Lamannia is now available

[Tolero]

Update: Lamannia is now available. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you in beta!

The Lamannia open beta server will be brought down for emergency maintenance on Tuesday June 12th at 2:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). We anticipate the server will be available again on Thursday with the next beta update. Thank you for your patience!

[Tolero]

Will update the thread again once we have a more concrete time for Thursday.

[DeadRabbat]

Thursday!! But..But... :)

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to Thursday & trying the Raid again. Cheers.

Thanks for all the hard work you all have been doing.

DR.

[Cordovan]

On the plus side, I hear that the next update to Lamannia - should* - include a fix for Tomb of the Tormented to convince those rats to end their "why U want meee to run thru bladez?!?!" protest/strike.

Since I know you are all looking forward to running Tomb of the Tormented.





*all projections about future content are subject to change, especially on Lamannia.

[fco-karatekid]

On the plus side, I hear that the next update to Lamannia - should* - include a fix for Tomb of the Tormented to convince those rats to end their "why U want meee to run thru bladez?!?!" protest/strike.

Since I know you are all looking forward to running Tomb of the Tormented.





*all projections about future content are subject to change, especially on Lamannia.

NEED TRINKIE!!

that is all.

[Krelar]

On the plus side, I hear that the next update to Lamannia - should* - include a fix for Tomb of the Tormented to convince those rats to end their "why U want meee to run thru bladez?!?!" protest/strike.

Since I know you are all looking forward to running Tomb of the Tormented.


*all projections about future content are subject to change, especially on Lamannia.

So what I'm hearing is that when the server come back online only tomb of the tormented will be open until we've run it enough times that you're sure it's now bug free? :D

[Dandonk]

Emergency? Can we hope this emergency is the abomination of a new combat/AC system that will be recognized for the bug it is, and removed?

[eris2323]

and/or will pale masters end up not killing themselves with their healing spells?

[eris2323]

Proposal: Instead of this weird game you play, where you open the new betas on the same day you have +30% exp boosts on live....


If you really don't want us to test, just say so.

Failing that....

Just give us the +30% on live early? Okay mmmthanks, bye.

[MrkGrismer]

Emergency maintenance? Something about ready to explode?

[furbyoats]

Emergency maintenance? Something about ready to explode?

The hamster got a cramp.

[Buttkierownsmade]

I Fell deep in in love with a girl..... i will Miss her So MUCH!!!!

[danotmano1998]

I Fell deep in in love with a girl..... i will Miss her So MUCH!!!!

Don't worry, that nearly naked vendor will still be in Eveningstar, though she may be a bit more modest in the future. :D

Hopefully this downtime will be implementing the new "Hard to kill stuff because we changed the spell" change that will allow players to test it properly before it goes live.

[Gimpinator]

Proposal: Instead of this weird game you play, where you open the new betas on the same day you have +30% exp boosts on live....


If you really don't want us to test, just say so.

Failing that....

Just give us the +30% on live early? Okay mmmthanks, bye.

Yep 30% is just too much. Guess it's time to pass the beta bug finder's torch and cross fingers. lol

[Buttkierownsmade]

Don't worry, that nearly naked vendor will still be in Eveningstar, though she may be a bit more modest in the future. :D

Hopefully this downtime will be implementing the new "Hard to kill stuff because we changed the spell" change that will allow players to test it properly before it goes live.

Wow..... not the vender.... a player..

[sudzz]

I'm just looking forward to having Snookums back at my side, well rather off in front tearing mobs apart as a good arty dog should, been missing him dearly what with having taken epic lvls and all, kopefully he will also have his own epic levels and be able to use the many new modules/collars and docents I have been stacking for his triumphant return to the field of combat, failing that a clearance of the toon copy page would be nice, but not a toon wipe from Lamma of course. Hope to be back in game as early on Thursday as possible :-)

[CarpeNoctu]

I realize you guys are extremely busy trying to get all this together for us, and I hate to ask for more... But I'm going to.

