D&D Stress Test Beta

[karzon]

I played a bit of the D&D Online Stress Test Beta over the weekend. In and amongst the other work and play I was up to. In general, I think it can be a great game. However, as it stands now, I don't see how it can be great at release (Feb. 2

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[archmage]

Initially, i was really looking forward to D&D Online. The mopre I thought about it, though, the less i think I'll play it. it's that 25-year-gamer in me, the one that doesn't like 3rd edition rules and is overly picky about my players. I think I'll stick to CoH, and play my D&D on the table.

[karzon]

Fair enough. Though, for me, this was less about the role-playing and more about action + story + playing around with paper-doll characters and character numbers. I've never been able to role-play online.

[archmage]

Which is legit, of course. I'm having that fun now that i finally broke down and started playing CoH.

[karzon]

But do you find it to be "role-playing"? Maybe with in-game voice people might start doing that. I just find it to be too cumbersome to write out "Eldric the dark-elf is feeling gloomy and spiteful" when I could act that out in a table top setting.

[archmage]

No, I meant having fun with the character building. No real role-play involved with CoH, just mindless heroic baddie-bashing. Like i said, I'll keep my role-playing on the tabletop.