Dungeons and Dragons Online Unlimited coming Aug. 6
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 8th 2009 at 11:00AM } 
It's an interesting strategy, and we're curious to see how it pans out. We'd issue a stern reminder, though, that the true cost of MMORPGs (your immortal soul) is much pricier than a few more bucks on your Visa every month.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
WINterfang @ Jul 8th 2009 11:07AM
I miss Michael Jackson.
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 8th 2009 11:11AM
He misses you too, little Johhny.
Frivolous @ Jul 8th 2009 11:16AM
Christ, can we get over this yet? He died almost 3 weeks ago... September 11th didn't last this long...
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 8th 2009 11:18AM
Don't add fuel to the fire Frivolous.
Martin @ Jul 8th 2009 11:46AM
Pretty sure Sept 11th only lasted 24 hours.
Blank-Mage @ Jul 8th 2009 5:12PM
What was that? His birthday?
jordan @ Jul 8th 2009 11:27AM
hope this starts a trend i think its a disgrace paying monthly fees for a game that u payed for 1
SuckItTrebek @ Jul 8th 2009 2:16PM
Yeah really, it's not like it costs the company running it any money, right?
Also, read the Terms of Service-you never buy an MMO. You only buy the software, not the right to use it.
"ZOMG why should I pay for tags and registration and gas and insurance and taxes for road maintenance, I already bought the car!" Moron.
Gel @ Jul 8th 2009 2:52PM
suckittrebek, you DO know that Guild Wars has ZERO monthly fees, and NO Store and they run their game servers, provide constant updates and have produced several expansions?
So your argument that because they need to keep the game going, there needs to be a monthly fee is invalid.
Jerk Face @ Jul 8th 2009 11:19AM
DDO is fucking slick. Everyone should give it a shot, now that it's free. It's refreshingly different from WOW and all of its clones, and is a lot of fun to play.
Get some friends together, get in a party, plug in those headsets for the full voice chat, and go delve into some dungeons - for zero dollars. Can't recommend it enough.
Snowblind @ Jul 8th 2009 12:04PM
Would love to try this, but so far this deal is only for the US.
il_duce620 @ Jul 8th 2009 12:22PM
I enrolled in the beta and installed it last night. I was quite impressed! I'm hoping to hit it up a bit more this weekend to really explore a bit. I first heard about this on the Gamers With Jobs podcast last week - what the producers told them was really intriguing, so far as the pricing structure and what content you can get for free, and what you can't.
For example, the ability to play for free, but buy just a dungeon that you can hop into and play on your own (or with a friend, after you give them your guest pass) - and that dungeon can be played offline if you want, just as if it were a standalone product. It's a pretty ambitious MMO model that they're trying out!
I'll certainly give it a go.
Morris_The_Grey @ Jul 8th 2009 2:41PM
Too bad Ebberron sucks.
Quiggy @ Jul 8th 2009 7:22PM
You're just mad because you hate the Reverse Arthur C. Clarke:
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
Tib Xero @ Jul 8th 2009 10:38PM
"...you DO know that Guild Wars has ZERO monthly fees, and NO Store and they run their game servers, provide constant updates and have produced several expansions?"
And if you ever played it, you'd know the difference between a free game, and a GOOD game. I'm not saying WoW is the end all be all of MMO's but I make it a point to try out most MMO's and Guild Wars is pathetic in comparison to Monthly Fee MMO's.
-Tib
Enyu @ Jul 9th 2009 12:24PM
I really liked the time I spent playing DDO, and this beta is good, but they need to get over the awful lag hurdles in it. They took all the fun out of the game.