Join the beta, you'll be glad you did.

Originally posted by daelnor

Actually, I think this rocks.  When I first played DDO, I liked the game well enough, but once I got past the noob stage I was like...WTF...why am I paying $15 a month for Guild Wars in Ebberon??

I said years ago this game would rock with GW's business model, and the item shop for THIS GAME I don't mind.  It was built for it in my opinion.  This was never a $15 a month game IMO.

Yeah. But I don't mean it's not worth it. I just think it's meant for this business model, and I've never seen better fit.

Want to know more specific info? I find this really the best interview, with many important questions answered for you:
www.tentonhammer.com/node/69960

I think it is a good change too.  I have also moved from the European to the US server, participating in the beta, and i love the new setup. Including the store.

I have friends that have switch to the USA versions, and are really happy of the change. More people on the servers, more alive server,  better shop,  better management.  It don't make sense to play on the EU servers.

And now.. with whis... *cough*..  you will be punishing yourself for something, if you still want to play on the EU servers. 

Just opinion from someone in *wink*wink*

When DDO:EU comes out , you will have 0% excuse not to have it installed on your PC.

And the claim for it to be first Quality AAA MMO to go free , holds water 100%

And believe me you can play it for free - completely free

Also comming from EU player - there is no lag on USA servers. I have crummy connection and still get 180 ping (which is same i get to EU servers)

So whats bad ?

Its addictive. You might find yourself speniding $$$ ;)

All I can say is:

Before you complain, sign up for beta. It will cost you nothing and you just might be pleasantly surprised.

I signed up for beta but this scares the hell out of me:

Geography All included for vips, Stormreach & vicinity only for free

I have never played D&D before but does that mean we get limited world like in runescape the (more than half of the world) where only vips/members(runescape) can go?

EDIT: and limited chat sounds kinda bad too :(

Originally posted by Jazqa

I signed up for beta but this scares the hell out of me:

Geography All included for vips, Stormreach & vicinity only for free

I have never played D&D before but does that mean we get limited world like in runescape the (more than half of the world) where only vips/members(runescape) can go?

 

EDIT: and limited chat sounds kinda bad too :(

Not much is limited, as you can read over various sites : ). And you acquire those Turbine points while you play. According to Fernando Paiz (interview), players will earn more of those by playing than at present in beta.

Originally posted by Sarr

Originally posted by Jazqa

I signed up for beta but this scares the hell out of me:

Geography All included for vips, Stormreach & vicinity only for free

I have never played D&D before but does that mean we get limited world like in runescape the (more than half of the world) where only vips/members(runescape) can go?

 

EDIT: and limited chat sounds kinda bad too :(

 

Not much is limited, as you can read over various sites : ). And you acquire those Turbine points while you play. According to Fernando Paiz (interview), players will earn more of those by playing than at present in beta.

I signed up for beta. Let's hope I get answer fast :D I have been bored for weeks now and looking for good MMO. And I have even though of buying DDO few months back when I saw it at supermarket. It looks very good to me and is populated.

All I can say is that I think this game may become a phenomenal success in otherwise stagnant MMO industry. And I'm pretty confident here, oh yes I am.

Originally posted by Zorvan

Join the beta, you'll be glad you did.

If you join the beta, will your character be wiped at release?

This game has got me interested seeing as how I am looking for something to pass the time until FFXIV comes out

Originally posted by toddze

Originally posted by Zorvan

Join the beta, you'll be glad you did.

 

If you join the beta, will your character be wiped at release?

This game has got me interested seeing as how I am looking for something to pass the time until FFXIV comes out

 

Yes, they wipe at release. But if you've bought points, the full amount of points transfer to release with you. So you can buy stuff to test it in beta and then get those points back at release so you don't lose 'em.

Here's a small tip. If you plan to buy points, buy a DDO box from amazon or somewhere. You become  a VIP for the 30 days that would normally be free when it was subscription only, some pointsn and so on. And if you don't want to keep subbing, you can downgrade to free after your 30 days of VIP and retain your extra storage, character slots, etc.

I played DDO for 3-4 months last year and I got like a lvl 14 and couple lvl 12's, then I just stopped playing. Will those characters wipe out? And if they do get wiped out do I get anything for paying for the game and those months that I've played?

Originally posted by Xsonic

I played DDO for 3-4 months last year and I got like a lvl 14 and couple lvl 12's, then I just stopped playing. Will those characters wipe out? And if they do get wiped out do I get anything for paying for the game and those months that I've played?

We meant that beta server Lamannia will not be copied to live servers when new DDO: Eberron Unlimited hits live. Characters you play in closed beta (for this beta you can apply from ddo.com homepage) will stay there, but on live servers - you'll need to start over again, or - if you had some characters in the past - you can play those.

So no problem for you, if you played on DDO US and stopped without deleting them. You'll be able to use them in new DDO as well .

EDIT: Another good, informative article from Ten Ton Hammer. MMORPG.COM, what are you waiting for? 

www.tentonhammer.com/node/70586

NDA is lifted - I played a quite a bit all the way up to the end boss of the new raid (beat all the other new content in one night)

For the elite gamer - this game is a waste of time with each progressing update (to include the business model change) the target the elite game society and are continuously dumbing down the game.

Decent concept but with poor customer service - highly moderated forums so communication is limited within the community - and lack of content with a total ignoring of the player base make DDO:U a thumbs down in my opinion.

If you are a new player the existing player base is not easy to integrate into.

Originally posted by Nikorr123

NDA is lifted - I played a quite a bit all the way up to the end boss of the new raid (beat all the other new content in one night)

For the elite gamer - this game is a waste of time with each progressing update (to include the business model change) the target the elite game society and are continuously dumbing down the game.

Decent concept but with poor customer service - highly moderated forums so communication is limited within the community - and lack of content with a total ignoring of the player base make DDO:U a thumbs down in my opinion.

If you are a new player the existing player base is not easy to integrate into.

It's sad when you get banned for exploits, I can imagine . Smart until banned! Man, this looks like move title or title for a song!