Is Dungeons and Dragons online now going to be free to play?
Turbine announced today that it’s changing the business model for its Dungeons & Dragons Online PC MMO with a new upgrade, due this summer, that shifts the formerly subscription-based game to primarily free-to-play. Though DDO has existed on a $14.95 per month subscription model since its 2006 launch, the upgrade, titled Eberron Unlimited — which is itself free — migrates the game to a microtransactions-based model, by which users can purchase additional content and items in the new “DDO Store.” Specifically, the store’s currency is “Turbine Points,” and players can either buy or earn them in-game. The new DDO Unlimited will also offer a “VIP Program” as an alternative, through which players receive some in-game money and access to all classes, races, in-game lands and extended character slots. Existing subscribers are automatically upgraded to VIP status through the update, and free users can join the program for the same $14.95 monthly fee. “Historically, players of free online gam
Turbine announced today that it’s changing the business model for its Dungeons & Dragons Online PC MMO with a new upgrade, due this summer, that shifts the formerly subscription-based game to primarily free-to-play. Though DDO has existed on a $14.95 per month subscription model since its 2006 launch, the upgrade, titled Eberron Unlimited — which is itself free — migrates the game to a microtransactions-based model, by which users can purchase additional content and items in the new “DDO Store.” Specifically, the store’s currency is “Turbine Points,” and players can either buy or earn them in-game. The new DDO Unlimited will also offer a “VIP Program” as an alternative, through which players receive some in-game money and access to all classes, races, in-game lands and extended character slots. Existing subscribers are automatically upgraded to VIP status through the update, and free users can join the program for the same $14.95 monthly fee. “Historically, players of free online gam
Turbine’s Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach is changing. The MMORPG is being re-branded as Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, and the game will become free to play via a future online patch. The beta program has already started with the level cap getting a raise and new major content also getting added. 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. Gamers that are interested in signing up for a beta test account can apply over on the ryn says: This is frankly
