Albion Online Review

Albion Online Gameplay

Albion Online has some unusual mechanics, not peculiar to games of this type. First of all, there are no quests at all. You are left alone with yourself, and no one will lead you by the hand. All players are gathered on one server and are free to do whatever they want.

There are also no merchant NPCs in the game. Players drive the economy of Albion Online. If you do not want to pay another player to use his shop, you can create your own. For this, islands are available in the game. You can buy one and build whatever you want.

In addition to the general atmosphere of anarchy, there are no races and classes in Albion Online. All skills in the game depend on your equipment.

So, you have installed the game and want to start playing. To make this possible, you need to create your hero. Character editor in Albion Online has nine features to customize: Name, Gender, Face, Skin color, Beard (for male characters), Hairstyle, Hair color, Underwear style, and Underwear Color. Also, you have to choose an avatar.

Once you created a character, you can make a choice: go through training or skip it. If you're new to Albion Online, you should go through the initial stage. Otherwise, it will be hard to figure out the game yourself. Regardless of your choice, after this stage, you will be taken to the Starter Town.

There are five biomes in-game with its own Royal City and starter town, which claimes as safe zones. Also, there is the capital of the Royal Continent, called Caerleon. Each city represents its player faction. You can join one of them if you want. Factions have their own NPCs and quests.

The world between cities is divided into zones: safe blue zone, PvP yellow zone, full loot PvP red zone, and black zones with automatic PvP.
Move between cities with caution.

If you don't want to play alone, you can join a party or guild. This is an essential aspect of the game, accessible to all players. Once you joined a guild, you can take part in guild wars, and GvG PvP. There is also a system of ranks with different permissions.

Albion Online is a colossal and unusual game; all aspects of it cannot be mentioned in one article. You need to try it yourself to find out everything. This game is perfect for gamers who are interested in cooperating with other players and want to try something new.