12:19 am, April 6, 2018
For many new players, "What to buy?" is a common and often perplexing question. Everyone tells you to "Try to only buy when On Sale!" - and then a sale comes along, and you aren't [..]
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12:19 pm, April 1, 2018
Hello all,
I am 99% new to game I played long ago when the game first came out but I don't remember like anything. A lot of content has been added.
I started a pally character and chose a kit for i [..]
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12:19 pm, April 1, 2018
Dungeons and Dragons Online is a 12-year old MMO set in the plane of Eberron (although other places have been added over time). It is based on the 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons ruleset. As a longtime Dun [..]
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11:19 pm, January 22, 2018
...or does it just affect spells that do direct damage?
And does a general Conjuration bonus or Universal Spell Power enhance summoned critters?
And do the Characteristics bonuses help? Intelligence f [..]
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11:19 pm, January 22, 2018
I see that DDO stipulates that Sorcerers can cast their spells (in a quest or melee) more quickly. I'm guessing that means the cool-downs are quicker, generally and they can cast more spells during th [..]
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11:19 am, December 29, 2017
(Public Service Announcement... from one Premium Player to any/all others...)
@ New(ish) F2P & Premium Players -
On Sale this week - all Necropolis packs, for only 87 DDO Points! (Yes, eighty- [..]
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11:19 am, December 7, 2017
ok so i just got windows 10 and a new system in general. i have a geforce 770 video card. anyways ddo keeps crashing talking about directx 10 not working. So ive installed the newest drivers and still [..]
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11:19 am, November 11, 2017
Hi SSG / others,
Since about 3 weeks ago I've been having weird issues with my UI. Specifically:
- When I load in I can run around just fine and see other characters move but chat doesn't load, and [..]
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12:19 am, October 22, 2017
I postd in GENERAL DISCUSSION under - "stuck on Launcher Box"....have tried restarting Launcher Box multiple times and it continues to hang on "overall check product - 44%"....I ju [..]
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12:19 am, October 3, 2017
Hi all,
I have been playing DDO as a human and half-elf, mainly because I admire their versatility to play as any class. No matter what class(es) you pick, both races can do it well.
So now, I have be [..]
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12:19 am, August 31, 2017
One of the things that has been a long-term project of mine is to update the Community Guidelines to better reflect the needs of Standing Stone Games, to more accurately describe the rules as we apply [..]
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12:19 pm, August 18, 2017
I'm about to TR into a Warlock for the first time. I'm fairly familiar with the class in general, but not at all in depth.
I can't find a source which says if Eldritch Blast counts as a spell one wa [..]
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12:19 pm, August 2, 2017
Only took four years :D... (a few weeks of play, a boredomquit, a few months of not playing) Picking out a wizard (roughly following Pale Trapper thread) as a first life was a mistake. While I still l [..]
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12:19 pm, July 21, 2017
Hello, I'm a returning player who just got an old WF Arti character to 20. The build is messy and I intend to TR him asap into something better for end game EE and maybe legendary content. I was wonde [..]
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12:19 am, June 17, 2017
I've been meaning to post this for a while now. EllisDee37's https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...ompendium-Lite and the talk of adding a saga planner to it is what finally got me moving. I already [..]
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12:19 am, June 3, 2017
After logging and connecting to the server the window of the game does not open. The last change in the computer is that Windows 10 updated to Creator. I have already tried to disable the game bar, bu [..]
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12:19 pm, May 9, 2017
Anyone else noticed that grease spell affects you (your party) more than enemies? By that I mean that enemies seem to effortlessly run quickly through Greases area of effect when they did their save b [..]
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12:19 pm, April 20, 2017
We are once again taking applications for the DDO Players Council! Please fill out the application completely, and email it to ddo@standingstonegames.com before 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, April 27th [..]
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12:19 pm, April 14, 2017
Now i've been trying to collect Tapestries and Tomes in Necro 4 but due to soloing most of the time and necro 4 quests have anti solo mechanics "thanks alot Devs" i've been running the rare [..]
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11:19 am, March 22, 2017
Warning: Spoilers!
Credits to my guildies Tone, Tes, Eth and all the others who helped with feedback. This is just a refreshed guide that we had from Lamannia. Hope you all enjoy it and help you under [..]
