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Legend of Grrawl	Grrawl	2022-01-16 16:59:33	Chronicles of Albion	More
Grrawl and ThyBesten Hit the Road During Grrawl’s time of obsessive focus on mastering the craft of war gloves, he met many other gathers, refiners, and crafters. One such person was named ThyBesten. Thy provided Grrawl with the highest quality leather and metal bars. This helped Grrawl not spend so much time traveling from market to market to purchase the materials needed to create each pair of war gloves. They set up an arrangement to meet daily and Grrawl gifted Thy with a pair of Adept's Ursine Maulers that came out as a masterpiece. After one of their daily trading sessions, the two sat around and talked about their own adventures. Grrawl learned that Thy and not gone into the Roads of Avalon yet. Grrawl extended an invitation for them to go together one day. Grrawl also said that he would pay for Thy’s gear just in case they ran into some bandits that were either too strong or outnumbered them. That way Thy could be focused on having fun on the trip and not be worried about the loss of his gear. Thy thanked Grrawl for his generosity and they made a plan to head out the next morning after they made their daily trade of leather and metal bars. Thy also informed Grrawl that he had powerful healing abilities when wearing the right gear and should be able to help them go far in the Roads. That night, Grrawl mapped out where they should go and what equipment to take to try to ensure they would survive in the Roads. When they met up to trade the next day, Grrawl was wearing his Ursine Maulers and Druid Robe as part of his adventuring gear. Thy and Grrawl completed the exchange and Grrawl also provided Thy with food, invisibility potions, and an armored horse to help them escape any perils they might encounter. Grrawl stored the shipment of leather and metal bars at his home, and the two headed out into the wilderness. They quickly found a two-person portal in the wilds of Cair Fidair. Their hearts raced as they crossed the threshold of the portal, departing the crisp-cool winter of the mountains, and entered the balmy warmth of the Roads of Avalon. The snow on their boots melted almost immediately leaving a small puddle on the golden floor under the portal they just arrived through. Grrawl and Thy surveyed the immediate area, fully expecting to be ambushed by gankers. After a few seconds, none appeared and they both took a calming breath. The two wayward adventurers headed down the main path for a little bit before turning off into the wooded trails. Grrwal could see the faint glow of a treasure site off in the distance, so they headed in that direction. They pushed past ore elementals with their explosive metal shards detonating around them. They followed the twists and turns of the path till they arrived at a staircase leading up to the treasure site. They moved forward and were quickly attacked by strange silver and gold spherical drones that floated in the air. Some discharged focused beams of energy at the pair. Others were much larger and they had a variety of attacks that were difficult to defend against. Grrawl and Thy quickly realized these drones were of the highest quality and needed to be faced one at a time if possible. After several minutes of intense battle, Grrawl and Thy managed to clear the treasure site of all but the main guardian of the treasure. A towering Avalonian Sorcerer. Grrawl set the plan. Thy would try to get the Sorcerer’s attention and Grrawl would attack from behind. Thy would then do all he could to heal them both while Grrawl dished out the damage. While the plan was sound, their execution of it was not. Since Grrawl had never encountered this adversary before, he didn’t know that the Sorcerer would cast focused beams of energy in several directions at one time without warning. These beams quickly rendered both of them unconscious. Once they woke up, they retreated to try to find other adventures in an attempt to be victorious. Grrawl and Thy looked out through the woods and could see another treasure site nearby. They decided to ride to it and see if maybe it was not as heavily guarded. Upon arriving at the stairway of the second site, the pair were quickly attacked by more of these Avalonian machines of war. Grrawl tried to reposition behind the ones that were attacking them and accidentally drew the attention of more of the drones. Within seconds he was rendered unconscious again, while Thy retreated from the fight to try and regroup. Unfortunately for Thy, the overwhelming swarm of machines was focused on him, and he too was knocked out. Once the pair woke again, Thy implored Grrawl to remember the lesson from earlier: just attack one at a time. Grrawl nodded in humbled agreement and the two went on a rampage, quickly demolishing the drones one at a time. The guardian of this chest was not as tall as the Sorcerer at the previous treasure site but still towered over Grrawl and Thy. As they approached the guardian, he spun his quarterstaff and took a fighting position. Grrawl and Thy tried their attack plan again and this time it worked. The Avalonian Monk was no match for Grrawl’s ability to inflict damage and Thy’s healing powers. The monk fell to his knees after Grrawl delivered a final flurry of punches with his Ursine Maulers. Each strike caused part of the monk’s body to compress with the squishing sound of someone mashing a potato. With blood flowing from the monk’s mouth, Grrawl approached to interrogate him, while Thy walked up to the green-glowing treasure chest that had been guarded. Grrawl leaned down to the monk and promised him a quick death if he would tell Grrawl where his wife was being kept. The monk turned his face up to look Grrawl in the eyes before collapsing to the ground. Grrawl was despondent that he was not able to extract any information. Grrawl got up and walked over to join Thy at the chest to appraise the treasure they earned. The loot was nice, some gear, some silver bags. Grrawl asked Thy if he was willing to return to the Sorcerer and see if they could do better this time now that they had