Alganon has just released Patch 1.1.9.2157 and it includes a whole lot of changes and fixes many players have been waiting for. ...

Now that we have proper screenshot functionality in the Alganon game client I wanted to start a new weekly feature where each week I pick my favorite player-submitted screenshot and post it for all the world to see. ...

Here's a heads up on the major patch scheduled for release next week!

With the completion of The Dawning growing ever closer Alganon Systems and Data Designer Josef "Minuvo" Shindler took some time to provide a look into what the Alganon community can expect in the way of class changes in his latest developer blog. ...

4 all-new Alganon screenshots were posted on in the Alganon.com Screenshots section. ...

Alganon released Patch 1.1.3.2134 today. Some of the highlights include quest bug fixes, improved group loot, changes to the Soldier and Ranger classes and much more. ...

Recently Ten Ton Hammer asked a group of game developers (including Quest Online) for their New Year's Resolutions for 2010. ...

The first publicly available images of one of our upcoming Alganon dungeons have been posted at MMORPG.com. Multiplayer dungeons (instances) are going to be introduced into the game after the players complete the world event currently going on known as "The Dawning". ...

Happy Sunday Evening everyone! I want to post an update on our continued progress...

It's been nearly a month since we Soft Launched Alganon, and what a month indeed! As we approach the new year many may ask what is in store for Alganon in 2010? Quite a bit.

Recently the Alganon community was asked to provide questions for the developers of Alganon. We now have the answers to some of your most anticipated questions.

Read on for the selected community questions and the developer answers.

Quest Online is proud to announce the launch of the new Alganon Trial Server System. The Trial Server System will allow anyone who may be interested in Alganon the chance to "try before you buy".

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Alganon now available via Stardock's Impulse Digital Distribution Platform
Quest Online's new MMOG Alganon now available via Stardock's Impulse Digital Distribution Platform. ...

Massively.com has put together it nominees for its End-of-the-Year Reader's Choice Awards and Alganon was nominated in 6 of the 10 categories. ...

I've been so busy preparing for Launch, I haven't had time to communicate with the community as much as I would have liked, so here's a little something as we launch Alganon.

We're proud to announce the winners of our recent Alganon Immortal Contest. These winning MyAlganon users showed they had what it takes to become Immortal. ...

With only one week left until Alganon launches, we thought we would share some of the most commonly brought up topics concerning Alganon with you, as well as address how the game is shaping up for its launch December 1st!

Why settle for being a nobody? Nobody is who you are without a trusty buck-toothed, pig-nosed, cross-eyed, flea-ridden, stinky steed. The Mount represents life, love and companionship. A strong pinnacle icon to the truth of your online gaming experience. ...

TenTonhammer's Eric "Dalmarus" Campbell sat down with Alganon creator David Allen and Alganon Lead Designer Hue Henry to discuss some of the most important features of Alganon including Studies, Dual Roles, Families and more. Eric also recently wrote his initial impressions of Alganon in a preview article. ...

MMORPG.com has posted a batch of 4 all-new Alganon screenshots. ...

The MyAlganon.com billing system upgrade to include international billing options has been completed and it was worth the wait. ...

MMOGamer.com recently took time to interview Quest Online president David Allen. This lengthy interview goes into some detail about the Alganon story, a supriseingly long comment on the dual role system, and much more.

Today is officially the first day of Alganon's long awaited open beta. This means anyone and everyone who wishes to get in and test out Alganon can. ...

MMORPG.COM and Quest Online have teamed up to offer MMORPG.COM users a change to take part in the Alganon beta. ...

Spugnort's Blog recenty sat down with David Allen and Hue Henry to talk about Alganon. The interview reveals details about Alganon's community features, class roles, questing and more. ...

Jason Van Horn over at MPOGD sat down with David Allen and Hue Henry to discuss Alganon. ...

If you missed our recent Developer Roundtable and would like to ask Quest Online President and Co-founder David Allen a questions Massively is accepting submissions for an interview made up entirely of reader submitted questions. ...

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Alganon Announces Upcoming Open Beta

Chandler, AZ - (PRWEB) November 2nd, 2009 - Quest Online is pleased to announce its upcoming November 11th Open Beta for Alganon, a fantasy-based Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). ...

GamerZines.com has just posted an exclusive interview with Quest Online. ...

MMO news site Massively sat down with Quest Online President David Allen for an interview about Alganon. ...

We are currently upgrading our billing system. During the upgrade the entire MyAlganon billing system will be offline and Alganon pre-orders will not be available through MyAlganon.com. ...

All of Alganon is celebrating October 31st, Vakgarr's Holy day. The Festival of the Great Change. Death is the Greatest Change any that can happen to any living thing, and on this day, the Woe-bringers of Vakgarr celebrate it! ...

We have just added a bunch new screenshots to the our Screenshot section. ...

