as a better playtest experience for you. We will be announcing the new playtest date later on and will update this thread as soon as there’s more information, so be sure to keep checking back! Finally… I know you’ve told all your friends and possibly even your grandma about this playtest - we apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in hanging on, just a little bit longer - Mytherceria & Dev Team Hi everyone, We hope you’re excited about our Faction Warfare rework that will be coming out this year! As part of our preparations, we would like to host a playtest to gather feedback on this feature. You are invited to join us, Saturday, January 16th at 18:30 UTC to log into the Staging Server and: Unlock your Destiny Board with the cheat stones and get equipped via the free crafting stations which are available in Thetford and Fort SterlingChoose whether you would like to fight for Thetford or Fort Sterling faction by selecting the respective cheat stoneOpen up the World Map and select Faction Warfare in the dropdown menuSee where the action is taking place and join in or try to capture the outposts! (note: fights are restricted to Yellow Zones only and they will not be full loot)If you need to repair your gear, there will be a free way to repair them at the outpostsContinue this process until the playtest ends (we will let you know later on how long it will last)The playtest instructions are subject to change and we will update this thread as more information gets finalized. Be sure to keep checking back! Please make sure to update your Staging client in advance, so you can jump right in at the start of the playtest. After the playtest, we will hand out a feedback form to those who participated, so that we can gather your thoughts on how this feature played out for you. And finally... tell all your friends, guildmates and many others about this! The more players participate and give feedback, the more helpful this playtest will be for us, thank you! - Mytherceria & Dev Team FAQ What is the Test Server? The Test Server is there to primarily test new content. That also means that the available version can be unstable. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> How can I access the Test Server? The Staging Server can be accessed via the launcher. Once you launch the game, navigate to Server selection and choose "Test Server (Staging)" in the drop-down menu. To access the Test Server from your android device, download the .apk here Help! I am not receiving my device verification code! Note that it may take up to 60 minutes for the verification email to arrive. The device verification code might have also landed in your email spam folder.

ROLL BACK is a growing French guild focused on a broad range of activities across Albion. Read more and watch them in action here: albiononline.com/en/news/guild-spotlight-roll-back

Dear Albion Community, As you might have read in the news, Sandbox Interactive will be joining Stillfront in January 2021. Stillfront consists of a family of game studios that largely work independently, while sharing knowledge and expertise between them to support each other. For the past eight years, we have been building Albion Online up completely on our own - everything from development, to marketing, translations, customer support has been built up by ourselves. Now that Albion is growing at a massive rate, we realize that being on our own is not always an advantage. There are just too many things we’d have to master, and while we believe no one can develop Albion Online better than we can, there are plenty of areas around the game itself where we could benefit from additional expertise. This is why we decided to join the Stillfront Family. The partnership with Stillfront allows us to remain fully invested in Albion Online and its development, focusing on making the best Sandbox MMORPG experience in the world, while benefiting from Stillfront’s expertise in marketing and publishing to spread the word of Albion Online around the world. For you, the players, this will mean more people to play with, more capacities for development of patches and updates, and simply more Albion Online as we continue to grow the game over the coming years. With this ending to 2020, we’re looking forward to a bright future for Albion Online in 2021 and beyond. Please let us know what questions you have about this in the comments below! Robin ‘Eltharyon’ Henkys, CEO & The Sandbox Interactive Founder Team Update: We've put together a little FAQ on the questions you've had about us joining Stillfront Group for visibility. Please click on the button below to view the options! FAQ How does Stillfront Group operate? Why did Sandbox Interactive join them? Stillfront Group itself only has a small number of people centrally. Their model is based on a hands-off approach where these they look for successful and well-run game studios to acquire and then let them continue what they do best while encouraging them to help each other out where it makes sense - in our case, that would be in marketing. See this interview with Stillfront's COO for some background on their approach. This is drastically different from how other companies / publishers handle games after they acquire them. We all know how this often turns out. And that's why we did reject offers from those types of companies. It was very important for us that we have the independence to continue to run the game as before - with exactly the same team and the same core philosophy. That's what made Albion successful in the past and will allow us to take the game even further in the future. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> Will there be any changes to the overall vision of the game? Will the dev team still have control over the game’s development? There are no plans whatsoever to change Albion Online's game design philosophy, road map or vision for the game. Sandbox Interactive's staff and management remain unchanged and all the founders of the company will fully stay on board. We will continue to work on the game exactly as we have done before and, as always, in close collaboration with the community. What happens to your business model? Will your stance on micro-transactions change? Will Albion Online transform into a Pay-To-Win game? There are no plans at all to change the underlying business model of the game - i.e. premium, gold (for premium or vanity) and vanity items. Our business model is extremely solid, works well and is accepted by the players. It will work just as well on mobile - in particular, given that Albion Online is a cross-platform game. On top of that, adding "p2w" elements to Albion Online would almost certainly make it less profitable as a business. It does not make business sense to alienate our player. Albion has always been built in close collaboration with the community and a lot of its success is ultimately based on that - having a fair and solid business model is part of that arrangement. There is absolutely no reason to change this.

