Patch 3 is Here
Author: iancurtismayfield,
published 4 years ago,
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The third weekly patch since the launch of the Queen update is now live, bringing a much-requested update to Outlands respawn behavior along with various bug fixes. Most importantly, Outland towns are [b]no longer classified as visited cities[/b] when choosing "Last City" as a respawn option. This allows players to respawn from Outlands to a Royal city, whereas previously players could find themselves "stuck" in an Outland town, as the only way to get out was by walking to a portal several zones away.
Players based in the Outlands can now also [b]travel more freely to the Royals[/b]. Here's how it works:
[list] [*]Players who base themselves in one of the Outland towns or a Hideout can now essentially "fast-travel" back to the Royals to visit their islands, do farming, etc.[/*] [*]This is done by dying in the Outlands (either in a fight or via /suicide) and respawning in "Last City" in the Royals, [b]which no longer removes the "Home" respawn setting[/b][/*] [*]The "Home" respawn setting is removed when a player chooses to re-enter the Outlands via a Realmgate[/*][/list]
Thus, while this new system gives players options to base themselves in the Outlands and continue using the Royals at the same time, it [b]does not[/b] allow them to move forces back and forth between two Outlands access points. To illustrate this, under this new system you [b]could not[/b] do the following:
[list] [*]Be in a Hideout[/*] [*]Die and respawn in a Royal city[/*] [*]Go through the city's Realmgate[/*] [*]Attack a territory near the Outland portal[/*] [*]Die and respawn back at your Hideout to execute another attack[/*][/list]
These changes are intended to give Outlands players easier and more streamlined access to the Royals, [b]without giving them unfair advantages[/b] in power projection, logistics, and transport.
For more background on these changes, as well as an idea of our future plans for streamlining and updating this system, please see [url=https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/123555][b]this forum post[/b][/url].
For precise details of this change, as well as a complete list of bug fixes, please see the [url=https://albiononline.com/en/changelog/QUEEN%20PATCH%203][b]official patch notes[/b][/url].