Greeting Citizens of Sarnaut!
 
We are honored to share some exciting news from MMOSite. Throughout December many MMOs were nominated for different categories, and it was up to players to vote for their MMO of choice as part of the MMOSite Reader’s Choice Awards. In the end, we are thrilled to announce that Allods Online achieved 3rd Place for Best F2P MMO!
 
This is a testament to your continuous support and we thank everyone who voted for Allods Online!
 
To show our appreciation, we are rewarding you with 3 days of Lucky Moments! From Friday, January 18th throughout Sunday, January 20th, enjoy double experience and double gold!
 
Thanks again for everything and keep being awesome!
 

 
The wacky and weird Allods Caption Contest is back! You know the drill – We post an Allods image and you reply back with a caption whether it’s hilarious, dramatic, epic, weird, or just plain awesome. The more creative, the better!
 
This event lasts until Wednesday, January 16th so check our Allods Facebook Fan Page for the event image.
 
We’ll choose our 5 favorite captions and the winners will receive the following prizes:
 

1st Place – 700 Premium Crystals
2nd Place – 600 Premium Crystals
3rd Place – 500 Premium Crystals
4th Place – 400 Premium Crystals
5th Place – 300 Premium Crystals
 
All winners will have the Premium Crystals added to their character’s account, so be sure to post your character’s name and server when you post your entry on Facebook.
 
Remember, you can only participate in this event if you are a fan of our Allods Facebook Fan Page. If you have not joined the Allods Facebook Fan Page yet, now is the time!
 

 
Thank you so much as you’ve been waiting patiently for an update regarding the Winter event that was put on hold due to lag issues caused by the event. As an updated version of the Winter event without any technical issues could not be applied to our servers, we still would like a way for the community to benefit from this high-spirited and spectacular event. The event introduces lots of cool (no pun intended) items to glamorize your characters with wintry goodness and we want to continue the spirit of gift giving even though the holidays are behind us.
 
We are happy to announce that players who logged on since November 1st will receive 1 letter sent to the most active character on their account. This letter will include:
 

50 Large Holiday Gifts and a bonus Eye of Frost trinket!
 
Please know the Eye of Frost is bound since it’s a bonus item although the main prizes (Holiday Gifts) will not be bound so open them, sell them, or mail them to your heart’s content! Even though the Large Holiday Gifts are not bound, the items inside the gift will be bound so make sure you open the Large Holiday Gifts on a character that you would want the items on. Also make sure you check all characters on your account (including other server and incarnations) in case you do not see the letter in your character’s mailbox.
 
Once again, you will receive the winter prizes if:
-You logged in since November 1st
-Your character is at least level 15
*One gift per account
 
We hope these gifts bring some post-holiday cheer to your ingame celebrations. Have fun chilling out!
 

 
You’ve tested your might in each of the six skirmishes and now it’s time to continue mortal combat in a PvP zone that is infamously known as Melting Isle! It’s been a freezing winter the past couple of weeks so what better way to stay warm in an ice-covered zone than some intense PvP action while fighting for buried treasure! Who knows? Maybe you’ll be rewarded with more loot than what you bargained for…
 
From now until Monday, January 21st at 9:00 AM PST, you must visit Melting Isle (only available to level 51 characters) and show evidence of you looting a chest while looting the chest at least 50% of the way. It may sound easy at first but remember Melting Isle is a free-for-all zone so it’s every Orc and Gibberling for himself. Be sure to grab your allies for help unless they turn on you and steal your booty!
 
Key Points to Remember About Melting Isle:
• Access Melting Isle through Ancient June Ruins in Gipat
• Melting Isle is only open from 4:00 PM PST to midnight PST – Server Clock
• You can only travel to Melting Isle for two hours per day before being forced to leave the zone.
 
Rules:
• To confirm completion of the requirement, you must take a screenshot of your character interface while at least looting 50% of the chest’s progress bar. Remember, you do not need to fully capture the chest; you just need to show yourself looting half of the chest.
*Feel free to cover parts of your interface such as chat box or your hotkey bar although we need to see most of your interface while looting the chest. See below for an example screenshot.

• Reply to this forum event thread by Monday, January 21st at 9:00 AM PST that includes the screenshot.
• Include your character name and server when posting your screenshot.
• Only one screenshot entry is allowed for one character per account. In other words, you cannot submit six different screenshots of looting different chests since you’ll just be credited for one entry.
 
Prizes:
On January 21st, we will host a raffle of everyone who submits a screenshot of their character fulfilling the requirement and award raffle winners with 20 Large Holiday Gifts!
 
Large Holiday Gifts contain a variety of winter vanity, mount color patterns, and accessories! Collect ‘em all!
 
