DDO: New Territory
Believe it or not, but at one point in DDO’s history — shortly after launch, in fact — they had upwards of 15 servers. 
These had long since been condensed into the five we have today, but apparently Turbine is prepared to roll out a brand-new server for their DDO:EU launch on September 1st.
It’s a good sign of their faith in the future of the game and the popularity of the free to play program. Very rarely do you see a MMO add new servers after having condensed them, but I suppose this is a special case.
Anyway, my subscription to DDO doesn’t run out until September 15, which means I’m a VIP player until then and thus eligable for the early start into the new content. I’m most looking forward to poking around in the DDO store and deciding how I want to set up my free to play account with goodies when the 15th rolls around.
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They mention VIP players getting in first, then Head Start players getting in next, then finally the free-to-play launch.
Any clue what a Head Start player is?
Or not!
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/26/turbine-sues-atari-over-dungeons-and-dragons-online-licensing/
HEy Syp just read this today:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/08/26/Atari_Accused_of_Playing_a_Rough_Game.htm
dunno what this’ll mean for the future of DDO:EU
DDO: EU sounds like fun. I never really investigated DDO but I am interested in their free to play version. Can’t wait to see your thoughts on it.
Look I stopped messing up my name from Scaeybooster. I am now correctly representd as Scarybooster.com. I fat finger letters sometimes
Well crap….. two people beat me to the link.
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60204
Boooooooooooooooooo
Syp, how about a beginner’s guide to DDO Unlimited version?
I would like to try DDO Unlimited, but DDO Europe stays with the pay to play model for now, unfortunately.
Turbine vs Atari huh? Sounds messy :-\
I only hope if Turbine wins – and I believe that they should, if what they claim is true – that Champions Online doesn’t suffer as a result.
As far as DDO:EU is concerned, it’s a real shame they’re releasing when they are. I would have been interested in trying out the new stuff, but I’ll likely be too busy with CO now.
@ Longasc – I’ve done a couple DDO newbie-type guides/lists — just do a back search of the DDO posts (under the catagory drop down menu) to find them.
Great to see growth in a MMO but I wonder will this new server Cannith become the defacto Free to Play server. I been reading the forums and there seems to be alot of players (or just a vocal minority) who see DDO going F2P as a bad thing, like F2P players are not as good as them.