Posts tagged ‘Dungeons & Dragons Online News’
DDOCast 365 – State of the Game 2015
We talk about the State of the Game this week with a special line up of guests Propane, Voodu, Lessah and Steiner-Davion
Check out www.ddocast.com for mp3 audio, our show calendar, swag, archives, and more!
Want to support the show? You can feed the kobolds (give money) on our website www.ddocast.com or you can send in game items to the character “ddocastone” on any server! We use such things to support the show and give out prizes.
- News – 0:00
- State of the Game: Introductions – 3:02
- Character Balance – 5:19
- Server Population – 11:13
- Player Base Divides – 16:02
- New Player Accessability – 20:18
- Raiding Scene – 23:20
- Reincarnation – 31:20
- Community – 33:01
- Bugs – 45:54
- Game Performance & Game Challenges – 50:50
- Looking Ahead – 1:01:10
- Lightning Post – 1:14:32
- Closing – 1:17:32
DDOCast 314 – Epic Transitions
Check out www.ddocast.com for mp3 audio, our show calendar, swag, archives, and more! Want to find us in game? Type “/joinchannel ddocast” and chat in game with other ddocast listeners!
Please take a few moments to fill out our end of year survey and get entered into a drawing to win some free turbine points!
News – 5:02
Round Table – 33:51
WWBD – 1:36:03
Lightning Post – 1:36-56
Closing – 143:33
DDO Chronicle 71
Lamannia Release Notes 20.1
DDO Marketplace
Dev Diary: A Study in Sable
Turbine Powered Moustaches
OurDDO on the move
Memnir’s Trivia Event
DDOCast 305 – State of the Game
Host Patrick is joined by Jerry/Cordovan and Steiner-Davion for a discussion on several changes to the game over the years and some thoughts about where DDO is now and where we hope to see it go. We called it “the State of the Game!”
Show Times
News: 2:42
State of the Game: Changes of the Past – 26:30
State of the Game: Present and Future – 1:15:36
WWBD – 1:26:45
Mail – 1:29:43
Close – 1:33:13
DDOCast Calendar
DDO Chronicle 62
DDOGamer Wallpapers
Bogenbroom asks “how many inventory spots to you usually keep open?”
Episode 303 – Enhancements
Patrick and Sig have an epic hour plus long conversation on the new enhancement system. There’s also the usual game and community news and some talk about PAX! Okay I lied, this week was not shorter…
Show Times:
News – 1:30
PAX Review – 26:30
Enhancements: Classes – 31:30
Enhancements: Races – 1:30:10
Enhancements: Closing – 1:41:40
WWBD – 1:43:57
Lightning Post – 1:48:06
Closing – 1:49:40
DDO Chronicle #60
DDO Master Calendar
DDO Gamer’s “Teach me o tankly ones” blog
Aiphon’s Resource Guide
A gathering of guides, a travelogue of tools
Episode 302 – Update 19 & Weapon Selection
Patrick is joined by Jerry (Cordovan) and we talk about update 19 patch 1, the playability of update 19, weapon selections, and how to be involved with DDOCast. Theres even a bonus of poetry!
I also learn how much content is too much to talk about in a 1 (ish) hour show…
Show Times:
News – 1:33 (DDOCast News – 35:00)
Round Table: Update 19 – 41:18
What We’ve Been Doin – 54:27
Tips & Tactics: Weapon Selections – 57:55
Lightning Post: Being a DDOCast Contributor – 1:24:26
Closing – 1:37:50
Related Links
Update 19 Patch 1 Release Notes
Shamgar’s “Calculating Weapon Damage” blog series
EvenNote blogs on about the Storm Horn Mountains
Design your own settlement contest
AidanRyuko goes long jumping
DDOcast 300 – GenCon 2013
OMG 300 episodes!!! Join Sig, Anne and Geoff for their final DDOcast as hosts! We play a bit of DDO Jeopardy, listen to some our favorite commercials, another episode of Dragon Fragments, we’re also joined in by Producer Glin and Tolero for a bit of Q&A!
