Originally posted by xersent

will the key code work with the acount ive got and just give me the shadow odyssey

yes it will work with existing accounts

- the free 30 days only applies to new accts tho

Originally posted by Lobotomist

Remember we are talking about DDO

Its perhaps only MMO where grouping is only way to play.

So you need players to group with. No mater how much hardcore fans love the game. They will leave if there are no people to group with.

It was a game caught in vicious circle. And this was the only way to solve it.

in DDO, players can have hirelings

www.ddo.com/ddogameinfo/hirelings

Originally posted by templarga

To be honest, I don't think reporting 3 million "registered users" is that remarkable. Not to sound mean, but its a game that appeals mainly to kids and parents and the registration process takes maybe 10 minutes including downloading and installing the game. I would expect it to be a lot more than 3 million at this point.

So in other words, I am counted. I tried the game the day it launched, played for an hour or two and then unistallled it. I rather download and play games like Peggle and such on my own. Besides, in my opinion, Wizard 101 is 1000 times better. But I guess I am still counted in the total.

many Free to play games make similar claims for publicity

Wizard 101 announces 1 million players

www.massively.com/2009/02/13/wizard-101-teaches-wizards-how-to-count-up-to-1-million-players/

Runes of Magic announces 1 million registered

www.massively.com/2009/05/14/runes-of-magic-reaches-1-million-registered-users/

try any f2p game and you are counted forever

Originally posted by rbroussa

If you purchase the game thru Steam do you have to activate the key immediately. I want to take advantage of the sale but have two weeks left on my AOC account. If anyone can answer I would greatly appreciate it.

you can wait

can buy now before the sale is over  but can use the game registration number later in the future

-- at your convenience

Originally posted by AgtSmith

  This is not about making DDO any more or less succesful, that train has left the station, this is how to build and test an RMT infrastructure in terms of the technologies and the configuration for OTHER projects (likely LotRO and/or The Harry Potter MMO and possibly/probably relatated to the xBox port they are working on).

I agree - they have said as much too

www.tentonhammer.com/node/69569

Ten Ton Hammer: Obviously you’re switching to a F2P game because you believe that you can make more money in this sort of business model than you could with a straight subscription plan. Why did you think that was the case?

Fernando: Absolutely this is a learning experience for Turbine for the future.

This doesn’t necessarily mean anything for LOTRO or Asheron’s Call. But as a company, absolutely we’re learning from what we do in this project and how to apply it in the future.

antonia bayle is the most populated PVE server I am aware of

- but with lots of people also come lag

Originally posted by alerum

been a looong time since i posted here lol. I just reactivated my accoun to day after 2 years. is there even any point in buying shadow odesy before lvl 70.

I do not think so - the expansion is primarily for level 75+

a diffferent link showing their full list of mmos

store.steampowered.com/search/

sale is effective until 06/19

store.steampowered.com/news/2577/

Originally posted by Urael

 as of late, he’s starting to get that itch again..."

I think "bridges got burnt" in Vanguard

at least with the mmo gaming community, similar to other past icons:  Bill Roper, Richard Garriott

if Brad gets involved in creating a game again, he would do well to partner with other established names

Originally posted by linkz4461

$9.99 this weekend on steam

thanks for the tip -- sale will last until 06/19

store.steampowered.com/news/2577/

Originally posted by todeswulf

 SWG vets are still trying to find ways to lie about how SOE is making up the numbers...

I think thats what he was referring to

Originally posted by Mardy

51/50 server now shows up on the server selection screen, named Mayong.

I bet they launch the server before SOE Fanfaire  (June 25-June 28)

being a member makes no difference for pets - members do not get free pets

if a player wants a personal pet,

both members and nonmembers are required to buy a pet for around 2.50

that said,

they do let players borrow a pet for 20minutes but I personally find that a lame substitute

Originally posted by Martie

if this has 3 million registered users wow must have 50 million registered users.

wouldnt surprise me

Maple Story claims 92 million users

www.massively.com/2009/05/09/maplestory-announces-over-92-million-users-worldwide-4-year-ann/

posted today at ZAM

Monument & Might - Game Update 52 Preview Tour!

eq2.zam.com/story.html

according to Christie "Kiara" Renzetti (EQII Community Manager), we can expect GU52 to hit the live servers somewhere around June 16th, assuming all goes well.

For anyone else who wants more information about the content going into this update, and whom I haven't bored to death already, read on!
 

stated previously (but not in this video)

www.massively.com/2008/07/30/comic-con-08-38-studios-interview-reveals-ip-announcement-next/

Do you have a timeline for when you're going to be releasing some of that information?

Mary: Our current plan is to announce the name of the game and launch the IP website (as opposed to the corporate website) about this time next year.

read: summer 2009 announcement

I personally think its a good change

especially for new players or anyone with tons of alts -- its only TRAVEL in the end

www.zam.com/story.html

In a Tweet tonight from Alan "Brenlo" Crosby we discovered that Free Realms now has 3 million registered players.

For those counting, Free Realms launched in the 11th hour of April 28, and hit 1 million registered players a mere 17 days later.

Players were still enjoying their 1 millionth player goodies when the game hit 2 million players less than 30 days after launch.

Now here we are, 45 days after launch by my count, with an unofficial announcement that we have hit the 3 million mark!

you can only play Free Realms from your browser -- theres no game app you can launch

the "install download" is less than 100 MB

goto link to read the full interview

www.tentonhammer.com/node/69569

Ten Ton Hammer: Obviously you’re switching to a F2P game because you believe that you can make more money in this sort of business model than you could with a straight subscription plan. Why did you think that was the case?

Fernando: Absolutely this is a learning experience for Turbine for the future. This doesn’t necessarily mean anything for LOTRO or Asheron’s Call. But as a company, absolutely we’re learning from what we do in this project and how to apply it in the future.

Ten Ton Hammer: Were you just waiting for the free to play model to mature before releasing DDO in this sort of scheme?

Adam: It’s really a combination of things. The West had to learn this buyer behavior thing. Would you have ever purchased just one song five years ago? You had to watch the Sopranos when the Sopranos was actually on five years ago. Now you can watch it whenever the hell you want.

I think that this is coming isn’t purely because we want to make more money. We have a much broader audience today than we did three years ago when DDO launched. If we go back ten years ago, MMOs were an elite club for the super hardcore. We have people in LOTRO that had never touched an MMO in their lives.

We’re seeing a big diversification. WoW is sponsoring the halftime show in the NBA playoffs. The games are becoming more mainstream. At the end of the day, this isn’t about business models, this is about player choice. The debate in the free-to-play versus the subscription has always been just that, the black and white choice. Now Turbine is coming out with a model that gives you a broader proposition. You need to give players a choice on how they’re going to play their games, and then you’ll attract a different audience.

By bringing this model to bear, we’ve effectively eliminated the number one barrier to MMOs: the subscription.

On the other hand, the main reason why people play MMOs is because their friends do. And what’s exciting about this is that if Fernando and Kate are VIPs and I go in to try it out, you can purchase a guest pass to invite me in to a specific adventure that I don’t have access to. Then I have that option to check out the content and really see if this is up my alley or not before I go out and buy it.