Albion Online: Impressions of F2P So Far - MMORPG.com

SBFord · April 2019

Albion Online: Impressions of F2P So Far - MMORPG.com

It’s been a while since I played Albion Online, probably almost since launch if I’m being honest. But what I’ve found since trying the game this week is a much-improved experience. Now that Albion Online is F2P, is it worth giving a shot? The answer is yes, but with a few caveats.

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seshses · April 2019

Beside the 6000 players queue am enjoying it , the new tutorial is a nice touch i think the timing is key right now not many new mmo's to look forward too and some old ones that feel stale for me anyways so Albion online it is right .

Teiyi · April 2019

It seemed fun but I tried following a quest and I sat and talked to ppl in a room that looked like a boss would spawn in for almost an hr

then I kinda gave up on the game as the chat was extremely messy with no language based global chat just a total free for all and it didn't seem like any experienced players were there to give advice.

Maybe I'll check back eventually but it seems like they prepared poorly for F2P launch that they had established a fair amount of time to set-up.

sopuku · April 2019

if u wanna buy an island u need 10k silver and..... 30 day premium

:D:D:D:D

seshses · April 2019

Teiyi said:

It seemed fun but I tried following a quest and I sat and talked to ppl in a room that looked like a boss would spawn in for almost an hr then I kinda gave up on the game as the chat was extremely messy with no language based global chat just a total free for all and it didn't seem like any experienced players were there to give advice.

Maybe I'll check back eventually but it seems like they prepared poorly for F2P launch that they had established a fair amount of time to set-up.

You to get back to city and take the blue portal and do expedition which is a solo instance and there you can do the boss quest no problem .

Lobotomist · April 2019

I see people flocking to this game, and thinking its so great its free now. But what people do not understand is that this game is open world full loot PVP game.

It means that now any kid ( among thousands that can play for free now ) and not to mention chinese farmers and so on - with much more time than you. Will have higher lvl characters and will gank people left and right.

The game was gank fest before, now it will be ridicilous gank hell. Nobody normal will be able to play it.

seshses · April 2019

Game remind of shadowbane back in the day , really joining a Guild is a must in these kind of games.

Kelson13 · April 2019

So the 8,000 player queue was a bit daunting, but I know you can earn premium with in-game currency, so that didn't keep me from playing for a couple days. However, as soon as I found out (through much trial and error and some forum posts from 2015) that the ONLY person who gets credit for a quest kill is the one who does the most damage to the target, I uninstalled immediately. What a ridiculous, antiquated, anti-grouping way of forcing people to hunt down bosses. Sorry, healer - no quest credit for you. Can't solo that boss? Tough luck. Someone else jumps in and out damages you - oh well, so sorry. It's been the design since the beginning and hasn't changed yet - so it likely never will. No thanks. I have other games I can play.

RandomInSociety · April 2019

After two days of unable to queue and hearing the negatives. I just uninstalled it.

ray12k · April 2019

looks like a lot of people like full drop pvp....

Kelson13 · April 2019

ray12k said:

looks like a lot of people like full drop pvp....

I'm sure many do. I'm not one of them. I'm more of a PvE and occasional "for funsies" PvPer. I planned to play this for PvE and PvP with guildies by my side for cargo runs and such. Ah well, the quest credit fiasco ruined it. Still desperately waiting for a solid MMORPG to come out that I can sink my teeth into...haven't had one since Rift, Tera and GW2.

BruceYee · April 2019

Lobotomist said:

I see people flocking to this game, and thinking its so great its free now. But what people do not understand is that this game is open world full loot PVP game.

It means that now any kid ( among thousands that can play for free now ) and not to mention chinese farmers and so on - with much more time than you. Will have higher lvl characters and will gank people left and right.

The game was gank fest before, now it will be ridicilous gank hell. Nobody normal will be able to play it.

I can see this being a serious problem in the future. Why they didn't just do a fresh start server for ftp and players that have asked for restarts for years.. Seems like a missed opportunity and decision that may cost them paying players.

ray12k · April 2019

? Its pretty much the same as any launch. Beginner areas are flooded with noobs making linear quest take forever. I dont know how much exp. you have with mmorpgs but the kill task quests pretty much are on par with the genre.

BruceYee · April 2019

RandomInSociety said:

After two days of unable to queue and hearing the negatives. I just uninstalled it.

IMO that 7k queue seems like a ploy to get people to purchase premium. It says everywhere on their site "play with 200k players" and the active pop before ftp was no where near that so why can't another 7k people join? Looks fishy to me but on the other hand the entire server was lagged out yesterday so who knows.

Lobotomist · April 2019

BruceYee said:

Lobotomist said:

I see people flocking to this game, and thinking its so great its free now. But what people do not understand is that this game is open world full loot PVP game.

It means that now any kid ( among thousands that can play for free now ) and not to mention chinese farmers and so on - with much more time than you. Will have higher lvl characters and will gank people left and right.

The game was gank fest before, now it will be ridicilous gank hell. Nobody normal will be able to play it.

I can see this being a serious problem in the future. Why they didn't just do a fresh start server for ftp and players that have asked for restarts for years.. Seems like a missed opportunity and decision that may cost them paying players.

Well it surely cost them one player. I dont think being ganked by army of free player kids is fun. Especially when being killed means losing equipment that you worked hours and days to buy

MadFrenchie · April 2019

I could've summed up the impressions in one sentence: "Just like before the F2P transition, only with F2P monetization"

Tiller · April 2019

Queue got better, but as I was doing the tutorial the game crashed and kicked me to Highland Cross. How do you cancel that 'Through the gate' quest that I seem to be stuck on? Or better yet how do you get back to the lighthouse? Looks like I'm not the only one this happened to, many folks in chat ranting about the same issue right now.

velimirius · April 2019

insane grind is all there is to this game, ppl say its fantasy eve but its worse.

Hariken · April 2019

BruceYee said:

Lobotomist said:

I see people flocking to this game, and thinking its so great its free now. But what people do not understand is that this game is open world full loot PVP game.

It means that now any kid ( among thousands that can play for free now ) and not to mention chinese farmers and so on - with much more time than you. Will have higher lvl characters and will gank people left and right.

The game was gank fest before, now it will be ridicilous gank hell. Nobody normal will be able to play it.

I can see this being a serious problem in the future. Why they didn't just do a fresh start server for ftp and players that have asked for restarts for years.. Seems like a missed opportunity and decision that may cost them paying players.

It won't matter. Lets see how many stick around to play it during the summer. Games like this just don't last.

TweFoju · April 2019

There is no civilization in this game, the only character that won't kill you is your guildmates and alliances, and that can shift very quickly

other than those, believe me, 9/10 people will attack you on sight, 1 being a true farmer and a carebear, which is rare in Albion.

This game was destined to be good and fun with the open world and full player economy, but the full loot pvp destroyed it, and economy becomes so unbalance that only top 5 alliances control all the market.

Aenghas · April 2019

The design decision to make it also playable on mobiles only hurt the game imho. If it wasn't point-and-click to move with a fixed isometric view I might have enjoyed it more. The trailers are frankly misleading with the range of camera angles they use.

I think the developers had some good ideas but in the current format it is unappealing. If they ever make a full 3D mmo with less (or zero) emphasis on large guild dominance I would probably take a look.

krgwynne · April 2019

its worth a look now thats its free i wasted 100 dollars on a founders pack but got bored of it quite quickly. has alot of bad map design in the pvp areas so they are easily camped so have fun mid and end game.

odiasuda · April 2019

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Full loot mmo's are garbage and will never make any real money. Most fail and close. Hopefully this one will too. STOP MAKING THESE GAMES.