Guild Give-Away Contest
One of our listeners and a good friend in Game is giving away his guild. The Darkstars decided they would Merge with The Madborn of Thelanis and offered their guild to give away for out 300th episode. They have a quality Airship stocked with amenities paid up for a month. They are a level 75 guild currently, though they may decay a it by the time we do the hand over.
- The Darkstars will transfer the guild to one of my characters and I will hand it over to the winner of the contest.
- Your guild will have a clear roster when you get it.
- You need to have a character on the Thelanis server to win
- You are encouraged to change the name of the guild once you have leadership but its not required
- You must compose a Limric or Hiku honoring the brave Darkstars to win
- Email your entry to ddocast@gmail.com
- We will select a random winner by August 25th
Related Links
DDOcast 299 – The One Before the End!
Its Sig, Anne, and Geoff’s (www.ddogamer.com) Second to Last DDOcast Episode!! Patrick also joins in for the latest discussion of DDO news and updates! We also talk about tips and tricks for going to GenCon. Plus we answer a few emails.
Related Links
- Service Update 08/12/2013: Recent Routing Issues
- Putting a feather in DDO’s Cap: Updates from Producer Rowan
- Shadar-kai Tattoo Contest Winners
- Guide to GenCon 2013
- GenCon 2013 Mobile Website Courtesy of BloodBowlDigital.com
- Deadlock’s updated Enhancement System PDF
- Large Address Awareness, a fix to defeating Memory Leaks
- Official Microsoft Process Monitor v3.05
- Last chance to Answer Patrick’s Survey for Turbine Points!
DDOcast 297
WTF! where’s 295 and 296? They’re right here! Give’em a listen:
Join Sig, Anne, and Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/) as we talk about this week’s DDO news, discuss what we’ve seen in the Storm Horns, chit-chat about our adventures in DDO, and talk about our latest RPG obsessions in the table top world: 13th Age and Numenera.
Related Links
- Role Playing Days on Sarlona
- DDO Login Issue Updates
- DDO Crystal Cove Now Thru Aug 11th
- 13th Age
- Numenera
- Mountain hiking in DDO: Shadowfell Conspiracy’s Stormhorns
- Latest DDO Community video
DDOcast 296 – The Bent Knife “Pilot”
We have another special DDOcast Treat! A reading of the DDO Fan Fic, The Bent Knife! This first Episode is a Pilot by Fwelcyr of Orien. If you enjoy this tale and would like to hear more, please send us your feedback at ddocast@gmail.com We hope you enjoy the story!
DDOcast 295 – Epic Education Collection 2
Hey all! This is a special mid-week episode of DDOcast featuring Patrick – aka Shamgar – of Epic Education. This episode includes several compiled episodes including how to run epic versions of Plane of Night Raid, epic Chronoscope, and a Speed Shroud.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:59 – Plane of Night
00:18:57 – Chronoscope
00:57:43 – Speed Shroud
Listen to DDOcast 286 – Epic Education Collection 1 here!
Links to Shamgar’s Epic Education Notes @ Shamgar.ddocast.com
- Epic Education Episode 6 & 7: The Plane of Night Part 1 & Part 2
- Epic Education Episode 8-11: Chronoscope Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4
- Epic Education Episode 12: Speed Shroud
DDOcast 294
This week on DDOcast join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com), and Patrick as we talk about a bit of DDO news, a little talk, and a wee bit of this and that. Yes its a light news week on the DDO front, but we have a bit on Iconic classes, Pirate Coves, DDOgamer.com news, more on GenCon and some DDO community news.
Related Links
- Euphonia’s Challenge: Treasure of the Crystal Cove is back
- DDO Store Sale: 35% off Select Epic Destiny Items, Tomes of Fate, & More!
- Massively’s Latest Press Reports on Shadowfell XPack Iconic Classes
- Gencon DDO Party Up on the DDO Forums
- Mops examines the Bladeforged lore in his blog
- D&D Kre-o Blocks!
