History VideoGame / AllodsOnline

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* NotSoDifferent: Quests concerning League-Empire War bluntly show that both sides have virtually the same goals and are keen to use identical methods to achieve them.

The game features six races split into [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire two factions]] waging a ForeverWar on each other: Humans of Kania, [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elves]], and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]] for the League; Humans of Xadagan, [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Arisen]] for the Empire. The visual style of the League resembles UsefulNotes/KievanRus (or, to be exact, a ThemeParkVersion thereof) while the Empire is [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineandSoOn Soviet Union]] , which gives the setting some flavor of the Russian Civil War. These styles, however, run [[CanonDiscontinuity against the previous games of the series]], where Kania was a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Medieval European Fantasyland]] and Xadagan's style was ArabianNightsDays.

The game features six races split into [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire two factions]] waging a ForeverWar on each other: Humans of Kania, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]], and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]] for the League; Humans of Xadagan, [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Arisen]] for the Empire. The visual style of the League resembles UsefulNotes/KievanRus (or, to be exact, a ThemeParkVersion thereof) while the Empire is [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineandSoOn Soviet Union]] , which gives the setting some flavor of the Russian Civil War. These styles, however, run [[CanonDiscontinuity against the previous games of the series]], where Kania was a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Medieval European Fantasyland]] and Xadagan's style was ArabianNightsDays.

* JustTheFirstCitizen: the Imperial leader and archmage Yasker notably doesn't style himself "Emperor".

* LowerClassLout: a stereotypical Orc.

* MindRape: The modus operandi of the Psionicist.
* MonochromaticEyes: Most elves.

* OurElvesAreBetter: They look more like over-grown fairies than anything else, with their wings. The game also loves playing with how vain and concerned with their looks they are.
** In that sense, you could consider them an AffectionateParody of elves from other mythos.

* PatronSaint: every character has a patron Martyr and can pray to them for healing and buffs. The Martyrs grant more powerful abilities as the characters level up. In addition, during a festival in honor of a particular Martyr, a character with this Martyr as patron can spend "Jubilee Coins" to get gifts.

* PsychicPowers: Psionicists specialize in this.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Gibberlings, who always appear in threes. Yes, even when you play them.

* GoodRepublicEvilEmpire: The League is democratic and generally seen as the good guys. The Empire, however, isn't always painted as evil, so this can be seen as a case of WhiteAndGrayMorality.

However, during the [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest Open Beta]] of ''Allods Online'' in 2009, Astrum Nival was sold to "mail.ru", a large provider of Internet services infamous for its CorruptCorporateExecutive tactics. Driven by the goal to yield as much profit from the game as possible, the new owners subjected the project to heavy ExecutiveMeddling. As a result, the free-to-play model quickly passed the AllegedlyFreeGame terrain right into the realm of BribingYourWayToVictory, which is especially blatant in PvP battles. The prices for items were sometimes ridiculously high, with a set of [[AmplifierArtifact runes]] being as expensive as $50,000. Just to scale: the average wage in Russia is about $670 per month. As a reminder, this all happened during the [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest Open Beta]]. The release of the game in 2010... [[FromBadToWorse didn't quite improve it]].

However, during the [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest Open Beta]] of ''Allods Online'' in 2009, Astrum Nival was sold to "mail.ru", a large provider of Internet services infamous for its CorruptCorporateExecutive tactics. Driven by the goal to yield as much profit from the game as possible, the new owners subjected the project to heavy ExecutiveMeddling. As a result, the free-to-play model quickly passed the AllegedlyFreeGame terrain right into the realm of BribingYourWayToVictory, which is especially blatant in PvP battles. The prices for items were sometimes ridiculously high, with a set of [[AmplifierArtifact runes]] being as expensive as $50.000. Just to scale: the average wage in Russia is about $670 per month. As a reminder, this all happened during the [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest Open Beta]]. The release of the game in 2010... [[FromBadToWorse didn't quite improve it]].

The game features six races split into [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire two factions]] waging a ForeverWar on each other: Humans of Kania, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]], and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Gibberlings]] for the League; Humans of Xadagan, [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcs]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Arisen]] for the Empire. The visual style of the League resembles UsefulNotes/KievanRus (or, to be exact, a ThemeParkVersion thereof) while the Empire is [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineandSoOn Soviet Union]] , which gives the setting some flavor of the Russian Civil War. These styles, however, run [[CanonDiscontinuity against the previous games of the series]], where Kania was a [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Medieval European Fantasyland]] and Xadagan's style was ArabianNights.

* TheFanservice.

* Fanservice.