Goblins
Shambling Mounds
Flameskulls
Shield Guardians
Tarrasque
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Flameskulls.. of course...
If you wanted to develop a new universal tree, which would offer a Shield Guardian as a pet (similar to Artificer / Druid / Wizard pet)... then Shield Guardian could be a good idea.
However, pets suck. So probably go with something else.
I would really love to see goblins come to DDO. We have goblinoids, but no goblins! Perhaps some lower level quests have monsters that could be easily replaced by goblins? That is of course if we don't see any new low level quests soon (level 1-9 forgotten realms quests).
As a side note, a dragon-themed anniversary event won't be complete without metallic dragons!
I agree that goblins are an iconic D&D race, but what's to prevent them from being reskinned kobolds?
Or a shambling mound being a reskinned vine horror?
Or a shield guardian being a reskinned warforged titan?
or a flame skull being a reskinned vargouille? (okay that one would be kind of cool -- my vote)
I'm just trying to think about what kind of quest/campaign would make these creatures a possibility?
http://www.lomion.de/cmm/goblin.php
http://www.lomion.de/cmm/kobold.php
Goblins are larger than Kobolds - Although generally DDO hasn't been great at getting size right - Half-Orcs are as big as Minotaurs!
Goblins would look very much like Hobgoblins only resized to Halfling size and preferably with a different colour scheme.
Of the choices listed, I voted goblins. But, I would really like to see trappers or lurkers above added to the game.
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Goblins,Orcs, & Bullywugs..... Oh my ! PLEASE, bring back the good ole days !
Yes, Goblins!!! A war between Goblins and Kobolds!! My husband would love to see a war between goblins and kobolds!!!! That would be a blast!!
I would really rather not face anymore CR58 kobolds much less CR60 Goblins in the future, so how about some proper End-game critters like Githyanki's!
going through my old monster manual, i'd like to see any of these next:
bandersnatches
behemoths
clockworks
centaurs
cyclops
drakes (should be more common than true dragons, like rare encounters or optionals)
hydras (maybe a raidboss?)
jabberwock
nagas (especially spirit nagas)
nymphs (for future underwater/water themed quests)
sphinxes (for really nice riddle design in future classic moduels? )
sinspawns (very situative, would be great so see some of these in quests like the VoN 'the prisinor'
unicorns
Goblins are classic D&D monsters, but we already have a lot of evil humanoids in the game and there isn't really all that much difference between them. It doesn't seem like we need yet another version of this type.
I also suspect that if they are added, we'll have the same silly situation we do with high level quests being populated with low level monsters. So the epic heroes get to kill another boatload of rats, goblins, kobolds, slimes, how exciting. I would like the game to move away from that, plus I'm convinced if we do get goblins they will have the same annoying AI and movement patterns as kobolds.
My vote went to shambling mounds but only because I have a soft spot for that monster. I would like to see more high level monsters added to the game instead so this wasn't a particularly thrilling list for me.
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I would like to see goblins, but not in endless amounts of mobs just running around being pests. I would, however like to see some variant dragons. Gives us some prismatic, or crystal dragons. Even a song dragon would be nice. Come on Turbine, and DDO gods, gives us wats we wantz.
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Goblins. The other three choices aren't very good.