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11:19 pm, February 4, 2017
Hi,
I played DDO from beta until sometime before the first expansion hit and have been in other games since then. Now I decided to come back and experience what I have missed :)
Logging in and seein [..]
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11:19 am, January 23, 2017
I've bound myself to Argo for the better part of three years, because I've been able to give my characters the best gear without actually having to work for it through the shared bank. Feeling bold a [..]
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11:19 pm, January 22, 2017
Hello all, i am new to DDO but a very experienced gamer in general, my question is as above really, is there a dedicated rp server as such? It would be cool to hook up with some like minded players ra [..]
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11:19 am, January 7, 2017
I want to know if the Ninja Poison stance will work in Bear form. I know from another thread i looked up that in the past it definitely did not work, because you are unarmed and it needs a weapon. Ho [..]
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11:19 am, January 3, 2017
out of the options which is best? fire I think is bad because so many things have resistances or are immune. I think electric or cold is best, cold has a will save, which is lowest generally on most m [..]
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11:19 am, December 26, 2016
On the adventure tab of the adventure compendium (by default press P to open this window then go to the first tab), you can search for quest name.
That's not what I found out today though. This is:
I [..]
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12:19 am, October 26, 2016
Hi guys, Im new at the game, i ve just bought a bunch of packs and still have 1850 Turbine points and only 4 epic packs left me, which are: Devil´s Gambit, Heart of Madness, Druid´ [..]
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12:19 am, October 25, 2016
I am trying to decide what to next do with my 'main' character. I have been considering a paladin life, but I am not sure how much I will enjoy 20 levels of a class I wouldn't typically play. Any ge [..]
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12:19 pm, October 4, 2016
I was recently asked about my build (Lvl 9, Pure Elf Barbarian-Ravager ); to paraphrase the question was 'Melee, or Ranged?'...My response was, of course, 'BOTH'. After that: the discussion got a bit [..]
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12:19 am, September 25, 2016
I am having trouble connecting to my main worls - Sarlona. I get the error Searching for Logon Server (attempt # of 20). The irritating thing is I can logon to every other server no problems. I have t [..]
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12:19 pm, September 23, 2016
I stopped playing this game like 6 years ago so I am way out of touch. You get max BB after 5 elite runs correct? So I've done like 75 elite runs in a row is that necessary or not? So right now I a [..]
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12:19 am, September 20, 2016
Add to 4th lvl Monk what; 1 lvl of Rogue or 1 lvl of Artificer to deal with traps and locks?
Returned to my second made character in DDO and found I can drive a Monk a little better than before after [..]
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12:19 am, September 19, 2016
Hey all!
I had a few questions that have been stumping my friends and I who started playing together a few months back. Most of us know way more than we should about PnP D&D, but we're having [..]
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12:19 am, September 5, 2016
I see this literally every day in in-game chat:"Looking for Active Guild"
But what does "Active" mean to you?
To DDO/Turbine and pertaining to Guilds it means this account has logg [..]
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12:19 am, August 27, 2016
My son and I found some decent builds... We're making good progress. I have some general questions:
Backpack: I recall with faction you used to get a reward that expanded pack or bank slots. Can s [..]
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12:19 pm, August 17, 2016
Any advice for a noob with no idea what viable builds are?
I've always liked the idea of dual wielding longsword xD I like the idea of dual wielding the same weapon in both hands in general.
I like [..]
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12:19 am, August 17, 2016
I used to play on Khyber years ago but only got to like lvl 15 max so i'm making new characters but idk what server to go for. Khyber I looked on AH and theres like 2 pages of rapiers total from level [..]
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12:19 pm, July 3, 2016
Hey Guys! I am a relatively new player to DDO and just recently understood the entire game (at least i hope). This is the character that i build when i was completely a new player and did not understa [..]
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12:19 am, June 18, 2016
It seems there's some issues with the cost of DDO that may be putting new players off sticking with the game.
A lot of this comes from new players not knowing what is a good buy for their first TP ear [..]
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12:19 am, June 14, 2016
Reincarnation (first installment)
• This game allows you to reincarnate after you reach level 20 on heroic life or level 30 on iconic life. Reincarnation (or True Reincarnation) is starting [..]