- Not to be confused with DDOgamer.com: DDOGaming.com Fan Site
- Haunted Halls of Eveningstar: Amazon
- Mournlode Weapons on DDOWiki
- Win some Turbine Points by Answering Shamgar’s Questionnaire!
DDOcast 293
This week on DDOcast Sig, Anne and Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com) talk about the latest lamannia build (well, as much as we can since its in closed beta), the reports about Shadowfell Xpack from other gaming news sites, we also touch on some ddogamer.com news and ddocast news.
Related Links
- Character Undeletes are Available Again!
- Press Tour Reports for Shadowfell Conspiracy XPack are out!
- Closed Beta continues on Lamannia, you can access here if you have permission
- MMO Reporter Network’s Preview of Shadowfell Xpack
- Help Shamgar in his new reign, read his open letter and answer his survey for some fre Turbine Points!
- DDO Chronicle 53
- Where to find RPG gaming news: ENWorld
DDOcast 292
Join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com) and Patrick as we go through the latest DDO news. We’ve also got some great segments from Epic Education on Caught on the Web, a Luedwig Bait H’oven Cryptic Message, followed up by Rheebus The Rogue who suddenly stabs like a knife in the dark with a DDO Top 10!
And this is the episode were Sigfried and I announce our departure and pass on DDOcast to its next True Reincarnation life with new host, Patrick Sherman! Not to worry we’ll be around as occasional hosts and to help Patrick out in his new role as DDOcast Host & Producer!
Related Links
- Servers went down Monday this AM for Update 18 Patch 3
- Guild Renames are now Available Again!
- Lamannia Updated! Check your Emails Shadowfell Conspiracy Beta invites
- Enter DDO’s Shadar Kai Design Contest for your chance to win a custom skinned ORIGIN 800D computer!
- Deadlock’s Enhancement System PDF
- Vanshilar’s guide to the tile “Googles” puzzle in the Accursed Ascension
- DDO Chronicle 52
- Shadowfell Pics at Massively.com
- New Shadowfell Conspiracy Screen Shots Over at Ten Ton Hammer
- 20 Questions with the LOTRO Dev Team
DDOcast 291
This week on DDOcast Sig, Anne, and Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com) go over quite a bit of fun news on the latest update from Lamannia, including the latest Enhancment Revamp pass, stealth system changes, secret door changes, quest repetition changes and more! We also announce our winner of our Shadowfell X-Pack key, share a fun treat created by Geoff and get more tips on running Caught in the Web from Shamgar’s Epic Education.
Related Links
- DDO Lamannia Update for Second Pass Enhancements
- DDO Quest Repetition Penalty on Lamannia
- DDO Stealth and AI Awareness Changes on Lamannia
- DDO Secret Door Changes on Lamannia
- DDO Store News Through July 4th
- DDOcast News: What Happened to the IRC Channel?
- Keavaa looks at improved Deception in her blog
- DDMsRealm has new walkthroughs for the Disciples of Shadow quests
- DDOgamer’s Spreadsheet of Collectibles in DDO!
Join DDOcast @ GenCon 2013!
- Game ID: ENT1346414
- Title: DDOCast Live Show (A Dungeons & Dragons online Podcast)
- Description: Join Anne, Sigfried, Geoff and friends as we celebrate our passion for DDO, Gaming, and the good things in life. Join in the podcast or just kick back and hang with friends.
- Start Date & Time: Friday at 4:00 PM
- Duration: 2 hours
- End Date & Time: Friday at 6:00 PM
- Location: Embassy Suites-Coronation 1
- LINK: https://www.gencon.com/events/46414
DDOcast 290
This week Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com), and Patrick (Shamgar’s Epic Ed) have a whopping two hours of DDO news, more talk about reincarnation, upcoming XP and enhancement changes, DDOGamer gets into collectibles, we get into reading letters sent in by listeners, DDO community events, and even a bit of good old D&D news.
