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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[markalope]

Thanks for that. That's good to hear. I've been wondering if I should jump in. I play Guild Wars, which I love.

[karzon]

I did enjoy myself. I like that the battles have some relation to skill now. Instead of "hit attack and wait until you die or it dies." It's fun and has the potential to be excellent.

[djcrowley]

it would be unwise for me to comment...

[karzon]

Ah well. So much for an inside source! In general, the game seems like it has the potential to be really great. Fortunately, as it is an MMO game, it may live up to that potential because Turbine can force all clients to download their updates. Hopefully with included extra content.

[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.

[jwithington]

wow, translating some of those feats to online has to be tough. cool! i'd love to playtest that stuff. :)

do you still play tabletop? some of my friends are starting a new game, and we only have three players right now. the DM is running his first ever campaign, so wanted it to be small, but we are JUST starting up and could probably use a fourth if you are iterested!

players already: half-orc barbarian, human druid, and i'm a dwarven cleric (ha!).

[karzon]

Ah, if only you'd gotten to me earlier! I'm already committed to 1.5 games a week (one meets every other week). That fills up my schedule, unfortunately.

But have fun!

[jwithington]

wellll....

the thing is, this game is specifically, and by design, "we will schedule a session when we can." three of the four of us play shadowrun also, and the other two dudes play another D&D game, so we wanted this to be a pretty floaty not-crazy-committed schedule.

lemme know if that sounds good to you!

[jwithington]

what are your characters like? i played in a game where, by the end, i was an 11th (12th?) level druid. crazy stuff by then. :-)