Allods Online Forum

PRO:

• - even if its a PAYserver you can still play here for FREE if you trade gold from the free server for BC with its exchange NPC!
• - PVP against strong players will theoretically be easier since the only notable difference between players will be gear, and thus catching up will be easy even for new players
• - you dont have to worry about various improvements, making the game easier to learn overall
• - you start with the best additional earring-slot (orange)
• - leveling is faster due to additional exp
• - class-change ("coremorpher") is easy to access and available to everyone
• - gear-related progress will be faster since there is no thinking about whether to uncurse upgraders or trow them away and save the gold
• - Patronage always active and mount never hungry; -> no need to ever do "daily customers quest" which earns incense and mountfood

CONTROVERSIAL:

• - you have Plenty of time to gear without worry about farming gold (this can be seen negative too, because everything is done fast and then you are without a goal)
• - you will relatively fast reach a point where the development of your char has reached a maximum and there is nothing else you can do to make it any stronger (this can be seen positive too, some ppl are happy when they are "done" with the game)

CONTRA:

• - many mounts from free server are not available at all during normal gameplay, especially the fastest ones may be missed by normal players (pegasus for example); and those who are available, like astral cat from ancient mount raid take a lot of effort & the help of other players to get... its good that these mount exist at least, but getting them is very, very troublesome
  
• - the astral servant (goblinbanker) is not available
• - the starting-bag is much smaller than on free server, this is an issue while leveling
• - some talentpoints / offensive statpoints / defensive statpoints / rubies that are never possible to get at all
• - due to " invisible fixed runes" and no patronage 5 (except in raids!) you can never achieve the same damagelevel against mobs like you can on free server
• - you can never have more than 1 reincarnation, this means if you want a different reincarnation skill you have to delete your former reincarnation
• - you are dependent on other players to raid with you in order to get a big bag
• - it will never be possible to get free respec for your char, it will always cost gold
• - No Matrial-Looter (Herbalism/Mining; -> Handworks are pointless without them; effort> time)
• - due to the lack of serveral items there is far less traffic on auction house; this way there is far less possibility to gain profit with auctions
• - even that you pay, you still have to play a very long time until you get the loot-helper
• - many costumes are not / never available
• - if you play for a long time and invest a large sum of money this way it would be easier to invest this money into free server to get instant acces to some helpful items
• - its impossible to ever use the racial skills of other races by learning them from the book of secrets since this item does not exist at all; therefore if you like a race for its look this decision might interfere with choosing the "best" racial skill
• - you still have to grind in some areas, coba plateau for example
• - due to endless bless there will never be the possibility to CC a player for long time, this way all longterm CCs are less worth

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i hope this list made it easier for you to decide whether subscription-server is pleasent for you or not

Quoted from "Lamka"

No one cares what you think Allods-Online-Player your F2P not P2P so stop talking about it and let new players try it out rather then listen or read about you downing P2P

Quoted from "Timmy"

Missing this item on P2P make actually PVP not equal(some races have better racial skills than others)

Quoted from "Timmy"

I like orc emotions menu(cry, beg, wave and so on), but i dont want leap racial skill for orc scout.

Quoted from "Athelas"

AOP should try to leave his bias out of the cons.

Quoted from "Kuekas"

1. 5th level of Patronage - Useless in P2P. how is it useless? killings mobs more efficient & doing more heal is useless?
2. Elixirs Useless in P2P. Required in P2W its helpful but not required at all, lol... i have never bought ANY elixier, its a waste of gold
3. Additional rubies provided by Pages from Great Mage's Diary You get them in P2P. you dont get all of the extra rubies, just some, right?
4. Additional skill points provided by Scrolls of the Sacrament You get them in P2P. you dont get all of the extra rubies, just some, right?
5. Emblems of the Wrathful Wizard You have epic on P2P and this means another lack of damage
6. Mount spells and Patronage spells You have them in P2P. Not the rank 2 but isn't a lethal think is it? having no galopp is a real PAIN with the already sluglike mounts on payserver; while having no invis at all also takes out a lot of options in game
7. Battlemounts You have them in P2P. where do you have them? wraith and rumble are available? how to get them?
8. Amalgam Catalysts Useless in P2P. additional amalgam is useless? (i never use this item but i would not call it useless)
9. Quest lines with Astral gemstones (Lapis Lazuli, Topaz, Chrysolites) from class trainers Useless in P2P. additional rubies are useless? why not make it available to do it manual but with 100% chance of getting a gem?
10. Mana Batteries, Thunderstrikes and Turrets Useless in P2P. P2W item. if everyonce can have it its not "unfair p2w"
11. Curse removal Guess why you don't have these???? Yes, you don't have cursed items in P2P -.- logical, yes
12. Experience boosters You don't have them in P2P. But...... You have 30% on exp ALWAYS + 10% from Flag of war -> i NEVER farmed a level....thats nice
13. Quest Log expansion Useless in P2P. You don't need to keep hundreds of quests since this isn't old experience system. beeing able to take more Q is never useless and i really dont see why Qlog isnt simply enlarged on payserver by default
14. Universal Reagents for crafting You have everything you need for a balanced crafting system. 3 days i made Alchy 60, got second profession and in 2 hours made level 60 Tailoring ( i had the components from leveling, so, all by myself) especially with the lack of loot-helpers this would be useful , why not selling it from NPC for gold...?
15. Mystery Seal Useless in P2P. You do the quests, they are easy and get you experience. its not funny to do greatness & all the raids a 2nd time on a reinc should also be available for gold or something
16. Class abilities unlock Useless in P2P. It's a P2W thing. You can buy a class ability why should reincas exist class-skills =/= racial skills
17. Additional Reincarnations Could be good in P2P. We have just one. totally agree, there should be possible as many reincs as classes are there!
18. Horn of War and premium chats Useless in P2P. I don't feel a bigger player if on top of my char head i have some fairy bubbles to say what i can without this. i dont know these items, just give them for free or something
19. June Coins Could be good in P2P, not a requirement. another item i dont understand why its not available... its not like they make you win a battle
20. Some Mount Colour Patterns from the Boutique 1 or 2 mounts unavailable in P2P? Yes, if you don't possess 123123 mounts while 23123 of them have same speed and same skills you won't be a successful player. -> unattractive to collectors and mount-lovers
21. Most of the decorative items from the BoutiqueNo comments... another HUGE miss here, many players including me LOVE the vanity items in this game and its a BIG shame to reduce them!!
22. 2nd and 3rd crafting profession unlock You can have 2 and really need more? Alchy for pots and Inspiration for crafting profession. AH and mates will complete the rest. Plus, you can make what others can with recipes so... Useless 1 for gear, 1 for weapon 1 for potions, makes 3... i really like to be able to craft my things myself without beeing dependent on others
23. Mount feed and additional Stable Slots You have 10 slots for mounts, patterns doesn't occupy slot. You can increase it by doing some turns in Tka-Rik cave and get unlocks.
24. Keys for chests No comments...
25. Master Goblin and its duplicates from Strongboxes This could be useful yes. But it's necessary or did we became lazy by it just to go to bank or next NPC to sell? Tho the TP option could makes it's use... one of the biggest misses, in combination with the tiny bag its a real problem
26. Coupons Useless in P2P.
27. Specks of Light Useless in P2P. P2W item 2% more dmg do not make anyone win a battle, but its, again, potential dmg / heal that is NEVER available, which is sad since every player could just have infinite of them -> equal conditions
28. Ship Consumables Useless in P2P. in dep astral aditional ship emanations are useless? actually they can help a lot, i dont see why they are not available for gold on payserver
29. Magic Ink. Useless in P2P.