Update (11:27 UTC): Our server, as well as our website, are back up and running! Update (11:17 UTC): We expect Daily Maintenance to be extended by another 15 minutes. Once again, apologies for the inconvenience. Hi everyone, Today's Daily Maintenance will be extended by about 15 minutes from its usual 1 hour time window (10-11 UTC). Our website will also be down during this period. We will continue to update you if anything changes and we apologize for the inconvenience. - Mytherceria & Dev Team

Dear Albion Community, As you might have read in the news, Sandbox Interactive will be joining Stillfront in January 2021. Stillfront consists of a family of game studios that largely work independently, while sharing knowledge and expertise between them to support each other. For the past eight years, we have been building Albion Online up completely on our own - everything from development, to marketing, translations, customer support has been built up by ourselves. Now that Albion is growing at a massive rate, we realize that being on our own is not always an advantage. There are just too many things we’d have to master, and while we believe no one can develop Albion Online better than we can, there are plenty of areas around the game itself where we could benefit from additional expertise. This is why we decided to join the Stillfront Family. The partnership with Stillfront allows us to remain fully invested in Albion Online and its development, focusing on making the best Sandbox MMORPG experience in the world, while benefiting from Stillfront’s expertise in marketing and publishing to spread the word of Albion Online around the world. For you, the players, this will mean more people to play with, more capacities for development of patches and updates, and simply more Albion Online as we continue to grow the game over the coming years. With this ending to 2020, we’re looking forward to a bright future for Albion Online in 2021 and beyond. Please let us know what questions you have about this in the comments below! Robin ‘Eltharyon’ Henkys, CEO & The Sandbox Interactive Founder Team Update: We've put together a little FAQ on the questions you've had about us joining Stillfront Group for visibility. Please click on the button below to view the options! FAQ How does Stillfront Group operate? Why did Sandbox Interactive join them? Stillfront Group itself only has a small number of people centrally. Their model is based on a hands-off approach where these they look for successful and well-run game studios to acquire and then let them continue what they do best while encouraging them to help each other out where it makes sense - in our case, that would be in marketing. See this interview with Stillfront's COO for some background on their approach. This is drastically different from how other companies / publishers handle games after they acquire them. We all know how this often turns out. And that's why we did reject offers from those types of companies. It was very important for us that we have the independence to continue to run the game as before - with exactly the same team and the same core philosophy. That's what made Albion successful in the past and will allow us to take the game even further in the future. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> Will there be any changes to the overall vision of the game? Will the dev team still have control over the game’s development? There are no plans whatsoever to change Albion Online's game design philosophy, road map or vision for the game. Sandbox Interactive's staff and management remain unchanged and all the founders of the company will fully stay on board. We will continue to work on the game exactly as we have done before and, as always, in close collaboration with the community. What happens to your business model? Will your stance on micro-transactions change? Will Albion Online transform into a Pay-To-Win game? There are no plans at all to change the underlying business model of the game - i.e. premium, gold (for premium or vanity) and vanity items. Our business model is extremely solid, works well and is accepted by the players. It will work just as well on mobile - in particular, given that Albion Online is a cross-platform game. On top of that, adding "p2w" elements to Albion Online would almost certainly make it less profitable as a business. It does not make business sense to alienate our player. Albion has always been built in close collaboration with the community and a lot of its success is ultimately based on that - having a fair and solid business model is part of that arrangement. There is absolutely no reason to change this.