The Alganon Immortal Contest gives players a chance to create a permanent resident NPC in the world of Alganon. ...

After taking time to process player feedback, work with our strategic partners, and present options to our investment team, we have decided to move the release date for Alganon from October 31st to December 1st. ...

The Alganon nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that was in place for members of our beta test has been officially lifted today...

Quest Online is putting the final touches on an exciting new contest to promote our upcoming October 31, 2009 launch: "The Alganon Immortal Contest"!...

We have just released new wallpapers featuring female members of the Asharr and Kujix...

Gamesource has an all-new interview with the creators of Alganon that touches on families, guilds, the dual role system and more...

We recently asked the community to submit questions for the Alganon developers. The time to ask your questions is drawing to a close...

Quest Online is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Alganon for Pre-Order through the following link...

We've just announced an exclusive distribution agreement with IGN/Direct2Drive for Alganon. Those who pre-order Alganon will gain access to bonuses not available after launch, including BETA access, study bonuses, mounts, character enhancement items, and family heirlooms. Read on for the entire press release...

Brand-new wallpapers featuring renderings of the Asharr and the Kujix are available now...

New Alganon interview with QOL Pres. David Allen. Topics include studies, myalganon, beta and more...

Alganon recently reached out to the gaming media offering them the chance to host Alganon Beta Key Giveaway Contests. So far the response has been fantastic. This means even more chances for you to win a beta key. ...

We've posted a new video of the Haggon Marsh area of Alganon which features haunting vistas and action packed combat. Watch as Soldier and Magus battle it out against deadly inhabitants in this savage marshland...

As Alganon's launch date of October 31, 2009 draws closer Quest Online would like to thank those who are currently participating in our private beta. We would like to express our appreciation to all of our beta testers for all of their hard work, dedication, and feedback. Our private beta testers have proven to be an intelligent, articulate, thoughtful, and dedicated group.

Check out this unique opportunity for talented C++ developers to join the Alganon team before launch!

During the third and final installment of the Developer Roundtable #18 Hue Henry talks about the quality of items that players will be able to craft in Alganon.

In the second part of our Developer Roundtable #18 Hue Henry answers a question about what higher level characters might be able to expect out of Alganon. He also gives some of the first details about the unique events players can expect to find only in Alganon...

Our developers recently answered player questions about the Alganon Studies system in Part One of our Developer Roundtable #18. The questions and answers can be found in the Studies section of the newly updated Alganon Forums...

In anticipation for our October 31, 2009 release date the Alganon forums have undergone a massive update. We did a compete structural overhaul and added many new categories and topics including Classes, Roles, Gameplay,  Lore, and more. We have appreciated the patience of users who may have been inconvenienced during this upgrade. If you signed up for the forums recently and experienced any validation or other issues  we hope they all have been fixed and we have validated all users  that were backed up in our validation queue.  Head on over to the updated forums and see what we've been up to.

Its official! In a press release today Quest Online announced October 31, 2009 as the launch date of Alganon. We can't wait for gamers to get their hands on Alganon. In anticipation we will soon be releasing pre-order purchase details as well as outlining the exclusive benefits that you will receive for pre-ordering (trust me, they are really cool). Stay tuned!

Read the press release in its entirety below.

MMORPG.COM's Dana Massey was recently invited to take a tour of Quest Online's base of operations here in Phoenix, Arizona. His article goes into detail about many of the unique ideas, philosophies, and practices employed by Quest Online. The article also gives a look at some of the steps Quest Online is taking to ensure we succeed and flourish as a small, independent developer of MMOs.

For a link to the article please click "More" below.

Dana Massey from MMORPG.COM recently visited the QOL team and was the first reviewer to not only get a sneak peek into QOL and Alganon, but sit down and play the game. Click "More" to get a link to read the whole article and get a glimpse into how this first preview of Alganon turned out!

David Allen updates the community on some major updates to the Alganon beta over on his MMORPG.com blog which also includes a new screenshot (also available in our screenshot section).

We've posted the first screenshot of our UI (user interface) in our screenshot section! Pets, combat, and studies show up in this picture as well.

We've just posted a new developer blog by Hue "Hyuu" Henry (Lead Data Designer) over on MMORPG.com which focuses on the Talrok race. Here is an excerpt:

"The Talrok are simply messengers of the gods. Their race was created with a single purpose: to spread the will of the gods to all of Alganon, instructing all races to work in harmony and forge a more perfect world a world where the strong are rewarded for their strength, where life exists in a constant state of improvement, and where science and knowledge are not hidden away by fanatics who claim moral superiority."

You might notice a new spiffy banner ad at the top of our website. You'll soon be seeing that ad (in various sizes) on other sites on the web!

... about Alganon!

Looks like more and more people are talking about us and we try to make sure to mention them all here in our news section.

