Add to Google
DDO MotU Closed Beta Invites on May 10th!
Looks like Menace of the Underdark Closed Beta Invites will be arriving NEXT THURSDA on May 10, 2012. Good luck on getting in everyone! In the meantime, here are some images to wet your appetite.
On Vacation! Next Live Show is on May 5th
Hi Everyone!
Looks like we ran out of time this week to get out Ep 253. Sig and I are out for next week on vacation, so I’ll hand you some DDO news before we’re out:
New 4-part DevTrailer for DDO: Beyond the Web: Forgotten Realms – Part 1
- Highlights Include
- Erik Boyer (Senior Dev) – Eberron is where we came from: Mage-punk, technoogy is magic.
- Fernando Paiz – Forgotten Realms is the most iconic settings of D&D. Getting to Ferun from Eberron is very big deal and getting it right is important.
- Dan Haard (Associate Lead Artist) – We have to be careful when dealing both Eberron and Forgotten Realms, because they are both beloved properties by fans. So turbine is working with Wizards of the Coast
- Rick Liu (Lead Content Designer) – Treat both worlds and the connection between the worlds with respect; its not a trivial thing to go between campaign settings
- Charles Miles (Senior Content Designer) – The whole linchpin between the settings is Lolth, who is powerful enough to create bridges through worlds.
- Images Seen
- Village of Evening Star both in game and art concepts
- Art Concepts, Framing, In-game of King’s Forest
- Polygonal modeling wire frames of environments, before 3D rendering has been applied.
- Part 2 coming on May 4th
http://www.youtube.com/dungeonsanddragons/
Build Your Guild!
- What is Build Your Guild? It’s a fun way to earn in-game bonuses and get an army together to take on the Drow! Are you a new or returning player?*
- Get these benefits from joining a guild:
- Get +10% XP and +1 Loot just for grouping with fellow guild members!
- Earn two Large Bounties for reaching level 8!**
- Earn one Large Bounty for reaching levels 12 and 16!
- Earn two Large Bounties for reaching level 20!
- Your entire guild will get these bonuses as well:
- Non-new and non-returning players who are grouped with new or returning guild members earn +5% XP and +1 Loot!
- Non-new and non-returning player characters will earn a Small Bounty for their guild at levels 12, 16 and 20!
- Large Bounties will award 25,000 Guild Renown and five Astral Diamonds, and Small Bounties will award 2,500 Guild Renown. All Bounties are subject to guild size bonuses, and are affected by Guild Renown Elixirs.
http://www.ddo.com/buildyourguild
Crystal Cove is Back! Now Thru May 6th
http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Treasure_of_the_Crystal_Cove_Guide
Good News: Bound To Account/Character Bag Bug to be fixed in the Next Patch
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?&postid=4424133#post4424133
New DDO Store Features
- New Bookmark Features:
- When you first enter the DDO Store, you can go straight to a list of the things you’ve bookmarked by clicking the bookmark icon, which looks like the above image. NOTE: If you put an account item into your bookmarks list, that item will be removed from your bookmarks once purchased.
- To bookmark an item, go to that item’s description, and you will see a “Bookmark This Item” button. Press it and it’s bookmarked!
- New Icons
- Featured Items: Items with this icon are the recent additions and are displayed prominently in the store.
- Hot Items: Items with this icon are current bestsellers in the store.
- Limited Time Items: Items with this icon are only available in the store for a limited time.
- New Items: Items with this icon have been newly added to the store.
- Sale Items: Items with this icon are currently on sale in the store.
- Seasonal Items: Items with this icon are seasonal items, and may be unavailable once the current season ends.
http://my.ddo.com/turbinecommunity/2012/04/26/new-to-the-ddo-store-bookmarks-and-more/
More Point Bundles
- 11,000 TP for $100
- 24,000 TP for $200
http://www.ddo.com/us/ddostorepoints
DDO Bonus Days
- Get +20% Guild Renown through April 29th!
DDO Store Sales
- NOW thru May 3rd: 30% off Guild XP, High-Level Adventure Packs, Astral Diamonds and SP Pots
http://www.ddo.com/ddostoresale
Massively’s Look at DDO Monsters with Pictures!
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/turbine-shows-off-new-ddo-expansion-beasties/
MMO Reporter has a super nice video on MotU from their PAX East Tour
http://mmoreporter.com/2012/04/15/pax-east-2012-ddo-menace-of-the-underdark-preview/
Samius’ AC List
http://my.ddo.com/samiusbot/2012/04/26/my-much-anticipated-ac-list/
PAX East 2012 DDOCast Press Tour with Fernando Paiz
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
DDO Lamannia Party!
Lamannia Party From Thursday April 12th, through April 28th
MajorMalphunktion Speaks!
Hey folks! For the next three weeks we are going to be running a community party on Lamannia! From Thursday April 12th, through April 28th we will be having events on Lamannia! You personally can win 250 Turbine Points once a day, just for showing up! That’s right! Every day, for just for coming to Lamannia you can win Turbine Points. If you win every day for a week that is 1750 Turbine Points! Not a bad deal eh?
Here are details on how you can participate:
Grand 250th DDOcast on March 31st!
Please join us for a celebration!
DDOcast 250 Celebration: Ode to Contributors!
- Live Air Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012
- Time: 3:00 PM EDT (Noon PDT / GMT -4)
- On UStream LINK 1 >> http://www.ddocast.com/listen-to-ddocast-live/
- On UStream LINK 2 >> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ddocast/
We have interviews featuring your favorite contributors over the years:
- Skaggy the Poet!
- Rowanheal from Girl Gamer
- PAX Reporter & Definitive Collectibles’ Stiener-D
- Clankenbeard & Lessah!
- Rheebus the Rogue
- Samius the Fat Halfing
- Shamgard from Epic Education
- LittleWind from Lifting the Veil
- OCD Gamer’s Ryz
- Ecgric of Premium Perspective
- Strype from Back to the Lab
- Merlask (aka Tolero from Turbine!)
- Alex Haddox from Inside the Monastery
Wow! 250 in FIVE YEARS! Please join us!!
DDOcast Shirts & Shinies for YOU!
Because you asked so nicely! Treasures for you!
You an view more merc goodies on our Shirts and Shinies Page >>
Happy GM’s Day! And Remember Gary Gygax Day
Yes, all you gamer geeks out there. March 4th is worldwide GM Day, a day where we recognize the hard work and dedication of our GMs. Our game masters who spend hours planning the dungeons our adventurers crawl through. Those brave souls that let us use those uber-kewl new feats we found in some little-known supplement. Those dedicated individuals who, even though we have destroyed their detailed storylines over and over, continue to try and bring us a story anyway.
In 2008 of the same day, “The Orginal DM” Gary Gygax passed away. In the 1960s, he created an organization of wargaming clubs and founded the Gen Con gaming convention. In 1971, he helped develop Chainmail, a miniatures wargame based onmedieval warfare. He co-founded the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR, Inc.) with childhood friend Don Kaye in 1973. The following year, he and Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons, which expanded on his work on Chainmail and included elements of the fantasy stories he loved as a child.
GM’s Day is the brainchild of the folks at Enworld.org, once of the most popular gaming forums on the net. What started as a little net appreciation for GMs turned into an annual event. It’s an excuse to buy your GM a bribe so he or she won’t smite your character outright. Pamper your GM with a gift of games, beer, snacks, and/or hug!
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
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
