DDO's Celebrating 10 Years!

[Thar]

Dungeons & Dragons Online will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary starting on Thursday with a series of events, bonuses, and public broadcasts! Starting late morning Eastern on Thursday and running through Sunday, February 28th, players will get:

• +30% Guild Renown
• +5% XP bonus per Party Member
• Double Mysterious Remnants
• +1 Loot

In addition, starting on February 25^th late morning Eastern and running through Thursday, March 3^rd, players will get the following bonuses:

• Champion Hunter Week – All items are available in the Champion Vendor in the Hall of Heroes
• Risia Ice Games – Ice ramp fun in The Harbor of Stormreach in Eberron
• Eveningstar Midwinter Festival – Ice skating fun in the village of Eveningstar, located in the Forgotten Realms
• Festivult – a winter holiday-themed event where players collect coins and turn them in for various cookies from the Jester of Festivult
• Euphonia’s Challenge: Treasure of Crystal Cove – a pirate-themed event where players battle pirates on an island, then team up with kobold miners to gather crystals in a special challenge dungeon
• +20% Challenge Rewards
• +10% Heroic and Epic XP

I will be hosting a 12-hour livestream from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch.tv/DDOstream on Friday, February 26^th! The livestream will feature interviews with developers and other DDO team members past and present, in-game events and contests, and a look at the history of DDO over the past ten years. This will also be broadcast to YouTube Gaming at youtube.com/dungeonsanddragons/live.

Finally, we are expecting to debut Update 30 on Monday, February 29^th! This update includes a special 10^th anniversary dungeon event, gifts for players regardless of the length of time they have played the game, and the debut of the Gnome player race, among other things.

is the 5% for raids and quests or just quests?

[rockingsuphastar]

A very happy birthday

[Micron]

Oh, has it been 10 years? Cool! Happy Birthday!

Wish I had as much time to play as I did in 2006. *shakes fist at RL*

[kmoustakas]

Happy birthday DDO!

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[Sshalis]

Cheers mates... look forward to ten more...

[Lanadazia]

yay happy birthday!
may all our wishes come true and may we all have a good time together!

look how far you've come DDO! remember when levelcap was low and sorrowdusk isle was the-content-to-beat ?
remember the time you've got a new starter area? or a harbor rearangement?
remember the time we went into epic levels with menance of the underdark? and the 2nd expansion?
remember the introduction of house C, the awesome house C themed raids and the challenges?
or the introduction of the bravery bonus, what made us run a wider variety of quests instead of grinding only a few xp-efficient ones?
and the 2 classic dungeons? or the one and only interrogating quest in the game "a study in sable"?

we went from ebberon to forgotten realms, we visited shavarath, underwater palaces, transported into the past, helped stopping a prophecy and someone to become a god or even defeated a god
went through the underdark, the demon web, the vast kings forest and all the other great outdoor areas.
we've slain countless undead, shahaguain (still can't spell this after all this years ), evil-doers, andwhatnot.
we discovered great storylines, rare loot and fluffy sidequests.

the list goes on and on.

you've come a long way for sure. and i like it. you made it! Thank you dev's and staff of turbine, for making this game and constantly improving the gaming experience!
i hope there is just as much to come as we have seen!

[Captain_Wizbang]

Every character will be getting something when they log in post Update 30, for as long as the event is active (currently tentatively through at least March.)

I have a toon from 2007 on G-Land that has all the "gifts" we've gotten. I added the extra cropped screenshot of the 5th year invitation to the 6th year cake w/ Djinni for those that weren't around then.

[odheon]

Happy Birthday DDO!!!!!!!!!

[Stoner81]

Happy Birthday DDO!

Stoner81.

[joeycol61]

Been playing since 2009 I guess...I think rise of the guilds something like that...anyway just saying that you've made life worth living and keep up the good work

[lazlow]

Happy Birthday folks, thanks so very much for providing years of cheap entertainment.

laz

[somenewnoob]

Thanks guys!
But remember (in his best kobold voice) "Forumites still hate you!"

