[McBane]

I ordered the game already. I agree that the inventory system needs work, but I am confident that it will be improved one way or another. I actually like simple graphics as long as they are clean, clear, and bright like they are in DO. It looks like there is a full Diablo 1/2 random magic item system, judging from the items I have found after playing the demo to completion several times, which is nice in a game of this type. Ultimately, DO will succeed or fail based upon how modable the game is. Although I like the current character types, each with their own unique special skills and spells, I would like to be able to add a range of "darker" characters such as necromancer and assassin, including, of course, their corresponding unique special skills and spells. Multiclass characters, and jack-of-all-trades characters (have all possible abilities and spells to choose from, at the cost of 1/2 pts obtained for each level), should also be added if possible.

The feature that is most needed is a reputation system that affects how NPCs react to you (depending on their alignment). This is needed in order to be able to more easily make modules that could be won in three or more ways: good, evil, and neutral (and perhaps mixtures of those three basic paths). It would be best if a more complex virtue system was implemented, but that is probably asking for too much.