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

News Bot · 10-15-2009, 08:20

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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BlkRb0t · 10-15-2009, 11:53

This is the future 0f MMO's. The pay-as-you go model is well suited as many people keep switching between a variety of games and it is a waste of subscription money if you don't play that game for a few months. Bored of the game? Just leave it and come back anytime you wish to and continue.