The devs keep stating that a person who spends $500, and someone who spends $5 in the Allods Online Cash Shop will be equal. They keep saying the cash shop isn't necessary to play the game. I keep hearing from players that it is necessary to enjoy the game.
I was a little surprised today myself at the pricing. A 24 slot backpack costs 2000 potatoes. In the cash shop 2000 potatoes costs $20 in real cold hard cash. Is a backpack that offers 6 more slots than what you normally have in the game worth that? I don't see myself buying one. I can live with my default 18 slot backpack.
The biggest outrage is buying perfumes. Perfumes are a potion buff that lasts an hour that keeps you from getting the fear of death penalty. The fear of death basically reduces your stats by 25%, and it lasts for up to an hour at level 40. It is a very long lasting rez sickness. With the perfume you can rez with no fear of death rez sickness.
The cost of the perfumes is pretty outrageous. It is basically $1.35 an hour to have this buff on you at all times. If you are a hardcore raider that plays 40 hours a week is the game really worth paying $50 a week to play a free game? The good part is you can buy them in game with your game money, or pay gold to use Myhr to remove the sickness.
There are plenty of other potions, keys, and etc you can purchase on the cash shop also. With those current prices I will not be spending any money in the cash shop. I will live with what I earn in the game. I made a small visual video of the cash shop for anyone interested in seeing how it works.