Related Links
- DDO Update 18 Patch 2 Release Notes
- Guild renown decay Summer Vacation
- Queset XP Changes Coming Soon! From Turbine Dev PurpleFooz
- Latest Update from Our Favorite QA Guy Major Malphunktion
- Trubine Dev SteelStar Has More on Enhancement changes
- DDO Store Sales thru June 27th
- DDOGamer Digest on DDO Collectible System
- Shamgar’s Heroic Commendations suggestions
- DDO Halfling Summer Games continues on Khyber
- More on DDO Hunger Games PvP event
- The Next Borderlands 2 DLC is like a D&D Campaign with Tiny Tina
- Neverwinter officially Launched on June 20th
- Retro D&D Video Games: Chronicles of Mystara: A faithful re-release, warts and all
- Forbes Interview with Mike Mearls “After A Year Playtesting A New Dungeons & Dragons, What’s Next?”
- The New Dungeons & Dragons Goes To Print In “Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle”
DDOcast 289 – Player’s Choice Design for TR
Its the True Reincarnation Episode! Sig, Anne, and Geoff (http://www.ddocast.com) touch a bit on some DDO news and community happenings, but the meat of this podcast is about the latest announcement from Sr. Producer Erik Boyer (aka Producer Glin) on the proposed system for Epic TR, Iconic TR, and Heroic TR. We go over Glin’s announcement and follow up posts in detail, and responses from other Turbine Devs. We also read on player reactions for the new TR system.
Player’s Choice Design
A True Reincarnation System Proposal for DDO
By Sigfried Trent
Introduction
The new Epic TR proposal from Turbine had a lot good ideas, but includes a fatal flaw. The loss of Epic Destiny XP simply makes the system anything but attractive for many DDO players. Many of us imagined something better, myself included. Mulling it over in my mind, weighing the needs of developers and players alike, I feel like I’ve come up with an iron clad update to what Turbine Proposed. I’m calling it the Player’s Choice Design (PCD).
I’d like to propose that the players of DDO rally together to support this plan and lobby for Turbine to adopt it. I don’t expect it will be everyone’s favorite plan, but if we want to have an impact, speaking in one voice will be far more persuasive.
If you like what you see, then you can join the cause by lobbying the Developers to adopt the PCD and let turbine prove to us it is truly powered by its fans!
Quick Summary
My proposal is very similar to Turbines initial offering but does not involve losing the majority of epic destiny XP you have earned. Instead, each life you choose a single destiny to work on, and reset only that destinies XP. There is a bit more to it, but that is the core of the idea.
Design Objectives
- Encourage players to enjoy the full range of DDO content
- Allow a path for continuous improvement and experimentation for characters
- Not loose any long term progress when true reincarnating
Proposals for Each of the TR Types
There are now three types of reincarnation.
Lesser Reincarnation
- Available at any level
- You may reconfigure Ability Scores, Skills, Feats, and Enhancements.
- Grants you a 32pt build if you were not already 32pts
- Optional ability to reconfigure limited class levels
- All tomes are preserved
Heroic Reincarnation
- Available at level 20 or above
- Grants future lives a Stacking Past life feat based on class up to three times per class on reincarnation
- Grants future lives access to selectable feats
- Next live gets +2 build points, up to 36 maximum
- Resets Character Level XP to 0 and lets you roll a new character
- All tomes are preserved along with character name
- Reincarnating into an Iconic Hero class sets XP to level 15
- If you have one past life for each character class you are also granted the completionist feat giving you a stacking +2 bonus to all ability scores. (this does not take up a feat slot as it does currently)
Epic Reincarnation
- Available at current max level (28)
- Requires 1 selected XP capped “Chosen Epic Destiny” (see below for details)
- Grants an Epic Destiny feat based on “Chosen Epic Destiny” upon reaching cap
- Grants benefits of Heroic Reincarnation on reincarnation
- Max build points is 38
- Resets Character Level XP to 0 and lets you roll a new character
- All tomes are preserved along with character name
- If a character has every Heroic Past live benefit available (triple completionist), they can start at level 20 when they do an Epic Reincarnation.
