Do You Have Questions For Executive Producer Severlin

[Draculetta]

DDO Players is excited to announce that we will have the opportunity to set down with Executive Producer Severlin (Via Skype) on Friday afternoon for a short interview!

We would like to know if there are any questions that you would like us to ask him. We can't guarantee that we will get to ask all of them, or even if he can/will answer them. But we will try!

So if you have a burning question you would like answered, leave a comment and we will try and ask!

We will be releasing this as special on our Podcast/YouTube Feeds.

[Livmo]

DDO Players is excited to announce that we will have the opportunity to sent down with Executive Producer Severlin (Via Skype) on Friday afternoon for a short interview!

We would like to know if there are any questions that you would like us to ask him. We can't guarantee that we will get to ask all of them, or even if he can/will answer them. But we will try!

So if you have a burning question you would like answered, leave a comment and we will try and ask!

We will be releasing this as special on our Podcast/YouTube Feeds.

In the future, will Gnome Artificers be available in-game, and will they be a viable build?

[Basura_Grande]

Ask him if he simply plans on deleting the Thunderholme raids from the game.

[EllisDee37]

Does he regret the clunky bravery implementation? Sev rejected an elegant alternative based on the idea that Sev's (clunky) solution lets people run normal with streak suppressed, then repeat that same quest on elite for bravery. But of course, as pointed out to him, that's not how his clunky implementation works. You get no bravery on first time elite if you already ran the quest (with streak suppressed) on normal. So his solution solved no problems while introducing more clunkiness. Now, in hindsight, does he regret dismissing the more elegant alternative and forcing his poor implementation through?

The more elegant proposal was to do away with bravery, replacing it with an "Explorer" bonus that simply doubles the first time bonus the first time you ever run a quest. Same xp as bravery, easier to understand, no clunky NPC to run to to suppress your streak. Just a win all around. The final proposal of this idea even included a way to keep the streak numbers that some people apparently like.

[Hobgoblin]

what are sev's plans for the elemental forms?

will the 10% cost stay?

[Cordovan]

I can already answer these two:

In the future, will Gnome Artificers be available in-game, and will they be a viable build?

Yes and yes.

Ask him if he simply plans on deleting the Thunderholme raids from the game.

No.

[Livmo]

I can already answer these two:



Yes and yes.



No.

Woot!

[Ravand]

The more elegant proposal was to do away with bravery, replacing it with an "Explorer" bonus that simply doubles the first time bonus the first time you ever run a quest. Same xp as bravery, easier to understand, no clunky NPC to run to to suppress your streak. Just a win all around. The final proposal of this idea even included a way to keep the streak numbers that some people apparently like.

This is a great idea!

[Jetrule]

Is there a timeline for the game updates beyond this year? Will we see a new executive producer letter from severlin following the roll out of U29? How does Severlin think he has done on accomplishing the goals from his last letter? (Not the one about the store but the one laying out the plans for 2015.)

[Alavatar]

Are there plans to help alleviate the unfun burden of leveling off-destinies?

[virtualgib]

I've mentioned a time or two in various places before, but would be interested in hearing Sevs thoughts on giving mob healers the ability to raise dead mobs.

[Propane]

Thoughts on the upcoming birthday parties?

What classes and at what order on on the list for passes/upgrades?

Is there any thoughts on doing a race pass (some of the race trees need some love - looking at you WF)

Any plans on a marketing push - more people better

What are the next big plans for after Eshroud?

[Vargouille]

Could we get some cookies in the developer pit? We like cookies. Chocolate pleases almost everyone, right, Severlin?

[dunklezhan]

Will we ever see/are there any plans for a UI revamp? UI Scaling, skin API back in place, that kind of thing?

[Drelak]

Are there any plans concerning unimplemented or unobtainable favor rewards, like PDK, Twelve and the House Phiarlan master repairsman?

[arkonas]

2 questions. When will goblins ever come into ddo? figured iconic monster in most campaigns. shocked there was never any introduced.

will there ever be something to give us a reason to run older raids besides just doing it. i love raids but its always sad to see them die when some of them were awesome. i hope one day there is a reason to run them heroic or epic.

[Robai]

1. When BtC bank space will be increased?

2. Will any of the quoted suggestions below be ever implemented?

TR Cache
1) Please, Devs, I don't need to open TR cache each time I open bank.
Make a button for that, please.
The problem is LAG while waiting for TR cache to open (unlike for bank/shared bank, which are fast even if they are max upgraded and full).

2) Optional requests (very important and was asked many times though):
- please add search bar
- please sort items by level (ascending or descending, just anything)
- please add filters by slot (belts, rings, boots, etc.), I mean check boxes (not selected by default, which means it will list all the items by default)

Shared Bank
3) Another optional requests:
- please open THE LAST page of shared bank by default (so that you don't have to turn all the pages of shared bank until you can take out the last item you put there, not to mention the timer for turning pages)
- please add filters by slot

3. When will Raid Counters start persisting through TR?

[losian2]

How about.. "We need playable kobolds!"

Wait, that's not a question. How about.. "Every player totally superduper agrees wholeheartedly that playable kobolds are the best idea possible for the game, are you aware of this?"

There we go! That's a nice, unbiased and fairly representative question!

[UurlockYgmeov]

Could we get some cookies in the developer pit? We like cookies. Chocolate pleases almost everyone, right, Severlin?

with kobold frosting!

ok here goes:

1st - my windmill.... GMS (Guild Management System (GMS)). Kindly read the thread and comment.

2nd - Agree on the What's in store for 2016 (and beyond)

3rd - Is Sev going to stay for 2016? I really do want him to.

4th - Health of the game vs 6 months ago, a year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago. Server population - or whatever is discussable.

5th - Race pass?

6th - How about pagifying the TR cache and adding a search or at least an 'open' button.

7th - Sentient Weapons? Dead or on life support or stretch goal for 2017?

8th - Level 40.... 2017?

9th - Adding additional ED's / Adding additional tiers to existing ED's?

10th - Stacking in the shared ingredient bank - some items only stack to 1 - and ammunition only stacks to 100. Plans? Explanations?

11th - State of Data Center Move. Now in January?

12th - Will there be new cosmetic slots for 2016? If so - what?

13th - Ingredient / Potion / Scroll / Wand bags. Are they coming (soon) and in which form? the static storage or will be able to use items from within type?

14th - Mimic Hunt. Long time fan — First time caller. Bank Heist is dead ;p (Mass Mimic Mating Migration!) - new loot for next event?

15th - Will there be a new race and or class in 2016? (other than Gnome - TY!)

16th - What is the ground speed of and african ground swallow? Sorry - couldn't resist - real querry: Founder's Fountain?

17th - How about a Princess Bride themed pack? 4+1 (4 quests plus 1 raid)? Where we get to storm an actual castle!?

[KevinMullins]

Would he take a look at sands , the shard drop rate for those items are way to low. ( talking about epic shards/seals for items that drop in sand wild area ).