Archive for December, 2012
DDOcast 264
Sig and Anne take time from family holiday break to bring you a bit of Holiday cheer! Visit us at http://www.ddocast.com/
We have segments Epic Education from Shamgar and Dragon Fragments from Luidwig!
Music is by “First Noel” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Buy their albums on iTunes or on Amazon. More info at http://www.trans-siberian.com/
Related Notes
- Jaggie is hosting the Cookie Foundation contest on Thelanis
- DDM’s realm updated with 200+ new times
- Turbine adds DDO community to G+
- DDOcast Yarking Grounds Community G+
Curiosity killed me thrice
“Ghost of a Chance” was my only unfinished level 5 quest on Three Barrel Cove. I’ve been unsatisfied with the lack of challenge that Elite quests present to my thrice TRed Dwarf (Ranger / Paladin / Paladin / Paladin). To to ramp it up a bit and celebra…
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Depths of Discord Hilarity ensues
A while back I was finishing up all the level 4 quests for bravery bonus and favor farming. I ran the first two depths quests but not the last two because they’re level 5. Well today I was finishing up the depths quests and I could not find the entranc…
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Server Bounce 7:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) Thursday, December 27
The DDO Game servers will be brought down for a restart on Thursday, December 27th at 7:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT). We anticipate the downtime to last no longer than an hour. Please note that because of the bounce, airship amenities may take up to an addit…
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Happy birthday to me!
My birthday was so fun I forgot to blog about it. But had a nice party and I got a gift that is relevant to our shared interests. I got a ddo peripheral!A razer nostrimo controller. It does a million things but I’m still learning how to use the thing. …
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Issue 25 of the DDO Chronicle is now available!
Click here for the latest community news, events, and more from the world of Dungeons & Dragons Online!
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Turbine Maintenance Downtime Wednesday, December 19 6:00 – 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT)
The Turbine Account Maintenance site at http://myaccount.turbine.com will be brought down for maintenance on Wednesday, December 19 from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT). During this time, players will be unable to log into either game or make chang…
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DDOcast 263
This week Sig & Anne with Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/) go over the latest Patch and Hot fix for Update 16, U16 Named Loot items, Astral Shards, and more!
Related Notes
- Update 16 Patch 1 Notes
- Hotfix for Update 16 Patch 1
- Stuck Command Increased to once per Hour!
- DDOwiki’s Update 16 Named Items
- Astral Shards
- Shamgar delivers Building blocks 18 as Pjestechie
- Secret World goes Free to Play
Server Downtime 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) Sunday, December 16
The DDO Game servers will be down for a hotfix from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) on Sunday, December 16th. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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The Proof is in the Positives
We’ve all heard the aphorisms regarding negative feedback; gems like, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” and “People only leave feedback when they’re dissatisfied,” and “The forum community is made up solely of the tiny fraction of the population that likes to complain.” Well, recently we’ve seen the exception that proves the rule. There have been […]
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Server Bounce 10:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) Saturday, December 15th
The DDO Game servers will be brought down for a server restart at 10:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We anticipate a 30 minute downtime window. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please note that as part of this downtime, we will be reviewing the LFM logs. Ac…
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Festivult Cookies & Cakes for Dec 2012
Cookies and Cakes are back for 2012 Festivult! Here are the list of cookies and cakes for this year’s Festivult in December 2012. I’ve included the whole list, including the three new cookies and the four updated ones. My favorite is still the Taken Cookie, followed by the Kobold Cookie. What are your favorites? Enjoy!
