Albion Online

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5.3

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  1. MetaSHTRAN
    Aug 8, 2017
    3
    Game is still buggy even after years of beta. There is not much content for small groups of friends. End game maps are dominated by large guilds. Lack of PvE content as well (Though it is a PvP game). Devs keep restarting the server but keeps losing hours of save data. One day had over 5 restarts and rollbacks. They also by default allow any guild member to take your items on your farm.Game is still buggy even after years of beta. There is not much content for small groups of friends. End game maps are dominated by large guilds. Lack of PvE content as well (Though it is a PvP game). Devs keep restarting the server but keeps losing hours of save data. One day had over 5 restarts and rollbacks. They also by default allow any guild member to take your items on your farm. Prior to joining a new guild, I changed the default setting so only I had access to my island but a rollback reverted this change without me knowing. When I joined the new guild, someone came and stole all my horses which were very expensive. Devs won't even tell me who did it. Losing time and resources because of server issues is so frustrating. Devs have been very slow in dealing with exploits. In 2 weeks there has been at least 4 exploits and none of it fixed though in their fairness they did say they'll ban anyone doing 2 of the exploits but it is still possible to do them.

    On top of that, their support is abysmal. If you lose resources due to any exploits abused by other players, they will tell you tough luck they don't want to do anything to affect the economy even though the situation originated from their lack of insight. If you lose resources due to server issues, they will tell you tough luck we don't have the logs to verify what you lost. This includes losing premium currency! Anyone who had converted premium currency to silver prior to a forced server reset/rollback will lose both the premium currency and silver when they log back on. You would assume any good support will restore either the silver or premium currency but they won't. They'll say they don't have the logs. What!?! I can understand if you don't have the logs if someone lost what they gathered but for PREMIUM CURRENCY? I'm just glad I only lost $5 of premium currency...others have lost over $50. Game concept while cool has been executed poorly. Overall experience has not been great with Albion Online.    … Expand
  2. ntall1
    Jul 26, 2017
    4
    So many bad development choices, the devs seem more like glorified scripters than actual developers.

    The game claims to be a sandbox mmo with full loot pvp and moba combat. Yet the game has a badly designed reputation system that kills all small scale or meaningful pvp throughout most of the world and has a single server for everyone on earth to play on, meaning your moba combat will    So many bad development choices, the devs seem more like glorified scripters than actual developers.

    The game claims to be a sandbox mmo with full loot pvp and moba combat. Yet the game has a badly designed reputation system that kills all small scale or meaningful pvp throughout most of the world and has a single server for everyone on earth to play on, meaning your moba combat will suffer high pings from most locations in the world.

    The game is also grind heavy. This would not be a huge issue if the game was actually a sandbox and offered you things other than gathering to do as you do the lengthy progression grind to be viable for pvp.

    Conclusion: Game has many good ideas, devs failed to deliver then in a meaningful way. Albion is a shallow sandbox mostly filled with cat turds.    … Expand
  3. Dryani
    Jul 29, 2017
    0
    Nearly unplayable due to lag and sudden server shutdowns/crashes.

    Minor offenses receive instant 200 year bans (not joking), even if you can prove you did not commit an offense.

    The game is horribly optimized and runs poorly locally despite utilizing a minimalist art style.

    If you enjoy frustration, don't value your time, and have an excess of money, then this game is for you.
  4. Algoros
    Aug 3, 2017
    0
    I have fun with this game, but there is to many bugs and some wrong decision.
    - server restart multiple times with losing if in-game items
    - every time 1 hour server maintenance
    - lags in towns
    - 0 Points because of loosing progress after every Server restart, sometimes more then one hour
  5. Skutch
    Mar 17, 2020
    9
    Realy Awesome game if you love PvP.
    There are 8 Tiers and from 1 to 5 it is all fun.
    In Tier 6 - 8 every Player can kill you and take away everything you have! Do always ask you self "Can i afford to lose all the stuff i carry?" only if the answer is "Yes... like at least 10 times" then leave. AWESOME Game. Progression is a bit like Black Desert. PvP too, but less Gear based and more    Realy Awesome game if you love PvP.
    There are 8 Tiers and from 1 to 5 it is all fun.
    In Tier 6 - 8 every Player can kill you and take away everything you have!
    Do always ask you self "Can i afford to lose all the stuff i carry?" only if the answer is "Yes... like at least 10 times" then leave.

    AWESOME Game. Progression is a bit like Black Desert. PvP too, but less Gear based and more Skill based.    … Expand
  6. ScrawnyHyena
    Apr 11, 2020
    8
    I've only started playing recently but from what I've played so far, its fun and i can play for hundreds of hours and maybe more. i haven't experienced any bugs so far, which is good , but this is just from my experience. There is a 30 minutes - 1 hour maintenance in the morning, which is fine and i don't mind it.
  7. MWeber
    Apr 15, 2020
    9
    Albion Online is a great, complex free to play MMORPG. The game offers a lot of possibilities and challenges to its players. Albion is known for its advanced, player-driven economy that consists of gathering, crafting, and even building whole villages that produce even more resources. Moreover, trading is extremely sophisticated, as multiple towns come with multiple markets. TransportingAlbion Online is a great, complex free to play MMORPG. The game offers a lot of possibilities and challenges to its players. Albion is known for its advanced, player-driven economy that consists of gathering, crafting, and even building whole villages that produce even more resources. Moreover, trading is extremely sophisticated, as multiple towns come with multiple markets. Transporting significant amounts of goods from one town to another requires caravans that have to be protected from thieves - trying to make a real profit comes with a little bit of risk. There are a lot of factors that decide the final market prices of certain items or materials. Albion provides a lot of experiences associated with classic MMORPGs. You don't get to endgame instantly – instead, the journey is long and satisfying. The game features multiple open PvP zones – trying to farm there alone can be a bit risky. It's even more significant, since getting killed results in dropping some items. This classic MMO core is enriched with the whole complexity of Albion Online. All these elements come together to make a genuinely unique sandbox game. If you're one of the people that find can enjoy this kind of gameplay, you should definitely give Albion Online a shot!… Expand
  8. feche93
    May 24, 2020
    9
    excellent gameplay a large open world very good habilities tree magnificent non class system very recomended I Love Albion
  9. cacapro34
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Albion online es un mmorpg no lineal, en el que escribes tu propia historia sin limitarte a seguir un camino prefijado, explora un amplio mundo abierto con 5 biomas únicos, todo cuanto hagas tendrá su repercusión en el mundo,con la economía orientada al jugador de albion, los jugadores crean prácticamente el equipo a partir de los recursos que consiguen, el equipo que llevas define quienAlbion online es un mmorpg no lineal, en el que escribes tu propia historia sin limitarte a seguir un camino prefijado, explora un amplio mundo abierto con 5 biomas únicos, todo cuanto hagas tendrá su repercusión en el mundo,con la economía orientada al jugador de albion, los jugadores crean prácticamente el equipo a partir de los recursos que consiguen, el equipo que llevas define quien eres, cambia de arma y armadura para pasar de caballero a mago, o juega como una mezcla de ambas clases, aventúrate en el mundo abierto frente a los habitantes y las criaturas de albion, inicia expediciones o adéntrate en mazmorras en las que encontrarás enemigos aún más difíciles, enfréntate a otros jugadores en encuentros en el mundo Abierto, lucha por los territorios o por ciudades enteras en batallas tácticas, relájate en tu isla privada, donde podrás construir un hogar cultivar cosechas y criar animales, únete a un gremio, todo es mejor cuando se trabaja en grupo, adéntrate ya en el mundo de albion y escribe tu propia historia.… Expand
  10. Hannibal1
    Jan 24, 2021
    4
    This game is really hard to rate... Firstly i like how the economy works, everything is crafted by players and this is the reason I started playing this game. On moments it can be really fun but most of the time this game makes me feel sad, and games should not do that... So many disgusting thing can happen in 1 hour of playing this game, like every 10 minutes getting ganked by 7-8 people,This game is really hard to rate... Firstly i like how the economy works, everything is crafted by players and this is the reason I started playing this game. On moments it can be really fun but most of the time this game makes me feel sad, and games should not do that... So many disgusting thing can happen in 1 hour of playing this game, like every 10 minutes getting ganked by 7-8 people, wherever you go the game is stoping you to play it... For example, I bought solo dungeon maps tier 7 and whenever i use them 3 or more people come to my dungeon and i have to escape 90 sec rule is not helping... The game is not bad, but the system should be more protective of solo players, letting them to progress without ganking others or doing some scams..., if you are solo player it is really hard to progress above tier 7 and there is not much content for you;… Expand
  11. z00mist
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    EXCELLENT GAME !
    slighty P2W but if you semi hardcore you won't need spend money.
    Not very casual friendly but it evolved the very good way
    always improving content, tons of players, good comunity !
    top game on market actualy for sure and value for money.
  12. dude42
    May 29, 2022
    1
    game allows all kind of human deprativity to go on. Dungeons are not instanced and even dungeons that you can get a map for arent instanced. Even paid dungeons people can come in after you start clearing dungeon and it bugs the dungeon now you cant loot the chests it goes to them. Each time i bought a map for solo dungeon another person came while i was clearing the dungeon and tookgame allows all kind of human deprativity to go on. Dungeons are not instanced and even dungeons that you can get a map for arent instanced. Even paid dungeons people can come in after you start clearing dungeon and it bugs the dungeon now you cant loot the chests it goes to them. Each time i bought a map for solo dungeon another person came while i was clearing the dungeon and took everything you cant attack them or anything. How hard is it to make dungeons instanced.… Expand
  13. Flufferpope
    May 18, 2018
    10
    This has been an enjoyable game. I've played for many years and it has been progressively been improving since I started. I highly recommend it.
  14. Durbyn
    Aug 10, 2017
    0
    Scam you into a contract once you buy anything within the game. Without giving any clear knowledge about it. Game is currently not playable most of the time. No real good content in the game. About 5 different things you can do and that's about it. Upgrade the same stuff you have did already and repeat. PvP is horrible for solo and cluster zerg in groups. Lack of any skill to play this game.
  15. Cestlavieforme
    Aug 16, 2017
    0
    If I could give this game a negative score I would. It's been in beta for countless years but even after all that testing they decide to change the game last minute and completely break it for launch. Not to mention that the economy and gameplay mechanics are completely broken with only band-aid fix after band-aid fix that only overcompensates and creates more issues than it fixes. NotIf I could give this game a negative score I would. It's been in beta for countless years but even after all that testing they decide to change the game last minute and completely break it for launch. Not to mention that the economy and gameplay mechanics are completely broken with only band-aid fix after band-aid fix that only overcompensates and creates more issues than it fixes. Not to mention due to poor design and infrastructure they were completely unprepared for launch populations and their only hope is that enough people quit after constant lag, black screen, and disconnects that it will get to a player population they can actually handle. There is very little content even for a "sandbox" game and even the bare bones content is only really accessible as a large zerg. To call this game a sandbox is a misnomer because the only viable play style is large zerg guild because every game mechanic is geared towards it. I wish I could get a refund of the time and money spent.… Expand
  16. vengeful180
    Apr 14, 2019
    0
    Awful game, 150 ping in Europe, they have just one server and is in America, I can't believe this is possible in 2019. I wasted 60 dollars on the game because I really had high hopes about it, I feel so disappointed in their reaction when I told them I want a refund. All they said was that they can't give me **** because that's what says in their agreements terms so I was stupid enough toAwful game, 150 ping in Europe, they have just one server and is in America, I can't believe this is possible in 2019. I wasted 60 dollars on the game because I really had high hopes about it, I feel so disappointed in their reaction when I told them I want a refund. All they said was that they can't give me **** because that's what says in their agreements terms so I was stupid enough to pay this crap and that I have to suffer because of that. Stay away from this **** the game idea is interesting but they could've done much more with it. The game is only a money grab and they don't give a **** about you. I hope someone sues them because they deserve it.… Expand
  17. agreygamer
    Aug 11, 2017
    0
    Save your money for a real game. This one is nothing but a money grab.