warmed up fighting the monk. Thy agreed and the two returned to the first treasure site to find a lone adventurer in full plate mail trying to fight the Sorcerer on his own. Grrawl at first thought this must be a mighty warrior, but his opinion changed quickly when the warrior saw them and started to flee. Grrawl yelled out to him that they were friendly and invited him to join them in the fight. Grrawl thought that as a team of three, they could make short work against one Sorcerer. The warrior agreed to join them and introduced himself as Debrees. At least that is what Grrawl thought he said. It became clear very quickly while trying to greet each other, that Debrees didn’t speak the same language as Grrawl and Thy.. Grrawl tried to set up the plan of attack: Debrees would get the attention of the Sorcerer, Thy would try to heal him while not taking damage himself, and Grrawl would attack from behind. The problem was that Debrees didn’t understand, so he just stood there till Grrawl went in to start the fight. The Sorcerer saw the tactic Grrawl was trying to employ and released her focused beams of light, cutting all three down in one attack. Grrawl, Thy, and Debreese picked themselves up from the ground, regrouped, and tried again. This time they were able to dodge some of the light beam attacks, but after a few minutes both Thy and Debreese were down. Grrawl quickly became the target of the Sorcerer’s wrath, and he had to retreat and regroup. The party tried three more times to slay the Sorcerer, but each time she was too powerful, even tho they were getting closer to victory. Grrawl implored the team to try one last time, confident they could win the day. The battle raged with a greater intensity than the previous ones. Debrees was caught off guard by a light beam blast and was knocked down. Thy and Grrawl continued to dance around their enemy, Thy healing them both, and Grrawl punching till his arms started to hang limp by his sides. Suddenly the Sorcerer released its light beam attack again. Thy attempted to dodge it but he was clipped at the last second and was brought down. Grrawl could see the Sorcerer was getting weaker. That last beam attack was not as powerful as the earlier ones. He mustered his strength, released a final flurry of punches. Grrawl saw the Sorcerer was about to make a counter-attack, so he did a flying triple kick into her stomach and was able to knock her off balance. They were both breathing heavily, Grrawl was bent over with his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath. The Sorcerer raised her hands to cast one more beam of light attack in an effort to finish Grrawl off. This was the opening he was waiting for. Grrawl sprinted to the side of the Sorcerer and used the Dragon Leap technique to deliver a crushing kick to her ribs that sent the beam of light into the air. Grrawl followed it up with a punch that caved in her side where the ribs were shattered by the strike. She let out a howl of pain and fell to the ground. Grrawl knew he only had a few seconds before she expired and his partners awoke. Grrawl grabbed the Sorcerer's face to look at her. She was not the one that had taken his wife, but maybe she knew something. He asked where his wife was being kept. The Sorcerer looked at him with eyes full of malice and smiled a vengeful grin. She uttered these words with her dying breath: “She is lost to you.” This shook Grrawl to his core but made his resolve even stronger to find his wife. He stood up just as his partners were getting back on their feet. They approached the chest to divide the loot. This chest was filled with a bounty of gear and silver. There was so much that Thy was not able to walk under the weight of his share. Grrawl offered to carry some items till they exited the Roads, so Thy would not be encumbered while they rode to safety. The ride back to the portal they had entered through was uneventful. The portal was low on power tho, so they had to wait a couple of tense minutes before one of them could leave. Grrawl gave Thy a better bag and all the valuable gear they picked up so he could exit first while Grrawl and Debrees waited behind. Thy quickly exited the Road as soon as the portal had regained its charge. A few minutes later, Grrawl exited as well, saying goodbye to Debrees. Thy gave Grrawl his share of the loot back, and they set out for their homes in Fort Sterling. Both were pleased with the success of the trip and agreed that they should do it again. Thy was still not aware of Grrawl’s quest to find his wife or the words that were uttered by the Sorcerer concerning her. When Grrawl got to his house, he unloaded his equipment and collapsed into bed. Overcome by heartache and exhaustion he wept for his missing wife, then fell into a deep sleep.
Co wiesz o osobie przed tobą?	VaWoo	2022-01-15 06:30:48	Pogawędki	More
Wróćmy do głównego założenia tego wątku (waśnie można załatwiać na dm'ce). =) MarRcyK'a, nie znam ale sądząc po wypowiedzi, był / jest członkiem gildii o nazwie "Friday 13th". Awatar z kolei, może wskazywać na zainteresowanie bronią palną (chociaż bardziej prawdopodobne jest, że nie ma żadnego z tym związku).
Crystal League (needs a) Rework (RT X-Post)	Tazzik	2022-01-14 23:13:46	Feedback & Suggestions	More
Imblitzkrieg wrote: I'm glad other people are posting about crystals, but fact of the matter is the devs clearly just want them to die. Every change they make just makes them less and less appealing. The highest risk / hardest content in the entire game gives legitimately the worst rewards of anything besides arenas. New map coming brother, they listened!
The Albion Online Data Project Fund - paying you to contribute economic data	Bogul	2022-01-14 21:27:35	General Questions & Discussions	More
my main concern is finding a way to incentivise people uploading to it in order to get better and more complete data, so far nobody had a good idea
Am I cheating? Is this cheating?	SHARKY	2022-01-14 09:59:12	General Questions & Discussions	More
As @Borbarad has rightly said, the 21:9 resolution is not considered cheating. Please see this post for further information: We need a Fog of War System ASAP!!!
