Allods Online

Gala-Net has announced that Patch 2.0.02: Astral Odyssey will launch on April 26th. The level cap will rise to 47 and new end-game content is scheduled to be added in the form of six new allods. The date will also mark the end of the open beta phase of development.

The team over at Allods Online have released another preview for their upcoming patch that looks at the Isle of Revelation, one of the upcoming new zones, and a revamping of their Rune mechanics.

Recently, MMORPG.com's Drew Wood had the opportunity to visit with the Allods Online team to preview the upcoming spring patch. The patch will bring a lot of new Allods into the game, new features and a level cap increase to 47. Drew also spent time learning a bit about the just-announced Prius Online. Check out Drew's impressions of the Allods Online spring update and what he learned about Prius Online. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

The Allods Online team announced at this week's GDC that Holy Charms are now free in the Item Shop. Additionally, there is no limit to the number of charms that players can purchase.

The Allods Online team has let us know that they've got big plans for Thursday, December 30th in the form of fireworks gifts for players and a grand display for those who attend. The event will take place in the following locations: League: Novograd Port, Empire: South of Yasker's Tower.

The Allods Online team has announced that the Fury of War expansion is set to deploy on December 14th. To celebrate the announcement, Astrum-Nival has released a pair of videos. One features Melting Isle and the other Junes Catacombs. In addition, the team announced several character classes will undergo changes as part of the update, all players will receive the 'Droplet of Death' - an item that allows a character to reset all talents and rubies as many times as they wish for 48 hours.

The Allods Online team has announced that the newest expansion, Episode 3: The Fury of War, will be arriving by the end of December. The expansion will include two new zones to enhance the PvP experience and a new guild leveling system.

With the latest update, Allods Online players will have the ability to complete daily quests for some of the most valuable Cash Shop items as a reward. One quest, for instance, is called "Regular Customers" and its completion will yield: One Scroll of Knowledge and one Incense.

Allods Online will have new content and a new raid boss to battle in the upcoming Rise of Gorluxor content expansion. Rise of Gorluxor is set to hit servers on October 5th. The content expansion will also feature fixes, new features, quests and more.

Allods Online devs have created and released a new 'real life' look at their favorite in-game activity, Goblin-o-Ball. In Goblin-o-Ball, a fiesty (and armored) goblin takes the place of a ball in this soccer-esque sport. Check it out!

The Allods Online team, along with publisher gPotato, has announced the Quest for Chests $50,000 Giveaway event. Every player who logs into the game and plays for an hour will be given a key which may unlock a prize-filled chest. Prizes include things such as iPod Nano, a home theater system, Nintendo DSi and more.

The Allods Online team has posted a response to the vociferous commentary raging all over the web in reaction to the v1.1.0 patch implemented recently. Players have been very vocal about the fact that they feel Allods has become a 'pay to win' type game. In the v1.1.0 patch, several potions were added to the cash shop that eliminate penalties and item curses incurred in a variety of ways.

Allods Online devs will officially expand on July 7th with the launch of Volume I: Revelations of Gipat. To celebrate the launch, developers have compiled a variety of guides covering a wide range of new aspects in the game.

gPotato has released an official FAQ for the upcoming Revelations of Gipat update to Allods Online.

gPotato has announced that patch 1.1 "Revelations of Gipat" for Allods Online will be going live on July 7th, and along with its many features and changes, is some significant news on the often controversial Fear of Death mechanic's front. Significant how, you ask? It's going away.