Join us on Wednesday on Twitch for a Q&A with Severlin!

[Cordovan]

Starts at Noon Eastern (-4 GMT) on Twitch.tv/DDOstream! Severlin will be around for an hour for general Q&A from players. So far these seem to have gone pretty well, so we're looking forward to another round on Wednesday. Have fun!

[Aelonwy]

Can we ask some questions ahead of time in this thread so he has some prepared answers?

I ask because last time, a lot of things were repeatedly asked and not responded to, and I thought perhaps if he had time to think about the questions he could answer more, more easily.

[Arkat]

Can we ask some questions ahead of time in this thread so he has some prepared answers?

I ask because last time, a lot of things were repeatedly asked and not responded to, and I thought perhaps if he had time to think about the questions he could answer more, more easily.

Great idea!

+1

[DYWYPI]

I'd probably ask him something like; has he come across anyone that has mistaken him for John Malkovich? I won't be there although I'll possibly watch the recording at a later date.

[barecm]

Here is a list I had started on Lamannia threads with some added questions (and edits) from other folks who replied:

-What is being done for Monk Archer (Moncher) builds now that you have removed 10k stars from bow use?
-What is being done for ALL Arcane Archer imbues now that you have changed how doubleshot / mulitshot interacts with those specific enhancements? Meaning, you removed the ability of each arrow of a multi-hit generating a DC check for those abilities or elemental damage crit chances and other on vorpal effects.
-Will there be any boosts to Zen Archery as it is mostly a useless feat now that Moncher 10k is no longer usable with longbows?
-What is being done to improve the issues of 'dry fire' that are more than just a little noticeable on Lamannia?
-Will you be giving out any +20 hearts of wood when u49 rolls out?
-The lowering of +2 crit range bows to +1, (I am not particularly arguing this but it is mentioned a lot) what is being done for those bows?
-What is being done for aimed shot which relied on doubleshot to gain several stacks of archers focus?
-What is being done for Archers focus since that relied on doubleshot to stack up?
-Shot on the run seems underpowered with the latest revision as it requires two additional feats to acquire, any plan to boost more?

[Arkat]

I have a question/request for Severlin.

Could he please ask CS_Alkaid (or whomever the Customer Service supervisor is these days) to update the hours of in-game support? The last posted hours can be found here: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...t-Hours-Change

I'm reasonably sure the posted hours are no longer accurate.

Thanks.

[Thar]

repeated below.

[Thar]

Here is a list I had started on Lamannia threads with some added questions (and edits) from other folks who replied:

-What is being done for Monk Archer (Moncher) builds now that you have removed 10k stars from bow use?
-What is being done for ALL Arcane Archer imbues now that you have changed how doubleshot / mulitshot interacts with those specific enhancements? Meaning, you removed the ability of each arrow of a multi-hit generating a DC check for those abilities or elemental damage crit chances and other on vorpal effects.
-Will there be any boosts to Zen Archery as it is mostly a useless feat now that Moncher 10k is no longer usable with longbows?
-What is being done to improve the issues of 'dry fire' that are more than just a little noticeable on Lamannia?
-Will you be giving out any +20 hearts of wood when u49 rolls out?
-The lowering of +2 crit range bows to +1, (I am not particularly arguing this but it is mentioned a lot) what is being done for those bows?
-What is being done for aimed shot which relied on doubleshot to gain several stacks of archers focus?
-What is being done for Archers focus since that relied on doubleshot to stack up?
-Shot on the run seems underpowered with the latest revision as it requires two additional feats to acquire, any plan to boost more?

all excellent questions. perhaps ask why would anyone play a moncher after the changes?
why would anyone play a bow build at all after the changes? this boost cut their damage down -60%ish for crits while giving ~50 pts additional per hit normal at end game. not a good exchange.
why would someone do debuffing after the change as the proc rate is cut in half. just like the AA abilities above.

[Cordovan]

Can we ask some questions ahead of time in this thread so he has some prepared answers?

I ask because last time, a lot of things were repeatedly asked and not responded to, and I thought perhaps if he had time to think about the questions he could answer more, more easily.

So far we've answered all the forum questions asked that we were able to, and it took up about 80% of our broadcast. Many times we waited until the same question was asked in chat, since we knew we'd be getting it, and it helps with the flow of the Q&A broadcast. So, yes, per usual ask away! We don't guarantee we will answer every question, nor that we will use your exact wording, depending, but so far we've hit just about everything we can.

[Cordovan]

Here is a list I had started on Lamannia threads with some added questions (and edits) from other folks who replied:

-What is being done for Monk Archer (Moncher) builds now that you have removed 10k stars from bow use?
-What is being done for ALL Arcane Archer imbues now that you have changed how doubleshot / mulitshot interacts with those specific enhancements? Meaning, you removed the ability of each arrow of a multi-hit generating a DC check for those abilities or elemental damage crit chances and other on vorpal effects.
-Will there be any boosts to Zen Archery as it is mostly a useless feat now that Moncher 10k is no longer usable with longbows?
-What is being done to improve the issues of 'dry fire' that are more than just a little noticeable on Lamannia?
-Will you be giving out any +20 hearts of wood when u49 rolls out?
-The lowering of +2 crit range bows to +1, (I am not particularly arguing this but it is mentioned a lot) what is being done for those bows?
-What is being done for aimed shot which relied on doubleshot to gain several stacks of archers focus?
-What is being done for Archers focus since that relied on doubleshot to stack up?
-Shot on the run seems underpowered with the latest revision as it requires two additional feats to acquire, any plan to boost more?

