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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Turbine Releasing Subscription-Free D&D Online This August

Developer Turbine, Inc. (The Lord of the Rings Online) announced that it will release Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, an update to DDO: Stormreach introducing a free-to-play pricing model, This August.

The company will launch DDO Unlimited on August 4th for VIPs (paying subscribers with unlimited access to DDO content) and on August 6th for gamers who want to play for free. Non-subscribers have limited access to certain features but can purchase adventure packs, classes, races, character slots, shared bank slots, and more from the new in-game store.

The DDO Unlimited update also includes a new character class (Favored Soul), an increased level cap to 20, and new adventure packs. Turbine has made changes to over a hundred skills, feats, and quests, too.

"The DDO Unlimited Beta has been a huge success and we want to thank all of our players who have participated to help us make this the best free-to-play game on the market," says DDO Unlimited's executive producer Fernando Paiz.

He continues, "On August 6th, we are going to change what it means to be free-to-play with the most immersive, action-packed and full-featured MMO that provides players with a choice in how they play and pay for the game."

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Posted by Eric Caoili on July 9, 2009 4:13 PM |

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