[img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/4cc727135faacdf65f74bfa8fd2668ab7e34b85e.jpeg[/img] [b]Season 23[/b] begins this Saturday, [b]April 20[/b], on [b]Albion Asia[/b] and [b]Albion Americas[/b]! Following the launch of the [url=https://albiononline.com/update/foundations][b]Foundations[/b][/url] update, guilds will build up mighty Fortifications, raise Siege Banners, and wield the first Crystal Weapons in combat. On [b]Albion Europe[/b] this season - its first - will kick off on [b]May 4th[/b]. For full season schedules and rewards, see [url=https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/194638][b]this forum post[/b][/url]. [b]Territory Timer Changes[/b] With the launch of Albion Europe, this season sees some changes introduced to territories across all three servers, to optimize action times and better serve each region. For a rundown of these changes, click [url=https://albiononline.com/news/season-23-changes][b]here[/b][/url]. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/5fe9961db787d37b191deba6b6b8aa586ae465ce.jpeg[/img] [b]Crystal League Changes[/b] Season 23 also sees some changes coming to Crystal League schedules on [b]Albion Americas:[/b] [b]5v5 Crystal League[/b] [list] [*]Levels 1-5 reduced from four daily matches to two[/*] [*]Levels 6-7 reduced from two weekly matches to one[/*] [*]19:00 - 21:00 UTC timers have been removed[/*][/list] [b]20v20 Crystal League[/b] [list] [*]Levels 1-2 reduced from four daily matches to two[/*] [*]Level 3 reduced from eight daily matches to four[/*][/list] All timers have also been adjusted to match regional Prime Times on each server. For full schedules, see [url=https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/194638][b]this forum post[/b][/url]. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/dd063bb66f7eaaebd3a14199f8601fcf28569f3a.jpeg[/img] [b]New Features[/b] This season brings some huge new developments in the form of Fortifications, Territory Activity Chests, Siege Banners, new territory layouts, and more. For full details on what’s coming, check out the [url=https://albiononline.com/changelog/foundations-update][b]Foundations update patchnotes[/b][/url], and watch this [url=https://albiononline.com/news/dev-talk-fortifications][b]Dev Talk[/b][/url]. [previewyoutube=WcFauluLlqY;full][/previewyoutube] [h3]Watch the Action Live[/h3] As always, your tireless [url=https://www.twitch.tv/albiononline][b]AlbionTV[/b][/url] crew will be bringing you the action from the season kickoffs on all three servers. At [b]13:50 UTC on April 20[/b] you can tune in to watch things get underway on [b]Albion Asia[/b]. Then, at [b]00:50 UTC on April 21[/b], they’ll be bringing you coverage of [b]Albion Americas[/b]. And finally, at [b]17:50 UTC on May 4[/b], you can watch the very first Invasion Day on the brand-new [b]Albion Europe[/b] server! We hope you’re as excited as we are to see guilds upgrading their Fortifications and raising Siege Banners against one another for the first time, so join us this weekend to see these new features in action!