NPR ran a story about the new MMO Dungeons and Dragons online. I especially liked the summary that the speaker gave. He said (something to the effect of):

If you’ve never played DnD, play WoW. If you’ve only played DnD, play DDO. If you’ve played WoW, wait a year for DDO to mature.

What a great summary that is. I certainly wish other reviews could be this matter-of-fact. Perhaps its exactly what I needed to hear or maybe it was unusually short and to the point. I felt his summary was all I needed to know and spoken the way I would want to hear it, as if I have already played it and I am giving advice to myself.

Anyway, the NPR story had a few sound bites. “You see a ladder, it had worn down like many hands have used it”, says the in-game commentary. DDO apparently has a voice DM narrating along. Robert Holt, the NPR reporter, did a good job of expressing his enthusiasm and nostalgia for his intense geek fests of fast food, cola and adventures in DnD. He was apologetic for his geekery and most NPR listeners were probably changing the title by now.

It was a driveway moment until the story was over and I went inside.