Nine short months ago, Dungeons and Dragons Online was "the forgotten MMO": "a game that really doesn't jump to the forefront of the MMO market, but stays quietly in the background, chugging away with a loyal fanbase and consistent content updates." The timing of that story on Massively was uncanny, because ten days later Turbine dropped the news on the gaming community that Dungeons and Dragons Online was going free-to-play.
Opinion on the decision was sharply divided, with many players saying they'd take a look at the game and a small but vocal minority declaring this to be the death knell of DDO.
Dungeons & Dragons Online will provide players with the definitive online Dungeons & Dragons experience, complete with dramatic dungeon crawling, terrifying monster combat and challenging puzzles, character advancement and guild-based power struggles.
Daybreak Games is celebrating Halloween with some ghoulishly delightful in-game events. Halloween events are playable now and throughout the month of October.
Warner Bros. has confirmed layoffs at Turbine from Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online. The studio will be transitioning to a free-to-play, mobile business model.
