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Sub based server coming Oct. 4th!
mattic65
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http://allods-forum.gpotato.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=64511
I've been waiting for word of this for a while. I loved playing this game, but found the cash shop horribly steep, as did most. Hopefully a sub based server will bring a lot of those people back.
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They are taking the item shop out of the sub server. That's the main selling point.
http://allods-forum.gpotato.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=64314&start=0
This sounds like an unprecedented moment for the genre, at least to my knowledge. I can't think of any other game that opted to open a sub-based server after being f2p for so long. I really hope this works out well for them and that other developers are watching and taking note. I'd like to see this become a norm for the genre.
At the very least, I'd like to see future titles with both options so that those of us who prefer paying a monthly fee (while enjoying a less "nickel and dimed" gameplay experience) can do so, and at the same time giving those that prefer the f2p system an option as well. It seems like a win/win all around to me.
All that said, I think I might need to give this game a try now
. It certainly looks like it could be a competitor for WoW with this model (although it might be "too little too late" at this point.)
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I loved the game pre Gipat and pre Cash Shop, and now with the P2P model it feels like the old game is back obviously years of fine tuning behind its belt.
Lots of players have returned and the server is alot of fun. Allods should of always been this way.
Lots of people are upset at the cash shop, but with it gone now, i am willing to give it a try. Life doesnt end with a $9 sub assuming you pay for 6 months, which is the price of a box game today anyhow.
Well back to the game, it definitely is seeing alot of old players returning.
Then don't, no one is twisting your arm to go back. The post was made for those of us that loved the game and might be interested in coming back on the sub server, not to have a pissing match over how good or bad the game is.
I played allods, liked the aesthetics and the Astral ships.
Anyone playing on the subscription server already? If so, is anyone there, hows the server going? First impressions?
"Small minds talk about people, average minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas."
I never played it, looked at the model and refused to be part of the money grab. I may have to look at how they are doing things again.
My understanding is the cash shop has simply been moved ingame and it's possible to buy from it using ingame gold like from a vendor. Mind you, I am not playing, only asking here if i should start. :P
Yeah I feel the same way, I think it might be a little too late. Would be nice if future games adopted both models at launch. F2P servers with cash shops and paid servers with no imbalance.
Allods does have some nice classes though.
They have twisted my arm for long enough. I loved the game in open beta, but I'm done with it now. It's the same old game, just with a sub fee attached so you won't have to endure getting ROFLstomped by people either throwing lots of money around or cheating on surveys. That's a plus, but it's still the same old game.
We'll see how the payment model holds up in the long run. In the mean time I'm not holding my breath. You can hold your pissing match over how good or bad the game is all by yourself.