Announcing DDO: Menace of the Underdark

[Fernando]

Hi everyone!

I am very excited today to share the news of DDO's first ever premium expansion 'Menace of the Underdark' which will be releasing to our players in just a few months during Summer 2012!

This will be the biggest release we've ever done for DDO and it is loaded with many long-time top player requested features including an increase in the level cap into Epic levels to a new cap of 25, the introduction of the Druid class, and our first-ever adventures set in the Forgotten Realms setting!

Please check out our new 'Menace of the Underdark' web site to find out more.

We will plan to add more information and assets to the site over the next few months and also roll out some forums discussion threads and dev diaries to let you get a peek at some of our plans.

That is just the beginning of lots of good things coming to DDO in 2012! I hope you are as excited as we are for what we expect to be DDO's best year yet! Please help us spread the word to others who might be interested and stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Happy year of the dragon !
-Fernando.

PS We have a big XP boost in-game this weekend to celebrate our big announcement and the start of the year of the Dragon ! It should help those of us who have some characters to level and get ready to face the dangers we will face in the Underdark!

[somenewnoob]

Hot ****!

[RobertVesco]

Very Nice!!

[tyga250]

noice!

[destiny4405]

awesome! will it be tied to eberron, or other world completely?

[Bolo_Grubb]

mmm how do our eberron characters end up in Forgotten Realms?

[Yskuma]

Um, ok. How are they linking Eberron to the Forgotten Realms?

[Lalangamena]

I am Eighth!
( or whatever)

[somenewnoob]

um, ok. How are they linking eberron to the forgotten realms?

magic

[TorGrimorde]

There was a post on www.mmorpg.com earlier that suddenly disappeared again, describing that there would be a way to 'travel' from Eberron to Underdark.

[Yskuma]

magic

Ah right, that's ok then...

[Sgt_Hart]

Let me be the first..To say the most important word of reply to this yet.

More.

Tell us more, Show us more..

It's not greed, its enthusiasm, and like most critters, it only grow's when regularly fed.

[Bolo_Grubb]

and will we need to hit level 25 now before we can TR?

Can we now craft items with a min level above 20?

Do we get more APs with the epic levels?

[goreax]

mmm how do our eberron characters end up in Forgotten Realms?

Probably some ancient magical portal just recently discovered, though I would prefer a roller coaster ride gone bad myself.

[Willibold]

Good-Oh

[~Cavalier9999]

How does this work for VIPs? Separate subscription?

Use same characters for all content?

Past life's at cap 20 for completion it's still count?

[wax_on_wax_off]

OMG wow!!

[Trillea]

How does this work for VIPs? Separate subscription?

Use same characters for all content?

Past life's at cap 20 for completion it's still count?

I would guess that there won't be a separate sub, he said it's an expansion. Therefore you lose no progress you have made so far. He also specifically used the word "premium" which to me tells me that premium and VIPs will get this free (or at least discounted) although I may be wrong on this last point.

[Razcar]

Sweet.

So the "M" of www.ddo-motd.com was "Menace" then

[Absolute-Omniscience]

Epic.
Wonder how this'll affect TRs and stuff like that.