DDO: More Elves Online

Oh. I forgot to give a nod to Dungeons & Dragons Online that launched this week. Max level 10 (woohoo!), steep leveling curve (booo!), $50 box price (meh), $15 a month to play (pfffft!) and there be ELVES (hooray!). I played a few nights in one of the DDO beta events; got a few levels on my character (a rogue, duh) and shook some of the noob stink off of me. I didn’t think it was a bad little game, what little I experienced; didn’t think it was an awesome little game either. Maybe it’s one of those games that will age well, like Eve Online. (Succinctly: we used to have Eve Online jokes and now we don’t.)

Hand-Crafted DDO

Fileplanet subscribers can try Dungeons & Dragonsâ„¢ Online: Stormreachâ„¢ during the stress test which runs through Saturday 11:59 pm PST. All participants have a chance to “win” a closed beta account. One of DDO’s features: “Hand-crafted adventures for you and your party provide instances to shine as a hero – or a team …” Hand-crafted? Please. This isn’t jewelry.