Stormreach Chronicle 10-8-08

[Tolero]

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Welcome to the Chronicle - a weekly look at what's happening around the forums! Read on for tips, community spotlights, Turbine info, and more!

Letter from the Editors

"Starting next week, we're happy to introduce a new segment to the Stormreach Chronicle: Ask The Devs Unplugged! Each week we'll present a question that didn't make it into the original Ask The Devs broadcast, and answer it here in the Chronicle! For a chance to get your question fielded to the Devs, remember to keep sending your Ask The Devs questions to Jerry Snook at ddocast@gmail.com!"
- The DDO Community Team



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The following guilds are looking for more adventurers. Learn more about them here!


Shadow Riders, of the Argonessen server
Compendium Page: http://compendium.ddo.com/index.php?title=Shadow_Riders&rcid=9919
"Group of Family & Friends that enjoy an escape from "real" life. Recruitment is open but selective - send a tell to any guild member and we will schedule a trial quest."Omegahood, of the Ghallanda server
Recruitment Thread: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=158991
"Omegahood is now recruiting. We are a guild of adults. We consider ourselves to be friendly, courteous and responsible. We take our playing and raiding seriously, but are by no means power gamers. We do not tolerate discrimination or abuse, verbal or otherwise, with respect to race, gender, religion, or ethnicity. We beleive in need before greed. We have organized raids several nights a week. Come join in on Tuesdays for reaver runs and Wednesday for the hound. Weekly shroud and Titan to be announced. If you are interested, catch us during a raid run, or just stop a guildie while on line and they will be happy to direct you to an officer, and if possible, help you in your current endeavor."Dark Tribunal, of the Khyber server
Recruitment Thread: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=159223
"The Dark Tribunal is a guild located on the Khyber Server. We are a guild of friends, who focus on having fun and supporting each other. Fun comes in many different shapes and sizes. You might enjoy doing things like Tavern Healing, while another member enjoys finding a new way to tackle a raid, or maybe your some where in between. All of that is perfectly acceptable here. If you would like to join Dark Tribunal, please please contact Scarlit our guild leader. You may also vist our guild forums and our recruitment thread here on the forums."Kill To Live, of the Sarlona server
Compendium Page: http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Kill_To_Live
(http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=151927)
"Kill To Live is a medium sized guild that focuses of having fun and helping people with gear and quests. We won't be the first to do the new raids, we might not have the most elite gear, but by the gods, we have a blast. Once someone joins, they're family. Any friend someone makes in game is welcome to join, no questions asked. We are foreign friendly and new player friendly and will mentor new players on equipment and quests without giving away any surprises. If this sounds like a guild for you, shoot a member a message in game and we'll get you set up..."Occam's Razor, of the Thelanis server
Compendium Page: http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Occam%27s_Razor
"Here at the Razor's Cutting edge, you will find a group of Master Questors who excell at reaching Victory and achieving the end rewards. We also have many aminities to support your questing and help enhance your DDO experience: Exclusive to the Razor's is a Guild Favor reward system that promotes the guild event calander. Ventrillo VOIP servers, Guild Bank (for sharing and trading items), and Questing information such as maps and puzzle generators. We have guild only events scheduled almost every day of the week ranging from Lowbie Leveling Quests to Pre-Raid and Raid Quests. The guild also runs guild only reward and role-playing events. We enjoy each others company and play in a manner that helps each other advance (either with XP or desired loot). Most importantly, we are a group of people that have the feel of family without the drama. If you want to experience adventure in its purest form, to feel you are part of something bigger than yourself, we are the Guild for You! We (as of February 2008) have 73 active players, allowing us to have 8-20 members on at all times day or night. We are always looking for new members who have a good attitude. The most important aspect to our "play" is that we all get along and enjoy each others company. Group with a Razor and see if you fit!"


Over 500 guilds have pages available in the Compendium! Read more about guilds in the Compendium by clicking here! (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Category:Guild_and_Character_listings_by_server)

Looking for a guild? Looking for recruits? Be sure to visit the Guild Matchup forum (http://forums.ddo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=39)!


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Looking for a character design? Unsure which feat you should take next? Seeking build feedback? Join other aspiring builders as we take a look at this week's user-created character builds!





Featured build: Jack(lyn) of all (most) trades (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=159539)
Featured build: Grumblebelly (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=159167)
Featured build: The Utilitank (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=159136)




For more character builds, Be sure to stop by the Class Discussion forum (http://forums.ddo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21)



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Are you a new or returning player seeking help? The Academy highlights community efforts to assist incoming and returning players!


