Join us this Wednesday on Twitch for a Q&A with Severlin!

[Cordovan]

Severlin will join me for an hour of Q&A this Wednesday starting at Noon Eastern on Twitch.tv/DDOstream. I can't promise we will get to everyone's questions, but we'll get to most of them, so feel free to ask your question in the thread here as well.

[Tianie]

When is the monk pass?

[Paisheng]

When is the monk pass?

When is the monk pass?

[dredre9987]

When is the monk pass?

When is the monk pass?

[Rauven]

When is the monk pass?

Why is the monk pass?

[voxson5]

Why is the monk pass?

Who is the monk pass?

[Vilhelm_der_Toller]

Where?

Monck Pass is in Raleigh NC.

[Annex]

*sighs* Children.

Will the Snowpeaks event include any new features (i.e., changes to the slide, a new slide, new rewards)?

Have you considered selling individual Permanent Gold Seal Hire creatures (i.e., Gnoll, Giant Crab, Raptor) in the Game Shop or Market? If the idea was evaluated and rejected, how come it was rejected?

Have you considered selling more Cosmetic Clothing in the Game Shop? If the idea was evaluated and rejected, how come it was rejected?

Will the Isle of Dread be the next Expansion?

[Arkat]

Who invented the forward pass?

[Stoner81]

Has there been any more internal discussion on updating or adding to the benefits of VIP's?

Is there any discussion at all regarding the storing of cosmetics? (having to have dedicated mules for this is getting a bit ridiculous).

Is there any plans at all to update the Cannith Challenges to Level 35 (like how Crystal Cove is).

I did have more that I have thought of over recent weeks but I can't recall them now... typical ;)

Stoner81.

[AlsoWondering]

Who invented the forward pass?

It is hard to say since it was invited at a time when it was illegal under the then current football rules. There is an account of a Yale player illegally passing the ball forward in a game against Princeton, but this was likely not the first time it was tried.

[dredre9987]

How long is the expected wait on bug fixing the Epic destines fully? Typos, not WAI, poor descriptions, and so on.

[Edwinge]

Is there any progress or update on making mega servers a reality?

[Arkat]

It is hard to say since it was invited at a time when it was illegal under the then current football rules. There is an account of a Yale player illegally passing the ball forward in a game against Princeton, but this was likely not the first time it was tried.

The question was rhetorical.

BTW, here's all you/we need to know:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_pass

[rabidfox]

Will the Isle of Dread be the next Expansion?

That's been mentioned by Cord in prior streams as coming next year =)

[Seph1roth5]

Why so many questions here lol I thought they'd be answering the ones asked ON twitch...

[Memnir]

Why so many questions here lol I thought they'd be answering the ones asked ON twitch...
feel free to ask your question in the thread here as well.https://i.imgur.com/iQqVjJX.gif

[GeneralDiomedes]

The recent gfx engine shadow changes look great - are there any further gfx engine upgrades planned, or any other visual upgrades such as re-doing old textures.

[GoldyGopher]

Who invented the forward pass?

In American Football the first attempted forward pass in competition was by Bradbury Robison of St. Louis University. His Coach Eddie Cochems is considered the Father of the Forward Pass and he is credited with presenting the rules for a forward pass in 1905.

[ChristopHilljr]

Are there any plans to update the Eveningstar loot to current numbers? The commendation of villager/pdk... ect. The whole of Faerún could use an update but that loot is in a bad spot right now. I would really like to see the Faerún side of DDO get some love. Thanks!

[Hobgoblin]

where is the archmage rework in? ie is it in thought or at design or just shoved under magus and hope we dont see them?

[Alternative]

Why are Paladin lay on hands enhancements only found in tank trees? Is it good balance if lvl 30 dps Paladin (aka Kotc/Divine Crusader) only has 5 lohs, while any aasimar has 7 recharging ones?

[mhmmm]

what is the holdup/obstacle on selling ddo points and expansions through the ddo market so that they can be gifted as codes to other players?

can you address actual details for if and how you plan to give more benefits/perks to vip subscriptions to compensate for how all adventure questpacks were given free this and last year.