The Season 14 Crystal League Championship is coming soon!	Nesnes	2022-01-13 08:48:00	News & Announcements	More
Albion's high-stakes Crystal League competition returns with the Season 14 Crystal League Championship! For last season's winners, check out our article here. GENERAL INFO The Championship will take place in the offseason between the Energy Surge Season and Season 14 on the following dates: Saturday, February 26: 17:00 - 20:45 UTC Sunday, February 27: 17:00 - 21:45 UTC The above end times are approximate, depending on how long matches run on for Battles will be full loot and players will have to bring their own gear Matches will run on short timers to provide more flexibility on match slot times. Specific times will be provided to the participants prior to each match. Teams should be prepared to play matches back-to-back if so required. We will select 8 teams to participate in the Championship based on the criteria below, in order of priority: Number of Level 9 wins Number of Level 8 wins Number of Level 7 wins Number of Level 6 wins … and so on. In addition: Wins will be counted based on teams with the same 5 characters Players cannot switch teams and try to qualify for the Championship with multiple teams RULES Qualifying teams will be announced on Monday, November 10th Once teams have been announced, they must send the following information to Nesnes by Thursday, November 11 at 2UTC 1. Team name 2. Name of designated Substitute 3. Name of designated Team Captain 4. Team logo (via one of the two following methods): Teams can represent a guild of their choosing (or a mix of 2 guilds max, which will result in a split guild logo) Teams can choose a logo of their own using the in-game guild logo creation tools. Please send a screenshot of the logo design selectors as seen here Each participant must use the same team (and with the same character) that played in the qualifying Season 12 Crystal League matches Each team can allocate one substitute in total for the entire Championship Each team must assign a Captain to be the main point of contact between the Championship organizers, Game Masters, and the team All matches must be initiated via the Energy Manipulator in Martlock (special tokens will provided to the teams prior to each match) Teams should only sign up for the match slots to which they have been assigned by the Championship organizers and/or Game Masters Use of exploits and/or glitches are not allowed in the Championship, including any existing legacy abilities that have been removed from an item (ie. Flash Heal on Q skill of Holy Staffs) Participating with 2 or more characters that belong to the same player is prohibited – this also includes joining other participating teams via a different character Each team must act in the spirit of sportsmanship and work towards its own victory in all matches; if anyone is suspected of violating this (for instance, by colluding and/or intentionally not competing) they will be penalized Substitute rules The substitute can be used in all matches If a team decides to use its substitute in a match, the Captain should indicate this to the Game Master they are allocated to prior to the specific match Substitutes for the winning teams will be awarded the same prizes as their team members Changes to substitutes can be made up to 24 hours before the Championship starts. No further changes, for any reason, are allowed after that Penalties Any participant and/or team found breaking the rules may be penalized at the Championship organizers’ discretion. All decisions are final. The penalties may include, but are not limited to: Suspension from one or more matches Suspension from the remainder of the Championship and/or future tournaments Matches can be voided or declared a different result by the Championship organizers PRIZES The following prizes apply for the first- through fourth-place winners: First Place: Each player on the winning team will receive the extremely rare Sabertooth Rex Swiftclaw skin unlock item and 10,000 Gold Second Place: Each player will receive the White Tiger skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold Third Place: Each player will receive the Occult Cougar skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold Fourth Place: Each player will receive the Alpaca skin unlock item along with 5,000 Gold [b]We’ll be publishing more details as the competition date approaches, so keep an eye out! [/b]
Lands Awakened Patch 3 już tu jest	yetj	2022-01-12 13:27:16	Aktualności i Ogłoszenia	More
Hej! Trzeci patch Lands Awakened już tu jest! Zawiera on zmianę jednego Posterunku Wojen Frakcji w Astolat oraz wprowadza liczne poprawki związane z interfejsem i funkcjonalnościa gry. Pełna lista zmian dostępna jest tutaj: albiononline.com/pl/changelog/LANDS%20AWAKENED%20PATCH%203
Cannot Update?	SHARKY	2022-01-12 11:12:51	General Questions & Discussions	More
Try now - iOS update just appeared for me.
[12. January 2022] Lands Awakened Patch 3	JudgeNutmeg	2022-01-12 10:00:00	Patch Notes	More
Lands Awakened Patch 3 - Ver. 19.030.1 - January 12, 2022 Changes Repositioned one Faction Warfare Outpost in Astolat to avoid overlap with mobs, Randomized Dungeons, etc. NOTE: Players in this zone when the patch is deployed will be moved to the nearest zone exit. Fixes Fixed an issue where dash, pull, and knockback effects would sometimes act erratically under high-ping conditions (e.g. Chain Slash) Tooltip values for Knight's Vow (Guild Season Fame Boost) now show the correct higher values introduced with the last update Fixed an issue where some Roads of Avalon zones displayed the wrong name in the character selection screen when logging in Fixed an issue where the Guild Estates UI did not display all owned Hideouts / Territories Fixed an issue where the Character and Guild Stats UIs would occasionally glitch and become unresponsive Fixed an issue where animals collected from kennels would disappear when player inventory was full Fixed an issue where resource gathering would reset when swapping items within inventory Fixed a rare issue where items continued to be rerolled even after reaching the target quality Additional graphical, audio, terrain, UI, and localization fixes
[12. January 2022] Lands Awakened Patch 2	JudgeNutmeg	2022-01-12 10:00:00	Patch Notes	More
Lands Awakened Patch 3 - Ver. 19.030.1 - January 12, 2022 Changes Repositioned one Faction Warfare Outpost in Astolat to avoid overlap with mobs, Randomized Dungeons, etc. NOTE: Players in this zone when the patch is deployed will be moved to the nearest zone exit. Fixes Fixed an issue where dash, pull, and knockback effects would sometimes act erratically under high-ping conditions (e.g. Chain Slash) Tooltip values for Knight's Vow (Guild Season Fame Boost) now show the correct higher values introduced with the last update Fixed an issue where some Roads of Avalon zones displayed the wrong name in the character selection screen when logging in Fixed an issue where the Guild Estates UI did not display all owned Hideouts / Territories Fixed an issue where the Character and Guild Stats UIs would occasionally glitch and become unresponsive Fixed an issue where animals collected from kennels would disappear when player inventory was full Fixed an issue where resource gathering would reset when swapping items within inventory Fixed a rare issue where items continued to be rerolled even after reaching the target quality Additional graphical, audio, terrain, UI, and localization fixes
Crystal League (needs a) Rework (RT X-Post)	Tazzik	2022-01-11 17:56:09	Feedback & Suggestions	More
DAartanian wrote: When you talked about accessibility being the biggest thing I was shocked you didn’t mention the timers. I’m an NA player and can’t make ANY of the timers. I’m not joking. The last timer of the day is my 6pm, aka post work and dinner with family time. I commented on this in them RT version of the post, but honestly I completely forgot the timers when writing this up, but they are a massive issue as well. The timers definitely need revisiting.
