Dungeons And Dragons Online Is Now Free To Play

[triverse]

WESTWOOD, MA – June 9, 2009 – Turbine, Inc., the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities, today unveiled Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited), a free digital upgrade that makes DDO Unlimited the world’s first free-to-play massively multiplayer online game (MMO) to offer the quality graphics and robust features previously only available in premium subscription based-games. Launching this summer, DDO Unlimited will introduce an innovative new business model that is designed to provide an extraordinary experience to players who want a choice in how they pay and play online games. Players can download and play DDO Unlimited for free with the ability to purchase additional content and items in the new DDO Store to enhance their experience. Alternatively, players can choose to join the new DDO VIP program and gain unlimited access to all premium content plus a number of exclusive benefits for a single low monthly price. Turbine has launched a new website at http://www.ddo.com where players can learn more about DDO Unlimited and signup for the Beta program which launches today.

Quote taken from VG247.com where you can find out some more about it. Otherwise head on over to DDO now and start playing.

[Thor]

I hate online games like that. You get the game for free and get to play for free but if you really want to get anywhere you have to pay for new items/equipment.

[triverse]

I agree somewhat.  I would prefer they offered both models for payment.  A monthly subscription and a pay as you need something model for people that prefer either (of course that would be a behind the scenes nightmare keeping it all straight I am sure).  If I have to choose one over the other, I would take the pay as you need model personally.  It allows more people to play it and find out if they like it without shelling out money they may not really have (of course, once addicted, they will surely spend more money on the pay as you need model than they probably would with the monthly payments).