It looks like DDO is now Free to play...

[Hypnos]

I says it's free but I can't find any where to download the game.
This would be good move on there part. With the game being Free it would defently be worth trying. There is going to be a VIP account that people have to pay for but what ever.

http://content.turbine.com/pages/www.ddo.com/beta_signup/index.php?utm_source=ddo_com

[Icepik]

The freebie version probably still won't be any good, since you are limited to specific classes, races, areas, items. You can't really enjoy the game to it's full potential unless you buy items or pay for a VIP account.

That's been a hard business model to sell in the Western MMO market. Maybe it will work for them and help keep them afloat.