Originally posted by fiontar I'm less than thrilled with this game at the current moment, .....<snipped>,,,,,,,or have had a chance to beta test the game and still find it's definitely the game you want to buy. To each their own.
This is definitely a game I would buy, in fact, I preordered!
This is one of those games where if you like WoW or EQ2 type games then this game will not be for you. The combat isn't like other games where if you melee you stand there and auto attack. You must dodge yourself and block yourself and study enemy movements in order to minimize damage taken. The entire game is instanced just like Guild Wars and as other people have mentioned you can't rest in a dungeon only at a shrine and it is mainly a grouping game.
I will be buying it due to the fact that I played in stress and it gave me a feeling that I haven't gotten from a game since pre-AoS UO, a feeling of immersion. Having played about 10 different MMO's it is nice to have a game that makes you think before charging ahead and requires intellect and tactics to finish a quest instead of charging head first into the dungeon. It may only keep me a few months or may keep me a few years but i plan on playing until i no longer have fun.
Originally posted by Yagzur I will be playing this game when it comes out. I have however NOT played any form of beta for it, just gleaned my info from posts, forums, reviews, etc. So far I think it will be a small - medium game / player base. It will not appeal to the masses as it seems to be more focused on the "atmosphere" of PnP d&d. I can remember having more fun and time spent roleplaying with my friends than combat based time. The way we played the game was to quest, not grind mobs. We played with the objective of righting wrongs, saving the downtrodden, etc. There was no lets go kill 10000000000 mobs to lvl up. I think that DDO is good to base everything on questing. ( perhaps they need to give more xp for killing - not sure on this by some reports. ) Also, d&d was im my experience never about getting the uber loot - it was getting together with friends, wasting time doing something fun, drinking beer ( or pop depending on age ) and just enjoying oneself. Perhaps as others have said - time will tell....
Just on the fun side...
I take it you have never been involved in a "Monty Haul" type DnD game...
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This is one of those games where if you like WoW or EQ2 type games then this game will not be for you. The combat isn't like other games where if you melee you stand there and auto attack. You must dodge yourself and block yourself and study enemy movements in order to minimize damage taken. The entire game is instanced just like Guild Wars and as other people have mentioned you can't rest in a dungeon only at a shrine and it is mainly a grouping game.
I will be buying it due to the fact that I played in stress and it gave me a feeling that I haven't gotten from a game since pre-AoS UO, a feeling of immersion. Having played about 10 different MMO's it is nice to have a game that makes you think before charging ahead and requires intellect and tactics to finish a quest instead of charging head first into the dungeon. It may only keep me a few months or may keep me a few years but i plan on playing until i no longer have fun.
Just on the fun side...
I take it you have never been involved in a "Monty Haul" type DnD game...