Albion Online

Albion's October Dev Talk reviews the Dragonfire update and announces the 1v1 Arena will return for the next Guild Season. A broad overhaul of seasons and challenges is planned for the next major update early next year.

• —Small Portals in Yellow Zones are now permanently available, with slightly reduced rewards; Lethal Zone portals are unchanged.
• —A new Item Freeze mechanic protects items brought into the Ancient Lands; only loot acquired inside can be lost.
• —The 1v1 Arena returns for the duration of the next Guild Season.
• —Early next year, seasons will merge Guild Seasons, Adventurer's and Conqueror's Challenges and the Faction Warfare campaign into one framework.

Season 34 reaches its Midseason Invasion Day this weekend with double scoring and a major Season Point payout. Asia and the Americas have runaway leaders, while Europe's top three remain close enough to reorder.

• —Invasion Day broadcasts: Asia on October 10 at 14:00 UTC, Europe on October 10 at 18:00 UTC, Americas on October 11 at 01:00 UTC.
• —In Asia, CCTV lead with about 550,000 points over Western Paradise and High Cards; in the Americas, PIVAS near 500,000 chasing a third title.
• —In Europe, SZKODA OC lead MYDAKI and Most Hated, with roughly 30,000 points between second and third.