DDOcast Ep. 126/MAJOR Ask the Devs

[Mockduck]

I think you'll want to listen to this week's ask the devs even if you don't generally listen to DDOcast, as the Turbine crew discusses full character respecs, MyDDO.com, two-handed puncturing weapons, Kate Paiz taking a temporary leave of absence, half-orcs and more! It was a very newsworthy Ask the Devs, fer sure!

Also, I am very much still looking for someone to transcribe Ask the Devs, so if you are interested, please PM me here or email me at ddocast at gmail dot com.

Here's a LINK to the episode - just left-click to play, right click and 'save as' to download as an mp3.

This week's show features a BIG discussion with Turbine with Ask the Devs! This one is an absolute must-listen, with all sorts of significant news announced. Full character respecs, MyDDO and more! Big Bad Barry also discusses the Docent of Defiance in "From the Treasure Trove" and Samius and Xiloscient talk clerics in "Sound Concepts."

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DDOcast Episode 126 (7-19-09)

:15 Intro
1:00 Ask the Devs 9 Introductions
4:55 ATD: Development Pace
6:20 ATD: Dreaming Dark info
10:20 ATD: Buying Content and VIP
13:40 ATD: Full Character Respec!!!!!!!!!
16:20 ATD: Backpack memory
17:35 ATD: Half Orcs
19:27 ATD: Two-Handed Puncturing Weapons
20:15 ATD: Large Ingredients
21:27 ATD: Hate reduction, treason and subtle backstabbing
23:20 ATD: Social Networking, out-of-game character planner coming (MyDDO.com)!
26:15 ATD: DDO.com Forum signatures
27:00 ATD: Returning weapon character build incentives
28:30 ATD: Bloodstones, philosophy and acquisition
31:38 ATD: Quivers and hot-swapping
32:08 ATD: DDO: U and Linux, TDM
35:55 ATD: Kate Paiz, temporary leave
38:12 post ATD talk, transcriptionist needed!
40:58 Lammania stress test
44:40 Tomes and minimum levels
45:55 DDO Compendium Update
46:47 Shroud DPS Lag and mouse warping
48:17 Guild features in DDO:U
50:36 DX 10 fix
51:26 DDO-Europe and Favored Soul, character slots
52:30 Press this week
57:10 Show clarification
57:58 From the Treasure Trove - Docent of Defiance, Tip of the Week (Jump Cast)
1:01:41 Sound Concepts - Clerics (includes chat with Xiloscient)
1:19:37 Deadliest Warrior Round 2
1:20:55 Pics and Videos
1:22:39 Emails

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TOTAL TIME: 1:34:36

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LINK to Tolero's post about DDO Compendium updates coming.

Press Links:

MMOhub: 10 Things I Like About DDO, 10 Things I Hate About DDO

Massive Online Gamer Permadeath Article

Crispy Gamer

MMORPG.com

Maximum PC

BioBreak - 10 Essential Resources for New DDO Players

Warcry

LINK to Sigurd's Deadliest Warrior Part 2 info, a PvP event coming to Ghallanda.

LINK to new raid pics.

LINK to Xiloscient's YouTube video of Genesis Point, a new quest coming in DDO:U.

LINK to BumofChicken's Favored Soul wings video on YouTube.

LINK to DDOcast Looks at the Sharn Syndicate video.

Jerry

[Cowdenicus]

No wonder I was not allowed anywhere near this episode...

Now it all makes sense.

[valorik]

and to think I was about to go to sleep

[Lorichie]

and to think I was about to go to sleep

I was thinking the same thing.

R

[Ghirmeshk]

Wow! Tons of info here. Thanks, Mock & crew.

[bandyman1]

Awesome as always Jerry.


Have to say; I'm more stoked after listening to this than I have been in a loooooooooong time.

[kamimitsu]

Rogue Grenades?! (at 27:30ish). Someone on the Dev Team actually read my thread?!

[Lorichie]

Awesome as always Jerry.


Have to say; I'm more stoked after listening to this than I have been in a loooooooooong time.

Concur.

Less about the information (tho that was obviously welcome news) but more about the candidness. For some topics, there was no beating around the bush. No meant no, assertive meant assertive.....I guess it just seemed there was a less apologetic tone and more along the lines of "this is what we're doing and here's why".

Mebbe it's just me,

R

[Kistilan]

Kate Paiz taking a temporary leave of absence = Best Idea/News Ever.

The fallman's gone, but the damage is done. It's still Smedley'd, regardess if ya kick the cat out of the bag.

Is Fernando still around? (Still downloading this episode).

[Big-Dex]

Nice job Jerry! Lots of interesting info here.

Dex was here.

[BoBoDaClown]

Thanks Mock - good work

[Cedrica-the-Bard]

I wonder if the character respec would allow you to convert a 28 point character to a 32 point character?

[GovtMule]

I will be able to look at my character and inventory while offline.

I am enraptured

[soupertc]

good work as always Jerry....alot of cool info.

[Draccus]

This was my first time listening to DDO cast (first time listening to any podcast, to be honest). VERY COOL!

How the heck do you get these developers to do this? I'm impressed!

Also, how do the logistics work? Is it done by phone? A special voice chat system? face-to-face?

[SteeleTrueheart]

**** you Jerry! It is almost midnight here and I stumble across this thread!!

How can I possibly sleep now! And I have work tomorrow!

[Lorien_the_First_One]

This was my first time listening to DDO cast (first time listening to any podcast, to be honest). VERY COOL!

How the heck do you get these developers to do this? I'm impressed!

Also, how do the logistics work? Is it done by phone? A special voice chat system? face-to-face?

DDOcast has been a regular souce of first release of information to us for some time now. The DDOcast team does great work and its nice to see the Turbine team recognize that and contribute