the new EN World DDO thread

[GlassJaw]

Played last night with werk (characters Sliff and Nin). Other than being hopelessly lost most of the time ("um, where are you again?"), it was fun. Especially the Steam Tunnels. Thanks man!

Didn't like the Waterworks much, but the party composition has a lot to do with that. It mostly went by too quickly for me to figure out what was going on.

I'll have to get used to the fast pace. One of the reasons I like to do things with few people is that you can take your time through.

Overall, DDO isn't very forgiving to new players, especially in the Harbor. A large part of the people playing in the Harbor just want to get out of the Harbor. In order to do that, you need to get through WW. In the game right now, WW is a necessary evil so people try to get through it as fast as possible.

My advice is don't be afraid to let people know you are new to the game. If you start a group or put up an LFG, make a note that you are new and don't want to zerg through quests.

Sorry I keep missing you man. I've been trying to gain more favor on my level 10 pally so I haven't played any low-level stuff in a while.

 

[andargor]

Hey, no problem. Werk helped me out through WW and I've done it a couple of times more.

My trial ends today. I'm still not sure I like the fast pace, and on the other hand I would like to bring my pally to 10 as well, get a feel for the higher-level quests.

The subscription is $30 per month? That's expensive, compared to others. Or is it $15 per month, but you have to "buy the game" for $30?

Anyway, I'll let it expire for now, since I'm not exactly addicted to it.

We'll see later.

 

[Evil Monkey]

The subscription is $30 per month? That's expensive, compared to others. Or is it $15 per month, but you have to "buy the game" for $30?

The subscription is $14.99/month. You have to buy the game (I think it's $60 retail) on top of that, but buying the game gives you more free playtime (1 month free).

I could be wrong on the price of the game. I bought it back in February, so I don't remember exactly how much I paid for it.

Aha. A quick search on Amazon.com reveals the retail price is $49.99, but you can get it for only $24.99 through Amazon. There is also the limited edition version, which is $59.99 (that's the one I bought), but it's only $44.99 on Amazon.

 

[GlassJaw]

Buying the game and playing for a month will give you a much better feel of what it is really like than just running around the Harbor without a clue for 7 days. The game changes significantly once you get over the relatively steep learning curve.

 

[MarauderX]

So I was harassed by a fellow player after I decided to decline his offer to join our group. I explained that I was looking for a cleric, and he got huffy. He even went so far as to log on with an alternate character, join our party, and swear at us some more. And now I have been banned for 3 days.

Yes, it's too bad these things happen. Yes, people (and obviously kids) have short tempers sometimes. And yes, judges & referees also make bad calls. I think this is one of those times.

Has anyone else been banned from DDO for someone swearing at you for not including them in your group?

If this ban isn't lifted I expect that I will just drop the game and do something else. And to think I actually used to like DDO tech help for working so quickly and talk it up to my friends.

Would you like to know who the tech was? Sparker. Who the characters on Xoriat that harassed me are? Hellbrood & Wildblue. I'd like to get the trascript of the conversation and post it here too; can someone do that or show me how?

See you all in the next version -
~MX

 

[GlassJaw]

Ehh, best thing to do is just use the /squelch command. Those kind of people aren't worth your time.

 

[MarauderX]

Is that an actual command? I asked the online-GM if there was an ignore button i didn't see, but he just kicked me like I was a newb. Then again, I guess I play so little I am a pseudo-newb.

 

[MarauderX]

To match my ban from the game, I have just been banned from the DDO messageboards. Hah! Who imagined Turbine was that anal? I can only imagine what type of PnP powergamers they might be....

 

[andargor]

I would seriously pick up the phone and give someone at Turbine an earful, before telling said person where they can shove their subscription.

Such GM behavior is unacceptable.

 

[GlassJaw]

I would seriously pick up the phone and give someone at Turbine an earful, before telling said person where they can shove their subscription.

Such GM behavior is unacceptable.

This situation is unfortunate but there definitely have been complaints about Turbine's customer support and GM's.

My advice is to just try to avoid these situations in-game if you can (and therefore, avoid the GM's). DDO overall has a very good player base compared to other MMO's but there will always be idiots.