In our interview with Fernando Paiz last week, he mentioned that a state of the game address was coming for Dungeons and Dragons Online. The address was posted today, bringing news of exciting new updates coming to DDO. Guild housing, another update, a new race, bug fixes and more: DDO players have a lot to look forward to.
Update 4 is scheduled for release in April, and is currently available on Lammania for preview. "Sentinels," the adventure pack coming with this update, will take players back out to Searing Heights as well as into House Deneith. You'll encounter undead and pirates. While this pack starts at level 7, Epic mode will be unlocked right out of the gate for high level players, so everyone will be able to enjoy it.
The new adventure pack is exciting -- we all love new content -- but this time it's not the only big news by a long shot. There are new items coming to the game, guild housing (which is being implemented as a reward for guilds to work for), and even a new race. If you've ever wanted to play a half-orc, it's your lucky day. The list of additions to the game is extensive and promises to keep players busy for quite a while.
Check out the state of the game address for the full story.
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Mar 16th 2010 7:01PM Nandini said
Now if Turbine could convince the LOTRO producers to post a similar address, I would be impressed.
It's easy to talk about the future of a game like DDO when you know you have the revenue to deliver on those plans.
It's easy to talk about the future of a game like DDO when you know you have the revenue to deliver on those plans.
Posted: Mar 16th 2010 7:32PM (Unverified) said
I like someone's post on the forums which went something like, "they don't need to announce any kind of vision because we all know the story already."
that really sums up a lot about the game and its community for me.
that really sums up a lot about the game and its community for me.
Posted: Mar 16th 2010 7:40PM (Unverified) said
I wish i could read similar positive things about DDO Europe and Codemasters but i guess Codemaster rather will be forced to shut down before Turbine shares a bit of their big cake. Any news on the Atari vs Turbine story?
Posted: Mar 16th 2010 8:04PM Tovrin said
Turbine are by far and away my favorite developer in the MMO sphere. They have seriously learned from their past mistakes and have brought back DDO from the ashes. And LotRO is still my favorite MMO.
FTP with microtrasactions really was the smartest move for DDO. Turbine have assured themselves of a strong revenue model that will hopefully fund their next project. As much as I hate to say it, I've fallen too often for the "just one more Siberis Cake" for an insta-rez when sonething's gone wrong ... or investing in another stack of healing potions. Well played, Turbine. Well played.
FTP with microtrasactions really was the smartest move for DDO. Turbine have assured themselves of a strong revenue model that will hopefully fund their next project. As much as I hate to say it, I've fallen too often for the "just one more Siberis Cake" for an insta-rez when sonething's gone wrong ... or investing in another stack of healing potions. Well played, Turbine. Well played.
Posted: Mar 17th 2010 9:03AM (Unverified) said
Really? I thought almost no one really buys such things. I wouldn't, all money goes into content for me.
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