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Second Major Update, Brutus, Detailed

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited January 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageSecond Major Update, Brutus, Detailed

Albion Online will be updated later in January with the second major patch, this one called "Brutus". Quality of life additions will be forthcoming, among them the 'repair all' option. In addition, the first iteration of the UI overhaul will be released as well as an "undead theme" found in a pair of new dungeons.

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  • F0URTWENTYF0URTWENTY Member UncommonPosts: 349
    edited January 2016
    Right now guilds are leaving Albion in droves because of the insane grind and gear gap. This will do nothing to stop that.


    The problem is they designed the whole game around the cash shop/p2w. They knew if they made the high end gear overpowered and require hours of grind every death people would buy the cash shop items and sell them in game to other players to grind all day for them.


    When you design a game to have top level gear that can't be beat by average gear and include a cash shop to obtain it is pay to win or grind to win.


    I hope one day they make the gear gap much lower and maybe some of these guilds will come back. Right now its a gear based game not skill based.
  • NoxiousBassNoxiousBass Member UncommonPosts: 259
    Albion Online has a cash shop? Thats news to me.
  • GunnJDGunnJD Member UncommonPosts: 18
    Yes me as well lol.

    There is no cash shop in Albion.
  • F0URTWENTYF0URTWENTY Member UncommonPosts: 349
    edited January 2016


    https://albiononline.com/en/shop/gold

    Yes, there is. Quote from store page:

    "You are free to trade your Gold to other players in exchange for getting Silver from them. Or, the other way around, if you want to have Gold without spending real money, you can simply trade away surplus silver or in-game items to other players for it."


    • Purchase and show off cool Vanity Items
    • Trade Gold for Silver with other players on a player driven marketplace

    Get a Gold bundle and gain wealth and prestige in the lands of Albion.

    Set yourself apart with our unique and rare vanity items. Get an upgrade to Premium for faster fame progression, higher resource yields and many more. Or simply trade it for Silver with other players on Albion's player driven marketplaces.

  • GunnJDGunnJD Member UncommonPosts: 18
    edited January 2016
    Yeah, so this isn't a cash shop. The system is basically like PLEX in EVE.

    It gets you more in game money, but that by no means guarantees success.

    In Albion you still have to grind out the tree to unlock the item anyway. Just being able to purchase the item in an auction house won't allow you to equip it.

    Theoretically you could buy enough Gold to avoid farming or crafting, but few players will consider that a great option.
  • F0URTWENTYF0URTWENTY Member UncommonPosts: 349
    edited January 2016
    "Theoretically you could buy enough Gold to avoid farming or crafting, but few players will consider that a great option."


    I'm pretty sure that's a good portion of the people still playing. You either grind for 12 hours a day or throw down your credit card to pay for kids and people with aspergers to do it for you or you can't compete against those that do. With average gear it's almost impossible to win a fight vs something with top tier gear.
  • ShendreamShendream Member UncommonPosts: 2
    F0URTWENTY said:
    "Theoretically you could buy enough Gold to avoid farming or crafting, but few players will consider that a great option."





    I'm pretty sure that's a good portion of the people still playing. You either grind for 12 hours a day or throw down your credit card to pay for kids and people with aspergers to do it for you or you can't compete against those that do. With average gear it's almost impossible to win a fight vs something with top tier gear.


    Ok you never played this game, stop saying bullshit please.
  • F0URTWENTYF0URTWENTY Member UncommonPosts: 349
    I don't play gear based P2W games. But I know enough people that have tried Albion with their guilds and are quitting over the insane grind and imbalance between gear.


    Look at the forums and gaming communities leaving Albion and they will tell you the same thing.


    Enjoy your grind.
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