Mortal Online (A Sandbox MMO) is having a Stress Test tonight (Jan 20th 21:30 GMT+1).

Gives those of us a chance to at least look at the interfaces before the go open beta at the End of next  month. Here’s the Original Post:

Dear Community. Before we move on to the open beta and then release shortly after, we need your help with a massive initial stress test early next week.
We will be releasing a new patch shortly before that – the stress test will run with that new version.
We need as many players online as possible for us to get some core data that will determine quite a few important steps we’ll have to take.

EVERYBODY will be able to participate in that test.

UPDATE:

STRESS TEST TONIGHT, 20th of January , at 21.30 gmt +1.

Every registered account will be able to log in around 20:30 to take some stress of the login server and give you guys a better chance to spread out in the world.
DON’T form large player clusters please – we need to test ALL the nodes at once.

Not only current beta testers. During the test, which will last for about 1-2 hours, everybody who set up an account using the shop page (completing step 1) will be able to participate.

This will not be an “entertainment” event, which doesn’t mean it won’t be fun.

Please make sure to share this information with your guilds, your fan communities and all your friends, in the game as well as outside of the game.
This is a vital step in the development of Mortal Online – be a part of it.

~Maerlyn

Dungeons & Dragons Online Unlimited Started Yesterday:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TURBINE LAUNCHES FREE-TO-PLAY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE®: EBERRON UNLIMITED™

First Premium Free-to-Play Game Now Open For Business

WESTWOOD, MA – September 9, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. announced today the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Online®:  Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited), a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) which delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs.

I suppose I should at least Try it.

It looks like they kept the subscriber system and made them VIP’s

If you want to add classes etc you have to buy points, not too bad a system:

Your loyalty has helped us grow this game into a real MMO monster, and for that we reward you. DDO VIPs get a better level of service in the game than others. From priority access to full content, it’s the white glove, velvet rope way to go. A DDO VIP subscription costs $14.99 per month, and less for multi-month plans.