Volume 1: Revelations of Gipat opens new zones and lessens the death penalty

Allods Online is getting their first expansion, entitled Volume 1: Revelations of Gipat, and it's coming July 6th in Europe and July 7th in the US. The new expansion introduces a new zone, new content and new missions, but most importantly, a lighter penalty for dying.

Removed from the game is the much hated "Fear of Death" debuff penalty that decreased a player's stats by 25% when they died. "Fear of Death" could be avoided through the use of items, but, hey, we play RPGs to progress, not to regress, hence the penalty's unpopularity.

Replacing "Fear of Death" is a new system that curses items. The biggest improvement over "Fear of Death" comes from the fact that it doesn't happen 100% of the time. Every time a player dies, a curse will be put on a random item. If the item is uncommon or lower, the curse will be nullified, but if the item is a rare or higher, the item's stats will be reversed. So, if a sword gave you +8 wisdom, it would now give you -8 wisdom.

Players can shake the curse by purchasing Scrolls of Purification from the item shop, or avoid it altogether by wearing Holy Charms. Check out more about Volume 1: Revelations of Gipat here.