Jim Moreno finishes his look at how to RP using magic with some handy links from around the web.
Editorials
Opinion pieces from HUB writers.
Folks purchasing the new 2010 MMO Calendar will directly benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. MMO developers including Turbine, Blizzard and Funcom have all contributed artwork to make this one of the hottest calendars on the market. Read on and MAKE A DIFFERENCE in a child's life!
In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the actual act of casting the spell itself.
Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited developer, Turbine, is showing off spiffy new screens from the just-released adventure Subterrane wilderness and The Necropolis adventure pack. Check 'em out by clicking below.
Turbine has released several new screenshots from Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited. The screens feature Shan-to-Kor and can be seen by clicking below. Enjoy!
In this week's RoleCraft, we'll look at how a spellcaster puts their magic to good use in the world of roleplay.
This week in RoleCraft, we look at how players can work the mystical arts of magic into their RP.
Turbine has sent out a cool sixteen launch day screenshots from Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited which launched yesterday in its new 'free to play' incarnation. Check them out!
Turbine has just announced the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited), the first premium free-to-play MMO. To celebrate the launch, Turbine has also released the first trailer for DDO Unlimited. Below is an official press release with additional details.
Jim Moreno looks at how roleplayers can create a character who is in the military.
Current and former subscribers to Dungeons & Dragons Online are now able to gain early access the revamped "free to play" model of the game titled "DDO Eberron Unlimited". Grab the particulars by clicking below.
As Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited hangs on the precipice of its new "free to play" incarnation, developers have sent out a batch of fresh new screens featuring Reaver's Reach, an adventure pack, and the Favored Soul class. Keep reading!
Felicia Day's MMOG-focused comedy series is great at getting laughs, but can it also teach us things about roleplaying in online worlds?
DDO Eberron Unlimited, the new free to play version of DDO, has now gone gold and is on track to throw open the virtual doors on September 9, 2009. Grab the details after the jump.
A collection of the finest RP links from around the Internet.
Morale is a very real aspect of warfare. Historical battles are as often won through moral superiority as physical strength. Rules that account for morale loss (and less frequently, morale gain) are very common in military computer, miniature, and board games yet have been largely neglected for games where a player controls a single avatar.
A sure sign that developers are listening to their beta testers, Turbine announced that the remodeled DDO Eberron Unlimited will be released on SEPTEMBER 9th rather than the previously scheduled August 9th. Keep reading!
WarCry editor Suzie Ford recently had the chance for an in-game tour of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, Turbine's redesigned free-to-play game. Find out all there is to know about the DDOU store, new content and more!
As long as player action sequences are the driving force behind special maneuvers, MMOs will be nothing but a numbers game. The key to break this cycle is to focus on responses to the enemy's actions.
Turbine's announced the release date for the next update to Dungeons and Dragons Online, which will include the new 'free-to-play' model. The update goes live August 6th. You can read the press release after the click!
Hot on the heels of last week's announcement that Dungeons & Dragons Online will be headed into the free-to-play market comes word that new content will be added as well once the game completes the beta phase. Find out what's in store after the jump.
How much of an MMO is button smashing and how much involves actual skill? This installment is an investigation of how armor choices and shield employment can yield more combat decisions.
Turbine has released the first Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited store screenshots. If you're curious about what the store will contain and how the process will work, head through the jump to find out more.
Now that the excitement over yesterday's announcement that Dungeons & Dragons Online will be rebranded "Dungeons & Dragons Unlimited" and go free-to-play has died down a bit, Turbine has released sixteen screenshots to tempt new players into the game. Check them out by clicking below.
The best kept secret in the MMO universe was unveiled by Turbine today when it was announced that Dungeons & Dragons Online would become "free to play", following the model of many of the Asian MMOs on the market today. The DDO community and D&D fans around the world were rocked by the news.
To help give some perspective to the announcement, WarCry editor Suzie Ford and columnist Jim Moreno had a chance to sit down with Turbine's Adam Mersky, Kate Paiz and Fernando Paiz.
Turbine has made a major announcement and website redesign about its foray into the 'free to play' market with Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited. DDO Eberron Unlimited is a content upgrade that raises the level cap and introduces the premium marketplace and free gameplay. Check out the announcement after the jump.
I like stats as much as the next person (probably more), but when warfare is boiled down to raw probabilities, battlefield skill disappears. The building of the best stat base becomes much more important than any sort of tactical competency. Instead of seeking a skill based work-around, games come up with new statistical probabilities.
No, it hasn't been released yet. Turbine's put together a little 'tailgate party' thread on the official forums for Dungeons and Dragons Online.
This is the place for Mod 9 related discussions, and a place to hang out while we await the arrival of Mod 9. We all know that as the old song goes "waiting is the hardest part," but it's even harder unless you can have some fun while you're at it! So we'd like to kick off the tailgate party with this thread, and other fun along the way, while we prepare for the coming of Mod 9.
Quite a bit of conversation, and some tidbits buried within the thread. When you have a good chunk of time, head over and check it out!
While the game is down for maintenance on Monday, check out the latest edition of Turbine's Stormreach Chronicle for Dungeons and Dragons Online. Community Spotlights, some amusing comments from the Cube, and a hint of something to come for artists.
You can find it here!
Turbine let us know that their games will be down for part of Monday:
On Monday 5/18/09 all worlds, Authentication and myaccount.turbine.com will be down from 7am -12pm EST for maintenance. We thank you for your patience.
Better scheduled maintenance, than unscheduled, eh?
Dungeons & Dragons Online fans with an artistic bent have the opportunity to create a 'motivational poster' in the latest DDO contest. Check it out after the jump.
In this installment, Jonathan Steinhauer looks at the last MMO class archetypes, the Healer, and why this role at least is solidly developed.
The Dungeons & Dragons website has received a much-needed facelift to make the site more useful for players and fans. Check out the list of changes after the jump.
Turbine let us know that their games, forums, and support systems will be down for a time on Monday:
On Monday, May 4th all Turbine services will be down from 7AM - 12PM EST. During this time players will not be able to login or play our games, and forums/websites will have intermittent service.
Probably a good time to get some yard work done!
Turbine's provided a peek at some of the upcoming changes contained in Module 9 for Dungeons and Dragons Online:
With the anniversary of the City's founding, the Coin Lords have decided it's the perfect time to revitalize the Marketplace! Many beautification and public works projects will help transform the Market back into a vibrant and lively city center once more.
You can read the full details after the jump.