    Pros -Moderately interesting sandbox features, (CON) but slow being taken away. Cons -Poorly managed, so much so they must have Trion thrilled that someone might actually make Trion look good. -Unstable and given comments by the management they have no real way of fixing it, they have hit limitation on their    Save your money for a real game. This one is nothing but a money grab.

    Pros
    -Moderately interesting sandbox features, (CON) but slow being taken away.

    Cons
    -Poorly managed, so much so they must have Trion thrilled that someone might actually make Trion look good.
    -Unstable and given comments by the management they have no real way of fixing it, they have hit limitation on their infrastructure. The CEO even posted about there being "too many" players. They seem to be on a strategy of waiting until enough players give up and go away to finally be stable.
    -In-game economy is a shambles, gold sellers, bots everywhere and for some bizarre reason the devs leave the server running for a few players while thousands are unable to connect.
    -Seven or eight server crashes per day, along with questionable "DDoS" attacks that just happen to occur during peak logins for various regions. This related to the scaling issue listed above.
    -Lag, regardless of where you are.
    -Missing iOS client which was a part of their marketing strategy and from reading the forums the Android client is bad at best.

    Buyer beware on this one!    … Expand
  18. RedBaron2015
    Aug 27, 2017
    0
    Albion Online is the most unfinished MMO I played during more than 20 years since Ultima Online. Bad server infrastructure, mediocre DDoS protection, huge lag spikes and rubberbanding most of the time. About the game content itself, it is a paradise for gankers and hell for the rest of the players. If you have a fat credit card you can play it but if you want to play it using the minimumAlbion Online is the most unfinished MMO I played during more than 20 years since Ultima Online. Bad server infrastructure, mediocre DDoS protection, huge lag spikes and rubberbanding most of the time. About the game content itself, it is a paradise for gankers and hell for the rest of the players. If you have a fat credit card you can play it but if you want to play it using the minimum amount of real money, you are just doomed. On top of it all, the company files legal actions against customers asking for refund.… Expand
  19. dualist
    Aug 11, 2017
    0
    Game is currently unplayable due to continuous downtimes (either DDOS attacks or extended maintenances, or both). You can play sometimes yes, but if you plan to get some kind of progress in this game, this is not the right moment unless you can be 24/7 checking for some hours a day that servers are up.

    A part from that, graphics are meh, it's very laggy and extremely grindy.
  20. Rellin
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    This game is terrible. The servers are terrible and lag horribly. You will have issues logging in when the game is popular, which only last a week or two when they change to free to play or some other gimmick. The developers are liars and incompetent. They make promises which they don't keep, many times, and then when they do try and implement something, it is broken or unbalanced orThis game is terrible. The servers are terrible and lag horribly. You will have issues logging in when the game is popular, which only last a week or two when they change to free to play or some other gimmick. The developers are liars and incompetent. They make promises which they don't keep, many times, and then when they do try and implement something, it is broken or unbalanced or worse, it has a glitch which people exploit for massive wealth or power which further imbalances the game. Do not waste your time on this trash.… Expand
  21. Raider0001
    Apr 10, 2019
    1
    game says it renders high frame rate while eyes see stutter fest and low frame rate basically a lie and looks like Nintendo 64 games looked like in 2019 that is horrible
  22. 0wnag3
    Aug 9, 2017
    0
    TL;DR - Game is broken, don't play it. In general game is all about false advertising - cross platform is advertised but not delivered - forum is full of Linux/Android/IOS/Mac users trying to get the game to work, but even if you are a Windows player - black screen freezes, random crashes and disconnects is what you are going to have. Player housing is a joke - you get an island which isTL;DR - Game is broken, don't play it. In general game is all about false advertising - cross platform is advertised but not delivered - forum is full of Linux/Android/IOS/Mac users trying to get the game to work, but even if you are a Windows player - black screen freezes, random crashes and disconnects is what you are going to have. Player housing is a joke - you get an island which is an instance not part of the world where you can build or grow stuff on predefined plots. Game has no anti-cheat implemented, so game is plagued with zoom- and speed- hackers of all kinds. All in all it is a pay to play game that feels like open beta for a free to play game.

    On gameplay side - everything is broken as well - full loot system is nice, but implementation is horrible - trashing more valuable items upon death. Game can't handle massive pvp - lagging so much that nobody can move - killing all massive pvp objectives - like castles or boss fights.    … Expand
  23. Topduck
    Aug 9, 2017
    0
    Do not waste your money on this broken product, as you will not get a refund even though the game does not even work.
    Constant server issues, their android platform is a joke and blatant false advertising.
    Just a cash grab by the developers, stay well away from this failure.
  24. Reapen
    Aug 10, 2017
    0
    This is a terrible game, they claim to be Sandbox, similar to Ultima online but are far from it. The game looks crap, the servers are absolutely terrible and a barely up most of the time and your lucky if you get more then 20 minutes play before it crashes to desktop.
  25. threesixteen
    Jul 24, 2017
    4
    This game will be dead shortly. They run each zone on one server, and have a hard limit of 1100 people per server. Their solution to the problem seems to be to just wait for people to quit playing instead of doing anything to actually solve the problem.

    They market the game as being playable on android devices, but it's not actually possible to play the game at all. It's so    This game will be dead shortly. They run each zone on one server, and have a hard limit of 1100 people per server. Their solution to the problem seems to be to just wait for people to quit playing instead of doing anything to actually solve the problem.

    They market the game as being playable on android devices, but it's not actually possible to play the game at all. It's so overcrowded that my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 crashes in cities. Outside of cities, the framerate is awful and the game is unplayable.

    Technical issues aside, this game was made with groups in mind. If you're a solo player, prepare to constantly run into large groups of players who will kill you. I don't think it would be so bad to play as a solo player, but the overpopulation is so bad that you really can't go anywhere without running into people.    … Expand
  26. DrScamp
    Aug 16, 2017
    0
    This game is totaly disaster. Dont buy it coz u will loose health coz of stress it causes. U will get back screens, frezzes, lags and all that kind of stuff all the time. There is no palce for solo players, coz everyone running in huge packs, so lets move to this big pvp fights.. and all u get than is huge lag, when everyone spam aoe spells, to cause even bigger lags. So.. no pvp in thisThis game is totaly disaster. Dont buy it coz u will loose health coz of stress it causes. U will get back screens, frezzes, lags and all that kind of stuff all the time. There is no palce for solo players, coz everyone running in huge packs, so lets move to this big pvp fights.. and all u get than is huge lag, when everyone spam aoe spells, to cause even bigger lags. So.. no pvp in this game, u can only die solo or die from lag in big fights. Solo ganking is impossible coz of recent changes of 3 seconds delay in possibility to atack some1 ofter u dismount, they only chance to get solo fight is if other person wants to fight too. So u can only gather and be almost always safe while doing it. Lets move on, gate camps and portal camps everywhere, coz of failed map designs. Oh and ofc failed balance on items, some of weapons are totaly useless and some are superior over other kinds. After 2 or 3 weeks of playing this game i havent found anything good, and frustration from rollbacks and server crashes made me quit it, and i wont go back there, i highly suggest to save your money on anything else, u can even burn your money in trash can, it will be same as bying this game.… Expand
  27. Jburn
    Aug 17, 2017
    0
    Albion is a perfect example of a game released before it was ready. It claims to be cross platform but only barely works on pc. Does not work at all on any android as they claim. Biggest scam of 2017.
  28. GracieFish
    Aug 1, 2017
    0
    This is an abysmal failure; it's as if the developers wanted to do everything that Trion did wrong, without doing any of the things they did right.

    I expected some lag on launch but I didn't except such rude devs, horrible game changing decisions pulled out of nowhere, and a complete lack of connection with the players. The game just feels completely unfinished and broken, and it    This is an abysmal failure; it's as if the developers wanted to do everything that Trion did wrong, without doing any of the things they did right.

    I expected some lag on launch but I didn't except such rude devs, horrible game changing decisions pulled out of nowhere, and a complete lack of connection with the players.

    The game just feels completely unfinished and broken, and it feels like the devs blame us for the state of their work.    … Expand
  29. Balabhadradas
    Sep 10, 2017
    4
    P2W game.

    Shame really: 1. You can buy materials and craft / study them to get to T8 crafting in 1 day on a new toon. 2. You can buy / keep a city plot and never loose it by spending multiple millions (yes multiple millions) of silver. 3. You can transmute materials up to tier 8.3 by buying materials of lower tier. 4. You can re-buy equipment you loose and not care. It means    P2W game.

    Shame really:

    1. You can buy materials and craft / study them to get to T8 crafting in 1 day on a new toon.

    2. You can buy / keep a city plot and never loose it by spending multiple millions (yes multiple millions) of silver.

    3. You can transmute materials up to tier 8.3 by buying materials of lower tier.

    4. You can re-buy equipment you loose and not care. It means that if you kill a "non" P2W player they will have to grind to get the silver to reimburse their loss. P2W player just flashes their credit card and "oh noes I lost my T 8.3". No biggie for them they can either buy it again or transmute (see point no.3) and craft it again (see point no .1).

    5. You can buy "pies" (or pay money to get to craft them) and get extra gathering fame, due to extra gathering yield, by using the highest tier pie all the time. (The average player, like me, will not be able to afford to do that, nor will they be able to use or craft them as fast as someone who paid to get to T8 cooking skill.)