Thanks to all the great sites who have mentioned us. Keep reading for excerpts and links.

UPDATE: We've tamed our rowdy email server and resent confirmation emails to everyone who needed one. Thanks for your patience!

Massively is offering up 20 private beta keys. Here are the details:

"So how do you win a beta key? Simple. Just leave a comment on this post any time from now until the end of the week (one comment per registered member). On Friday, August 14th at 8am EST, 20 random names will be selected from the pool of commenters and contacted by us. These winners will then need to register on the MyAlganon site and provide us with their registered username. All 20 will then be given a beta key on Monday, August 17th directly from Quest Online. Best of luck to all the participants!"

The Geek Repore blog has given us high praise by saying that "Alganon is for you, if you have a life." Here is some more of what they had to say:

"OFFLINE ADVANCEMENT. Yes, you heard me right. Your character will gain in power while youre logged out... To me this means I can play this in tandem with other games and not have to worry about falling drastically behind the server. I can log into Alganon real quick to check my advancement, then do what ever I want. I can play Alganon when I feel like it and it doesnt have to become a chore."

Click here to read the full article.

Cecil Adkins of Examiner.com just checked out Alganon and liked what he saw!

"When deciding which MMORPG to play, there's never been a lack of fantasy games to try out. From Ultima Online and Everquest to World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, and Dungeons and Dragons Online, there are plenty fantasy MMORPGs to choose from. One may ask if we need a new one at this time."

Alganon has been getting more mentions on the web, beyond the few that we've covered in the news recently (Blue's News, Massively, ZAM, etc.). Here are some of the sites that have spotlighted us recently and we wanted to make sure you saw them.

If you are posting about Alganon on your website or blog, get in touch and let us know!

This update is a regular mini-newsletter of sorts, simplified further to give you a quick list of some of the prominent happenings in the community over the past week.

• We've been fixing some issues our intrepid testers found in beta and should begin adding people to private beta again this week!
• We also announced public beta will begin in September and posted a revamped beta sign-up page at http://www.alganon.com/signup
• MyAlganon is your gateway into the game, so if you haven't signed up already and want to reserve your game account name, please do so here.

24-HR Gaming is running an online arcade game competition for Alganon beta keys!

Check it out at http://www.24-hrgaming.com/index.php?showtopic=7029&st=0#entry8550

In the latest development blog, David Allen updates the community regarding the rapid progress being made in developing Alganon. He gives a brief outlook on what beta participants will see implemented in the next few weeks as well. Head over to MMORPG.com to read the update!

We've set up a new sign-up page for beta.

Check it out at http://alganon.com/signup

Well, not exactly. Blue's News just mentioned our upcoming public beta on their site! Check it out at the link below:

http://bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=100447

Thanks Blue!

Massively just picked up on the latest beta news about Alganon and has featured us on their site:

http://www.massively.com/2009/07/28/fantasy-mmorpg-alganon-to-hold-public-beta-in-september/

Check out the article and join in on the discussion!

Beta signups are open! Private beta is underway and public beta launches in September. Register at http://www.myalganon.com/ and post on our forums (link below) to get in beta!

http://www.alganon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1608&hl=

We'll also be posting the link to a revamped signup page this week!

This update is a regular mini-newsletter of sorts, simplified further to give you a quick list of some of the prominent happenings in the community over the past week.

• We've just added a major patch to beta and are adding MANY testers. If you want to get into beta, make sure to register at http://www.myalganon.com/ and to post on this forum thread to be added to the list.
• We've made some changes to this site and will be updating http://www.alganon.com/ as well. Drop by our forums and let us know what you think!
• MyAlganon is your gateway into the game, so if you haven't signed up already and want to reserve your game account name, please do so here.

Topics for this week's community Q&A focus on user interface (UI) questions.

We've collected all the previous roundtables and added them to our Articles section. Check the forums to participate in the next round! We select questions directly from those posted by community members.

Thanks to forum member "iamurmom" for the questions used in this roundtable!

This update is a regular mini-newsletter of sorts, simplified further to give you a quick list of some of the prominent happenings in the community over the past week. We also list the latest who have made it into the Public Beta early access pool!

General Update: Things have been a bit slow as we've been working on a MAJOR patch to the beta and once it goes live, we will be adding many more people in the coming weeks to beta and a lot more information about the game will be released. Watch this site for more info!

MyAlganon is your gateway into the game, so if you haven't signed up already and want to reserve your game account name, please do so here.

This update is a regular mini-newsletter of sorts, simplified further to give you a quick list of some of the prominent happenings in the community over the past week. We also list the latest who have made it into the Public Beta early access pool!

General Update: A reminder to please update you forum avatars! Also check out the latest Alganon screenshots featuring recent UI changes! MyAlganon is your gateway into the game, so if you haven't signed up already and want to reserve your game account name, please do so here.

