Berlin, April 19, 2018 – Sandbox Interactive today announced an upcoming extensive patch for their Sandbox MMORPG, Albion Online, to be released in May. Coming just a few weeks after the release of the latest big content update, “Lancelot,” this midseason patch provides a couple of important improvements and changes.

With the patch, scheduled for release on May 2nd, 2018, numerous updates to the metagame and combat will be added, including adjustments to the value of siphoned energy, the removal of GvG mage bonuses, a rework of siege camps, and a wide range of weapon and armor balancing changes. By popular demand, the developers will introduce a Re-Spec system that will let players move skill masteries between paths on the Destiny Board.

Overview of the most important improvements:

• GvG Balance Changes
  • The cost of buying runes, souls and relics for siphoned energy will be significantly reduced
  • The activation times of siege camps will be synchronized to twice per day, with half the camps becoming active during each period
  • The spawn delay of Siphoning Mages will be increased so they will spawn less frequently
  • Siphoning Mages in place before a GvG will no longer provide a bonus during the following GvG battle
• Re-Spec
  • Players can now trade skill masteries (“re-specialize”) between different skill paths, allowing them to adapt their specializations as needed
• GvG Training Battles
  • As the first step toward a fully realized GvG training system, players can now conduct zero-cost, zero-risk GvG training battles. This will allow newer guilds to build team skills, and give more seasoned guilds the opportunity to test out new strategies and builds.
• Combat Balance Changes
  • This patch will bring numerous combat balancing changes to keep combat in Albion vital and fair.

Further information regarding the midseason patch can be found here: https://albiononline.com/en/news/lancelot-midseason-patch-arrives-may-2

Related: ALBION ONLINE Heading Soon to Steam

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