SWG Tales

Feedback from my bro admittingly has me enticed though, like WoW, I've heard it's probably not really an RPer's paradice. More of a Quest MMO. But, for D and D fans... it sounds like it's already a hit.

Just curious...

I really didn't like it.

I heard this game makes SWG at launch look like a final product.

Jabe

Jabe Adaks wrote:I heard this game makes SWG at launch look like a final product.

Jabe

So you are saying its buggy and crashes everytime you get more than 20 people together?

LoL...

Well, I've heard of the bugs as well. Sounds like they went with the 3rd Edition Rules for the game though. So, it probably is a little familiar in the original SWG custumization way.

aka... ya can be a wizard/fighter/thief. You just won't be as good as a full thief at detecting traps; etc, etc.

Some instances require that you have a specific class with you too.

Elves have a night vision of sorts I guess as well.

Still inticed... but... I've heard a LOT of bad things about it too.

I enjoyed it, although I didn't play it non stop for hours, it ran well for me. I am not a huge D&D fan but the game itself was enjoyable, I dont know that it would hold my attention like SWG has, but it was a nice change.

Here is my impression, albeit a bit biased since I work for the company that is making it...

I think it is a very fun game to pick up every now and then. I do not think it will take the place of SWG for any of us. Us players that enjoy SWG demand more from our MMO's I believe. DDO is very fun is short spurts. It intends to be an online version of the pen and paper game, and I personally think it nails that aspect of it. If you are expecting SWG or WoW, keep looking. If you wish to re-live the days of pen and paper gaming in an online medium this game is for you.

Graphically I think the game looks very nice, the character creation is quite robust. I am not referring to the look and appearance so much as I refer to picking your stats and skills. It reminds me of rolling up a character like in the old days of playing pen and paper. It has narration for most of the dungeons that acts like a DM telling you what you see, I think that is a nice touch. It also has built in voice chat for groups which is a nice feature.

If you can afford the game and the monthly fee and you loved playing the pen and paper D&D this is certainly the game for you. All you need is some pizza, soda, and your friends playing with you to re-live the experience.

If only I could tell you about LOTRO... ;)