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Free-To-Play Switch Going Well For D&D Online

Posted by Soulskill on from the price-is-right dept.

babboo65 writes "Dungeons and Dragons Online is enjoying a second life in terms of player count and buzz, all thanks to its new business strategy: giving the game away. Turbine is making their MMO as accessible as possible, and that includes making players who don't pay anything as happy as possible. Subscriptions are up 40 percent. Ars explores how free can be very profitable."

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  1. Dark Dungeons by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Matthew 7:13-14
    Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

    How much easier could Satan be making it than providing the game for free online?

    Some required reading