BUG: Leveling 8.3MP Mistcaller to 120 Spec does not increase stat!	Amoebius76	2022-01-11 12:33:40	Bugs	More
Hey there, what Kanra.zip mentioned is kinda what is happening. You do get increased Cooldown Reduction, but the increase isn't that significant, to the rounding basically hides it in the UI.
Bug with hideout booster	Dagother	2022-01-11 10:33:47	Bugs	More
Hi @MarxEngelsLenin you get booster at the end of season - qualification for current season allows you to covert Hideout into HQ once your Hideout is built, you don't need a booster to convert Hideout to HQ.
Can people hear you before seeing your tag?	SHARKY	2022-01-10 20:09:34	Beginner's Questions	More
Yes, you can sometimes hear players before you see their nametags. You have to listen carefully but you can often faintly hear a player fighting a mob, or you can hear their horse etc.
Autorespect Not Behaving Consistently	Amoebius76	2022-01-10 10:43:08	Bugs	More
Hey there, the same happens when gathering/being in any other channeled activity. We'll fix that.
Laborers not giving reward, books lost [SOLVED]	Amoebius76	2022-01-10 10:39:10	Bugs	More
Hey there, if the labourer*s rewards after a job aren't collected within a week, they will lose it. There is no indication for this unfortunately.
Laborers not giving reward, books lost	Amoebius76	2022-01-10 10:39:10	Bugs	More
Hey there, if the labourer*s rewards after a job aren't collected within a week, they will lose it. There is no indication for this unfortunately.
Legend of Grrawl	Grrawl	2022-01-09 16:03:07	Chronicles of Albion	More
The Lands Awaken During the winter, there was a strange stirring in the land of Albion. Grrawl could sense things were changing, evolving almost. At first, the differences were subtle. The leaves on the chestnut trees turned from vibrant orange to blueish-green. He noticed other things changed colors too. Then came the more obvious transformations. One day when out harvesting fibers, Grrawl encountered a green, glowing undead knight. It was bigger and more fearsome than he had ever seen. The knight attacked Grrawl with such intensity that Grrawl ran from the fight, barely escaping with his life. Grrawl returned to the city of Thetford to ask other gatherers if they too had noticed these changes. The city was abuzz with conversations about all that was new and different. Some even talked about how a weapon they had used was confiscated by the Royal Guard and replaced with a flaming dagger. Grrawl went to learn more about this new weapon and was informed that there were schematics for it and other weapons that were unlike any others in Albion. Grrawl was informed that in the homeland of the humans, the weapon masters were getting shipments of rare artifacts and had managed to manipulate them into these new weapons. One was crafted from the actual fang of the demons that rule the corrupted dungeons and hell gates, aptly named the Demon Fang. The others were called War Gloves and were inspired by the weapon the Demon Fang was exchanged for: the Blackhands. However, the war gloves were much more complex than the Blackhands ever were. Grrawl was given copies of each of the schematics for the war gloves by the local Warrior Forge master. Grrawl then set out to Fort Sterling with an ox laden with leather and metal bars to start to learn how to make these fantastic new weapons. Upon arrival in Fort Sterling, Grrawl immediately went to the market to purchase the artifacts required to make each type of glove so he could decide which one to focus his energy and money perfecting. Grrawl made his first set of each type and spent a little time testing them by fighting the local undead mobs that lurk around Fort Sterling. Grrawl quickly found that he liked the Ursine Maulers and the Battle Bracers best. The pure damage that the Ursine Maulers could unleash was impressive to him. The ability to fly into the air and move quickly with the Battle Bracers, gave him ideas of how to escape getting ganked. Grrawl was proud of his early efforts, but the quality was lacking. The first sets he made wore out quickly and he knew he must get to work to improve his efforts. He focused, studied, and refined the process hundreds of times. After a little over a month of work and several million silver, Grrawl finally perfected the craft of making war gloves. He could not use them yet at their full potential, but he could certainly make some of the finest weapons Albion had ever seen. Grrawl exited the Warrior Forge with a pair of Grandmaster's Fists of Avalon that were his best result so far. When he stepped into the light of day, a pair of figures silhouetted by the sun blocked his path. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he was greeted by the sight of his children. They let out a laugh at the disheveled look of him. Grrawl checked his reflection in a set of knight armor to see what was so funny. Grrawl’s hair and beard were dark-black from soot. He gave his head a quick shake and a ploom of ash went everywhere. Grrawl was surprised to see his children, but they informed him that it had been almost a month and neither had heard from him. They had grown worried that something happened, and came out looking for him. Fortunately, Alec and Lyn encountered several people who sold Grrawl the materials required for the gloves and eventually found the Warrior Forge that Grrawl had made his home while working on his trade. They spent days waiting for Grrawl to emerge from the forge, like a marmot exiting its burrow in spring. The kids were very impressed with their father’s work, and he presented them with several sets of gloves that were leftover from all his crafting. They returned to their island in Fort Sterling and spent the rest of the day catching up and eating together. They also spent some time dueling each other to get proficient in using the war gloves. After an afternoon of practice, Lyn and Alec were proud of their father's efforts and imagined armies going to battle with gloves Grrawl had made. Grrawl sat facing the sunset and could start to see the blue glow of a nearby portal to the Avalonian Roads. Grrawl was certain that the war gloves would be instrumental in his quest to find his wife.
