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
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Metascore
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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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