Albion Online is expanding once again, with the opening of a new Europe-MENA server in April, and two new languages, Turkish and Arabic.
Once Albion Europe opens, Sandbox Interactive is set to rename the current servers from Albion West and Albion East to Albion Americas and Albion Asia, respectively. The new server will serve Europe and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) and should mean better performance, less ping, and lag for those in the region. All of the game events, like territory battles or faction warfare will be optimized for the European server as they are for the existing two servers. With the addition of Turkish and Arabic as new supported languages, every server will have access to these options.
Not only is the new server going to deliver better performance and a more compatible schedule, it's also another opportunity for a completely fresh start.
Next week, on March 11th, Founder Packs go on sale for the Albion Europe server, and this will work similarly to the opening of Albion East. Those who buy packs will get early access to the new server, as well as some cosmetics, gold, and access to the closed beta before the server officially opens. Another important thing that buying a pack enables is name reservation for both characters and guilds. With that whole fresh start thing, if you’ve got names on any of the other servers and want to bring them to the new one, your best shot is to invest in a pack.
Closed beta begins April 3rd, with open beta a week later. Early Access to the server opens for Crystal and Gold Founder Pack owners starting on April 24th, and access rolling out to others by April 29th.
For more info, and a complete timeline, head over to the new Albion Europe page.