Do you think it might be possible to have another XP granting event after Lamannia comes back up? I'm desperately wanting to test a few things in the new content and with the new destinies, if that's at all possible...

If not, I'll find some way to carry on :)

[Craigrx]

The hamster got a cramp.

They forgot to feed the hamsters

[Craigrx]

I certainly hope they figure out why the hirelings all the sudden forget to do their job. Its so annoying to be in a quest and see the hireling stand around like they don't know where they are, or are daydreaming

[chickenmaniac]

On the plus side, I hear that the next update to Lamannia - should* - include a fix for Tomb of the Tormented to convince those rats to end their "why U want meee to run thru bladez?!?!" protest/strike.

Since I know you are all looking forward to running Tomb of the Tormented.





*all projections about future content are subject to change, especially on Lamannia.

Great! Now I have coffee all over my screen!

[Brattyone]

I certainly hope they figure out why the hirelings all the sudden forget to do their job. Its so annoying to be in a quest and see the hireling stand around like they don't know where they are, or are daydreaming

In complete agreement with this ^^!!!! I had a cleric hireling (lvl 20) stand there getting beat on and when her health dropped to where she had about 1/3 of her hp left she said...it would be prudent to heal me now. I did a double take. Seriously??? For the rest of that quest I had to tell her to heal herself. Craziness!

[Reymouth]

I'm just looking forward to having Snookums back at my side, well rather off in front tearing mobs apart as a good arty dog should, been missing him dearly what with having taken epic lvls and all, kopefully he will also have his own epic levels and be able to use the many new modules/collars and docents I have been stacking for his triumphant return to the field of combat, failing that a clearance of the toon copy page would be nice, but not a toon wipe from Lamma of course. Hope to be back in game as early on Thursday as possible :-)

Napolyion says... Yes!!! Please, please, please, bring the pooches up to epic! I really miss my fearless companion, BonApart! (he is just a halfling after all, have a heart!)

[Calonderial]

2 things

1. Please Please Please let my TR,ed level 12 druid advance past level 1 after an LR ( hes getting bored of watching the waves crashing endlessly on the horizon) :)

2. My level 25 Arty and Druid are starting to talk of protest action where there pets are concerned, wolf balks at going higher than 18 and arty dog just flat out refuses to join the party

Otherwise you guys have been doing a great job so far

[Buttkierownsmade]

I cant believe y'all tore me apart from my girlfriend... she's going to be missing me deeply... I love her so much... we both dream about each other...

[Buttkierownsmade]

But then again... y'all gotta do what y'all have to do to make the future build better...

[MrkGrismer]

I certainly hope they figure out why the hirelings all the sudden forget to do their job. Its so annoying to be in a quest and see the hireling stand around like they don't know where they are, or are daydreaming

They need to do something like nwn did and have a command cue display underneath the hireling bar, showing the commands that are cued up for the hireling to do (from left to right), and allow the player to right-click each one and choose remove from cue. Perhaps another option clear all, reset AI, and kick hireling in the rear.

[meefer]

and/or will pale masters end up not killing themselves with their healing spells?

IKR!!!! It's so annoying when you are fighting something and you unconciously click Death Aura. I then proceed to facepalm after watching my health drop like a stone.

[Buttkierownsmade]

Tolero, Can you please Have the Server up Early... I"m not begging just simply and Politely Asking... Will you please...??

[eris2323]

IKR!!!! It's so annoying when you are fighting something and you unconciously click Death Aura. I then proceed to facepalm after watching my health drop like a stone.

sometimes, i put that ioun stone on, the one that blocks for 50 charges.... but yeah... it doesn't last long enough, and i still die...

hard habit to break ;)

[Krelar]

IKR!!!! It's so annoying when you are fighting something and you unconciously click Death Aura. I then proceed to facepalm after watching my health drop like a stone.


sometimes, i put that ioun stone on, the one that blocks charges.... but yeah... it doesn't last long enough, and i still die...

hard habit to break ;)

I'll admit to never having played a pale master. But couldn't you take death aura off your hotbar until the bug is fixed?

