Not a typical MMORPG
One of the major things about this game that makes it different from others is the XP system which is organised into instance raids, instead of getting small ammounts of XP for killing individual monsters in DDO you get XP for completing dungeon raids and depending on what takes place within the dungeon determines how much XP you claim when your done. Therefore it is important to take your time in this game and not charge headlong into any quest, take the time to find traps and disarm them or break barrels / crates as in the long run this will increase the completion XP count and make the quest more worthwhile, I can see many liking this system but also others may have real issues with it.
One of the potential downfalls for this game however is the dungeons themselves, when you pass through them for the first time and everything is new it is a great experience, however if you start another character later on all the quests are exactly the same, the dungeons are the same setup following the exact chain of events and there is no randomness what so ever so replay value at later dates could be quite limited.
The look of the game is nothing special the graphics are good enough to do the job but they are not ground breaking by any means, the sound is of a good quality the Dungeon Master voice acting while your inside dungeons is a good idea and is done rather well but if you need to repeat the same dungeon a few times it can become tedious hearing the same thing over and cver.
Overall this is a game aimed towards the older PnP D&D players who dont mind the D20 and 3.5 rulesets and is definutely not aimed at the easy going laid back gamer. Before considering getting this game try to get to see it before hand and maybe try it for yourself as this game is aiming for a smaller portion of the MMORPG community and for the ones that do enjoy this games rather unique playstyle they will find it rewarding and a good challenge.