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11:19 am, March 18, 2016
^^ When logging in under char previously made (from char select screen of course), it goes as far as 'loading screen, showing that char on screen', yet just a 'frozen screen' from there, until client [..]
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11:19 pm, March 8, 2016
After today's maintenance to relocate DDO to the new data center, the game will be using more ports with which to connect and communicate.
If you previously setup port forwarding (or port triggering) [..]
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11:19 am, February 23, 2016
Recently hit 19, and am getting excited to run harder challenges with my brothers guild. In order to prepare I've been going through the seemingly endless gear options (Auction House). I'm overwhelmed [..]
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11:19 am, February 20, 2016
Have an older laptop I wanted to load the game on, less to play but just so I can use it to "check in" (dice rolls, AH and mail, guild stuff, etc.)
When the loader gets to "Installing P [..]
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11:19 pm, January 4, 2016
So my first confusion is with hireling I have a permanent one and she is a cleric the wikipedia says permanent level 3 cleric does that mean she will forever be level 3?
Second how long does it tak [..]
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11:19 pm, January 2, 2016
I am able to load any other character on Thelanis just fine and I can load and play characters on other servers just fine but ever since I attempted to step into a quest I was given a long load screen [..]
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11:19 pm, December 26, 2015
Someone asked me how one does this quest, or really any quest, with minimum kills.
It's 20% knowing the mechanics (sources of noise, what does and does not break sneak, knowing of extremely exploitabl [..]
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12:19 pm, October 1, 2015
Looking for someone to maybe make a new char with me and play a little bit, remind me how to play/help a newer player out. Advice in general would be great but I wanted to make a warlock (got it from [..]
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12:19 am, September 15, 2015
1 - So i'm now level 23 "very close to level 24" as a S&B paladin and next i'll take an extra feat and i want to know what's best to take.
This is the build i'm following "grea [..]
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12:19 pm, September 14, 2015
Everyone that has been in a group with me lately has probably heard me complaining about an extremely annoying visual glitch that has been plaguing me for the last six months, it used to occur maybe o [..]
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12:19 am, August 28, 2015
Over the 2 years I've been playing DDO people have told me there are certain things that one should always have. And if they don't have it, should go get it. I also found a few other things that I thi [..]
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12:19 pm, August 27, 2015
I feel like i'm spamming the section with my question but can't help but to take advantage of your helpful nature so here it goes.
So i'm level 14 S&B Paladin following the nice build found h [..]
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12:19 am, August 26, 2015
OK new player, learning the game and it seems to be fun.
Couple questions I want to ask before I get too far in to re-roll a char.
1. Are all servers equal population? It seems no one is playing in [..]
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12:19 am, August 16, 2015
I upgraded to Win10, had a couple issues but got them sorted out.
Now I'm having a new issue. I can log in to the game, select a server, select a character. it takes forever to load (it has for a w [..]
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12:19 pm, June 6, 2015
I'd like to clear my Combat chat channel of all extraneous messages so that the actual combat messages don't get pushed off the very small buffer by things which are already spammed to the General cha [..]
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12:19 pm, May 28, 2015
Starting 4 days ago when I logged in, I have found my account lacking all forms of chat. I am unable to post or see anything in any chat channel, guild, party, general etc. I can get and send tells as [..]
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12:19 am, May 24, 2015
I just started playing ddo, and one of my friends bought me some starter points for my birthday. He told me what to use them for, and what guy to make, and so went to the Cannith server, and I made a [..]
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12:19 am, May 19, 2015
Casual, oft-returning player here. I've been off and on DDO since 2006, but generally restart my characters every time I start playing again. As a result, my highest-level dude is a Level 15 Sorcerer [..]
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12:19 pm, May 10, 2015
Three questions about the Human Versatility: Damage Boost.
1. It gives +20% weapon damage. In what way is this different than the Action Boost: Melee Power from class enhancement trees?
Several abil [..]
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12:19 pm, May 4, 2015
First, I apologize if this question has been addressed already. Tried looking around for an answer for about half an hour, and wasn't able to happen upon anything. I've recently returned to the game [..]
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12:19 am, May 4, 2015
first of all, the reason i started this game in the first place was to play with some co-workers. so far the game is good, but:
general, and party chat do not work at all for me (but tells work just [..]