[rfachini]

Questions:
1. When will we see a level cap increase?
2. What is coming next for a)new content and b)next expansion?
3. You were looking to hire a new producer. a)have they been hired and b)will Severlin still be a producer?

Thanks!

[fatherpirate]

So when is the jelly slime race and anime bunny girl pass?
[ I don't play monks]

:-P

[Valerianus]

any news about server\game performances?

any news about storage improvements?

[Chacka_DDO]

What is the point to have items Bound to Character nowadays, especially raid items, and could you please turn old items into Bound to Account status?

Is there a technical limitation to the storage in the account bank or can this bank be much bigger?

And if the account bank can be much bigger could you give subscribers (aka VIP in DDO) a MUCH bigger account bank as a bonus for the subscription? Or can we at least buy more space? (I talk about a similar capacity like the crafting storage with a max of 2045)

The platinum limit is in DDO a big economical issue, from my understanding, the best solution would be a currency-squish of like 1/1000, with that the majority of players would have enough currency storage and in addition copper, silver and gold would be meaningful again (one copper would have the same value as 1 platinum now)

Can we get rid of the super annoying reincarnation cache? (in the future no new created reincarnation caches and the Kundarank and Coin Lords Bank and Inventory space turns into a one time unlock and remains after any form of True Reincarnation like it does after an Epic Reincarnation and Lesser Reincarnation)

Could you introduce scaling items at least for some sort of items who are basically already scaling like Cannith Crafting items and many items we get from events like Night Revels? (scaling means the items change with the character level)

In DDO it needs for the overwhelming majority of players years to "max out" one character and therefore there is enough to do even if you play only one character, why do you expect us to start on each new character all over again and is an account or server-based progression, not a better solution to make it a real option to play several characters? (at the end it could be beneficial for the players AND also for SSG) is there a reason for not doing it like there is a patent for that and you don't want to pay for using it? I hear other games have similar mechanics.

[Stoner81]

Is there anything at all that can be done about the Platinum capacity per character? Just remove Gold, Silver and Copper from the game and just use Platinum please... pretty please!

In addition to the above let us trade more than 2 million at a time, transferring it about is rather painful.

Stoner81.

[Tyrande]

What modules are planned next year in additional to "Isle of Dread"?

Will we see "mounted combat" for player characters like we can in LOTRO?

Will we see "housing" storage in additional to shared banks?

When will the "lag" be fixed to pre-2009 levels?

Is there a summoning pass? Archmage pass?

With character levels going to 40 next year, will there be new Cannith Crafting levels and recipes?

Will there be hobbies and vocations in DDO?

Will there be cross-server parties?

Will the DDO anniversary party for 2022 coming with a new dungeon and new devs? What kind of new items/loot come with the party?

[Jerevth]

-Will we be getting weekly U51 fix updates until issues are resolved? (See Tilo's Bug Consolidation thread: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/527891-Let-s-try-consolidate-U51-Bugs-Here )

-Any thoughts regarding making earned favor rewards carry across True reincarnation? (i.e. House K favor, Coin Lord Favor, etc)

-Is there any planning for new low Epic Quests with new gear sets (Around level 23 or so?)

-What is/are the next heroic chain updates to Epics planned? (i.e. Splinterskull, Harbor quests, etc)

-Would SSG consider removing any old mechanics that don't really carry value anymore? (i.e. Phiarlin Time Pendant, Silver Flame favor bonuses for cost reduction, etc)

V/r and thanks

[SirShen]

1. Will we ever get meaningful multi-part quest chains rewards again or is it just going to be random rubbish? Certain multi-part quest chains use to have a fixed list of named items. For me i didnt like the change to Catacombs and Delera's Tomb, I liked the multi-part quest chain end rewards to mean something. Like others that are still in the game.