    6. Whales can buy artifact tier gear at all times to increase fame girding efficiency for the appropriate tier.

    7. Whales can insta buy T8 islands.

    8. Whales can have unlimited premium accounts with multiple shared islands using farms / laborers.

    9. Whales in a guild can equip all their friends using the above benefits.

    At this point in the game don't give the "Buhht they can't use it!" Because even if they can't right now, any whale will eventually be able to use T8 of at least one weapon and armour type. Also any whale will be able to farm up tiers faster and more efficiantly than a regular player (see point 6.)

    Always remember:

    Whales do not care about how much money they spend.    … Expand
  30. Odin69
    Sep 13, 2017
    0
    I've come here to write a review, because the developer's clearly don't want to listen to the majority of their player base, or even attempt to fix the many design flaws with the game. There are numerous issues that impact every aspect of every day game play, and updates just don't happen. It is my hope that the developer's will realize how badly they've burned their supporters andI've come here to write a review, because the developer's clearly don't want to listen to the majority of their player base, or even attempt to fix the many design flaws with the game. There are numerous issues that impact every aspect of every day game play, and updates just don't happen. It is my hope that the developer's will realize how badly they've burned their supporters and relaunch a good version of Albion, but the current state of the game is simply not it.

    Among the issues there is one in particular that stands out, and that is the Mobile development of the game. Everything released needs to cater to this very small demographic, and really holds the game back from what it really should be. There are numerous quality of life features missing from the game ranging from things as minor as guild management all the way to broken npc exploits that seriously impact high level dungeons.

    I, and many others are simply tired of fighting the games systems in order to play it. Around every corner lurks a nasty bug or poorly programmed feature just waiting to cause trouble and make the average player loose hours just because things weren't programmed properly.

    In 2017 there is no excuse for a competitive MMO to not have weekly balance updates and community involvement, and Albion has neither. Updates come in huge packages that take Months to put together.

    I'll make this perfectly clear. If you are looking for a game is worth your time and money look elsewhere. This is specifically hard for me to say, as a long time supporter of the game both verbally and financially.    … Expand
  31. Dirstanius
    Sep 20, 2017
    0
    This game is a fiasco. I was looking forward to it for years and on face value it appears to be a dream come true, but once you get into it you realize it's not what it seems.
    There is no storyline, no lore. A "sandbox" with no quests and little content. The game is linear with repetitive cycles of gather, craft & gank. You’re either gathering and being ganked or joining a big guild and    This game is a fiasco. I was looking forward to it for years and on face value it appears to be a dream come true, but once you get into it you realize it's not what it seems.
    There is no storyline, no lore. A "sandbox" with no quests and little content. The game is linear with repetitive cycles of gather, craft & gank. You’re either gathering and being ganked or joining a big guild and ganking.
    Think early 2000 style, very grindy, and while it has the graphics, it lacks the content/innovation of oldschool games. There is no sand in the box and the game is lacklustre. Worse still there is a large imbalance across all weapons/armor (there are no classes). If you pick a "wrong" weapon you get kicked from groups who’d rather have somebody with better X or Y due to their item picks. Obviously, this is high impact due to the grindy nature of the game.
    There are lots of newbie traps such as building your personal island in any town but Caerleon, but the game ends up pushing you to the Outlands (the gank zones) so everybody lives in the Red City (Caerleon) rendering your island essentially worthless, extortionate silver fees must be paid for you to travel back to it.
    All the maps are copy & pasted (literally identical but higher/lower tier) and are also very small. The small nature of the zones leads to constant ganking and losing everything once in the higher tier zones. There is nowhere to hide and nothing to explore.
    Due to design, loading screens are experienced every few minutes which really kills immersion for me. FIVE loading screens are endured just to enter the city and repair, bank, buy more food and leave again.
    There are lots of performance issues with their infrastructure, they used to blame DDoS attacks but now that many players have quit it happens less frequently but is still very much occuring. Additionally, all the servers are hosted in the USA. Everybody outside the USA has high latency problems that the developers outright admit they don't see as a problem and won't change. Rubberbanding during prime-time hours is a big killer for me as it's the only time I can play after work. It makes you unable to run from gank squads because you teleport back to where you were 10 seconds ago and die, losing everything.
    Some people like to grind, myself included, I have played MMO's for well over a decade but I picked a "wrong" weapon and now after 200+ hours of grind I just don't have it in me to start over.
    Honestly, the game now feels like a money grab. You buy to play (the account), pay to play (you need premium status per month, per char) and you can also pay to win (directly buying ingame gold/silver with a credit card and you can achieve max level crafting in a single day).    … Expand
  32. tamakachi
    Jun 5, 2019
    0
    Not free to play, they want me and my significant other to pay $18 to buy two premium accounts so we can login two accounts at the same time using my Aster Multiseat PC. This company has shady business practices and will do anything to make you pay, do not spend a cent you will regret it.

    UPDATE: After paying $18 for two premium status they still didn't live up to their promise and we    Not free to play, they want me and my significant other to pay $18 to buy two premium accounts so we can login two accounts at the same time using my Aster Multiseat PC. This company has shady business practices and will do anything to make you pay, do not spend a cent you will regret it.

    UPDATE: After paying $18 for two premium status they still didn't live up to their promise and we weren't able to multibox as their server couldn't detect that our characters had premium status. When we asked for a refund they proceeded to ban both our accounts. 0/10    … Expand
  33. MaksimEL
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    I dont like these game, i cant play, random kicks from server and ping, 7500 peoples in lobby, waiting 1-2 hours, playing 20 minutes, killing 10-15 npc, going to next location, or in location when i moving game kick me, im recconecting, and wait more 7500 peoples, my computer coresponds to min. requerements, my ping not very much 150-200 (when i played last time humans written "-ping", soI dont like these game, i cant play, random kicks from server and ping, 7500 peoples in lobby, waiting 1-2 hours, playing 20 minutes, killing 10-15 npc, going to next location, or in location when i moving game kick me, im recconecting, and wait more 7500 peoples, my computer coresponds to min. requerements, my ping not very much 150-200 (when i played last time humans written "-ping", so how i can think its dont only my problem (im from Russia, and dont know why im kicking, no reasons, but sometimes when game closing i see message of easy anti-cheat 000006 or like this))
    I dont think what these game good, and i cant understand how to play cuz my gameplay is 90% lobby waiting after kicking, and now i have so big butthurt, what ill writte these review, i dont know, maybe its only my problem, but i give my score for my gameplay, and my score is bad, cuz i cant play how min. 1 hour, to understand something, im just dont know how to play, and i dont have 1000 ruble or more, to buy everymonth a premium to fast recconect, and i cant get 2.5kk to buy for silver in game, i just cant play in this anyway. (bad englich (when i played WOW i have 60+ fps on medium-medium-low graphic, in Albion online 20fps in full city, with not very strong graphic, in WOW in fulled city-55-70+fps, in Albion not good optimisation for my laptop, i dont have tablet, and i dont know why cant do these optimisation on laptop version)    … Expand
  34. raift8848
    Apr 22, 2019
    1
    Poorly optimized game, poor infrastructure, company that does not invest in its product, too much lag and technical problems
  35. John_Mullins
    Aug 25, 2017
    0
    The game is a **** joke, and I'll be 100% honest, I wish every time I look at the icon on my desktop there was a way I could get my $100 dollars back.

    yeah, I invested in the legendary founders pack, because the game promised the moon.. and delivered absolute dog feces heaped on a plate with an extra large spoon for you to eat with. The whole game was SUPPOSED to be a "true    The game is a **** joke, and I'll be 100% honest, I wish every time I look at the icon on my desktop there was a way I could get my $100 dollars back.

    yeah, I invested in the legendary founders pack, because the game promised the moon.. and delivered absolute dog feces heaped on a plate with an extra large spoon for you to eat with.

    The whole game was SUPPOSED to be a "true successor" to Ultima Online era gameplay. Work the tradeskills, build your town, etc etc etc.

    What you GET is graphics that make DOOM 2 look **** Futuristic, craptastic paywalls that practically cock slap your ever move, and then there's the biggest hot dong in the eye...

    the "personal island" is the biggest **** joke Ive ever seen in a video game. Ever. Like EVER. You put dozens of hours farming mundane and boring materials to upgrade your "house" which starts as a 1 room shack about 4 steps wide.

    The final "upgrade' to your home.. which you've now sunk DOZENS of hours into building... is a 1 room **** shack about 6 steps wide.

    Your shops? Oh yeah... more mundane farming for them too... only you cant actually USE them.. cause they get "hungry" and you have to "feed" them in order to get them to work, same as the shops in town. Did I mention food is so scarce due to the games design that its literally the single most expensive item in the game? I dropped over 1 MILLION silver coins on the cheapest food "Carrot soup"... i ended up with over 1,000 servers of it.. should have been PLENTY right? Nope. It gave 1 merchant a grand total of 4% fed.

    Towns are the same way.. you cant use any of the shops to refine your stuff you just spent HOURS farming up.. because the shop owners cant afford to feed them, and/or there's no food to be found.

    The "content" is a giant joke too.. mainly, there isnt any. No, that's not a joke. Im being serious.

    "Endgame" (and I use that term loosely) is nothing but pvp, and pvp is nothing but zerg rushing a smaller zerg rush than you and hoping you can win. Even THIS could have been fun.. but in this company's infinite wisdom (re- mental retardation.) they decided the ENTIRE game is all point and click. No keyboard movement.. point and click.. because lazy ass game design is lazy. Just picture a giant massive pile of players.. all swarming around... in the center is the healer.. but you cant tab target him.. you cant type target him.. you have to click him.. while moving, as he's moving, in a giant zerg pile, and then you have to KEEP clicking him to use your powers. If you havent already bashed your face off a wall..

    Then theirs (of course) the REAL purpose of the game.. buying gold for real life cash. THAT works flawlessly. On all platforms.

    That's IF you can even login.. as the server is a total ****show atm. At one point, I was #3,845 in the Que... estimated wait time.. 3 DAYS to login.

    And FInally.. the chat. Oh sweet lord in heaven the CHAT. You thought (insert game here) had a toxic community?? You know nothing. At one point.. they were openly discussing killing and raping small children. I asked if a GM was around. Surprisingly, one sent me an actual tell! When I asked wtf was going on, I got told .. and now Im QUOTING here... "The chat is kinda a free for all, unless its hate speech or personal violence threats, we dont do anything."

    I literally have no words to describe my level of dumbfounded disgust I felt at that moment.

