Quest Sharing & Map Improvements

[Tolero]

Tired of directing comrades to the quest giver? Do you have trouble getting all your party members to talk to the NPC to advance their quest chains? Can’t keep up with the rest of your buddies who know all of Stormreach like the back of their hand, leaving you in the dust? In Mod 9, we’re introducing some great features to help you find quests and NPCs more easily: Quest sharing and map improvements!

Quest Sharing:

You can open your quest journal and use the “share” option to update your entire party’s quest. Hitting the “share” button automatically bestows the quest to everyone in your group. It’s great for times when you’ve already talked to the NPC, so the rest of your party can dive into the dungeon without needing to run to the NPC themselves! It’s also helpful for quest chains, as you can make sure all of your party members have advanced the story chain. No more forgetting to talk to Ungurz in Tangleroot Gorge: just use the Share button to update the chapter for everyone in your party! You’ll still need to complete quests in the right order where applicable, but using the “Share” button saves your party the legwork of getting to the NPC to update their quest progress.

When it comes to sharing quests, one thing to remember is that you can’t skip out on a quest or part of a quest and just get to the end. For example: If you’re trying to join that Waterworks group on the last chapter when they're finding Venn, quest sharing isn’t going to skip you ahead in the story. You'll still need to do the earlier Waterworks parts - you must still free Arlos!

Map Improvements:

If you’re someone who has trouble finding the dungeon entrance, much less the NPCs, you’ll love the changes we’ve made to maps! Whenever you’ve picked up a quest, a tiny gold arrow will start to light up on your mini-map pointing you in the direction of where to go to advance the quest – whether it’s talking to the next NPC or actually entering the dungeon! In fact, after finishing a quest, you will also be directed towards the reward giver in case you’ve forgotten where they are. Remember that this arrow doesn’t take into account physical obstructions between you and your intended destination, it shows the general direction your destination is from you. You don’t just have to rely on your mini-map - you can also open your full map view and the doorway or quest chalice icons will also blink. You can even resize your map now too! Once the entrance or NPC is within your mini-map view, just look for the blinking doorway or chalice icons!

You can change which quest is being tracked on your maps by opening your quest journal – click on the quest in your journal and the arrows will help you find that quest instead! You’ll need to be in the appropriate zone, as the arrow won’t direct you across zones (for instance if you’re in the harbor but your quest is in the Marketplace, you’ll need to go to the Marketplace). The quest journal will tell you which region your quest is located in, however, so just get to that region and your arrows will lead the way!

Finding your way to adventure is now that much easier!

[joker965]

Very nice.

[Hendrik]

Wow!

That is great news!

I love the map changes!

[eyepuppy]

Very nice. Thanks.

[frugal_gourmet]

Sweet.

[Yaga_Nub]

La-ti-da!

So now a bunch of newbs that can't stay on a chain will have an easy button. Great. Let's really dumb down DDO.

[Abrazak]

So what happens if I am part way into a quest, i.e. Tangleroot, have to leave, and find another group later? If someone uses the "Share Quest" button will it reset the quest chain for me?

[Hafeal]

I like it - especially for newer players.

I hope there are EVEN MORE map improvements Coming Soon, of course.

[bobbryan2]

La-ti-da!

So now a bunch of newbs that can't stay on a chain will have an easy button. Great. Let's really dumb down DDO.

Yes... an easy button.

[Impaqt]

Will it still be OK to make fun of guildies who forget the quest? Can we at least Taunt them with the Share Quest button?

Hours of entertainment.. Lost....

[Kanamycin]

La-ti-da!

So now a bunch of newbs that can't stay on a chain will have an easy button. Great. Let's really dumb down DDO.

you must have a horrible life , i feel bad for you : (

[EazyWeazy]

This sounds really cool and awesome, but I have two questions.

1) Will someone sharing a quest that is part of a quest chain, reset someone that is already further along in that quest chain? If I'm already on the last part of Co6, but someone shares part 1 or 2...will I be reset to that quest? Also if they share Grey Moon?

2) If I forgot to take the end reward for a quest and someone shares that same quest with me, will I then be reset and lose out on the end reward I forgot to take?

I don't want to sound like I'm complaining...just want to work out any potential issues.

I LOVE the new feature.

[Gunga]

Very nice. What if all 12 people forget to pick up the raid?

[RavenBrother]

La-ti-da!

So now a bunch of newbs that can't stay on a chain will have an easy button. Great. Let's really dumb down DDO.

The dumbing down of DDO has already begun with people who have joined the ranks and have nothing better to do but post as a troll...you know who you are. This is a fine idea and a great improvment. Thanks Turbine!

[Draccus]

Hound Raid Leader: Does everyone have the quest?
Party: YUP!
Hound Raid Leader: Are you SURE? Everyone please check to make sure.
Party: YUP!
Hound Raid Leader: Check ONE more time to be sure you can get in the quest. Someone ALWAYS forgets!
Party: GOT IT!
Hound Raid leader: OK, here we go...

*fight*
*door*
*kill*
*Beholder*
*fight*
*Beholder*
*fight*
*runes*
*fight*
*door*
*beholders*
*shrine*
*Fight*
*beholders*
*reavers*
*Your absurd shape amuses me!*
*Shrine*

Hound Raid Leader: Ok, you and you and you are KT, you grab three stones and come to the middle. YOu grab the fourth and bring it to him and you are chew toy and you heal him and you heal the first dog and kill team left and everyone right and go on the solid fog and...
Cleric: Oops, forgot to get the quest. Sorry guys.

NEVER AGAIN! YAY!

[Impaqt]

Very nice. What if all 12 people forget to pick up the raid?

SoL

[Deathseeker]

This is a really great upgrade! Im very excited to see so many nice touches being added in mod 9. It's almost like you are trying to really tighten up the game in advance of some major launch or platform expansion...but I'd guess something like that would be kept very vast and mysterious so we'd never know...

Regarding the sharing of quest updates, I do foresee a problem for some people. There can be a tendency for people to sometimes avoid advancing their quest so they can run that same part of a chain multiple times, or so they can "save" that part of the chain to run with a guild etsc.

For example, one might run Delera's, but not update prior to the Necromancer quest so they can stay on that part for a later time. But they will still help their current group finish it. If that's were the case, and someone in the group hit "share" it would advance the quest for them even if they didnt want to. I think Shadow Crypt, or EE 3, or a few others come to mind like this.

I dont see this as enough of an issue to outweigh the obvious fantastic benefits of the improvement, just may be something to keep in mind. We may need to "ask" before we choose to "share" the quest advance with the group. Or maybe a confirmation button is in order to allow your quest to be advanced if someone shared it?

[moorewr]

So what happens if I am part way into a quest, i.e. Tangleroot, have to leave, and find another group later? If someone uses the "Share Quest" button will it reset the quest chain for me?

Excellent question.

[Rekker]

Will this correct all the confusion caused by the lousy quest configuration for the Necropolis series ???

[Hellllboy]

This sounds the same as how they have it for LOTRO-it makes things much easier!