D&D Online: Eberron Unlimited Interview

MMORPG.com has produced the results of an Eberron Unlimited interview they conducted with Turbine’s Craig Alexander during this year’s Austin GDC.

In regards to the future plans of DDO, Turbine is looking to provide players with the full offering of D&D classes and races. Some of the classic classes are still not in the game, Craig pointed out the Druid as an example. The plans are to eventually provide these classes to players so that the online experience matches the pen and paper experience with all of the options. I asked if he could put half-orcs in the game as a playable race. Craig smiled and said they are working to bring the races into the game as well. Hopefully we will see DDO expand its content in the free-to-play space and grow as a game. DDO had a fantastic combat system that is much more interactive than just a hot bar. The game has always been worth checking out. Now that it is free-to-play it may be a good time to give it a try, if you are not a fan of subscription models.

On the Lord of the Rings Online front, Craig talked about the Siege of Mirkwood. It is their latest expansion, coming this fall. Siege of Mirkwood is exciting for the LOTRO team because they are working on content that begins the “War of the Ring.” The other element to the expansion that is exciting is the introduction of some of the zones seen in The Hobbit. Craig explained that with the new movie in production , there are some exciting ideas going around for the game which Turbine hopes to explore. The main area players will visit is Southern Mirkwood where they will take part in some of the skirmishes and battles fought there in the early stages of the war. Players have a lot to look forward to in LOTRO as their story driven content continues to drive players into deeper parts of the Tolkien world.