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Dungeons and Dragons Online Alpha Registration

Posted by Zonk on from the pick-me! dept.

Evil Avatar (and everyone else) picked up on the registration announcement for the Dungeons and Dragons Online Alpha phase of testing. From the article: "The world of Eberron awaits your arrival, as you embark on the great adventures that Dungeons & Dragons is known for. Register through the members only area today -- and prepare to master this unique new online campaign world!" If any Turbine folks are reading Slash today, I'd just like to mention how much I like your logo. :)

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  1. Is anyone really wanting another game from Turbine by Shivetya · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They have two of the most coveted titles for upcoming MMORPGs and yet the level of excitement on various message boards is next to nothing.

    They currently manage two of the least popular MMORPGs out there, AC1 and AC2. Both of which are going to offer expansions in the coming months.

    The problem Turbine faces is that a good number of the current MMORPG crowd associate them with cheating and exploiting all because of their idiot choice of condoning AUTOMATED (but attended) combat macros (bots) in AC1. Combined with the fact that once they let the cat out of the bag people were no longer in the lore of their game and only in gaining experience. It has to be pretty sad when your GMs have to randomly check obvious bots to make sure someone is actually at the screen when they should have been actively preventing the occurence of automation in the first place.

    Turbine had a great many good ideas but they squandered it pandering to their worst fans. They allowed one abuse after another and then to top it off hired some of the same people who wrote some of the automating applications.

    The big question for Turbine is, can they get enough new to the genre players into D&D to start to change their reputation? How much will their current reputation hinder acceptance of these two new games. Last, is there any real anticipation for this game anymore?

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    * Winners compare their achievements to their goals, losers compare theirs to that of others.
  2. Real-time combat by Teh+Suq · · Score: 3, Interesting
    According to their FAQ on the site, it will not be turn-based:

    How does combat work in Dungeons & Dragons Online?

    We're making a clean break from the "press auto-attack and wait" style of combat that has become so prevalent in today's MMORPGs. Our real-time combat system is designed to be fast and responsive, while still requiring tactical, coordinated decisions from adventuring parties.

    Also see this: http://www.ddo.com/forums/showpost.php?p=18648&pos tcount=18