This major update will bring the Arena of Death and both graphics and game play improvements

It looks like someone's been hard at work! That's right, Gala Networks Europe, the publishers of Allods Online in Europe and North America, have just announced their first major update to this Russian MMORPG. With this update comes the Arena of Death, which they claim to be "the next step in ground Player vs Player combat."

For players level 38 or higher who want to try out the Astral content, or while their ship is still under construction, they can now check out an Astral ship training mode. As well, a number of improvements have been made to the Astral Ships themselves, with a number of improvements being made to the game play details, like decreased damage in some areas, in addition to a redesign of the league ship and components, such as the visor, cannons, shields and the motor.

As well, some camps and main capitals have been bolstered with more policemen and an improved respawn timer, and the chance to increase reputation with the enemy's faction has been removed.

Finally, more quests have been added to the game and a number of existing quests have been polished or fixed. This also comes with many graphical enhancements to the game which the team claims should "subtly enhance the look of the game without changing the overall visual style."

You can check out all the information at the European Allods Online website - it's just a matter of time before this comes to North America!