New Lamannia Build

[SqueakofDoom]

Hello! Lamannia is currently down so that we can bring the recent bug fixes to Lamannia! This is the second time this has happened, and I'll be sure to give you guys more warning next time!

Smiles,
Squeak

[49dae13]

How long will it be down ?

[irnimnode]

any estimates as to how long the server will be down??

[SqueakofDoom]

Lamannia is up and running again! Thank you for you patience!

[Scraap]

Shr Notes Plz.

/ducks

[SqueakofDoom]

Release Notes for Lamannia are going to be a bit late. I will post them as soon as I can!

[jakeelala]

RELEASE NOTES ARE THE BEST PART OF ANY RELEASE OMG YOU ARE KILLING MEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...........

[Seikojin]

Release Notes for Lamannia are going to be a bit late. I will post them as soon as I can!

Do you know if there will be a character wipe?

[AlexMonk]

Character Wipe Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze !!!!

[My2Cents]

I'll speak up again on behalf of those of us who would not like a character wipe at this time...

[Cernunan]

I would love to come test on lam lam land, but as 4 of my 5 last transfers failed, and my only character on lam at the moment is unplayable, I will not be able to do any testing. I am in favor of a character wipe. Thank you.

[stoopid_cowboy]

Character Wipe Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze !!!!

This ^

Having outdated characters on Llamaland has limited by play time. I do not feel I can effectively test new content on 6 month old characters.
The last wipe was BEFORE MotU went live (for reference)

yuda

[49dae13]

For those of you asking for character wipe got one question for you Did they fix character transfers ?
I myself dont want a wipe worked hard to get the characters there set up
And all you need to do is create a toon wait for lvl'n event this Sunday from 9-11 am eastern time and you'll have a toon that can easily run the new update

[Tid12]

For those of you asking for character wipe got one question for you Did they fix character transfers ?
I myself dont want a wipe worked hard to get the characters there set up
And all you need to do is create a toon wait for lvl'n event this Sunday from 9-11 am eastern time and you'll have a toon that can easily run the new update

Same ol', same ol'.

I couldn't care less if you worked hard on your characters on a TEST SERVER. It was stated much before hand that wipes WILL occur and that you WILL lose all your chars.

Work on your live chars and copy them over to Lama.

/signed, character wipe please.

[rest]

For those of you asking for character wipe got one question for you Did they fix character transfers ?
I myself dont want a wipe worked hard to get the characters there set up
And all you need to do is create a toon wait for lvl'n event this Sunday from 9-11 am eastern time and you'll have a toon that can easily run the new update

The only amount of "hard work" I want to do to get a character "set up" is to transfer one from live that I've already worked on.


Also in for a character wipe.

[Seikojin]

I'll speak up again on behalf of those of us who would not like a character wipe at this time...

If they did 1000% exp, I am sure a wipe wouldn't really matter.

[My2Cents]

I would love to come test on lam lam land, but as 4 of my 5 last transfers failed, and my only character on lam at the moment is unplayable, I will not be able to do any testing. I am in favor of a character wipe. Thank you.

Btw: be sure to check that they really failed. I got a fail message on my main on Live but it transferred just fine...

[Cernunan]

Btw: be sure to check that they really failed. I got a fail message on my main on Live but it transferred just fine...

I did.
They did.
Fail that is.

[Entelech]

For those of you asking for character wipe got one question for you Did they fix character transfers ?
I myself dont want a wipe worked hard to get the characters there set up
And all you need to do is create a toon wait for lvl'n event this Sunday from 9-11 am eastern time and you'll have a toon that can easily run the new update

You forgot the "Spend 2+ years farming out gear" step there somewhere.

If I wanted to play a level 25 toon in starter rags and a nicked scimitar, I had the Stone of Experience to work with. Sadly, I squandered that opportunity by slapping another life on my multiple-TR.

And if I'm awake from 9-11 am eastern time on a Sunday, there'd better be a zombie apocalypse, since I work evenings. And it'd be hard to tell who's doing more moaning and shambling.


They need to do a character wipe to get any idea how difficult the new content will realistically be, given how much the standards for gear have changed since the last time character copies worked properly. The stuff from the Eveningstar Commendation Vendors didn't even exist then.

[UrbanPyro]

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[49dae13]

You forgot the "Spend 2+ years farming out gear" step there somewhere.

If I wanted to play a level 25 toon in starter rags and a nicked scimitar, I had the Stone of Experience to work with. Sadly, I squandered that opportunity by slapping another life on my multiple-TR.

And if I'm awake from 9-11 am eastern time on a Sunday, there'd better be a zombie apocalypse, since I work evenings. And it'd be hard to tell who's doing more moaning and shambling.


They need to do a character wipe to get any idea how difficult the new content will realistically be, given how much the standards for gear have changed since the last time character copies worked properly. The stuff from the Eveningstar Commendation Vendors didn't even exist then.

