Allods Online - Ireland's biggest MMORPG launches

gPotato.eu: Jamie

Hi guys,

I just wanted to pop by on the Massively Multiplayer forum to let you know that Allods Online, the free fantasy space opera MMORPG published by Dublin based gPotato.eu has launched today after fifteen months in Open Beta.

We have a decent Irish playerbase, but would be cool if we can get some more players in our game, and a remix of our official trailer is below:

Unlike other MMO's, the game is not available in shops, and you don't have to pay any ongoing subscriptions to play the game. You just need to register at http://allods.gpotato.eu, and then you have three options to download the full 3.8GB game client.

If you want to download the full game client, you can download the file at http://file.gpotato.eu/allods/client/download/en/Allods-Official_Release_Client.zip

If you want to get the 650kb nstaller, which supports resuming, you can download the file at http://file.gpotato.eu/gPotator/Allods_EN.exe.

Finally, we release our games legally on bittorrent, so if that's your preference, you can download the torrent at http://file.gpotato.eu/allods/torrent/Allods_Online_Astral_Odyssey_Official_gPotatoEU_torrent_EN.torrent

We also have over a thousand Guilds at our official Guild Portal at http://guilds.en.allods.gpotato.eu/ for anyone who wants to find a guild to join.

Finally, we have a number of jobs including some community manager positions which may be really suitable for some of the more experienced Boards.ie veterans which you can apply for at http://gala-net.eu/careers/

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing some of you in-game!

Jamie

Lister1

Have created a character on the server called Zak. Any other Irish people playing?

Welease

I created a toon and it seems a nice game.. Major concern would be the forums reporting the basically "forced" requirement to spend real cash in the shop to remain competitive is driving people away (pay2win)..

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/forum/926/page/1

True or not.. I have no idea.. but a lot of people seem to be complaining.

I'm happy to potter around in it (as a secondary game) and make up my own mind .

Lister1

Welease wrote: »

I created a toon and it seems a nice game.. Major concern would be the forums reporting the basically "forced" requirement to spend real cash in the shop to remain competitive is driving people away (pay2win)..

I'm not too concerned about spending money on the shop at later levels but when I do so I will judge it Vs. a subscription model MMO as I am well aware that nothing in this world is for free and wouldnt expect to do all without spending a few bucks.

Welease

Lister1 wrote: »

I'm not too concerned about spending money on the shop at later levels but when I do so I will judge it Vs. a subscription model MMO as I am well aware that nothing in this world is for free and wouldnt expect to do all without spending a few bucks.

It all depends on how much I suppose...
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/311178/How-much-does-it-REALLY-cost.html

People are talking in terms for $500 minimum for pvp, and up to $15,000 for full level runes... Again, no idea of the real costs.. but a lot of people seem to be complaining..

The good thing is .. its free to get to that level and then people can decide if the extra cost is worth it.

d22ontour

Lister1 wrote: »

Have created a character on the server called Zak. Any other Irish people playing?

Isa server is regarded as the English speaking one.

Lister1

d22ontour wrote: »

Isa server is regarded as the English speaking one.

All speaking english on Zak as well

gPotato.eu: Jamie

Hi guys,

We have two English servers, so both of the EU English games have players from across Europe on them.

On the discussions about runes etc, you are better checking out the current status of them on the forums at http://en.allods.gpotato.eu/Community/Forum/ as a lot of the information out there, was true at some point during the open beta period, but have been addressed when we went into full release last week.

Many of the gameplay mechanics that required cash shop items (ie Incence for damage and regen rates) were severly amended so you don't need them any more for the effect, while others that couldn't be changed (ie phillacteries of passage to protect curses on certain items) are available for free in the shop. Many players took part in the beta testing period, and it's with the feedback from them that has made the game the one it is today.

It's nice to see that we have Irish players in-game, and you can get your friends involved by downloading the game onto a USB stick or burning it to DVD for them.

Cheers

Jamie