Albion Online Launching Queen Update on January 20

Albion Online's update, titled Queen, will be the game's largest update since 2017. The key feature of the update is the new Hideout system which are underground bases for guilds to operate in the Outlands. Outlands have also been reworked so the higher tier maps (the ones with higher tier resources) are at the center and lower tier ones are on the edges.

Also included in the Hideout update are Elite Randomized Dungeons which players can complete for week long PvP buffs and loot.

This update, the largest since the game's launch in 2017, brings a complete rework of the Outlands continent, giving players of all types and levels a chance to compete and thrive in Albion's high-level zones. Hideouts allow guilds to live and thrive in the Outlands by choosing their own place to live in the open world, and open-world territory battles, in conjunction with the new Crystal League, allow guild of all levels to contribute to territory ownership and season rankings.

The Queen update also introduces a new faction to the game: the ancient Avalonians, who have emerged from seclusion to reclaim the lands of Albion. Players can face off against the Avalonians in new Elite Randomized Dungeons, which are found throughout the Outlands and offer the game's highest-level PvE content to date. In addition to powerful week-long Fame buffs, these dungeons offer a chance to obtain powerful Avalonian Shards, which can be crafted into the game's most powerful Artifact Armor. Alongside these new features, the Queen update brings new wardrobe skins, enchanted stone, a tremendous number of quality-of-life improvements including new cursors, player inspect hotkeys, streamlined and updated maps, and much, much more.

Further reading: Official Website, Albion Hideouts Wiki