[Benny-Distefano]

I dunno... online games like Everquest are everything I wanted D&D to be, back when I was playing it in the 1980's.

1. Computer keeps track of stats.
2. Thousands of real people in the gameworld...not just the 5 dorks I always played with.
3. The whole visual thing makes it feel more realistic.

Tons of other reasons.

But hey, whatever floats your boat. But people have LAN parties, y'know. So there is still a way to play online and still interact socially.

It just seems to me that playing dice and book Gygax D&D in this day and age is a bit like installing an 8-track player in your car. Again though...to each their own.