Dungeons & Dragons Online Beta Journal #5

Turbine's official Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach website has been updated with a fifth beta journal, this time offering a review-of-sorts from a current player. A bit of what they had to say:
What I like about DDO is that the designers have managed to maintain the challenges of the PnP game. The PnP game is cerebral. You have to solve the adventures like puzzles. D&D is about planning and careful execution of strategy. Every movement in combat is carefully considered. You have to manage your resources and make sacrifices for your team in order to succeed. I think DDO has accomplished this. They've kept the thinking and problem-solving aspects of the PnP game while adding some "twitch" excitement into the mix. When I enter a new dungeon, I feel like I'm entering a puzzle and I really like that a lot. It's even better when I get the drop on the ogre guarding my objective.