Well all I can say is I ran all 5 quest in The High Road on a 1st life lvl 20 arti with AH gear from lvl's 16-20 on epic hard with 5 hires lvl's 21-22 and had no problems completing the quest.
I ran it on my lvl 22 druid 4th life with 5 hires and AH gear on epic elite and had no problems
Also ran with my lvl 25 barb 1st life with AH gear and a hire fvs lvl 24,and had no problems on epic hard
If I can run them without my live toons that are set up with epic gear then I would think that anyone can , cause I dont claim to be an uber player but I am a decent one.
Now that being said if I could bring all 13 of my 4th lifers from live here I would be all for a character wipe but as it is now max I can copy is 5 and that is IF character copy worked right which would still leave me with at least 8 toons that I would have to create and gear up since I like to test with all classes. Though at the moment I have 13 classes already here since Ive been runnin this since last wipe.
Really did it take you 2+ years to farm out your gear on live ? Wow and I thought a week was along time.

[esheep]

Release Notes for Lamannia are going to be a bit late. I will post them as soon as I can!

Squeak, I know that server wipes are a royal pain since the automated character copy service often has performance issues, but I think you would find more people willing to participate on Lamannia if their characters were more current.

(For example, I didn't want to do the flagging quests to get me to Eveningstar on old level 20 versions of my toons, so I didn't, and can't provide any feedback on the new stuff...)

Also you could probably do away with the only copying 5 characters limitation -- it might actually help deal with the performance issues of the automated character copy. (I still expect it to fail, but atleast the failures wouldn't also waste a copy...)

[Havok.cry]

Sorry but no lie I am retired and play ddo 10+ hrs a day since wife died I run with a group that plays everyday for about 6 hrs a day so when I say about a week to get geared up thats what I mean. And since we have been playing together for 2 yrs now it doesnt take long to get through a dungeon and we share in the spoils,
And as far as the EE if you noticed I ran with my 4th life druid which with augment summoning gives my hires pets and summons a +10 to all stats making it easier to get through the quest
If you still dont believe then I invite you to join me on Lamannia and we'll run it together
As far as previous post I didnt post on everytime Ive ran the series If I did that would have been 16 times now about to be 17 since I am headed back there now

augment summoning does not give +10 to all stats.

[Krelar]

augment summoning does not give +10 to all stats.

3 druid past lives give +2 each for total of +6, +4 for augment summon is +10.

Edit: I initially though augment summon was +2 rather than +4

[49dae13]

augment summoning does not give +10 to all stats.

Augment summoning gives +4 and each past life of druid gives +2 So 3 past lives is +6 include augment summoning you get +10

[Flavilandile]

If they did 1000% exp, I am sure a wipe wouldn't really matter.

It would. A naked character is not the same thing than a character with the right items.


I'm also for a wipe, as long as we can transfer after said wipe.
For the time being test without me, as my characters are outdated, and my 5 transfers have been used.

[BruceTheHoon]

Release Notes for Lamannia are going to be a bit late. I will post them as soon as I can!

Bump for release notes.

[AlexMonk]

Well Squeak, by my count it 9 to 2 for a wipe. And thats just this thread. Ballpark over the forum it's running 4 to 2 in favor. I'm sure by now you can tell that the overall particapation on Lama would go up dramiticly. I do agree that a revamp of the copy needs to be adressed. It's now your call Squeak.

[irnimnode]

make that 4 to 3

[Havok.cry]

Augment summoning gives +4 and each past life of druid gives +2 So 3 past lives is +6 include augment summoning you get +10

3 druid past lives give +2 each for total of +6, +4 for augment summon is +10.

Edit: I initially though augment summon was +2 rather than +4
Sorry. My reading failure. I missed the 4 druid lives part.

[fullpozzy]

Wipe the server already.

[jakeelala]

we cant test without release notes where are they

[SqueakofDoom]

With the recent difficulties with Mabar, the release notes will be delayed. They probably won't be updated until early next week. Most changes to the new Lamannia were bug fixes. I will let you know as soon as the release notes have been posted.

As for the Character wipe, it will not happen while we are in the middle of U16. I understand that testing is hampered without proper toons to run content. That is why we have XP/loot events. However, even with XP/loot events, sometimes people aren't available to join, and new toons should run U13 content for proper flagging; both of which can be frustrating. However, I also have to consider that the character transfer tool is acting up. In other words, a character wipe will happen at some point, but it's not going to happen right now.

[49dae13]

Has anyone that has ran Lost in the Swamp found the evil presence ? Or is that a bug I've ran it over 17 times and have yet to find it.
Also has anybody found all 4 pieces of evidence in End of the Road again over 17 times and still have not found.
And 1 more has anyone come across the 2nd Random Encounter in The High Road ? Would like to know if bugged or if Im just passing them up somewhere.


And I for one am glad to hear no wipe

[Scraap]

With the recent difficulties with Mabar, the release notes will be delayed. They probably won't be updated until early next week. Most changes to the new Lamannia were bug fixes. I will let you know as soon as the release notes have been posted.

As for the Character wipe, it will not happen while we are in the middle of U16. I understand that testing is hampered without proper toons to run content. That is why we have XP/loot events. However, even with XP/loot events, sometimes people aren't available to join, and new toons should run U13 content for proper flagging; both of which can be frustrating. However, I also have to consider that the character transfer tool is acting up. In other words, a character wipe will happen at some point, but it's not going to happen right now.

