The second update for Albion Online: Into the Fray is here. Patch 2 implements plenty of combat balancing changes, some of which are aimed at improving those underperforming Magic Staff abilities.
Some Nature Staff abilities received buffs. For one, Thorns’ area damage against other players is increased to 25. Besides that, the growth time interval of the Rejuvenating Flower ability is reduced to just two seconds.
In addition, Grudge and Cursed Tar, active abilities found in cursed staves, got some noteworthy buffs. The damage output of Grudge has increased up to a total of 150 after two seconds, while the hit delay for Cursed Tar is reduced slightly to 0.35 seconds.
Patch 2 changes the time slots for Crystal League battles as well. All non-lethal 5v5 matches now run at the same time as lethal 5v5 matches. For 20v20, Level 1 and Level 2 matches will take place daily at 9 a.m, 9:30 a.m, 3 p.m, and 3:30 p.m EST. Additionally, Level 3 matches take place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 p.m and 3:30 p.m EST, and again on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 a.m and 9:30 am EST.
Patch Notes
- Level 2 and Level 3 Tokens
- Lethal and non-Lethal tokens can be bought from the Energy Manipulator again
- Level 2 and 3 tokens are no longer season-bound, so old tokens can be used again
- Season-bound level 2 and 3 tokens are now unusable but can be salvaged for their Silver purchase price
- Level 4 and Level 5 Tokens
- Lethal and Non-lethal tokens are tradable again
- Daily Production Bonuses (from Dynamic Events) are now included in the Local Production Bonuses UI on the zone map
- The "Gathering Bonus: Fishing" Daily Event now gives +25% Fishing Fame as well as yield
- Laborer Journals can now be purchased in bulk
- To avoid oversaturation of the market, the drop rate of Gathering Tomes has been reduced by 20%
- Added small icon to indicate "Hide Party UI" is active
- Active gathering yields are now displayed in the Character Details UI
- Crystal Arena rank icons now display a tooltip showing ranking points
- Loot icons no longer display on minimaps in Arena, Crystal Arena, and Crystal League
- Castle chests now include rarity effects on the world map
- Castles in Mountains and Highlands have had the towers next to their southern exits lowered, in order that players on the towers can be better seen from below
- [CONTROLLER] Skillshots now target the direction the player is facing by default
The full list of changes can be found on the official site.
Albion Online: Into the Fray Patch 2 is available on PC.
