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Mercenaries, smuggling and allod creation coming to Allods Online

posted by Quoc Truong on 19 Jul 2012

Next Update Announced; ‘New Horizons’ to Feature AI Helpers and All-New Astral Space Content

Dublin, Ireland – 19th July 2012 – Gala Networks Europe and Gala-Net one of the leading free-to-play games publishers and operators of the gPotato portals, have announced details of the next expansion of their AAA MMORPG, Allods Online. Titled New Horizons, the new update introduces a set of mercenaries for players to hire as AI assistants for their parties, alongside two additional huge new features to Astral Space. These come in the form of a resource-based mode called Smugglers’ War, where players privateer for their faction, and a major new step in the on-going Path of Greatness quest chain which, for the first time in Allods Online history, allows players to actually build and customise their very own allod in Astral Space.  A trailer showcasing some of the upcoming content from New Horizons can be watched at: http://www.youtu.be/s6GdylDCKJM

The mercenaries in New Horizons for Allods Online allow characters over level 8 to hire mercenaries for their party using in-game gold. The mercenaries come in six different classes, each with unique and highly useful special abilities and buffs. Hired mercenaries are set to the same character level as the player and will take up a party slot while obeying the player’s orders for a single instance or allod. The mercenaries will also take a share of the low-quality loot in each drop, and if dismissed or killed during an instance can be re-hired for free, but will disband from the player’s party once the instance has been completed. The classes are; the Protector ‘meat-shield’ tank who can draw enemy attacks away from the party, the Fighter melee specialist who increases physical damage for the entire party, the magical damage-buffing Warlock, the healer Physician who can lift curses and poison effects, the mana and energy-boosting, ranged attack Shooter and finally the area-of-effect enemy de-buff specialist Witch, who also buffs the maximum stamina, mana and energy pools for the entire party.

In New Horizon’s Astral Space content, players will have the chance to participate in exciting trade wars between factions and go on a quest to create their very own allod. Smugglers’ War sees players getting the chance to become a spacefaring privateer for their faction, with the 4th layer of Astral Space filled with ten Allods that continually produce certain types of resources needed on other allods. With the League and the Empire sharing two allods apiece, the remaining six ‘producing’ allods are up for capture by players, setting the stage for Astral vessels to ship resources to where they’re needed, or battle for control of the independent allods and the resources they produce in a dynamic and persistent zone where the players control how the zone changes. With daily quests to set players various tasks, Smuggler’s War adds yet another deep and rewarding chunk of content for Astral vessel owners.

New Horizon’s last feature is perhaps the most exciting. The Path of Greatness is the next step for high-level players towards owning their very own allod in Astral Space.  In previous updates, the greatest of Allods Online players have been amassing materials to begin construction of their own Astral allods. With the arrival of New Horizons, the moment these elite forces have been waiting for has finally arrived, their allods have finally taken shape. When building custom allods, players can choose one of three different environment types – jungle, arctic, or desert, and once created a player can also begin constructing a personal tower of their own.  The allod also acts as a kind of personal farm for its owner, generating valuable resources – like efficient upgrading reagents that can be collected 3 times weekly to improve gear, or daily gold rewards given for activities taking no more than half an hour per day to complete.


More detailed information on New Horizons can be found on the official European and North Amercian Allods Online websites.

All press information for Allods Online and all other gPotato.eu games can be found at our press centre at http://press.gPotato.eu/latest.asp.

About Allods Online
Allods Online is a subscription-less, AAA MMORPG set in a fantasy space opera universe that is published across Europe in English, German, Polish and French by gPotato.eu and developed by Mail.Ru Games.
Allods Online features unique player-built and player-controlled space battleships, the dynamic Astral space to explore, and creates a new standard of co-operative gameplay. Join one of the two factions at war and discover the deep storyline by choosing from one of the 34 classes available and six distinct races. Customise your character and pet with the rich creation system, and level up to 51 by completing over 3,500 quests and confronting over 300 unique creatures. Explore and fight your way through dungeons, castles and temples as a group or raid. Allods Online also features Faction vs Faction, Player vs Player, Guild vs Guild and Ship vs Ship combat mechanisms. Players can register and download this free MMO game at the official European website – http://allods.gPotato.eu


About Gala Networks Europe Ltd. & gPotato.eu
Gala Networks Europe Ltd. is a leading European free-to-play online games publisher. It operates the gPotato brand in Europe by hosting, publishing and distributing free online games through the www.gPotato.eu portal. Established in Dublin, Ireland in 2006, it operates a portfolio of MMORPGs including Flyff, Rappelz, Dragonica, Allods Online,  Canaan Online and Terra Militaris. The gPotato.eu portal is now a major destination for online gamers with over 8 million users. It will also publish the martial-arts MMORPG Age of Wulin and the fusion-fantasy MMORPG SEVENCORE in 2012. Further information on the company can be found at http://www.gala-net.eu.

About Gala-Net, Inc. and gPotato.com
Founded in 2004, gPotato is a leading publisher of free-to-play online games. The gPotato Game Portal at www.gpotato.com hosts a diverse and lively portfolio of games such as Fly for Fun, Rappelz, Iris, Aika, Allods Online, and Uncharted Waters Online. gPotato now eagerly awaits the upcoming release of its newest MMOs, SEVENCORE and Eternal Blade! Over 11 million registered users gather to play gPotato’s games for free every day. Through the uniquely powerful vehicle of online games, gPotato connects people from all over the world to create a fun and friendly global community.

About Mail.Ru
Mail.Ru is the foremost Russian Internet portal, serving the entertainment and communication needs of the global Russian-speaking community with a comprehensive array of more than 40 services including the largest Russian free e-mail service, instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent, national social network My Mir@Mail.Ru, and search engine Poisk@Mail.Ru. With over 50 percent market share and more than 40 titles to satisfy a full range of individual preferences, Mail.Ru is also the leading Russian online gaming publisher. Its portfolio includes internally developed hits like Allods Online and Legend: Legacy of the Dragons as well as successful international licenses such as Perfect World II, Lord of the Rings Online, Fly For Fun, Jade Dynasty (Zhu Xian), Cross Fire and ZhengTu Online. Additional information is available at www.mail.ru.

You can also follow Allods Online Europe here:
English Guild Portal: http://guilds.en.allods.gPotato.eu
German Guild Portal: http://gilden.de.allods.gPotato.eu
French Guild Portal: http://guildes.fr.allods.gPotato.eu
Polish Guild Portal: http://gildie.pl.allods.gpotato.eu/

English Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllodsOnline_en
German Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllodsOnline_de
French Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllodsOnline_fr
Polish Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllodsOnline_pl
Italian Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllodsOnline_it

English Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allodsonline-en
German Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allodsonline-de 
French Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allodsonline-fr  
Polish Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AllodsOnlinepl
Italian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllodsOnlineit

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/allods

 
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