Crafting could make a very interesting option if handled correctly.  The ability to make special one off items could be great.  There are people out there that would make items.  I like the wizard class for exactly this feature in 3.5!  Crafting is already a part of the game so it should be included eventually.  All magical items are just not 'there'.  Be adventurous and make some!  I know I will. 

Pity about no monks or druids... Druids are one of the most under-rated classes.  They rock. 

And that is my two cents.

--Dessun Freewind, King Infernal of the White Dragon Realm

Those of you who said that your GM's just said that you left town, okay now you're at the dungeon I feel sorry for you. When I played we knew half the adventrue was getting to whereever it was we wanted to go. This is when we'd get all the side quests.

Those of you saying they are making the focus on Role-Playing by taking out crafting: HUH?!? Taking out something that you have to interact with other people is somehow limiting RP'ing? The only thing left will be combat, that's it. CIty of Heroes anyone? I mean you tell me which one would better promote Role-Playing: Crafting, where you have to talk to other people to sell your wares, maybe even talk to them to find out where to get the resources, or Combat where no interaction is required. You can take solo misisons.

The people who say they've never sat around and crafted have obviously never played a Wizard or Cleric.. Large XP requirement? Oh yeah it takes a whopping 15 XP to make a Magic Missile Scroll. Look out how will I ever recover from that drain?

Also not all the PHB races will be in the game, they are leaving out the Gnome. Not a great loss granted, I don't know anyone who actually played a Gnome, just an FYI.

I'm really not liking the way the this game is going. They say they are concentrating on Combat and making that fun. They have left out everything else. This won't be an EQ clone it will be a City of Heroes clone.

P.S.
More reasons I don't like the way this is going:
They created Eberron specifically for this game, which I'm a little disappointed in, I prefer lower magic games, but okay you can't please everyone, and there are some good things about Eberron, but then they go and take out most of the races that make Eberron unique, and the one new Class, and the really interesting part were the Orc Druid Gatekeepers, but druids aren't going to be in the game either. They leave the Warforged in, but take out the class that can heal them (Artificers).

Hard to believe they wont have crafting.  What a let down.

While I am let down about the lack of monks, I believe that wizards, atari, & turbine will come through in the end.  Most decent MMRPG's do.  Take SWG for example.  I played that for about 8 months straight from dec '03.  Lost my connection and money to afford it, but in that time however, from constant attacks from the forums things have started to change.  I feel that they are smart to take it a little bit at a time.  I would hate to see D&D online start out as rough as SWG has, and still is.  Both games will come out on top in the end.  Anyway, the lack of crafting does not really bother me, since I prefer to have a fighting class, however, with no monk I will probally be reduced to a meer fighter or something for the first bit.  I would not get to scared fellow mages and business persons, I'm sure you will get your time as well.  I always remember playing PnP, with one of my friends that all he ever did was run a business.  That was it.  He sold animals, basics, weapons, potions etc.  And the dm did well at making him work for it.

I am excited to see how it comes down.

POINTLESS JOGGING? Thats what makes DaD games so much fun!

im afraid that D&D online will become yet an other kind of CoH with nothing to do but hack and slash

Arcanius.
Founder of Krynnhaven.dk

what no crafting.... forget this game, it now boring and be plain hack and slash..... just nothing but clicking and wait..... BORE METER: 7.5= bad.....

unless it got mining and other stuff for making weapons or making items or something.... then it be good!

crafting being in or out won't make or break a game for me, but I do get bored of just combat being the only option to pass time in a mmorpg.

That said I am merely interested in DDO because of the twitch style combat. That in of itself is pretty unique and if it is done right might be enough to keep me playing. If it had other options though it would keep me around much longer.

DM-"If you roll a natural 20 its almsot gauranteed for something to die"
Boreas- (calls lightning from storm) *rolls a 20*
DM- ".......you nuke the damn area wityh lightning, are you happy now!?"

it will be based of the 3.5 rules.