Allods Online is a free-to-play 3D fantasy MMORPG developed by Astrum Nival and published by Astrum Nival in Russia and Turkey, Gala-Net in North America, Cayenne Tech in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, Gala Networks Europe in Europe, and Level Up! Games in Brazil and the Philippines.
Allods Online has many traditional MMORPG elements such as quests, NPCs, and dungeons. It also has an element that is fairly unique – the ability for players to build ships and sail around in a vast expanse of magical space called “the Astral”. In the Astral, players can fight each other in ship-to-ship combat as well as discover new zones like the Goblin Republic that cannot be reached any other way. Furthermore, ships have individual crew stations which can be operated by multiple players on the same ship together.
The game has been noted for its quality graphics,heavy lag, good performance, grind, and repetitive combat system with no auto attack.
Allods Online EU and NA were highly criticized in February, 2010 for the initial prices in its Item Shop, the system by which the game conducts microtransactions. However, the prices were significantly lowered two weeks later.
Allods Online also implemented a controversial system where players were penalized upon death. These penalties could be prevented or reversed by buying items from the Item Shop. This feature was removed in the EU and NA version on March 2 since the item that prevents death penalty became available for free at the Item Shop.