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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troll Wizard" data-source="post: 2696805" data-attributes="member: 17513">Hmm, well I never played AC2 so I can't compare DDO with it.  Due to the NDA I will only confirm what the developer's themselves have released1. as the developers keep say "beta is coming sooner rather than later"....2. It's D&D so its "very" party (i.e. grouping required) focused, don't expect to play solo very long... the developers have stated this from the beginning!  Really this is not intended for solo gamers.- - No PvP and no evil characters (one its D&D and two WOTC may be restricting this as they did for TOEE)3. There is a budget they are working under; thus early on certain things were cut to make sure what is going into the game is the best they can make it.  - No druids, monks, artificers,... - No half-orcs, changlings,...- No PrCssomewhere on their open forum there is a list of 3.5 ruleset features that have been cut <a href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.ddo.com/forums/index.php</a>4. Spell Points versus spell slots, this is one thing I dislike... due to the mechanical and space limitations of the UI, they pretty much had to go with spell points.  They do have memorized slots though, so there is a difference between wizard and sorcerer (this iinfo was just released last week in a alpha letter to the forum). They could do spell slots at low levels, but at high levels I can see where the problems would be.  Add in easy access for wands, scrolls, and potions, the UI will get really cluttered for the caster class.5. The quests/adventures are "instances" (some quests are short (15-20min) and some are really long "hours")6. Party size limit is six7. Max limit of 3 classes for multi-classing purposes.8. Max 10 levels, each have four sublevel milestones9. Is it Eberron?  See the screens shots released on their homepage, I am no Eberron expert to judge whether it feels like Eberron or not.10. One important thing that might be bothering non-D&D people, this game in a lot of its mechanics and especially in terminology is very D&D... (WOTC's is providing input and feedback to Turbine)... People have posted on their open forum that they have gone out and bought the PH and Eberron books to get a start on creating their characters (28 point buy)11. Does it feel like D&D? In truth yes, despite where they had to compromise from PnP to online play, they do strive to make it feel like D&D.   - Now being an online game you can't have rounds and initiative, so in one sense it does have the combat/melee style an online shooter, but with swords, shields, and spells... feats and class abilities do come into play... - Every class feels useful, rogues pick locks and disable devices; clerics heal, remove stat damage, buff party; bards inspire the party; mages blast and summon; fighters fight very well, paladins fight and can cast; the same for rangers, sorcerers....  - party tactics count during combat - people do role play</blockquote>

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