[dlsidhe]

I'll admit to never having played a pale master. But couldn't you take death aura off your hotbar until the bug is fixed?

A pale master without death aura is a squishy wizard with SLAs that eat HP. ;)

Without death aura, it's hard to stay in form due to healing issues. No form means no real special abilities other than added damage from to energy spells.

[fatherpirate]

ok it is Thursday !!!!

technically...1 am or so

OPEN LAM ! for the love of kitty budda ! <-- Dev-art reference


waiting...is it open ?....waiting...is it open ?

:-D

[Calonderial]

are we there yet
are we there yet
are we there yet
:)

[fatherpirate]

nope, not yet...keep bugging them....
unless they finished early, they prob got a few developers
burning the midnight oil on this patch

turn it on
turn it on
turn it on


chant with me !

[fangorn77]

I certainly hope they figure out why the hirelings all the sudden forget to do their job. Its so annoying to be in a quest and see the hireling stand around like they don't know where they are, or are daydreaming

This behaviour doesn't applies just to hireling, sadly it affects also pets (artificers and druid ones) the only one i have always seen fight as intended is the hireling panther from collector's edition of MotU so I'd suggest to take it as base code for each hireling or pet in the game. In particular I have noticed the following trouble on pets and hirelings:


Often pet goes "broken" if character has to jump between levels (like platforms, edge etc), and it has a curious "door-fobia" as if there is a a door, a gate or something that leads into a new zone it stay still untill forced to follow even if follow command is on. Often this cause it become inactives on attacks though it uses still enhachemet's feats like intimidate. This behaviour applies also to hirelings sometimes.

The trouble seems to start when AI has to calculate the path throw too much (even it is not clear how much of them) points, also to leave pet/hireling still somewhere and be teleported from long distance sometimes causes inactivity in AI.

With pets sometimes dismissing and summonning them back can solve this but they loose any buff from this, which make them more vulnerable in dungeon.

Also loosing buff by dismissing or cause they are automatically dismissed on game crash (cause disconnection or other causes) looks to me as a bug to fix.

I'm agree they loose buff if they stay dismissed for a long period (5 minute as instance resetting i.e.) but they should not be a wasting of sp or time to buff them by airship shrines cause game crashes in my opinion.



They need to do something like nwn did and have a command cue display underneath the hireling bar, showing the commands that are cued up for the hireling to do (from left to right), and allow the player to right-click each one and choose remove from cue. Perhaps another option clear all, reset AI, and kick hireling in the rear.

I'd like a system like that me too but i think it would be hard to insert such a string of command into DDO's one.

[Sidhe_Queen]

This behaviour doesn't applies just to hireling, sadly it affects also pets (artificers and druid ones) the only one i have always seen fight as intended is the hireling panther from collector's edition of MotU so I'd suggest to take it as base code for each hireling or pet in the game. In particular I have noticed the following trouble on pets and hirelings:


Unfortunately, the Panther doesn't Auto use its abilities, like trip, sunder or intimidate. which is prolly why its good at just attacking.

[Muppethero]

I dislike vuage things like...We will turn it on Thursday...Thursday is a very long day..

[MrkGrismer]

I'd like a system like that me too but i think it would be hard to insert such a string of command into DDO's one.

They took a step in that direction when they made it so the border of a command on the hireling's bar animates orange when you pick the command until the hireling does the command, so I am pretty sure there is 'some' type of command cue. Wedging code into it to display buttons that can then be right-clicked on to edit the cue may or may not be the tricky part.

It would be nice to get a devs comment on it because all we can really do is speculate about it and say what we, as players, would find to be useful.

