For you to make that statement I would have to be wrong and that doesn't happen.
Read more about the year ahead in a new Producer's Letter!
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PersonMan
Well-known member
This is my primary concern.
Ventrul
Active member
I'm going to start speaking my mind. First, I understand that the focus was on the 64-bit server, but the letter felt a bit rushed.
Q1 – We only have the Raid, which everyone already knew about. I think it would be interesting to see how Hydra will be implemented. Who knows, maybe it could open doors for a future expansion with Tiamat.
Q2 – The long-awaited 64-bit server is finally arriving, along with a new adventure pack. In the past, we used to get four per year. Now, we only get one.
VIP Rewards—hopefully, there will be useful rewards every month. Increasing bank space by just five slots is ridiculous. If it's a permanent increase, that's fine. But if it's just a temporary VIP bonus, it needs to be something worthwhile, like +5% experience or something similar.
Community events—do they really need to announce this in the producer’s letter? Shouldn’t this already be standard?
Q3 – Now we finally get to the only content we’ll have all year. I hope this expansion follows the model of Menace of the Underdark, where the Collector’s Edition was actually worth it with attractive content—not just a single tome and a bunch of cosmetics. Challenge yourselves, bring something new, or are you just going to give us Tome of Universal +3 and call it a day? Spending an entire year to release the same things?
Now, on a positive note—returning to Ravenloft is a great move. After Menace of the Underdark, it was the best expansion. Dhampir is a great race to introduce, and I’m very curious to see what will be delivered. As for the iconic race/class, I’m willing to bet it’ll be Warlock. Take the opportunity to do a full rework on all Warlock trees because after so many nerfs, there’s barely anything left.
Q4 - Live events aren’t really the style of DDO players, but that’s just my opinion—some might enjoy them. The opt-in hardcore-like event is something I’ve been looking forward to.
Now, let’s talk about what’s missing:
Q1 – We only have the Raid, which everyone already knew about. I think it would be interesting to see how Hydra will be implemented. Who knows, maybe it could open doors for a future expansion with Tiamat.
Q2 – The long-awaited 64-bit server is finally arriving, along with a new adventure pack. In the past, we used to get four per year. Now, we only get one.
VIP Rewards—hopefully, there will be useful rewards every month. Increasing bank space by just five slots is ridiculous. If it's a permanent increase, that's fine. But if it's just a temporary VIP bonus, it needs to be something worthwhile, like +5% experience or something similar.
Community events—do they really need to announce this in the producer’s letter? Shouldn’t this already be standard?
Q3 – Now we finally get to the only content we’ll have all year. I hope this expansion follows the model of Menace of the Underdark, where the Collector’s Edition was actually worth it with attractive content—not just a single tome and a bunch of cosmetics. Challenge yourselves, bring something new, or are you just going to give us Tome of Universal +3 and call it a day? Spending an entire year to release the same things?
Now, on a positive note—returning to Ravenloft is a great move. After Menace of the Underdark, it was the best expansion. Dhampir is a great race to introduce, and I’m very curious to see what will be delivered. As for the iconic race/class, I’m willing to bet it’ll be Warlock. Take the opportunity to do a full rework on all Warlock trees because after so many nerfs, there’s barely anything left.
Q4 - Live events aren’t really the style of DDO players, but that’s just my opinion—some might enjoy them. The opt-in hardcore-like event is something I’ve been looking forward to.
Now, let’s talk about what’s missing:
- Crafting has been abandoned. With level 34 arriving, it should have already been fixed and improved.
- Bugs in tree's—focus on fixing the content that has already been released.
- Solar Augments still don’t deliver the described bonuses. We paid for them, and we expect them to be fixed.
- Lastly, we ask for more transparency and better communication with the community that keeps this game alive.
My first thoughts:
1. Lamordia - awesome!
2. Dhampir - meh, I don't care, but if this makes somebody happy, great. I just hope we'll see more Carmillas, Millarcas, and Lestats than Edwards.
3. I still wish we'd get a wardrobe. Maybe after the mess that'll come with server transfers.
1. Lamordia - awesome!
2. Dhampir - meh, I don't care, but if this makes somebody happy, great. I just hope we'll see more Carmillas, Millarcas, and Lestats than Edwards.
3. I still wish we'd get a wardrobe. Maybe after the mess that'll come with server transfers.
Felsyn
Pretty Normal Weird Guy
I completely disagree.
The last thing I would want on Cormyr is wipes.
Fresh start means I can play a game that is 18 years old on a character that is a few months old and not have:
Dupes and characters that used those dupes to give themselves every single pastlife, invalidating the effort of others in the face of the DDO store prices (which have not gone down). The devs have done an amazing hope reducing this and most of it occurred very early on. There was an entire community around selling certain duped items that does not exist on Cormyr - that community is just a sad lonely forum now.
As well as, an economy without 18 years of bloat. Players have 18 years of items just stacked up.
And, an economy without the numerous free things turbine and ssg gave people over the years. We already have free SoS on Cormyr, thankfully we do not have 18+ years of it.
And, without a lot of the turbo players I like to avoid by having it be VIP only and them not wanting to give up progress. I like to just play the game; starting fresh takes away the pressure of trying to catch up to everyone and lets you play and raid with people on your similar power lvl.
And, I can afford stuff on the AH.
Cormyr is a blessing and a hope for the future, especially for new players. It is not a test server, or a seasonal server. It is a fresh start for a very old game. It is also a vibe.
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Karadon
Old Paladin
Cool. For 2025 I was expecting a couple of adventure packs, a mini-expansion, a monk pass, some archetypes and possibly opening one 64-bit server to help iron out the obvious transfer of account features & guilds etc. that probably needed serious dev time.