- Reincarnating into an Iconic Hero class sets XP to level 15
- All Fate points are preserved, as are all destiny unlocks
- Resents XP for next life’s chosen Epic Destiny to 0 upon Reincarnation
How The Chosen Destinies work
- Epic Reincarnation is a little different in that it awards your Epic Destiny Past Life Feat upon capping your character rather than just after reincarnation.
- There will be an NPC who you can speak to be awarded your past life feat. On your first epic life you may select any capped Epic Destiny as your Chosen Epic Destiny.
- Upon Reincarnation you must select an Epic Destiny you currently have unlocked. You will lose all XP in this destiny upon when you are reborn but it remains unlocked. You must max out this destiny in your next life in order to receive your next past life feat. You do not lose any fate points for the lost XP and can in fact earn more when you gain XP in this destiny on your next life. Upon capping your epic level XP and the chosen Destiny you will receive the Epic Past Life Feat for the Chosen Epic Destiny.
Further System modifications (optional)
- There should be a single experience point track for all True Reincarnated characters rather than the two tier model.
- Epic class levels should have a more flattened leveling structure and not increase on subsequent lives.
- Epic Destinies should maintain a progressive structure and add 4 maximum ED points to all destinies. Or possibly increading the XP needed for the Chosen destiny to make progression closer to epic level XP.
An example of the PCD in action!
Gungathud is currently a level 28 Barbarian 18 Fighter 2 Epic 8 with 4 past lives: 2 barbarian and 2 monk. Gungathud currently has all 3 Epic destinies maxed out: Fury of the Wild, Legendary Dreadnaught, and Grandmaster of Flowers. He has 6 more unlocked with 4 levels in Shiradi Champion, 3 in Unyielding Sentinal, 2 in Primal Avatar, 1 in Shadowdancer, and 0 in Exalted Angel.
He is hanging out in Stormreach on the day that Update 20 goes live. Because Gungathud is already capped, and has at least one capped destiny he is already entitled to an Epic Destiny Past Life feat. He goes to an Epic Destiny NPC to claim it. He can choose from Fury of the Wild, Legendary Dreadnaught or Grandmaster of Flowers. He chooses Fury of the Wild and gets the feat right then and there.
After some reflection Gungathud thinks he would like to do an Epic TR so he can go up to a 38 point build, pick up a 3rd barbarian past life feat, and work towards getting another Epic Destiny past life feat. He heads over to the Epic Reincarnation NPC. He has to choose one of his unlocked destinies to work on in the next life. He likes the Legendary Dreadnaught Epic Destiny feat so he chooses that one.
Gungathud goes through the process of Reincarnating. His Class XP is set to 0, His Legendary Dreadnaught Destiny XP is set to 0 and he re-rolls a 38pt character at level 1. He is granted his Barbarian Past life feat at this time. To get the Legendary Dreadnaught Destiny Feat he needs to get back to level 28 and cap out Legendary Dreadnaught. Then he can talk to the Epic Destiny NPC to claim that feat.
My arguments for the Players Choice Design
A True Reincarnation system should to two things:
- Incentivize re-playing the full range of DDO’s content from level 1 to endgame.
- Provide a slow but steady means of increasing a characters maximum potential.
And there are two things it should not do:
- Interfere with the planning and effort players have already invested in the Epic Destiny System
- Require more effort than the process of leveling from 1 to cap in order to rebuild a character at least as strong as the one you had before reincarnating.
Problems with the current Turbine proposal
- The loss of Epic Destiny experience and fate points represents a huge loss of time for many players, not just the raw XP, but also time spent playing in destinies not suited to their character’s abilities.
- Upon capping their next life, many characters would be significantly weaker than were in their previous life due to the loss of Epic Destinies and fate points.
- The proposed Epic Advantage system would effectively skip lower level content which is contrary to one of the primary goals of the reincarnation system.