[dutch auction] WTS Various Recruiter's Rare Skins - don't miss your chance!	Bogul	2022-01-09 08:49:35	Trade	More
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Crystal League (needs a) Rework (RT X-Post)	Tazzik	2022-01-08 22:04:27	Feedback & Suggestions	More
Boedavildje wrote: Agree with a lot of what you are saying, there are definitely many things SBI can do to make crystals more accessible and less of a money drain. Without guilds sponsoring you it's very hard to make any silver playing crystals. To keep the meta less stale I've been toying with the idea of introducing items bans into crystals. In the current meta you could see weapons such as redemption/glaive/druidic banned or even items such as royal armors/merc hoods which would completely change the meta for that match. There are different ways you could implement it and it would require some thought on how to deal with the fact that people would now need more different gearsets and items up to spec, but I am just throwing it out there to see what other people might think about it. I think it would be really cool if at higher levels (lets say if we go to a 7 level system, having bans at 5/6/7 of 1/3 weapons/armours banned per team would be interesting
Crystal League (needs a) Rework (RT X-Post)	Tazzik	2022-01-08 20:13:58	Feedback & Suggestions	More
THIS IS A CROSS-POST FROM THE ROUND-TABLE The current Crystal League System is failing; what that means to me is different than what it means to the developers, I have no knowledge of what the intention for the system is, but regardless I think just by looking at the numbers we can agree that it is failing. I'll apologize now, normally I would spend much longer on a post like this and make it easier to digest/more thought out, however I've started and stopped writing this many times over the last few months for a few reasons, and I wanted to quickly make this post so that we can finally start the discussion about it. As a note, everything I talk about in this post is related to the 5v5 Crystal League, not 20v20, but can be extrapolated as unlike how you can argue 5v5 is failing, I believe 20v20 has failed. The Numbers As of January 4th 2022, before the NA Crystal matches, the above image shows the amount of unique characters who have fought in one Crystal League match at each level. (All accurate information about Crystal engagement comes from TheBlackAvenger, big thanks mate) (I'll be using this population chart for anytime I reference player count across the entire game, I don't want to spend a lot of time getting accurate data and even though I know this chart isn't accurate, the numbers will make a persuasive argument regardless i.imgur.com/Q11t6Ww.png) Based on the population chart let's call it 75,000 players total in the last 90 days (again, doesn't matter if there was 50% more people who have logged into the game, the argument still holds and is more persuasive the more people there are. For reference and information on why using a number like this is normally dumb, 306,505 people have either been killed or killed someone at least one time in the last 90 days.): - 7623 unique characters fought in a level 1 Crystal (~10%) - 1960 unique characters moved on to a level 2 Crystal (~2.5%) - 8836 unique characters have fought in any Crystal at least one time (~12%) - 6474 unique characters have fought in more than one Crystal (~9%) - 1623 unique characters have fought in more than ten Crystals (~2.1%) I believe it's very distressing that only 1623 unique characters in the 90 day time period prior to January 4th have actually engaged in the content on a semi-regular basis (although I'd argue 10 times in 90 days is still not regular) whereas many more have tried it and stopped for various reasons. Things to keep in mind: - Some can be alts - 5 people per team - The above numbers are from a 90 day period Here's more charts to look at, but I won't talk too much more about numbers: Please keep in mind that where outlined in red there is a large gap in the data from October 2020 - September 2021 I'm not going to write more about the numbers, but a big thankyou to TheBlackAvenger for providing all the information. He's started a new section on his website where you can further look at some of the data shown here as well as other information about Crystals (Like, Aingz having the most crystal matches fought in) app.sigmacomputing.com/embed/3gHvVuNY1mQRhiDdAj7iTS The Problems 1 - Accessibility (Covers a lot of sins, this one) 2 - Separated from the Game 3 - 9 Levels \| Artificial Ranking that Doesn't Work 4 - The Game Mode 5 - Rewards 6 - Misc. I could write for an extremely long time about the state of Crystals, problems, potential solutions, etc.; the goal of this post is to share what I believe are the problems and what I believe are potential solutions to the issues Crystal League is facing. I'm not going to write too much because it's not my place to change the design, and I don't know what the actual intention of the Crystal League is. It shouldn't be argued, but in Albion the two most marketable pieces of content we have are large ZvZ battles and Crystal League content -- even outside of the events like Invasion Days and the CLC. The sponsored streamers and youtubers I've talked to have all agreed on this as well, but I really think that the Crystal League is being underutilized, I just don't know if that's the intention. AO could have this moba-esque part of the game thrive, but whether that's what the developers want and if that's healthy for the game is up to them. The current piece of content is my favourite part of the game, and there are a lot of issues with it that regardless of the intention of the system, should be addressed. I'm just going to write bullet points for each problem, and I'm going to leave a lot out, but most of these issues should be obvious to anyone who looks at/engages in the system. 1. Accessibility No interface/assistance in making a group of 5 players in-game Outside of L1s, multiple sets per member need to be prepared before the match (large initial investment that you don't break even on) Bad IP Scaling across levels No way to practice (Arena != Crystals) as a new team/someone who wants to do the content (Scrims are only used by established teams) Extreme barrier to entry a lot more 2. Separated from the Game No info in-game about the system (nothing that even tells new players/existing players the content exists, true for a lot of things in the game) Directly affects no game systems other than Season Points (whether or not this is an issue depends on the intention of the system) a lot more, very similar to accessibility for many points 3. 