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No DDOcast This Weekend
Oh-nos! Puppies, kittens, and baby kobolds cry!
Anne has a ton of work related things to catch up on this weekend, but we will return in force on Saturday, March 24th @ 3PM EST (Noon PST / GMT -5).
DDO Update 13 + Menace of the Underdark Pre-orders!
Dungeons & Dragons Online – Update 13: Web of Chaos
Serving as the prequel to DDO’s upcoming expansion, Menace of the Underdark, Update 13: Web of Chaos brings:
3 New Free Quests
- The Lords of Dust: The Silver Flame must now contend with an uprising cult! Controlled by the Rakshasas, the cult of the Lords of Dust have one priority – free the ancient demons trapped in Khyber.
- Servants of the Overlord: Venture deep down into Khyber and fight resistance as you attempt to thwart the Rakshasas from freeing the imprisoned “Spinner of Shadows”!
- The Spinner of Shadows: Engage in an ambitious battle as you fight to hold off the release of the Spinner of Shadows! Though beware of thinking your task is over, for a menacing journey awaits.
Veteran Status (7)
- Now start your new character at level 7 and gain a head start! Earn through favor or purchase in the DDO Store.
New to the DDO Store
- Cloak of Resistance – Aid yourself in the defense of magic attacks and traps
- Necklace of Protection – Increase your armor class by 1
- +1 Elemental Touch Weapons – A full suite of level 1 weapons are now available
- Use the Omnispell Dust and Omnispell Stone in place of the material component of any magic spell. Free up inventory space!
Official Update 13 Release Notes can be found here!
Menace of the Underdark Pre-orders!
Now through June 24th you can Pre-Order the latest Dungeons and Dragons Expansion, Menace of the Underdark:
$79.99 – Collector’s Edition - You will receive the Menace of the Underdark Expansion Adventure Packs, the Druid Class, Epic Destinies, and the Eveningstar Challenge Pack at launch, plus access to the following items that you can begin using immediately:
- Greater Tome of Learning
- Lesser Tome of Learning
- 2,000 Turbine points
- Veteran Status (Level 7)
- Veteran Status (Level 4)
- DDO Epic Classics Adventure Pack bundle
- DDO Classics Adventure Pack bundle
- Pre-Purchase Bonus Items!
- Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion
- Druid’s Wolf Pup Creature Companion
- Onyx Panther Cub Creature Companion
- Elite Spider Cult mask cosmetic helmet
- Figurine of Wonderous Power: Onyx Panther
$49.99 - Standard Edition – Menace of the Underdark Expansion Adventure Packs, the Druid Class, Epic Destinies, and the Eveningstar Challenge Pack at launch, plus access to the following items that you can begin using immediately:
- Greater Tome of Learning
- 1,000 Turbine Points
- Veteran Status (Level 4)
- DDO Classics Adventure Pack bundle
- Pre-Purchase Bonus Items!
- Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion
- Druid’s Wolf Pup Creature Companion
- Spider Cult mask cosmetic helmet
$29.99 – Base Edition - You will receive the Menace of the Underdark Expansion Adventure Packs and Epic Destinies at launch, plus access to the following items that you can begin using immediately:
- Lesser Tome of Learning
- Pre-Purchase Bonus Items!
- Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion
Visit the following links for more info:
- Happy Birthday, DDO! A letter from Exec Producer Fernado Piaz
- Menace of the Underdark Preorder Page
- Menace of the Underdark Official FAQ
Menace of the Under Dark Pre-Order Pictures
Oh-nos! Anne failed her STR Check!
Hey DDO & DDOcast fans!
I failed my Strength Check this week and took 1d10 damage from an evil moving box this week. My cleric told me to rest as much as I can while my back heals. This means no pushing, pulling, lifting, driving, typing nor mousing (too much) until the swelling goes down. Sadly this means no DDO nor DDOcast for me this week. We have a lot of things lined up, but we’ll just have to save them for the following week, and present them to you live on Sat, Feb 11th.
