Ten Facts You Should Know Before Playing DDO

In an effort to keep us informed before Dungeons & Dragons Online goes free-to-play, Ten Ton Hammer has put together a list of ten must-know facts about the game.

2. If you plan on actively playing DDOU more than two hours a day, it’s probably worth your money to invest in the VIP program. What’s included, you ask? Essentially, you’ll be getting all of the “restricted” content in the game for a small fee of $14.95. While this may sound like a lot up front, if you were to buy each piece of content in the game individually, you’d be spending much more than a mere fifteen bucks. At the time of this writing, the Warforged race, the Monk and Favored Soul classes each cost around $4.95 a piece. From their each adventure pack has its own fee as well. Plus, you’ll get a nice allotment of Turbine points every month to spend as you wish.

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5. Be wary of your race/class combinations. While there are certainly a number of very viable options available for each race in each class of the game, if you’re a brand new DDO player make sure you take a look at the bonuses of each race before selecting your class. For example, due to their lowered charisma scores, Warforged do not make exceptional bards. I’m not saying it’s impossible to play a Warforged bard, but it does make your life a bit more difficult.