Colwyn
03-17-2006, 05:15 AM
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Review on GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/ddonline/review.html)
It's worth noting that D&D Online is only moderately successful in fostering the role-playing aspects of Dungeons & Dragons. You don't get much in the way of character customization options, and while taverns throughout Stormreach serve as social hubs, there's not much to do in them except heal up and quickly get into quest groups. Combat resolves so quickly that there's really no time for chitchat during a typical encounter, or even during an entire quest. In fact, D&D Online does a fine job of integrating voice chat straight into the game--all you need is a microphone headset and you can talk, rather than type, to your party members.
Source: MMORPGDot (http://www.mmorpgdot.com/)
It's worth noting that D&D Online is only moderately successful in fostering the role-playing aspects of Dungeons & Dragons. You don't get much in the way of character customization options, and while taverns throughout Stormreach serve as social hubs, there's not much to do in them except heal up and quickly get into quest groups. Combat resolves so quickly that there's really no time for chitchat during a typical encounter, or even during an entire quest. In fact, D&D Online does a fine job of integrating voice chat straight into the game--all you need is a microphone headset and you can talk, rather than type, to your party members.
Source: MMORPGDot (http://www.mmorpgdot.com/)