The Albion Online 'Merlyn' update is now officially live bringing Faction Warfare

Get ready for another fight, as the MMO Albion Online [Official Site] has its fourth major post-launch update with Merlyn.

Release highlights:

• Faction Warfare - Join one of five factions based in the five Royal cities to participate in open-world warfare, claim enemy outposts, partake in dangerous trade missions, and earn valuable rewards.
• Refining, Crafting and Resource Updates - Each city on the Royal Continent now has its own unique refining and crafting bonuses, offering new economic opportunities for traders and crafters - and resources have been redistributed to encourage travel and transport throughout the world.
• Marketplace UI Improvements - The Marketplace UI has been completely overhauled, and two new features have been added: a clearer average price display based on actual sales, and in-depth sales history for each item at a given location.
• New Dungeon, Trophies, Costumes, and More - Take on the new T5 Dungeon Stoneroot Caverns, decorate your home with all-new gathering trophies, dress in style with new wedding costumes, and experience numerous improvements to Albion's combat, UI, graphics, animations, and audio.

Here's their new trailer:

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Check out the release notes here.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the big PvE overhaul that they're planning. Since I just don't have enough time to get good enough for all the PvP features, it doesn't really cater to me personally since there's not a decent amount of PvE content. Still, it's great to see the developers continue to expand the game in many ways.