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Albion Online Foundations Patch 4 Patch Notes on June 17th

Albion Online patch brings combat balance changes for better gameplay.

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Albion Online Foundation Patch 4 Patch Notes on June 17th

Albion Online Foundations Patch 4 brings combat balance changes. From adjustments to crossbows and cursed staffs to fixes for spells and UI elements, players can expect a more refined and balanced gameplay experience with this update. Read the full patch notes below.

Albion Online Foundations Patch 4 Patch Notes:

Foundations Patch 4 - Version 25.040.1 - June 17, 2024

Changes

  • Resilience amount is no longer displayed as a buff on players during combat

Combat Balance Changes

Crossbows

  • Divine Engine (Energy Shaper)
    • Channel Time: 4s → 3.3s
    • Number of ticks: 13 → 11
    • Damage per tick vs players: 80 → 96
    • Damage per tick vs mobs: 26 → 57

Cursed Staffs

  • Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs)
    • Number of ticks: 10 → 8
    • Damage per tick vs players: 78 → 98
    • Damage per tick vs mobs: 39 → 49

Daggers

  • Lunging Stabs (Bloodletter)
    • When hitting a player below 40% health, cooldown is now reduced by 50%
    • Cooldown: 30s → 35s

Fire Staffs

  • Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staffs)
    • 0s Channel Damage: 200 → 190
    • 0.6s Channel Damage: 280 → 266
    • 1.2s Channel Damage: 360 → 342

Hammers

  • Grasp of the Undead (Tombhammer)
    • Added Hitpoint Reduction: 10%
    • Hitpoint Reduction Duration: 3s

Quarterstaffs

  • Stun Run (all Quarterstaffs)
    • Movespeed buff now ends upon auto-attacking
  • Rising Blow (all Quarterstaffs)
    • Cooldown reduction per player hit: 12% → 15% (stacks up to 3 times)
  • Separator (all Quarterstaffs)
    • Now deals 80 damage to all untargeted enemies hit
  • Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff)
    • Cooldown: 20s → 25s
    • Hitting a player now reduces the ability’s cooldown by 20%
    • Area Radius: 6m → 5m

Shapeshifter Staffs

  • Pulse Shock (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
    • Damage: 124 → 109
  • Tectonic Shift (Earthrune Staff)
    • Hitpoint reduction: 15% → 10%

Spears

  • Harpoon (all Spears)
    • Max range: 18m → 20m
    • Projectile speed: 23.33 m/s → 23.53 m/s

Swords

  • Fearless Strike (Carving Sword)
    • Damage: 150.10 → 135
  • Spinning Blades (Dual Swords)
    • Auto-Attack Damage Increase buff: 100% → 65%
    • Attack Speed buff: 50% → 30%
    • Damage buff duration: 3s → 4s

Helmets

  • Immortal (Mistwalker Hood)
    • Cooldown: 30s → 25s

Shoes

  • After Image (Mistwalker Shoes)
    • 1st Cast Cooldown: 15s → 12s
  • Royal March (Royal Boots)
    • Movement Speed per Stack: 8% → 9%

Fixes

  • Spell fixes:
    • Fixed issue where Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff) slow effect would also apply to enemies in an area around the intended targets
    • Fixed issue where Tectonic Slam (Earthrune Staffs) did not apply debuff icon to enemies to indicate health reduction
    • Fixed issue where Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staffs) would inflict too much damage and an unintended slow effect
  • UI fixes:
    • Fixed issue where “Required for” section was missing from Artifact item details
    • Fixed issue where items in Eralia Wayfarer’s menu would not display correctly by tier after deselecting "Show craftable from inventory only"
    • Fixed issue where the countdown banner was not displayed during a duel
  • Fixed issue where guild logos would sometimes not display correctly when entering a crowded region
  • Fixed issue where chests in Heretic dungeons could not be opened without first destroying Volatile Barrels
  • Fixed issue where the Arena search for a group would reset if a party member accepted a match while gathering, fishing, or opening a Tome
    • Accepting an Arena match is no longer possible while engaged in those actions
  • [MOBILE] Fixed issue where faction zerg markers on the minimap would display the wrong color

Source: Albion Online


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