See here for a full list of what you can get out of the Large Holiday Gifts.
 

 
Last week we called for your support with reaching 90,000 Likes on the Allods Facebook Fan Page, and you answered! With your continuous support, we reached our goal! As promised, we have revealed new concept art which can be viewed on our Allods Facebook Fan Page. The images have just been posted so check them out!
 
If you have not joined the Allods Facebook Fan Page yet, now is the time!

 
In spirit of the holidays the Allods Team wishes you all the grandest of times over the holiday break. Spend time with your family, friends, guild members, and anyone else in your life who mean a lot to you.
 
Starting today and throughout this Tuesday, December 25th, Sarnaut will be filled with holiday Lucky Moments for all the good boys and girls of Sarnaut. Make sure you log on and take advantage of the bonuses!
 
Bonus Lucky Moment Dates and Times:
 

• Friday December 21st at 3:30 PM – Tuesday, December 25th at Midnight PST
 
Here is a link to the server clock so you don’t forget to miss out! – http://allods.gpotato.com/
 

The Winter Event is coming soon!

 

The Holiday Council and Holiday Committee of the League and Empire are coming back soon (this Monday!) to provide decorations and holiday gifts for the adventurers of Sarnaut! The Snow Maidens will gladly accept the Special Coins you’ve been saving and exchange them for Holiday Gifts!

 

They can be found in Imperial Square for Empire and in the Trade District for the League.

 

 

Near the Snow Maiden you can find Father Winter who will give you some festive items to help decorate the city.

 

There are many exciting new vanity items and mount patterns added this year, so be sure to check out the forums for more details on the additions to this year’s Winter Event.

 

 

 
The band of squirrel bandits are at it again with their snatching ways. They have moved on from stealing artifacts from our leaders’ treasure room. Now they are into corrupting Sarnaut’s history by stealing the frozen Gibberling statues from the Sarnaut’s National History Museum from Frozen Frontier! We need those frozen Gibberlings back!
 
The squirrels have littered the Frozen Gibberlings around their roosting nests. Finds the squirrel’s nest and you will find the frozen gibberling. The volunteer museum GMs will give hints as to where they think each frozen gibberling is being hidden one at a time. Together, we will ensure the safekeeping of Sarnaut’s history!
 
Rules:
• The hunt begins this Friday, December 7th at 4 PM PST – Avilon server
• The hunt begins this Friday, December 7th at 5 PM PST – Yul server
 
Server Clock
 
• For League, the hunt will take place in Siveria
 

 
• For Empire, the hunt will take place in Igsh Military District
 

 
• The volunteer museum GMs will give hints as to where they think each frozen gibberling is being hidden one at a time throughout Siveria or Igsh Military District over zone chat.
• Be one of the first five hunters to locate and touch the frozen gibberling, and you will be awarded with 40 June Coins!
• Each participant is only allowed to win 40 June Coins. If you find a frozen gibberling once, you can continue to participate in the event although you will not receive additional June Coins to allow others a chance to win.
 
• June Coins that we’re adding to the winners of the event will appear in your currency tab (K) instead of your bag.
• Activating your Adventurer’s Stone to teleport to a Portal Keeper causes your Adventurer’s Stone to go on cooldown. However, June Coins allow you to bypass the teleport cooldown.
• Click on your Adventurer’s Stone while it is on cooldown (assuming you have June Coins) and you’ll teleport to the Portal Keeper destination.
• Each teleport while your Adventurer’s Stone is on cooldown will consume 1 June Coin.
 
Some of you may not be familiar with June Coins or how they work so here goes a brief explanation!
 
Orc: “Why would we want to help find the frozen Gibberlings? We hate Gibberlings!
Volunteer museum GM: “If you don’t help then you won’t get discount admission to Sarnaut’s National History Museum.”
Orc: “Oh, ok. Deep down inside we love the liberal arts and deconstructing the analytical thought processes behind paintings and fulfilling our thirst for knowledge. Knowledge is power!!!!”
 

 
We know everyone has Lucky Moment fever and it’s going to get even hotter!
 
We are hosting two days of bonus Lucky Moments this week so make sure you log on during the times listed below to take advantage of the bonuses!
 
Bonus Lucky Moment Dates and Times:
 
• Today at 5 PM – 12 Midnight PST
• Thursday, December 6th at 5 PM – 12 Midnight PST
 
Here is a link to the server clock so you don’t forget to miss out! – http://allods.gpotato.com/
 

 
This weekend Allods is hosting a “Buy one, get one FREE” sale!
 
Codex of Knowledge, Tome of Charms, Mystery Seals, Astral Replicators, and Carnival Masks are all included in this sale.
 
Hop in game, open your Item Shop (by pressing the Y key), and click on the “Special Offers” button.