How about some Veteran Player Loving

[Spell]

DDO is celebrating 2yrs. Congratulations.

They give us a +25% xp week. It seems a bit redundant considering they took away xp debt in favor for a more annoying item damage system.
Their gift to players: A so-so piece of cake with "wishes".
All of this is great for the new player or players with low level characters but...... where's the love to veteran players. We've stuck it out and had to decide if to reroll every time DDO changed skill or feat usability or spells were nerfed.
Many of us have enjoyed this game since it's launch. We have capped characters.
How about giving us a little something we can use. A little respect. A little something that says we believed D&D could make it as a MMORPG and we helped get it off the ground. Something we can be proud of.

[Vormaerin]

What, every single character you have is capped and has used +1 tomes in all their stats and is so excellently played that they never need a rez shrine, Mass uber heal, or rest shrine where one normally isn't? And getting a substantial reduction in the monthly rate if you subscribe long term is useless, too...

Really, if all that is true what could you possibly want anyway?

[Lunewann]

DDO is celebrating 2yrs. Congratulations.

They give us a +25% xp week. It seems a bit redundant considering they took away xp debt in favor for a more annoying item damage system.
Their gift to players: A so-so piece of cake with "wishes".
All of this is great for the new player or players with low level characters but...... where's the love to veteran players. We've stuck it out and had to decide if to reroll every time DDO changed skill or feat usability or spells were nerfed.
Many of us have enjoyed this game since it's launch. We have capped characters.
How about giving us a little something we can use. A little respect. A little something that says we believed D&D could make it as a MMORPG and we helped get it off the ground. Something we can be proud of.

Ummmmm they gave us the game we play and love.... **RESPECT**

[GlassCannon]

I would like a permenent decrease to all item damage(Global Item Damage Nerf). That would REALLY make my day.

I'd also like Permanent Damage to be repairable through no major means.

[Memnir]

I think the cake was ingenious. It was a +1 tome of choice to all players. That has to rank as one of the best all-time freebies. But it was more than that... it was also a really funny way to let us know that they've heard us over all this time. The Djinn was full of in-jokes for the forum crowd.

Add to that the Live Event for tomorrow. While I have no idea how cool the pay-off for it is going to be - I have been enjoying the build up more than I thought I would. The story they've put into it is amazing.

We're also getting a full week of +25% XP.

They've turned the 2 Year Anniversary into something rather special, in my eyes. But then again, I guess you can't please everyone all the time. If it's not your cup of tea - so be it. Myself, I'm enjoying every moment of it.

BING!

[Knightrose]

I agree with the OP

Ultima Online had veteran gives every year on the games birthday. The more years you had behind you as a player the better your gift.

I'm sure they still do it to this day. I always enjoyed that in UO and have since yet to see it happen in any other MMO.

You got my vote for veteran rewards. The cake lameness doesn't float my boat.




P.S. Nor do the constant lag spikes of 100 players standing in the market hoping to kill 3 more Orthons for a Tchurvuls Cookie

[BlueLightBandit]

You want something extra because you've been here longer?!?

What kind of sixth-grade bully mentality is that?

Your inherent reward is knowledge. You know the ins and outs of just about every quest in the game. You know the ins and outs of just about every weapon type, mob type, character type in the game. If that's not enough, then you're just asking for too much. (Confuscious say: Knowledge is power. Wise man not ask for knowledge, he seeks it out. Man who asks for knowledge, not smart enough to use it, not worth giving it to anyway.)

I've been here just as long as the OP, and I'm happy with my cake.

[Luthen]

What, every single character you have is capped and has used +1 tomes in all their stats...

For some of us who have been here since BETA and Headstart? Yes.

...and is so excellently played that they never need a rez shrine, Mass uber heal, or rest shrine where one normally isn't?

Well... I'm not perfect but yeah that's pretty accurate. If the effects you're mentioning were instant instead of having to summon then talk to the Djinn to have happen then I'd maby agree but then again everyone who had a toon created before the patch got one of these.

And getting a substantial reduction in the monthly rate if you subscribe long term is useless, too...