| Icon | Name | Spell |
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Spinner of Shadows Cookie | Enveloping Swarm |
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Lolth, The Spider Queen Cookie | Lolth’s Blessing: +2 Profane attack and damage, +3 Profane PRR, +5 Profane Unviersal Spell Power. You can buy this cookie with winter motes at the alter. |
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Spiderweb Cookie | Spiderskin |
| Updated Cookies & Cakes | ||
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Lamannia, the Twilight Forest Jelly Cake | Vigor |
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Shavarath, The Battleground Jelly Cake | Enchant Armor |
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Queen Lailat, the Marilith Cookie | Blade Barrier |
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Suulomades Cookie | Shocking Weapons |
| Festivult Cookies | ||
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Arraetrikos Cookie | Meteor Swarm |
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Beholder Cookie | Disintegrate |
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Black Abbot Cookie | Stoneskin |
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Black Abishai Cookie | Remove Fear |
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Blue Abishai Cookie | Blur |
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Green Abishai Cookie | Neutralize Poison |
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Hezrou Cookie | Infernal Power |
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Red Abishai Cookie | Protection from Energy: Fire |
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Succubus Cookie | Mass Charm Monster |
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Velah, the Red Dragon Cookie | Cometfall |
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Warforged Titan Cookie | Titan’s Grip |
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White Abishai Cookie | Fire Shield (cold version) |
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Xyzzy Cookie | Bee Breath |
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Stormreaver Cookie | Call Lightning Storm |
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Kobold Cookie | Wondrous Power: kobold jumping powers & a purple crystal. Used in Collection Challenges. |
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Lord of Blade Cookie | Wondrous Power: Adventure Area Slayer Boost 10% for 30 min |
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Medusa Cookie | Flesh to Stone |
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Taken Cookie | Wondrous Power: it will make you look “Absolutely Fabulous” |
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Toven d’Cannith Cookie | Radiant Forcefield |
| Festivult Cakes | ||
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Daanvi, the Perfect Order Jelly Cake | Defender of Law |
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Dal Quor, the Region of Dreams Jelly Cake | Wondrous Power: Diseased, but gain some spell points afterwards |
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Dolurrh, the Realm of the Dead Jelly Cake | Death Ward |
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Fernia, the Sea of Fire Jelly Cake | Fire Shield (fire version) |
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Irian, the Eternal Day Jelly Cake | Sunburst |
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Kythri, the Churning Chaos Jelly Cake | Hound of Chaos |
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Mabar, The Endless night Jelly Cake | Wail of the Banshee |
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Risia, the Plane of Ice Jelly Cake | Ice Storm |
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Syrania, the Azure Sky Jelly Cake | Jump with Feather Fall |
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Thelanis, the Faerie Court Jelly Cake | Prismatic Spray |
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Xoriat, the Realm of Madness Jelly Cake | Otto’s Sphere of Dancing |
DDO Store Limited Release:
Otto’s Irresistible Holiday Box! December 14-20 Click here!
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Scheduled Server Downtime 7:00 – 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) Friday, December 14
The DDO Game Servers will be brought down on Friday, December 14th from 7:00 – 10:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for a hotfix. Patch notes will be available during the downtime. Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you back in the game soon!
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Wah? 4995 Turbine Points (~$50) Holiday Box!
Otto’s Irresistible Holiday Box
A jam-packed bundle that contains the following:
- 1 Stone of Experience: Allows level 8 or higher characters to immediately level up to level 16! To use this item, your character must be level 8 to 15. This item is tradable, but is not auctionable or sellable to vendors.
- 5 Superior Experience Elixirs
- 5 Major Slayer Count Boosts
- 5 Huge Jewels of Fortune
- 5 Siberys Spirit Cakes
- 3 Greater Siberys Spirit Cakes
Also included is your choice of either a:
- Cyan Gelatinous Cube Creature Companion: This certificate is not auctionable or tradable. Only available in Otto’s Irresistible Holiday Box.
OR
- 65 Astral Shards: A form of currency that can be used instead of platinum for many items and services in game. For example, they can be used to purchase various character respecs, equipment repairs, and certain vendor items like gold seal hirelings.
This item is tradable and auctionable for those who are in the holiday spirit. However, once the box is opened, all of the contents other than the Stone of Experience will be bound to account.
NOTE: Players are reporting not being able to use the Stone of Experience on other characters of accounts that already used the stone on a different character. (Details here: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=401615)
Related Links
- Stone of Experience FAQ: http://www.ddo.com/stoneofexperience
- Stone of Experience Bug: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=401615
Known Issue: Altar of Epic Rituals
Please do not attempt to use the Altar of Epic Rituals on Epic items from the following content: Servants of the Overlord (Spinner of Shadows), Cannith Challenges, and Crystal Cove. We appologize for the inconvenience.
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Quest Closure: Lost in the Swamp
The quest “Lost in the Swamp” is temporarily unavailable. We appologize for the inconvenience.
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Random Pictures
I’m one who takes lot’s of screenshots ingame. Mostly to never watch them, or maybe once in a while go through my collection of ever growing DDO pictures. So i thought it’s time to share some of the pictures. 1. Tolero on her charity project: I just thought it was fun to capture her on … Continue reading →
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DDO Community Update: Happy Festivult!
Take a visit to Tolero’s desk as we chat about Patch 1, Mac, and holiday fun! Remember: A quote from the DM could get you 250 turbine points, but if you leave a YouTube video response of yourself doing your best Dungeon Master line impression, you coul…
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Video Update!
Waiting for patch 1? Try a DDO video update to pass the time – click here!
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