    If you go to the Albion forums.. I put a post up there.. in which I described pretty much everything I just did here.. including the chat conversation (and relevant screenshots as proof.)

    They EDITED MY POST TO REMOVE the pics of the discussion in open chat, and removed my discussion of it from my post... claiming it was "Against the rules" to "discuss such things on the forums."

    Well THANK GOD everyone! We cant discuss raping and murdering children on the FORUMS.. but in the game.. go for it and have a great day... dont forget to buy some gold from the eshop.. carrot soup aint cheap ****

    I could go on and on.. but I wont.. because the longer i type about this ripoff video game abortion.. the more I get angry about wasting $100 that I could have spent having my taint waxed with a rusty spork by a midget prostitute.

    0/10    … Expand
  36. LonaWolf
    May 10, 2018
    9
    I got hooked on this game through my friends who all play it in a guild. Usually i like to play more casual games, but Albion somehow has a special charm, that not many games have anymore nowadays, especially when it comes to MMOs. The game itself is quite hardcore and focuses more on fights between guilds. But that is also, why i feel more attached to this world than in other games.
    The    I got hooked on this game through my friends who all play it in a guild. Usually i like to play more casual games, but Albion somehow has a special charm, that not many games have anymore nowadays, especially when it comes to MMOs. The game itself is quite hardcore and focuses more on fights between guilds. But that is also, why i feel more attached to this world than in other games.
    The developers listen to the community alot and every update has improved the game and the stabilty more and more. Alot of the players from the early days have returned and are now fighting over the continent of Mercia.
    If you like MMOs that are more hardcore check it out, maybe you will love it as much as i do!    … Expand
  37. Snarftacular
    Aug 16, 2017
    0
    This game is NOT a sandbox, don't be fooled by the few fanboys chanting that it's the next UO / Eve / OSRS because that is an INSULT to those developers / games.

    This game is simply a box, with nothing in it - a ton of false promises and coupled with false marketing. This game makes any Archeage launch or fiasco look like the golden age of MMOs, which is saying something. Stay away    This game is NOT a sandbox, don't be fooled by the few fanboys chanting that it's the next UO / Eve / OSRS because that is an INSULT to those developers / games.

    This game is simply a box, with nothing in it - a ton of false promises and coupled with false marketing. This game makes any Archeage launch or fiasco look like the golden age of MMOs, which is saying something.

    Stay away at all costs - worst product out in the MMO market.    … Expand
  38. ajax53
    Aug 10, 2017
    0
    This game is all about the zerg, and joining the biggest guilds possible. Small guilds and groups cannot compete, and there is very little content for them. The devs cater to the largest guilds and give them every advantage possible. On top of this the game is heavily pay to win.
  39. jonyzma1
    Sep 14, 2017
    0
    Buggy, very laggy, un-sandboxy, you might get banned for next to nothing or just pure accident on the side of SI - in which case their support will ignore you. Research "Albion banned account". In my opinion it's a matter of time before somebody takes them to court since the purpose of banning and re-banning accounts is to collect 2nd and 3rd tax.
  40. Dtwelve
    Oct 15, 2017
    0
    SUport sistem is **** ...they dont have rules set ..if u have a problem u are complete ignored everythign they do is against players for the most part ...all they want is ur money
  41. GoldGuppy
    Apr 15, 2018
    10
    I felt the need to write this because of all the dates negative reviews. When this game launched it was a hot mess, but today the state of the game is totally different. UI has improved, graphics have improved, ease-of-use has improved, solo play ability has improved. Does this game have faults? You bet, but the devs are very responsive in addressing issues and taking into accountI felt the need to write this because of all the dates negative reviews. When this game launched it was a hot mess, but today the state of the game is totally different. UI has improved, graphics have improved, ease-of-use has improved, solo play ability has improved. Does this game have faults? You bet, but the devs are very responsive in addressing issues and taking into account community feedback. When this game launches on steam later this year I hope those that were around during the dark days (first 3-4 months) come back and give this a second chance. Love this game to death - Diablo 2 and DOTA are some of my favorite games of all time and this is a great blend of the two.… Expand
  42. danger-ouioui
    Apr 24, 2018
    9
    this is a very good MMO ! it's hard to play on your own you have to join a group otherwise you'll be killed easily by groups of player in PvP zones where you can find most interesting things. Economy goods everything is made by players. there's many things to do farm, pve, pvp, large battles, 5vs5, dungeons, arenas grow mounts ...you can easily pay the premium access with in game money !!
  43. GladHanded
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    Completely buggy game lacking any content or thought to the design. Even simple things such as UI are completely underdeveloped and bugged out. Save your money. Developers do not listen to the community or their feedback and seem only interested in spending their money on marketing, not any development.

    Game design forces everyone into zerg style play(in the +1 mentality, where    Completely buggy game lacking any content or thought to the design. Even simple things such as UI are completely underdeveloped and bugged out. Save your money. Developers do not listen to the community or their feedback and seem only interested in spending their money on marketing, not any development.

    Game design forces everyone into zerg style play(in the +1 mentality, where overwhelming numbers is more important than any semblance of skills) not just in the fight mechanics, but the hoards of guild slaves needed to finance the extremely high costs of the guild leader's gear in the 5v5s. However, the game architecture can't even handle the zerg vs zerg is forces everyone into and it turns into a laggy mess with disconnects any time people try to engage in how the developers purportedly designed the game to be played instead of solo or in small groups(which the CEO of the company said the game was not made for) that the game consistently punishes you for.    … Expand
  44. Shroomtastic
    Sep 9, 2017
    0
    Its nothing but a money sink, spend your hard earned cash elsewhere. You can tell a big difference in Devs who are in it to make a quick buck or devs who actually want to make their game something enjoyable. I also find the 10/10 review at the top comical, CLEARLY its not one of the Devs writing it lmao
  45. satanikz
    Sep 19, 2017
    0
    Don't waste your time.

    - Rubberbanding during prime hours months after release despite > 75% of population gone. This is the only time I can play after work. Their infrastructure is absolutely terrible. - Vast encouragement of zerging in virtually all game mechanics. - Everything is instanced on tiny maps which are copy & pasted (lazy). Loading sceens galore. - More copy paste with    Don't waste your time.

    - Rubberbanding during prime hours months after release despite > 75% of population gone. This is the only time I can play after work. Their infrastructure is absolutely terrible.
    - Vast encouragement of zerging in virtually all game mechanics.
    - Everything is instanced on tiny maps which are copy & pasted (lazy). Loading sceens galore.
    - More copy paste with skills with slight variations that make no sense whatsoever for their purpose.
    - Development incompetence with regard to PvP balance and skills (stuns/snares should do less or no damage, those lacking these abilities should do more, etc).
    - Severe imbalances across entire weapon & armor skilltrees with only a select few viable (this is very bad in a very grindy progression game).
    - "Game based around 5v5 PvP" when < 1% compete in the 5v5 PvP worth anything. Slave system where guilds force members to "donate" millions of silver a week. Extremely poor game design.
    - Countless newbie traps attributed to bad game design. E.G. Worthless player islands (blue towns are useless endgame, funnelled to red towns and pay extortionate silver to go to your island), ghost towns (as all funnelled to 1 town), farming (market is saturated and you lose money trying), builds (very few builds are viable), etc.
    - Buy to play, pay to play, pay to win (can get max crafting in 1 day with credit card). This is all 3 models, milk the cash cow.
    - Extremely boring PvE. Removal of functioning, fun, PvE that gave "too much silver" and encouraged PvP in the "open world" which is instanced.
    - Hackers / bots everywhere.
    - Graphics look like it's from 2003.
    - Lack of any lore in it's entirety.
    - "Full loot" visage, more care bear than some theme park mmo's offering better mechanics and subsequent rewards, particularly for smallscale / solo which is nonexistent.
    - Made as difficult as possible, if not impossible to die or lose *anything*. Including BZ city. Smoke and mirrors.
    - "Sandbox" but everything about it is linear and structured. No sand in the box.
    - Median higher tier item power = worthless because the devs want a gang of newbs in cheap gear to be able to kill experienced players in a progression game. E.G. Tier 4 weapon does almost as much damage as tier 7.
    - Skilltrees changed after huge investments and other major game mechanic changes post release after several additional years of beta.
    - Implementation of utterly ridiculous concepts unsuitable for full loot sandbox openworld. E.G. Instanced expeditions without PvP, instanced arenas, etc and more to come I am sure.
    - Completely changing game direction post release. Now it's am amalgamation of every MMO ever released except created extremely badly in most respects.    … Expand
  46. kamilasd1
    Apr 8, 2018
    9
    Over 2,000 hours. Open world, market controlled by players, full loot pvp. This game is not ideal because of the strange decisions of developers :(
  47. jorgos4567
    May 10, 2018
    9
    My most played game over the last months! If you like to get involved in a fantasy world with heavy guild warfare with your friends, this is it.
    I don't know any other game that offers game play like this right now (besides maybe EVE), you can choose so many things to do in this game (Build your own house, farming, do dungeon runs, fight for territories with your guild, siege castles,    My most played game over the last months! If you like to get involved in a fantasy world with heavy guild warfare with your friends, this is it.
    I don't know any other game that offers game play like this right now (besides maybe EVE), you can choose so many things to do in this game (Build your own house, farming, do dungeon runs, fight for territories with your guild, siege castles, ....). The game gets constant updates that heavily improve the world and most importantly the fun!
    The performance of the game is very smooth now, you can fight in battles with up to a hundred players, which I haven't see in many other games.    … Expand
  48. MirandaNC
    Nov 16, 2017
    2
    This is the tale of a team of developers who were so blind to what the community of their game wanted that they've managed to waste everyone's time and money. 4 years of beta for a product to be shipped in its worst form during development.

    It's simply incredible how boring and unpolished the geme turned out to be.
  49. Mrnin
    May 10, 2018
    0
    This game focus too much on PVP actions but weapons and gear are completely unbalance. If y don't play meta but weapons y like. you will always die no matter how much skilled, y are. Many games have a meta gear/heroes/champions, but they can be countered in someway.You should do not expect this mechanic of meta in this game.
  50. nopedotjpeg
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    Look, this game is niche. It's not for everyone. If you think you'd enjoy it, you may hate it. It's that niche.

    You spend most of your time gathering resources which are scattered all over. Once you get to Tier IV gathering or so you'll start to venture into yellow pvp territories where only people flagged as hostile can gank you (but everyone else can attack them). Red is open combat    Look, this game is niche. It's not for everyone. If you think you'd enjoy it, you may hate it. It's that niche.

