Queen

Queen

On January 20, 2020, Queen, the eighth major post-release content update for Albion Online, went live.

This update, the largest since the game's launch in 2017, brought a complete rework of the Outlands continent, giving players of all types and levels a chance to compete and thrive in Albion's high-level zones. Hideouts allow guilds to live and thrive in the Outlands by choosing their own place to live in the open world, and open-world territory battles, in conjunction with the new Crystal League, allow guild members of all levels to contribute to territory ownership and season rankings.

The Queen update also introduces a new faction to the game: the ancient Avalonians, who have emerged from seclusion to reclaim the lands of Albion. Players can face off against the Avalonians in new Elite Randomized Dungeons, which are found throughout the Outlands and offer the game's highest-level PvE content to date. In addition to powerful week-long Fame buffs, these dungeons offer a chance to obtain powerful Avalonian Shards, which can be crafted into the game's most powerful Artifact Armor. Alongside these new features, the Queen update brings new wardrobe skins, enchanted stone, a tremendous number of quality-of-life improvements including new cursors, player inspect hotkeys, streamlined and updated maps, and much, much more.

For veteran and new players alike, the Queen update brings Albion Online to the next level of open-world sandbox gaming and offers countless new opportunities for players to claim their own piece of Albion.

New Outlands

The Queen update brings a complete rework of the Outlands continent. The new continent has lower-tier zones at the outer edge, with tiers and resource values increasing toward the center, allowing guilds of different strengths to compete at their own levels. Territories within a region now all share the same prefix and portal zones are clearly named, allowing for easier searching and navigation.

In conjunction with numerous other new game systems such as Hideouts, Open-World Territory Battles, and three new Outlands towns, guilds can now choose to live entirely in the Outlands.

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Hideouts

Hideouts allow guilds to build their own underground bases in open-world black zones. These powerful, autonomous homes include a guild bank and building spaces, and can eventually be upgraded to include a Marketplace, Artifact Forge, and even a Guild Hall.

As Hideouts require resource upkeep and need to be protected during and after their construction, choosing where to place a Hideout also requires strategic planning of transport and logistics, bringing an exciting new dimension to land ownership in Albion.

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Open-World Territory Battles

Territories are now claimed via open-world battles, opening up new opportunities for large-scale combat. In addition to allowing all members of a guild to contribute meaningfully to territory control, territories can also be challenged by multiple guilds, leading to more complexity and strategy in territory ownership. This new system is complemented by the zerg debuff introduced with the Standalone Event Season, which ensures that armies cannot triumph on numbers alone, and a new Smart Cluster Queue, which acts as a dynamic matchmaking system for overcrowded clusters, keeping the numbers and strengths of opposing armies balanced.

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Avalonians and Elite Dungeons

The Avalonians are an ancient faction that lived during the time of the great war between Merlyn and Morgana. Isolated for centuries, they have emerged to reclaim their lands. These elite enemies are the most powerful foes thus far in the world of Albion, and can be challenged in Elite Randomized Dungeons, which will spawn in all T6-T8 Outlands zones and offer a high-level challenge to groups of 15-20 players.

In addition to the highest-value loot in the game, Elite Dungeons contain final shrines that offer a week-long buff to mob fame for those with enough tenacity and skill to reach them.

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Crystal League

Crystal Realm Battles are now accessed via the Crystal League, which offers huge rewards of Silver, Fame, and Season Points that increase with each successive bracket. The Crystal League lets players fight either with their fellow guild members or in a team of their own creation, giving high-level PvP players increased freedom to choose their own path. Additionally, when the Crystal League is accessed via a guild's territory, victory brings a tower level upgrade that offers lucrative gathering, defense, and Season Point bonuses to the winning guild.

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Avalonian Armor

In addition to the Avalonian mount, tools, and foods already introduced with the Standalone Event Season, players can now obtain artifacts and shards from defeated Avalonian mobs. These can be crafted into three all-new sets of Avalonian Artifact Armor. These armors range from T4 to T8 in plate, leather, and cloth with power equivalent to a fourth artifact level. Each piece of armor brings an incredible new spell, from a shield that reflects incoming damage as lethal projectiles to a hovering ability that renders the caster immune to being rooted.

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Wardrobe Skins and New Vanity Items

The Queen update brings a huge new Wardrobe Skin system, allowing players to use costume items in the open world without losing them or giving up combat readiness. In addition to the numerous items already in the game that have been converted to skins, a variety of new costume sets are available. As with Mount Skins, Wardrobe Skins can be purchased on the Marketplace or unlocked in the Appearance section of the player menu.

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Additional Improvements

This update brings numerous additional features and improvements to the game, including:
• Enchanted stone with improved refining efficiency, allowing stone gatherers new economic opportunities
• New cursors in a choice of three colors for improved visibility
• Keyboard shortcut to inspect players
• Simplified and streamlined Item Power progression
• Updated World Boss icons on zone maps
...and much more

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Albion Online Updates

Wild Blood

Game Updates

Changelogs

Queen

New Outlands

Hideouts

Open-World Territory Battles

Avalonians and Elite Dungeons

Crystal League

Avalonian Armor

Wardrobe Skins and New Vanity Items

Additional Improvements

Game Updates