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Dungeons & Dragons Online

by Other Contributors Jul 16, 2017 | 1 Votes | 0 Played | 0 Reviews

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RPG , MMO

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Dragons , Fantasy Setting , Dungeon Crawler , Player vs Player (PvP)

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Standing Stone Games Chaos is a consistent state of living for the inhabitants of Dungeons & Dragons: Online, but through your tireless effort slaying beasts and dragons alike, you might just be the one person who can bring the world back from the precipice of darkness. Are you strong enough to save this world? Play now and find out! Play Now Similar Games Played Post a Review

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Summary

Dungeons & Dragons: Online is one of the very few MMORPG’s that have managed to stand the test of time, but this here game has managed to be doing it for the past 10 years and has no intentions of stopping from the looks things. Enjoy the myriad of bosses and dungeons you’re bound to face through your adventures inside DDO and watch as your character levels and grows with you; all the while picking up some serious loot to keep a smile on your face. This one game has a lot to offer for a F2P MMORPG, whether you’re a PvP or PvE-focused player it doesn’t particularly matter, as this MMO has a little bit of something for everybody!

Plotline

When it comes to the story in the game it isn’t anything too special, but that’s a problem with MMORPG’s in general. Your character wakes up ashore, gets introduced to a loveable Rogue character, and they take off to go and deal with a nearby cave that has some monsters inside it. In regards to the rest of the game, there is a lot of lore for lore-buffs to wrap their head around, but it can be rather vague a lot of the time and can make it rather difficult to access it without just straight up going online.

Gameplay

To start things off, you’ve got to pick one of 4 different class routes for your character: Spell, Melee, Specialist, and Iconic Heroes. Each one of these routes has a different version of a class for you to use, like a Paladin for Melee or a Warlock for Spell. All depending on how you prefer to play your MMO’s pick the route that sounds most appealing to you. The last class, known as Iconic Heroes is locked behind a pay wall, but allows you to play a high-level character instantly, along with all their great gear. While it is a shame that F2P players can’t just jump right into it, if you’re a beginner to the game it’s probably not for the best anyways.

Combat in the game is quite reminiscent of a lot of action MMORPG’s, where they fill up your hotbar with different abilities and you’re tasked with dodging enemy attacks and aiming in the general direction of the enemy to make sure that they land on target. In comparison to some of the more up-to date action MMO’s, DDO is certainly showing its age, but the overall combat style in this game, regardless of the class you pick just goes to show how much fun there is in this one MMO. A feeling like that only gets exemplified when you realise that there are another 8 or so classes for you to pick and choose from.

As soon as you exit the tutorial, you’re going to be introduced to the major gameplay loop of the game which is getting quests, finding the subsequent dungeon that needs to be cleared, and then heading off to go and do it. All of your gameplay is going to be happening on the inside of a dungeon, so you’re going to have to get used to the idea of travelling to an instance every single time you wish to play. What’s nice about this feature though is that every single dungeon you come to loads up with a small menu and in that menu gives you an option to click a button to enter with a public group, so that you don’t have to go in it alone. At the very start of the game it’s not that necessary because it’s so easy, but as you and your character start to progress, it’s going to be a feature that will save your life more often than not.

What’s nice about the gameplay in DDO is that it’s not overly-complicated and what you see is what you get. Get a quest, find a dungeon, destroy whatever lies inside, take its loot, get out, and do it all over again. I will admit, it is quite simple, but as a result of this it means you can avoid the more uninteresting parts of MMO’s where you have to run for about an hour to get to your next destination, and instead can just head straight into the more satisfying part of the game.

A feature that Dungeons & Dragons fans are bound to enjoy is that whenever you step inside a dungeon, you’ve got a “Dungeon Master” narrating throughout, similar to how it would be if you were playing the real life RPG. As you make your way through dark and decrepit crypts, they’ll occasionally sneak in a small hint here and there, saying that there’s a trap nearby, so you should keep your eyes out or maybe that “there’s a breeze coming from under that wall” implying that it’s not a real wall at all. This adds a personality to the game that MMOs can really be found lacking a lot of the time and for fans of the series it’s bound to be a great addition to the game.

What could be construed as a pretty big negative, in my opinion is that there is a lot of content that is hidden behind a paywall and it puts a damper on the game’s overall experience. There are certain races you can’t play without paying and it’s just the same with classes as well; not to mention the character limit. You’re given a total of 3 character slots if you’re playing F2P, so what that means is that you’re either required to pay to try out a different class or you have to delete one of your 3 characters and start again with that new class in the hopes that they are for you. Limiting you to just 3 slots is a little bit on the small side and while I can understand what the developers are doing here, an increased character limit on the offset would be a little more forgiving for all players.

Community

There’s a real sense of community when it comes to DDO, as there are plenty of resources for the player to get their hands on without requiring much effort on their part to begin with. For instance, there’s the friends list and the general chat if you’ve got questions, but there’s also a guild system and group management system that you’re bound to see a lot of in one way or the other. To top things off, there’s a set of forums that are just over 10 years old and are still going strong today, so the sense of community in this game is definitely there.

Graphics/ Sound

Of all of the elements for the game, this is probably one of the weakest of the bunch for a few different reasons. Quite possibly the most obvious one is that the game is 10 years old at this point, so it’s led to some pretty dated graphics in regards to today. Even at maximum settings for everything the game had offered me, the game didn’t stand out too well and that’s a shame, but ultimately it does mean the game is going to run on some older pieces of hardware, without vast visual upgrades making the game impossible to play.

DDO and its audio doesn’t do a bad job, especially when it comes to the voice overs from the Dungeon Master and the music, which gives you a real sense of epic adventure and discovery while you play. What does let it down to some degree is that when you’re swinging your sword or casting a spell, it doesn’t have a very solid sound effect behind it and gives the impression that the attack barely hit to begin with.

Conclusion

Overall, there’s a lot to love when it comes to Dungeons & Dragons online, despite its relative age. While the game might not quite look like what it had used to, the action-focused combat and dungeon exploration has kept the game as one of the most popular MMOs to ever compete with World of Warcraft – something that is quite the accolade. Even with a few little problems here and there, the game is still a solid MMORPG for anyone looking to pick up a brand new MMO who hasn’t given this one a chance yet, as it’s a game you’re missing out on!