So not too much due to the possibility of the amazing stuff planned for the phenomenal 20th anniversary next year (he said optimistically
).
But to get news that multiple 64-bit servers and even EU server(s?) are due to open before the end of June means the account/guild transfer issues must be nearly if not fully resolved already. The cost of purchasing/renting + managing and maintaining a separate IT infrastructure in Europe is not insignificant so this shows a positive commitment both to the game and the players pointing to a brighter future.
Adding to this we're not getting the mini-expansion in a mini-expansion year, instead we're getting a "Full-Fat" expansion, and mysterious progression dungeon content (is this... innovation?) is fantastic news.
Wishing a lag-reduced year for everyone.
So not too much due to the possibility of the amazing stuff planned for the phenomenal 20th anniversary next year (he said optimistically
).But to get news that multiple 64-bit servers and even EU server(s?) are due to open before the end of June means the account/guild transfer issues must be nearly if not fully resolved already. The cost of purchasing/renting + managing and maintaining a separate IT infrastructure in Europe is not insignificant so this shows a positive commitment both to the game and the players pointing to a brighter future.
Adding to this we're not getting the mini-expansion in a mini-expansion year, instead we're getting a "Full-Fat" expansion, and mysterious progression dungeon content (is this... innovation?) is fantastic news.
Wishing a lag-reduced year for everyone.
tsotate
Well-known member
I'm pretty excited for another racial AP and the points from server-first favor on all the new servers.
No over-arching enemy? What do you call those annoying Harpers? (Ok, I guess they were technically allies, but they certainly never felt that way.)
It does have a strong contender for single worst quest in the game (Times Long Past), but the rest of it is pretty ok if you just pretend the rare loot doesn't exist.
Natashaelle
Time Bandit
These aren't just labels -- the US 64-bit LOTRO and DDO servers are or will be located in Las Vegas ; the Euro ones in Amsterdam.
Two other Daybreak Games server locations exist in San Diego and I don't know where in Australia -- but it seems that as things move forward, the 32-bit DDO and LOTRO servers will continue to be located in New Jersey (and IIRC one of the 64-bit LOTRO Legendary servers) ; whereas Cormyr and the new US 64-bit LOTRO and DDO servers will be found in Las Vegas, whilst the new 64-bit LOTRO and DDO ones will be in Amsterdam (where one 64-bit LOTRO Legendary server is also to be found).
The MAJOR difference between LOTRO and DDO in this respect is that Euro-LOTRO toons will only be able to transfer to EU servers, and similar for US ones -- whereas the old Codemasters to Turbine DDO transfers vacated the database inter-compatibility issues in question.
Natashaelle
Time Bandit
Cormyr is a persistent server.
Phoenicis
Savage's Husband
For me (SE USA) there has been little to no latency related issues between Khyber/Sarlona & Cormyr.
Natashaelle
Time Bandit
Depends on your precise circumstances, though ping will be worse between East Coast and Vegas (or Amsterdam) than between East Coast and East Coast.
BUT if you have relatively low framerate on your rig, it's doubtful you'd notice any degradation in that respect -- but Cormyr is more responsive overall than the New Jersey 32-bit servers in terms of the opening and closing of instances, and it also seems to have some marginally improved graphic environment bits 'n' pieces.
Natashaelle
Time Bandit
I'm in a weird location with a fairly direct link between the French Riviera and Florida ; so that there's basically no meaningful difference for me right now between Vegas and New Jersey. Internet distances between Eastern Florida and those two locations are pretty much identical
FaceDancer
Olde Wurm
I'm in California and I see on average about 80ms latency for Argo. For Cormyr, I'm averaging around 21ms if that info is helpful.
Will be curious to see the progressive dungeon and what the concept is behind it. Hopefully not overly done with puzzles & collecting stuff (those are two much used and abused mechanics in DDO but I do expect them at some level). I know some people like them, but they have been played out IMO.
I would be surprised to see anything actually "innovative" in the dungeon design/mechanics. I would be very happy with something that's more of a novelty though! Will have to think longer about some of the dungeons in DDO that I think are special in some way and would like to see more of. A Study In Sable is one that comes to mind though.
Will be curious to see the progressive dungeon and what the concept is behind it. Hopefully not overly done with puzzles & collecting stuff (those are two much used and abused mechanics in DDO but I do expect them at some level). I know some people like them, but they have been played out IMO.
I would be surprised to see anything actually "innovative" in the dungeon design/mechanics. I would be very happy with something that's more of a novelty though! Will have to think longer about some of the dungeons in DDO that I think are special in some way and would like to see more of. A Study In Sable is one that comes to mind though.
Zavina
Ms Stabby Stabby
The LoTRO gameplan for server migration - (https://forums.lotro.com/index.php?...vers-with-severlin-summary.15990/#post-138453)
Teh_Troll
Master of Baiting
By any chance do you work for the Federal Reserve?Can a dev confirm if the plat cap is going to increase on 64 bit servers? Currently the plat cap is the limit of a 32-bit unsigned integer in cp (~4.3 million pp). The limit of 64 bit should be (2^64)-1... or 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 cp.... or ~18.4 QUADRILLION pp
This should revitalize the economy and make plat useful again. Granted... there's likely to be high inflation, but if the plat cap was (virtually) unlimited we could have an economy again.
Or maybe someone has already confirmed or denied this on Cormyr?
I have many, many past lives as a VIP. I never once paid for that. So I doubt your suggestion would have a noticeable impact.
rabidfox
The People's Champion
Free LRs + 1 so I can play iconics any way I want without spending a ton on hearts would make me happy and would get me to try a bunch of builds I currently won't pay for.
Pretty Good Old One
Well-known member
That would be great! It would be nice to throw in an alignment change as well for a few of those builds that need both the class and alignment changed on an iconic.