[HungarianRhapsody]

Dungeons & Dragons Online will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary starting on Thursday with a series of events, bonuses, and public broadcasts! Starting late morning Eastern on Thursday and running through Sunday, February 28th, players will get:

• +30% Guild Renown
• +5% XP bonus per Party Member
• Double Mysterious Remnants
• +1 Loot

In addition, starting on February 25^th late morning Eastern and running through Thursday, March 3^rd, players will get the following bonuses:

• Champion Hunter Week – All items are available in the Champion Vendor in the Hall of Heroes
• Risia Ice Games – Ice ramp fun in The Harbor of Stormreach in Eberron
• Eveningstar Midwinter Festival – Ice skating fun in the village of Eveningstar, located in the Forgotten Realms
• Festivult – a winter holiday-themed event where players collect coins and turn them in for various cookies from the Jester of Festivult
• Euphonia’s Challenge: Treasure of Crystal Cove – a pirate-themed event where players battle pirates on an island, then team up with kobold miners to gather crystals in a special challenge dungeon
• +20% Challenge Rewards
• +10% Heroic and Epic XP

I will be hosting a 12-hour livestream from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch.tv/DDOstream on Friday, February 26^th! The livestream will feature interviews with developers and other DDO team members past and present, in-game events and contests, and a look at the history of DDO over the past ten years. This will also be broadcast to YouTube Gaming at youtube.com/dungeonsanddragons/live.

Finally, we are expecting to debut Update 30 on Monday, February 29^th! This update includes a special 10^th anniversary dungeon event, gifts for players regardless of the length of time they have played the game, and the debut of the Gnome player race, among other things.

Interesting. Every active event happening all at the same time.

(sanity check- are the Halloween event(s) of Mabar and whatever came after Mabar gone forever or are they just waiting in the shadows to return later this year?)

[notyetdead]

Happy Anniversary again, I remember 9 years ago buying my first non-cobbled-together-PC and my buddy telling me to try this game "DDO" "it will help with your wanting to play P&P" and now wow many years later I have nearly managed to keep current with all the new goodies over the years, thank you very much for so many good times, so many good friends found, and the best place on earth to go slaughter Dragons.....

[silinteresting]

10 years and counting sweet, may this game last another 10.

your friend sil

[Galaxir]

Hey guys! Can anyone tell when the update will be finished?=)

[HungarianRhapsody]

is the 5% for raids and quests or just quests?

Do raids other than VoN even give XP?

[Santadwarf]

My Son (Juud of Sarlona) and I have been gaming together for over 15 years now since he was five years old and I am so glad we found DDO a few years ago. Congratz on 10, on to 20!!

[notyetdead]

On June 9, 2009, the official D&D Online website announced that Dungeons & Dragons Online would convert to a subscriptionless "free to play" game for players in North America, under the new name Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited. The level cap would be increased to level 20 and free users would have access to the majority of game content; some features would have to be purchased with Turbine points or unlocked through play. There would be VIP access with additional features available, as well as free Turbine points. Closed beta registration opened on June 9, 2009. The game and contents were free to download on September 1 for VIP members and September 9 for the general North American public

I got this from wikipedia but I don't think it's right.

[Vargouille]

On June 9, 2009, the official D&D Online website announced that Dungeons & Dragons Online would convert to a subscriptionless "free to play" game for players in North America, under the new name Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited. The level cap would be increased to level 20 and free users would have access to the majority of game content; some features would have to be purchased with Turbine points or unlocked through play. There would be VIP access with additional features available, as well as free Turbine points. Closed beta registration opened on June 9, 2009. The game and contents were free to download on September 1 for VIP members and September 9 for the general North American public

I got this from wikipedia but I don't think it's right.

The official date was definitely 9/9/9 (September 9th, 2009). It's memorable!