14 DAY TRIAL // Developer Sandbox Interactive has released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Albion Online winter alpha testing sessions, showcasing what players can expect to find in its magical world.
Albion Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that aims to combine a robust player-driven economy with the usual MMO content, including hardcore PvP action, and introduces a unique twist: classless character customization.
Players will be able to advance their characters and customize the way they approach the many challenges using gear. Abilities and skillset are influenced by what you are equipped with, so if you get bored of swinging your axe, you can put on a robe and wizard hat and start slinging spells around.
The game is designed as a cross-platform online game, and will include a ton of activities for players to take part in, among which farming, complete with raising animals and planting crops, and an extensive crafting system.
The game also includes housing, and you will be able to buy a home and then furnish it with custom items that suite your personal style, from beds and tables to trophies and other memorabilia.
Upcoming alpha test
The company is aiming to begin the next alpha test on January 26, and if you're interested in gaining access or finding out more about the game, you can head over to the Albion Online website and register.
The alpha test is meant to let players try out some of the newest additions to the game world, including the farming system, enabling them to create food and raise livestock and crops.
The classless system used by the game is by far the most exciting feature, essentially enabling you to mix and match various items in order to alter your play style, depending on the challenge at hand.
Sandbox Interactive will release Albion Online as a free-to-play game when development is completed, but if you want to join now and get involved in the process with testing and feedback, you can also purchase a founder pack and gain instant access to the game once it hits beta.
The game will have another scheduled alpha test sometime during the summer of 2015. For the time being, Albion Online has no prospective release date. Its targeted platforms are Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.
