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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited + Sword of the New World

  • DDO Screenshots at Stratics

    Shakycam Screenshots.
    Stratics has posted some Shakycam Screenshots of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach taken at the recent PAX event. Bruce Campbell has claimed that the shots are fakes and showed us his "Boomstick!" to prove it. Proof that they are legit includes the following:

    "Next on the list in our multi-part report on DDO at the 2005 PAX Event
    is a series of images that we took of the game's interface, as well as
    a picture of the event itself and of a Hill Giant that was determined
    to smack some players around: "

    You can read view the Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Screenshots at Stratics.
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    Images, Media
    Tue, Aug 30, 2005
    Boomjack
  • DDO Q&A#4 at MMORPG.com

    More Q&As than a DnD Player's Handbook has Mountain Dew stains!

    As you read this interview with DDO Community Manager Victor Wachter- probing the decision to choose Eberron as a setting and sorting out what will make DDO compelling and unique in the genre- you just might be able to hear player's handbook pages turning and dice clattering deep in the background.

    MMORPG.com: Will alignment play a factor in DDO? Can I, for example, choose to play a Chaotic Evil character, or is the game for good guys only?

    Victor Wachter: Alignment is not embedded within the game systems, but these circumstances are presented within the quests and dungeons. Eberron itself is a setting where alignment is fluid, and so players may need to make choices that stretch the boundaries of their alignments. While alignment choices won’t limit a player’s options within the game, they will have an impact on how some NPC’s react toward their character.

    More Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Q&As at MMORPG.com.

    Features, Interviews
    Sat, Aug 27, 2005
    Ethec
  • DDO Dev Chat Log at Stratics

    What does a d20 and a chat log have in common?
    Stratics has a dev chat log posted, detailing some of the finer points of class characteristics, stealth, food/drink issues, and a whole lot more!

    Brannoc - *DiploMooz* Hi! I had the good fortune to play the DDO E3 build recently. I was particularly fond of stealthing around with the rogue. It seemed somehow more interesting than the binary "can the mob see me or not" of previous games. Can you expound upon the features planned for stealthing in ddo?

    EckelberryDDO - I can try! Stealth is little more complicated than the you are detected or not sort of things. Of course we represent D&D in comparing your Hide Skill and Move Silently and the monster's Listen and Spot score. It also combines how long you dare to stay near the monster trying to detect you, and the level of lighting around your character, which can either give you a bonus or penalty to your skill check, and it can determin

    EckelberryDDO - how often the monster "looks" for you\

    JustinQuimby - Just as a side note, we've put a ton more stuff into the game and polished a lot of features in the game since the E3 build. I'm very excited about the upcoming Alpha prop.

    The rest of the Dungeons & Dragons Online Developer Chat Log is posted at Stratics.

    News
    Wed, Aug 24, 2005
    Ethec
  • Dungeons and Dragons Online Interview

    Magic Missle Mayhem
    GameSpy has posted a Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach interview featuring designer Dave Eckleberry. Vin Diesel didn't roll the dice when he played Dungeons and Dragons. He just crushed them in his hand and called out the numbers. We're confident he didn't call this out:

    " We sit down with one of the designers of Turbine's upcoming MMO to talk about combat, death traps, and why Eberron is so damned cool. "

    You can read the Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Interview at GameSpy.
    More DDO! DDO.TenTonHammer.com

    Features, Interviews
    Wed, Aug 24, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Dungeons and Dragons Online Preview

    SWDP (Single White Dwarf Priest) seeks Elven paladin level 10-12 for long walks in a dungeon.
    GameSpy has posted a Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach preview based on their experience with the title at GenCon in Indianapolis. Samuel L. Jackson rolled the dice and exlaimed:

    " I came to the 2005 GenCon Game Faire in Indianapolis with only a small
    list of "must-do" items. Sitting somewhere in the top five roughly between "get 'Geek version 2.0' t-shirts for my kids" and "finally buy that plush Cthulhu toy" was "get in some hands-on time with Dungeons & Dragons Online." Okay, I'll admit it, I was a big ol' D&D geek back in the day, and while I haven't had the time to play in many years, I still have a lot of affection for the game. Add to that the idea of building a whole MMO around it and I'm in. Rather than just dive in, though, I decided to wait until after my extended conversation with Dave Eckleberry. I'd wait to see what he had to say about what makes the product distinct and then judge for myself by actually playing the game.     "

    You can read the Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Preview at GameSpy.
    More DDO than you can shake a bugbear at: DDO.TenTonHammer.com.