Most of the time my hirelings work 'good enough', but when they decide to go running off around the corner because they've aggroed on some random mob I'd like to be able right-click on their "Cast Searing Light on Random Mob" cued command and pick cancel.

Now, I would also like to be able to pick a "Cast Other Spell" or "Do Other Action" button on the hireling bar and have it bring up a full spell book (including resist energy; neutralize poison, and remove curse) so I can make them cast useful spells on themselves and/or npcs that need to be escorted. Maybe a "Pull this lever in 10 seconds" command might be nice as well.

[Reymouth]

Unfortunately, the Panther doesn't Auto use its abilities, like trip, sunder or intimidate. which is prolly why its good at just attacking.

Mine does all of those. The panther ROCKS!

[eris2323]

I'll admit to never having played a pale master. But couldn't you take death aura off your hotbar until the bug is fixed?

Yes... Yes I could.... then I'll be hitting my emergency 'uh oh' button all the time and the wrong spell will be there!

I always have an emegerncy 'uh oh' button on all chracters, it's always the same ;)

Also, Undead form is part of my build, I almost never leave it to begin with.. giving it up means I'm without a lot of immunities that would be covered with the form...

in level 20+ content, that's difficult - so I haven't played much as the PM, except when my guild is around and someone has a 'harm' spell :)

[loslobos99403]

Till' what time is the server down till?

[dummeskind]

is the Server comming back today and when?

[Buttkierownsmade]

C'mon tolero please open the server so we can continue finding bugs for you

[Muppethero]

well 1:30 EST...day is more than half over now...not even an update on when it might come back on while devs are arguing with the AC/to hit people.

[eris2323]

While I am waiting just like the rest of you...

I am pretty sure I read somewhere it was coming back thursday NIGHT? Probably as per usual, 6pm or 7pm Turbine-Time?

And it wasn't final, yet... It was a 'we're hoping to get it back up'...

Can anyone confirm that? Cellphones make searching forums hard.

(And for the record, I am not complaining - I appreciate that they gave us a 'best guess' as to when they'd get it back up)

AND BESIDES ITS +30% EXP DAY WHOS GONNA BE ON LAM?

[sudzz]

It might only be half way though the day in EST but here it is starting to go into night time, would be nice for some sort of confirmation that the server is coming up tonight and even better with an actual ETA, as for the 30%xp boost, most of my played toons are capped at present on live so I will be on Lamma as soon as it opens, assuming of course I've not gone to bed by then.

[Muppethero]

I have seen nothing about thursday night. but as it is 230pm EST (turbine time) I am guessing night is what they meant.

[Buttkierownsmade]

They did say Thursday tho so maybe "sometime" today...

[Charononus]

Can we get an update on when the server will be up again? Please and thank you.

[SisAmethyst]

I'll admit to never having played a pale master. But couldn't you take death aura off your hotbar until the bug is fixed?

... some of those forms provide you for example with 100% fortification, so you may have something else in the head slot the a minos ...

and yes, and status update would be nice :D

[Buttkierownsmade]

Well... its 7 pm Turbine time and Server Is still not Up.... What are yall thinking?

[barecm]

Thinking no go... about 7 hours ago.

[TiranBlade]

My guess is sometime tomarrow around midday to afternoon, probably had the next build right on the heels of this one and decided to wait, which is fine by me. Can't wait though, kinda impatient here as well. :)

[barecm]

An update would be awesome though....

[Buttkierownsmade]

Man!! Turbine what're you up to? My girl misses me so much right now I can feel it... please OPEN THE SERVER BACK UP!!!!

[fatherpirate]

So at this late hour I take it that thursday was a wash ?

A little notice would be nice

oh well

[Buttkierownsmade]

Maybe there So busy on Doing stuff they dont have time to open Lammainia Just yet.... Give them some time But Devs PLEASE OPEN IT BACK UP AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING!!!!!! WE'RE ALL WAITING!!!!

[Muppethero]

Not even an update...

