Archive for October, 2017
DDOCast 493 – Leveling 13-15
Patrick & Evilbeeker take a look at quests for leveling from 13-15 this week as well as Update 36 patch 4 and more!
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Leveling 13-15 – 2:43
Game News – 47:38
Community News – 1:04:34
Lightning Post – 1:08:50
Closing – 1:18:55
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Pre-purchase Ravenloft
Ravenloft FAQ
Update 36 Patch 4
DDO Chronicle 256
Mists of Ravenloft Wallpapers
4th Annual Halloween Party
Ravenloft Pre-Purchase Details
Ravenloft Pre-purchase details are out! To assist players in making an informed decision about what they are purchasing here is some information and charts to help break down the numbers:
Free to Play & Premium
| standard edition | $ 39.99 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | 1395 |
| 20 astral shards | 150 |
| Supreme rez cake | 350 |
| Total Points | 4390 |
| Points/$ | 109.7774 |
| Collectors edition | $ 79.99 |
| 30 days VIP | $ 14.99 |
| Difference | $ 65.00 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | 1395 |
| Character Slot | 625 |
| 50 Astral Shards | 243 |
| 2 Supreme Rez cakes | 700 |
| Ethereal Rest Shrine | 695 |
| Vistani Knife Fighter^ | 495 |
| Heroic Level Scarecrow | |
| Barovian Aristocrat outfit+ | 795 |
| Barovian Aristocrat hat+ | 350 |
| Black Cat Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Total Points | 8188 |
| Points/$ | 125.9692 |
| Ultimate Fan Bundle | $ 129.99 |
| 60 Days VIP** | $ 29.97 |
| Difference | $ 100.02 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | 1395 |
| Character Slot | 625 |
| 140 Astral Shards | 596 |
| 3 Supreme Rez cakes | 1050 |
| 2 Ethereal Rest Shrine | 1390 |
| 5 Mirrors of Glamering | 1225 |
| Vistani Knife Fighter^ | 495 |
| Heroic Level Scarecrow | |
| Legendary Scarecrow | |
| Barovian Aristocrat outfit+ | 795 |
| Barovian Aristocrat hat+ | 350 |
| Black Cat Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Vampire Hunter Outfit+ | 795 |
| Vampire Hunter Hat+ | 350 |
| Raven Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Scourge Aasimar Iconic Hero | 1295 |
| 10 slots Shared Storage | 995 |
| Mist Weapon Aura^^ | 475 |
| Racial Enhancement Tome* | 2975 |
| Bottle of Mist | |
| Total Points | 18091 |
| Points/$ | 180.8738 |
| Additional characters | |
| Racial Enhancement Tome | 595 |
| Total Points | 595 |
| Points/$ | 5.9488 |
VIP
VIPs receive Aasimar so they have been taken out of the tables from above. Also, I have made a presumption that a VIP is probably paying the special $9.99 a month price so these tables reflect that pricing
| standard edition | $ 39.99 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | |
| 20 astral shards | 150 |
| Supreme rez cake | 350 |
| Total Points | 2995 |
| Points/$ | 74.8937 |
| Collectors edition | $ 79.99 |
| 30 days VIP | $ 9.99 |
| Difference | $ 70.00 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | |
| Character Slot | 625 |
| 50 Astral Shards | 243 |
| 2 Supreme Rez cakes | 700 |
| Ethereal Rest Shrine | 695 |
| Vistani Knife Fighter^ | 495 |
| Heroic Level Scarecrow | |
| Barovian Aristocrat outfit+ | 795 |
| Barovian Aristocrat hat+ | 350 |
| Black Cat Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Total Points | 6793 |
| Points/$ | 97.0429 |
| Ultimate Fan Bundle | $ 129.99 |
| 60 Days VIP** | $ 19.98 |
| Difference | $ 110.01 |
| Mist of Ravenloft | 2495 |
| Aasimar Race | |
| Character Slot | 625 |
| 140 Astral Shards | 596 |
| 3 Supreme Rez cakes | 1050 |
| 2 Ethereal Rest Shrine | 1390 |
| 5 Mirrors of Glamering | 1225 |
| Vistani Knife Fighter^ | 495 |
| Heroic Level Scarecrow | |
| Legendary Scarecrow | |
| Barovian Aristocrat outfit+ | 795 |
| Barovian Aristocrat hat+ | 350 |
| Black Cat Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Vampire Hunter Outfit+ | 795 |
| Vampire Hunter Hat+ | 350 |
| Raven Cosmetic Pet+ | 395 |
| Scourge Aasimar Iconic Hero | 1295 |
| 10 slots Shared Storage | 995 |
| Mist Weapon Aura^^ | 475 |
| Racial Enhancement Tome* | 2975 |
| Bottle of Mist | |
| Total Points | 16696 |
| Points/$ | 151.7680 |
| Additional characters | |
| Racial Enhancement Tome | 595 |
| Total Points | 595 |
| Points/$ | 5.4086 |
Numbers Explanation
*Price based on Tome of Fate (595) & 5 characters
^Price based on Harper Agent
+price assumed based on the varience of similar items in the store
**90 days VIP price is cheaper than 2 @ 30 day VIP pricing
^^Price based on Glamered Weapon Aura & 5 characters
Also, as there is no store equivalent, and because I also ignored them for other expansions, I intentionally did not put a price on the scarecrows.
