The space after death in Allods Online
by Eliot Lefebvre 
Oct 22nd 2009 at 11:00AM
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Game mechanics, Lore, New titles, Free-to-play
To be or not to be, that is the question -- whether 'tis nobler in Allods Online to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous aggro, or to take up arms against a sea of mobs, and by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep -- to sleep, perchance to enter Purgatory. Aye, there's the rub -- for in that sleep of death what penalties may come when we have shuffled off this mortal server must give us pause.
The most recent bit of news out of Astrum Nival's upcoming free-to-play MMO Allods Online concerns the nature of death, and what better way to discuss that then touching upon Hamlet? Well, perhaps actually talking about it. The short version, however, is that the inhabitants of the game consider death as a fairly irrelevant situation altogether. Elves, for instance, view it as an opportunity to create a particularly beautiful moment of their lives. Orcs take it in stride, much like losing a match of goblinoball, in the sense that there will always be another match. The reason for this rather lackadaisical attitude toward that undiscovered country from which no traveler returns is detailed in the latest bit of news, as well as gameplay effects of passing on in the game. Though reading more is not an enterprise of great pitch and moment, lose not the name of action and take the time to read it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bri said on 11:13AM 10-22-2009
My all-time favourite death mechanic in an MMO is in SWG, where death is used as a form of travel (!).
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Dblade said on 1:56PM 10-22-2009
Sounds like you have a predetermined time to respawn from a purgatory-like area. The higher your level, the longer it takes. However you can instantly go back if you possess Mirra, which can only be bought from NPCs in the world of the living. Other than that, no penalty.
Odd mechanic.
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