Season 8 Changes

Important Dates

01.02.2020 (Saturday): Season 8 starts, Invasion Day #1, all Territories Reset



(Saturday): Season 8 starts, Invasion Day #1, all Territories Reset 02.02.2020 (Sunday): Scoring starts (by timezone)



(Sunday): Scoring starts (by timezone) 03.02.2020 (Monday): Territory Battles Start



(Monday): Territory Battles Start 29.02.2020 (Saturday): Invasion Day #2, all Territories Reset



(Saturday): Invasion Day #2, all Territories Reset 28.03.2020 (Saturday): Invasion Day #3, all Territories Reset, Territory and Castle scoring doubles



(Saturday): Invasion Day #3, all Territories Reset, Territory and Castle scoring doubles 25.04.2020 (Saturday): Scoring of Territories and Castles Ends



(Saturday): Scoring of Territories and Castles Ends 26.04.2020 (Sunday): Final Crystal League Matches



(Sunday): Final Crystal League Matches 27.04.2020 (Monday): Season Ends at 9:59 UTC



Details

Season kicks off after Saturday's downtime, at 10:00 UTC



After downtime, ownership of all territories is reset, so all resource territories become unowned

They go into an unclaimable state at this point, so no guild can reclaim them yet



Over Saturday and Sunday, you will have two opportunities to claim batches of territories:

Territories with a primetime starting at 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 UTC happen at 18:00 UTC on Saturday 01.02.2020

Territories with a primetime starting at 00:00, 03:00, 05:00 UTC happen at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 02.02.2020

A Guardian boss will appear in the territory, which must be defeated for the territory to become claimable. The boss is balanced for groups of about 5 players.



Guild Challenge starts



At the start of each territory’s primetime on 1-2 February, scoring is enabled for that territory



Territories score 40, 80, 120, 160, 200 or 240 Season Points every day at the zone's primetime, depending on the territory's position in the Outlands. The closer to the center the Territory is, the more Season Points it scores. For exact value per territory, see: [Season 8] Territory Season Point Values. Territory scores can be further increased by leveling up your tower. For details on Territory levels, see: forum.albiononline.com/index.p…n-World-Territory-Battles



Season Points every day at the zone's primetime, depending on the territory's position in the Outlands. The closer to the center the Territory is, the more Season Points it scores. For exact value per territory, see: [Season 8] Territory Season Point Values. Territory scores can be further increased by leveling up your tower. For details on Territory levels, see: forum.albiononline.com/index.p…n-World-Territory-Battles You can click on the territory on the map to see how many points it scores



Points are scored at the end of each territory’s primetime



These territory points are generated by Siphoning Mages as follows:

Mages draw Siphoned Energy from the territories, and store it on their person before it's transferred to the guild's energy supply

They spawn dynamically (1.5h, 2h, 3h, 6h) until the maximum of four are present

They can be killed by any player who is not part of the territory guild's alliance

If you kill another guild’s Siphoning Mages, they drop Siphoned Energy

Siphoned Energy can be withdrawn (and re-deposited) by Guild Masters and Right Hands



Castles score 120, 240, 360, 480, 600 or 720 Season Points every day at the zone's primetime, depending on the castle's position in the Outlands. The closer to the center the Castle is, the more Season Points it scores



Season Points every day at the zone's primetime, depending on the castle's position in the Outlands. The closer to the center the Castle is, the more Season Points it scores Castle Outposts score 30, 60, 90, 120 150, or 180 Season Points every day at the zone's primetime, depending on the castle outpost's position in Outlands. The closer to the center the Castle Outpost is, the more Season Points it scores



Guilds can now challenge other guilds and claim their territories for themselves. For details, see: forum.albiononline.com/index.p…n-World-Territory-Battles



Territory reset:

Territory claims are dropped at downtime at 10:00 UTC on Saturday, 29.02.2020

Territories become claimable, and Guardian Bosses spawn

Territories with a primetime starting at 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 UTC happen at 18:00 UTC on Saturday 29.02.2020

Territories with a primetime starting at 00:00, 03:00, 05:00 UTC happen at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 01.03.2020





Territory reset:

Territory claims are dropped at downtime at 10:00 UTC on Saturday, 28.03.2020

Territories become claimable, and Guardian Bosses spawn

Territories with a primetime starting at 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 UTC happen at 18:00 UTC on Saturday 28.03.2020

Territories with a primetime starting at 00:00, 03:00, 05:00 UTC happen at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 29.03.2020



Additionally, from this point until the end of the season, season points from Territories, Castles, Castle Outposts and Mage Raiding are doubled, so the final month is worth as much as the previous two combined



Point scoring for the season ends for each territory at the end of its downtime at 10:00 UTC on 25-26 April, and territories cannot be challenged between this time and the end of the season



For the complete Crystal League schedule, see this forum post: Crystal League - Rewards and Schedule



At downtime on the 27th, the season officially ends, and a winner is declared



Season Rewards and Rankings

Crystal: 180,000 points



Gold: 60,000 points



Silver: 15,000 points



Bronze: 3,500 points



Iron: 1,000 points



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