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D&D Online Stress Beta Begins

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the virtual-d20s-never-get-lost-under-the-table dept.

kafka47 writes "Turbine's much-anticipated MMO, "Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach", is now opening up its stress test to Fileplanet subscribers. The registration is free, and it is a great opportunity for MMO and D&D fans to sign up and try out the game! Paid subscribers get a higher-rez client, but if you're curious about what DDO has to offer (and by all accounts, it's a lot) this is your chance to see it early."

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  1. hey slashdot ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I believe it is 'a lot'. two words. 'A' and 'LOT'.

    Thank you for your time,

    AC

  2. Only paying fileplanet subscribers need to bother by Jarnis · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I logged in and got the key.

    Then noticed that they only offered the 1.5GB 'low res' client for DL. You need to pay for subscription of Fileplanet to DL the 'high res' version (2.5GB)

    Sorry. If you don't want me to see your game in the maximum shiny version (yes, my system can take it, thankyouverymuch), without making me pay for it to Fileplanet, I'm not interested. Turbine's karma is already pretty much busted - they canned AC2, and have not published anything worth two cents since.. umm... sometime last century. Sure, AC2 sucked and was ripe to be canned, as nobody played it, but it tells everyone they'll drop an MMO in an instant if it makes sense financially, and they can't be bothered to fix their messups if they do one. So why bother even seeing how they fouled up this one? They are already fouling their 'preview' (aka 'Stress Test') royally.

    So, since they don't want me to check the game out ('give Fileplanet $$$, plz'), I see no reason to be interested in the slightest in this crap. There's plenty of competiting MMOs out there - ones that offer straight up free tryouts, without crippled clients or other strings attached. I hope this one crashes and burns.

    Turbine and EA - two fucked up MMO developers/publishers that have already burned the bridges with most 'hardcore' MMO players. SOE is rapidly going down the same route (See: SWG).

    Thankfully there are other companies out there with bit more clue. The joys of free market...

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