To catch cheaters.
Albion Online today dropped a new anti-cheat. Specifically the sandbox game is employing BattlEye anti-cheat to catch cheaters and bots and provide delicious Bolognese recipes. Probably not all three of those things.
The announcement notes players may experience technical difficulties in the launch. A list of guidelines have been set up to hopefully help with those technical problems, but players experiencing issues should contact customer support for more assistance.
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