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[T.G.Maestro]

The title speaks for itself - what do you think about this upcoming online multiplayer game?

[mr2131]

The title speaks for itself - what do you think about this upcoming online multiplayer game?

Where can I find more information? Who's hosting the game? What does it cost?
What is the setting? All that other fun stuff.

Mark

[Celestine]

I'm interested too but if its too expensive, nah.

[Feanor]

The title speaks for itself - what do you think about this upcoming online multiplayer game?

If i have to pay a monthly fee like for WoW, then no.

[Bluenose]

If i have to pay a monthly fee like for WoW, then no.

You will have to pay a monthly fee, according to the FAQ. There aren't too many which don't, but Guild Wars is good.

I'm interested too but if its too expensive, nah.

The price isn't yet given

Where can I find more information? Who's hosting the game? What does it cost?
What is the setting? All that other fun stuff.

The developers web site is at www.ddo.com. Atari and Turbine, Inc are the developers. Costs are not yet determined. And it will be set in Eberron.

I'll probably give it a try, but unless it makes changes from the normal MMO style it won't be a game that I like.

[T.G.Maestro]

As for me, I think I'll definitely give it a try - what I'd never pay for WoW, I'll gladly pay for this one if it turns out to be as nice as the screenshots suggest.
Go and see yourself!

[Feanor]

I would have preferred to be set in Forgotten Realms.

[T.G.Maestro]

You are not the only one Feanor - yet the creators say they have a greater freedom for the designing part of the game (which is true indeed).

[Feanor]

You are not the only one Feanor - yet the creators say they have a greater freedom for the designing part of the game (which is true indeed).

True, but this way it loses a part of the atmosphere. It's better when you know what happens in the world where the game is set and you don't have to read a manual which can't cover too much, anyway. That is why Morrowind never managed to cause me the same feeling of "belonging there" as the AD&D games.

[T.G.Maestro]

You are correct here. OTOH, new worlds can be as intriguing if presented in the right manner - take a look at WoW for example. It's world is largely undefined (even for those who have played all the Warcraft series), yet it's atmosphere is great indeed - somewho the creators did almost everything "the right way".

[Cat87]

I would have preferred to be set in Forgotten Realms.

Amen to that.
That, and I'm too cheap to pay a monthly fee.

[oralpain]

My opinion is that this game is probably going to suck. Not becasue it's set in ebberon, not becasue of what rule set it will be using.

I poked around the DDO forums for a while and the implimentation just does not appeal to me at all. It seems that the only MM part of the game will be out side of most quests. Sort of like some 3d lobby. Also there seems to be too much of an emphasis on a sterotypical and rigid implimentation of the game, when the most appealing part of RPGs to me (esp pen and paper ones) is the flexibility, the freedom of action, being able to try anything.

From the rather lage amount of stuff I've read it's just going to be NWN with a 3d main lobby, and it will probbaly cost 15 bucks a month.

As for being "as nice as the screenshots suggest", please. How can you judge gameplay or content based on a few screen shots?

Edited by oralpain, 30 July 2005 - 07:08 AM.

[Delight]

15 bucks a month?
15 bucks?!
I haven't seen such a big sum of money since my birthday!
Greedy bastards .

[Feanor]

15 bucks a month?
15 bucks?!
I haven't seen such a big sum of money since my birthday!
Greedy bastards .

World of Warcraft is quite the same.

[Delight]

That's why I don't play MMORPGs.
They steal time and money.

[T.G.Maestro]

Ehm, ALL computer games steal time and money, one way or another.

[Vita Muerte]

15 bucks a month?
15 bucks?!
I haven't seen such a big sum of money since my birthday!
Greedy bastards .

Yikes! If this is how much I'd have to pay monthly just to play this game, I'd rather go back to pnp.

Ehm, ALL computer games steal time and money, one way or another.

Very true, but at least when I buy a crpg I only pay once. I could live with paying 50 bucks a year, but even then, it better be one hell of a game.

[T.G.Maestro]

Yikes! If this is how much I'd have to pay monthly just to play this game, I'd rather go back to pnp.

Thats the best choice, I admit.

I could live with paying 50 bucks a year, but even then, it better be one hell of a game.

For example, WoW is one hell of a game - IMO.

[T.G.Maestro]

To be honest, there are a few points where I fear this game won't live up to my expectations. These are:

- no complete freedom and explorable outdoor areas like in WoW;
- completely instanced quests (no travels to destinations);
- no multiple towns;
- no PvP;
- no crafting/economy.

I'm almost 100% sure that I'll give it a try once it comes out, but I have doubts about it when I think about all these "flaws".

Edited by T.G.Maestro, 01 August 2005 - 03:49 AM.

[Wanlorn]

Meh. I don't really like eberron. It just seems too... unreal? I mean, Forgotten realms I can believe, probably because I have been weaned on it since childhood.