Half Orcs?

[Joejack]

Hello. I'm a noob to DDO and am wondering if there was a reason half orcs aren't available for play. Maybe I missed the reason somewhere.

[Vormaerin]

Yeah, the devs didn't develop them for the initial release. They are expected to be available later this year.

[feynman]

I want half-halflings!

[Magehound]

I want half-halflings!

Woudn't that be a quarterling?

[captain1z]

Its in the works....... maybe end of this year or begining of the next.


as to why.............. I would imagine its te same reason why gnomes,1/2 elves, kalashtar,druids, monks....I'll stop there


limited time, space, money and resources in general to put all this stuff in a game that has 30 years of history and several hundred worlds fully populated with races and nations.

The shear size of D & D is tremendous and there is no way you can fit all of it on 1 -2 - 3 - even 4 discs in 1 life time (or at least not in 2008)

look for DDO 10.0 to have fully virtual worlds that cover all of D&D's history due for realease in 2068)

[Kire]

look for DDO 10.0 to have fully virtual worlds that cover all of D&D's history due for realease in 2068)

Hey i'll only be 75! woot!!! haha all you old people wont see it1@#?!#?!#$?!@$??@#$%?@#??monkey!@#!#451

~Kire

PS all in jest

[captain1z]

Hey i'll only be 75! woot!!! haha all you old people wont see it1@#?!#?!#$?!@$??@#$%?@#??monkey!@#!#451

~Kire

PS all in jest

I'll be 90 .... OMG!!!!!

If Im alive I'll be way to angry to play anything. At 90 I have the right to be angry for no reason at all ......... Its my legal right to make everyone elses life miserable If I want to, because I was tortured as a youth by old people who hate young people and I intend to return the favor.

Im gunna speed, shop lift, throw eggs, jay walk, key your car, flip the bird at authority figures and call everyone I meet drug addicts.

Just because Im 90 and you really cant do anything to punish me anymore

[Joejack]

Ok. TY all.

Also, what is the current level cap ingame?
Is there PvP in DDO and if so in what form?

[Naturelaughslast]

Current lvl cap 16. Next Mod..which is Mod 7 we get Monks. Mod 8 is an expected lvl cap bump to 20.

[Joejack]

Ok, one more question I guess. Does DDO use the standard Tank/DPS/Healer grouping model like in WoW, or do they do things differently?

[Mindspat]

Ok, one more question I guess. Does DDO use the standard Tank/DPS/Healer grouping model like in WoW, or do they do things differently?

uhm...lost?

Just kidding. :P

This is not WoW. You will have dynamics here. Characters will be built based upon how a player likes to play and not striclty based upon class.

And to give a legitimate answer: yes, no and not really.

never mind my smart ass humor - Welcome to DDO!! Be sure to have a little patience if everything you knew about "gaming" was based upon World of Warcraft. While WoW is a polised game it's also designed for the lowest denominator. DDO is going to challenge you to think outside of the box and reward you for employing a strategy.

A Cleric isn't always going to be a great healer just 'cs it's the primary class of the character. A lot has to do with the character build and who's playing it. I frequently complete quests without Clerics so you'll not be entirely crippled for not having on in a party, but they can make a difference.

[Stormanne]

Primary healer - Cleric
Secondary - Bard
Peripheral - Ranger, Paladin, Rogue or any high Use Magic Device (UMD) player

Primary DPS - Barbarian, Fighter
Secondary - Paladin, Ranger, Rogue
Peripheral - Bard or any caster with Tensors Transformation

Primary Nukers - Wiz, Sorcerer
Secondary - Ranger (build dependent)

Primary Crowd Control - Wizards, Bards
Secondary - Sorcerer, Clerics
Peripheral - Any DPS class with good intimidate ability

Primary Buffs - Cleric, Wizard, Bard
Secondary - Sorcerer, Paladin

Trapsmithing - Rogue

And characters can be multiclasses with up to three of the aforementioned classes.

Monks coming in a little over a month (estimated)

[captain1z]

Ok, one more question I guess. Does DDO use the standard Tank/DPS/Healer grouping model like in WoW, or do they do things differently?

Thats a very hard question that I tried to answer 3 times now and each time grew to a 10 paragraph essay and erased.

Im simply gunna say:

No it does not follow the WOW model. It does things differently. Dont judge a book by its cover in DDO a spade is not a spade.

I met a pure rogue once who carried a great axe and the group silently laughed at his choice of weapons................... untils he started killing everything in house K in 2 swings that is. TRUE STORY 2-3 swings tops = dead

[Yuhjn]

Ok. TY all.

Also, what is the current level cap ingame?
Is there PvP in DDO and if so in what form?

level cap is 16, and will be going to 18 late this summer. level 20 will be comming late this year or early next year.

There is PVP in many forms. You can do tavern brawls which are free for all in most taverns. You can do team fighting in those tavern by talking to the PVP guy. And you can play raid dungeons in red/blue style competitively.

[Yuhjn]

Current lvl cap 16. Next Mod..which is Mod 7 we get Monks. Mod 8 is an expected lvl cap bump to 20.

M8 is not going to give us level 20. They cannot create a double-module worth of content by then.

Level 20 not till december at the soonest.

Sorry to disappoint.

[Uska]

I'll be 90 .... OMG!!!!!

If Im alive I'll be way to angry to play anything. At 90 I have the right to be angry for no reason at all ......... Its my legal right to make everyone elses life miserable If I want to, because I was tortured as a youth by old people who hate young people and I intend to return the favor.

Im gunna speed, shop lift, throw eggs, jay walk, key your car, flip the bird at authority figures and call everyone I meet drug addicts.

Just because Im 90 and you really cant do anything to punish me anymore

You young pup you I will be 105 and I could be grumpy to all

[Uska]

M8 is not going to give us level 20. They cannot create a double-module worth of content by then.

Level 20 not till december at the soonest.

Sorry to disappoint.

really wont be quite a double module only one more spell level to add and it has been said I think that the next jump will be to 20 but we will just have to wait and see

[penumbra]

Thats a very hard question that I tried to answer 3 times now and each time grew to a 10 paragraph essay and erased.

Im simply gunna say:

No it does not follow the WOW model. It does things differently. Dont judge a book by its cover in DDO a spade is not a spade.

I met a pure rogue once who carried a great axe and the group silently laughed at his choice of weapons................... untils he started killing everything in house K in 2 swings that is. TRUE STORY 2-3 swings tops = dead

i ran with a twf rogue recently that didn't have trap skills. (o.O)! i actually almost went catatonic at the notion.

[Joejack]

uhm...lost?

Just kidding. :P

This is not WoW. You will have dynamics here. Characters will be built based upon how a player likes to play and not striclty based upon class.

And to give a legitimate answer: yes, no and not really.

never mind my smart ass humor - Welcome to DDO!! Be sure to have a little patience if everything you knew about "gaming" was based upon World of Warcraft. While WoW is a polised game it's also designed for the lowest denominator. DDO is going to challenge you to think outside of the box and reward you for employing a strategy.

A Cleric isn't always going to be a great healer just 'cs it's the primary class of the character. A lot has to do with the character build and who's playing it. I frequently complete quests without Clerics so you'll not be entirely crippled for not having on in a party, but they can make a difference.

Yeah, ty. I'm really starting to like DDO much more than WoW. It's got a special undefining charm to it. Something about seeing all my past pen & paper adventures come to life. Much like playing Baulders Gate for the first time :-)

Plus the DDO forums are so much nicer than the WoW forums.

[Zelq]

Plus the DDO forums are so much nicer than the WoW forums.

Indeed. And the players in-game are also much friendlier to us WoW transplants.