Advantages of the Players Choice Design over the current proposal
- Saving Player Investments: Players who have invested time and effort and even money into leveling epic destinies will not lose the fruits of that effort. They may lose XP in a single destiny of their choosing, but the process of leveling from 20 to cap will provide more than enough XP to re-train the destiny.
- Creating Work Where it Makes Sense: Clearing the single destiny, which you must re-train to gain your Epic Past Life Feat, helps provide you with more something impactful to advance as you go from 20 to cap. Since you are reincarnating and likely in a different class, you can coordinate your target Heroic Class with the Epic Destiny you are working on. This should make for a more rewarding leveling experience.
- Rewards in the Right Place and Time: The PCD rewards you for capping your character, something the game currently doesn’t do. If you are capped then you will get a taste of the new system right away and rewarded for your efforts so far. You can spend some time enjoying the full power of your new feat before starting your next life.
- Includes All of DDO Content: It does not skip over any of DDO’s content (with the exception of Iconic Characters).
- Better Completionist: The completionist reward is no longer something that requires a feat slot, forcing you to make a trade off to get the benefit of your significant efforts to achieve it.
- Keeping it Simple: It isn’t very complicated and likely requires a bit less engineering than the Turbine Proposal.
How To Win a Shadowfell Conspiracy Expansion Key!
- Watch or Listen to DDOcast Episode 289!
- Read “Player’s Choice Design: True Reincarnation System Proposal”
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- Share this link and your support for “Player’s Choice Design for TR” on either your Blog, Twitter, Facebook, G+ or website
- Then send us an email at ddocast@gmail.com and include a link to a public place on the internet where you have declared your support for the “Player’s Choice Design for TR”.
- We encourage a polite but enthusiastic tone!
- Sit back and wait! Or Join the conversation at the DDO Forums. The winner will be chosen randomly as usual.
Related Links
Wheloooooon! Shadowfell Beta Access!
Did you cringe when we lampooned beta access in DDOcast 287? Did you find yourself saying, “Well Actually…”? Looks like our little inside joke got some responses and questions. Well folks, here’s your answer!
How does that work? Its programming MAGIC! Just kidding! Well actually, and according to our friend from Premium Perspective, Ecgric, whenever free or premium players get onto the Lamannia server, they only have access to the content that they have purchased. Anyone that has not purchased the expansion by the time turbine starts the beta preview, you may not be able to access the content that comes with the expansion pack even though they will have access to the Lamannia server. So just download the Lamannia client here and get ready for the Shadowfell expansion beta! Here’s all the info you need on how to access Lamannia:
- Download the Lamannia Client (right click and save as)
- Read the Official Lamannia FAQ
- See what’s happening on the Beta server on the Lamannia DDO forums
- Copy over your Live DDO character to Lamannia with the Character Copy Tool
- Learn more about how to Level a lowbie in minutes AND get the gear you need at the Test Dojo
So get ready to enter the treacherous new town of Wheloon, which is overrun by the Shadowfell! Any adventurers that have pre-purchased Dungeons & Dragons Online: Shadowfell Conspiracy prior to June 5th will be granted guaranteed beta access to the expansion content, as well as immediate access to the Shadow Of A Doubt quest, set in the brand new area of Wheloon.
Wheloon Background
When the king of Cormyr discovered that Wheloon was full of traitorous Shar worshippers, he walled off the prosperous trading town and made it into a massive prison, a chaotic hellhole where life is cheap and imprisoned criminals battle over control of the ruined streets. And now something even worse has come to the prison – the Shadowfell, a plane of darkness and despair filled with fell creatures commanded by a mighty empire.
Players will adventure through the twisting streets of Wheloon and climb up to its rooftops to explore the town from a completely different perspective. They’ll investigate hidden corners and dangerous interiors, and discover new creatures and treasure through Wheloon’s Random Encounter system. And through a serious of quests they will begin to unravel the secrets of the Shadowfell Conspiracy.
For more information on Shadowfell Conspiracy, the next expansion to Dungeons & Dragons Online, please visit http://www.ddo.com/en/shadowfell/
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Tolero Explains Wheloon in the Latest DDO Community Video!
