D&D Online reviews

Post by **Lyion** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:39 pm

http://www.corpnews.com/node/120

http://www.hookedgamers.com/forwarder.h ... d_dragons/

kaharthemad · Post by **kaharthemad** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:17 am

Ill wait for about 4 months before trying it out.

Post by **Lyion** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:36 am

The simplicity of it somewhat irked me when I beta'ed. However, after playing some EQ/EQ2 and not really being able to get groups easily, I may give it another go.

Drem · Post by **Drem** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:26 pm

the combat scheme sounds nice

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:35 pm

My friend has had it since day one.

He says it's really helped his sleeping needs.

He gets on, looks for a group for 15 minutes, can't find one and goes to bed.

Foutty · Post by **Foutty** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:54 pm

I was thinking about picking this up, but cant stand the thought of not having the option to solo.

Post by **Lyion** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:31 pm

Donnel wrote:My friend has had it since day one.

He says it's really helped his sleeping needs.

He gets on, looks for a group for 15 minutes, can't find one and goes to bed.

Damn, there ruins the only reason I'd buy it. I thought groups were easy to come by?

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:47 pm

*shrug* it's just what he says. I've got no experience other then the one time or so I logged in during beta.

Post by **Tossica** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:02 pm

Sounds great if you have a regular group of folks to play with...

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:11 pm

lyion wrote:The simplicity of it somewhat irked me when I beta'ed. However, after playing some EQ/EQ2 and not really being able to get groups easily, I may give it another go.

have you joined our guild yet ?

Post by **Lyion** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:27 pm

Yeah, I've been on 3 of the last 6 nights and I group with Goosse often. The problem is EQ needs a place like HHK that is easy to get simple and quick exp.

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:16 am

Just got this game tonight. Surprised at how much I like it so far.

TStorm · Post by **TStorm** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:09 am

Does it feel like an Asheron's call ripoff?

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:45 pm

I didnt play AC. Anyone else play both games?

Im mostly impressed so far with the pace of movement and action in the game. Makes other mmos feel clunky. Love it.

Post by **Lyion** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:19 pm

TStorm wrote:Does it feel like an Asheron's call ripoff?

Not at all. I played AC1 and 2, and this is nothing like them.

Post by **Lyion** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:18 pm

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?si ... 5&from=rss

So, let's review: The game isn't for the hardcore because they'll eat the content too quickly. It's not for the casual gamer because it's impossible to play on your own. Dungeons and Dragons Online is very specifically crafted for folks playing with other people at a non-hardcore pace. And in a way I think that's a good thing. It's good they have a target audience in mind, and if I were planning on adopting DDO as my game of choice that would probably be a good description of me. Just the same, it's a very bold decision to make. Only time will tell for sure, but I have a feeling it's a decision that will come back to haunt them. In the meantime: If you've got a group of regular online gamers you play with, you and your crew should consider giving DDO a try. It's got some interesting new elements that make it stand quite apart from most other Massive games. Don't be surprised if you get bored of it sooner rather than later, but if you and your group are tired of raiding Molten Core for the hundredth time this should keep you out out of Azeroth for a month or two. Hardcore gamers should stick to whatever they're playing now. They'll eat this title for lunch and find themselves frustrated with the lack of endgame content. Casual players should just keep on moving. If you're not willing to commit the time and energy to the constant search for a group, you won't find anything to do here. At the end of the day, DDO is a game with a great deal of promise squandered by some very confusing design decisions.

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:46 pm

Call me old-school, but one thing about DDO really pisses me off. Warforged. What the fuck are Warforged. Some hokey-ass golem cyborg thing. Fuck that shit. You can put this goofy ass race in the game, but no Half Elves, gnomes, or Half-Orcs? Warforged FTL.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:01 pm

Warforged are part of the lore in their setting...

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:35 pm

i heard they didn't have any dragons in the game

that's kind of like Everquest without any quests

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:07 pm

Red dragon raid and 15 new dungeons coming with the first 'module' apparently, free content.

Gruns · Post by **Gruns** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:01 am

Bought this 2 days ago. Everything about this game blows. It will be dead faster than you can say "Star Wars Galaxies". Yet another promising license wasted on a piece of shit game... Where's the Shadowrun MMORPG?

Gruns

P.S.- Fuck Warforged.

baddwin · Post by **baddwin** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:50 pm

So the game is soso from what i read from you guy's. I will prolly wait for something more interesting. Btw i have buy fear and finish it, very nice game but it was to short.

I wondering what i will do now, at least i restarted to DM a group of ADD so it fill some of my free time.

Happy St. Patrick all :kaos:

!!!

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:58 pm

mofish wrote:Call me old-school, but one thing about DDO really pisses me off. Warforged. What the fuck are Warforged. Some hokey-ass golem cyborg thing. Fuck that shit. You can put this goofy ass race in the game, but no Half Elves, gnomes, or Half-Orcs? Warforged FTL.

Like Harri said the Warforged are in the basic Ebberon campaign setting which is what DDO is based in.

Say goodbye to Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms.

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:19 pm

I dont care what the lore is. The lore is stupid then. Warforged are stupid.

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:40 am

OK. Been giving this game a serious shot over the past week. Played maybe every night. My review so far is thoroughly mixed.

The only thing it does well at all is the dungeon crawl. The game is pretty rough around the edges, and content is pathetic. Repeating missions is mandatory because there arent enough missions to get you all your xp.

There are no outside areas as far as I can tell. Just a town, with missions inside different buildings. You go to a tavern, meet up with people and regen, and go on a mission. No crafting, no horses, no boats, no housing, no nothing.

BUT. The dungeon crawling is exceptional imo. The missions can be extremely difficult, and extremely satisfying when pulled off. The game is not easy at all. So, despite not having much else, it does the main thing its supposed to do, give you a good dungeon crawl, pretty well. The negative here is that its new to me, and could get repetitive if things arent kept fresh heading up to 10th level.

Anyway, anyone else still playing this game? I can't decide whether to go past the free month. Im thinking no. But the game isnt all bad at all.

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