DDO

[Rae]

Mmm I'd try actually playing it first, you may be suprised.

Oh I will be forced to play it just like I got dragged into WoW, but RFO has won me over (and I am playing the Chinese open beta right now). Oh and it has PvP.

Also, it's the principle of the matter, imo, that a D&D game should stick as close to the combat rules as possible.

[jane]

Oh I will be forced to play it just like I got dragged into WoW, but RFO has won me over (and I am playing the Chinese open beta right now). Oh and it has PvP.

Also, it's the principle of the matter, imo, that a D&D game should stick as close to the combat rules as possible.

i'll give ya RF online, yet to me, a computer game cant be consider "role" playing. All actions are set, no "real" choice as to what to do.

And as far as transfering D&D to a computer simualtion, a cross hair is the only way the game will know what your targeting. Come on, if you play the pen and paper version, do you leave your targets to chance of a die roll? And hitting the target in the game is determined by a "roll of the die", not u click and hit.

Besides, they said they will be implementing the rest of classes/prestige classes in future expansions and possibly at the time of release.

[soltys]

DDO uses a bit changed AC2 engine, from what I know.

All the rolls are still there. They're just another layer - first your fps-sortof skills matter, then the character's abilities. I don't mind such approach, as long as it's well made and within limits of reason and D&D. Which seems to be the case, mostly... On the other side - spell points system (a clever cover for mana)... I'm not sure how to react for that...

Other things worry me most though - outdated buggy engine, again - static, quickly becoming boring quests (and in instanced game ! where are the dynamic quests created by live GM team, or should I say - DM ?). Things that matter most in D&D - RPing, playing for the matter of an adventure, and from mmo perspective - some bigger coherent story in background that would run and in which players could participate - I guess things like that will be [again] completely missing.

And the hit of the day - EU not allowed to play on US servers and vice versa. I still don't know if it's per IP or per gamekey...

As for RFO - ... RFO, SRO, L1, L2, RO... they are all leveling simulators. And L2 was the last mindless leveling simulator that I've played. No more. TY :)

[Xan]

One question to ppl playing DDO :
Is there a posibility to be Swordkeeper Of Jhaamdath Empire ?

[soltys]

Is there a posibility to be Swordkeeper Of Jhaamdath Empire ?

DDO is not set in FR, for starters :)

On the other hand, I'm sure there will be plenty of legolases, drizzts, gandalfs and other ripoffs :p

[Xan]

DDO is not set in FR, for starters :)

On the other hand, I'm sure there will be plenty of legolases, drizzts, gandalfs and other ripoffs :p
Not in FR :< damn just loved that class in pen&paper DD.

[Wrenn]

Basically out of boredom, I went to MMORPG.com to see what people were saying about DDO after the stress test. I was surprised to see quite a few informative posts . . obviously made by longtime MMO gamers. I would say that 5 out of every 6 people feel like DDO is dead before it even gets started. Just go read their forums. It isn't pretty.

[Psy]

i tryed the stress beta 2. It's like a singelplayer game with other ppl. i guess it's ok but nothing that would make me leave la2.

[Devience]

Goddamnit if I wanted to go back to a quest game I would have renewed my FFOL account. WTS 65DRK/32THF :) j/k.

[langlang]

DDO is not set in FR, for starters :)

On the other hand, I'm sure there will be plenty of legolases, drizzts, gandalfs and other ripoffs :p
Not in FR? Fuck it then.

[megalomaniac]

i tryed the stress beta 2. It's like a singelplayer game with other ppl. i guess it's ok but nothing that would make me leave la2.didn't know there was ANYTHING which would make you leave L2, Psy :dwm_happy

and not being in the Forgotten Realms is a huge Killer for me too, that and the issues mentioned above

[astinus]

baldur's gate online?

and if it isn't korean, it's crap

[soltys]

and if it isn't korean, it's crap

You mean - and if it's korean, it's crap. :)

[megalomaniac]

You mean - and if it's korean, it's crap. :)I'm inclined to agree