As you remember, we offered readers a little over a month ago "Gambling XP" Ask questions developers "Allodes online". This happened immediately after the publication was released – "Games of the gods".
It was possible to ask both in the comments and by e -mail. Restrictions on the composition and nature of the questions were not posed. In addition to the most obvious – the lack of frank slang, understandability and so on. And it was possible to ask developers on any topic – from monetization to nearest innovations.
The people found than to puzzle the creators of the most eminent domestic online role. Although there were also enough superficial questions. Some were too obvious and have been discussed more than once, you can easily find the answers on the official website to others, and something is simply outdated. And, of course, many questions complemented or duplicated each other.
As a result, we combined the most interesting, added our explanations and simplified the wording for the sake of conciseness and accuracy, put up on topics and sent the resulting nuclear mixture to the developers.
U Allods Team The preparation of answers suddenly took a lot of time – almost a month. Well, better late than never. They answered us not all questions, but most. What happened in the end, read below.
The head of the World Design Department answered Alexander Pankov , Creative Director Alexander Mishulin and other employees of the company.
General questions
[Gambling XP] Let's start with the sore, and then move on to intra -game topics. Will the patronage system and runes change? What are the sources of game income? Do you plan to completely switch to the system of crystals "attached" to the character, or premium crystals will not replace the usual? In particular:
[9Shadows] Why the developers at one time did not introduce a hybrid payment model? Many players are willing to pay monthly – provided that the game will remain the same as at the time of the opening of OBT.
[Allods Team] We do not plan changes in patronage and runes, as well as the transition to "premium" crystals.
As for the "sources" of income, we are continuously monitoring the situation. If a skew develops in one direction or another (yes, it happens) – we try to react quickly. For example, the kingdom of the elements “has grown” in the level of tasks and awards to the highest 51st level, which allows players to turn to verified methods of earning.
While you are developing a character to forty levels, nothing needs to be paid. It is no secret for those who carefully monitor information about the game that for paying players the average monthly payment is about three hundred rubles. Of course, we do not consider the purchase of styling, participation in promotions and other monetary activity.
[Maksn07] What is the minimum set of runes and clothes at this stage of the game that makes it possible to go through all the content, including a dead city?
[Allods Team] The plot part, including group, is held without runes or with the first (free) in green equipment to its level. Raid, as the top of high -level content, is already much more complicated and requires purple or orange equipment of the highest level. But even there you can do without runes if your friends have them.
[Gambling XP] Another large group of questions is related to the community. Not so long ago, the theme on the forum, where the developers asked questions, was closed. What developers see a dialogue with the game community?
[Alexander Yurov] How you work with a game community, and specifically with fan sites? Are there any rules for cooperation with them? And for what reasons one of the best fan portals on AlloDs, with the most developed services-Allods Live, is “outlawed” (Ban at the official forum for one mention)?"
[Allods Team] There are no rules for such cases. Each site is unique players, personalities, and the approach should be individual. We are always happy to make contact with loyal players, issue a little information or invite you to visit.
At the same time, we are fighting with resources that use the themes of “allods” and at the same time practicing trading in characters and game currency (which leads to banks of players), the spread of phishing programs (passwords), etc.p. At the same time, the ban for the simple mention of any resources is the perfect and unconfirmed fiction. But references to such resources have to be closed, as players trust our resource and we are indirectly in the answer for what is written on the official forum.
Game questions
[Gambling XP] Are changes regarding ships and astrallying in the near future planned in the near future?
[Playkhim (since the beginning of the OBT on the server "Great Call", the characters "Gamekhim", "Barlogos and his Sigurds")]] Will it be possible to have several ships in the hangar at once? One for the farm of the islands, the other for piracy, the third for something else? Naturally, the differences in their characteristics are referred to.
[Allods Team] The most difficult thing here is implementation, but we do not exclude such an opportunity.
[Alexander Klochkov] Когда можно будет дополнительно изменять внешний вид корабля, не считая расцветку корпуса с парусами и установку носовой статуи?
[Allods Team] Very soon new buildings will appear with various decoration options. Each race will have its own ship of the corresponding appearance.
[Gambling XP] The game still does not implement a system of duels and confrontation between players of the same faction. Will it be, but if it will be, then when?
[Alexey Teplyakov] … in the arena of any high -level player kills (even accidentally) players of small levels than it interferes with. What are you going to do in this direction? [Add from the editorial office] Will the arenies change near the capes' capitals?
[Norman42] I think it is necessary to make an adequate PVP between the players of the same faction, because the arena is not a way out. For example, I can’t normally conduct a duel with my friend, because I (or my friend) are killed intentionally, or someone takes and applies a mass attack-and this can be killed purely by accident. [Gambling XP] Whether an alternative type of confrontation between the players of the same faction will be implemented, which is constantly available, like an arena?
[Allods Team] Statistics say that this type of activity is interesting for few of the players and very rarely (they try the builds on each other when it is too late to fly to the astral activity, and all the daily activity is fulfilled), therefore, in the near future, there are no special changes regarding the arenas or duels. But we ourselves often think about duels inside the faction and are not going to completely abandon this idea.
