Albion Online Introduces Two Major Faction Warfare Features In Realm Divided Part II Update

Today, Sandbox Interactive released Albion Online’s latest update, Realm Divided Part II. The update introduces two new features to the free-to-play MMORPG’s faction warfare: Faction Battle Standards and a reworked Bandit Assault event.

Faction Battle Standards are new carriable objectives that will appear in Faction Warfare areas. The idea is simple: get the banner home safely and earn rewards. The more a banner is used, the more valuable it becomes. The more valuable it becomes, the more everyone’s going to fight to claim it. So, once it’s in your hands, try to keep it there.

Battle Standards can be found in any Province in conflict and are initially locked when they appear. Once they are unlocked, they can be picked up by anyone and become invisible on the World Map. So players will want to pay attention to the map in order to be the ones to claim it. Players can then carry the Battle Standard to a friendly outpost and deliver it to Fiona Fableheart to earn rewards.

As for the Bandit Assault rework, the event now covers all areas of Faction Warfare. Start out fighting for supplies. Take chests and outposts. As things progress, the focus shrinks down to two Provinces with Fortresses that contain extremely valuable chests. This is a good opportunity for Factions to claim loot and Faction points. So be prepared to take part.

Aside from the two features listed above, the update also implements various balance changes. The full list is available in the patch notes on the Albion Online site.