Wishlist for 2023!

[Kza]

Is it not time to do a wishlist for what we that love ddo hope to get next year? :-)

My wishlist:

1. Iconic dwarf artificer
2. 1 new class or race or one or more subclasses (love all 3 new ones!- but stormsinger was best/funniest of the 3 imho)
3. A new expansion- maybe to Krynn now when new stuff are released? (and a Class or race from Krynn had been just awesome)
4. A new destiny! (aritificer focused maybe? or a divine focused 2h melee focused one? or something else like a warforged focused one?)
5. + 9 tomes only for the 2 new raids this year! (and next year you can sell them to all in store but have it 1 year as a drop not purchasable for runes/store = many want to run raids and raid scene will be even better! :-)
6. A quest pack in cooperation with Keith Baker incorporating new Eberron stuff!

I know this is way too little for the game and much more will be done in 2023, so what do other want? Bring it on dear ppl!

[elvesunited]

1) Archmage pass
2) Warlock / artificer destiny
3) Mounted combat ( possibly supported by cavalier class )
4) Iconics for halflings and dwarves
5) Expansion of Vecna story line

[J1NG]

Boots cosmetics. (Some armours just need adjustments)

Gloves cosmetics. (Same as above)

Movement Speed Cosmetic (I want the Overlevel Movement Debuff effect on something like this please, as the standard "walk" animation is a poor alternative in many cases for the different races, and the standard run animation when debuffed with super slow is much more accurate a representation instead. Indeed some instances you can super slow the standard walk animation for other imitations; like walking through mud, etc)

Psionics (Yeah, I've been asking for this forever, so sue me Class, Class Sub-Monk maybe?, or Universal Tree)

Monk Enhancements Pass (If not other features, as they've been crippled in association with previous overinflated updates that no longer apply, making them very sub par early on now and barely hanging on in some cases mid and later on. The Finisher Moves in particular needs help, as they've been using the very old Finishers that were Save and do something, but against a Boss with immunities they did very little; how about adding some side effects that did something anyway on the Save made by the boss instead? Especially with the Void and Path moves involved)

A combat pass. But I ABSOLUTELY want the Devs to be asking the players feedback on this one. Half the ideas since 2012 to now (last 10 years) have been half measures that went nowhere (over time) and as things updated, became obsolete by being abandoned or pointless because other measures were introduced. The old scaling also that persists through to this day also does not help matters (again, a matter of things being implemented, promosing future updates, then when future updates come, is replaced with something else, making it totally pointless in the first place, whilst the Devs crippled something in the first place to get ready for it, only for it to never materialise)

A Reaper Player Debuff pass. But as above, I want the Devs to ask for player Feedback over a longer period of time.

Vorpal Strike to work properly; I want the VORPAL effect to work please. Not just the Slashing DR type addition to Handwraps, but the actual Vorpal effect being applied to the HW weapons equipped. And whilst we're on this; how about Vorpal at 23 Wisdom, Improved Vorpal at 25 Wisdom, and Greater Vorpal at 27 Wisdom, etc whilst we're at it.

J1NG

[SavageDoom]

I would really love to see female looking warforged.

[Phoenicis]

I'd like treasure bags to actually drop collectables again.

I'd like all the end reward lists that hand out old versions of loot to be updated.

I'd like an option to turn off champions in hard & elite quests.

I'd like the quests that have been 'tuned' downwards over the history of the game to have a 'classic' option that plays them at their original deadly as hell version. (yes, I know power creep will trivialize some of them, but I still want the original versions back)

I'd like player housing so I can take all my items in the bank, shared bank and TR cash and dump them someplace that isn't loaded into memory alongside the rest of my character.

I'd like HC twice a year with fixed dates.

I'd like logout to actually, you know, log out in a reasonable amount of time, not fifteen-twenty minutes afterwards.

I'd like a safety net for named items, so that if you do a specific quest more than a certain number of times without a named item dropping SOMETHING is guaranteed to drop.

[Memnir]

1: Regain my trust.
2: Reignite my interest.
3: Stop changing things just for the sake of change.

[Mindos]

I'd like treasure bags to actually drop collectables again.

I've been looking at this one lately. I keep getting Failed messages when dragging the collectable bag to the shared bank. This got me thinking that maybe they ARE dropping but invisible in the UI, maybe a bad string or table lookup mashup. Then when dropping into the bank they trip the failed message. Just a theory, I need to look at it some more. Probably get a fresh character/account and get a bag and shared bank and try just collecting the no drops and dragging the empty bag over the shared. Then trying the same, but this time with some amount of actual collectables mixed in as well.

[Baahb3]

1.) To be able to open multiple 'Modify your Sentient Item' windows at the same time. Two would be fine, one for weapon, one for artifact. This would make organizing and reviewing your full Filigree layout easier. Either that or make the existing window able to handle both your weapon and artifact split by borders of course.

2.) I will second a Destiny for Warlocks.

3.) I would like them to make Archmage into a Force casting focused tree and then make a new tree based off of the Master Specialist prestige class from Complete Mage for the school focused tree.