[Gambling XP] Many are interested in the development of races and classes. Recently radically processed a wizard and scout. Who is next in line?
[Allods Team] Mystic. We will also modify the recently converted wizard and a very new bard. We plan to reduce the treatment of necromancers a little – to weaken their dependence on blood generation.
[Timur Sabirov] Are you going to expand the number of classes available to each race, or do you even make a character so that a character of any race can play any class?
[Allods Team] We are not going to. Perhaps we add another druid to the empire and one mystic in the league, but even this is not in the near future.
[Ilya Beloborodov (51st level, temple, Vladyka Astral, in the project for almost two years)]] Whether the “Templar” class will be completely converted, otherwise it is very weak in solitary PVP and is not able to win the majority of classes at high levels of character development (40-51)?
[Allods Team] Yes, the current state of the templar is also not very happy with us, and we plan to finalize this class.
[Yennefer] Whether the opportunity will be introduced to play dragonids and hacks?
In the near future – no.
[xhbik] asks if it is worth waiting for decorative pets for any class?
[Allods Team] It’s worth waiting. Our immediate plans include the creation of pets for all classes.
[Maniakrus] The amount of gray loot in the AO is now leaning. Choose it in large quantities monetary, but for a long time. Do you plan to make special pets to collect a loot? This is especially convenient for classes using long -range battle. Of course, this is not free, but I think it will be very useful.
[Allods Team] Yes, such pets will appear soon.
[Gambling XP] How the guild system will develop? The official forum mentioned that the system of awards for the astral confrontation will change.
[Allods Team] In the December patch, we revised the system of astral confrontation, and this affected rewards. Come in and look! (Editorial note: At the time of publication of the material, the update has not yet been established, it is expected soon).
[Ilya Beloborodov] I would like to know if the guild bank will be introduced? Any guild needs it, it is easier to save gold for development, wear the begilders for better equipment and, finally, simply supply alchemical potions and other useful things.
[Allods Team] It's about the services for guilds, in particular about the bank,. He will appear in the foreseeable future.
[Gambling XP] In addition, we received a lot of letters with other general issues. There were many of them, we chose some.
[Maksn07] Whether work will be carried out on unloading the “Eternal Call” server, which is often impossible to play? The entry of a new server does not count, because there is no way to transfer the main character, which would be done with pleasure. And downloading new on a new server for the sake of a temporary lack of lags not so much wants to.
[Allods Team] Yes, they will. Difficulties with the load are largely related to the accumulation of players in one location. As soon as the players pass the plot part of the new patch, everything will return to the previous direction.
[Alexey Teplyakov] League dominates the empire. It happens that you will go to the catacombs of the Junes – there are all ligates, but there are no imperials. What are you going to do about this?
[Gambling XP] It is known that very soon players will get the opportunity to change the fraction. Will it be free? Is it required to complete a difficult task for this? And most importantly, whether the desire to change the side will be one -time, or to move lord of the spins casino from one faction to another will be allowed at least five times a day? In addition, whether measures will take measures to maintain the balance of factions (at one time it was noted that you are not in fundamentally engaged in these things)?
[Allods Team] We are well familiar to us. It just so happened that in any field there are more and less massive sides. We smooth out the situation (more positive Nezebgrad, replacement of the sewage system with the sanatorium, a more calm start of the empire, and t.p.) and we are not going to stop, but it is worth considering that there will never be a “equally”.
The transition between the fractions inside the server will be arranged so as not to harm the situations. That is, it will be possible to move from a larger fraction to a smaller, but not vice versa.
[Wadak] I remember there was a competition for the best "Achivment". Whether this system will be introduced and when?
[Allods Team] Yes, over time. We ourselves are interested in this launch, and it will certainly be introduced.
[Dnlk] For my own reasons, I fundamentally did not want to dress in the astral and gave preference to the witch's tier. What was my disappointment when I found out that orange things for PVP-oks of weaknesses of orange things from the astral, despite the fact that astral things can be of higher quality. Whether the things are equal?
[Gambling XP] We expand the question asked. If the equipment for victories in witch's Yara is left at the same level, whether the new PVP Activities will be introduced, which will offer the players an equivalent astral equipment? In other words, whether it is worth waiting for the replacement of the “dressing” process in the Astral by obtaining current equipment exclusively PVP special?
[Allods Team] This is not the first time we give out equipment for PVP active, but never gave a top-end. PVP is a difficult question, and the rewards for it are even more difficult. In PVP, it is more dependent on the players, and the first thing that comes to mind to an ordinary person at the sight of a particularly pathos "revard" is to conspire. At the same time, the ingenuity of the players is not inferior to the ingenuity of developers. But the developer, unlike an ordinary player, perfectly understands that distributing top -end equipment “for so” means to harm everyone. The incentive will disappear, the employment will disappear, the game itself will break.
(Editor's note: The developers promised to change the system of professions that will allow you to receive equipment comparable with astral (and it can also be improved). As for the PVP special, then the new activity of the “King of the Mountain” is in line.)
The material was prepared by Denis Gundorov and Denis Davydov. The editors thanks Mail.Ru Group for help in organizing interviews.