Dungeons & Dragons Online Preview

The guys at Sorcerer's Place have conjured up their own preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, after spending some time with the game's ongoing beta test. A snippet:
It takes a long time to level up; a seriously long time. Each level is divided into 5 ranks, with each rank giving you a "rank skill", which differs in classes. However, you can only possess 4 skills at any time. To use the newly earned 5th skill, you will have to delete one of the previous ones. Leveling up will also delete all unused skills. Some rank skills give you a passive bonus. Some give you depletable short boosts, ranging from attacks to spotting traps. You can "recharge" them by using unused rank skills. Also, both disappointing and not surprising, is the loss of the steal skill for rogues. Stealing is only fun as long as you're not the one being robbed...