Update (January 12th): Mytherceria schrieb: Hi everyone, First of all, it’s great to see your excitement and interest in participating in this playtest! I’ve come bearing some news that may disappoint (hopefully only temporarily). Our devs have decided to postpone the playtest to a new date, so as to allow you to experience and give feedback on a fuller version of the feature then. This will result in more useful data for us, as well as a better playtest experience for you. We will be announcing the new playtest date later on and will update this thread as soon as there’s more information, so be sure to keep checking back! Finally… I know you’ve told all your friends and possibly even your grandma about this playtest - we apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in hanging on, just a little bit longer - Mytherceria & Dev Team Hi everyone, We hope you’re excited about our Faction Warfare rework that will be coming out this year! As part of our preparations, we would like to host a playtest to gather feedback on this feature. You are invited to join us, Saturday, January 16th at 18:30 UTC to log into the Staging Server and: Unlock your Destiny Board with the cheat stones and get equipped via the free crafting stations which are available in Thetford and Fort SterlingChoose whether you would like to fight for Thetford or Fort Sterling faction by selecting the respective cheat stoneOpen up the World Map and select Faction Warfare in the dropdown menuSee where the action is taking place and join in or try to capture the outposts! (note: fights are restricted to Yellow Zones only and they will not be full loot)If you need to repair your gear, there will be a free way to repair them at the outpostsContinue this process until the playtest ends (we will let you know later on how long it will last)The playtest instructions are subject to change and we will update this thread as more information gets finalized. Be sure to keep checking back! Please make sure to update your Staging client in advance, so you can jump right in at the start of the playtest. After the playtest, we will hand out a feedback form to those who participated, so that we can gather your thoughts on how this feature played out for you. And finally... tell all your friends, guildmates and many others about this! The more players participate and give feedback, the more helpful this playtest will be for us, thank you! - Mytherceria & Dev Team FAQ What is the Test Server? The Test Server is there to primarily test new content. That also means that the available version can be unstable. How can I access the Test Server? The Staging Server can be accessed via the launcher. Once you launch the game, navigate to Server selection and choose "Test Server (Staging)" in the drop-down menu. To access the Test Server from your android device, download the .apk here Help! I am not receiving my device verification code! Note that it may take up to 60 minutes for the verification email to arrive. The device verification code might have also landed in your email spam folder.

Update (January 13th): This has been resolved with [13. January 2021] Rise of Avalon Patch 12 PrintsKaspian schrieb: Rise of Avalon Patch 12 - Ver. 1.17.406 / REV 182620 - 13 January 2021 Changes Duels now end in a draw when either player is removed from an island or Hideout Hi everyone, We’d like to inform you about a duel exploit that players have been using to obtain silver from their opponents. This starts off with players inviting others to duel for a silver wager on their island. During the duel countdown, these players change the island’s access rights, so that their opponent gets kicked from the island and loses the duel and silver. We consider abusing this to be an exploit under clause 15.5.4 of our Terms and Conditions and those who do so will be sanctioned accordingly. If you see anyone abusing this, please file a report by writing to support@albiononline.com and provide any evidence you might have, such as approximate server time, names of characters involved, the silver amount lost and ideally footage of the incident. Our developers are currently working on a fix for this issue and we will continue to update you on it. - Mytherceria & Dev Team

Update (January 12th): Mytherceria schrieb: Hi everyone, First of all, it’s great to see your excitement and interest in participating in this playtest! I’ve come bearing some news that may disappoint (hopefully only temporarily). Our devs have decided to postpone the playtest to a new date, so as to allow you to experience and give feedback on a fuller version of the feature then. This will result in more useful data for us, as well as a better playtest experience for you. We will be announcing the new playtest date later on and will update this thread as soon as there’s more information, so be sure to keep checking back! Finally… I know you’ve told all your friends and possibly even your grandma about this playtest - we apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience in hanging on, just a little bit longer - Mytherceria & Dev Team Hi everyone, We hope you’re excited about our Faction Warfare rework that will be coming out this year! As part of our preparations, we would like to host a playtest to gather feedback on this feature. You are invited to join us, Saturday, January 16th at 18:30 UTC to log into the Staging Server and: Unlock your Destiny Board with the cheat stones and get equipped via the free crafting stations which are available in Thetford and Fort SterlingChoose whether you would like to fight for Thetford or Fort Sterling faction by selecting the respective cheat stoneOpen up the World Map and select Faction Warfare in the dropdown menuSee where the action is taking place and join in or try to capture the outposts! (note: fights are restricted to Yellow Zones only and they will not be full loot)If you need to repair your gear, there will be a free way to repair them at the outpostsContinue this process until the playtest ends (we will let you know later on how long it will last)The playtest instructions are subject to change and we will update this thread as more information gets finalized. Be sure to keep checking back! Please make sure to update your Staging client in advance, so you can jump right in at the start of the playtest. After the playtest, we will hand out a feedback form to those who participated, so that we can gather your thoughts on how this feature played out for you. And finally... tell all your friends, guildmates and many others about this! The more players participate and give feedback, the more helpful this playtest will be for us, thank you! - Mytherceria & Dev Team FAQ What is the Test Server? The Test Server is there to primarily test new content. That also means that the available version can be unstable. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> How can I access the Test Server? The Staging Server can be accessed via the launcher. Once you launch the game, navigate to Server selection and choose "Test Server (Staging)" in the drop-down menu. To access the Test Server from your android device, download the .apk here Help! I am not receiving my device verification code! Note that it may take up to 60 minutes for the verification email to arrive. The device verification code might have also landed in your email spam folder.

