D&D Online Interview

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 31, 2004 8:43am PDT

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By: Xyggy x Show Full Post

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I like the XP system, but not the reward/loot system (loot/reward is only given once the mission is complete). Part of the fun of a dungeon romp is looting chests and fallen baddies. Taking this out of the D&D experience removes a big part of the fun, imo.

Aug 31, 2004 5:39pm PDT

I like the XP system, but not the reward/loot system (loot/reward is only given once the mission is compl... : Xyggy

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Yeah, they might get a mmorpg right with this one. The instanced dungeons for you party is a real big improvement. Plus, D&D has a much cooler atmosphere than so many other RPG's. The EQ world always had that goofy gay ass feel.

Aug 31, 2004 9:49am PDT

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Yeah, they might get a mmorpg right with this one. The instanced dungeons for you party is a real big im... : dkm108
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  I wonder how they are going to prevent farming instances though - it's a problem in WoW. : Porkasaurus
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    you don't gain XP by killing badies over and over. you have to finish the dungeon or quest to gain XP. ... : *metal*
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      Camping items have nothing to do with exp. When I used to farm in EQ it required me to fight in area's wh... : Pettytheft
      
      He's talking about farming "instanced" dungeons for xp I think. : Pneum0
- Turbine has done a great job with Asheron's Call, with problems just as any MMORPG does (camping, macroin... : kethel

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The handling of experience is one example of this focus. "Killing skeletons doesn't raise an XP bar," elaborated Troop. "You can't just sit in a room and kill skeletons over and over again to reach level 2." Instead, the game will reward larger blocks of experience upon completion of a quest or dungeon.

This is exactly what i'm looking for in terms of an MMO. I love the idea of leveling up and improving your character, but hate the feeling of a level treadmill where you move from Point A to Point B to kill monster C in order to get more experience, etc, etc.

Combat also looks very promising:

If they're actually able to pull off a cohesive game like this, they might be the first company since my 1 month everquest trial to actually get my $

Aug 31, 2004 9:15am PDT

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The handling of experience is one example of this focus. "Killing skeletons doesn't raise an XP bar," ela : Crimson
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- Amen to that. I like the fact they are trying to remove the "hamster wheel" (as they called it). Too ma... : crimrOw
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  I think that's really cool too. The only problem is the amount of quests and variety that will make it in... : Porkasaurus
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    then won't the people just run through the dungeon really fast? : tokosimi
    - I imagine it has to do with clearning the whole dungeon, or they'll have safeguards in place so that gett... : Crimson
    - You cans et it so quests can not be repeated for X amount of time. : Evil Benius
  - Well, seeing as how I wasted many days in EQ just fishing I don't think it will be much of a problem. : Anti_dentite

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hopefully d&d online version 2 wont be released a year later and cost more than the original; ala 3.0/3.5 ;D

Aug 31, 2004 10:21am PDT

hopefully d&d online version 2 wont be released a year later and cost more than the original; ala 3.0/3.5... : artayd2

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By: Crimson x Show Full Post

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I love the idea of being rewarded for completing a section of a dungeon instead of just monster killing. Different sections might be best accomplished with different skills, e.g. thief, sorceror, or bard, so the emphasis doesn't always have to be on killing monsters but instead accomplishing goals

Aug 31, 2004 9:47am PDT

I love the idea of being rewarded for completing a section of a dungeon instead of just monster killing. ... : Crimson

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