Again... everyone got this including players who JUST STARTED. The initial comment asked where the love for the long term supporters of DDO was.

Really, if all that is true what could you possibly want anyway?

People who signed up on this board and were active subscribers got a forum title "Founder". Why not the same consideration in game with a title of some kind for long term subscribers who have been here since the beginning or close to it. Maby consideration for the long term subscribers who have been here for 2 years as opposed to a blanket benefit for all subscribers whether they've been here 2 years or 2 days. Feel free to disagree but in most corners of the world seniority or length of stay means something. It's all about retention and appreciation. I am not disrespecting them just asking that they respect us and our time invested into their product. Not such a huge undertaking.

[Arianrhod]

Well....they could give us an optional "know-it-all" title to stick on our characters...

[Spell]

People who signed up on this board and were active subscribers got a forum title "Founder". Why not the same consideration in game with a title of some kind for long term subscribers who have been here since the beginning or close to it. Maby consideration for the long term subscribers who have been here for 2 years as opposed to a blanket benefit for all subscribers whether they've been here 2 years or 2 days. Feel free to disagree but in most corners of the world seniority or length of stay means something. It's all about retention and appreciation. I am not disrespecting them just asking that they respect us and our time invested into their product. Not such a huge undertaking.

Hear, Hear.
I'm not asking or saying that every single Veteran Player should get a super-uber-elite weapon, armor & a trinket of +20 saves. I'm not asking the world. It would be nice if Turbine made some kind of effort and acknowledged us Veteran Player. And no.... another plaque in the market with all of our names is just lame. Who REALLY read the first one?? I'm just saying that a something special for veteran players would go a long way in my opinion.

[Spectralist]

I'd rather they didn't. We're playing a game here. Why should we be rewarded or recognized just for sticking around? I can see no benefit and it would help foster pointless elitism.

[GlassCannon]

Gold star next to the Character Name(small, upper left side) of any head start or beta person's characters(new and old, even freshly created)

Silver star in the same spot for someone who joined in 2006

Copper star for someone from 2007.

Update to Plat/Gold/Silver/Copper in 2009, then discontinue progression.

BTW my Join Date is bugged. May 2006. This Trial account was started in April.

[Spell]

Gold star next to the Character Name(small, upper left side) of any head start or beta person's characters(new and old, even freshly created)

Silver star in the same spot for someone who joined in 2006

Copper star for someone from 2007.

Update to Plat/Gold/Silver/Copper in 2009, then discontinue progression.

Good idea. I like it.

[Spell]

I'd rather they didn't. We're playing a game here. Why should we be rewarded or recognized just for sticking around? I can see no benefit and it would help foster pointless elitism.

Foster pointless elitism? No offense but this game is so full of pointless elitism.
Dragon Armor, Helms, Shields. The Have's & Have-Not's.

[Vormaerin]

As long as I can opt out of having these pointless bragging rights things assigned to me, I could care less if they are given to other people.

But I really find it bizarre that someone actually complains that their free gifts... that Turbine isn't obliged to offer at all.... aren't good enough. I'm glad I don't have you on my Christmas list.... "I've been your brother for 14 years and she's only been your sister for five and you spent just as much on her!"

[BigNastyMP]

...and here I was hoping this thread would be NSFW.

[Vesuvia]

The cakes are Uber just people aren't using them right. =)

[Spectralist]

Foster pointless elitism? No offense but this game is so full of pointless elitism.
Dragon Armor, Helms, Shields. The Have's & Have-Not's.

That's no reason to make it worse. Don't get me wrong i don't think it would have a huge effect. But i see no benefit and minor detriment.

[GlassCannon]

The Star System would help new and old players alike identify one another instantly and encourage an elder-junior relationship strata in DDO.

I would also still like Combat Equipment Damage to be significantly reduced globally.

[Mad_Bombardier]

Ok, how about a voluntary Newbie system? You can choose to flag yourself as new to the game to get extra help from helpful players, avoid spoilers, etc. Or do you think that would lead to too much shunning of newbies? I, for one, don't mind helping new players when I'm in the Harbor, but I know some players would steer clear.