And we thought the
Borderlands ESRB rating was f’ing metal. Turbine announced the public launch of
Dungeons & Dragons Onlne: Eberron Unlimited in style this morning with the above video. It’s raucous and downright metal, and chances are that your parents just won’t understand it, man.
In case you missed it --
Eberron Unlimited is the “digital upgrade” for DDO that releases players from the shackles of monthly fees. Think of it like a hybrid MMO.
DDO gives people the ability to purchase items, as well as the ability to buy into a monthly VIP program. But at its core, it’s free-to-play.
And it’s totally out right now. Have any of you checked it out?
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11:00 PM on 09.09.2009
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Dungeons and Dragons is more than just a franchise, it is a goddamn institution. A carte blanche and Turbine cant even charge a monthly fee. Shameful.
Not hip to the Turbine/Atari lawsuit? That and the fact the setting is Eberron have a lot to do with that. Honestly, the game is not that bad. It's just so unconventional of what most people expect out of an MMO. I don't play it, because I just don't have room for an MMO in my diet right now, but if I had to play something (while I wait for SW:TOR, anyway).. it'd probably be DDO.
Have you checked out Star Wars Galaxies, while you wait for SW:TOR ?
Have YOU checked out SW:TOR?
Comparing it too Galaxies is just wrong. Bioware isnt making the mistake of leaving the Roleplaying up to the members...and actually crafting a storyline for each class.
Bioware knows how to make RPGs...so I think its actually worth a look.
As for DDO...Im currently downloading it to see what its like, because Free is Free and you cant pass that up.
It's like some sadistic DM came along and decided that there will be at most one person named James at all times in the world.
After about 5 hours, I concluded that it sucked hard. Now, it's free? It will probably suck even harder.
You played for 5 hours and concluded that, huh? Strange. I played WoW and DDO for months, and conclude that DDO is far superior to WoW in pretty much every conceivable way. But, to each their own.