News Items for 2009-06-30

  • TenTonHammer gets a hands-on look at the upcoming #Mod9 update. Nothing particularly new but impressions & store prices. http://is.gd/1j1Us #
  • #DDOJP http://www.ddo-japan.com it is officially announced that ddo japan is getting closed (via @yk5) Can anyone confirm this please? #
  • #DDOJP 7/31- free to play 9/30 servers shutdown. No character transfers to U.S. (via @yk5) #
  • #DDOJP I have received independent confirmation that DDO-Japan will be closing on September 30, 2009. Please @ me with any info on this. #
  • @adammersky @lalalalalemon @turbine Any word on the closing of and future for DDO Japan? #
  • #DDOJP 2009/06/30 stop selling 6 months and 12 months game cards. #
  • #DDOJP 2009/07/31
    stop selling all game cards, CD-KEYs
    all service are for free
    start to accept refunding requests #
  • #DDOJP 2009/09/30
    Japanese game servers offline
    official forums terminated
    ddo blog service terminated #
  • #DDOJP 2009/10/30
    all user services terminated #
  • #DDOJP Additional details and refund policy can be found here: http://is.gd/1jaQs #
  • Sakura announced that character data transfer is not planned at all. http://bit.ly/17qfKt (via @Beholderkin) http://is.gd/1jeE0 <– English #
  • Massively gets a a tour of DDO:U. http://is.gd/1jjV6 #
  • @adammersky @turbine @lalalalalemon Where is the Unlimited Hands-on tour for the the DDO news sources by fans? #

News Items for 2009-06-29

  • Unlikely to affect DDO TOO much since they will likely just move, but it is interesting. China bans gold farming: http://is.gd/1ilnE #

News Items for 2009-06-26

  • #Mod9 Pre-release notes have been published. http://is.gd/1eM3T Grazing hits system: rolls lower than a hit but above X cause some damage. #
  • Interview with the Piazes on mmorpg.com indicates that while it’s VERY early, Turbine is actively developing DM tools. http://is.gd/1faSP #

News Items for 2009-06-24

  • Favored Soul confirmed, and The Crime Syndicate Adventure Pack revealed (likely the low-level Marketplace one). http://is.gd/1c1KX #
  • #DDOEU Eberron Unlimited not mentioned. Next update listed as Module 9, “The Plane of Battle.” Same content as DDO:EU. http://is.gd/1c2oB #

News Items for 2009-06-23

  • RT @ddocast Hmm, another day with no communication from Turbine on DDO.com, or is it? Sure wish they’d speak publicly to us excited players. #

News Items for 2009-06-18

  • #DDOUS Pictures of the DDO Store released. http://www.ddo.com/ddomedia/ddo-store #
  • Prices are shown for adventure packs, Warforged, Drow, hair dye, exp potions, rez cakes, leveling sigil. Likely none are final at this point #

News Items for 2009-06-17

  • 12 quests total - Adventure Pack (3 or 4?) -2 in the ‘Hills, -4 we saw in the preview=2-3 more high level quests. (+Raid) http://is.gd/14B7C #

News Items for 2009-06-16

  • Want to help Iranian protesters? Set up a Tor relay. Info can be found here. http://is.gd/13ZfH #GR88 #iranelection #
  • Sorry for the previous off-topic tweet, but those people need your help. Spread the word. … Now back on topic. #

News Items for 2009-06-10

  • @Sarr I talked about this issue, with my #DDOEU tags, but I have determined that I’ll meek my conventions. DDO will still be called DDO. in reply to Sarr #
  • #DDOUS Reputation system added to the forums. Read about it here: http://is.gd/XPDY #

News Items for 2009-06-09

  • #DDOUS Website, forums, compenduim maintenance today, 9am-12pm. Likely, this is for the “change.” Sorry, I misread this as Monday. #
  • DDO is going Free to play. Details on DDO.com. (I’ll post them as I parse them) #
  • #DDOUS Here is an overview of the VIP and Free Player access. http://www.ddo.com/vip #
  • @bynkii I didn’t have problems with Firefox. What happens? in reply to bynkii #
  • @fnieves Free players will be able to play with subscribers, but will not be able to access all areas. PUGs will be complicated. in reply to fnieves #
  • #DDOUS In-game store will be accessible from ANYWHERE and will instantly drop items in character’s inventory. http://is.gd/V6rR #
  • @fnieves I don’t have inside info, but it doesn’t sound like it based on the best items only available through play. Details are still slim. in reply to fnieves #
  • #DDOEU At this time DDO Europe will not be free to play. More info as the Beta progresses. Stay tuned for updates. http://is.gd/VnuM #
  • Not really DDO, but interesting none the less: Possible Neverwinter Nights MMO coming in 2011. http://is.gd/Vp82 #
  • Remember, if/when you get a Beta Invite that you are under an NDA. Tweeting about it could result in loss of access. Invites are being sent. #