I found Albion online off of adds, and somehow ended up downloading it. But it’s the type of game I have been looking for for awhile now. I only recently started playing, but it has the right skill level, where things aren’t too easy right off the bat and you can’t kill anything with one hit (which I’m assuming will change with upgrades), but it’s not necessarily too difficult either, and I haven’t needed to worry about dying, since there isn’t many penalty’s unless your in certain areas.I like that the game doesn’t have any sort of class system, so I don’t need to worry about picking a good class, and if I get bored I can always change my mind later. Because there isn’t any main storyline, I don’t need to worry about blocked off areas or finishing a quest that I find boring and slow. I admit that the market system was a bit confusing at first, but then I realized that the market is just massive, so you need to know what type of thing you are looking for before you search (at least with the public market, shops are easy to navigate.) I highly suggest downloading Albion online if you want a non-restricted rpg experience, where you don’t need to fight if you don’t want to, can work towards any goal with as much content as adventuring has, or are like me, and like the small details like walking slower if you carry too much (which can be helped with fairly easily attainable mounts).

Albion Online is everything you could want from an MMO and more. They have a huge community and they’re been around for 6+ years, so the game is well developed and there’s so much to do. The medieval world building, charming graphics, beautiful music, excellent city and map design — it’s all perfect! Whether you focus on the aesthetics, the strategic combat, or the complex player market, the story and theme is there to complement it. Playing for the first time truly feels like a journey into a new land — and you really can forge your own path. After the well integrated tutorial, you’re free to do whatever fits your play style. You’ll have a great time playing whether you’re a casual player or a 1000-hour grinder, a single player explorer or part of a huge group. A lot of thought and careful design has been put into the whole game and I really compliment Sandbox interactive for making sure external purchases don’t ruin the game. Every bit of game content is accessible without paying a cent. You could use real money to buy the best equipment in the game and lose it immediately in a dangerous zone to a mediocre player that has skill and some experience. I hate pay to win games and trust me, I would call it out if paying could ruin the experience for others whatsoever. The game is pay to progress, not pay to win. I’ve never spent a penny on the game (sorry!) and I’ve had a wonderful time. 10/10, cannot recommend more to someone looking to start their next adventure. Play on PC, though, if you can.

To give a plot line here- I started the game with really no expectations other than disappointment at the 5 hour mark- landed in, got a guild, and the guild mates started taking me around to all of the content that was enjoyable and group focused- even giving me a million silver (multiple times because I lost all my gear in black zones several times). Soon enough within a couple days I was running solo bz content and group content. It really gave me the same adrenaline rush as the old swg and eq1 days when I would die and lose all of myEquipment or I would make out with a bunch of silver. My third day in the game I setup a group to go to a bz, we really were a bunch of noobs going into a t6.1 bz, not knowing really what we are up to. Until, we randomly chose a solo dungeon, and low and behold there was a player inside who got trapped as soon as we entered. We chased him down, not doing too much damage until finally he collapsed. Opening up his body, 5 million plus a rare mount. It was one of the most memorable moments in all of my time playing mmo’s, to be a beginner and find such a bounty and still have to exit the dungeon and find our way through two black zones to get home and split the rewards. I highly recommend downloading Albion and playing the group content and finding your way into bz’s or mist asap. I’m a beginner but I’m hooked.

It’s been five years since I played games and that was WOW. ON and off over those five years I looked for something to play on my iPad and I found nothing. Couldn’t get into auto fight games or the cutesy Asian themed games. I found this a few months ago and love it. I actually went out and bought an Alienware laptop to play it. Yea it’s overkill for this game but so what. Mobile on my iPad 12.9 M1 is great as well and I use it sitting at bars. But when I’m back in my truck (I’m a long haul truck driver) I use my laptop. It is free to play. That review that claimed it wasn’t and it’s racist is goofy. You get a few benefits from paying a tiny amount, come on, 12 bucks isn’t much. There are plenty of players that don’t spend a dime. Since I drive a lot I don’t have the time some people have to earn the silver to be free to play so I pay. So what. That’s the way of the world. If you have money you can use it in life to make life a little easier. Overall I love the game. I bought New Life. I played it a few hours on launch and came right back to Albion and haven’t played New Life since. The only thing that is difficult for me in this game is full Loot PVP. I tried red zone once and got my behind kicked by like 10 guys within 5 min of entering. Maybe once I get better I will be able to run and hide more efficiently. I understand it’s a full loot PvP and people like that. It does add excitement. I just wish there was something to equalize the fights a little bit. So if say 10 guys try to attack one maybe only a few can attack at once and the others can’t to make it somewhat fair. But it is what it is. Still a great game.