This week, we'd like to highlight a very useful tool for users - the DDO Crafting Calculator (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=141430). Community member Zaodon (http://forums.ddo.com/member.php?u=148378) has arranged the various combination and choices related to Green Steel into an easy to use site that allows you to plot out the destiny of your Green Steel creations. Whether you're just getting started with a Green Steel Rapier, or you're looking to tack on some Alchemical bonuses, the Crafting Calculator will help to show you how many and which ingredients are needed to achieve your goal! The Calculator even includes a listing of "Popular Upgrades" to help give you inspiration for which weapon you'd like to make. Give it a try today!


For more help be sure to visit the Newbie Q&A forum (http://forums.ddo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=42) and Game Play Guides (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Category:Game_Play_Guides)






Game Tip of the Week

If you get disoriented while swimming under water, remember that you can use the space bar while under water to swim directly towards the surface!


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The Compendium has received several updates! Items now display full descriptions, and the Advanced Search feature has been introduced! Read more about these changes by visiting the Compendium Release notes - click here (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Category:Compendium_Releases) to view them!
More exciting information will be available in the Compendium for Module 8, including Hirelings and Paths
Get ready for DX10 on the DDO Forums with Risia; there will be a DX10 Screenshot contest to commemorate the introduction of DX10 to the game!


Looking for updates and information from Turbine?
You can follow along with the latest Turbine talk right here on the forums! Be sure to visit:

The Dev Tracker (http://forums.ddo.com/turbine_tracker.php?tracker=devtracker)
News & Announcements Forum (http://forums.ddo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
The QA Lodge (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=151924)

Tune in next week for the Stormreach Chronicle! Also visit the Compendium for an archive of previous issues (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Category:Stormreach_Chronicle_Archive) of the Stormreach Chronicle!

[ArkoHighStar]

So any word on a date for Risia, or are hirelings still causing delays?

[Tolero]

See, this is what I get for trying to be nice and provide info early ^^ so just remember my dates and times are always caveated by "baring anything causing it to be otherwise" so...keeping that in mind... we're looking at a possible next weekish time. I'm seeing if I can get the hireling guide out a little early though just so we can start talking about them and getting used to them.

[Coldin]

See, this is what I get for trying to be nice and provide info early ^^ so just remember my dates and times are always caveated by "baring anything causing it to be otherwise" so...keeping that in mind... we're looking at a possible next weekish time. I'm seeing if I can get the hireling guide out a little early though just so we can start talking about them and getting used to them.

Deja Vu

[Laith]

for the record tolero, my ears are perked and interest piqued... it's been a couple weeks since i could say that.

[Tolero]

Being the secrets leg runner is the hardest class ever

"Can I tell em yet?"
"Not yet"
"Yet?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"No"
"Ok.....

How about now?"
"GAAAAH"
:D

I am terrible at keeping them though, but I guess that's more of a class feature than a penalty :X

[Turial]

Being the secrets leg runner is the hardest class ever

"Can I tell em yet?"
"Not yet"
"Yet?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"Not yet"
"Now?"
"No"
"Ok.....

How about now?"
"GAAAAH"
:D

I am terrible at keeping them though, but I guess that's more of a class feature than a penalty :X

The rest of the devs lock you in a plexi glass room once a day so you can vent and not spill the beans to us, dont they?

[Freeman]

I'm seeing if I can get the hireling guide out a little early though just so we can start talking about them and getting used to them.

From two weeks earlier:

I might start bringing out some of the instructions for the new Risia stuff (like the Hirelings) ahead of time though anyway

Do the guides/instructions/stuff get delayed each time the Risia update gets delayed as well?

[Turial]

From two weeks earlier:


Do the guides/instructions/stuff get delayed each time the Risia update gets delayed as well?

Likely because the person in charge of writing the guides doesnt have the info on how henchmen should actually work. And that info gets delayed everytime there is an issue and something must change.

[The_Phenx]

The rest of the devs lock you in a plexi glass room once a day so you can vent and not spill the beans to us, dont they?

It rubs the lotion on its skin...

[Coldin]

On the positive side, a screen-shot contest sounds pretty fun.

[Beherit_Baphomar]

Looking for updates and information from Turbine?
You can follow along with the latest Turbine talk right here on the forums! Be sure to visit:

The Dev Tracker (http://forums.ddo.com/turbine_tracker.php?tracker=devtracker)
News & Announcements Forum (http://forums.ddo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
The QA Lodge (http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=151924)


Orly?

[Tolero]

They can, but it depends on what it is. In the case of brand new systems to the game, it's a fine balance because

On one hand yes, you want to start teaching people how to use it
But the last thing you want to do is present a guide too early, have some functionality change, and then you have players who learned the "old way" and it takes a long time to work that incorrect info back out of the population. Meanwhile those people bang their heads on the wall going "but the guide SAID!!!" - since we're the ones who put the guide out, they're counting on us to be "accurate". Even though it's Risia, it's still important the guide be at least appropriate for Risia itself.

