Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited

Like A Crack dealer attempting back a recovering addict, Turbine's offer of seven day's worth of playing D&D Online appeared in my inbox a few weeks ago. But what's the point of that? The game is free anyway. Well, the clincher was it would be my old account.

That stopped me in my tracks. I just stared at my computer screen. That's how I usually spend my time, but this email caused me to stare at the screen in a completely unconstructive manner.

You see D&D Online is my kind of MMO. It's the only MMO I've ever enjoyed playing. It was a proper roleplaying game, set in a proper world, with proper characters. Well, nearly. Turbine completely shafted the proper D&D levelling system, but the game still held up well.

Played solo it was Neverwinter Nights. Played as a team, it showed up World of Warcraft as being the mindless repetitive clicking it really is.

But then I remembered two of the reasons why I stopped playing: cash and kobolds.

The first problem is solved - by DDO being free-to-play. I don't have to use cash money unless I really want to get cool armor, ultra-sneaky boots, or other stuff people with cash can do. But then there's the kobolds who infest every starting dungeon. These stupid, yapping lizard-goblins have mages who never run out of spells. Those bastards were so irritating I refused to give Turbine my money so I could keep fighting them. But maybe things will be different this time round.