Update 41 Lamannia Preview 11/13-11/15

[thomascoolone64]

Greetings!,

It's time again to begin previewing the next update. We currently expect for a preview of Update 41 to be available on Lamannia from 11/13 (Tuesday) to 11/15 (Thursday) next week. As always, this timeline is fluid and may end up changing, however, that is the current plan. This preview is expected to contain some but not all of the features that are planned for Update 41 including the following:

Expected Features

• New Free to Play Dungeon
• End Game Raid Loot Revamp
• Arcane DPS Spells Pass (Wizard/Sorcerer "nuking" spells)
• Eldritch Knight Revamp
• Bard Songs Revamp
• Assorted smaller changes and bug fixes

Please note, it is probable that there will be a second preview for Update 41 but the dates of that have not yet been decided. When that has been determined we will let you know!

Can you please make sure whoever is in charge of the Character Copy Tool to make sure it is Stable upon Server Opening?? Please! I dont wanta Repeat of last preview

[Seikojin]

Greetings!,

It's time again to begin previewing the next update. We currently expect for a preview of Update 41 to be available on Lamannia from 11/13 (Tuesday) to 11/15 (Thursday) next week. As always, this timeline is fluid and may end up changing, however, that is the current plan. This preview is expected to contain some but not all of the features that are planned for Update 41 including the following:

Expected Features

• New Free to Play Dungeon
• End Game Raid Loot Revamp
• Arcane DPS Spells Pass (Wizard/Sorcerer "nuking" spells)
• Eldritch Knight Revamp
• Bard Songs Revamp
• Assorted smaller changes and bug fixes

Please note, it is probable that there will be a second preview for Update 41 but the dates of that have not yet been decided. When that has been determined we will let you know!

Why mid-week? Why not let it ride for a whole week?

[Duhboy]

How come no early look into eldritch knight changes?

[HastyPudding]

How come no early look into eldritch knight changes?

There's no early look on anything but the bard/raid changes which we've known about for several weeks, now. Lammania apparently opens in 2 days and we know nothing about what's being tested.

*shrug*

[capsela]

Just tired of having to splash onto wiz to make it a viable class.

The capstones are terrible now.

AT has +4 int and is better in every way than wizards enhancement tree. PM enhancement tree is straight trash the whole way through and the one good thing it has self healing was ruined by reaper mode.

Wizards are the new "old clerics" a support class, and a haste bot and a CC bot that's all they can do now.

Zoom through a quest by themselves and die at the boss (or the first death warded champ) like chumps. That said I have high hopes you can fix it. I always dreamed of a viable EK but every time i tried to make it work it was an embarrassing failure.

[Coffey]

Just tired of having to splash onto wiz to make it a viable class.

It would be great if spellsword toggle would completely bypass any melee damage added to the build and have spell power fully carry the damage.
This would allow for a pure build without some OP multiclass possibility.

[Duhboy]

It would be great if spellsword toggle would completely bypass any melee damage added to the build and have spell power fully carry the damage.
This would allow for a pure build without some OP multiclass possibility.

It would be nice if they removed the spell point drain everytime you hit something with a spellsword toggle active. But then again it would be nice if they did alot of things.

[RubberBoa01]

Is it set to open on midnight 11/13? or does it open later, because I checked and it still says closed..

EDIT: I completely thought it was the 12th not the 11th. lol.

[droid327]

Expected Features

• Arcane DPS Spells Pass (Wizard/Sorcerer "nuking" spells)
• Eldritch Knight Revamp
• Bard Songs Revamp

Man, a Bard/Sorc gish might suddenly get a LOT better Sustaining Song heals plus a decent EK and a bump to damage spells...

[Krelar]

Is it set to open on midnight 11/13? or does it open later, because I checked and it still says closed..

Today is the 12th....

It will open whenever someone in their office turns it on, so probably not until at least 10:00am maybe later if they need to do any last verification or run into any problems.

[lppmor]

Would like to see some tweaks to Pale Master and Archmage too.

Not expecting a revamp, just some tweaks such as decreasing some ap costs, enchancing the SLAs, and a decent undead pet. Maybe more appealing SLAs too, such as Finger of Death for Pale Master, etc.

[Fedora1]

Expected Features

• Arcane DPS Spells Pass (Wizard/Sorcerer "nuking" spells)
• Eldritch Knight Revamp
• Bard Songs Revamp

I might actually try playing a wiz/sorc again!
I always thought the EK could have been done better. It's really an old school fantasy classic. I was excited when it was first designed, then quickly disappointed in the implementation.
I was on my second bard life when this was announced, so I am waiting for U41 (and the first or second patch afterwards) before doing my third bard life.

Looking forward to this!

[HastyPudding]

Would like to see some tweaks to Pale Master and Archmage too.

Not expecting a revamp, just some tweaks such as decreasing some ap costs, enchancing the SLAs, and a decent undead pet. Maybe more appealing SLAs too, such as Finger of Death for Pale Master, etc.

I think that both sorcerer and wizard trees - aside from EK - don't really need a revamp, just to be updated and brought in line with the other classes (earth savant especially, it just has enhancements that have no benefit to a sorcerer whatsoever).

I'm still waiting for cleric's radiant servant to be updated because that it was one heck of an expensive tree and the upper cores are just lacking in anything remotely resembling something interesting.

[Cantor]

I'm still waiting for cleric's radiant servant to be updated because that it was one heck of an expensive tree and the upper cores are just lacking in anything remotely resembling something interesting.

Agreed, it just seems like everything else is a punishment to get the aura and lots of them cost 2 AP per rank. It's one of the worst trees.

Aura should really be the core 12, more in line with pre-tree era. Then make something in the T5 that might be considered. And reduce all 2AP/rank skills to 1.

[GramercyRiff]

On DDOcast, Cordovan said that Bird Man is tier 4 of Free Agents. That's 700 Free Agents favor. Looking at the FA list it's 705 total. This means you have to run Twilight Forge and The Titan Awakes...or buy it with points and get stuff you don't want. Terrible choices.

I mean I want to give you my money for Bird Man, but I can't so lol.

[thedip]

On DDOcast, Cordovan said that Bird Man is tier 4 of Free Agents. That's 700 Free Agents favor. Looking at the FA list it's 705 total. This means you have to run Twilight Forge and The Titan Awakes...or buy it with points and get stuff you don't want. Terrible choices.

I mean I want to give you my money for Bird Man, but I can't so lol.

It is possible that some of the Sharn quests will be Free Agents - but I agree, the cost under the current favour basis is silly.

[GramercyRiff]

It is possible that some of the Sharn quests will be Free Agents - but I agree, the cost under the current favour basis is silly.

Yeah definitely need to wait to see how it all shakes out, but if you have to run Twilight Forge to get it, then that's a total non-starter.

[Cocomajobo]

Hey, all! The preview build has encountered a critical blocker that prevents it from being possible to open tomorrow. As such, the preview has been postponed until further notice. I apologize for the unstable nature of preview schedules and will attempt to keep you in the loop as a new timeline solidifies but at this time we do not have any indication as to when the preview will be available.

[cru121]

postponed

oh noes!

[scipiojedi]

Hey, all! The preview build has encountered a critical blocker that prevents it from being possible to open tomorrow. As such, the preview has been postponed until further notice. I apologize for the unstable nature of preview schedules and will attempt to keep you in the loop as a new timeline solidifies but at this time we do not have any indication as to when the preview will be available.

Good sir,

Can we see tentative release notes so we can keep arguing before it goes live?