DDO adds solo play in new expansion
by Alan Rose 
{ May 11th 2006 at 5:00PM }
Turbine is making its presence felt at E3 with the announcement of Twilight Forge, the next Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion module. D&D aficionados can look forward to the addition of eight new monsters and the ability to create characters based on the popular Drow race of dark elves. However, the most significant enhancement is an improved single player experience, which was absent in the core game.Turbine head dungeon master Jeffrey Anderson said DDO subscribers can expect additional character levels and PvP battles in future modules. The game's first expansion, Dragon's Vault, was free of charge, although no pricing information has been announced for Twilight.
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Joe @ May 11th 2006 10:15PM
From the official site:
"Free to all current DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE? subscribers, the Twilight Forge module is slated for release in July and will include the new drow race, new content for players of all levels, an improved new player experience, and enhanced replayability. Following on the heels of the successful retail launch with over 300,000 units sold worldwide, the Twilight Forge module is the second in a series of planned updates that will provide new content and features for DDO."
FREE.
dungeon master @ May 12th 2006 12:58AM
Congrats, Joe, you can read!! ;)
Drizzt @ May 12th 2006 1:01AM
It's only a matter of time before they start charging for these modules. The initial slow sales of the game is what's causing them to be free. Turbine is trying to suck us in. If sales ever pick up, they will charge for new content.
boneyard @ May 12th 2006 3:46AM
if they start to charge they will also instantly loose people. turbine did it for free with their previous games, i think they will continue doing that with ddo. you can't be careful enough with keeping players currently.
as for adding solo content, pretty lame. it was meant to be group focused. now they go to a whole different direction.
Matt @ May 30th 2006 3:53AM
As far as single player goes. It will be great to be able to do something while wait for groups to set up.
But as for player vs. player, it's a time bomb that very well might kill the game. DDO was not set up for this like others (Diablo 2). they very well may change the game play to fit this, which will most likely destroy the game :(