E3 2011: Alganon Announces First X-Pac this Winter, Rolls Out Keeps Patch, Switches up Servers

Posted on Jun 08, 2011

Lots of news has just come out on Quest Online’s F2P MMO Alganon, starting with the biggest announcement that the game will be expanding this winter. Alganon: Rise of the Ourobani, the game’s first expansion will include: A new playable race, the Ourobani A new leveling experience in the new continent of Aeon A new

Lore Hound Exclusive: A Follow-up On Alganon With Derek Smart

Posted on Dec 09, 2010

Getting to know Alganon is like reading an interesting fable and following the main character on a wild journey. The game has been through several delays, numerous financial injections and even a change of leadership. Some people are surprised that after all these antics, our hero is still alive. Others believe in the future, not

The Story of Alganon: Curse of a WoW Clone – Part IV

Posted on Nov 08, 2010

Table of Contents Part I: Outline Part II: Company Factor Part III: Investigation Part IV: Prospective Direction List of Sources Welcome to the last part of a detailed report on Alganon and Quest Online, the company behind it. Today, possible solutions to QOL’s current situation will be discussed as well as an outline of an

The Story of Alganon: Curse of a WoW Clone – Part III

Posted on Oct 20, 2010

Table of Contents Part I: Outline Part II: Company Factor Part III: Investigation Part IV: Prospective Direction List of Sources We continue to examine the story of Alganon and the company behind it, Quest Online. In part two, we looked at some of the strengths and resources that the development team relied on during production. Today, we

The Story of Alganon: Curse of a WoW Clone – Part II

Posted on Oct 11, 2010

Table of Contents Part I: Outline Part II: Company Factor Part III: Investigation Part IV: Prospective Direction Welcome back to a detailed report on Alganon and the company behind it, Quest Online. In part one, we outlined the basic premise and strategy for the game and the company itself, as it was envisioned by the founders. Today,

The Story of Alganon: Curse of a WoW Clone

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

Hello Lorehounds, Today’s post will be quite different to what you are used to, so a brief explanation is in order. When browsing the web, I read through numerous articles, blog entries and feature pieces covering online games and the MMO industry. While some of them are better than others, something struck me – they

Lore Hound MMOcast: Episode 7

Posted on May 14, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Join Juggynaut, iTZKooPA, and Amatera for the latest MMOcast. This week’s topics include: Heroes of Might and Magic Online in closed beta MapleStory’s 5th anniversary SWTOR not planned for fiscal 2011  Alganon steals press release from Bioware Star Trek Online plans Klingon episodes and diplomacy Discussion: Alpha Leaks and