The land of Eden includes four realms that are home to the allods, Steel, Shadow and Beast factions. Each has its own seat of power. Aurora City stands between the seacoast and a fertile plain. Due to its location, it's plagued by pirates, so the king has decided to engage valiant chevaliers to drive them out. Iron Castle rises above a barren desert. Resources extracted from mines in the nearby mountains fuel its economy and its centuries-long war against a hated rival. The inhabitants of Dark City are highly proficient excavators, their expertise honed over generations of digging out large caverns. Right now, they're concerned about a mysterious hole. Its origin is unknown, as is the depth to which it extends. The residents of Breeze Jungle love their home and wish to protect it from being ravaged by powerful giants.
allods Online is a massively multiplayer offering that went live in North America last November. Developed by UserJoy, it's offered here by publisher IGG as free to download and play with optional item sales. The underlying concept revisits the classic confrontation between the servants of heaven and hell, with much of the action taking place within the domains of the above-named societies. You can choose assorted classes; an incomplete list includes the Necromancer, Summoner, Magician, Swordman, Protector, Warrior, Archer, Weapon Craftsman, Tailor, Chef and Technician. Another interesting feature is the pet system, which also offers a variety of options, some of which are cute robots. Quite recently, we had to opportunity to learn more about the anime-influenced game, which had initially come to our attention some months ago, by questioning Project Assistant Joyce Zhou and Developer Project Assistant Daniel Wang.
Jonric: Since a fair number of our readers may be unfamiliar with allods gold, what are the first things you'd like them to know about it?
Joyce Zhou: allods gold is a cute, anime-styled 2D MMORPG set against a backdrop of the fight between Angels and Devils. This is the theme that runs through the whole game, the never-ending battle between good and evil.
PvP is also important. There will be dueling, team fights, guild battles and siege wars. However, PvP isn't central to the main game plot.
