D&D Online

kulgan wrote:
> Is it similar to Guil Wars?

I can't really say, I've only played Guild Wars for about 2 hours when
there was some free beta one weekend.

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In article <Xns97827C4015C6Dstejay DeleteThis @130.133.1.4>,
Steve J <qwerty DeleteThis @qwerty.invalid> wrote:
> Yippee-kai, kulgan!

> > Is it similar to Guil Wars?

> I was going to buy D&D Online last weekend, but after seeing so many
> comparisons to Guild Wars I went and bought that instead.

Guild Wars has no monthly fee, which was my main reason for buying it in
the first place. Glad I did, as it's great! Play it every day.
Expansion pack is out for it next month, whch I have pre-ordered...

William

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In article <Xns9782961128C35stejay.DeleteThis@130.133.1.4>,
Steve J <qwerty.DeleteThis@qwerty.invalid> wrote:
> Yippee-kai, William McNee!

> >> I was going to buy D&D Online last weekend, but after seeing so many
> >> comparisons to Guild Wars I went and bought that instead.
> >
> > Guild Wars has no monthly fee, which was my main reason for buying it in
> > the first place.

> Exactly, I couldn't justify a monthly fee for D&D after reading the
> similarities between that and Guild Wars. I'm not saying that D&D isn't
> worth the monthly fee, it may well be for some, but GW seems to offer as much
> as I want for free.

If GW had a monthly fee, I might have been tempted to go for WoW, seeing
as there's a lot of people who rave about it.

> > Glad I did, as it's great! Play it every day.

> I haven't played a great deal as yet, but I'm impressed so far. I like the
> way it doesn't demand hours of your life like proper MMORPGs do, great for a
> more casual gamer like me that doesn't have masses of time.

Yup.
I'm currently getting my 2nd lvl 20 char thorugh the game...

> > Expansion pack is out for it next month, whch I have pre-ordered...

> Not read much about it yet, but isn't it supposed to be geared up more
> towards PvP? That isn't something I've tried yet, but I'd rather focus on
> the PvE storyline anyway.

Yes, I'm not really much of a PvP player either. Haven't been involved in
any GvG for PvP for quite a while. I'm more of the 'helping other people'
kind of player, which I enjoy immensely.
Speaking of which, if you're needing help with missions etc I'd be willing
to help. Just look out for Carmen Getterix (Ranger/Monk) or Xena The Red
(Warrior/Monk)...

William

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In article <Xns97831CF9285Cstejay.TakeThisOut@130.133.1.4>,
Steve J <qwerty.TakeThisOut@qwerty.invalid> wrote:
> Yippee-kai, William McNee!

> > If GW had a monthly fee, I might have been tempted to go for WoW, seeing
> > as there's a lot of people who rave about it.

> WoW is quite different to GW, and worth the monthly fee in my opinion. I just
> exhausted my interest in it after about four months.

Well, I have quite enough to be playing atm, so wll pass on WoW for the
time being...
>
> > Speaking of which, if you're needing help with missions etc I'd be
> > willing to help. Just look out for Carmen Getterix (Ranger/Monk) or Xena
> > The Red (Warrior/Monk)...

> Where can I find these characters of yours, or can I contact you from anywhere
> in the world? I'm still out and about around the Ascalon area.

Yes, anywhere. The simplest way to contact me is to put either of my
characters in your friends list (press N and input the name) and the name
will be highlighted in the 'Friends' list when I'm online.
The only thing is if you are in pre-searing I can't help you as I have no
chars in that area atm. Once you leave pre-searing, you can't go back
unless you start with a new char. The friends thing works anywhere though.

William

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In article <Xns9783931B963BCstejay.TakeThisOut@130.133.1.4>,
Steve J <qwerty.TakeThisOut@qwerty.invalid> wrote:
> Yippee-kai, William McNee!

> > Yes, anywhere. The simplest way to contact me is to put either of my
> > characters in your friends list (press N and input the name) and the
> > name will be highlighted in the 'Friends' list when I'm online.

> I'll add you next time I log in.

OK. I will do the same when I find out your char name...

> > The only thing is if you are in pre-searing I can't help you as I have
> > no chars in that area atm. Once you leave pre-searing, you can't go back
> > unless you start with a new char. The friends thing works anywhere
> > though.

> Pre-searing? Sir Wots-his-face mentioned something about me going on a quest
> and not being unable to return, so I assume that is what you mean. How soon
> should do leave this area behind? I'm currently level six and only have a
> couple of quests to do at the moment so I assume I'm close to being ready.

Yes, you are. I'd do those quests and then go on Sir-Wots-his-face's
quest. You really aren't missing much in pre-searing, and there's not much
point staying any longer. I think I was level 6 when I left.

> One other question. I got a code with the Special Edition for some free
> unlockables. I have added the code in the account management section, and it
> tells me I need to speak to a Priest of Balthazar to get them. Where can I
> find a priest?

He will be on the Battle Isles, which you can only access when you get to
post-searing. You can create a PvP char and get to them that way. You can
access them with your normal char, but I don't know if you can do that
straight away, or if you have to get to a certain point first.

> Cheers.

William

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>Anyone else going to give this a go?

I've been playing and it's an incredible game.
I played WoW for a month before quiting from sheer boredom. EQ held my
interest for a couple of years because of it's incredible character
development, but the lack of content always bothered me.

DDO got my interest within 15 minutes and it's been pure addiction
since. It has the character development of EQ, graphics better than
World of Warcraft, and quests that I haven't seen any online game
compare to.

Anyways, I haven't had this much fun since I first started playing
paper/pencil D&D in the 80s.

Just be warned, if you dislike grouping... It seems the makers want you
to group, but I've been able to solo so far. It seems like most
people are finding soloing to be feasible. I am expecting though that
the top gear is probably only attainable through grouping.
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