Thanks to everyone who’ve already wished me well! And thanks to everyone for understanding, we’ll be back soon enough with your favorite DDO news! How could we not with U13 just around the corner this Feb 22nd!
In the mean time, enjoy this little cartoon by our friend Stan! over at http://www.10x10toon.com
Sincerely,
Anne
Everything Is Fixed!
UPDATE 8:05 AM PST (GMT -8): DDOcast Podcast Feed is back up!! HOORAY!
7:40 AM PST: Hi everyone! we’re sorry to report that our podcast feed is currently down. We’re working hard to fix it! Please stay tuned in for more info! I’ll be updating our social networks with more up to date news!
Thanks,
Anne
DDOcast 245 Live! Sat, Jan 21 @ 3pm EST
Wow! What a news week! Update 13, Forgotten Realms, Durids, Pets, Underdark! Ohhh my! Join us this Saturday as we give you the latest news on Dungeons and Dragons Online.
- Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
- Time: 3:00 PM EST (Noon PST / GMT -5)
- URL 1: http://www.ddocast.com/listen-to-ddocast-live/
- URL 2: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ddocast
DDO Update 13 + DDO: Menace of the Underdark
Breaking news today for DDO! We’ve got Update 13 and a new DDO Expansion featuring the Forgotten Realms Setting and the Underdark! Looks like our www.ddo-motu.com speculation in episode 244 wasn’t too far off the mark!
Summary of New Features for DDO Sixth Birthday Update #13:
- Release date is February 22nd!
- New cosmetic pets! - Like last year’s crafting system introduction, the cosmetic pet system will be rolled out over time. Gotta collect them all!
- A new adventure pack that opens the door to the new storyline, Menace of the Underdark. This will serve as the beginning of how Eberron and Forgotten Realms (Faerun) are connected.
DDO: Menace of the Underdark (DDO:MotU) Features:
- DDO in a new campaign setting, Forgotten Realms! – You start in the village of Eveningstar and adventure through the surrounding King’s Forest wilderness in the nation of Cormyr
- New Encounters with Drow and Lolth – But do they have Umber Hulks?
- Finally, The Druid Class – you’ve been wanting it, now you get it! DRUIDS are HERE!
- Level Cap Increased to 25 - True Epic Levels with character customization options to match your EpicWin-ness!
- MotD is a premium expansion – The first actual paid for expansion for DDO. No word on cost yet.
- Release date is This Summer – no exact day just yet!
Exciting news for DDO, especially in light of Wizards of the Coast’s D&D Next announcements! Of course we’ll be talking about this on DDOcast 245! Call us at 1-650-DDO-LICH or a message if you got questions or comments you’d like to share!
Also, starting today through Jan 22nd everyone gets 20% XP Bonus and 20% off on all XP Bonus Pots in game!
If you’d like more details here are some links:
- Official DDO: Menace of the Underdark site
- Official announcement from Fernando on the DDO Forums
- Massively.com: Turbine makes ‘biggest announcement since free-to-play’ for Dungeons and Dragons Online
- MMORPG.com: Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Interviews: Entering the Forgotten Realms
- TenTonHammer.com: DDO in 2012: Druids, the Underdark, and Forgotten Realms. Oh My!
- ZAM.com: Looking Ahead: Dungeons & Dragons Online in 2012
And oh, here are those URL’s we found from last Podcast:
Live DDOcast 244! Sat, Jan 7 @ 3pm EST
Holy mackerel! Its been a while, but Sig and Anne are back from vacation!
- DDOcast 244
- Saturday, January 7
- 3:00 PM EST (Noon PST / -5 GMT)
- URL 1: http://www.ddocast.com/listen-to-ddocast-live/
- URL 2: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ddocast/
Join us for the latest DDO news! We’ll also talk about our holiday Original D&D adventures with our D&D grognard friends!