[CSFurious]

it would not be a big deal if the people that you worked for timely updated this game

people are starved for content around here

these hirelings better be good


See, this is what I get for trying to be nice and provide info early ^^ so just remember my dates and times are always caveated by "baring anything causing it to be otherwise" so...keeping that in mind... we're looking at a possible next weekish time. I'm seeing if I can get the hireling guide out a little early though just so we can start talking about them and getting used to them.

[cdbd3rd]

.....so just remember my dates and times are always caveated by "baring anything causing it to be otherwise" .....


Ah, so that's what's really holding things up....


/Grabs megaphone.
Okay folks, let's get with the 'baring' and see if we can get this thing rolling!!!!

:p



I know, I know. I'm a bad puppy.... :o

[ArkoHighStar]

They can, but it depends on what it is. In the case of brand new systems to the game, it's a fine balance because

On one hand yes, you want to start teaching people how to use it
But the last thing you want to do is present a guide too early, have some functionality change, and then you have players who learned the "old way" and it takes a long time to work that incorrect info back out of the population. Meanwhile those people bang their heads on the wall going "but the guide SAID!!!" - since we're the ones who put the guide out, they're counting on us to be "accurate". Even though it's Risia, it's still important the guide be at least appropriate for Risia itself.

what about the release notes, it can't all be about hirelings.
If you gave us that you would have us busy for at least a week.:D

[The_Phenx]

what about the release notes, it can't all be about hirelings.
If you gave us that you would have us busy for at least a week.:D

Need more content... feeling weak...

[Mockduck]

Just a bit of an explanation on the Ask the Devs Unplugged thing:

Basically, I've been collecting a bunch of submissions. I've probably gotten 60-80% of them on the show, but there's just not always enough time to get everything answered. So, Tolero approached me to see if we couldn't bring those unanswered to the Chronicle! Sounds good to me.

Please, please keep submitting questions to Ask the Devs - we're getting pretty close to being caught up on it all, so now's a great time to send them in! Send 'em to ddocast@gmail.com

[frugal_gourmet]

LOL. I'm amazed at how difficult waiting a week is... :)

[DaveyCrockett]

LOL. I'm amazed at how difficult waiting 6 months is... :)

Fixed that for you.

[Benjarrus_Bloodfeat]

LOL. I'm amazed at how difficult waiting a week is... :)

Like sitting on a Big freakin' tack the whole time !:cool:

I have an unrelated question about enhancement/effects: Weapons almost never have lower teir Sonic effects, mostly it is the Thundering (bursting) effect based on Crits. Acid weapons are short on the Upper teir (bursting) effect. I was wondering if there was an intentional shortcoming on these in the random generation table ? Also has there been any thought given to Enhancements in the caster's line to Sonic element and possibly the Schools of casting i.e: Illusion, necromancy, alteration, abjuration, etc...

I know Druids are a long way off so I will refrain from going into questions concerning their spell lines.

I would also like to thank all of the persons responsible for making this diversion (game) a great source of enjoyment for me and my running-mates. Keep up the hard work and know it is appreciated.
:cool:

[Kistilan]

LOL. I'm amazed at how difficult waiting a week (or 13 years) is... :)

To put it in perspective, I threw some red up into your quote. I've waited that long for the woman I love and it's about to happen. :)

And that's not searching, that's knowing (and not being able to be together). So, we all know mod 8 is coming much sooner than that. I think that's groovy.

[Zaodon]

Woot, Im famous.







or....

Infamous!


Muh ha ha ha ha!

/twist mustache

[Ghoste]

Can you at least tell us whether we'll be able to pick names for our henchmen?

Mine will all have names like "Cannon Fodder" and "Ghoste's Slave Girl".

[Kistilan]

Can you at least tell us whether we'll be able to pick names for our henchmen?

Mine will all have names like "Cannon Fodder" and "Ghoste's Slave Girl".

I could see this going very badly because I'm sure we'd see ones like a halfling under the control of Yaga by the name of Ramses & a dwarf by the name of Tot following Mhykke while Blah runs around with every name that's ever told him to die as his own personal death toy.

And let's not even assume what people would be doing with their "Kistilan" henchmen, alone... in the Sunken Sewer.... without any lockpicks and only one knock spell that only Kistilan can do proper. See? The game just won't be PG-13 anymore if this happens....

Also, we'll see The BigSexy runn'n around in his underwear way too often - nor will it be original any longer.

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[Stormanne]

Tolero, thanks for the Kill To Live plug.