9 Levels \| Artificial Ranking that Doesn't Work Quite simply, there shouldn't be 9 levels No actual ranking system, outside of the artificial separation that happens when higher level crystals are going on. Teams who fight in level 5+ beat teams who are starting out/moving up from level 1/2s making them not want to engage in the content again etc. 4. The Game Mode Players have optimized the game mode to the point where matches are lasting just seven minutes, where as they used to last upwards of fifteen Shorter matches means the only time new/mid-tier teams get to engage in 5s, they lose without being able to practice Hard to swing 20-ticks, even after death can still hold the caps etc. 5. Rewards The rewards are bad You don't profit if you win with a reasonable amount of deaths (between level 2s-5s I'd say this is true) etc. 6. Misc. Abuse Starting to see this a lot more now, guilds qing up 5 teams hoping they match against each other for the free points Not only are they abusing the system to get higher tokens and more rewards, but they take away the opportunity for a team to engage in the content and have fun Balancing Not really an issue at all for why Crystals aren't more popular, but thought I'd mention that it feels like the meta's been stale for a bit. Problems with the map Potential Solutions Again, I'm just going to bullet point out and explain a few potential solutions, but ultimately it's up to the devs/designers to look at what they want Crystals to be and change things for that goal. Hopefully this is fine, but a little less than a month ago Retroman posted some proposed changes to the ruleset for Crystals, and I wanted to talk about why I dislike this change before I talk about other potential solutions. The core issue I have with these changes is that it feels like a band-aid being applied to a broken system instead of changing what's broken; even more than that, these changes combine to remove the playstyle/gamemode of 'Domination' and move it to 'Team Death Match' while leading to a lot of issues with how people will play the match. Dying should have more impact, you shouldn't be able to hold all 3 caps in a 3v5 easily nearly every time, but these changes and the potential issues they open up aren't the solution. It was mentioned how small tweaks can be done now, while big overhauls etc. need a lot more resources and time, and while I really appreciate that, the solutions that we can implement now aren't solutions but stopgaps, and really the entire system needs overhauling. Here are some potential solutions to some of the problems listed above, but I want to be clear that I'm not saying that my/these ideas need to be implemented, but I do feel that some of them would help make the system much better. In bold are the ideas that I think are either extremely needed or would be great changes, and not bolded are ideas that are interesting and have potential to be explored further. I'll update this list as I hear feedback/other solutions that fit one of those two categories. Again, not an exhaustive list because I'm just writing this up so I can point to something, but still a list with good solutions. Core Changes 9 > 6 or 7 Levels of Crystals We don't need 9 Levels of Crystals, we need some form of a ranking system. I'm not going to propose a new level system because there are so many ways to design it, but I do think a Level 0 Crystal for nonlethal, all day queueable in group or solo is needed. Level 0 Crystals: Queueable all day, practice, non-lethal. Able to be solo-qd (Arena replacement) Level 1 Crystals: The lowest level of Crystals, lethal. Opt-In debuff that lowers IP by x (100?) but increases rewards if you win (has to be team unanimous and you have to have won x amount at that level already) This was just a random idea I had once, but if we actually fix the levels/ranking system, it's not really needed Complete loot/reward overhaul; if the idea is that the rewards shouldn't be high because you get the enemies loot, etc. it's not working. Level 1-5s is very bad silver considering the immense time commitment, preparation, etc. whereas corrupted dungeons offer so much more silver per hour that it's more worth to do them as one person and pay your teammates than it is to Crystal. Accessibility Changes Some form of queueable practice -- either arena rework, queueable level 1 crystals all day, etc. Don't drop loot during the match Help offset the large initial investment, at least for lower levels, by not dropping loot during the match but at the end giving the winning team a chest of all loot. People would still need to bring multiple sets as you can keep trashing on death and they'd have to swap out the trash piece from their chest after respawning not my idea ^ and not one I'm super about but could be interesting. I think it has promise and there are a few ways where it could be very interesting in a Crystal rework, specifically where the rewards are increased. Recruitment Board in the Crystal Area so you can form a team in game NPC/Board/Something in every City that directs players to content in the game Crystals, Hellgates, Roads, etc. etc. Game Mode Changes Initial Deathtimes are increased by 3s, the scaling stays the same (only early death times should be effected, later deathtimes are exceedingly punishing already and feel good) Re-Capturing a point now is a 2 part process, 8 seconds total (up from 7.5) Initial Capturing of a point is only 1 part, 4 seconds total A neutral point only needs 4 seconds to capture by someone channeling on it An enemy point can be re-neutralized by channeling a capture for 4 seconds We can play with the numbers a bit, but the point of this mechanic is to slow down the point game and give a way to not swing by capturing objectives fast, but neutralize the point to stop it from siphoning your points. The intended effect is that a team can send one person to quickly neutralize a point without having to be gone from the fight for a long length of time, and it is much easier to CC and control the enemy for the fewer seconds it will take to neutralize than it will to fully capture the objective. There are a lot of other ways to 'fix' the issues with the current cap game, but I think this is the simplest and most elegant solution that doesn't involve a number of changes coinciding with it. This also doesn't share the issue with just lowering captimes, which will still allow for easily snowballing due to the ease of interrupting captures. A new map. Now I'm going to sound like a broken record to some people because for over a year now I have been saying this, but: The resource/choke map isn't a masterpiece, even Riot introduces map changes to keep things fresh in League. We've been playing this map for over 3 years, and for 2 years it's been the only map to play. In the old GvG system, there was 4 maps, each map lending itself better to certain playstyles/weapons, and each GvG feeling different as a result. However, back then you could prepare for the map you were about to play on. If we just put in random map rotation to the game, it would be really unhealthy. So the solution that I think helps not only the large issues the current resource map has with it's effect on the game mode, but also the staleness of crystals, is replacing the map for a season with an already designed GvG map. Introducing, Resources2: A quick crystal restyle and the freshness of Crystals can come back with just a simple switch of a map, helping fix issues with the meta, the playstyle, the staleness, etc. Now, Resources2 DID have it's own issues, but out of the ~80 consistent Crystal players I've talked to, there hasn't been anyone who has been hard opposed to playing on it. The only criticism the map gets often is that it's easier to backcap on, but as someone who actually played this map when it was live, it's not a big issue and actually adds a fun dynamic to the fight, while also being easy to tell if you're paying attention. Not a 100% necessity, but honestly something that I feel would be very welcoming and enjoyable for Crystals. In any case, a random rotation of maps, bad, a new map that you always know you'll be playing on, good. Thanks for reading, let me know of any feedback/thoughts about Crystals, and sorry for the post not being exhaustive/thought out more, but I just want to get something out and start the discussion because at the end of the day any time/effort I put into the post only matters if the developers/designers feel the same way and will consider looking into Crystals.