    You spend most of your time gathering resources which are scattered all over. Once you get to Tier IV gathering or so you'll start to venture into yellow pvp territories where only people flagged as hostile can gank you (but everyone else can attack them). Red is open combat but you can see how many players are in the zone, black is open where you can't see how many people there are. If you die in PVP outside of a yellow zone you will lose everything you were carrying.

    For me, I find it exciting grinding away the same as I found EvE when I was into it. Sure, you're doing repetitive tasks, but you see a hostile is in the zone and you've gotta be on your toes. It's so satisfying evading a ganker and fleeing to safety with your stuff! Gathering gear gives you a lot of abilities to help you get away as well.

    As far as pay to play, I don't feel that way at all. For example, if you're gathering - the node will have 9 total resources, you do 3 actions taking 3 resources per action. If you're premium ($10/month) you'll get 50% extra resources. You also accrue fame/learning points with premium but it's by now way pay to play. There's no trial and to my knowledge there's no features locked to free players other than owning a private island which is a pretty small part of the game imo.

    I've experienced no server disconnects or bad latency even in town with 1000 other players.

    Give it a try, it's free. You may be surprised like I was.    … Expand
  51. BadIdeas
    May 30, 2019
    1
    What a terrible game. i played it for about 5 hours, then ran out of things to do. "sandbox" means they didn't bother to put quests in after the starter quests. "You choose how your adventure evolves" means you can choose between which thing you want to grind crazy amounts of. It feels like the game you would play if you don't have the talent for WoW. I almost died twice in the 5 hours IWhat a terrible game. i played it for about 5 hours, then ran out of things to do. "sandbox" means they didn't bother to put quests in after the starter quests. "You choose how your adventure evolves" means you can choose between which thing you want to grind crazy amounts of. It feels like the game you would play if you don't have the talent for WoW. I almost died twice in the 5 hours I played. once because i aggroed 3 higher tiered enemies and then aggroed 4 more immediately without healing, and another time because i wandered into a higher tiered dungeon.

    They market themselves as some great new innovative game, but its the same f2p grindfest bs with a top down perspective instead of over the shoulder cam that have been out there for forever. With that paywall, that makes slightly more content available if you pay them money. Kill 1,000 enemies, rank up, get your new set of gear, now go kill 10,000 enemies...all without quests, storyline, or any interesting content. Or you can gather items, which is even more grindy and boring.

    I don't really know what to say, it's not even a good pay to win game, because even if you pay, there is still a huge lack of content. I reached tier 3, rode out of the starter area in search of things to do...and realized there wasn't anything. It was just more of the exact same thing I was doing.

    It feels a lot like runescape..if you took away all the quests, and most of the professions, and made the map interconnected procedurally generated zones. I think runescape is boring, albion online wishes it was half as good as runescape...but it isn't.    … Expand
  52. Adoss3
    Apr 21, 2019
    0
    The whole game is waiting in a qeue to get into a server. They try to annoy you to make you buy premium. I enjoy waiting to get into the game for 30 minutes to cut down birch logs. Game is awful.
  53. Illihandro
    May 21, 2019
    7
    Its a realy good MMO for players who can playing for long a time and have a frineds to coop. But if you want to reach more in this game you need to buy premium for in-game value or real money.
  54. Ckartage
    Jun 5, 2019
    9
    Warning farming game old school mmo sandbox BUT now it's F2P so for the quality price it's actually huge for people who likes this type of game AND if you don't like it you just have to uninstall

    And it's not in beta anymore
  55. cronixia
    Jun 29, 2019
    0
    I've been apart of the game since Beta 1 so I've seen a lot of history of this game. The game itself is good, but the devs are awful! My gold (about $60 worth) got caught unintentionally up in the gold market bug when free to play was released and I have YET to be reimbursed!!! I enjoyed the game while I could but my support ticket with the devs has been on the back burner for OVER 2I've been apart of the game since Beta 1 so I've seen a lot of history of this game. The game itself is good, but the devs are awful! My gold (about $60 worth) got caught unintentionally up in the gold market bug when free to play was released and I have YET to be reimbursed!!! I enjoyed the game while I could but my support ticket with the devs has been on the back burner for OVER 2 months with no response at all. I can't anymore recommend this game to anyone and will now leave my honest review on all platforms. Stay away unless you want devs who ignore players and give half-*** responses on support tickets and forums.… Expand
  56. Termii
    Feb 10, 2020
    1
    if you are into PvE, this game is not for you. if you are into solo content, this game is not for you. if do not like grindy games, this game is not for you.

    if you are into a grind heavy game with zerg pvp this game maybe is for you.
  57. DarkTrasher
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    The game is a hardcore pvp... Gank, zvz, gvg have a lot of fun whit friends.
  58. bjl26
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    Pros: The game is actually fun and a great concept. It is a grind and the beginning, but once you get into Tier 5 you can really enjoy the game. The new combat and armor system is great. The trade system and guild wars are amazing. Dungeons and raids can be fun. Red and Black zones are risky to be in, but make the game challenging and fun.

    Cons: What is keeping Albion from being a    Pros: The game is actually fun and a great concept. It is a grind and the beginning, but once you get into Tier 5 you can really enjoy the game. The new combat and armor system is great. The trade system and guild wars are amazing. Dungeons and raids can be fun. Red and Black zones are risky to be in, but make the game challenging and fun.

    Cons: What is keeping Albion from being a 10 star even though I am a current subscriber? Well, it is easy to get "burned out" on the grind of Albion. The game is missing something for the player base to do while not leveling something up. (Quests, battlegrounds, story, npc interactions, etc.) The social side of the game is also lacking. There is no point of a friends list or list of players of any sort since you can not easily invite them to a group or anything. Everything you wish to invite a player, you have the manually enter their name each time. (This can get tiring and irritating for people with hard names).

    Right now, the game is boring as hell for solo players. If you want a guild based game, this is the best one. If you want something to play on your own, this is the worst one for you.    … Expand
  59. irmscher
    Sep 6, 2017
    5
    The game is simply boring, after 3 weeks of playing I hardly find a reason to log in and play. The combat is kinda fun but the PvP is not for solo players (unless you choose ganking), the rest of the game is just soo grindy even with Premium, without premium it's just a blatant grindfest. With that said, in the Pay to Play game there is a subscription and they are selling gold! Can youThe game is simply boring, after 3 weeks of playing I hardly find a reason to log in and play. The combat is kinda fun but the PvP is not for solo players (unless you choose ganking), the rest of the game is just soo grindy even with Premium, without premium it's just a blatant grindfest. With that said, in the Pay to Play game there is a subscription and they are selling gold! Can you imagine the extent of greed? You buy the game, then you have to pay a premium subscription fee unless you want a daily chore instead of a game, on top of it they are selling gold in the game shop. This is ridiculous! On top of it the game is lagging like hell for more than 3 weeks already, there been like more than 3 attempts to fix it already but not much changed to be honest. EU players get 5x ping the US players have. I can go on and on with the flaws, starting from primitive game design, world design in particular (it's just a bunch of bonded together instances). 5/10.… Expand
  60. tabooo
    Aug 10, 2017
    10
    Best game ever, one of the kind, loads of fun, first time in a long time I've taken free week off work just to feel like it was back at vanila wow, pure nerd sessions
  61. TheReporter
    Sep 16, 2017
    1
    Albion online all around pretty much sucks! The game claims to be a
    sandbox type game but yet they force the same people that want to
    craft and do gathering into PVP zones in order to be able to gather those materials. What the clueless developers of Albion Online don't seem to understand is that not everyone wants to PVP and some of us are just happy gathering and crafting. If    Albion online all around pretty much sucks! The game claims to be a
    sandbox type game but yet they force the same people that want to
    craft and do gathering into PVP zones in order to be able to
    gather those materials.

    What the clueless developers of Albion Online don't seem to
    understand is that not everyone wants to PVP and some of us are
    just happy gathering and crafting.

    If it was a true sandbox game then the players should not
    be forced into PVP and all materials from tier 1 to tier 8 should
    be able to be gathered outside of PVP zones and they should not
    force the players into PVP areas if they do not want to go there.

    Basically all this game turns into is another giant gank fest
    where once you get past tier 4 materials for crafting anyone
    that wants to do crafting gets ganked repeatedly over and over
    again by teams of gank squads who roam around the zones.
    There are 8 different tiers of materials you can get
    up to tier 8.

    Also the servers seem to be pretty piss poorly run too you
    will be running around a zone collecting materials
    then boom all of a sudden you are logged out of the game and
    you have to log back in again.

    There are no connection issues on my side what so ever I
    can go do everything else just fine. It is on the server side.

    Or I have had a few times where I could not even connect
    to their login server to be able to log into the server
    again it isn't my connection it is on the server side
    I could surf and do everything else normally except
    connect to the game.

    The servers are over crowded with 13 year old kids masturbating
    every time they kill a crafter and steal their stuff.

    The game is also full of bots as well out gathering materials
    and you do a /report on the bot and nothing gets
    done about it seems the admins of this game don't give a ****
    as long as they get your money.

    This is absolutely the worst "Sandbox" game I have ever seen.
    I use the term "sandbox" lightly for this game
    because really it isn't because a true sandbox game would not
    force a person who wants to craft to go into PVP zones to get
    materials and you should be able to just craft all the way
    up if you wish without having to do PVP.

