DDOCast 381 - DDO Debates: Raid Bosses, Grouping, & More

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This week features another exciting set of debates with guest moderator Lessah! Evennote, The Longshotist, & Shamgar debate questions about raid bosses, social grouping, and more! We also look at the latest game news and community news!

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DDO Debates - 1:29
-What should be added to guild ship amenities? - 6:21
-What is the best looking hat? - 13:10
-Are vorpal effects on weapons worth it anymore? - 19:40
-Who is the best DDO raid boss - 26:10
-Is self healing killing the social aspect of the game? - 33:18
-What changes should be made to encourage grouping? - 44:07
-Who would be the best actor playing a DDO raid boss? - 58:40
News - 1:07:21
Lightning Post - 1:23:33
Closing - 1:29:10

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[FuzzyDuck81]

Some thoughts:

For the hat, i'd go lucky green hat - same basic thing as renard's, but with added colour for maximum fabulosity which is what being a bard is all about, surely?

On-vorpal effects - definitely worth it IMO, especially if you're using single weapon fighting, or a greatcrossbow, where you have the extended vorpal range... there are some very useful effects & the actual named Vorpal effect still gives extra +[W] & a nice chunk of extra bane damage, which can be great since it works on bosses too. Oh, and PDK shield - sovereign vorpal.. that's 300+ damage (since a shield user might have stunning shield to make them helpless) if they have high HP, or if under 3k you just shield bash their heads off, and that's *awesome*.

Best raid boss.. I'd go Llolth purely from the voice acting perspective since she just hams it up magnificently. Mechanically, Lord of Blades, since like Patrick said, it's a dynamic, tactical fight - oh, and how fun is it to essentially be re-enacting that scene from Airplane! where you're smacking around a god to bring him back to his senses? *especially* if you're actually playing a follower of the lord of blades yourself?

Self healing.. not killing it IMO, but certainly changing it to a degree, it just depends how you define it - is it total self-sufficiency in almost all circumstances, or "i can do enough to survive until a proper healer can get to me or i kill them & then can scroll up properly afterwards before continuing"?

VA for a raid boss... depends on the boss & the nature of the quest TBH. Would still love Hugo Myatt (aka Treguard from Knightmare) as DM though, or John de Lancie (aka Q) in a similar position for the whole meta level of an omnipotent, all-seeing overseer.

ToEE - not found any of the named items yet except for the Elemental Victory & mushroom hats, but I ground out & completed a great crossbow & armour set for my mechanic, and that's awesome.. great damage & having crippling on a ranged weapon with a good critical profile is nice for crowd control & keeping things at a safe distance - with the set bonus too, i've pretty much abandoned my t2 thunderforged one.

Agree with champions being a problem in escort quests & killing the npc before you have a chance to respond.. maybe this could be addressed by giving a bunch of champion buffs to the character you have to escort too, just to help keep them alive? Definitely needs looking at though.

[TeacherSyn]

Ninja Spies gain vorpal on shortswords, kamas and shuriken with their last core ability. It's quite the trash-mower, especially with a Shuricannon.