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RigaMortus2
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KenM said:
I disagree... It definately has the D&D feel to me. I think it is D&D, it's just not d20.
Panthanas
Explorer
I downloaded the free trial. I have 5 days left (no more free goodness after 6/13 
) and it's pretty fun. I would like to try it with a group though. I'm usually on after 8:30pm Eastern if anyone wouldn't mind having a 1st level elven fighter tag along with them. I made the character on Xoriat (since it seemed some Enworlders were already there). My characters name is Corannu Silverleaf if anyone is interested in teaming up. Thanks.
) and it's pretty fun. I would like to try it with a group though. I'm usually on after 8:30pm Eastern if anyone wouldn't mind having a 1st level elven fighter tag along with them. I made the character on Xoriat (since it seemed some Enworlders were already there). My characters name is Corannu Silverleaf if anyone is interested in teaming up. Thanks.
JediSoth
Voice Over Artist & Author
I downloaded it and gave it a try last night. It was pretty fun, but I probably won't be buying it. I had a problem with EQ addiction a few years back and there's no need to go through that again.
If it doesn't make it as a MMORPG, I think it would make a fine single-player game with some modifications.
JediSoth
If it doesn't make it as a MMORPG, I think it would make a fine single-player game with some modifications.
JediSoth
Panthanas
Explorer
Well, after a couple of days I think it is pretty fun and definitely has D&D feel to it, but...(there is always a but)
...I don't know if it is only me but the game is uber laggy outside of the Inn. It is fine once I'm in a dungeon though. Does anyone else have this problem? My graphics are set to med-high and my ISP is cable. WoW doesn't run any where near as laggy for me.
Also after playing WoW for over a year, where you can solo up to the highest levels, the idea that most of the quests pretty much require you to have a party (I know, this is what makes it D&D
) is a mild pain if you are unable to find someone to go on a quest with you .
Other than lagging out every 2 steps outside of the dungeons and being unable to find a group to help me, I think it is a pretty cool game and if I wasn't so involved in WoW I would pick it up for longer than the 7 days.
...I don't know if it is only me but the game is uber laggy outside of the Inn. It is fine once I'm in a dungeon though. Does anyone else have this problem? My graphics are set to med-high and my ISP is cable. WoW doesn't run any where near as laggy for me.
Also after playing WoW for over a year, where you can solo up to the highest levels, the idea that most of the quests pretty much require you to have a party (I know, this is what makes it D&D
) is a mild pain if you are unable to find someone to go on a quest with you .Other than lagging out every 2 steps outside of the dungeons and being unable to find a group to help me, I think it is a pretty cool game and if I wasn't so involved in WoW I would pick it up for longer than the 7 days.
Flexor the Mighty!
18/100 Strength!
My buddy has it and I've watched him play it. It seems all you can do is walk around this town then go into dungeons. I thought it was closer to Diablo than WoW. It looked like it could be fun but I couldn't see paying a fee for it. He has DSL and an Athlon64 3200+ with 1GB of RAM and it was choppy has hell. Of course he's running a GeForce 6100 integrated video so I'm sure that has somethign to do with it. And for some reason he makes no effort to tweak his settings to improve frame rate, I can't understand that. Half the fun of computers is tweaking to wring that last frame out of it.
I may DL it and see how it runs on my rig which as a faster CPU and a better video card. But that would cut into my WoW time...
I may DL it and see how it runs on my rig which as a faster CPU and a better video card. But that would cut into my WoW time...
Panthanas
Explorer
Well, I have an okay system. I'm running an Athlon 3200+ with a gig of ram and a GeForce 6600GT (AGP). WoW runs really smooth for me, that is why I was a little surprised DDO was so laggy. I know the requirements are higher for DDO, but the lag is pretty bad. I have the graphics at a medium to high setting. I only have serious 'choppiness' when I'm outside of the inn walking around town. In the dungeons (and the inn) there really isn't an issue.
Oh well. Not that big of a deal. I'll have fun for my remaining 4 days and then go back to WoW.
Oh well. Not that big of a deal. I'll have fun for my remaining 4 days and then go back to WoW.
MarauderX
Explorer
Got the trial version, tried it out for that week, and decided it was worth the plunge. It beats Everquest as far as 'realism' and movement (doesn't take 1/2 hour to cross the world). WoW is nice, but I like DDO for the more original D&D take on the adventuring and system.
The graphics can be unearthly beautiful, but running around in an adventure with them on super-high will slow any system down. I run at the 'medium' setting, and I have a 3200 P4 w/ 1G ram and a 64 nVidia graphics card.
Plus the game can only get better as they go along... adding more levels, classes & adventures.
The graphics can be unearthly beautiful, but running around in an adventure with them on super-high will slow any system down. I run at the 'medium' setting, and I have a 3200 P4 w/ 1G ram and a 64 nVidia graphics card.
Plus the game can only get better as they go along... adding more levels, classes & adventures.
GlassJaw
Hero
MarauderX said:
It doesn't slow my system down. I have an AMD Opteron 165 with 2gigs of RAM and an nVidia 7900GT. Trust me, it flies. I could overclock the heck out of it but it runs so well I haven't really had a need to.
The only time I ever have problems is in the Marketplace but that's caused by server lag and not my system.
I was playing with a guy last night that said he was playing on a laptop or something. It literally took him a few minutes to load in certain zones.
