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Dragnon - Guildmaster - Albion Central Bank in Albion Online
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The only thing I'm not crazy about with this game is to get to the higher skill tiers in a reasonable amount of time, you need alts. You need to specialize pretty narrowly on a character, hence my four accounts.
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The original idea was to.............group.
Do something 1 time to improve.
Do something 2 times to improve.
Do something 4 times to improve.
Do something 8 times to improve.
Do something 16 times to improve.
Do something 32 times to improve.
Do something 64 times to improve.
Do something 128 times to improve.
Eventually I burnt out with boredom.
As many people have said the game is very grind oriented which just happens to be a large part of skill based games. I do not have a real issue with the point and click to move, but the over all graphics are relatively low and does not require a really powerful PC in my opinion. My computer is nearly 11 years old and I have no issues with everything on max settings. Right now I do not think the game is worth investing money in, however I am hoping to see things improve. I have not had a chance to test grouping or pvp, but will see after the January update.
gg on that Acer $99 special you got at Best Buy. I hear they put i486s in 'em these days. lulz
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Intel i7 3610QM 3.3ghz
Nvidia GT 650m 2gb
8gb ram
It came with a 1tb hard drive which I upgraded to a 256gb ssd which cost me about £200 at the time.
What are the specs/year of your macbook. what graphics settings do you use ingame? What fps do you get?
I don't know how much it's capable of getting in FPS, because it's capped at 60, which is what I consistently get.
Also to get Retina beauty, you to need to run at the Retina resolution, which is 1440x900. Game looks gorgeous and plays smoothly.
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It's called supporting a game you believe in. Besides, it's only $400. I waste more than that every week on lunches, drinks, etc.
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Also $400 a week on lunches, Wow you must be really fat.
Imagine UO with all the depth and complexity removed and a bad cartoon skin slapped on - in a terrible engine - and that's Albion Online.
Maybe it'll change before release, but I sincerely doubt that.
If you like the above, then come join the fun. And yes it is fun. But, of course that is a subjective statement. The Developers have listened on a number of fronts to the player base ( a good thing) and on a number of issues they stick to their plans (also a good thing).
Beta 2 is starting in July. Right now that is proposed as the last beta before release. They are changing and adding a number of things. Best to check out the Albion Online forums for that info.
The only counter I'd like to make is to those who think it's grindy. It's no more grindy then other MMORPGs out. Apparently those who feel that way don't like how the grind is presented in Albion. Fair enough, but that doesn't mean the game has some sort of new insane grind from other games. It's just done in a way that isn't fun for YOU. It is fun for me and many others. So, as for the grind, to each their own.
If you're curious purchase the Veteran pack ($29) in July when Beta 2 starts. They will be doing a wipe then and everyone will be starting fresh.
Oh, in fairness to the naysayers, the optimization does seem bad at times. Hopefully that is due to beta code or beta monitoring running in the background. Because there really is no reason this can't be played on a less than stellar rig.
It's a travesty.
I self identify as a monkey.
The crafting system can be done solo up to the higher tier stuff but then requires a group of 5 peoppe to get certain mats. Though if you craft the lower tier stuff and sell on the AH you ahould beable to afford the top tier stuff. I am not really a crafter but i will be crafting in this game just so i can.
The open world pvp is alot of fun, reminds me of UO a bit with how team fights move back and forth. With the next wipe things will change with whats worth fighting over so there will be alot of people exploring. If your a crafter and dont want to fight its totally possible to escape every fight, you just gotta be smart.
The game itself runs very smooth on the computer, the six months I played it I never ran into an issue. I even played it on my phone and that ran smooth as well. Granted I wouldnt pvp on the phone but crafting, gathering, and AH manipulation was great from my toilet.
Its a great game and totally worth the 60 bucks. This is my humble opinion!
Here is probably the biggest fight I was in.
The true multiplattform ability is very underastimated and not seen by many. you play serious on your PC, when you are on the sofa you harvest using your phone or tablet, or easy PvE farming.
This is so great.
If you look for an immersive world with oldschool gameplay try it out. Its also not one of those shitty asia pay to win games like Arch Age or others.
Buy a founders pack and try yourself:
https://albiononline.com/de?ref=4YR6C46K71
Cheapest is $30 or 27€....and it is not one of those early access games that are bug infested left and right. You can actually play it.
New Beta with new build starts August. The current beta is still running.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"