New Albion Online patch switches up Boss Lairs and Territory Raiding

The new Albion Online patch for the Horizons update introduced various tweaks and adjustments to the features that were introduced with it. This is the second patch to be brought in since the update, and it has focused on several things including combat balancing, Boss Lairs, and Territory Raiding. The latter two have received some significant changes.

Territory Raiding has been a part of this MMORPG for a while, but Boss Lairs were added with the Horizons update.

In this article, we will focus on the changes made to Territory Raiding and the revamped Boss Lairs in this Albion Online patch.

Changes to Territory Raiding and Boss Lairs in the second Albion Online patch for Horizons

Territory Raiding received various noteworthy changes in this patch (Image via Sandbox Interactive)

Changes to Territory Raiding

Territory Raiding has received the following changes in this Albion Online patch:

The time given for a banner to be destroyed after it has been dropped and channeled has been reduced to three minutes from five.
You can no longer use Raid Banners to raid a territory if there is an older Raid Banner already active there, or if Two Raid Banners have spawned simultaneously.
You have to destroy already active older Raid Banners if you want to raid a territory with your own banner.
The Raid Banners that you need to destroy first will appear differently on the minimap.
If there are two Raid Banners that have been raised within 30 seconds of each other, one needs to be destroyed before the other can be used to raid.
Raid Banners that have been raised later on in the battle cannot be used to prevent raiding.

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Changes to Boss Lairs

The new Albion Online patch has revamped the Boss Lairs that were introduced with the Horizons update. They have received new layouts and visuals in order to portray their status as a hideout for faction bosses.

Below are the changes to Boss Lairs:

Each game faction (Undead, Heretic, Morgana) now has a new Boss Lair.
The +200% loot bonus has been removed. However, you can now get three chests instead of one.
Boss Lairs now have just the boss. Other mobs have been removed.
The entrances to the Boss Lairs have been slightly modified in the open world.

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