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Is Albion Online a Pay-to-Win Game?

Free-to-play games shouldn't break the bank!
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Allysen Pierce
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Published: Nov 14, 2022 07:25 pm

Albion Online is an insanely popular MMORPG that’s completely free to play! This game’s popularity is definitely deserved; not only is it free, but it’s also packed with PvP, in-depth lore, and unique character classes! Everybody loves free MMORPGs, but a lot of them are, or end up becoming, pay-to-win. Albion Online may be a great game, but even it’s not immune to becoming just another forgotten, pay-to-win MMORPG. Keep reading to see if you’ll need to break out your wallet to play Albion Online!

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Is Albion Online a Pay-to-Win Game?

Although Albion Online does allow you to use real money to buy in-game items such as gear and in-game currency, it’s not required. Albion Online is not a pay-to-win game; it’s a completely free online game that can be succeeded at without having to resort to in-game purchases. Obviously, paying for in-game items can help speed up the process of progression (like with any game), but you definitely don’t need to dip into your savings to become an unstoppable force in this fantasy MMORPG.

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You can use your hard-earned cash to buy in-game currency for this game if you want to, but no amount of gold or silver will ever make you unbeatable against other players in Albion Online. Albion Online takes its free-to-play status very seriously; you have to put in the work to become successful in this fantasy MMORPG! If you love playing Albion Online and would love to play more games just like it, check out Gamer Journalist’s guides for Undecember and World of Warcraft!

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Allysen Pierce
Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.