Rhy, I don't think it's a matter of ping vs x class, but x class vs balance in B&S's case (Unfortunately). Yes, ping matters but hear me out.If you're trying to master one class in specific based on ping, I don't think you're approaching t…

I do not play korean server but from what i hear, legendary weapon are...legendary...I saw a youtube video where they were selling for 3-4k BNS Gold (base weapon without upgrades) They are better than hongmoon weapon sure, but they are cos…

NCSoft is often synonymous with quality. Korean developer can feel proud to have created online games that will go down in the annals of history with titles such as Guild Wars, Lineage II or the latest Wildstar. But obviously, the company …

The main problem with bots which aren't being blatantly obvious by outright hacking, completely stationary, follow each other in a train, all look identical, perform actions in sync, or have nonsense gibberish as names, is they can be rath…

Two bugs here, kind of in the same vein. The first bug we have found was not quite replicated by us, but it has happened twice now, with the second time being captured on video. Bug #1:Summary: The Quarterstaff Q ability Concussive Blow do…

There needs to be a much bigger balance based around information of zones. At the moment people are using unclothed characters to run through gates to give them information on the other side, or other such scouting. Unfortunately, because …

As I can judge, nobody sane will use Daggers. Much better use Cursed Staff. It's same but it's distance and has DOT effect. Also it give's you nice selection of passive effects at off-hand. But I sitll want to believe, that Developers can …

We at sandbox interactive are as usual keeping an close watch on the test, several of us are in fact in the game answering questions and playing alongside you! And one of the more worrisome questions we tend to get is "How do I get silver?…

All kinds of players! Especially the ones that usually have no guild to begin with.let me explain, beginning with the most lonely players out there. The solo player :Because they are proud to be self-sufficient, family people, or just don'…

Yellow zone changes: meh, its worth testing. Not sure if it is the solution largely because of... Gold and Silver valuation in free fall... oh lord no! Oh well...Items are likely to drop in value so much, that death will no longer sting bu…

PvP in this last winter alpha was non-existent. I found this to be very disappointing. However, I am extremely optimistic because I do understand that it was a one month alpha. Not a whole lot can be expected in terms of massive, open-worl…

Getting to a point of complete self-sufficiency as a new player in AO was certainly obtainable. I define self-sufficiency as being able to craft your own tier three gear, weapons and tools, and being able to farm tier three and four mobs o…

Gold also plays an indirect role in so called swap transactions, depending on the gold/silver exchange rate in the player-driven market. These work as follows: For certain in-game expenses, we will be introducing a player market driven swa…

Christmas is over, twelfth night has passed, and the decorations have been taken down.Fame on all Veteran and Elite mobs increased as follows:Veteran - 2.5xVeteran Miniboss - 9xVeteran Boss - 12xElite - 4xElite Miniboss - 12xElite Boss - 7…

ARMOR TYPELightMediumHeavy MATERIAL TYPEClothLeatherPlate ARMOR STYLES - (Armor Type + Material Type)Light Cloth, Medium Cloth, Heavy ClothMedium Leather, Heavy Leather, Light LeatherHeavy Plate, Light Plate, Medium Plate ARMOR CLASS - (th…

Personally I'm sick to death of hearing the term 'Hardcore'. Its bullshit. There is no thing as Hardcore. Every game based on rules and game mechanics is more or less unforgiving than any other game, on a sliding scale. There are no rules …

We have found out that learning points in the summer alpha test did not work well. The main issue is that learning points can act as a total roadblock once a player runs out, and there was not much that the player could do about this. Here…

GatheringAuto-Tool Use: For gathering, it will be enough if the right tool is in your inventory. You will no longer have to equip it. This also means that you weapon will not go on cooldown when you gather something. You can still equip a …

During Summer Alpha, 2015, Kam took his first glance at the world of Albion. Within his first week of playing, he knew that Albion would be the right place for his band of friends to call home. He took the initiative to not only inform his…

In the last alpha test, the main purpose of PvE was to collect silver. Going forward, we want to give more meaning to PvE by doing something with the different factions in the game. We will be introducing NPC agents that will give you miss…

The fast travel system for PvP areas needs to be removed and placed into the hands of players. Allowing players to form and create networks of fast travel routes, charging what they wish for those routes, and allowing them to control those…

First thing I did was create and delete my first character only to read the warning on the patcher the next time I opened the game. Why? Because my friend started at different area and I had no idea how to meet up other than reroll startin…

Some guilds have complained about the followingit is possible to use unequipped/naked characters as scouts for PvP and as they do not have any gear to lose, this is essentially risk freeRelated to this, there was the suggestion to remove t…

When we last spoke with him, he talked us through the day of a game designer. But the other perspective, focusing on the way how an idea becomes reality in the game, is also very exciting. So we sat down with him again and let him explain …

The perfect solution is here which i admit: Another borrowed feature from an old school PvP MUD I use to play. Large groups in MUDs are non existent because most MUDs just simply don't have player bases to necessitate that kind of thing, b…