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12:19 pm, May 3, 2015
In the past three days, I've suddenly experienced a host of problems:
- Zoning freezes
- Sudden client freezes (during intensive scenes), "looping sound freeze"
- Login disconnects (after cr [..]
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12:19 am, April 25, 2015
How are folks generally doing leveling of iconics from 15 -> 20.
Assuming you don't intend to immediately TR/ETR at 28, do people go back and rerun all the Coin Lords/House K lowbie quests f [..]
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12:19 am, April 7, 2015
Y'arr, greetings, DDO Community. Self-Appointed Coin Lord of the Seas, ForgettableNPC here! (Skip down a bit if you want to actually get to the Guide part, most of the introduction is just me rambling [..]
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12:19 am, April 4, 2015
Greetings NPF. I rolled both a pure AA and a monkcher recently (the latter after being told the former was a bit weak at end game), and have some general questions on gameplay and gear choices in the [..]
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12:19 pm, March 30, 2015
A few weeks ago, I returned to DDO and my level 16 character on Khyber after a year-long hiatus. I've been flying solo since no other members of my (very tiny) guild have played in about the same amo [..]
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11:19 am, March 25, 2015
Win 7 64 bit, newly downloaded client (not the play-as-you-download kind; the wait-and-wait-and-wait-then-play kind).
This worked last Thursday; then I upgraded to 8GB and an SSD. I've tried reinsta [..]
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11:19 am, March 22, 2015
I saw a build from 5 years ago that discussed a dual wielding pick using barbarian/rouge with evasion. I would like to switch it to SWF. I am going to get the SWF feats, and improved crit,. Any other [..]
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11:19 pm, March 18, 2015
Greetings all,
I'm looking into returning to DDO after a long time off, and want to play through the game and explore the content that's been added since I left. I don't need an optimal min/max build [..]
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11:19 pm, March 16, 2015
Recently I started a solo guild ship. Im currently level 11 (guild) and I recently bought the Pawn Vendor placement room thinking it would be a easy way to sell off all my stuff in one area.
I found [..]
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11:19 pm, February 19, 2015
Some friends and I were looking for a different game to play as we are starting to get burnt out on another MMO. Most of us played DDO when it launched in 2006 from the Head start event until about a [..]
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11:19 pm, February 15, 2015
Hello,
Repeat of what I have posted in the General Discussion, but I'm not getting any feedback there:
Trying to help someone get signed up, but the server is returning an error. We've tried with bo [..]
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11:19 pm, February 12, 2015
Hi all,
I'm fairly new (started playing in Dec, 2014), and still learning a lot despite reading lots on these forums and
DDOWiki. I have a few questions I'd appreciate any responses on. I've played [..]
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11:19 pm, February 12, 2015
As mentioned, I'm a bit overwhelmed as to all the possibilities in the game. As such, you could probably infer that I'm rather new to DDO. However, I'm not new to the base genre, so I have a base buil [..]
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11:19 pm, February 11, 2015
So after reading the guides and use the cubicleninja sheet I know how to make Green steel items. My only concern is I don't want to spend a lot of time farming and then make the wrong stuff. Right n [..]
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11:19 pm, February 1, 2015
Ok, so Friday morning before the update, all is fine, smashing Stormcleave and most other lvl 8 quests.
I was afk when the server booted everyone, so was auto disconnected, but ever since the update, [..]
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11:19 am, January 23, 2015
So I was wondering what the max spell crit chance was, and I couldn't find a list so i just compiled this after a few hours and though I'd post it for others.
Forgive the general messiness, its mainly [..]
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11:19 am, January 22, 2015
I recently started a rogue character plan on using that as the primary class with splash of fighter however I am not exactly sure as to what route to go, as far as enhancements go I am unfamiliar. I h [..]
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11:19 pm, January 10, 2015
Ok so I have posted a few posts before letting new players know they could send me tells here or in game and I would be happy to help. I have helped quite a few people with various things some new and [..]
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11:19 pm, January 1, 2015
Let's face it... a lot of new players have trouble building a character that can stay alive and go toe to toe with enemies. However, it is simple to ruin a first time player's enjoyment due to the rob [..]
