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Kuje
Great Reader
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 Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 16:25:22
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It seems that DDO is going to become free to play and there's a rumor that there might be a Neverwinter Nights MMO coming in 2011.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/09/dungeons-dragons-still-online-also-free/
http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/06/ataris-secret-weapon-neverwinter-nights.html
Edit: Oops, meant to put this in the computer section. Can someone move it? Sigh, don't post when half awake. And I see Ashe also heard about DDO becoming free. :) She/he did post it first but in another thread.
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Edited by - The Sage on 11 Jun 2009 16:55:58
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 16:55:22
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Originally posted by Kuje
She/he did post it first but in another thread.
Okay, going to nip this in the bud. My avatar's male because I'm male...  I chose the name Ashe after my favorite character (half-elf ranger from 2nd edition circa 1997) who's named after a certain shotgun-wielding-chainsaw-for-a-hand Sam Raimi creation. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 17:03:18
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Originally posted by Kuje
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/09/dungeons-dragons-still-online-also-free/
Heh, I like the "Still Online" in the title. 
This, however... quote:
Unsurprisingly, the free to play client will be funded by micropayment extras – “hundreds of convenience items as well as premium dungeon packs, additional character slots, hirelings (hired muscle), potions, character customization and more”, apparently. We’ll find out this summer whether these are strictly optional thrills, or are essential to truly enjoying the game – always a risk with this business model.
That to me takes away a lot of the positive impact of the word "free". Free-but-not-really-free isn't the same as free. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 17:12:21
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
quote:
Originally posted by Kuje
She/he did post it first but in another thread.
Okay, going to nip this in the bud. My avatar's male because I'm male... I chose the name Ashe after my favorite character (half-elf ranger from 2nd edition circa 1997) who's named after a certain shotgun-wielding-chainsaw-for-a-hand Sam Raimi creation.
Grin, sorry.
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For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Tyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 19:16:52
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well atleast it sounds like you can still play, just the free stuff trickles off as you level, and just don't plan on doing PvP.
Plus its also only available in the US... |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 17 Jun 2009 : 01:53:40
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Thanks for the news, Kuje.
NWN likely to become an MMO, hmmm. I'm not surprised that's a route they'd choose to take, although as I've said before that style of play currently holds no appeal for me. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 19:57:29
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Turbine sues Ateri:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24997 |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Sep 2009 : 07:41:42
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Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 : 03:22:05
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And now, Turbine has been bought out by Warner Bros.
http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/04/20/mmo-developer-turbine-acquired-by-warner-bros/ |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Alisttair
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Some D&D MMO news
