A few days ago, the gPotato team announced that Allods Online will move to the servers of the developer Mail.ru later this month. As early as the end of February, the transfer process was initiated, which you likely did not notice, except that you had to enter your current email address in the game client. In the background, a new user account was then created at Mail.ru with this email, in which your gaming achievements will later be saved.
On March 18, 2014, the virtual moving boxes will be packed, and the servers in the gPotato data center will be shut down. How long the downtime will last is still unknown, but the Mail.ru team is doing everything possible to make the move as smooth and quick as possible.
Are you wondering why gPotato is giving up the online role-playing game Allods Online?
Without the continuous support from Mail.ru, the excellent development team of Allods Online, we would never have been able to make Allods Online a success. It was a fantastic 4-year collaboration in which both teams worked together to shape the game according to the needs of European and North American players, introduce more exciting features, and take Allods Online to a whole new level!
For both companies, full commitment to the Allods community has always been the highest priority. In 2013, it became clear that this dedication to Allods could suffer, given Webzen’s further planning for 2014. This year includes the release of several major new titles and a revamp of the portal and user interface.
After lengthy discussions and deliberations between both companies, it became evident that we would have to make a tough decision, and we came to the agreement that ultimately it is best for the players and the game if both the European and North American operations are directly taken over by Mail.ru and its partners.
We can imagine that you have some questions about the transfer and your user data and hope to alleviate some concerns with the following overview:
- Your account name and password will remain the same after the move.
- You will not need to download the Russian client to play.
- Your characters, achievements, and the contents of your inventory will of course be preserved.
- Even if you miss logging in by March 18, 2014, to authorize the transfer of your data, you can easily catch up on it.
- If you already have an account on a Russian server, you can continue to use it.
- However, it is not possible to merge two accounts, for example.
- The release of the next expansion will not be affected by this move.
- The balance on your gPotato account will be preserved.
- You should consume Boutique coins by March 18, 2014, as you cannot take them with you! However, if you buy something, the new item will be transferred.
- The quest “Blessing of the Martyr” and “Loyal Customer” will remain available.
- You can still enter into same-sex marriages.
- Open tickets will, of course, be processed until March 18.
- There will still be German, English, and French support from Mail.ru. You can also continue to play in these languages!
- It is planned to align patch times in Russia and the EU.
- Update 5.0.00 will be available on March 18, 2014.
Basically, little will change for players, and you should approach the move with calmness. As soon as new information about the transfer becomes available, we will of course keep you updated!
