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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Reviews

Game Info

Developer:

Turbine, Inc.

Genre:

Fantasy

Release Date:

February 28, 2006

Monthly Fee:

Free-to-Play

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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (commonly abbreviated DDO) is an MMORPG based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition roleplaying game. Developed by Turbine, DDO allows players to adventure in the Eberron Campaign Setting, a supplemental rulebook (penned by Keith Baker) to the standard Dungeons & Dragons game. Players choose from a variety of races and classes, eventually determining a selection that seems most appropriate for their play styles.

As an MMORPG, DDO actually steps outside of the box in many ways, taking some of the common mechanics of MMORPGs and supplementing them with rules taken from the D&D roleplaying game. Instead of turn-based action, DDO features real-time combat and integrated (and necessary) voice chat. Instead of being a "sit behind your computer and hit a button every now and then", Turbine wanted DDO to really stand out as a game that brings players together and emulates the true nature of D&D.

However, DDO got off to a rocky start and several server mergers have subsequently followed, albeit for the betterment of the community. DDO converted to a free-to-play model and has experienced a resurgence of interest with the gaming community. The new service offers an item shop that players can purchase items and downloadable content through as well as a premium membership, which provides the players with extra perks and a given amount of credits each month that can be used in the DDO store.

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Mon, Jan 04, 2010

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Rolling a Save vs. Budget - a Look at Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited

Since Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited has gone Free 2 Play the population has boomed. Free is a good price tag for any game, but is DDO worth the download? Ten Ton Hammer Executive...

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Ten Ton Hammer's Review of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach

Call it a re-review

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Mon, Dec 31, 2007

Ralsu
DDO: Re-Review at Warcry

At least they didn't roll a natural 1.

Warcry has posted a fairly positive re-review of DDO on their site. Although I'm not a huge fan of re-reviews, this one seems to take into account previous feelings about the game and where it has progressed from there. Here's a snippet:

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Mon, Aug 06, 2007

Cody Bye
DDO: Late First Impressions

Belated First Impressions

Gaming-age.com has finally gotten around to their review of Dungeons and Dragons Online. Though it is quite belated, they also take a look at how the game has progressed since launch.

So yeah, Dungeons and Dragons Online has been out since February, and we’re just now getting around to doing a proper review of it. We are horrible, horrible people, I know. But, due to this lapse in time, we also have an opportunity to review how the game has progressed from launch, in addition to the modules that have been put out since its release.

Keep reading to learn more. Do you agree with their feelings on the game? Let us know in the forums at DDO Ten Ton Hammer.

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Wed, Sep 13, 2006

LadySirse
DDO Reviewed at GamingGroove

Hit or Miss?

GamingGroove has taken time to review Dungeon and Dragons Online. See if they think that this is a hit or miss int he world of MMOs...

As stated before, it was only a matter of time before Dungeons and Dragons followed suit. At the beginning of 2006 came the arrival of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. Developed by Turbine, this game would offer players a virtual world governed by the official 3rd Edition rules (actually 3.5) while keeping in tune with most other MMOG services. We waited patiently for the game's release, assuming it would topple the likes of EverQuest II and the overwhelmingly popular World of Warcraft. However, Turbine's offering gathered mixed reviews, so we waited to see how the game would pan out after a few months. Remember how Anarchy Online floundered in its beginning, driving off players with numerous bugs and intolerable latency? We wanted to make sure that didn't happen with DDO.

Keep reading to see what they thought. What do you think about DDO? Do you think it lives up to the hype? Head over to DDO Ten Ton Hammer and let us know!

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Mon, Jul 31, 2006

LadySirse
DDO: Game Review

Gameplay Reviews DDO

How does the parent of all MMOs translate into an it's own online adventure? Keep reading to find out what Gameplay thinks...

Turbine really got itself into a bit of a challenge this time. How do you translate the direct ancestor of every video game RPG into an MMORPG? One original game which was a social experience to begin with, and thus a very direct father of the MMORPG genre? Simple, they throw away pretty much -every- preconceived notion of what an MMORPG is supposed to be and start from scratch, using the D&D rules as a framework to bolster its design.

So let's get a few points set first: there is no endless kill-grinding, there is no crafting, and there aren't even any cohesive outdoor regions that you will travel to get from territory to territory. Just like playing D&D with friends, this is about getting together in a tavern, plotting the adventure to undertake and go for it. No experience gained unless the adventure is completed. It's a bit of a shock in this genre which is overpopulated with games that consist of killing rats, pigs, and small birds so you can proceed to kill bigger rats, bigger pigs, and bigger birds until you can kill a meaner, bigger rat, a bigger, meaner pig, and hopefully raid a dragon in a month or two. Oh yea, don't expect to craft either. It's a surprising omission, since even if D&D isn't big on it, there ARE rules for crafting in the DM guide and players could take advantage of them. Maybe they'll add them later, but so far I do not fault DDO for not including them as the experience, as is right now, is quite focused, and works as a tremendous asset of the game.

Learn more and see if the author thinks this is a hit or a miss! Don't forget to head over to DDO Ten Ton Hammer and get all the latest news, interviews, and information related to DDO!

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Fri, Jul 21, 2006

LadySirse