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For Dungeons and Dragons Online, Turbine warned us that the Buy Back feature has been temporarily disabled and will be unavailable beginning on Thursday, November 13th at 6:00 PM EST (-5 GMT). Until it returns, be extra careful when selling your items, because you will be unable to use Buy Back if you sell something by mistake!
Miss the opportunity to preview hirelings in Dungeons and Dragons Online? You have another chance. Turbine's holding another event on Friday.
You can find all the details over at the official site, here.
DDO players will have a chance to purchase and quest with hirelings. In fact, it's tonight only and has already begun. The preview will last until 10:00 pm EST. Check out the details by clicking below.
Turbine's published the next installment of the Stormreach Chronicle. In this issue, there's news about the return of the trial program, as well as tips for new and returning players.
Take a look at the official site, here.
When Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy, wrote "The road goes ever ever on," MMOs took him at his word. A large part of online gaming consists of traveling from one point to another, but when it takes so much time to get anywhere, frustration mounts. If I'm picking up a book or alt-tabbing to web surf or check e-mail instead of playing the game, there is something wrong with the dynamics.
Turbine announced that they'll be performing live events to showcase the new Hirelings added to Dungeons and Dragons Online as part of Mod 8.
You can read more details after the jump!
Turbine announced the next winner in their DirectX 10 Screenshot contest for Dungeons and Dragons Online today - Stormanne. "We have another beautiful shot of the harbor here, though from a different angle. Looks like a nice day in Stormreach, if you ignore those pesky Waterworks invaders nearby."
They're still accepting entries, and the cutoff for the next week is this coming Monday.
The good folks over at GameBanshee have published an interview with Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of DDO. It takes a look at Module 8, and a sneek peak at Module 9.
It's a good long read. Head on over to check it out!
Turbine announced today that Dungeons & Dragons Online has launched its eighth update, Prisoners of Prophecy. The update includes, among other things, support for DirectX 10. Get the official word on the subject by clicking below.
In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at how the new WoW Achievement system could affect roleplaying.
