Dungeons & Dragons Online
An online adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons with a pioneering free-to-play model.
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A Dungeon Master provides narration for quests, with Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, who co-created Dungeons & Dragons, contributing to early voiceovers.[1] In 2014, IGN placed it at number 11 on its ranking of top Dungeons & Dragons titles.[2]
Making and release
Turbine spent two years developing the game.[3] Pre-order customers got a head start on February 24, and the general public could play starting February 28.[4] By April 2008, the subscriber count was under 100,000.[4] Beta testing resumed in June 2009 for a planned free-to-play subscription model.[4]
The Eberron Unlimited upgrade, which launched in summer 2009, brought the free-to-play model.[5] Subscriptions rose by 40 percent by October 13, 2009, following the switch to free-to-play.[5] On December 17, 2012, a beta version for OS X became available.[6]
What the cited sources add
The game teams moved from Turbine to the newly formed indie studio Standing Stone Games.[7] Assurances were given that fresh development on the game would persist following the transition.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dungeons & Dragons Creators to Lend Voice to Stormreach", Wireless News, January 20, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Johnson, "THE TOP 11 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS GAMES OF ALL-TIME", IGN, February 5, 2014; Holt, "Dungeons & Dragons Makes Online Debut", NPR, February 28, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future", John Wiley & Sons, 2013, p. 123 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Holt, "Dungeons and Dragons Makes Online Debut", All Things Considered, February 28, 2006; Svensson, Peter, "A Game's New Role", Telegraph Herald, April 13, 2008; Sposito, Sean, "Turbine offers new lure: free D&D play", The Boston Globe, June 10, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fahey, "Dungeons And Dragons Online Goes Free", Kotaku, June 9, 2009; Kuchera, "Dungeons and Dragons Online: behold the power of free", Ars Technica, October 13, 2009; "The pros and cons of free to play Dungeons and Dragons Online", Engadget (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Olivetti, "Dungeons and Dragons Online releases Mac client info", Engadget, December 17, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Bree Royce, "Turbine Spins LOTRO and DDO Teams Out to New Studio, Using Daybreak as Publisher", Massively Overpowered, December 19, 2016. facts only, no text reused. massivelyop.com
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bree Royce, "Turbine Spins LOTRO and DDO Teams Out to New Studio, Using Daybreak as Publisher", Massively Overpowered, December 19, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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