This whole 'f2p' stuff is a whole lot of false advertising.

It is NOT free(You need to purchase the game, set up an account, etc) which, makes it not free. There's nothing about this until you get to the point where u want to play, then u get a whole lot of info about how the game is free - 'click here' - set up account, insert activation key 'here' (clicks) - to get activation key, buy product 'click here' (clicks) back to the first page. Just keeps kicking back to previous pages u have viewed before, no actual way to 'play' unless u bought the game and HAVE played(IE have/had subscription) before.

Kinda sad, cuz even crooked asian mmo's let you actually PLAY the games they state are free, before u realize just how much u need to 'pay' :P

Originally posted by AtmaDarkwolf

This whole 'f2p' stuff is a whole lot of false advertising.

 

It is NOT free(You need to purchase the game, set up an account, etc) which, makes it not free. There's nothing about this until you get to the point where u want to play, then u get a whole lot of info about how the game is free - 'click here' - set up account, insert activation key 'here' (clicks) - to get activation key, buy product 'click here' (clicks) back to the first page. Just keeps kicking back to previous pages u have viewed before, no actual way to 'play' unless u bought the game and HAVE played(IE have/had subscription) before.

 

Kinda sad, cuz even crooked asian mmo's let you actually PLAY the games they state are free, before u realize just how much u need to 'pay' :P

Eh no you dont have to purchase the game, it will be completly free on September 9th and you cant create a Free account untill then. Now its only the headstart for bold players and beta testers.

Originally posted by AtmaDarkwolf

This whole 'f2p' stuff is a whole lot of false advertising.

 

It is NOT free(You need to purchase the game, set up an account, etc) which, makes it not free. There's nothing about this until you get to the point where u want to play, then u get a whole lot of info about how the game is free - 'click here' - set up account, insert activation key 'here' (clicks) - to get activation key, buy product 'click here' (clicks) back to the first page. Just keeps kicking back to previous pages u have viewed before, no actual way to 'play' unless u bought the game and HAVE played(IE have/had subscription) before.

 

Kinda sad, cuz even crooked asian mmo's let you actually PLAY the games they state are free, before u realize just how much u need to 'pay' :P

Dude, you realize that F2P is not open yet, right? September 9th, 2009.

ah my bad, no i did not. Sorry.(must have zzzz'ed over that part of the article.

:P Sorry :D

AWESONE. THIS  DDO Vet is excited.  We need more people to quest with. if this brings them in, bring it on

DDO is one MMO I never got the chance to try.

If its going to be free, I might as well check it out then :)

Originally posted by toord 

snip..............you'll be able to play entirely for free until you hit level 4. At that point you either were fortunate enough to have looted a leveling sigil or buy one at the RMT store in order to advance levels. After that it gets really dicey with respect to free content -- this is a hotly debated subject in their forums. In essence, IMO, it boils down to: at level 4 you'll have to decide whether you like the game and go VIP or be nickel and dimed for content packages and leveling sigils.

Peace.

This sounds like it could be more than a shot in the foot .....more a potential headshot.
 

I just got an invite back to this game after leaving the terrible preorder Beta because it was so bad. This game is even worse than I remember. the Animation is terrible with all the characters lloking like they slide across the ground when they run, the controls are sluggish, the combat is terrible and the new starter quest is extremely lame. I swear this game got even worse than it was when it came out.

I've returned!  Really the only thing that still makes me mad is the turning.  It's hard to control your character when you tap the left arrow and you turn 45 degrees or more :(

Still one of the best mmos imo.  I'll probably play this until GW2 comes out :)

When is this commeing to europe

Originally posted by dethduck

Originally posted by dalestaines1

I'm also ready for this.

The micro payment system does fit this game.  The article's points were very valid. 
I don't know the specifics, but many western gamers don't care for a payment system like this.  Many Americans also don't like things like that in their real life either.  An example of this would be prepaid minutes on cellphones.  Our society somehow wants consistent payment methods even if they are economically bad for households in comparison.
I hope that this feature doesn't turn people off from the game.  It's great and less expensive than the rest. 

 

Fortunately, DDO isn't "just" micropayments, you have the option to choose a regular monthly subscription as well.  Of course though that option pretty much gives you everything in the DDO store leaving it there for nothing more than ingredients and potions.

If this is true and a monthly sub would get me most of the in game content I may give it a whirl after my first 6 months of CO is up.
 

I played AD&D as a kid and really enjoyed it. I tried Stormreach or whatever it was called and it wasnt really my thing but I have been reading some of the articles about this new version and it seems ok.

I really don't like the idea of micro transactions. I don't like the idea of paying for something that isn't concrete in a game. At least with the original PnP game when you bought a new tome or a module or a figurine or some dice you had a physical object that you could keep and reuse over and over.

I just think that in the end these micro transactions are another way for a game company to grab even more money than a monthly sub would. Otherwise why not just offer all of the content in a monthly sub?

But if this poster is correct andd there is a montly sub option I may just look into things.

UPDATE:

I tried this game out last night. The community is quite large and extremely friendly and helpful. The first thing I noticed was that there is alot of chatting going on. I noticed alot of us newbs asking questions and a group of experienced players basically fielding questions non-stop for the 2 hours I played. It's nice to see positive interaction from the established players. The game itself was alot of fun to play. I bought and tried this game a few years back and was somehwat disappointed in the lack of soloability. This has been changed. You can select difficulty for each instance you enter now and choose solo. I have played other free MMO's and you feel really weak and the games aren't much fun unless you are willing to fork over the dough. Players in the game told me they have played the game right through to level 20 without paying a dime. There is content you'd miss but you can play without paying.

I intend on trying the game over the weekend more and if I like it I may give it a whirl with a subscription.

With the sub you get more character slots, a bank that works across all your characters, and free Turbine points each month to spend on in game items.

I also looked at the point purchase system and it's not all that expensive to buy a point package and then spend the things on points for our characters.

All in all I think this wil go over well, and look forward to playing some Classic D&D and doing some good old fashioned dungeon crawling again!