[Buttkierownsmade]

Wow.... what is going on over there....

[Buttkierownsmade]

Oh, thanks to Majmalphunktion he extended the downtime another day!!!

[sudzz]

Come on guys Friday morning here and must be Friday very earl am where you are, hows about an update at least with an ETA?

[WolfSpirit]

Mulf... morn. Cofffee... Grumble grumble grumble....
ahem...
Mmmmm....
Excuse me! whew!
Lam-land active today maybe?

[Ebforest60]

Wolf, get yer butt off the boards and login to Orien. Though you got me thinking about my druid again with all your Lama talk.

[whiteline]

Is it ever going to come back up?

[eris2323]

Nah, the whole expansion was cancelled due to lack of interest...

Next up - More cosmetic pets instead!

[Superpr]

Something must be very wrong if hey dont have time even to post something

[barecm]

Something must be very wrong if hey dont have time even to post something


I am sure they have time, they just don't like to post bad or good news until they know how long it will take..... which is an understandable position. Plus, it is Beta, not production so expectations are different. Personally, I would like to see an update, but I am not upset if there isn't one.

[eris2323]

If there wasn't 30% exp bonus on live, I'd care so much more...

But I WOULD like to see release notes myself :)

[WruntJunior]

If there wasn't 30% exp bonus on live, I'd care so much more...

But I WOULD like to see release notes myself :)

This, I want release notes and discussions to read while mindlessly grinding Vale.

[Sarnind]

when lama coming up?

[Holymunchkin]

Can't you just give any info if wether or not Lam is coming back up today?

[Tolero]

Latest lama info!

We're working to get the server open today for you. I've updated the release notes in the meantime. No character wipe has been done at this time.

This weekend in beta we'll be gathering feedback on the latest raid changes, and also some lag hunting! Just play normally as the engineers observe how the latest changes are behaving. We're particularly interested in Shroud performance if anyone gets a chance to try it out.

Once the server is available we'll announce the opening! Thanks for your patience!

[AlexMonk]

Woot !!!

Cancel the angry mob. Careful putting out those torches.

Thanks Tolero.

[AlexMonk]

FYI release Majmal. He may be needed.

[DeadRabbat]

Tolero, Thank you for the news.

I did not notice anything new in the release notes about Monk AC/Dodge and am wondering if anything new was done that we can expect/look for to see if there is any difference. I know that not everything makes it into the release notes due to varying circumstances, but wanted to check on Monks since it is an ongoing process.

Thank you.

[sudzz]

Latest lama info!

We're working to get the server open today for you. I've updated the release notes in the meantime. No character wipe has been done at this time.

This weekend in beta we'll be gathering feedback on the latest raid changes, and also some lag hunting! Just play normally as the engineers observe how the latest changes are behaving. We're particularly interested in Shroud performance if anyone gets a chance to try it out.

Once the server is available we'll announce the opening! Thanks for your patience!

Yay, a response from one who actually knows whats going on. Fingers crossed it is up sooner than later :-)

[CarpeNoctu]

Thanx for the update Tolero... I'll commence the auto reload on this page momentarily :)

[Buttkierownsmade]

Ok y'all, they did something to the client because I'm getting a value cannot ne null error

[whiteline]

Shroud run when open hopfuly after i get home from work about 4:30 eastern

[sudzz]

Ooo yeah it's updating soon be in :-)

[Holymunchkin]

Yay I think lama is coming back up soon :D

[oskar581]

I got movement we might have a pulse... yes it's alive

[Tolero]

http://geeksontheinside.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/its-alive.jpg

And we're back!

Remember, just act normally, the engineers just need to see you in your normal state of being :)

[jandragarious01]

Try not to look directly into the cameras, which are located there, and there, and there, and there is the one over there. And of course there is the one that is always pointed at your derriere

[Buttkierownsmade]

Evil scientist says: ITS ALIVE!!! ITS ALIVE!!!!! ITS ALLIIVVVEE!!!!

