Posted 07/20/2009 at 02:22:14pm

In fact, they will have so much more players with this model, that they will most likely earn much more than ever, even when most players will pay less or nothing at all.

That's a pure win situation. The way it's implemented seems absolutely risk-free.

Check exact details here, Ten Ton Hammer has interviews with in-detail  explanations:
http://www.tentonhammer.com/ddo

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Posted 07/20/2009 at 02:18:19pm

You should ask on Beta forums or check in Technical Suppor beta forums section. I've never had such problems and different PCs, even played and installed DDO:U on laptop.

 Today went another patch for DDO:U Beta, pretty big and positive changes:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=192285

Posted 07/19/2009 at 05:32:44am

 I won't write much, just confirm what an actual beta-tester like me wrote - Xyphus.

The game is stunning, fun, fast with fierce action, plus innovative and original. Though you've seen it all? All Fantasy MMO's are the same? DDO will surprise you with features you won't find anywhere else.

Need to use your skills to find a secret passage in normally looking wall or dead end? Use "Search" skill, which you can train and which uses Intelligence of your character. Of course, Barbarian may smash skulls pretty good and easy, but won't use that Intelligence rune to disable the trap thay might fry him. Nor will he be able to resist much "Mind-controll" spells, so from a deadly monsters slayer, he might become a fierce party - doomer ;). Though he can still find magic items which will make him more resitant to such things or even immune.

Or, maybe you think that blades in trap before you look to deadly to risk? Ask a rogue, or if you're a rogue - try to disable this trap. You can succed, you can try more times, and you can critally fail too - this will destroy the trap-control box you've found, and may even cause you some damage! But who said adventurer's life isn't risky? Fun, but risky!

And there's tons of that. Simply put, no other game offers so much environmental interaction, so much fast-paced action (to which you can use your wits - tactics may keep you alive in times of dread!) and that kid of "party bond" that develops in DDO. Even with random party, people learn to trust each other, rely on each other etc, especially on Hard and Elite difficulties. Quick and easy to make friends.

D&D Online: Eberron Unlimited - My honest recommendation.

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