The fourth and final phase of the event is live: Maeve, the leader of the Ashborn, shows up and her Spirit Weavers spread out to the smaller camps. You have until August 31, the same day Dragonfire arrives.
Dragonfire's new region works as a PvPvE extraction run: small portals appear with no warning, big ones take up to 20 players, and moving between islands costs Keystones. It arrives on August 31.
Sandbox Interactive devoted a Dev Talk to Dragonfire's new region: portals split solo players from parties of up to 20, the routes between islands are opened by players themselves, and a Fire Drake waits at the center.
Sandbox Interactive has reverted its dynamic spawn rate scaling back to pre-patch levels. The studio says economic integrity and community sentiment weighed more than the tweak itself.
Sandbox Interactive breaks down Dragonfire's PvE content ahead of August 31: the dragon Azaryon as the toughest fight in the game's history, the new floating Ancient Lands region, and the Dragon Sanctuary raid.
Albion Online's next major update lands on August 31 with the Ancient Lands, a brand-new raid and the game's first dragon fight: Azaryon.