Shadowfell Conspiracy Comparison
Here are the numbers I made for the collector’s edition of Shadowfell Conspiracy. They have been modified to reflect the same rules above. There is however, one important difference: these values do not include the content as Ravenloft does.
| VIP /Premium | Per additional character | |
| Collectors edition cost $ | $49.99 | $49.99 |
| 3 character slots | 1875 | |
| Greater epic tome | 1595 | |
| 3 iconic heroes | 2985 | |
| +2 skill tome per character | 1475 | 295 |
| 2000 points | 2000 | |
| Collectors pack value | 9930 | 295 |
| Tressym companion | 395 | |
| Owlbear Companion | 395 | |
| 2 cosmetic goggles | 200 | |
| Bladeforged iconic hero | 995 | |
| 3 cosmetic armors | 2385 | |
| Collectors extras value | 4370 | 0 |
| Collector + extras | 14300 | 295 |
| TP/$ | 286.0572 | 5.9012 |
Conclusions
At first glance Shadowfell is clearly a better value. There are some things to keep in mind though. For starters, you get the cosmetic armors and hats on EVERY character which means you get more copies of them than just the 1 received in Shadowfell and this is not really reflected. Of course these are BTC, which is why I only included 1 in the pricing, but it does mean you could outfit all of your characters with these cosmetics. Additionally, ALL of Ravenloft will be available at a later date so it is probably reasonable that we are getting less value for dollars in that regard
On the other hand, Shadowfell numbers don’t include the content.
So while there are some nice and unique things in Ravenloft that you wont be able to get anywhere else, they are mostly cosmetic (and the scarecrows) and it does not appear to be a very good deal compared to shadowfell.
DDOCaSplat! 2.29 – Third Time Tactics
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DDOCast 492 – VIP +
We spend a little time pitching VIP + subscriptions before taking our first look at Ravenloft Prepurchase, Update 36 patch 3 and more!
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Producer’s Note: Due to personal time constraints, there will not be time stamps this week. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Watch shows live at twitch.tv/ddocast
Pre-purchase Ravenloft
Ravenloft FAQ
DDO Chronicle 254
DDO Chronicle 255
Update 36 patch 3
DDO Players News: Night Revels Loot Preview
DDO Players News: Lynnabel Interview
Voodu: Scourge of the Undead
Voodu: Animated Scarecrow Demonstration
Weekly Wednesday: Ravenloft Q&A
Axel DDO: Ravenloft Expansion Details
FiveThirtyEight: Is Your DnD Character Rare
DDOCaSplat! 2.28 – Living Lucky
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DDOCast 491 – Leveling 10-12
We continue our leveling series by taking a look at quests from levels 10-12! We also get our first look at Vistani Knife Fighter, Aasimar & more!
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Leveling 10-12 – 3:25
Game News – 1:16:04
Community News – 1:33:31
Lightning Post – 1:37:44
Closing – 1:41:32
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DDO Chronicle 253
Update 32.2 Hotfix
Update 36 Patch 3 Lammania Preview
Axel’s DDO Story part 2
Weekly Wednesday Livestream 10/4: Maze Arcana
Voodu – Aasimar Preview Video
Voodu: Vistani Knife Fighting Tree
A Very Bad Guild Tempest Spine pt 1
DDOCaSplat! 2.27 – Removing Pernicious Mummy Rot
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DDOCast 490 – DDO Debates: Rewinding
This week we are joined by Mythery & Propane to talk about what design decision we would rewind, the current raiding scene, and Update 36 patch 2!
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Rewind one design decision – 1:48
Are raids on their way out? – 20:40
What should be done to improve the raiding scene? – 34:10
What is the toughest non-raid boss fight in the game? – 42:22
What should a mimic impersonate for the maximum chance of killing an adventurer? – 47:40
Game News – 52:00
Community News – 1:10:40
Lightning Post – 1:16:24
Closing – 1:26:14
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DDO Chronicle 252
Update 36 Patch 2
Micki’s Delirium: Silly Silly Mimic
DDOCaSplat! Special: Lava Divers Elite Riding the Storm Out