Realm Divided Part II is Live!
Faction Battle Standards and a massive Bandit Assault rework arrive in Albion Online, introducing dynamic carriable objectives and multi-phase red zone sieges.
Key Changes
- 1New Faction Battle Standards carriable objectives added to Faction Warfare areas.
- 2Complete rework of the Bandit Assault event into a multi-faction, multi-phase battle.
- 3Battle Standards now dynamically increase in value based on the amount of combat action they witness.
- 4New high-value chests added to Fortress interiors during the final stages of Bandit Assault.
- 5Bandit Assault now features a supply race phase involving Faction Camps, Chests, and Outposts.
- 6Rival factions can now capture and steal Battle Standards to claim rewards for themselves.
- 7Bandit Assault action now concentrates on two specific Provinces during its later stages.
All Changes
⚔️Faction Warfare(4)
- newFaction Battle Standards: Introduced Faction Battle Standards, new carriable objectives that appear in active Faction Warfare areas.
- newFaction Battle Standards: Battle Standards now dynamically increase in value based on the amount of combat action occurring around them.
- newFaction Battle Standards: Added a theft mechanic allowing rival Factions to capture and return enemy Battle Standards to their own home base for profit.
- newFaction Battle Standards: Successful delivery of a Battle Standard to a home base now grants rewards to the participating Faction.
🎮Game Modes(5)
- changeBandit Assault: Reworked the Bandit Assault into a multi-faction battle encompassing all areas of Faction Warfare.
- newBandit Assault: Added a 'Supply Race' phase to Bandit Assault where Factions compete to clear Faction Camps, open Chests, and conquer Outposts in red zones.
- changeBandit Assault: Bandit Assault now concentrates combat into two specific Provinces during its later stages to increase player density.
- newBandit Assault: Introduced highly valuable chests located at the heart of Fortresses during the Bandit Assault event.
- buffBandit Assault: Updated Bandit Assault to provide increased opportunities for earning loot and Faction Points.
Summary
Realm Divided Part II
The second part of the Realm Divided update focuses heavily on Faction Warfare, introducing new tactical objectives and a complete overhaul of the Bandit Assault event to increase intensity and rewards.
Faction Battle Standards
Battle Standards are new moving objectives that appear in active war zones. Their value scales with the intensity of nearby combat, rewarding factions that can defend and transport them safely back to their home territory. However, these standards can be stolen by rivals, making them high-stakes flashpoints for group combat.
Bandit Assault Rework
The Bandit Assault has been transformed into a multi-stage event encompassing all Faction Warfare areas. It begins with a wide-scale race for supplies across red zones—clearing camps and outposts—before narrowing the conflict down to two specific Provinces where players must breach Fortresses to claim high-value chests.