    Albion online got the whole open world PVP concept totally wrong. Customer service on this game is rude and uncaring and they really don't give a ****. The game is NOT free either I saw some sites advertising the this game is free to play it is not you have to buy a "starter pack" which ranges anywhere from $29.95 USD (Veteran) up to $99.95 USD (Legendary) and then after that you can purchase a "premium" to be able to keep other perks in the game and pay a monthly fee of $9.95 USD a month. This game is in NO way free to play! Avoid this game at all costs the player base is toxic and rude and just full of **** Rating of Albion Online 1/10    … Expand
  62. Melqart
    Apr 13, 2018
    0
    A phone game that is only playable on PC after 4 years of development hell. Shallow, boring, and P2W. It takes them 3+ months to implement anything, and instead of fixing critical problems they destroy and rework things that never needed changing.
  63. KombatBRUV
    May 23, 2018
    7
    This game had an unacceptable almost train wreck of a launch, despite me saying that this game has improved immensely and is an amazing economically driven fantastical world to be lost in by all the guilds, wars, and community this game is built on. It is by far a game to keep a keen eye on (despite it not being for everyone) this game is grindy and unforgiving but its what makes it soThis game had an unacceptable almost train wreck of a launch, despite me saying that this game has improved immensely and is an amazing economically driven fantastical world to be lost in by all the guilds, wars, and community this game is built on. It is by far a game to keep a keen eye on (despite it not being for everyone) this game is grindy and unforgiving but its what makes it so enthralling to me this game is full loot (if playing in black or red zones or any unrestricted pvp area). Your character is what you make of it whatever you want to spec in is up to you where class is determined by armor and weapon. Every item is player crafted by players who have stuck with the skill path they've chosen i.e sword crafting or mining or ax fighting to either acquire new abilities, stronger weapons, or craft better items. It doesn't stop their you can join a guild/alliance and fight for territories in the open world or solo gank in hopes salvage gear of higher quality or value the content is endless. Now despite me saying the content is endless this where i draw the line and is the reason why this game is a 7 not anything higher or lower because its a game played for those who seek to work together not all tasks are achievable solo and not all tasks are consider fun(completely up to persons preference) it isn't the most beautiful look game on the market but it certainly holds wonder to its many players that inhabit its living breathing world. In end take think about whether or not this is a game for you; Do you like PVP? Are you OK with losing your gear when you die? Do you like involving yourself in group oriented content/play and talk with strangers? Do you like games that require a ton of grinding? I would say to give this game a shot if you said yes to three of any of the questions posed above.… Expand
  64. mnimurdoc
    Jan 5, 2018
    0
    Albion Online, what can i say, its absolutely hideous, in every single way you can imagine, graphics, pvp, pve, every single little thing.
    its just a pay to play/win or do anything, this is no **** game, this is just a **** show of bad developement and having **** politics for the users.
    DON'T BUY THIS GAME!
  65. Fiona666
    May 10, 2018
    9
    Albion Online is a pretty hardcore MMO, so it is clearly not for everyone. If you are looking for a WOW-style game with story and tons of quests, look elsewhere. If you like player-driven sandbox games like EVE, Darkfall or Ultima Online, Albion may be exactly your thing.
    The game as evolved a lot since launch; there is a big, free content update roughly every three months. The three    Albion Online is a pretty hardcore MMO, so it is clearly not for everyone. If you are looking for a WOW-style game with story and tons of quests, look elsewhere. If you like player-driven sandbox games like EVE, Darkfall or Ultima Online, Albion may be exactly your thing.
    The game as evolved a lot since launch; there is a big, free content update roughly every three months. The three updates so far brought an Arena, battle mounts, PVP seasons, fishing and tons of other content (new expeditions, items, mobs etc.).    … Expand
  66. NachtkindFX
    Jul 29, 2017
    8
    Albion Online is different. You'll have to grind, to get things done takes a while and you could lose almost everything in one battle. If you didn't stop reading yet ... get Albion Online!
  67. bonkersdog
    Sep 14, 2017
    10
    Masterpience in the making. The entitled MMO player isn't going to like this one but those looking for a challenge they can share with friends should not sleep on this game.

    Game feels heavily inspired by POE, EVE, LOL
  68. KurdeN
    Apr 27, 2018
    0
    The company is just thinking of making money when they came up with this game. It is clearly a P2W game and ofc those who made the game, they only whant to suck the players that can afford to pay as much as possible.
  69. PogoTime
    May 18, 2018
    4
    I have to edit my Rating due to the Progress I’ve made. For the first hours of the game - everything is cool, you'll have fun, and you can chill-grind Stuff, what will be the most part of the beginning. But the further you progress in the Game you will realize that:
    - You are more or less forced to have an active big guild, or you will not have access to certain crafting stuff, nor decent    I have to edit my Rating due to the Progress I’ve made. For the first hours of the game - everything is cool, you'll have fun, and you can chill-grind Stuff, what will be the most part of the beginning. But the further you progress in the Game you will realize that:
    - You are more or less forced to have an active big guild, or you will not have access to certain crafting stuff, nor decent dungeon gameplay
    - The bigger the better - you will find yourself often in the position that you are overrun by an even bigger group of pvp'ler (bring friend with time)
    - it's not about individual skill, when Albion is something it’s more or less about how long have played the game and trained your skill+ same for you grp mates. Even if you have the best 5 man team you will most probably loose against a team that is there for a while even with the same Tier as you. The Skills aren’t supposed to be very skill-shotty because the game is to indirect (compared to modern Mobas e.g) and you have only like 2-3 skills to push from time to time.
    - The Community is kind of demanding. If you want a semi good guild you have to (normally) give them something in return - mostly your time to grind or to attend on their Actions. But even for a semi good guild this is often more than anyone with a normal job can handle.
    - Some territories are blocked by big guild /Alliances so that you won’t have access to their resources. If you try to do so, you’ll most probably die trying.
    I could go on further.... I admire the team behind Albion for their dedication, but they made some really bad design decisions or haven't enough talented people hired (e.g. UI / UX is kind or the worst, proting Albion to Mobile in the First place…)
    Most Players I Know that are kind of “competitive” and Ok in their Progress have simply no job and play like most of their “free time” – which is ok for me, but if that is the main factor I’m out.    … Expand
  70. xSeriously
    Aug 10, 2017
    10
    Great game, very fun, I have enjoyed it a lot. If you are a whiner though the games not for you, you can (and will) die and lose everything ur carrying with you.

    All the whiners on here talking about server problems... These problems are from a ddos attack which happens to many games and companies and it will pass.
  71. Grismar
    Aug 7, 2017
    5
    Personally, I feel more like a 3/10, but I realise that some people actually enjoy a grind - Albion Online might be worth considering for them, if they can get over the other problems. It basically is a grind, with the rewards for grinding consisting of unlocking new grinds.

    The other issues have to do with the server populations (too small), the game performance (not very good and    Personally, I feel more like a 3/10, but I realise that some people actually enjoy a grind - Albion Online might be worth considering for them, if they can get over the other problems. It basically is a grind, with the rewards for grinding consisting of unlocking new grinds.

    The other issues have to do with the server populations (too small), the game performance (not very good and terrible in locations with many players) and the world design (causes people to all bunch up in very few places).

    I like that players make everything and that stuff doesn't magically move around, although I do think the new player experience would improve if that point was somehow made clear to new players. If you're having stereotypical "get me n of x"-NPC's anyway, why not use their missions to actually teach players about the world and pointing at some of the stuff they will not get right away, but will be wondering about how to get.

    It very much feels like an alpha-stage game right now, even though it has quite a bit of time on it already and people are paying full price. The lack of a business model that fits with the current incentives to play the game doesn't give me high hopes for the longevity of Albion Online.

    If you enjoy a grind, don't mind a glitchy experience in towns, like the cartoonish art style (I do actually) and like the pioneering sense of a new game, even though you have to pay - go for it.    … Expand
  72. Von_cLutch
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    This game gets a lot of negativity for no reason whatsoever. The game has gotten A LOT of epic updates with content and it's genuinely so much fun. I've been playing since the beta and sure, they made a lot of mistakes in the beginning. They are a indie development studio and not every launch is perfect. They've been listing to the player-base ever since and they made this gameThis game gets a lot of negativity for no reason whatsoever. The game has gotten A LOT of epic updates with content and it's genuinely so much fun. I've been playing since the beta and sure, they made a lot of mistakes in the beginning. They are a indie development studio and not every launch is perfect. They've been listing to the player-base ever since and they made this game free-to-play on Steam and through their own game-launcher.

    The game is active, has a active guild/alliance system and the massive fights happen almost every day. Since it's open world, expect to die as a noob, or just stay safe in blue zones til you're leveled up. There's SO MUCH to do within the world of Albion -- Crafting, trading, gathering, PVP, group content, solo content, hidden treasures, you name it. Once you give it a go, you'll see that this game doesn't deserve a 4,4 out of 10.

    Yes, they have a premium status feature that will give you a CHANCE of receiving 1 more resource than a "free" player which isn't pay to win at all. You get more fame(exp) than a regular player, but the amount is significant and you also pay 1% more tax. Watch some youtube video's about how to make in-game silver to pay for your premium status with in-game money. Once you know what to do, it's easy to make millions of silver per day and premium only costs 6 million silver.    … Expand
  73. CummyUwU
    Jul 19, 2019
    9
    I do not usually review things but, I personally LOVE this game.

    It's not for everyone You either farm, gank, join a huge ZvZ guild, or play the market. ZvZ aspect has 300+ man battles that can last a long time or end very shortly, lots of mind games you can play on the enemy (often a zerg) game offers a lot to keep you busy if you dont like grinds, and games that teach you in a    I do not usually review things but, I personally LOVE this game.

    It's not for everyone
    You either farm, gank, join a huge ZvZ guild, or play the market.
    ZvZ aspect has 300+ man battles that can last a long time or end very shortly, lots of mind games you can play on the enemy (often a zerg)
    game offers a lot to keep you busy

    if you dont like grinds, and games that teach you in a hard way (loss of items on death in most areas) the maybe its not for you.

    very enjoyable game though, one of my favorite in a long long time.    … Expand
  74. Dhelio
    Jul 30, 2017
    9
    Albion Online is a breath of fresh air, in a market dominated by World of Warcraft and its numerous clones.

    It aims to be a sandbox full loot MMOG, and it manages to get that feeling of dread, when you're traversing enemy zones with your guild and the tension is palpable, everyone in silence, tending their ears and their eyes wherever danger might hide. Never, since the first days of    Albion Online is a breath of fresh air, in a market dominated by World of Warcraft and its numerous clones.

    It aims to be a sandbox full loot MMOG, and it manages to get that feeling of dread, when you're traversing enemy zones with your guild and the tension is palpable, everyone in silence, tending their ears and their eyes wherever danger might hide. Never, since the first days of WoW, have I found a game that I really could play from dusk until dawn without getting bored.

    The game has a lot of content: Guild vs Guild fights (in the forms of 5v5, 10v10, and Zerg v Zerg), instanced and overworld dungeons, world bosses, weekly events and yet more.

    Gathering resources to craft your/others equipment is satisfying and well animated, as much as buying and selling from city to city, exploting the gold market and the many other ways to make an economic difference in the world.

    There is the possibility to get territory for your guild and an island for yourself, building structures like farms, houses, storage, crafters and more.

    The world is divided in 4 zones: Blue Zones, where PvP is disabled, know exactly how many people are there and only low tier resources spawn; Yellow zones, where you can flag yourself for PvP, know exactly how many flagged are there and drop money on death; Red Zones, where you can flag yourself for PvP, know exactly how many flagged are there and drop everything on death, and can find high tier resources; Black Zones, where you are always flagged for PvP, don't know how many players are there, can find very high tier resources with improved spawn rates and drop everything on death.

