Menace of the Underdark FAQ

[stainer]

Stainer

Damage control

If I had a nickle for every time those words were said close together.

[Missing_Minds]

You forgot this FAQ

I want to buy the expansion, but I am sure my wife will hit me with a skillet if I do. How can I address this?

... Isn't that sacrilege you are speaking, stainer?

Given how Lolth seems to be all about powerful women, isn't the correct answer to get your wife a heftier skillet while asking for more beatings?

[Calebro]

If I had a nickle for every time those words were said close together.

Then your wife would be rich and you'd still have to ask permission to spend $40 on the expansion?

[Coldin]

Will there be any special items for players that purchase/preorder the expansion? (Cosmetics, Gear, ect?)

[stainer]

Then your wife would be rich and you'd still have to ask permission to spend $40 on the expansion?

I see that you have met her.

[blkcat1028]

I am married to a more powerful one.

I'm with ya Bro. I went ahead and told her I wanted to buy it and took my lumps. My vision should clear by the time the expansion is released

[Doomcrew]

I see that you have met her.

I understand that your wife and the devil get together once a week for evil lessons.
After an eternity of being the devil, you'd think he knew all there was to being evil ......

[waterboytkd]

Expansion FAQ
Are the abilities based on reaching “level cap to 20” going to change to 25? (e.g. True Reincarnations Capstones, Completionist feat, Prestige Enhancements)
Capstones, True Reincarnations, Prestige Enhancements, and Completionist feat are all still going to be based on reaching level 20 of what is now called “Heroic” levels (Heroic levels are the levels from 1-20 prior to epic).

What about items? Are epic items going to have their ML changed? That would be the worst idea ever. Also, Cannith Crafted items. It was said that their ML could go up if the level cap went up. Are their MLs going to go up? That, though we were warned about it, would also be awful in my opinion. First, having a golf bag full of boss beaters meant for bosses in the level 17-20 range suddenly become unusable would be downright infuriating. Second, +5 Holy Burst Greater Banes are not so great as to warrant a ML increase. Good? Yes. Five levels above current epic weapons? Not even close. Really, they're not much better than a LitII if an arti is in the group...

[Tholar]

You forgot this FAQ

I want to buy the expansion, but I am sure my wife will hit me with a skillet if I do. How can I address this?

Make sure you cook breakfast in that skillet beforehand, that way as you sit and lick your wounds they will be bacon flavored.

[Rumbaar]

Thank for some additional information.

Does this mean Eberron is “over”?
Not at all! While we will be focusing on Forgotten Realms in the near future, we do plan to add more Eberron content to DDO in the future as well.

Even with this statement, it's a shame that Turbine rarely goes back to old content once new and shinier things have been created.

Guild system for example, low content for example.

[Havok.cry]

What about items? Are epic items going to have their ML changed?

I doubt the epic weapons min level will change... Infact I'm pretty sure not a whole lot will change, but instead Epic levels will be more. I'm fairly certain you'll even be able to keep entering epic dungeons from 20 onwards. Of course I could be wrong... they could be trying to make things more wow-like, in that when ever the max level gets raised you cant do the endgame stuff anymore till you max out again, but I doubt it. I'm pretty sure they will be setting it so 20+ you are considered epic and can do and use all the typical epic stuff.

[smatt]

You forgot this FAQ

I want to buy the expansion, but I am sure my wife will hit me with a skillet if I do. How can I address this?

Diamonds? A day for her at the spa? Offer to sleep on the couch, instead of making her TELL you to sleep on the couch?

Justt few..... I have more, each of which worked for one thing or another "I" did wrong.

[Hordo]

You forgot this FAQ

I want to buy the expansion, but I am sure my wife will hit me with a skillet if I do. How can I address this?

Grow the Porn-Stache back.

It will stun her with the giggles giving you precious time to escape.

[donblas]

So does thas mean if you have a 19 RGR/1 ROG and you take your 21 level as Ranger youd get the Ranger Capstone?

Nope tolero said capstone based on level 20 heroic in that class, your 20th ranger level in your question is an epic one

[Healemup]

Step 1: Hide all skillets
Step 2: Distract her with something shiny that looks like it costs about the price of the expansion more than it really doesStep 3: Buy the expansion
Step 4: Hide credit card statement
Step 5: Better get another shiny just in case she doesn't buy step 2.

Fixed that for you.

[FranOhmsford]

Q: While working with Ed Greenwood and Turbines "hope to further incorporate more voiced NPCS/mobs".... any chance you got Ed to voice one of the upcoming FR packs as DM or at a minimum an NPC in it? Just cuz.

P.S: Then you could come back to Eberron and let K. Baker do the same).

P.P.S: Then you could get us someone well known outside the D&D industry (aka BRUCE CAMPBELL).

This would be great. /Signed

Have to add some others I'd love to have voicing quests.

1. Alan Rickman
2. Christopher Lee
3. Christopher Walken
4. Roseanne Barr

[waterboytkd]

3. Christopher Walken

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How much do you think it would cost to get him to do all the voice acting for the game, dubbing over all the other stuff that's already been done?

[FranOhmsford]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How much do you think it would cost to get him to do all the voice acting for the game, dubbing over all the other stuff that's already been done?

Whatever - It'd be worth it.

I would prefer if they could find the money for more than one voice actor though.

[Quetzacoala]

Will the expansion be purchasable via turbine points in the DDO store?

[Full_Bleed]

Before people get too worked up in a froth on these issues, I'll weigh in on what I actually *hope* the devs do:


1) Will Epic XP be reset when a Character TRs?

I hope so. Keeping Epic XP like Crafting XP would make the Epic levels fairly trivial. One and done. I like the idea that serial TR's and hardcore players would have to make a decision about whether to be Epic or continue churning out their past-lives. With all the power creep and piling-on of past-life abilities, a *little* end-game equalization would be good for the environment. (i.e. people should be able to play Epic Content with Epic Levels without needing 3 wizard past lives.)


2) Will our over-powered/under-ML crafted weapons now require us to be the real minimum level of the weapon?

I hope so. They warned us about this enough and it makes sense. It's not like the Enhancements/Prefix/Suffix's can't be overwritten to make them level appropriate.

That said, they could fix the Ritual ML bug, add a Masterful Craftsmanship II, and add Epic Masterful Craftsmanship I to allow a ML-free additional Prefix or Suffix to be added to ML 20+ items.