Are we turning into “Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells”? (Don’t answer that) There are way too many rants as compared to raves.

So this is a rave about D and D online. It will be out in March sometime and it is in beta now. To be frank, I have only back-seat driven it but it seems really good so far. It’s shaping up to be what World of Warcraft promised – but failed – to become. That is, it seems to involve more than just endless killing of endless monsters in the same way. It also doesn’t make you spend half the game trying to find your way back to be reborn.

Some AD&D experinece will help but isn’t necessary. The player interaction can be as interesting as playing AD&D for real. (Except you don’t get to roll d20s but you don’t have to do endless calculations either.) It is a faithful adaptation of the game, with the human element but added good graphics. There are lots of wierd moves that various characters can do.