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http://www.ddo.com/news/547-turbiner-announces-dungeons-a-dragons-onliner-eberron-unlimited
Turbine Announces DDO Unlimited! WESTWOOD, MA – June 9, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. announced today the start of the Beta program for Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited), a free digital upgrade for Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Stormreach™. DDO Unlimited will raise the level cap and add major new content, as well as make the game free to play for everyone. The new DDO Unlimited delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found only in premium subscription-based MMOs. Launching later this summer, DDO Unlimited will introduce an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Players interested in getting a sneak peak of the new DDO Unlimited can sign up for a chance to participate in the Beta program at http://www.ddo.com. Brand New Content & Features – DDO Unlimited will deliver a new class, increase the level cap, introduce new adventure packs including a new 12-player raid, major combat improvements and more! The Fiercest Combat – DDO Unlimited features an extraordinary and heart stopping combat experience that requires players to fully engage in the battle by relying on their wits and reflexes in real time. No more clicking skills and watching the action from the sideline. Mind-blowing Visuals – Explore a vast and dangerous online world that features the most advanced graphics in the industry and is stuffed with the legendary monsters, glorious treasures, devious traps, mind-bending puzzles and endless adventures from the world’s best known RPG. Full-featured MMO – Experience sophisticated systems found only in the best games including auctions, arena death matches (Player versus Player), NPC hirelings, gambling, crafting, and powerful social tools for finding a group, forming a guild or planning an epic raid! Easier Than Ever! – DDO Unlimited gets you playing in minutes instead of hours, using new proprietary Turbine technology. Creating a new character is incredibly simple with guides and templates that speed you through the process. Features an all-new new player experience that gives gamers their first taste of excitement quickly while teaching them how to play solo or with a group of fellow adventurers.
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6/09/09 11:26:49 AM#2
I am surprisingly okay with this. I have too many MMOG's that I like to play and I can't subscribe to all of them. I had a hunch that this might happen when I tried the streaming downloader on the test server.
EDIT: I wonder what the new class is? Please be Druids. This game needs another healing class really badly. |
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6/09/09 11:30:45 AM#3
WoW! Nice! I will definetly be into that! I always wished the monthly fee was a bit cheaper at least, so that I could play this as a "secondary" MMO, but this is even better. I had to check the link just to make sure you didn't make a late april fools here :D |
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6/09/09 11:33:47 AM#4
The preview at IGN says the new class is monk... I was under the impression that monk has been in game for a good while now? |
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6/09/09 11:36:22 AM#5
How are they going to make money? F2P and no item shop? Former xFire user... I only wanted a game tracker and messenger, not a screenshot taker, video recording, broadcasting piece of bloatware. |
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6/09/09 11:37:09 AM#6
Definitely a smart and innovative move. This is a move that's been coming for quite some time now: a P2P quality F2P game. My first impression will be that it'll be fairly successful. |
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6/09/09 11:39:46 AM#7
Originally posted by fldash This part says it all: "Launching later this summer, DDO Unlimited will introduce an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content."
It's a Jeep thing. . .
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6/09/09 11:40:17 AM#8
Originally posted by fldash
Eh? There is an item shop (I'm assuming you only read a few sentances). You can buy items and access to more content from the onlien shop. You get a base amount of content for free and then pay for access to more. |
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6/09/09 11:41:23 AM#9
Originally posted by fldash
There is an item shop. You'll also need to buy instances, races, and most likely the new class as well. There will also be convenience items for sale, but its not clear what those will be. |
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6/09/09 11:42:25 AM#10
Oh god, and it's not coming to europe, at least for now.
As in the past, Turbine will be running this Beta program on its servers To clarify, for the time being, DDO Europe will not be assuming this new business model and the European DDO game service will remain a monthly subscription-based game with all new content created available to all subscribers, as has been the model up until now. As the Beta progresses we will release more information regarding the future plans for EU players. As soon as we have more news from Turbine on what happens next we will share it. -=AlaKraM=- |
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6/09/09 11:45:07 AM#11
Sorry for not reading the full article... I jumped to conclusions. I've posted a topic in The Pub about F2P MMOs, item shops, and business models. I'm curious about them mainly, and also about other F2P MMOs without item shops. Does this business model work, if so how? Former xFire user... I only wanted a game tracker and messenger, not a screenshot taker, video recording, broadcasting piece of bloatware. |
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6/09/09 11:48:04 AM#12
Originally posted by Aganazer They said an all-new never before announced class, so I would imagine that rules out Druid. I would make a wild guess at something Eberron based, Artificer? Generally dozen quests + new class is good news, wait for a beta is not great, free to play option bit of an unknown, but I will stay VIP anyway. At least it explains why they have been busy.
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6/09/09 11:53:10 AM#13
Its monk. |
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6/09/09 11:54:32 AM#14
Originally posted by fldash It appears to be a mixed model, F2P with limited access and VIP subscription with full access. You pay real money for credits in the store to buy items, some classes, some races, extra slots and more importantly access to various parts of the game. So yes it could work if they get enough people and can persuade them to buy the bits they don't have access to. The real risk is what they sell in the store and whether this annoys people that are grinding for the items, especially those paying a subscription. The fact that subscription people also get free credits to buy stuff may ease this problem.
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Originally posted by Mrbloodworth
IGN's article was written by someone completely unfamilar with DDO. the basic FREE version will consist of "Basic" classes and supposedly require the user to unlock Monk and a new one. Races are also to be limited - Drow and Warforged are going to be Unlocks. (rightfuly so, both are pretty tough and superior races in their own right) I wonder if older players will have their accounts and character grandfathered. Just think, if you're playing right now there could be a chance you'll have ALL the races and classes and could potentially pay for free. Then again, they could do it like Funcom's Anarchy Online and make it so that once you've unlocked/purchased X Content that your account then requires a monthly sub... I think it's going to be an overall success even though the current subscriber base deserves Something for their continued support and dedication to the game - the delays of content have been brutal and Turbine needs to respect their game's subscribers. |
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6/09/09 12:00:27 PM#16
Originally posted by Mrbloodworth
Tell that to my level 10 Monk. I think he'll be very depressed about having not existed for the last 6 months. |
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6/09/09 12:00:41 PM#17
http://www.ddo.com/vip game is limited to F2P though, compred to the VIP account. Still id like to try this out |
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6/09/09 12:11:08 PM#18
Originally posted by Aganazer
Tell that to my level 10 Monk. I think he'll be very depressed about having not existed for the last 6 months.
Yep I think we can be pretty certain that existing classes can not be considered new. |
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Sarr
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6/09/09 12:15:03 PM#19
Originally posted by Aganazer
Tell that to my level 10 Monk. I think he'll be very depressed about having not existed for the last 6 months.
I'm more than 100% sure now, after much reading, that your EXISTING characters will still be yours and not restricted. But if you want a new Monk - then yes.
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6/09/09 12:29:17 PM#20
Ok, so when this rolls out, if I have the box but inactive account, will I be able to install, update and play for free? |
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