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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. oh yay by eobanb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Looks to be Windows-only. Gee thanks guys. Also I apparently have to be some member of IGN and/or FilePlanet, both ad-ridden slow over-commercialised scourges of the Internet. Does no one understand that this stuff is mainly a ploy to get users to sign up for the forums and buy subscriptions? Get me an actual freely available download and a Mac or Linux version, otherwise I think I'll pass on this one.

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    1. Re:oh yay by eobanb · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Hey, thanks for the comment. I do want to address something you said, though: But ultimately, as things stand at the end of 2005, Windows is a better platform for gaming than Linux or MacOS -- the support is there, the games are there, and things generally work with little pain. This doesn't really make sense except for the fact that Windows happens to have a greater userbase, which itself does not make the platform any better or worse for gaming than any other platform. It is just as easy or difficult to develop a game for other platforms, as Blizzard, id, Aspyr, Ambrosia, Shrapnel, etc. have demonstrated, as it is to develop for Windows.

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  2. Does a game like WoW hurt a game like DDO? by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm curious as to what slashdotters really think about this subject.

    Here we have a possible new MMO and, trust me, I'd love to try it and be a paying customer. However, I'm deeply involved in another major MMO right now (WoW to be exact). I know many people who also will not try other MMOs because their current one is too infatuating.

    Furthermore, if the most popular MMO has most of the population of gamers (like WoW does), doesn't this hurt the industry?

    Yes, I know this has probably been covered in another thread but I was hoping someone could give me good reasons to stop trying to get to level 60 with my priest and spend my valuable free time trying to get into DDO. After browsing the site, I'm definitely going to go home and give this one a shot but what about all the MMOs that aren't slashdotted?

    I'm reminded of an old friend from high school who hated the game franchises on the older consoles (like Mario Bros) because he was certain that their high pricing and continuous rehashing of the same story line not only stifled creativity but turned off gamers looking for something fresh. What do you think?

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  3. Arrg. Why not Torrent??? by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 4, Insightful

    All they had to do was torrent af few copies out- no need to blow their own bandwidth or force people to use IGN file networks.

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  4. Bloody Marketing.... by Volanin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the FAQ:

    Q: How are participants for the Stress Test Event selected?

    We are offering a limited number of Stress Test Event slots as an exclusive to FilePlanet members. Stress Test Event access will be offered on a first-come first-served basis until the total number of Stress Test Event accounts has run out.

    Q: I was accepted into the Stress Test Event. Does this mean I'm in the Beta now?

    No. The Stress Test Event is separate from the Beta. Acceptance into the Stress Test Event will grant you access to special servers for three days only.

    Q: If I am a FilePlanet member, where do I go to get signed up?

    http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/ddo_stormreac h/stresstest/


    Come on...
    Looks like FilePlanet just want boost its members numbers... again.
    Nothing to see here, move along.

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  5. Re:I think it's a great chance... by Shihar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Non-Gamer kills the skeleton for the 100th times:
    "Uh, why am I killing skeletons again?"

    Gamer:
    "To get to level 5!"

    Non-Gamer:
    "What do I get at level 5?"

    Gamer:
    "Improved fireball man!"

    Non-Gamer:
    "What do I do with the improved fireball?"

    Gamer:
    "Shit, man, you need improved fireball if you want to get to level 6."

    Non-Gamer:
    "So I am getting to level 5 so I can get to level 6?"

    Yeah... better you just not show non-gamers what MMORPGs are all about. Unless they addict easily, they are probably just going to think you are insane and need to get out more.

    MMORPGs are a bad habit that I kicked a while ago. Wake me up when someone grows a pair and offers something new... and by new I don't mean prettier graphics or a refinement of the old formula. If you can stip the core game play down to "killing stuff to get to the next level", count me out.