A. Love less button mashing and more strategy.
B. Got in a group with all newbies to that instance.
C. Could overlook that serious lack of content at release
D. Had a decent connection to use the in game voice chat system.

While there are many more things they ‘could or should’ have done with that title and license, can’t we say the same about most games in the genre. DDO while not my first nor my last, did leave me with some great moments in MMO enjoyment.

I remember going in to an instance in the Docks ward that was a level 3 instance, We had a level 3 Fighter, a level 2 Ranger and myself and level 2 Bard (non healing spelled). We made it through with out a single death, or anyone having to leave the instance and come back in after healing up. We just made it through by the slimmest of margins in health and power, but we did make it alive and safely to the end. It probably took us twice a log as other groups, but it was much more enjoyable to take on such a instance and come out alive.

I am playing it with new players, so yes, we’re going through the content slowly in our pre-defined group. I’ve been playing it casually (well, not-so-casually, actually) for 10 days with no sign of slowing down. I do agree that playing with strangers ruins a lot of the mystique. My brother will be rolling a rogue with high trap skills, and we absolutely don’t want someone telling us where the traps or secret doors are. I love when it’s my 3rd or 4th time running a mission and a find a new side quest or a new secret door on my ranger.

Anyway, I had no problems getting it to run. Installed, and I was up. Sorry, Michael. I highly recommend giving it another try sometime. The 10-day trial doesn’t cost you anything but time, and in the worst case scenario you’ll get bored and uninstall it. :)

I don’t see how Cameron can say DDO is better than NWN. NWN2 is pretty ratty for online play, but it still has better tools for PC D&D than DDO. Honestly, D&D 3.5 just doesn’t gel with video games; especially multi-player online games.