Well, it depends on the Dungeon Master (DM; also known as Game Master, GM). If you have a good one, then it's an awesome game. In the campaign with my roommates, we are causing more chaos than the denizens of the plane of chaos... and most of it is accidental. In a different campaign I'm in the elemental plane of candy. Most of the D&D campaigns I've played in (or run) have been rather random interactive storytelling sessions (like the time we created a very miniature solar system in a mountain pass... or the pitchforks that fly out of nowhere and hit me whenever I growl in one campaign... or Johntown, where the mayor's chair is a large toilet and most of the shops only sell toilets... or the time one of my party members recreated all of Michelangelo's paintings perfectly by just drawing in the dirt... or the time I gave Occam's razor as loot...). So for me, I have enjoyed it - it's another way for me to tell stories. ^^ But since the game relies more on the people playing than on the materials provided, it won't be great for everyone (plus buying all the books gets rather expensive real fast - we have a collective bookshelf of 3.5 and 4.0 edition books). I hope that answers your question satisfactorily. If not - I can say more... ^^;
