How to Put the ‘e’ in D&D

BBC News is running an article that looks at the positive and negative aspects of Wizards of the Coast’s online-friendly Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition.

While many computer games such as Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights have appeared before that use a D&D setting and revolve around its rules none, said Mr Buehler, have captured what is special about the game.
As in many fantasy-based computer games, D&D is all about picking a role for a character to play, be that warrior, wizard or thief, and then sending that character on an adventure.
The crucial difference is that in D&D you do not thrust that character into a dungeon overseen by a computer – instead the overseer is another person. In D&D parlance they are known as a Dungeon Master (DM).
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For some regular D&D players the chance to go online and play is not so tempting.
“It’s like watching a concert on TV; you just do not get the atmosphere,” said Alexander Simkin, organiser of the D&D group on the Meetup website.
“I’ve been to the Last Night of the Proms and seen it on telly and it’s a completely different experience,” he said.
“I think you can simulate some aspects by playing it online but I don’t think you can capture all of it,” he added.

Anyone here logging in for regular online sessions? I have yet to give 4E a whirl.