Understandable. I will note it really would help targeting refinement feedback if we knew what folks were attempting to accomplish, and what all is mutable in the time constraints given.

[Texlaw1992]

1. Make sure you free all three ghosts, then proceed into the cave behind the second ghost, get the key from under the water, unlock the door with the key, then unlock the inner dor with a bell or picking the lock. The evil presence is there.

2. Look under the End of the Road Thread - I posted all the locations for the four messages.

3. All the rares will show, it just takes time. See the thread about the problems with the werewolf encounter - I posted a list of all the rare encounters there.

Good luck!

[rest]

As for the Character wipe, it will not happen while we are in the middle of U16. I understand that testing is hampered without proper toons to run content. That is why we have XP/loot events. However, even with XP/loot events, sometimes people aren't available to join, and new toons should run U13 content for proper flagging; both of which can be frustrating. However, I also have to consider that the character transfer tool is acting up. In other words, a character wipe will happen at some point, but it's not going to happen right now.



Well good luck with your testing then. I guess I'll just wait until the update hits live to bug hunt for you ;)

[49dae13]

1. Make sure you free all three ghosts, then proceed into the cave behind the second ghost, get the key from under the water, unlock the door with the key, then unlock the inner dor with a bell or picking the lock. The evil presence is there.

2. Look under the End of the Road Thread - I posted all the locations for the four messages.

3. All the rares will show, it just takes time. See the thread about the problems with the werewolf encounter - I posted a list of all the rare encounters there.

Good luck!

Thx wasnt getting all 3 ghost before going to back and they fixed the winter werewolf with last update I had had a problem with crashing when it popped up
Still havent seen the 2nd rare encounter though its only one i need on 3 differant toons :(

[DarkForte]

With the recent difficulties with Mabar, the release notes will be delayed. They probably won't be updated until early next week. Most changes to the new Lamannia were bug fixes. I will let you know as soon as the release notes have been posted.

As for the Character wipe, it will not happen while we are in the middle of U16. I understand that testing is hampered without proper toons to run content. That is why we have XP/loot events. However, even with XP/loot events, sometimes people aren't available to join, and new toons should run U13 content for proper flagging; both of which can be frustrating. However, I also have to consider that the character transfer tool is acting up. In other words, a character wipe will happen at some point, but it's not going to happen right now.

I'll be waiting anxiously for the wipe to start the hunt.

[nayozz]

i can't wait for new release notes :D

[SqueakofDoom]

In case you didn't notice it here: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=397271

At last! Release Notes have been updated! http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=376774

[Seikojin]

In case you didn't notice it here: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=397271

At last! Release Notes have been updated! http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=376774

Thanks SoD! :)

[Ivan_Milic]

Ancient Giant Relics, Ancient Dragon Relics, Ancient Elven Relics, and all types of Dragonscales, are now ingredients instead of collectibles. The next time they are removed from a collectible bag, they will not be able to be placed back inside. Instead, they will be able to be placed into ingredients bags.

Can I ask why?
I get dragonscales,but relics,they are collectible,you dont craft with them or maybe we will craft something with them so you changed it now?

[Paryan]

Ancient Giant Relics, Ancient Dragon Relics, Ancient Elven Relics, and all types of Dragonscales, are now ingredients instead of collectibles. The next time they are removed from a collectible bag, they will not be able to be placed back inside. Instead, they will be able to be placed into ingredients bags.

Can I ask why?
I get dragonscales,but relics,they are collectible,you dont craft with them or maybe we will craft something with them so you changed it now?

Relics can be crafted with to make various elf/dragon/giant armors...

one example http://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Elfcrafted_Plate_Armor

[wrathorein]

how do i get into lamannia

[SqueakofDoom]

Instructions on how to play on Lamannia are below:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=376688

Run around, see new things, and have fun!

[lucreciacrescent]

Instructions on how to play on Lamannia are below:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=376688

Run around, see new things, and have fun!

hey squeak can you at least go online in lamannia? :\ server maintenance is happening at the live servers and we're all getting bored in here :\ save us!

[smatt]

Ancient Giant Relics, Ancient Dragon Relics, Ancient Elven Relics, and all types of Dragonscales, are now ingredients instead of collectibles. The next time they are removed from a collectible bag, they will not be able to be placed back inside. Instead, they will be able to be placed into ingredients bags.

Can I ask why?
I get dragonscales,but relics,they are collectible,you dont craft with them or maybe we will craft something with them so you changed it now?


Because the threshold for the amount of ingredients is much lower, so they're hoping that by moving these to the ingredient catagory, they will force people to buy MORE ingredient bags.

Stupid change...... And will likely cause some kind of weird bag bug I'm sure...

[Systern]

I'd guess either two reasons:

Consistency: If it's used in a barter/crafting dialog, it's an ingredient.

Code simplification: Being able to pull the right stuff out of a bag to barter becomes simpler when there's only one type of bag to scan through.