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Albion Online Launches Major "Knightfall" Content Patch
'Knightfall' content patch pledges its allegiance to all players.
May 8, 2023
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Sandbox Interactive | Berlin, May 8, 2023 – Albion Online, the fantasy sandbox MMORPG developed by Sandbox Interactive, today launched a major new content patch, called Knightfall. The first large patch since the launch of the Albion East Asian server brings new features to the Mists, a new dungeon called Knightfall Abbey, a broad array of new items including capes and mounts, a new trader NPC in Brecilien, and much more.
Watch the Knightfall trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhLxGK0MvnA
Read the news article:
https://albiononline.com/news/knightfall-is-here
What's New in Knightfall
Major new features and improvements for the Mists:
Knightfall Abbey, a mysterious dungeon hidden within the Mists
An atmospheric realm of crumbling stone and beautiful stained-glass windows
Contains treasures and ancient shrines that offer powerful buffs
Only exist for a limited time and must be sought out
Other players will also be able to access the dungeon, leading to unique interactions and fights
Coffers, new treasures that only reveal their location to nearby players
Caches, offering individualized loot to the player who clears a mob camp
New Items, Traders, and Standing
A Brecilien NPC, Eralia Wayfarer, trades with adventurers with sufficient standing
New Avalonian and Brecilien Capes that offer unique defensive capabilities
New Mystic Owl mounts that carry adventurers swiftly through the world
Roads of Avalon Improvements
Updated with new enemies and greater mob density
New off-road paths between the Roads offer options for exploration and escape
Some Roads mobs now drop Avalonian Energy
Major Quality-of-Life Improvements
Optional WASD movement system
Character gender can be changed for Gold
Major optimizations to mobile and controller gameplay
…and much more
Watch two recent Dev Talks, previewing the patch and Knightfall Abbey:
Knightfall Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVZAVE2-8s
Knightfall Abbey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWW68upEcE
Read the official patchnotes:
https://albiononline.com/changelog/knightfall
About 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 from typical class restrictions, a skilled archer can instantly become a powerful mage, allowing players to define their own roles within the game world. Whether PvE, PvP or guild vs guild, every action in the game has a meaning… as well as consequences, as PvP battles in the danger zones of the game world are a "winner takes all" affair. Additional information on Albion Online can be found at:
Website: https://albiononline.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albiononline
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/albiononlineofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/albiononline
Twitch: http://twitch.tv/albiononline
About Sandbox Interactive GmbH
Sandbox Interactive is a game development studio founded in 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The fifty-person strong team develops and operates the cross-platform sandbox MMO Albion Online. Sandbox Interactive follows the belief that the creation of your own world and interaction with other players are paramount to entertainment – and that these ideas are truly brought to life in the sandbox genre. With Albion Online, the studio has created a game that places compelling gameplay and the player experience squarely in the foreground.
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