[Drwaz99]

Is there anyway we could get the XP bonus back?

[49dae13]

agree is there anyway to get xp bonus back for those of us that want to learn the spells and how character reacts during the lvl'n process. I have 3 druids one a caster build is lvl 25 one a melee build is lvl 15 druid/2 monk and the third is a combo build lvl 6 would like to know how they fair as they rise in lvl :) thx

[49dae13]

ty ty ty for bringing xp bonus back :)

[WolfSpirit]

Wolf, get yer butt off the boards and login to Orien. Though you got me thinking about my druid again with all your Lama talk.
For sure! Lam Later THIS afternoon for me!

[WolfSpirit]

Try not to look directly into the cameras, which are located there, and there, and there, and there is the one over there. And of course there is the one that is always pointed at your derriere
+ 1 for good humor!

[Eckabenar]

I did the Google fix for Live and it worked, but not on Lammania. I keep getting:

"Unable to decrypt and de-serialize the data downloaded from the server."
Then it goes back to Update Programs and restarts the launcher. Then it repeats ad infinitum. It's doing it, again!

[SirShen]

I did the Google fix for Live and it worked, but not on Lammania. I keep getting:

"Unable to decrypt and de-serialize the data downloaded from the server."
Then it goes back to Update Programs and restarts the launcher. Then it repeats ad infinitum. It's doing it, again!

Same problem.

[Eckabenar]

to see if that helps. If not? Well, I guess I'll play the druid, again, when it hits Live. Have fun! Cue the "Twilight Zone" Theme Music!

[scottmike0]

Same problem.

of course same problem.. tried waiting after a few retries and still nothing...

[Flavilandile]

of course same problem.. tried waiting after a few retries and still nothing...

For those that have the launcher in an update loop, it seems that you need to remove all the workaround. ( that's what I had to do this morning to fix that ) Be it google DNS or the hosts file.

Edit : At a guess i'd say it's a border effect of the DNS record being fixed. ( and what they warned us of )

[SirShen]

For those that have the launcher in an update loop, it seems that you need to remove all the workaround. ( that's what I had to do this morning to fix that ) Be it google DNS or the hosts file.

Edit : At a guess i'd say it's a border effect of the DNS record being fixed. ( and what they warned us of )

If i remove them all then i get nothing at all but an error. So its not that.

[Flavilandile]

If i remove them all then i get nothing at all but an error. So its not that.

ok, lets see... Lamania has specific DNS records... :

74.201.102.16 gls-lm.ddo.com
74.201.102.11 patch-lm.ddo.com
74.201.102.13 gls-auth-lm.ddo.com

hope it helps.

[Eckabenar]

It appears to be working. I am almost through Update Data. Hope to see you soon, on the other side!

[geckogirlie]

Trying to play the open beta and am getting the error "Unable to decrypt and deserialize the data downloaded from the server" ??

Has only happened since Turbine "forgot" to pay their Domain Bill! (*Cough* Got hacked)

[threefeetunder]

So not working, can't get in lama. That was without the workaround on, even tried to put it back (basically everything Flavilandile pasted) and still nothing.

With it, it can't connect. Without it, it goes on a updating loop where the client keeps restarting and eventually an error message pops up saying it's unable to decrypt and decode the data downloaded from the server.

[scottmike0]

So not working, can't get in lama. That was without the workaround on, even tried to put it back (basically everything Flavilandile pasted) and still nothing.

With it, it can't connect. Without it, it goes on a updating loop where the client keeps restarting and eventually an error message pops up saying it's unable to decrypt and decode the data downloaded from the server.

Yep still the same problem, although i finally removed that host thing, due to not needing it. And i see ddo has a new Ip address .

[Buttkierownsmade]

Is lama going to be available after xpack goes live??

[TazMan098]

Is lama going to be available after xpack goes live??

It is not likely to be up again till Update 15