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11:19 pm, December 29, 2014
Ok so I have posted a few posts before letting new players know they could send me tells here or in game and I would be happy to help. I have helped quite a few people with various things some new and [..]
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11:19 pm, December 16, 2014
DDO has made it into the Quarterfinals of MMORPG.com's Great MMO Face-Off of 2014! If you are interested, we'd love your vote! Click here to vote!
FYI: Looks like we could - finally - be headed toward [..]
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11:19 pm, December 16, 2014
Hi, first time post and new player here. I play with a group of friends that all signed up about a month ago. My general concern is in the title, any suggestions? Here is a breakdown of how things pla [..]
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11:19 pm, December 12, 2014
Ok so I have posted a few posts before letting new players know they could send me tells here or in game and I would be happy to help. I have helped quite a few people with various things some new an [..]
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11:19 pm, December 6, 2014
Hello everyone, as the topic title states im concidering returning to ddo after a fairly long break. not sure how long it's been but last thing i remember was giant hold had just become epic last time [..]
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11:19 pm, November 29, 2014
Hi guys n gals:)
As stated above ive just started playing ddo & although late to the party im enjoying what im seeing so far.
Grabbed the starter pack & a few points to see whats wha [..]
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11:19 am, November 26, 2014
Hey all. I am a returning player who hasn't played since launch. I am intrigued by the Adventure Packs option, but there is always a part of me that wants to have everything on general principle, so t [..]
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11:19 pm, November 4, 2014
This is my first post in these forums.
I am a returning premium player, after a brief experience two years ago.
I have two characters (Argonessen), both are dwarves (I like them!) with 28 points bu [..]
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11:19 pm, November 2, 2014
Hi,
I
ve been unable to locate any (reasonably updated) epic item list anywhere online, with just a remotely easy overview by type/level.
I'm rather new to DDO, though fairly familiar with the gen [..]
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11:19 pm, November 2, 2014
Set up on a new laptop and generally everything is working fine, except that when holding the "W" key down, my character will spontaneously, randomly, stop running after somewhere between 10 [..]
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12:19 am, October 22, 2014
Do you like to livestream yourself playing DDO regularly? Are you looking to grow your audience? Would you be interested in streaming on our official DDOstream Twitch channel? If the answer is "y [..]
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12:19 am, September 11, 2014
Okay, I generally don't have a lot of issues with the game. My system may not be the world's greatest, but it hasn't really had huge issues dealing with the game, especially since I got an SSD.
In th [..]
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12:19 am, September 10, 2014
Welcome to DDO. This is my short and dirty on how I generally successfully form and run groups, and see them run. The 'o' button is the default button for making finding, and joining groups. Explore t [..]
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12:19 am, September 4, 2014
I need a handwraps for levels 16-20 with good generic dps,
i have been using a challenge ascetics wraps:
1d6 sonic
disintegration
wounding
But i experience a lot of sonic resist lately, and wound [..]
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12:19 pm, August 31, 2014
I really want to make a melee caster. Not sure how to go about it. I want to cast spells to nuke or cc (not just buffs) and be able to melee mainly to just conserve mana. Just looking for some general [..]
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12:19 pm, August 23, 2014
Hey all,
Don't be fooled by my join date... I've played this game on and off for years now, but my highest leveled character is 16, which is a bard. I've got a cleric at 15, a barbarian at 14, and I [..]
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12:19 pm, August 18, 2014
So I’ve taken it upon myself to grind out some Epic Reincarnations. Being the mathematically inclined engineering student that I am, I wanted to figure out the optimal path to get the 6.5 mi [..]
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12:19 pm, July 13, 2014
Coming to game after a break. Clean install. DDO crashes after world selection. Tried to use repair option in launcher... But won't let me "tick off" box Reset the game display settings (nor [..]
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12:19 am, July 13, 2014
Howdy,
I'm looking for some basic advice to boost my damage output, since it seems rather low. Usually takes me a while to **** stuff, but I finally broke down and decided to ask for help after my f [..]
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8:21 am, July 1, 2014
Been playing this game for a few years but adhd has impaired me from leveling beyond 14 once. Got bladeforged now, and want to do a build that will be able to contribute to a team with minimal knowled [..]
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