[ddo] Welcome!

[Joe Vaughan]

Harry J Walsh wrote:
> What time tonight?  I'll try to make it.
>
Let's set a time and go for it.
> I don't think I'll buy this for retail guys.
>
I would seriously suggest that you have at least one night playing 
properly in a party and get into one of the more intricate (you need to 
use your head, not just brawn) quests before you make up your mind. It's 
not the game most people think it is...
> Lets be realistic about this, we won't end up playing it weekly, 
> people will rush off ahead just like they did in wow.
Myself and Leigh have managed not to do this to each other over the last 
2 months of having access to betas and stress test. So on available 
evidence, we, at least, can be depended on to stick with our group 
(We're basically both of the opinion that this game doesn't work 
*unless* you're playing it as a regular DnD group so there's 0 
compunction to try to "powerlevel" alone.)
> But besides that, I think if we're going for a weekly session, then 
> we'd be better off with nwn2

Which will be releasing... er... yeah... they're only finishing initial 
art assets at the moment. I predict Xmas 2006 for release.  :)

Leigh and I will be playing DDO:S from release (March). We'll possibly 
have an initial "blitz" day (or several sessions spread over a weekend 
perhaps) but then it's down to 1 4-5 hour session per week. Put simply, 
it's impossible for either of us to do more with our lives at the moment 
(And for the forseeable future)

I'm gonna be spreading the word around looking for other people to form 
a proper 6man party. I know Ade and Paula have both expressed an 
interest... don't know if Cliffy is interested (must ask) and perhaps 
BPC could be persuaded out of retirement.... :>

For me, at least thus far, it's been a great game and the craic myself 
and Leigh have been having is massive (DONT LET HIM OPEN CHESTS!!!!)

NwN2 is too long in the waiting for an unknown quantity (for me)

Joe.