I know, I know... it's probably another form of vaporware.
But...
Some of us miss the days of gathering 'round the table for an evening of adventure.
It's just that it was sometimes a huge mess, what with all of the die sets, books, papers, figures, etc., strewn all about the room. Why not let the computer do all of that rule-keeping for you, and let you and your friends get together to hang out while you spend more time adventuring, and less time arguing about the rules or rolls, or whatever?
Oh... wait... That's what we have DDO for, right!?!
Well, in DDO, we aren't all sitting together in the same room.
Same *virtual* room, if we're all using voice chat.
Does anyone else wish they could play an adventure from the comfort of their living room recliner?
I do.
And, what about those headsets we all use???
Mine becomes extremely uncomfortable after more than about an hour.
Seems like this might make for a nice coffee table.
Could maybe even load it with other things, too.
Looks interesting, though. Would be nice to have friends over for a gaming session, and still have the benefit of computer assistance, but actually be able to share a social experience in person.
This one's interesting; I'll have to keep an eye on it.
In the mean time, several of us got together for some adventuring last night, and we found our way to the plane of Shavarath.
It's a fascinating landscape, for sure. And the monsters in the "outdoor adventure area" are certainly a challenge; we managed to find two of the rare encounters. And fought a relatively long, drawn-out battle to defeat them.
So long, in fact, that, while running PEBKAC, I was seriously depleting my mana pool. I *had* to launch the DDO Store and buy some mana potions, just to keep going.
What happens when I run out of Turbine Points?
I'm a subscription... err... VIP member already. I'm not about to use a credit card to pay for more Turbine Points. The wife would have my hide, for sure. Seems to me that players ought to be able to buy mana potions from in-game vendors, much the same way they buy healing potions.
Or, better yet...
How 'bout we finally give the crafting system a proper implementation, and allow player-characters to craft potions, scrolls, weapons, etc.???
I mean, shouldn't our characters be doing *something* when they aren't adventuring???
Just a thought.
In the mean time, I'm interested to see more of Shavarath, and the other Planes the folks at Turbine have opened up for us.
Keep it fun!
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