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Dungeons And Dragons Online Slated For 2005

Posted by simoniker on from the gygax-vs-tolkein dept.

As part of the continuing announcement-based madness that is E3, Atari have announced that they're partnering with Turbine Entertainment to make Dungeons And Dragons Online. This is especially interesting since developers Turbine, the makers of Asheron's Call 1 and 2 for Microsoft, have also just announced they're creating Middle Earth Online (previous Slashdot story). Which one are you going to be playing?

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  1. I'll be honest, I don't like it by Randolpho · · Score: 4, Insightful
    from the article:
    the definitive online "Dungeons & Dragons" experience, complete with dramatic dungeon crawling, terrifying monster combat and challenging puzzles, character advancement and guild-based power struggles.
    "guild-based power struggles?" That's not D&D. That's standard mmorpg crap. The least they could do is something original. Or for an emoticon/smiley list so I could place a roll-eyes picture here!

    Personally, the best online D&D experience, IMO, is Neverwinter Nights. Sure, it's not MMORPG, but at least it's the closest CRPG to D&D there is!
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  2. Neverwinter Nights? by loftwyr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Don't we already have D&D Online? Neverwinter Nights is 3rd Ed rules for DND in an on-line setting.

    If not, what have I been playing for all these months?

    Maybe it will be first edition D&D and we'll all have to dig out our old rule books to figure out all the old restrictions...

  3. I think I'll pass. by bluemeep · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The thing that makes AD&D great is that you and your friends are the protagonists. The heroes. Through your actions you shape the world. Here you're Elven Magic-User #48994 with head #14. Through your actions, you can add another Wand of Fireballs to the market pool, lowering their overall price by 3 copper.