I escaped a ganker, and he whispered me "wp"	SHARKY	2022-01-07 18:28:13	General Questions & Discussions	More
daklajakld wrote: Toxic crying ? A ganker comended you for escaping him, when he probably thought he had you. Can't deal with compliments ? And yes its rare Luminnaria wrote: Aedistan wrote: I don't have much experience with whispers from gankers, but is that the norm or extremely rare compared to toxic crying? You understand what "WP" stands for correct? I am confused as to how this is toxic. He is saying you did well escaping the gank. You seem to just want attention. You've both misread. OP didn't say it was toxic - quite the opposite.
Unable to set home	Amoebius76	2022-01-07 09:58:27	Bugs	More
Hey there, does the Home button not appear for you, or is it greyed out? Could you post a screenshot of what the Hideout Menu looks like?
I got the cross platform package, but never got the mount. can someone tell me what I have to do to get the mount?	Evas-Flarelight	2022-01-06 23:57:11	General Questions & Discussions	More
Welcome to the forum @CCPodz, The Chimera Skin is automatically added to the 4th tab of your vanity menu. You can access it by clicking on your character's portrait and selecting "appearance". ~Evas_Flarelight
Enchanted food, and Nutritional values	Amoebius76	2022-01-05 12:46:09	Bugs	More
Hey there, this is indeed working as intended - not a bug.
Морозное испытание возвращается	ChipHazard	2022-01-05 11:17:01	Новости мира Альбион	More
Зарабатывайте очки и получите Снежного барана! Подробности по ссылке: albiononline.com/ru/news/frost-challenge-2022
Assistant avatar bug.	Amoebius76	2022-01-05 11:09:48	Bugs	More
Hey there, weapon and offhand skins are only shown in safe areas: cities, islands, hideouts.
Incorrect Fame	Amoebius76	2022-01-05 09:39:05	Bugs	More
Hey there, as you already suspected, Premium Fame is not counted towards your Player Stats.
Silver lost from open world mobs	Amoebius76	2022-01-05 09:38:02	Bugs	More
VortreX wrote: Its happening to me now I don`t know what to do. As the other poster mentioned before: 1. check your bag slot. Are you using a Satchel of Insight? Read what its spell does. 2. check your Destiny Board. Do you have Auto Respec enabled at the top? Both options use Silver when you kill a mob to give you more fame/fame credits.
deleted	Evas-Flarelight	2022-01-05 05:29:48	General Questions & Discussions	More
Hey there @ywc928, I recommend that you create a ticket so the support team can look into it. Here's the link: albiononline.com/en/profile/support Doxxing players is against Albion Online's Terms and Conditions. Feel free to also include any screenshots or evidence of what you encountered. ~Evas_Flarelight
[Question] Journey Uncharted guild officials leaked personal information harassment in the game and Discord , looking for help	Evas-Flarelight	2022-01-05 05:29:48	General Questions & Discussions	More
Hey there @ywc928, I recommend that you create a ticket so the support team can look into it. Here's the link: albiononline.com/en/profile/support Doxxing players is against Albion Online's Terms and Conditions. Feel free to also include any screenshots or evidence of what you encountered. ~Evas_Flarelight
Noise Polution	Bogul	2022-01-04 16:48:32	Feedback & Suggestions	More
i basically mute my sounds every time i enter a city because the horse clapping and wheezing is overpoweringly bad
premium account	SHARKY	2022-01-04 13:39:16	Beginner's Questions	More
No, Premium is only applied to the character you purchaser it for.
"Quick purchase loadout" is bugged (you can lose millions)	Dagother	2022-01-04 12:53:17	Bugs	More
Hi @xBloodshed , your loadout has Exact setting selected for those items, which means it will look only for items with exact same tier/enchantment/quality - it displays cheapest options for you in regards to the setting. If you select Same or Higher in your loadout, it will look for cheapest option from the one you selected to highest tier/enchantment/quality - depends what you set in your loadout.
Tägliche Wartungsarbeiten ?	Dexter	2022-01-04 11:34:54	Allgemeine Fragen und Diskussionen	More
Hey, die täglichen Wartungsarbeiten sind immer um 10UTC (in DE also entweder wie aktuell um 11 Uhr oder bei Sommerzeit um 12 Uhr) und im Normalfall für bis zu einer Stunde angesetzt.