    So, you see that the game has potential, and that's where the 9 comes from. However, there are several flaws right now that might hamper its development;

    for example, the server is just one for the whole world, and while the zone system helps distribute players, sometimes you find yourself in the unenviable position of having to wait for someone to leave the zone you want to go, to enter. The territories are currently owned by the biggest alliances there are, leaving the smaller guilds to either compete between themselves or to try to face manpower well beyond their handlig capacity. The frequent restarts and the daily maintenance are frustrating in their own right, even more when they come suddenly with 5 minutes warning.

    If the devs at Sandbox Games manage to solve these problems, then we have a brilliant game, with a bright future; if they're not up to the task...well, I fear that this game will be dead by November. We just need to wait and see where this goes.    … Expand
  75. devilbd
    Jun 24, 2018
    0
    Total dumb game. They compare it with Ultima Online, but everything here is with bad concept. The pet system are total 0. All the terrains looks same :D RIDICULOUS. Each hero have 4 spells :D AWESOME! For the housing system i will no say anything, because i think there is no housing system :D This is some absolutely abnormal grinding game with probably 80 % of PVP inside it while grindingTotal dumb game. They compare it with Ultima Online, but everything here is with bad concept. The pet system are total 0. All the terrains looks same :D RIDICULOUS. Each hero have 4 spells :D AWESOME! For the housing system i will no say anything, because i think there is no housing system :D This is some absolutely abnormal grinding game with probably 80 % of PVP inside it while grinding and doing 2 things :D I can't give lower than 0 but if I could I would have to.… Expand
  76. Veetus
    Jun 23, 2018
    10
    Background: Albion Online launched July 17th, 2017. I've been playing ever since. I also took part in the most previous beta called 'Hector' which went live in March of 2017. I have over 1500 hours of game play at the time of this writing.

    Albion Online is special. It's one of those "what you make of it" games where you have to be a little on the ambitious side to find and create your    Background: Albion Online launched July 17th, 2017. I've been playing ever since. I also took part in the most previous beta called 'Hector' which went live in March of 2017. I have over 1500 hours of game play at the time of this writing.

    Albion Online is special. It's one of those "what you make of it" games where you have to be a little on the ambitious side to find and create your own content. The content a player creates can be anything from PvP, PvE, farming, crafting, or gathering. The game is entirely playable as a solo player; but things become a lot easier in terms of progressing your skills with a guild or a group of friends.

    Does the game have a grind? Sure does. That's alright though, that means that you will have to put time/work in to be able to achieve what you want to achieve. I personally like games that have big skill trees that have a lot of ways for me to maximize my character's progression.

    The developers have a round table that houses the top guild leaders, influencers, and community members to have a voice and give feedback on the game. So far, the developers have been very vocal and responsive to player/round table feedback -- which is fantastic.

    I easily have over 1500 hours played in this game since it launched and I plan to continue for a long time to come. I hope those who are on the fence give it a shot. Get a free trial, and see if it's for you. You never know until you try!

    I would recommend this to anyone who likes open world sandbox full loot PvP games with a player driven economy.    … Expand
  77. Solitar
    Jul 27, 2017
    9
    I wasn't around for the development drama, but this game is a breath of fresh air. It's a call back to old school MMOs where there were consequences. The grinds not too bad, the combat is tight and feels good, and the guild aspects are there. They need to improve on the maps overall, but really I'm enjoying the game and see myself playing for the coming months.
  78. Herox
    May 13, 2018
    1
    It really seems like fanboys and devs made new accounts to give fake reviews. Unsure why they work so hard to fool people, but trust this. Albion is an okay game, and could have been great. But the game fails, and so do the devs.. Don't believe their lies. Just because the game isn't as bad as it was, doesn't mean it is now good. The idea of Albion online was great. Devs ruined it.

    They    It really seems like fanboys and devs made new accounts to give fake reviews. Unsure why they work so hard to fool people, but trust this. Albion is an okay game, and could have been great. But the game fails, and so do the devs.. Don't believe their lies. Just because the game isn't as bad as it was, doesn't mean it is now good. The idea of Albion online was great. Devs ruined it.

    They never added many things they said they would, and instead added somethings that no one really wanted.. Their games whole system is to suck as much money out of the players that it can. This is very much a fact! I've played with randoms who have told me they put hundreds, and some even thousands into buying gold so they didn't have to grind. I don't debate if it is pay to win, take that as you will. But is is clearly pay to get ahead and save tons of time. This is a fact.

    PvE sucks, and PvP isn't much better. One of the few good things about the game is full looting. That's what sucked me in. But, that doesn't make a good game. It was a good idea. It is a bad game. Mainly thanks to the devs.

    Now they're going to steam because their community died and they wanna some more money out of others. Very sad. Don't let the shills and devs fool you with their fake posts.    … Expand
  79. Grimhawke
    Jun 1, 2018
    10
    I'm a veteran of pre-Trammel UO, Shadowbane and Darkfall. If you liked those games, you'll probably enjoy Albion. The end game is full loot PvP and territory control, so if you're just looking to PvE and collect shinies, this might not be the game for you. If you like the thrill of PvP that has consquences, balancing risk versus reward and enjoy the intrigue of alliance vs. allianceI'm a veteran of pre-Trammel UO, Shadowbane and Darkfall. If you liked those games, you'll probably enjoy Albion. The end game is full loot PvP and territory control, so if you're just looking to PvE and collect shinies, this might not be the game for you. If you like the thrill of PvP that has consquences, balancing risk versus reward and enjoy the intrigue of alliance vs. alliance warfare and politics then I highly recommend it.

    As a dev studio, I have to say SBI is the most connected to their gaming community that I've ever seen. The level of communication and feedback is great and I really believe the last few content updates and planned roadmap are taking Albion in a great direction.

    The population nearly a year after release seems to be growing and the cities and open world areas are very lively!

    Highly recommend to check it out. If you need a trial key, PM me on Discord at [EB]Grimhawke@9254    … Expand
  80. Zenren
    May 6, 2019
    5
    I would like to give an honest review of this game, so to start, there are parts of this game that are really enjoyable, for instance harvesting and crafting are gems of this system, however PvP is still horribly balanced, ping can be atrocious (I lagged and came back dead during multiple battles) and there are still a ton of exploits and bugs. This game could've been amazing for a lot ofI would like to give an honest review of this game, so to start, there are parts of this game that are really enjoyable, for instance harvesting and crafting are gems of this system, however PvP is still horribly balanced, ping can be atrocious (I lagged and came back dead during multiple battles) and there are still a ton of exploits and bugs. This game could've been amazing for a lot of people, however it's geared towards a niche player base that enjoy hardcore PvP. The fact is every game like this has gone the way of the dodo, or switched to PvE and PvP options. This game isn't and it's dying. The Free to Play has breathed a bit of life, but already a lot of the people who started play have stopped. I would give it one or two years more before it closes.… Expand
  81. Deaden
    Aug 3, 2020
    1
    These kind of games shouldn't exist anymore. The idea behind of sandbox and losing all gears are not right in PvP. It's killing all fun and turn your psychological health down.

    Actually many sandbox games are not well made like this one. It's requiring an emptiness in your life to hold you as a slave in this pot. If you lost your mind, go ahead, play it. But I will inform you, it's not    These kind of games shouldn't exist anymore. The idea behind of sandbox and losing all gears are not right in PvP. It's killing all fun and turn your psychological health down.

    Actually many sandbox games are not well made like this one. It's requiring an emptiness in your life to hold you as a slave in this pot. If you lost your mind, go ahead, play it. But I will inform you, it's not a real PvP experience. You can find only full of anger. Playing WoW or other RPGs would be better option. Games are for entertainment not a living in a stressful life.    … Expand
  82. OnlySon
    Feb 7, 2020
    0
    Yeah, just installed and unistalled. Got a security error due to lighting effects...which supposedly means I have to turn of my rgb to play.... nice
  83. vampireallana93
    Jun 10, 2021
    3
    Over this crap game. I got it because the ads say " There's a place for everyone, find yours. a sandbox mmo that has something for everyone". utter bull **** the entire game is geared towards pvp and if you want to get ahead quickly you need premium which if you want to use in game money is 10mil sliver. or 12$ real dollars a freaking month, and for what? to have your **** taken by lazyOver this crap game. I got it because the ads say " There's a place for everyone, find yours. a sandbox mmo that has something for everyone". utter bull **** the entire game is geared towards pvp and if you want to get ahead quickly you need premium which if you want to use in game money is 10mil sliver. or 12$ real dollars a freaking month, and for what? to have your **** taken by lazy ass players who would rather gank your non pvp ass because they don't want to do the grind like every one else.

    Do you just enjoy the gather/crafting side of the game? tough **** everything you spent all day gathering/making is gone in seconds. do you enjoy farming and raising animals? well get used to spending all of your time on your island, which you need premium to get btw, to only log in once a day because there is a 22 **** hour timer on the farming. Not a single thing in this game has value because "lolz pvp full lot" wtf am i spending all my time gathering/crafting/farming for if it has 0 value? There is more pvp **** to do than non pvp **** this is also the only mmo i've played that cant figure out how controls work. qwerdf are hot keys of all damn things, and you click/hold to move instead of, oh idk every other damn computer game ever that uses wasd to move, 1-5 for hot keys and click/hold for a camera.

    the only thing that is funny is with out us, the ones who only enjoy the crafting/gathering/farming, there would be no resources for the pvpers, they would have to stop being lazy and do it them damn selves then they can see "oh getting ganked is total **** Doesn't matter what gear you have if there are enough of these **** pvpers in a group your ass is down and your **** is gone, 0 protection for gathers and non pvpers. oh you want to craft/gather more than t4? tough **** risk all your stuff by going into the red zone that has the higher tear materials.

    Want to water your crops/nature your animals? nope needs focus and focus is premium, sorry. Want to get more yeild on something you are gathering? nope need premium, want to pay less tax at the market? oope need premium, because of course you do. Want more fame/money? yep premium. want 20 free learning points? guess what of **** course you need premium.

    First few mins made you feel like there was a story but like the ads its total bs, do not waste your time find a better mmorpg to play    … Expand
  84. donaramu
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    This game is P2W. That's a fact. I've met people who have given over 1,000 to the greedy devs. Truly crazy imo.

    This game had a chance at being great. They scammed thousands with lies and changing where the game was going. Never added key things. Removed other better thing. So then they add a bunch of useless crap. This game lost 80% of it's player base in 1 month.. I could go on for    This game is P2W. That's a fact. I've met people who have given over 1,000 to the greedy devs. Truly crazy imo.

    This game had a chance at being great. They scammed thousands with lies and changing where the game was going. Never added key things. Removed other better thing. So then they add a bunch of useless crap. This game lost 80% of it's player base in 1 month..

