Haitoku Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 I had high hopes for DDO, but instanced zones killed all of that for me. Speaking as someone who enjoys MMORPG, instanced zones is one of the worse ideas ever.
Gfted1 Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 By the way, what the hell is a construct? I made a Construct fighter and boy did I kick ass. I felt totally overpowered as I could kill most anything in one hit. I believe its the same as a golem. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 By the way, what the hell is a construct? I made a Construct fighter and boy did I kick ass. I felt totally overpowered as I could kill most anything in one hit. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A creature constructed through mechanical/magic ways. In short, a Golem. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Gfted1 Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Regarding DDO, I was also excited about the game but after visiting the site and reading up, not so much. I dont like the fact that experience is only awarded via quest completion. The site states that you can receive bonus exp by destroying a certain % of the crates and boxes or by finding secret doors and traps but to me that just forces you to find the exact perfect group if you want to maximize your returns. And its not a puny reward either, you can gat upto a 25% exp bonus if you do things like they want you too. Sounds like the class to be is thief as everyone and their brother will need one to group to achieve the bonuses. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Volourn Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) "I was at a press showing for Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach yesterday, and at first I thought it would be a game that Hades would like. It's a MMORPG with a level 10 level cap! It takes a looong time to level in that game. Also, the world is consistant for every player, meaning that if you blow up a bridge with a fireball (which is entirely possible), the bridge will stay blown up forever (not sure how that works, but it has to do with instancing)! That's very uncommon for a MMORPG. Also, the game heavily favours groups. There's no soloing in DDO: Stormreach. Another thing that's bound to suit old PnP players is that there's an automated gamemaster talking whenever there's something special to be told. For instance, if you're a thief and your Spot skill is high enough and you happen to find some tracks, the gamemaster will say something like "Heavy footprints in the moist sludge on the floor leads off in the direction of a moldy brick wall, where they come to an abrupt halt", but he says that only to the thief and not to the rest of the group. Then it's up to the thief to inform the rest of the group about what his skills have told him, if he chooses to. I liked the gamemaster system, it really gave the game some unique atmosphere." This makes it sound very good. That said, everything else I've ehard about the game makes it sound sucky. Plus, I avoid paying for online play. "By the way, what the hell is a construct? I made a Construct fighter and boy did I kick ass. I felt totally overpowered as I could kill most anything in one hit" A new Eberron race. Edited January 18, 2006 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
alanschu Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Except that combat is in real time, which will probably immediately sell Hades off of the game...as PnP D&D is not a real time combat game.
astr0creep Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Except that combat is in real time, which will probably immediately sell Hades off of the game...as PnP D&D is not a real time combat game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is that a good thing? http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 I have no real interest in the DnD MMORPG. If I want to play DnD online I'll play NWN 1 or NWN 2 online when it is release. I think it is silly to pay for online fees for a game when the same basic premise is in another game and online gaming is free. Oh, the construct PC is known as the Warforged, an Eberron specific race.
Darque Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Speaking of Eberron, I'd love a "NWN"style Eberron game
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron sucks. It is the worse setting DnD has ever had.
Berserk Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron sucks. It is the worse setting DnD has ever had. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder, personally I found Greyhawk to be dull as hell while Eberrons setting seems quite interesting (still have 50+ pages to read through).
mkreku Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 I don't get how constructs breed. I tried making a female construct fighter, but it looked exactly the same as the male version. Must be a lot of mistakes and homoerotic situations when they decide to mate Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Actually they don't breed. They are built. Built by other Warforged or built long ago that some have forgotten their true purpose. As for gender it marks what type of personality the Warforge has. Does it havea male personality or a female personality.
Darque Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron sucks. It is the worse setting DnD has ever had. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Forgotten Realms sucks. It is the worst setting DnD has ever had. Greyhaw sucks. It is the worst setting DnD has ever had. Opinions are great eh? ^_^
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Forgotten Realms is the seocnd worse. Greyhawk is an okay setting. Planescape was the best.
Volourn Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) FR is awesome. Best setting in DnD. Dark Sun and its fakeness is the worse. Ooo.. Look at us! We're so bad with our fakness. Oo.. When a setting relies on being different for the sake of different it becomes lame. Still, as always, a setting is only as good as the Dm or players who use it. Period. Edited January 18, 2006 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Darque Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 (w00t) Game over man! (w00t) Game over! (w00t)
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Dark Sun I would rate above FR but it pales in comparison to Ravenloft.
Gabrielle Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron sucks. It is the worse setting DnD has ever had. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Forgotten Realms sucks. It is the worst setting DnD has ever had. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You would think, after all of our discussions, you would refrain from posting false statements. Eberron does indeed suck.
Gabrielle Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Killing the black bears and the Xvart village for no reason was interesting in a I LIEK XP powergaming sort of way, but mindless. As was targeting the squirrels to see whether Kivan was a better shot than Imoen (Kivan won). Maybe when you kill some wildlife for no reason in NWN2 you'll get a bunch of PETA hippies on your case. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's all about fun not just exps. Chop chop goes the squirrel.
Darque Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron does indeed suck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like you'd know, you're still stuck in 2nd edition
Gabrielle Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron does indeed suck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like you'd know, you're still stuck in 2nd edition <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's because I know greatness and stick with it. I'm not easily thrilled by the next new candy that comes out.
Darque Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 Eberron does indeed suck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like you'd know, you're still stuck in 2nd edition <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's because I know greatness and stick with it. I'm not easily thrilled by the next new candy that comes out. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know a lot of old people that feel that way about things... not that I'm implying anything :D
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2006 Posted January 18, 2006 By the way... I GOT A JOB! Um... that is all. The d20 System is fairly flexible. That is the main reason why switch over. Then again I run science fiction and modern campaigns over fantasy.
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