Allods Online is a sci-fi fantasy MMORPG developed by Astrum Nival, creators of Heroes of Might & Magic V.

Two warring factions, League and Empire, vie for control of allods—islands floating in Astral space. The truly unique aspect of Allods Online is the Astral ship system. Players can create their own ships, crewed by entire parties where each player has a distinct role, from navigator and helmsman to engineer and gunner. From their astral ship, players can navigate the randomly generated astral space where they can explore uncharted allods, fight massive Astral demons, and engage in Astral piracy on unwary fellow travelers. The game features an unprecedented amount of content for a free-to-play MMORPG: 2 factions, 6 races, 8 archetypes, 28 classes, and over 2,000 quests. The production values are top-notch with full motion-capture animation, top award-wining artists, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, composer for the hit TV-series Dexter, Fallout & Fallout 2, and Planescape: Torment.

The Open Beta version of the game is now available from the gPotato.eu portal where Allods Online is hosted. Players need only to sign in with their usual account name, or sign up if not already a gPotato.eu account holder. The Allods Online client can be downloaded from the official website.

For those who have already played Allods Online in one of its Closed Beta versions, the game client will update automatically and several features from previous phases will be carried over to Open Beta.

Additionally, players who have already reached level 17 and beyond in previous versions should note down their characters name from the Closed Beta Test (CBT) phases, as they will have their name reserved on their account to use in creating a new characters.

Furthermore, guild leaders with guilds of 24 or more members, will retain sole rights over that guild and will be the only people able to create a guild with that name.

All active CBT accounts will be rewarded with one unique in-game item (a ring with some benefits). Details on this reward will be given to players further on at the official website.

All these rewards will be available only until Tuesday 16th March.

“Allods Online is an amazing MMORPG with unique game features that will open a new era in the F2P market,” says Hyun Hur, CEO Gala Networks Europe. “After a long time of Closed Beta testing and polishing the game in cooperation with the developer Astrum Nival, we’re glad to open the game to all players today, for our Open Beta. Players can now enjoy the variety of classes, quests, monsters and combat. PvE, PvP or even Ship vs. Ship battles on land and in the Astral space make Allods Online one of the most expected games in 2010.”