Well most of the currently easy to get versions are DVD and the latest expansion is DVD only. However, these days most computers have a DVD-ROM and if your doesn't it's not a bad investment as more and more things are moving to DVD.Originally Posted by fatman12342
It costs $12.99 per month to play the game and an extra $1 per month per extra character created. The reason is that it's a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. You play online with other people and the servers and development and all of those type of things don't pay for themselves.