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Dungeons and Dragons Online

Developer: Turbine, Inc.
Genre: Fantasy
Status: Published
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Monthly Fee: P2P
Release Date: February 28, 2006

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Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach (commonly abbreviated DDO) is an MMORPG based on the Dungeons and 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 and 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 MMOG, Dungeons and Dragons Online actually steps outside of the box in many ways, taking some of the common mechanics of MMOGs 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. As of now, Turbine is offering a 10-day free trial for players that are interested in trying out DDO.

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Posted on Mon, November 16, 2009 by Ethec
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Posted on Wed, November 4, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
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Posted on Thu, October 29, 2009 by Medawky
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Posted on Wed, October 28, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Mon, October 12, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Mon, October 5, 2009 by Sardu
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Posted on Thu, October 1, 2009 by Dalmarus
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Posted on Tue, September 29, 2009 by Dalmarus
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Posted on Thu, September 24, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Wed, September 23, 2009 by Martuk
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DDO Unlimited Demon Sands Promotional Video
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Posted on Wed, September 16, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
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DDO: Turbine Selects PlaySpan as Virtual Marketplace Provider
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Posted on Tue, September 15, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
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Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Launches
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Posted on Thu, September 10, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Thu, September 3, 2009 by Cody Bye
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Posted on Tue, September 1, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Thu, August 27, 2009 by Martuk
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Posted on Wed, August 26, 2009 by Ethec
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Posted on Wed, August 26, 2009 by Cody Bye
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Posted on Tue, August 4, 2009 by Ethec
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