First look at Update 20 Patch 1

[KookieKobold]

Hey everyone!

We've just updated and opened the Lamannia server with the first part of our Update 20 Patch 1 build.

Squeak will post the release notes and known issues shortly when she is finished writing them up.


Keep your eyes on this thread for a bit more information to come.


See you online!

[DrOctothorpe]

Hi all! Some changes to random loot are now live in Lamannia. Namely, a bunch of "classic" weapon affixes have returned to the pool. I would like to state this right out and as clearly as possible - this is an early glimpse of the first stage of our work to address the random loot diversity issue. Among other things, this means:


a) There are some affixes in here that we already know we're taking out. Ghosttouch and some of the old banes snuck into the Lamannia build, but they are already out back here at dev central.


b) You won't see any of the shiny MotU affixes. We're working on them, but due to some technical considerations, they couldn't just be taken off the shelf and plopped back in the game. We anticipate adding these as we can, soon.


So please bear with the couple of undesirable affixes I've mentioned, and let us know how you feel about the loot drop frequency and nature of the other re-animated affixes. And thanks - your feedback is appreciated!

[Permian]

I win.

[Teh_Troll]

So would it cost me flowers, a fruit-basket, or a big box of cookies to get you guys to put healing amp on yellow-slots?

[Wizza]

b) You won't see any of the shiny MotU affixes. We're working on them, but due to some technical considerations, they couldn't just be taken off the shelf and plopped back in the game. We anticipate adding these as we can, soon.

Technical considerations? Like what? There were never been an issue with those affixes.

[rimble]

Technical considerations? Like what? There were never an issue with those affixes.

Yeah, but the item system got modified at a low level since then. I would assume those enchantments don't play well with the 'auto calculated min level' stuff they introduced.

[Avenir]

So would it cost me flowers, a fruit-basket, or a big box of cookies to get you guys to put healing amp on yellow-slots?

This ....a thousand times.

[R1ncewind]

So would it cost me flowers, a fruit-basket, or a big box of cookies to get you guys to put healing amp on yellow-slots?

SOON in the ddo store,...

[Scraap]

SOON in the ddo store,...

Shhh they'll Hear You.

[Teh_Troll]

SOON in the ddo store,...

I'm okay with that, as long as they can still be earned in game.

[Krelar]

I'm okay with that, as long as they can still be earned in game.

It will be the 6000 favor reward.

[Scraap]

I'm okay with that, as long as they can still be earned in game.

Joking aside, something like, say: Store or 10/20/30 for each tier of silver flame favor would seem thematically appropriate and an acceptable amount of grind.

[Vellrad]

I'm okay with that, as long as they can still be earned in game.

Does selling EE gear for codes counts?

[HungarianRhapsody]

So would it cost me flowers, a fruit-basket, or a big box of cookies to get you guys to put healing amp on yellow-slots?

I will personally buy pizza for the entire development staff if you add healing amp, Greater Heroism and Immunity to Fear as yellow augments.

As much as I'd love to see FoM made yellow, I recognize that might be too much.

[Contrex]

So would it cost me flowers, a fruit-basket, or a big box of cookies to get you guys to put healing amp on yellow-slots?

This. It's a joke how biased good augments are to blue slots. Heal amp would go a long way to fix that.

[Krelar]

I will personally buy pizza for the entire development staff if you add healing amp, Greater Heroism and Immunity to Fear as yellow augments.

As much as I'd love to see FoM made yellow, I recognize that might be too much.

Fear immunity is already a level 8 yellow augment available from either the epic trader in the 12 or from collectible turn ins.

[Teh_Troll]

Does selling EE gear for codes counts?

I'll let you know if I ever manage to sell something for a code. I really need to update The Troll Exchange.

[Teh_Troll]

I will personally buy pizza for the entire development staff if you add healing amp, Greater Heroism and Immunity to Fear as yellow augments.

As much as I'd love to see FoM made yellow, I recognize that might be too much.

I'd chip in for that.

Since our lobbying doesn't always work I think we might have to go to straight bribery.

[Kace]

It could always be a single named augment that drops out of a chest in the desert once inna million times. The 'bilestone'!

[Vellrad]

I'll let you know if I ever manage to sell something for a code. I really need to update The Troll Exchange.

I sold 1 EE ring from WGU lately, so its looks like who sells is more important on what is beign sold.