    I could go on for hours typing, but people already covered everything you need to know. Trust us and don't buy Albion!    … Expand
  85. Vel
    Jan 21, 2023
    4
    The game is just kind of "meh". It's not necessarily a bad game, but it suffers from a lot of the same problems as other MMOs:

    1. Endgame PvP content is dominated by people using the exact same "meta" gear set ups, there is very little balance. 2. Instead of making the later game more difficult, they mostly make it more of a grind. Literally, harvesting a higher tier tree takes    The game is just kind of "meh". It's not necessarily a bad game, but it suffers from a lot of the same problems as other MMOs:

    1. Endgame PvP content is dominated by people using the exact same "meta" gear set ups, there is very little balance.
    2. Instead of making the later game more difficult, they mostly make it more of a grind. Literally, harvesting a higher tier tree takes significantly longer, for no apparent reason other than distinguishing it from lower tier trees.
    3. They didn't separate out servers by country/region, so a majority of the chat is not english, including important things you need to communicate.
    4. The movement set up on computer is goofy (there is no option to move using A-S-D-W, and instead you have to click everywhere).
    5. it is not entirely "pay to win", but if you really want to enjoy the game, you need the premium subscription, which is $15 a month. That's more per month than a lot of other, better MMOs charge.

    So overall, there is nothing to really make this game "bad" or "terrible", it just missed so many opportunities to be better that there are better MMOs out there (ESO, FF14, Guild Wars, BDO, etc).    … Expand
  86. Ghost67
    Jul 16, 2021
    5
    Look. I'm a Legendary Founder. My review is not going to be based on the fact that this is a full loot PvP game. I find that a good thing.

    Albion pulls you in with its Runescape like graphics and gameplay. But it quickly becomes apparent that something strange is going on.... My problem with Albion is the fact that it has no depth beyond its full loot PvP experience. The combat is    Look. I'm a Legendary Founder. My review is not going to be based on the fact that this is a full loot PvP game. I find that a good thing.

    Albion pulls you in with its Runescape like graphics and gameplay. But it quickly becomes apparent that something strange is going on....

    My problem with Albion is the fact that it has no depth beyond its full loot PvP experience. The combat is mediocre and just, well, boring. There are a total of 6 skills. Yes....6 skills make up the entirety of your character. Put on equipment to change your skill. That's it. The devs have nerfed every skill and every unique build into oblivion. You play the way the devs want you to play, period. This game is overdeveloped and overbalanced.

    Even combat in Runescape is more interesting. Combat is fast paced, and requires little actual strategy since all there are, are 6 skills to spam. 3 skills for your weapon, 1 skill for each other gear slot. Your boots skill is a running skill and not even directly used in combat, usually only to run away to kite. And...that's it. You have a potion. And a cape. Whoop de doo. Nearly every "class", plays the same. There is little to differentiate you from someone else. There are no strategies to the fights. Press your buttons and win or lose depending on the meta and gear tier. Not alot of skill goes into it.

    The other side of Albion is the crafting. Again, ripped straight from Runescape. That's fine and all. The game is overdeveloped. Crafting is a bore. There is nothing interesting to make. All equipment is tiered, there are no unique items, trinkets to make.

    This game is fully centered around PvP. That's fine with me. But its unironically a snoozefest.    … Expand
  87. josjikawa
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Great old school mmorpg you don't see a lot anymore these days.
    The graphics are charming and there's always something to do whether its gathering, combat, or working on expanding your own little island. for those who enjoy runescape it's definitely worth a check out!
  88. EvgenS
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    I feel sorry for all who started to play in 2017. In 2021 the game is very fun right from the low tiers. I very like skilled based combat and so many skills to combine and find your perfect build. There are tons of content for solo or random groups in both PvP and PvE and you can choose zones with full loot or without. It's not P2W as Premium only helps you with leveling speed and getI feel sorry for all who started to play in 2017. In 2021 the game is very fun right from the low tiers. I very like skilled based combat and so many skills to combine and find your perfect build. There are tons of content for solo or random groups in both PvP and PvE and you can choose zones with full loot or without. It's not P2W as Premium only helps you with leveling speed and get ingame currency but you can grind and buy everything except skins for ingame currency.… Expand
  89. baptistew
    Jun 13, 2020
    2
    Malheureusement bien trop de bug ce qui rend l’expérience horrible parfois.
  90. D3M0T1VAT3D
    Mar 18, 2020
    0
    This game is constantly evolving and is pretty much indistinguishable from how it was a year ago. The current version (Queen) basically sums up to this:

    Spend your first month or so in blue/yellow zones endlessly gathering so you have money to replace your gear sets then: Do you like big 200v200 battles (ZvZ)? If so do the following: grind PvE to be relevant then join one of the mega    This game is constantly evolving and is pretty much indistinguishable from how it was a year ago. The current version (Queen) basically sums up to this:

    Spend your first month or so in blue/yellow zones endlessly gathering so you have money to replace your gear sets then:

    Do you like big 200v200 battles (ZvZ)? If so do the following: grind PvE to be relevant then join one of the mega alliances.

    Do you not care about 200v200 battles (ZvZ) or are in a small guild and dont wish to join a mega? Uninstall the game.

    That's basically it. They constantly announce changes only to back pedal on them a few days later. They add in band-aid fixes to player created problems rather than solving the underlying issue (portal zone invisibility shrines). This entire game is nothing but massive battles now, any type of small group PvP content is either infested with rats (Hellgates) or so clique based you'll never get in a good group and your only option is to form groups with random people you meet in discord (crystal realm battles) only to get destroyed by old GvG main teams with 150-200 battles played because there is no MMR system in this game and they prefer to farm the newer players in low level crystals than push higher keys. Oh you want to gank? Good luck finding anyone in the now insanely massive black zone that isn't travelling with a massive group or 5 inches away from their safe space hideout.

    Finally this game has a terrible server/host. There's always connection problems with this game for people in certain regions and when you get into those massive 200v200 battles the server/game can't even handle it. You will need a lot of money to play this game if you actually do enjoy the large scale battles, which is even harder to make now with the gathering changes and lack of consistent ganking. But don't worry, you can buy in game currency with real money ;)    … Expand
  91. energester
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    My main game for 2+ years. Some say its like Eve mixed with league of legends mixed with runescape and ultima online. You are what you wear in this game. So you mix and match to create builds for different things. Lots of different metas for different things in the game. You can theory craft as much as you want. Changing and breaking metas. Creating party and army compositions. The riskMy main game for 2+ years. Some say its like Eve mixed with league of legends mixed with runescape and ultima online. You are what you wear in this game. So you mix and match to create builds for different things. Lots of different metas for different things in the game. You can theory craft as much as you want. Changing and breaking metas. Creating party and army compositions. The risk of losing gear in pvp makes it exciting. The economy is run by the players and everything is gathered and crafted by players. You can easily make enough silver in a few days or even faster so you can pay for premium. I love playing zvz which is the large player battles. Plenty of smaller scale pvp also. Its like playing league of legends but with up to 300 player battles.… Expand
  92. DvalinDK
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Still one of the best sandbox MMORPGs to this date. It's a bit niche because it focuses so much on PvP. But I also think that's what makes it so unique.
  93. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 16, 2021
    6
    Pretty fun. but way to hardcore for a mmo. u often die cuz lagg and u lost everything. ppl in this game are so toxic as well. at least u can play on phone as well. 6/10
  94. ladosek
    Oct 29, 2020
    10
    Super giereczka, duża mapa, wiadomo że grafika nie jest jakas rewelacyjna ale napewno nie jest zła, walka dość prosta w opanowaniu oraz dość opszerne drzewko umiejętności. Jedyne co bym poprawił to samouczek bo niczego specjalnego nas nie uczy o jest bardzo nieczytelny 10/10
  95. A1ucard
    Jun 18, 2020
    1
    развод людей на деньги, время и на ностальгических чувствах к классик мморпг типа ультимы онлайн. Донаты, рубленая графика, баги, боевая система - аля "pew pew" клацай и убивай.
  96. NakiHandmade
    Oct 7, 2020
    0
    Game only one server in US.
    The dev is German and they know what they are doing. Make outside US player as chicken to be killed by US players. That make game fun for US players and keep the player base.
  97. dath76
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    the game's good, fun to to pick and play casually and hardcore, though it is slow sometimes, it great to play with other people, but a critical part of the game is.... death as you will die a lot as it full loot PvP, so unlike other games you have to have loot you are willing sacrifice and leave behind so don't buy some super expensive loot only to lose it, so in the end pick a play stylethe game's good, fun to to pick and play casually and hardcore, though it is slow sometimes, it great to play with other people, but a critical part of the game is.... death as you will die a lot as it full loot PvP, so unlike other games you have to have loot you are willing sacrifice and leave behind so don't buy some super expensive loot only to lose it, so in the end pick a play style eg mage, fighter and go ham right?..... well its complicated you can play the game as farmer or hunter or blacksmith,
    the point of the game is to make money, it doesn't matter how    … Expand
  98. SergioSec0
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    The game has changed a lot since its launch, it is PVP, if you don't like the PVP it will be difficult for you to emerge, I play it on my PC and on a high-end Xiaomi Lite 10 cell phone and it runs very well, a good mmo especially the PVP.
  99. MajeG
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    Muy buen MMORPG, su forma no lineal en serio le dá mucha vida al gameplay y lo hace bastante divertido. Aunque hay algunas armas y equipo que necesitan nerf urgente, pero al menos hacen cambios constantes en cada parche para intentar solucionarlo. RECOMENDADÍSIMO.
  100. aesur
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    Hacían años que no me sentía tan motivado con un MMORPG después de Lineage II. Definitivamente, Albion tiene mi corazón, jajajaja. Excelente!!!!! Me molesta la cantidad de lag en algunos momentos del día, pero me divierto mucho. Aún quiero poder adquirir premium para tener mi isla y en fin poder hacer muchas pots, ser un alquimista.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. DarkStation
    Sep 7, 2017
    60
    You could kindly call Albion Online old-school or hardcore, which might appeal to gamers with a nostalgia for the days of corpse runs, griefing, and ganking. Less graciously, you could say it is repetitive, cynical, uninspired, and opaque. In truth, MMORPGs that survive their infancy often grow into very different games than they were at launch. Patches and player input often have a way of shaping a game for the better, and given time, Albion Online may evolve as well.
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  2. Wccftech
    Aug 30, 2017
    70
    Albion Online is a fun sandbox MMORPG with a clever progression mechanic and deep player-economy. The mid to late game grind and hardcore nature might turn away anyone looking for a more casual experience.
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  3. GameStar
    Aug 11, 2017
    75
    Albion Online remains very motivating despite the large grind, thanks to the many and freely selectable options for character development.
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