Albion Online’s Rogue Frontier update launches today, bringing cunning new challenges

• Albion Online’s Rogue Frontier update is out now!
• It offers new ways for small-scale players to establish bases at new Smuggler’s Dens
• New activities let you align with the Smuggler faction and gain enticing rewards

Ah, rogues. Depending on who you ask, they’re either the class of choice for the smart and cunning or a complete pain in the backside. But there’s no denying that within the realm of gaming, the classic rogueish activities of criminality and skullduggery are great fun. And Albion Online agrees, which is why the new Rogue Frontier update lets you live out your skulking fantasies.

But seriously, the main crux of Rogue Frontier is the introduction of a new faction in the form of the Smugglers. Their Smugglers Dens allow solo and small-scale players to set up a base of operations in the Outlands, empowering them to evade their more powerfully-armed peers.

Meanwhile, the Smuggler’s Network is a new Outlands market system that encourages you to sneak your ill-gotten goods to this faction for enhanced rewards. And new Smuggler activities further the opportunities for skullduggery amongst you aspiring ne’er do wells.

Sneaky sneaky, slicey throaty

There’s also a whole lot more for you braver and front-facing players too. Whether that’s the new Bank overview system to let you track your loot where it’s stored, three new Crystal weapons and a journal category to track creatures you’ve encountered, the Rogue Frontier update has something for everyone.

Given the focus on constant conflict in survival MMOs like Albion Online, I think it’s interesting (and very welcome) that they’re offering more for players who want to actively avoid conflict. Of course, there’s a risk and reward element here too, which I think is just as exciting; after al,l trying to evade those who’d risk your ill-gotten gains for a bigger payday is as pulse-pounding as a head-on assault against monsters.

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