Testserver Patch Notes - Lands Awakened Patch 3	PrintsKaspian	2022-01-04 11:00:00	Feedback Testserver	More
Lands Awakened Patch 3 Changes Repositioned one Faction Warfare Outpost in Astolat to avoid overlap with mobs, Randomized Dungeons, etc. NOTE: Players in this zone when the patch is deployed will be moved to the nearest zone exit. Fixes Fixed an issue where dash, pull, and knockback effects would sometimes act erratically under high-ping conditions (e.g. Chain Slash) Tooltip values for Knight's Vow (Guild Season Fame Boost) now show the correct higher values introduced with the last update Fixed an issue where some Roads of Avalon zones displayed the wrong name in the character selection screen when logging in Fixed an issue where the Guild Estates UI did not display all owned Hideouts / Territories Fixed an issue where the Character and Guild Stats UIs would occasionally glitch and become unresponsive Fixed an issue where animals collected from kennels would disappear when player inventory was full Fixed an issue where resource gathering would reset when swapping items within inventory Fixed a rare issue where items continued to be rerolled even after reaching the target quality Additional graphical, audio, UI, localization fixes
Remove T3 drops from the T5 blackzone mob loot table.	Bogul	2022-01-04 06:40:32	Feedback & Suggestions	More
Imo T3 armor/weapons is strictly tutorial-grade loot (aka blue&yellow zones) and should not be desired by anyone in the blackzone. The only purpose of it is to serve as filler trash that will not be picked up.
2021 : Bilan de l'année d'Albion	Dollhouse	2022-01-03 19:29:24	Nouveautés et Annonces	More
Retour sur une année mémorable dans le monde d'Albion Online. albiononline.com/fr/news/2021-in-review
New Lands Awakened and Guild Season Wallpapers Available for Download	JudgeNutmeg	2022-01-03 16:58:29	News & Announcements	More
Our collection of downloadable wallpapers continues to grow, and today we've added the Lands Awakened splash art as well as new Guild Season artwork for you to download! Check them out here: https://albiononline.com/wallpapers
Samsung galaxy s21 ultra und Samsung galaxy tab s7 Probleme	Dexter	2022-01-03 15:55:14	Allgemeine Fragen und Diskussionen	More
Hey, das ist nicht wirklich ein "Problem" / Bug sondern passiert automatisch damit nicht zu viele Spielermodelle komplett gerendert werden müssen und zu viel Leistung ziehen. Soweit ich weiß gibt es dafür auch auf mobilen Geräten allerdings bisher keine Einstellung an der du als Benutzer selber einstellen könntest wie viele Spieler du gerendert haben willst.
[dutch auction] WTS Various Recruiter's Rare Skins - don't miss your chance!	Bogul	2022-01-03 15:35:06	Trade	More
Fusionbomb wrote: why remove some of the items/prices at which they were sold? you could have left them in OP with strikethrough text ie: portal cannon, ale mug, etc. well, you better pay attention and note that info down eh'
Where are manifest.xml files located?	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 15:02:55	Bugs	More
Hey there, you find fully patches clients for the different platforms here: Known technical issues and workarounds Are you playing with a Wifi or a cable connection? Using Wifi often causes issues when updating my client, changing to a cable resolves that for me usually.
Some oneshot ravens in corrupted dungeons	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 13:43:35	Bugs	More
Hey there, the Cursed Staff has a very high damage E that activates after a couple seconds. Maybe that got you? There is no mob in the Corrupted Dungeons that deals that much damage.
Проблема с входом	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 13:34:17	Bugs	More
Привет, проблема с сообщениями, которые не отправляются, должна быть решена сейчас. Пожалуйста, попробуйте еще раз. ___________________________________ Hey there, the issue regarding mails not being sent should be fixed now. Please try again.
I open the chest, but there's nothing there.	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 12:13:55	Bugs	More
Hey there, since you're in a group, it is possible that there isn't enough loot in a chest to allocate for every player.
the journey is impossible	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 11:27:14	Bugs	More
Hey there, could you show a screenshot of the error message? Did you maybe finish the tutorial faster than 15 minutes?
Bug : Buy the starter pack for 11$ but don't got the mount	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 11:25:48	Bugs	More
ziyuzi wrote: Amoebius76 wrote: Hey there, with the starter offer, you receive 1000 gold, 30 days premium and the Keeper Horse Skin. You can find your mount skins when pressing V, or when clicking on your avatar in the top left, clicking on Appearance and navigating to the appropriate tab. It should be unlocked there. If that's not the case, please contact [email protected] so they can check it out. Hey, i also had bought the starter pack for 11$ but why do i just hava premium 30d?Where is "the 1000 gold and the Keeper Horse Skin" Thank you The gold should show in your inventory, directly above your silver balance. The skin you find as mentioned in my prior post in the Appearance Menu. If you did not receive any gold or the skin, please contact [email protected]ine.com so they can check that out.
Item spell detail window not showing on mobile	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 11:24:19	Bugs	More
Hey there, it works on my iPhone XR. What devices are you using, which Software Version are you on?
War Gloves Counter bug on Badon E Skill "Raging Storm"	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 11:23:19	Bugs	More
Hey there, the Wargloves Counter only triggers on direct damage, not on Damage over Time.
HO home BUG	Amoebius76	2022-01-03 10:53:59	Bugs	More
Hey there, could you let us know which hideout that is? What is your association with the hideout (are you in their guild, what are the access rights)?