D&D Online Golden

by Maarten Goldstein, Feb 13, 2006 7:30am PST

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By: hadokennn x Show Full Post

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Purely from a design point of view, the game sounds like crap.

Why bother even making at an MMO if 95% of it is instanced? With no crafting there's not even an incentive for player interaction. It's nothing more than a single player game with glorified chat rooms (being the town hubs you meet at). The only reason they classify it as an MMO is to tack on a $15+ a month subscription fee. I suspect this game is going to die after people find out they're being ripped off and this was nothing more than a quick cashin for the D&D license name. Same goes for the LOTR game.

Feb 13, 2006 11:38am PST

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Purely from a design point of view, the game sounds like crap. Why bother even making at an MMO if 95%... : hadokennn
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  ahh but thats the rub... you cant do most of the content single player style.. you MUST have a party.... : Str8Dog
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    Then it's nothing but a single player game with coop. It's no different from a game of NWN, Diablo or GW... : hadokennn
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      The idea is not sandbox it's D&D. Lvl 10 cap makes sense and so does +1 weapons. The best lvls in D&D are... : echoinggreen
      
      The problem I have with the game is, it's not that experience. I didn't get to high level, so I can't com... : Carstman
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  no, as an ex Pen and Paper player, I find it really good, the instances/quests are interesting and going ... : graceofdragons
  - Exactly why it'll fail as an MMO. Guild Wars isn't an MMO, and neither is this game. It's as much as ... : hadokennn

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By: Carstman x Show Full Post

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Played the past week and I have to say, I am not impressed. I'm not sure this game will survive with a monthly fee.

It's a pass imo.

Feb 13, 2006 7:37am PST

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Played the past week and I have to say, I am not impressed. I'm not sure this game will survive with a mo... : Carstman
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  Turbine never was known for its wit. GG one-hit-wonder (AC1). Grab your popcorn, kids, 'cause the gami... : disposition
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    No kidding. I dont know how Turbine is still in business, considering the failures they've had as of late... : johnny skidmarks
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      I disagree I think Turbine puts together really good polished products and there monthly content updates ... : graceofdragons
      
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      Adding more content to crappy games doesnt make them better. : johnny skidmarks
      
      seriously, "Ac2 was really good" say whaa? : grandmasterlee
- I also was in an the 10 day beta, played for 4 before I couldnt take it anymore. 15 bux a month for a gam... : =HPSF=GO-GO

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By: ShadowRam x Show Full Post

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Instances 'were' a temporary fix to the inability to support large #'s in an area.

Lets not allow instances to become some sort of norm...

MMO should be trying to move away of instances.

Feb 13, 2006 10:27am PST

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Instances 'were' a temporary fix to the inability to support large #'s in an area. Lets not allow inst... : ShadowRam
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They'd lose less money if they just shut it all down now...

Feb 13, 2006 2:43pm PST

They'd lose less money if they just shut it all down now... : jarek99

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By: Str8Dog x Show Full Post

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I predict DDO will flop so hard that a monster tsunami will be created that eats half of Europe.

Feb 13, 2006 12:02pm PST

I predict DDO will flop so hard that a monster tsunami will be created that eats half of Europe. : Str8Dog

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By: kingdepork x Show Full Post

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The only way it'll survive is from D&D fanboys who roleplay that it's a good game.

Feb 13, 2006 7:40am PST

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The only way it'll survive is from D&D fanboys who roleplay that it's a good game. : kingdepork
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  and they will all be playing NWN2 online for free... : Str8Dog
  - Yup, with TONS more content if it follows in NWN 1's footsteps. Still a massive community for that game. : ya rly

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By: Vincent Grayson x Show Full Post

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Between the game's overall mediocre gameplay, and the lack of it offering anything that NWN doesn't already offer, or that NWN2 won't offer better, I really can't see this game surviving long enough for the stuff they left out (like crafting, all the Eberron races (except the Warforged), more classes, etc) to get added in, which might improve the game somewhat.

Feb 13, 2006 8:59am PST

Between the game's overall mediocre gameplay, and the lack of it offering anything that NWN doesn't alrea... : Vincent Grayson

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By: byorn x Show Full Post

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it just felt so lifeless and cramped. The city felt more like it was artificially limiting rather than a real city. Plus this MMO is 90% group quests.

IMO they needed to work out the combat controls a little more. It felt like a mix of Rune's sword combat, but mixed with hit detection I could never figure out. I just kept missing most of the time.

Feb 13, 2006 8:13am PST

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it just felt so lifeless and cramped. The city felt more like it was artificially limiting rather than a ... : byorn
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  I agree. And its not even a true MMORPG is what kills me. all instanced except for one big city, argggg... : ya rly
  - Really? That sounds very weak. I guess that helped me make my decision not to even look at it. : trove

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