Hi everyone, We’d like to inform you about a duel exploit that players have been using to obtain silver from their opponents. This starts off with players inviting others to duel for a silver wager on their island. During the duel countdown, these players change the island’s access rights, so that their opponent gets kicked from the island and loses the duel and silver. We consider abusing this to be an exploit under clause 15.5.4 of our Terms and Conditions and those who do so will be sanctioned accordingly. If you see anyone abusing this, please file a report by writing to support@albiononline.com and provide any evidence you might have, such as approximate server time, names of characters involved, the silver amount lost and ideally footage of the incident. Our developers are currently working on a fix for this issue and we will continue to update you on it. - Mytherceria & Dev Team

Hi everyone, We’d like to inform you about a duel exploit that players have been using to obtain silver from their opponents. This starts off with players inviting others to duel for a silver wager on their island. During the duel countdown, these players change the island’s access rights, so that their opponent gets kicked from the island and loses the duel and silver. We consider abusing this to be an exploit under clause 15.5.4 of our Terms and Conditions and those who do so will be sanctioned accordingly. If you see anyone abusing this, please file a report by writing to support@albiononline.com and provide any evidence you might have, such as approximate server time, names of characters involved, the silver amount lost and ideally footage of the incident. Our developers are currently working on a fix for this issue and we will continue to update you on it. - Mytherceria & Dev Team

Dear Albion Community, As you might have read in the news, Sandbox Interactive will be joining Stillfront in January 2021. Stillfront consists of a family of game studios that largely work independently, while sharing knowledge and expertise between them to support each other. For the past eight years, we have been building Albion Online up completely on our own - everything from development, to marketing, translations, customer support has been built up by ourselves. Now that Albion is growing at a massive rate, we realize that being on our own is not always an advantage. There are just too many things we’d have to master, and while we believe no one can develop Albion Online better than we can, there are plenty of areas around the game itself where we could benefit from additional expertise. This is why we decided to join the Stillfront Family. The partnership with Stillfront allows us to remain fully invested in Albion Online and its development, focusing on making the best Sandbox MMORPG experience in the world, while benefiting from Stillfront’s expertise in marketing and publishing to spread the word of Albion Online around the world. For you, the players, this will mean more people to play with, more capacities for development of patches and updates, and simply more Albion Online as we continue to grow the game over the coming years. With this ending to 2020, we’re looking forward to a bright future for Albion Online in 2021 and beyond. Please let us know what questions you have about this in the comments below! Robin ‘Eltharyon’ Henkys, CEO & The Sandbox Interactive Founder Team Update: We've put together a little FAQ on the questions you've had about us joining Stillfront Group for visibility. Please click on the button below to view the options! FAQ How does Stillfront Group operate? Why did Sandbox Interactive join them? Stillfront Group itself only has a small number of people centrally. Their model is based on a hands-off approach where these they look for successful and well-run game studios to acquire and then let them continue what they do best while encouraging them to help each other out where it makes sense - in our case, that would be in marketing. See this interview with Stillfront's COO for some background on their approach. This is drastically different from how other companies / publishers handle games after they acquire them. We all know how this often turns out. And that's why we did reject offers from those types of companies. It was very important for us that we have the independence to continue to run the game as before - with exactly the same team and the same core philosophy. That's what made Albion successful in the past and will allow us to take the game even further in the future. // $(function() { $('.jsSpoilerBox').each(function(index, spoilerBox) { var $toggle = $(spoilerBox).removeClass('jsSpoilerBox').find('> header > .jsSpoilerToggle'); $toggle.click(function() { $toggle.toggleClass('active').parent().next().slideToggle({ complete: function() { var $container = $(this); if ($container.is(':visible')) { WCF.DOMNodeInsertedHandler.execute(); } if (!$toggle.data('hasCustomLabel')) { if ($container.is(':visible')) { $toggle.text('Spoiler ausblenden'); } else { $toggle.text('Spoiler anzeigen'); } } } }); }); }); }); //]]> Will there be any changes to the overall vision of the game? Will the dev team still have control over the game’s development? There are no plans whatsoever to change Albion Online's game design philosophy, road map or vision for the game. Sandbox Interactive's staff and management remain unchanged and all the founders of the company will fully stay on board. We will continue to work on the game exactly as we have done before and, as always, in close collaboration with the community. What happens to your business model? Will your stance on micro-transactions change? Will Albion Online transform into a Pay-To-Win game? There are no plans at all to change the underlying business model of the game - i.e. premium, gold (for premium or vanity) and vanity items. Our business model is extremely solid, works well and is accepted by the players. It will work just as well on mobile - in particular, given that Albion Online is a cross-platform game. On top of that, adding "p2w" elements to Albion Online would almost certainly make it less profitable as a business. It does not make business sense to alienate our player. Albion has always been built in close collaboration with the community and a lot of its success is ultimately based on that - having a fair and solid business model is part of that arrangement. There is absolutely no reason to change this.