Dungeons & Dragons Online vs. Neverwinter

The editors over at MMOGames have pitted Turbine’s Dungeons & Dragons Online against Cryptic Studios’ Neverwinter and has declared the former as the winner across a majority of the areas that are considered, including the overall analysis. I’m in full agreement with this conclusion:

It’s hard to believe that a nine-year-old game can still put up a good fight, but this just goes to prove that newer isn’t always better. Neverwinter does have some great aspects and the Foundry is a true game changer, but it also has a borderline offensive payment model and has strayed a bit from the true Dungeons & Dragons atmosphere. If you’re looking for an authentic role-playing experience then Dungeons & Dragons Online is the way to go. It still has that methodical basement feeling to it, a great guild system, fun combat, and tons of content waiting to be unlocked.

Hands-down the better game.