2. When will Commendation of Valor and Tokens of the Twelve be open to buy any Hearts for Reincarnation,
or a system were you can change Commendation of Valor into Tokens of the Twelve or the other way around. It would make it so much easyer. Or just get rid of Tokens of the Twelve altogether and put the whole system into Commendation of Valor.

3. Will VIPs get a DDO store discount? other games do this for VIPs so why are you not doing it?

4. More storage space - bank, shared bank, Cosmetic bank needed. You did it with the horses.

[CeltEireson]

where is the archmage rework in? ie is it in thought or at design or just shoved under magus and hope we dont see them?

Yeah, we've been waiting a long time for the archmage rework. Would like to see a boon of some kind for those of us who choose to be fleshy wizards rather than undead.

[gravisrs]

Code/Expansion Gifts before Black Friday? Or at least Christmas?

I have friends online in this game you know?

[Taurnish]

A few questions...not in order of importance.

1) Has the team considered making an enhancement tree or class like a Shaman that uses both divine and arcane magics (I know we have bard but I was thinking something along the lines of a primal Shaman such as a kobold, lizardman or orc).
2) Can we get a larger ranged weapon such as spears or javelins?
3) Any thoughts on making a brawler (wrester type) iconic or enhancement tree? Focus on tactics and not have to be centered like a monk.
4) Are spell books a possibility even if we have to buy them with DDO points?
5) Are we going to get new warforged base appearances, attachments, etc? I think all warforged basically look the same.
6) Will the loot from eveningstar get a boost this year including the items from the challenges?


Thanks

[GeneralDiomedes]

I'm sure you monitor which quests are run the most often and I don't know if you see it in your data, but the main reason I don't run a quest is because there is a long run through an outdoor wilderness area to get to it. It reduces my XP/minute, and also I usually have some kind of XP or Guild pot going.

Are there any plans to introduce FREE (or at least free to VIP) teleporting to quest entrances (like your best expansion Ravenloft has) to more areas, so those of us on TR trains with limited play-time can run them more often and add some variety back to the grind?

Quests like Vale and Stormhorns I haven't run in years due to the runs. Underdark and Kings Forest quests I love but the runs are getting to me when there is lower hanging fruit that is closer. Even Feywild I will probably stop running after I get my gear. Chains of Flame - forget about it. Shavarath? I can't even remember what those quests look like.

I know you want people to see all the work you put into wilderness areas. I get it .. but I've seen them now and I just want to get to the quest.

[SocratesBastardSon]

Why is Ninja Spy still in the ICU? What is its prognosis and will it ever recover?

[Neo-Masamune]

Is there any progress or update on making mega servers a reality?



I wish to know that also! please!

[Gralhota]

Archmage revamp, when?

Summons and Legendary Elysium horribile feat, some love?

[DYWYPI]

I'd probably ask him something like; Severlin, do you believe that time flows in a straight line. Or do you believe that time travels in a circle, that it is possible to see into the future by looking into the past?

Aside: I'd be also interested in knowing if he is aware of anyone at Team DDO that regularly enjoys soloing Assassins in the truer "stealthy sense". For example: aiming for low kill counts, being selective on which targets to dispatch, more discreet stealth aspects... Rather than just mainly conducting combat orientated sneak attacks, to mindlessly slaughter, etc.

I won't be there although I'll possibly watch the recording at a later date.

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

A little bit too late : Where is the Snow Pass ?




;)

[amessi1]

I would like to hear Severlin's personal opinions on where U51 landed with regards to balance (specifically balance across clasess & balance of player vs enviroment) and what, if any, channges they are consdiering releated to u51.

[leesun]

When is the monk pass?

When is the monk pass?



also archmage + divine disciple

[GoldyGopher]

Severlin will join me for an hour of Q&A this Wednesday starting at Noon Eastern on Twitch.tv/DDOstream. I can't promise we will get to everyone's questions, but we'll get to most of them, so feel free to ask your question in the thread here as well.

