Q&A and the sale of learning points in Albion Online

It is well known that MMORPG Albion Online by Sandbox Interactive is available to people for free. However, this does not eliminate some paid features — one such «loophole» starting from the 16th will be learning points, which essentially serve as accelerators for developing any role-playing skills. Additionally, the developers held a live Q&A session where they shed light on some aspects of the recent «Mists of Avalon» update, shared their own experiences, and discussed creative methods.

Let's start with learning points. They are a tool that speeds up progression by five times. However, they come at a considerable cost — for example, ten thousand can be purchased for an amount equivalent to 100 US dollars. That said, prices, as the developers themselves report, may vary depending on the region and platform. To use the new tool, you must first activate the «Fast Learning» achievement board and then enable the fivefold multiplier on any node in the character's role-playing development tree. This means the boost can be selectively applied to the skills you currently need most. Nevertheless, learning points can still be obtained from special books and other experience sources.

From the recent live stream with the development leads, gamers learned a lot of interesting things, including the very first games in the lives of directors Michael Schwann and Moritz Bockelmann. The former started at the age of six with a gifted NES console, while the latter got into gaming on his own PC, where he played early releases of The Elder Scrolls series. The active discussion among Albion fans was sparked by the intention to limit the number of heroes in the Yellow Zone, i.e., the territory with unrestricted PvP battles. Experienced users perceived this as a restriction of their rights to protect newcomers.