
Those of you who follow Allods Online still will know that the MMO released a subscription server in the game’s native Russian service. For the cost of a standard MMO subscription, players were able to access the entirety of the game with zero influence from the cash shop. With no cash shop presence, the items previously sold for real money have either been removed completely or added in as drops by monsters or rewards from quests. One other caveat is that while players are able to transfer their subscription server characters over to the free to play servers, they cannot be transferred in the other direction.
Well it appears that the experiment was a rousing success, as gPotato has announced that the same server type will be hitting the west once the next expansion is released. In a Letter from the Producer, Piopico notes that the first priority on the table is the release of the next expansion for Allods Online. Following that release, the team will look at adding in a subscription server. The addition will require a lot of back end work, ensuring that both server types can be accessed from the same client and that the infrastructure will be able to handle the new billing system.
Would you pay $15 a month for an opportunity to play Allods Online with no cash shop?
(Source: Allods Online)