Alright guys, the final beta for the game is up and will last 2-3 months. I have been playing this and it is pretty fun, I can answer questions if you guys have any.
If you do decide to buy it, and I am not going to try to talk you into it, please use my referral link:
https://albiononline.com/?ref=L7UT3GV5YP (Just use the link and then register an account)
The game will be B2P on release, with optional premium that honestly isn't that hard to buy with the in-game currency.
It is a fun little grind-heavy medieval game. The combat feels similar to a MoBA with skill shots and the like, especially on higher levels. You also only have about 5 combat abilities, Q,W,E,R,D, which are from your weapons and armor.
There is full loot on death but only in some zone types. There are 4 zone types:
Green zones: Safe zones
Yellow zones: You have to flag yourself as hostile, players are able to see how many hostiles are in a zone, and a percentage of a player's durability gets converted to money and drops for you
Red zones: Full loot but you have to flag yourself to attack people and it says the number of players in the zone
Black zones: You get no info and is full loot and full pvp.
Pretty much all the higher level zones are red or black zones, you can also only get the higher tier crafting materials in these pvp zones.
All of the towns have local auction houses and banks. There is fast travel between major towns for a fee, however the fee scales based off the value of the items in your inventory making it impractical to fast travel with resources, forcing players to cross pvp zones if they wish to access other markets.
The game is often called a Medieval EVE online, so if you like EVE you will likely like Albion. If you aren't into grind heavy, more long-term goal games Albion won't be for you. I personally enjoy some boring Farmville type stuff so I have mainly been doing that in Albion as you can buy an island and plant a bunch of crops there, sorta like ArcheAge. (Though the Islands are their own instance you fast travel to, you can only fast travel to them from the town in which you bought the island)
The game has two main focuses and that is crafting and PvP. While it is possible to go it solo you are going to have the most fun in this game by joining up with a big guild and do some guild vs guild combat and fight over territories.
If you are already playing add me in game, my name is Soso.
