Copied this from a post by bodhidharma from http://ddo.warcry.com/forums/read/49.145720-The-Unofficial-F2P-DDO-Strategy-Guide-Sigils-Leveling-and-Points.
Great introductory write-up for new players, so I borrowed it. Credit has been given above.
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If you haven't heard yet Dungeon and Dragons Online (DDO) has gone Free to Play. As a former subscriber, I decided to put DDO to the test and find out the nitty gritty on how free it really is. What I have found out is the claims are true.
After character creation you will appear on Korthos island. There you go through a quick tutorial on gameplay and certain things that help you operate the game.
You will also notice that there are premium modules that can be purchased. This is how Turbine intends to make its money. In order to avoid paying as little to get to level 20, or pay nothing at all there are a few strategies that will help you get off to a fast start.
1. Create a new toon on every single server.
Turbine has linked getting free points with its favor system. For every 100 favor points you earn 25 free Turbine points that you can spend in its store. For each first time toon on a new server they give you bonus points. As an example you gain 100 points by the time you reach 100 favor on your first toon. This favor bonus is obtainable on all six servers. So it is in your best interest to level at least one toon and get as much favor as possible.
2. Avoid buying consumable and fluff items.
These are usually small increments in cost but they add up. Nearly everything you see in the store for consumables can be found or bought in the game with plat.
3. When you spend points use them for a new module on sale.
At some point you will have quite a bit of points you earned for free. Hit the tab that says todays deals. A lot of the times there will be a mod that has a reduced Turbine point price. Try to buy a module with a lot of quests in it. Lots of quests = more favor = lots of potential turbine points that can be earned. Avoid buying any high level quests areas until you have a significant number of high level toons for that area.
4. Don't buy the drow.
This is one of the easiest things in the game you get for free per server by gaining 400 favor points on each server.
5. Run every quest that you are high enough to complete up to elite.
Every time you run a quest for the first time only on a harder difficulty will earn you favor points. With all the free quests available there is a potential of 900 plus favor points you can earn without ever having to spend a dime.
So yes it is for free. Turbine will make you work for it if you want to never spend a dime but it can be easily done. It just takes time. The optimal way to really do it is buy points every now and then to supplement Turbine points you earn. But either way using this strategy will allow you to unlock the entire game.
One of the nice features about this F2P way is once you buy a module you can use it on all servers. So make sure you go back on each server and run those new modules up to elite. This will get you more points allowing you to purchase more mods.
Good luck and see you in the game.
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