8th Anniversary Forum Giveaway!

[goegoff]

my very first day goes to the very first public beta. if i recall correctly, the crystal cove's smugglers rest was then a tutorial area.
i also remember failing miserably at the very first quest in the old harbour (now inspired quarters) in the (now korthos') inn's basement, because back then, in the true D&D fashion, my thief started with 1d6 (+1 con) health. good tymes!

[shawnwetzler]

My first time in DDO was when the tent was in the middle of the marketplace and I died falling off a platform up top. Them were the good old days

[CaptainPurge]

First day, rolled a melee dwarf barb or fighter and ran through Korthos! The ice spider puzzle probably killed me but got back on my feet and made it work.

[SteeleTrueheart]

Ahh my first day, I remember being a young little human paladin and getting to choose feats and skills just like pnp, which had me sooo excited. I felt I had stepped into a tabletop game. It was also my first MMO which meant it had so much intensity of finding like minded people from all over the world playing the game I loved. It really felt like I had stepped into a real community of my kind of people.

[BruceTheHoon]

How to enter: Tell us about your first day in DDO! A sentence or two is fine.

It was in 2006 on public beta. I rolled a paladin with PA and cleave, because back then I always played paladins when it came to D&D.
Finished the tutorial quests, cautiously looking at training iron golems.
Went on the final quest and died. ****ing kobolds.
Tried it a few more times and finally made it through.
Waited for friends to come through... eventually... after a bit of re-rolling and lucky hit roll streak seeking.
Played for 9 hours straight, breaking more mauls on oozes than I can remember.

[Thuldorn]

My first day was shortly after FTP. I'd seen an article, on I09 I think, and had to give it a try. I remember the tutorial cleric casting that spell on me so I couldn't die. Still looking for other clerics to cast that spell

[LordTw]

October 2009. I couldn't believe my luck. I had said to myself, out loud even, that if someone would make one of those 'MMORPG' thingies based on Dungeons and Dragons that I would be hooked and my transition into both adulthood and the digital world would be complete. My wife (girlfriend at the time) said "why don't you google it?" "PSH! Silly Human Female" I respond, "don't you think that if there WAS a D&D MMO that I would know about it!?!?" Two clicks and 7 keystrokes later and my new addiction had begun (and persists!).

[ishr]

Happy 8th Anniversary DDO!

I hear you saying, "I love DDO! Happy 8th Anniversary! You know what would make it even better?!?! FREE STUFFZ GIMME!!!!"

We will select random participants who post in this thread between now and the end of the day (11:59 PM Eastern -5 GMT) on Friday, February 28th. Please, one post per person.

Twenty entries will be selected to win 500 Turbine Point codes, and ten entries will be selected to win Snowy Owlbear Creature Companion Certificates!

How to enter: Tell us about your first day in DDO! A sentence or two is fine.

Good luck!

i spent more time picking out my name and looks than actually playing through korthos.

[Correlan]

My first day: I spent so much time in repairing my gear after dying in almost every quest.

[deren67]

It was during beta...
My computer was so slow i was waiting so long to be able to play. The game was so hard i was amazed to kill a spider !

[Shaolinjr]

In my first day on DDO, i struggled with the controls and the loads of shortcuts, windows, panels, rules...

It was fun to learn my way through the game... But what I liked the most was building the character. =)

[Glad]

My first day i protected Cannith Crystal and saved Korthos. Living a life of a real hero

[thakorian]

On my first day of ddo I stumbled on the engraved ring from the named ice mephit in korthos island and spent the rest of my day trying to get another one. Because obviously that stacked and a paladin would need all the ac he could muster. Buhgeezus.

[Tarinia]

Hi Cordovan,

on my first day I was electricised because my dream of D&D online 24h forever comes true.
It was the beta and the first adventure was really really hard- I tried a wizard with a good dex, middle const and high intel.
But soon I discovered that dex was not important, but max. intel was.
And dying was so easy, having little mana. In the years after all got more easy seamingly automatic victories on solo/casual mode.
Anyway it was and is still a great game.
Happy birthday.
Tarinia

[Avenir]

Hmm, my first day in DDO was an absolute blast (being my first MMO) and played until 1:00 am in the morning and had to get up at 5:00 for work.

[Riekan]

I joined during beta in February 2006. Rolled up a rogue an haven't looked back. Happy 8th anniversary DDO.

[Ryan220]

On my first day in DDO little did I realise that I would become hooked and still be enjoying it on a daily basis many years down the line.

[amtoru]

As far as I remember, on my first day in DDO I read a lot on this forum and wiki. Well, that was more about a first week in DDO - I've tried to create my first character only after a week (or possibly more) of reading. That was a few years ago, and I still enjoy playing and reading

[niehues]

Happy 8th Anniversary DDO!


How to enter: Tell us about your first day in DDO! A sentence or two is fine.

Good luck!

First day in DDO: Was playing with a bunch of friends... got hooked on this game since... (none of those players are still active.. but I will not give up untill I bring them back )


such a great game... thanks for making my days after work happy!


att,
JC

[Kirous]

Was it the first day or not, I cannot remember anymore...but it was in beta.

We were having a drinking contest with beholders in the Wavecrest Tavern, which at time was located in Harbor. Looking at the expression on this guy's face I think we won at least once.