[Smokewolf]

1) Archmage pass
2) Warlock / artificer destiny
3) Mounted combat ( possibly supported by cavalier class )
4) Iconics for halflings and dwarves
5) Expansion of Vecna story line

For 1 & 2 I'm down with that!

Maybe add to #2 an EK tree for Warlocks where their Pact imbue can be applied to a weapon, thus making a Melee-Warlock possible.

For Wizard EK, change the imbues from being elemental based to something that better represents the differences between Sorcerers and Wizards. Instead, use Rust, Force, Sonic and Negative powers for imbues.

-Smoke

[KraftLorance]

My wishlist:

1) Revamp the Favor system- both patron rewards, and the total favor benchmark rewards. Single time patron rewards (like enhancement trees) should give an alternate reward scheme to anyone who already have the enhancement tree. Patron shops (especially House Deneith) should be revamped into unique and effective platinum sinks. An Iconic should be added to the total favor reward. And the tome rewards for total favor need to be revamped.

2) Like you, I want more archetypes. While I do think there are still a few classes that DDO could add (Binder, the psionic classes), I don't think many of remaining D&D classes have enough substance to warrant being made into entirely new DDO classes. Dread Necromancer is my second favorite class in D&D, but it's just a necromancy focused Sorc. And if it were added to DDO, everyone would just be mad that SSG is charging $12 for a necromancy themed Sorc. There are lots of classes in D&D that fall into this trap.

So I think that archetypes are the way to go. And because they don't mess with the reincarnation grind, I feel the devs are free to be as niche and experimental with them as they want- leading to more meaningful character customization. So I'd love to see several more added in 2023.

3) I'd love for a Hireling revamp. Specifically adding "If; then" statements to the advanced hireling control page. So that we can, if we so choose, customize how our hirelings act. But, failing that, any kind of hireling improvement would be heckin shiny.

3.5) Also, I'd love a summoning revamp. Let me minionmance even if it's not optimal for high tier endgame play.

4) I'd love to see more content fleshing out what DDO has already done. For example, more Argonnessen. Or expand what we can do in Tangleroot. Or maybe The Yugoloth are getting uppity.

5) I'd love to see the expansions items bundled together and added to the store for points- especially the items that you physically can't buy anymore because of the expansion trove.

6) Would love to see new player bundles brought back. Especially if I'm able to buy them as gifts for my friends to get them into the game.

7) I like to see SSG focus on the things that only DDO can do, instead of needless trend chasing that they can't capitalize on to retain new players. (Specifically they need to fix BOTH the in game onboarding experience, and the out of game new player experience. And they need to do it before March 31, 2023.)

8) Like you, I think we should get a new race. I'd like to see something inspired, and unique. Either Kobold, Bullywud, or introduce a suite of alternate races (similar to archetypes, but for races) to the existing races. A Forgotten Realms Drow, metallic Dragonborn, Sea Elves, actually attractive half-elves).

9) More Monster Manual stuff!

(Though, to be honest- I don't care specifically what races are added. I just want more meaningful character customization.)

3. A new expansion- maybe to Krynn now when new stuff are released? (and a Class or race from Krynn had been just awesome)

I have no connection to Dragonlance, and don't have any interest in it. But, I'm not opposed to a Dragonlance expansion. If its story and thematic quality is on par with Ravenloft, and it's aesthetic quality is on par with Isle of Dread, then I'd be down for a Krynn expansion. Especially since I know that Dragonlance is pretty beloved, and would make a lot of other fourmfolk happy!

[djeffb]

My wishlist:

1. Cosmetic Bag - Cosmetics are very cool and should be expanded, but without a Bag, the space required is counterproductive.
2. Epic Version of Desert Wilderness Zone
3. Epic Version of Tangleroot (wilderness zone and quests)
4. Epic/Legendary Siber Atoll
5. Hardcore Season with ALL mobs as Champions and/or New champions, thus better rewards as well -maybe a reward option for attaining lvl 20/30 with Zero favor

[krimsonrane]

1- A Rogue Assassin Tree Pass.
2- Increased storage.
3- A reduction of currencies. There are simply too many.
4- Scroll cases, clothing racks, component cases.

[SoVeryBelgian]

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QOL

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• #1 : Bank space
• #2 : Cosmetic bag/closet/tab
• #3 : Graphics tweak, map update
• #4 : Player housing, extra storage means

GAMEPLAY

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• #1 : Less Lag OBV
• #2 : More Variability in Armor/Weapons
• #3 : Kobold Iconic (Do it!)
• #4 : More Eberron Content + More Classic PnP Content (Modules)
• #5 : Finish older Plotlines (Droaam P3?)
• #6 : Warmaster/Warlord 3.5 becomes last full class added to game, after Alchemist. Melee addition. 16 classes even, 16 tile icons.

WONT EVER HAPPEN

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• #1 : A pack I think up gets thru lelelelele...
• #2 : Re-Done Epic Threnal to match Epic Delera (Epic Level 25) to make Epic Master's Gift combo Diamond Aug Level 30.
• #3 : More Transparency from SSG.
• #4 : Server Merge / Mass Server Transfer to reduced server count, boosting per-server population.