From Sandbox Interactive:
After the launch of Albion Online, the Berlin-based developers at Sandbox Interactive now announce further plans for the post-launch phase of the sandbox MMORPG. Players can look forward to regular updates, new features and constant improvements. About three to four comprehensive updates are planned per year.
Detailed information about the roadmap is available here.
The planned roadmap at a glance:
Update 1: "Joseph"
The first major update following the official launch, "Joseph" will be expected in late September or early October. The expansion will be implementing a completely new key feature called the Arena which will allow players to test and improve their PvP skills in short, non-deadly 5vs5 matches. Their combat performance will then be recorded in a rating system. The matchmaking lets players with similar combat ratings compete against each other. Additionally, the Arena features a completely new battle mode where control points need to be captured. Players who succeed in these matches will earn so-called arena tokens which can be traded in for reward items at the arena store. These items will be vanity-type items or upgrades to existing items, so that they do not interfere with the crafting economy. In addition, new expeditions and further improvements of the user interface are on the agenda. That's not all though – "Joseph" will include a large number of further improvements, bug fixes and balancing optimizations, which are listed in detail in the blog post.
Update 2: "Kay"
"Kay", the second comprehensive update, is scheduled to be released three months after "Joseph" towards the end of the year. In "Kay", the developers focus more on a core aspect of the game: the competition of Guilds vs. Guilds. The key features of "Kay" include territory invasions and guild power rankings to elevate the competition between guilds to the next level. Guilds will receive points in a global ranking system for capturing watchtower territories. In regular intervals, this ranking will be reset though, and the watchtower territories will be invaded by NPC forces. In order to regain control, the guilds need to defeat the NPCs. All players who participate in these battles gain access to powerful rewards and particular battle mounts with special skills. What's also to be implemented in the "Kay" update is territory raiding which allows players to steal some of the guild's reward points. On top of that, there is going to be a large number of additional innovations like a reworked marketplace, smarter black market drops and relic level artifacts. "Kay" will also include countless improvements, bug fixes and balancing optimizations, which are listed in detail in the blog post.
Beyond Joseph and Kay
While the developers focus mainly on PvP and GvG aspects in "Joseph" and "Kay", they will focus more on the PvE experience afterwards, especially on features like expedition maps and challenges, interactive PvE spots and blessings as well as new PvE-based character updates.
What is Albion Online?
Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG from Sandbox Interactive, set in the medieval fantasy world of Albion. Whether playing a hardened fighter, a farmer, a merchant or a master craftsman, in the player-driven world every single weapon and every single building is created by the players. Thanks to a "you are what you wear" system free of typical class restrictions, a skilled archer can instantly become a powerful mage, and the players define their own role within the game world. PvE, PvP or the battle guild vs guild, every action in the game has a meaning … as well as consequences. PvP battles in the danger zones of the game world are a "winner takes it all" affair. Albion Online is the first PC game to enable the exact same experience on tablets.
Additional information on Albion Online can be found at:
Website: https://albiononline.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albiononline
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9gij-VpDFWaaqn1zLM4TEQ
Twitter: https://twitter.com/albiononline
