Colwyn
03-13-2006, 11:13 PM
DDO: The classic fantasy game gets new life on Wichita Eagle via Game Informer Magazine (http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/14050843.htm)
The action-oriented nature of "D&D Online" (you can physically dodge spells and attacks, for instance) leads to some confusion on the control end of things, since nothing works quite like you'd expect it to in either an MMORPG or a third-person action title. Especially since most gamers are used to using a game pad for directly controlled combat. In this case, the Xbox 360 controller came to the rescue. After downloading the free software from Microsoft and plugging the 360 pad into a USB port, all that stood in our way was configuring the buttons properly. And even that wasn't tough -- most functions were automatically bound in ways that made perfect sense. Frankly, "D&D Online" almost feels more natural with a game pad rather than mouse-and-keyboard control.
Source: VirginWorlds (http://news.virginworlds.com/recentnews.php)
The action-oriented nature of "D&D Online" (you can physically dodge spells and attacks, for instance) leads to some confusion on the control end of things, since nothing works quite like you'd expect it to in either an MMORPG or a third-person action title. Especially since most gamers are used to using a game pad for directly controlled combat. In this case, the Xbox 360 controller came to the rescue. After downloading the free software from Microsoft and plugging the 360 pad into a USB port, all that stood in our way was configuring the buttons properly. And even that wasn't tough -- most functions were automatically bound in ways that made perfect sense. Frankly, "D&D Online" almost feels more natural with a game pad rather than mouse-and-keyboard control.
Source: VirginWorlds (http://news.virginworlds.com/recentnews.php)