Originally posted by Valczir

First off, if you like role playing, head to either Sarlona or Thelanis.  If you make a character on Sarlona, add Valczir to your friend list - I'm playing that character pretty often, right now.  I'd love to help you out, and I'm sure several of my guild mates (The Forsworn 'RP') would be interested, too.  And we all enjoy role playing.

 

Second, the best thing about DDO is that the devs seem like they always do their absolute best to give the players freedom.  They don't always succeed, but they always try.  When you think of a D&D game with a bunch of buddies, the DM lets you do all kinds of things that simply can't be accounted for by rules - no matter how big the book.

 

DDO tries to capture that spirit, giving you third person shooter controls if you wish, as well as quests that are a bit more interactive than normal.  You want that chest across the chasm?  "Did someone bring feather fall?  No?  Oh, darn.  Well, does anyone have extra feather fall items?  No?  How about Jump potions or the Jump spell?  Darn.  Well, at least the monk can Abundant Step over there and get his share.  Oh, wait, the chest is locked?"  Etcetera.

 

Everything from how you want to create your character, to how you want to go about a quest, to how you want to control your character after it's created, is completely up to you.  I'm absolutely sure that it's a nightmare to even attempt to keep this game balanced, and the devs don't always succeed, but I would rather have freedom than balance.

 

No, I'm not chaotic - every test I've taken puts me at true neutral.  However, I'm more lawful than that, I just have a very complex set of guidelines that I go by - making me seem chaotic, outwardly.

 

Anyway, I hope to see you in game!

have installed it now, but I can' only choose from two servers.. devourer and one other.. So I can't pick Sarlona or Thelanis :(

Is it because I'm on a trial account or ?

Cheers for the replies, I will resume it and give it a shot !

Weeeeellll... this thread almost made me subconsciously press the cancel button on the Trial-download. But I think I'm gonna put my criticism aside until I've actually tried the game.

The cons about this game seems to be;

-Low Population, Lagg, unsmooth interface. Also, I would consider the whole game being instanced a sad thing, dosn't that exclude a lot of the social life and community within the game ?

I'm looking for a good Roleplaying game, and I thought DDO (being the digitalized version of the first real roleplaying game experience) would be the best one to go with. Am I wrong ?
 

Please answer and advice, I will Pause my download before I hit the sack.

Should I turn it back on tomorrow ?

I was thinking about trying this game out, actually downloading the trial at the moment.

I've always liked D&D and I'm hoping this game will give me a similar experience. So I'm also hoping this game will give me a better Roleplay-feeling than other MMORPGS out there today.

Those who are playing this game atm and reading this, tell me, is it a good game ? In your opinon, and if so, what makes it last ?

Thanks ;)

Hahaaa sweet comic

But ehm, so guys don't think the game was ready for a launch ?  (I'm only level 42 so )