Does anyone remember Epic quests?

[Istivan]

Hi, long time pen and paper player here.

I have read some posts from people that seem to be disgusted with the content here in DDO. Is true I have characters that are receiving -90% experience from running StormCleave so many times. Yes it sucks, but it is how our game currently is running.

My question/suggestion:

Remember the Epic quests in Pnp D&D?

My favorite, and I am sure I am not alone, was the giant/drow/lolth quest.

With a little imagination I took my characters (I was DM) through the slave pits and hooked them with the Giant series of quests. On through the giant series they went and that hooked with the Drow series. Through the Vault of the Drow and onto the Queen of the demonweb pits.

This took the characters from level 3 to about level 13 or 14 all in one adventure.

I know the co-ordination for the players would be tough to do. But is something like this not possible for DDO.

Can anyone say Dragon Mountain? Tomb of Horrors? Temple of Elemental Evil? Rod of Seven Parts? There is so much classic content that this game should not run dry, even if its with quests we ran 10-20 years ago in PnP. Putting those into this game would in itself make it fresh.

Heck remember the Dark Sun world? or what about Ravenloft? What about a little outdoor area of that with some quests attached?

Taking one character, from level 2 or 3 to level 13 or 14 in one huge epic quest. Now that is the way it should be. Let us players figure out the logistics of people being on at the proper times to continue/finish. DDO should just figure out how to get something like that for us to get into.

[Uska]

Now a big epic set would be nice but lets not go bringing in stuff from other worlds this is Eberron lets use the setting we have

[Cavalier]

Technically, the Necropolis series is just that type of quest......

Granted not too many people like it, but that is a design issue.

[Hvymetal]

I was about to say the same about necropolis, the 3rd instalment is enroute.

[Istivan]

Well that is good to know.

I have enjoyed a couple of the Necropolis quests.

But I am talking in the quest area, not having to repeat the quests to obtain the levels. Do them once, in a long series of quests (cannot go back, cannot jump forward) and obtain many levels when finished. Maybe have trainers every so often to make this possible.

That is the style I remember, "back in the day".

And maybe just wishful thinking and its not possible.

[MysticTheurge]

But I am talking in the quest area, not having to repeat the quests to obtain the levels. Do them once, in a long series of quests (cannot go back, cannot jump forward) and obtain many levels when finished. Maybe have trainers every so often to make this possible.

This is not feasible given DDO's design structure.

D&D allows you to "pause" right where you are when everyone needs to go do real things. You come back a week later and pick up right where you left of, even in the middle of a quest/dungeon/adventure etc.

DDO can't allow you to pause, largely because different people come and go at different times.