DDOcast 285
Join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com), TC (aka Ecgric from Premium perspective) and Jerry (Cordovan from Turbine) as we talk about the Update 18, some of the latest bugs, and the Shadowfell Conspiracy Pre-Order X-Pack. We also go over the release notes, and then break down the cost per value of the pre-order value options. We also have a bit of community news. DDOgamer news, and mail from the lightning post.
Related Links
- BUG: Spell Power, Critical chance and spell critical damage Not Working!
- Invisibility is now fixed! Hooray! stunned/held mobs are sliding around again! DOH!
- Temporary Quest Closure: The End of the Road
- BUG: Spinner of Shadows literally bugs out!
- Pre-Order Shadowfell Conspiracy
- Sorcs Cry: Shiradi Double Rainbow Power Changed
- Dev Tracker is Back!
- New Dev Diary: Iconic Heros
- May 23rd Forum Updates + Apology Gift
- Web Based DDO Bug Reporting Tool: ddobugs.turbine.com
- “The following subscription(s) already have the features…” workaround (Shadowfell)
- Update 18: Disciples of Shadow Release Notes
- Shamgar’s Shadowfell Conspiracy Expantion By the Numbers
DDOcast 284 – Update 18: Disciples of Shadow
Join Sig & Anne as they walk-through the latest update for Dungeons and Dragons Online! Many thanks to our favorite Turbine Crew: Producer Athena, Producer Glin and Tolero for introducing to the new update!
New Quests
Disciples of Shar – Deep in the murky foothills of the Storm Horn Mountains, fierce wolves and mountain lions roam with hungry abandon. You must search a network of sullen caves hiding the Shar cultists responsible for terrorizing the people of Eveningstar, but Shar cultists, priestesses, and even an Owl Bear stands between you and the truth of events in Wheloon city. Free to all players!
Escape Plan – A river barge full of prisoners from Eveningstar is being transported to Wheloon Prison, and a high priority target is among them. You have been hired to guard the river barge as it floats downstream, but prepare yourself for any danger as rumors of this high priority prisoner is sure to have reached ears not currently aboard the barge. Free to all players!
Shadow of a Doubt – Players who pre-purchase Shadowfell Conspiracy will gain immediate access to the first expansion quest! Inside the safety of Wheloon Dock, the magistrate interrogates Shar clerics for information regarding their suspected plot. Skilled adventurers might have more luck than the magistrate, but the very shadows conspire against any who might bend the prisoner too far. Will you spare the guilty and innocent alike within Wheloon, or does justice have no place in a city swimming in shadow?
New Icon Character: Bladeforge
Bladeforged – forged anew, a shining beacon of your kind. A powerful, offense focusd Paladin, transformed by the Lord fo Blades inthe fires of the Creation Forge. The Lord of Blades spoke. New life coursed through your wood-and-metal frame. There in the Creation Forge you had become bright, glorious and true.
New Items
Glamered Armor – The cosmetic armor system has been completely revamped to use a cosmetic appearance equipment slot! Slot cosmetic armor enchanted with the Glamer spell to change the appearance of any equipped armor. Cosmetic armor, also known as Glamered Clothing, has one type of visual appearance and can be applied for all classes, races and gender – except Warforged in most cases. Just be careful and watch out for beholders!
Skill tomes – Permanently increase one of your character’s skills with a tome! You select the skill you want to increase once in game by activating the Tome, where at you’ll be presented with a list of possible skills to increase. You cannot select Use Magic Device – UMD tomes are available separately. Bonuses from tomes persist through reincarnation.
Healing Elixirs – Collectors in Stormreach now have powerful new healing potions for sale! These Elixirs of Healing provide a large instant burst of healing, followed by a heal-over-time effect that continues to heal for ten seconds. Elixirs of Healing function equally well on living creatures, constructs, and undead who use them. Yes Warforged and Pale Masters, that means you too.