Private Beta Update: We're prepping a major patch for the private beta and to help test it, we've added the members who were featured in our Community Spotlight articles.

Our fine friends at ZAM have posted ten exclusive screenshots as a follow-up to their story on The Continent of Harraja.

We've also posted a few new screenshots which spotlight some of the UI changes that have been made recently. Check them out on our screenshots page.

Topics for this week's community Q&A include: consumables, Dual Roles, and powerful magics (ooooh).

We've collected all the previous roundtables and added them to our Articles section. Check the forums to participate in the next round! We select questions directly from those posted by community members.

We're making every effort to spread the word about Alganon and wanted to make sure you knew about some of the bliggity blogs, facey spaces, and tweety pages (thanks Denis Leary) where you can find out more about the game!

Happy 4th of July weekend everyone! We're releasing this week's spotlight announcement a little earlier than usual, due to the long holiday weekend.

Today we're listing all those that have previously been spotlight members, and thus early public beta access recipients. Congratulations to all that have been spotlighted so far!

We've seen several talented community members design amazing signature forum banners, icons, avatars, and calendar pages using Alganon artwork and screenshots. Here are a few that caught our attention:

The newsletter for June has been released! If you wish to opt-in to the e-mail version, click here to create a MyAlganon account. Don't forget to check back at alganon.com regularly, in case news of interest to you didn't make this month's release!

Quest Online is expanding its community team in preparation for the release of Alganon this Fall.

With news about Alganon released on an almost daily basis and the forums brimming with discussions about the game, we want bring onboard someone eager to help us in spearheading our community efforts.

If you have leadership and community management experience, are self-reliant and proactive in managing communities, and have a passion for MMORPGs, we need you! Please see qol.com for the job description.

Topics for this week's community Q&A include: character advancement, binding of items to a character, exotic and dangerous gameplay environments, and factions.

We've collected all the previous roundtables and added them to our Articles section. Check the forums to participate in the next round! We select questions directly from those posted by community members.

In the latest development blog, David Allen updates the community regarding the rapid progress being made in developing Alganon. He gives a brief outlook on what beta participants will see implemented in the next few weeks as well. Head over to Mmorpg.com to read the update!

In a follow-up to our recent Teldis video and Q&A with Curse.com, Taylor Nichols, Data Designer at Quest Online, shares a bit of history on the Teldis domain.

"Teldis is one of those unique areas where you experience a world on the brink of cataclysmic change, where the old glories have not yet all faded, but the seeds of change have not fully taken root either."

Head over to Curse.com to read the rest of the blog. To view the Teldis video, click here!

This update is a regular mini-newsletter of sorts, simplified further to give you a quick list of some of the prominent happenings in the community over the past week. We also list the latest who have made it into the Public Beta early access pool!

General Update: A reminder to please update you forum avatars! Also check out the latest Alganon video of Teldis! MyAlganon is your gateway into the game, so if you haven't signed up already and want to reserve your game account name, please do so here.

Private Beta Update: Library and game testing has been going extremely well. We already have over 1,400 quests, 6,000 items, and 1,000 different mob/NPC types; and we're still building things out. In the meantime, learn more about the Library here!

We've collected all the roundtables and added them to our Articles section. These roundtables focus on various questions the community has asked in the forums during the last several days.

Topics for this week include: latest screenshots, character customizations, unlockable content, Alganon's vision, auction house and consignment.

Check the forums to participate in the next round! We select questions directly from those posted by you.

The latest video of Alganon has arrived! Previously, we gave you scenic tours of the major starting domains on the continents of Harraja and Ardonya. One corner of Harraja though has yet to be explored - Teldis.

The second guild to participate in the Guild Spotlight of the Week is 'The Old Timers Guild'! They chat with community member, Suthainn, about their guild's existence in the MMO universe and interest in Alganon.

10. What are you looking for in a potential member?

Simple Mature gamers that can live by our motto - "Laid Back, Not Too Serious, No Drama.................All About the Fun"

To view the Q&A and respond with your own questions about their guild, click here!

The recent Hogsnout Scribe Myra discovered a few weeks ago has been given a name! As you follow her adventures, she will ask for your help in discovering or choosing a name of a creature from a particular race.

Each specific creature named will be shown with that name somewhere in the game!

In the latest article about the world of Alganon, ZAM.com walks you through the vast continent of Harraja, where those who play a Kujix character will begin their journey.

From its tropical forests and rocky shores, to its sandy deserts and partially buried ancient cities, Harraja is much like Ardonya in being one of the largest and most diverse areas your character will call home.

Visit ZAM.com to learn more about this prominent place in Alganon! To explore Ardonya afterward, head over to RPG Vault for their article.

MMOSite.com posted today their interview with us on a range of topics about Alganon and its development. Also included are several new creature screenshots! If you haven't kept updated on Alganon recently, this is a great article to learn more.