Under the old Epic Destinies system if you had a character that did not align with the paradigms or tropes of the actual Epic Destinies it was possible to create a totally independent Epic Destiny using twists. That flexibility was awesome for those of us who did not play FOTM or standard builds. In 30 to 40 hours of questing time you could unlock 4 twists and virtually max out all of the Epic Destinies. Your twists from up to four trees supplemented by one of the core trees.
This flexibility is lost under the new system you released with Update 51. The inability to pick and choose from up to five trees greatly limits character design.
How do you plan on bringing back the flexibility back to players who characters suddenly are nigh unplayable.

As a player with 42 characters across two accounts I have about 15 characters types that no longer have either a twisted epic destiny under the old system and do not align with the design paradigms under the new system. There is no squeezing five trees into three trees, no cherry picking of abilities that line up with your character, instead I have to figure out how I am going to waste dozens of points to get something useful. At least two of these characters will never line up with what you released.

[mhmmm]

reaper difficulty was planned to provide challenge for endgamers in DDO but now players regular run 10-skull difficulty
steelstar even at one point recently said that he feels that reaper challenge is too easy
with the power creep that came from reaper enhancemt and overall mob balance do you plan on adjusting or reforming reaper to make it difficult again?
you originally stated reaper difficulty was the DM trying to kill you but these days it is an easy way for balanced parties to get xp and rxp.

[Zakharov]

Can you please consider alternate forms of advancement instead of raising the lvl cap?

Raising the lvl cap means less people to group with at every lvl - it's the worst design choice possible in a game where people are already spread out over a wide range of levels, difficulties, and modes.

There should be a mega server, cross server grouping, and/or full City of Heroes style auto scaling of all characters and gear to any lvl before we ever think of raising the lvl cap.


I wish SSG would consider this mantra: Any player should be able to log into any character, of any lvl, at any time of day, on any server, put up an LFM and fill the group within 5 minutes. Future plans and game mechanics changes should be made with that goal in mind.

[mhmmm]

i would like to know what is the one campaign setting from D&D that severlin would most like to expand in to ddo that is actually possible within licensing rights.
just to suggest a few:
greyhawk
mystara
planescape
blackmoor
dark sun
alqadim
dragonlance
alqadim
karatur

[Furelli]

Severlin will join me for an hour of Q&A this Wednesday starting at Noon Eastern on Twitch.tv/DDOstream. I can't promise we will get to everyone's questions, but we'll get to most of them, so feel free to ask your question in the thread here as well.

Can we get a secondary use for our Filigree such as being able to feed them to sentient gems? Even a couple of XP a pop.

Furelli

[Aelonwy]

I would like these answered.


Why are you adamant that Tier5 be at 30?
Do you realize that players that intend to Epic TR at 30 will not enjoy the full epic destiny experience at all or for very long? You couldn't even allow a single level to enjoy the full ED experience? (System Flaw 1)
How are you okay with us having to sit on Destiny Points for a level or two to have any to spend on Tier 5 when we finally achieve 30 or PAY to respec after capping? (System Flaw 2)
How was it impossible to not have free respecs of epic destinies until at the very least the majority of the bugs had been fixed?
Many of the epic destiny trees are multi-focused. Because not all enhancements will support the focus of the player there is actually very little choice on where to spend to climb the tree resulting in some points wasted on fluff or unnecessary little-utilized items. (System Flaw 3) Relaxing the point-spent totals to unlock tiers would help OR making more enhancements multi-selectors that support each focus of the tree. Will any work be done to accommodate either of these options for a better play experience?
Epic Monster saves are still too high for the combined loss of DC/tactics from updates 50/51. Will any further work be done to reduce mob saves more?

[Paisheng]

i would like to know what is the one campaign setting from D&D that severlin would most like to expand in to ddo that is actually possible within licensing rights.
just to suggest a few:
greyhawk
mystara
planescape
blackmoor
dark sun
alqadim
dragonlance
alqadim
karatur

I would love to know if Karatur (oriental adventures) is licensed -- what a great and interesting expansion that would make with new classes and races.