DDO goes Free to Play

Mhurron · 06-10-2009, 06:37 AM

Soon anyway.

DDO Goes Free to Play!

They're taking registration for D&D Online: Eberron Unlimited. The beta is going on now and the final is supposed to launch later this summer.

I don't know much about DDO, but it looks like they're relaunching the game as a free to play with micropayments for various extras.

Grizzlebeard · 06-10-2009, 08:33 AM

From what disappointed friends have explained to me, the game was a real let down. I believe it was fully instanced and you could do absolutely zero as a single player so you had to sit in a quest hub till you gained the required number of players to go off and dungeon-crawl. I guess making it free to play is their solution to being able to recoup some of their losses on the micropayments.

Mhurron · 06-10-2009, 10:21 AM

Ya, I've heard that this might just be a last ditch effort to keep the game going. However the site does keep talking about solo play being available and they are having people beta test a new client so maybe they also fixed some things.

Of course there is also the 'who expects D&D to be solo anyway' aspect. I don't know of too may campaigns (table top) that have just the dungeon master (server) and one adventurer going out, though maybe there is if you couldn't ever get more people.

Pwnagraphic · 06-10-2009, 11:15 AM

is it for consoles..

Mhurron · 06-10-2009, 11:55 AM

Pc onry!

Raydeus · 06-10-2009, 04:44 PM

On a sort of kinda related note.

Matrix Online will go poof on July 31. I'm very surprised it lasted this long, only good thing about the game was (some of) the music.

Tickmeoff · 06-10-2009, 10:18 PM

I guess I will give it a shot, can't hurt to try a free MMO.

06-10-2009, 06:37 AM	#1
Mhurron Senior Veteran Iron Emblem of Service Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,231 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 145 Thanked 1,896x in 1,096 Posts	DDO goes Free to Play Soon anyway. DDO Goes Free to Play! They're taking registration for D&D Online: Eberron Unlimited. The beta is going on now and the final is supposed to launch later this summer. I don't know much about DDO, but it looks like they're relaunching the game as a free to play with micropayments for various extras. __________________ I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are. HTTP Error 418 - I'm A Teapot - The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout.

06-10-2009, 08:33 AM	#2
Grizzlebeard Play toy Brass Ribbon of Service Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: England Posts: 1,220 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 156 Thanked 180x in 89 Posts My Mood:	Re: DDO goes Free to Play From what disappointed friends have explained to me, the game was a real let down. I believe it was fully instanced and you could do absolutely zero as a single player so you had to sit in a quest hub till you gained the required number of players to go off and dungeon-crawl. I guess making it free to play is their solution to being able to recoup some of their losses on the micropayments.

06-10-2009, 10:21 AM	#3
Mhurron Senior Veteran Iron Emblem of Service Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,231 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 145 Thanked 1,896x in 1,096 Posts	Re: DDO goes Free to Play Ya, I've heard that this might just be a last ditch effort to keep the game going. However the site does keep talking about solo play being available and they are having people beta test a new client so maybe they also fixed some things. Of course there is also the 'who expects D&D to be solo anyway' aspect. I don't know of too may campaigns (table top) that have just the dungeon master (server) and one adventurer going out, though maybe there is if you couldn't ever get more people. __________________ I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are. HTTP Error 418 - I'm A Teapot - The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout.

06-10-2009, 11:15 AM	#4
Pwnagraphic Makin pwnography Bronze Ribbon of Service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worthless, tex ass Posts: 785 Style: Dark Theme V6 Thanks: 57 Thanked 36x in 28 Posts My Mood:	Re: DDO goes Free to Play is it for consoles.. __________________ A mans strength isn't measured by the size of his muscle, but by the size of his heart. it's better to be a smart ass than a dumb ass. R.I.P. Dura's Moms Hard Drive. 2002-2009 Gone, but not forgotten.

06-10-2009, 11:55 AM	#5
Mhurron Senior Veteran Iron Emblem of Service Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,231 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 145 Thanked 1,896x in 1,096 Posts	Re: DDO goes Free to Play Pc onry! __________________ I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are. HTTP Error 418 - I'm A Teapot - The resulting entity body MAY be short and stout.

06-10-2009, 04:44 PM	#6
Raydeus Altanaの戦士 Golden Star Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fenrir Server Posts: 4,100 Style: Light Theme V6 Thanks: 228 Thanked 500x in 322 Posts	Re: DDO goes Free to Play On a sort of kinda related note. Matrix Online will go poof on July 31. I'm very surprised it lasted this long, only good thing about the game was (some of) the music. __________________ Sanctuary of Zi'tah! "In this world, the one who has the most fun is the winner!" C.B. Prishe's Knight since 2004. その目だれの目。

06-10-2009, 10:18 PM	#7
Tickmeoff Not a Dentist Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 499 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 32 Thanked 140x in 77 Posts	Re: DDO goes Free to Play I guess I will give it a shot, can't hurt to try a free MMO. __________________ 500 hours in MS paint

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