    Features, Previews
    Mon, Aug 22, 2005
    Boomjack
  • DDO Dev Diary

    Basements get quiet, if only for a moment, to read and wash their dice.
    The official Dungeons and Dragons Online site has posted a developer's diary with Ken Troop, Lead Designer. Gary Gygax would not return our calls, but if he had we are sure he wouldn't have said this:

    " Hey everyone.  I'm Ken Troop, lead designer on Dungeons & Dragons® Online: Stormreach".   This development diary delves into the background behind a very important issue: advancement in DDO.  "

    You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Developer's Diary at The Official Site.
    You can read even more about DDO at DDO.TenTonHammer.com.

    Features, Interviews
    Thu, Aug 18, 2005
    Boomjack
  • DDO Screenshots at ToTheGame

    Dragon Glamour Photos.
    TheTheGame has posted some Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach screenshots. Courtney Love was unavailable for comment, but are relatively sure that she is part dragon. We are also relatively sure that she has never said the following:

    " "Dungeons & Dragons Online" will let players travel alone or in parties as they explore the seemingly endless dungeon complexes found beneath the world. Through the dungeons, players will engage in physical and magical combat with hideous foes straight from the pages of the "Monster Manual"(TM) rulebook. "

    You can view the Dungeons and Dragons Online Screenshots at ToTheGame.
    If you liked those screenshots, you'll love what you find at DDO.TenTonHammer.com.

    Images, Media
    Tue, Aug 16, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Dungeons and Dragons Preview at IGN

    Dungeons and Dragons. Does that mean that every dungeon has a dragon in it?
    IGN has posted a preview of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Lord Nagafen and Lady Vox have created a dragon support group. The inscription over the lair looks absolutely nothing like this:

    "It's tough being an MMO these days. Or at least, an MMO that isn't
    World of Warcraft. On the fantasy side, they seem to have everything
    sewn up. So what's the appeal of yet another persistent online sword
    and sorcery game? Well, how about one that takes out crafting,
    grinding, auction houses, and focuses on pure Dungeons & Dragons modules? How about one where you don't need to play for weeks just to earn the privilege of spending all your money on a horse? In DDO, slated for early next year, it's the dungeons and the city, and you're whipped from one to the other quickly and cleanly, with the focus on venturing with a party. "

    You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Preview at IGN.
    More Dungeons and definately a lot more Dragons at DDO.TenTonHammer.com.

    Features, Previews
    Tue, Aug 16, 2005
    Boomjack
  • DDO Preview at GameSpot

    It's ironic that both the original pen and paper Dungeons and Dragons and the new computerized virtual Dungeons and Dragons will be played in basements.
    GameSpot has posted a preview of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Basements across the nation went quiet for a few minutes while Dungeons and Dragons fans read the following:

    " We recently had a chance to catch up with Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, the upcoming online game from developer Turbine Entertainment and publisher Atari. The new game will be based out of the massive town of Stormreach which exists on Eberron, a new world created for the game's recently revised 3.5 Edition rules. The town will be broken up into seven different districts, or wards, from which you can find many, many different quests and adventures from various characters in town. The game has been in development for some time and has entered a closed alpha testing state; beta will begin, according to Turbine president Jeff Anderson, "soonish." "

    You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Preview at GameSpot.
    The undisputed #1 Dungeons and Dragons Online Site is waiting for you at DDO.TenTonHammer.com

    Features, Previews
    Tue, Aug 16, 2005
    Boomjack
  • DDO Interview at MMORPG

    MMORPG.com Probes Turbine. [They wrote it, not us.]
    MMORPG has a Dungeons and Dragons Online Interview posted featuring Ken Troop of Turbine Entertainment. Macho Man Randy Savage crashed through our front door and mumbled something that could easily have been this:

    "Ken Troop answers Mike's questions in the third installment of this series."

    You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Online Interview at MMORPG.
    More interviews, more screenshots and just plain old more Dungeons and Dragons Online at DDO.TenTonHammer.com.

    Features, Interviews
    Mon, Aug 15, 2005
    Boomjack
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