These are fine questions, but they sound like better questions for the systems team rather than our executive producer, other than the +20 heart question, which the answer is no, we are not distributing free +20 Hearts of Wood with the release of Update 49. That level of granular ability question makes more sense for someone who works on it.

[barecm]

These are fine questions, but they sound like better questions for the systems team rather than our executive producer, other than the +20 heart question, which the answer is no, we are not distributing free +20 Hearts of Wood with the release of Update 49. That level of granular ability question makes more sense for someone who works on it.

Ok, will the systems team be addressing these major concerns before the release of u49?

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

- Will the fate of the Lost Gatekeepers be expanded ?
- What is the status of Nat Gann ? Will his story be expanded ? I'm surprised that this NPC has never been revisited yet.
- Will there be a low-ish level raid ?
- Will there something be done regarding cosmetic items ? Bags or bankers or anything else ?
- Will there something be done regarding the increasing number of permanent Hirelings ?
- Will shards of power, adamantine ore and other items become stackable one day ?
- What is the current status of the announced Monster Manual ? Will we finally see long missing entries in it, like Vampires, for example ? Hyenas ? Other entries / monsters listed by forum posters here ?

And, on a positive note, the mount stable was one of the best ideas I've ever seen within this game !

[hit_fido]

- Will there something be done regarding the increasing number of permanent Hirelings ?

What do you think should be done beyond the hireling folders (bags) they already offer? Increased capacity?

[Vish]

what is your vision quest? 5 year plan

i will be in chat on the morrow to ask that question

[voxson5]

Ok, will the systems team be addressing these major concerns before the release of u49?

It looks pretty certain that they're going full steaming pile ahead on this one, so the time for addressing what is likely seen as petty squabbling is long gone.

[barecm]

It looks pretty certain that they're going full steaming pile ahead on this one, so the time for addressing what is likely seen as petty squabbling is long gone.

And I love how they saved the biggest nerfs for the 3rd preview so they can limit the uproar to a week before pushing this mess out.

[Aelonwy]

These are fine questions, but they sound like better questions for the systems team rather than our executive producer, other than the +20 heart question, which the answer is no, we are not distributing free +20 Hearts of Wood with the release of Update 49. That level of granular ability question makes more sense for someone who works on it.

Guess some of us, myself included, are a little unclear what the executive producer does or knows then. I always figured he's the guy in charge, might not know the fine details of how things work but he's the man with the plan, he should know the direction, he should know about any major contentions and what they are planning to do about them. He should know what's coming up and loosely when.

So if that's not what he knows. What exactly are the types of questions he can answer?

Questions I have:

U49 Performance work is going to be a great detriment to CC procs, especially as regards to ranged CC, will the team be making an effort to mitigate as much of the negative impact of that as possible?

I want to hear about the new Monster Manual, spew the secrets, what monsters?!

What is being done about Customer Service? Will this be getting better any time soon?

What can you say about Saltmarsh? Will there be a wilderness zone? If so, how big are we talking?

When will we see Crystal Cove again?

How much longer are the mounts going to be horse-type only? My dwarf wants to be a bear-rider.

Expansion Permanent Hirelings are adding up, but we still want more, so we need a permanent hireling tab like the Mounts tab, which by the way was the most awesome addition to the game so far this year. Can someone start thinking about it?

Have you considered permanent hirelings for sale in the store as stand-alone purchases?

Can we get a store preview button on hairstyles/hair dyes?

Some enhancement trees still need work/rebalanced badly. Cleric Radiant Servant and Divine Disciple, Wizard Archmage, are particularly bad. Will these be done next year? Please.

I really enjoyed the new quests on Lammania.

[Bacon_Burger]

A request from Lagin aka Retired Old Gamer. (yes we're 2 different people, I'm shacking up on his couch ((wagro))

Eladrin (former exec prod) before he was taken to LotRO was looking into getting a skin option for the in-game cursor.

As Lagin is visually impaired, (brain stem injury 2012) he has always complained about the size and color of the cursor, "sometimes I can't even see it during combat" to quote him.

ANY kind of help with this would be greatly appreciated.


On a personal note; I'm quite surprised he never complained about it here.

PS Lagin says "NI" to all his forumite friends.

[Fnordian]

I'd love to see answers to the following questions:

1. When will work be done on fixing and improving pets? There are several bugs (augments not working in pet equipment, pets sometimes glitching out and hovering but no longer animating nor attacking, and others), and pets don't currently scale well beyond Heroics. I'm sure it's a complex and time-consuming area to work on but seems like any work on pets has been put off for many many years now.
2. Will the classic AD&D module "Tomb of Horrors" ever be made for DDO in some form or is it completely off the table? I realize it can't be translated exactly as several elements wouldn't quite work or would be rather pointless once people knew how they worked, but perhaps a modified version in the spirit of "Tomb of Horrors" (using as many elements from it as possible) would still be possible?
3. Will the MoTU and Shadowfell expansions be available in the DDO store for DDO points (and if so, when)? (I have a friend who purchased "Mists of Ravenloft" for DDO points but the other two older expansions are only included in a bundle for US$ that would duplicate the Ravenloft purchase, plus having used up his budget to get VIP, he expected to be able to use the 500 per month points to get them.)
4. When will the Feydark Illusionist universal enhancement tree be available for DDO points in the DDO store?
5. When will Fables of the Feywild expansion be available for DDO points in the DDO store?

Thank you!

[Annex]

Have you considered adding Permanent Gold Seal Hire creatures to Game Shop or Marketplace?

Have you considered adding new outfits to the Game Shop or Marketplace?

Will the upcoming new hair styles be something we can unlock permanently?