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28th May '13 10:25:47 AM aurora369

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27th Feb '13 8:26:42 AM Irongollum

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The development of this game itself is a long story with a BittersweetEnding. ''Allods Online'' has been envisioned by {{Creator/Nival}} and its CEO, Sergey Orlovsky, for many years, with first plans dating back to late Nineties. Seeing that the project was very much ahead of its time (specifically, due to the lack of high-speed Internet connection in Russia back then) they postponed it for a decade, producing three single-player games in the setting. When real development started under the sub-brand "Nival Online", later renamed to "Astrum Nival", the game was much anticipated by the Russian gaming community which looked forward to what would become the first Russian MMORPG apart from the "lesser" browser games.

However, during the [[BetaTest Open Beta]] of ''Allods Online'' in 2009, Astrum Nival was sold to "mail.ru", a large provider of Internet servies infamous for its CorruptCorporateExecutive tactics. Driven by the goal to make as much profit out of the game as possible, the new owners subjected the project to heavy ExecutiveMeddling. As a result, the free-to-play model quickly passed the AllegedlyFreeGame terrain right into the realm of BribingYourWayToVictory, which is especially blatant in PvP battles. The prices for items were sometimes ridiculously high, with a set of [[AmplifierArtifact runes]] being as expensive as $50.000. Just to scale: the average wage in Russia is about $670 per month. As a reminder, this all was during the [[BetaTest Open Beta]]. The release of the game in 2010... [[FromBadToWorse didn't quite improve it]].

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The development of this game itself is a long story with a BittersweetEnding. ''Allods Online'' has been envisioned by {{Creator/Nival}} and its CEO, Sergey Orlovsky, for many years, with first plans dating back to late Nineties. Seeing that the project was very much ahead of its time (specifically, due to the lack of high-speed Internet connection in Russia back then) they postponed it for a decade, producing three single-player games in the setting in between. When real development started under the sub-brand "Nival Online", later renamed to "Astrum Nival", the game was much anticipated by the Russian gaming community which looked forward to what would become the first Russian MMORPG apart from the "lesser" browser games.

However, during the [[BetaTest Open Beta]] of ''Allods Online'' in 2009, Astrum Nival was sold to "mail.ru", a large provider of Internet services infamous for its CorruptCorporateExecutive tactics. Driven by the goal to yield as much profit from the game as possible, the new owners subjected the project to heavy ExecutiveMeddling. As a result, the free-to-play model quickly passed the AllegedlyFreeGame terrain right into the realm of BribingYourWayToVictory, which is especially blatant in PvP battles. The prices for items were sometimes ridiculously high, with a set of [[AmplifierArtifact runes]] being as expensive as $50.000. Just to scale: the average wage in Russia is about $670 per month. As a reminder, this all happened during the [[BetaTest Open Beta]]. The release of the game in 2010... [[FromBadToWorse didn't quite improve it]].

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27th Feb '13 5:21:37 AM Irongollum

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''Allods Online'' is an [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]] of the ''VideoGame/{{Allods}}'' series of games by {{Creator/Nival}}. Like those games, ''Allods Online'' takes place on a series of islands known as "Allods", surrounded by a sea of volatile and demonic energy known as "The Astral". The game allows players to play as a member of either the [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire League or Empire]], doing quests to aid their faction while trying to destroy the other.

The game features six races: Humans, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]], and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]] for the League; Humans, [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Arisen]] for the Empire. It also features nine classes: [[MightyGlacier Warriors]], [[StoneWall Paladins]], [[FragileSpeedster Scouts]], [[TheBeastmaster Wardens]], [[CombatMedic Healers]], [[SquishyWizard Mages]], [[EvilSorcerer Summoners]], [[PsychicPowers Psionicists]] and recently added [[SpoonyBard Bards]].

The game was originally released in Russia, but was given a US and European release. NeedsMoreLove and a better description.

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''Allods Online'' is a Russian [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]] of the ''VideoGame/{{Allods}}'' series of games by {{Creator/Nival}}. Like those games, ''Allods Online'' takes place on a series of islands known as "Allods", surrounded by a sea of volatile and demonic energy known as "The Astral". While travel between Allods was possible only through a PortalNetwork in previous installations of the series, the main plot point of ''Allods Online'' is the invention of [[CoolShip astral ships]] by the race of [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]], allowing direct travel between the Allods.

The game features six races split into [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire two factions]] waging a ForeverWar on each other: Humans of Kania, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]], and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]] for the League; Humans of Xadagan, [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Arisen]] for the Empire. The visual style of the League resembles KievanRus (or, to be exact, a ThemeParkVersion thereof) while the Empire is composed DirtyCommunists, which gives the setting some flavor of the Russian Civil War. These styles, however, run [[CanonDiscontinuity against the previous games of the series]], where Kania was a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy]]land and Xadagan's style was ArabianNights.

The player can choose between nine classes: [[MightyGlacier Warriors]], [[StoneWall Paladins]], [[FragileSpeedster Scouts]], [[TheBeastmaster Wardens]], [[CombatMedic Healers]], [[SquishyWizard Mages]], [[EvilSorcerer Summoners]], [[PsychicPowers Psionicists]] and recently added [[SpoonyBard Bards]]. Not every class is available for each race.

Apparently, the policies of mail.ru led to a significant exodus of players, because in the early 2013, they have added a pay-to-play server without the item shop and with a surprisingly moderate subscription fee. It is yet to see which effects this will have on the community and the project as a whole.

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5th Dec '12 12:21:05 PM Prfnoff

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