Selee wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:05pm:

Lelouch wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:09pm:

Desert is on indefinite hold.

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Default A sneak peek at Update 24’s dungeons … and beyond
Content designer Knockback here. I’ve worked on dungeons such as “Eyes of Stone,” “The Snitch,” “A Study In Sable” and the Thunderholme adventure area, and I’m here to update you folks on some of the things we’re currently building for DDO.

Upcoming dungeons in Update 24

Update 24 will be previewed on Lamannia starting this weekend, so now seems like a good time to unveil its dungeons. Get ready for some surprises!

First up in Update 24 is a new content pack, Heart of Madness. The plane of Xoriat is encroaching on Eberron once again and the result is three dungeons full of Xorian insanity. Both the Lord of Eyes and the Lord of Stone are back, as well as some other fan favorite characters. (Hint – one of the dungeons is named “Fashion Madness.”) The centerpiece of the pack is “Terminal Delirium,” the follow-up to two of our most popular dungeons. Once again you’ll be returning to the Sleeping Spell Inn, and once again you’ll be seeing—and be turned into—some very unusual things. Heart of Madness is CR 18 Heroic/26 Epic, and is a paid pack (450 Turbine Points; free to VIPs of course.)

Also coming in Update 24 is a Forgotten Realms dungeon themed to tie in with Wizards of the Coast’s Tyranny of Dragons storyline. You’ll infiltrate a Cult of the Dragon base while on the trail of the fabled White Dragon mask. “The Mask of Deception” is CR 16 Heroic/30 Epic, and is free to everyone.

Hey, what happened to Anauroch?

Earlier we had mentioned Anauroch as one of the places we wanted to go in 2014. Obviously that’s not happening.

Why the change? It’s tempting to blame it all on Xorian madness, but the truth is we’ve been listening to what excites you guys when it comes to D&D settings. We may still make it to Anauroch eventually, but don’t expect it any time soon. It’s a long, long walk from Cormyr. Instead of the blazing hot desert, we’re going someplace cooler instead.

Future plans and Update 25

So what kind of cool things led to the detour away from Anauroch? One of them will be coming in Update 25. Since The Haunted Halls of Eveningstar was received so well, we’ve decided to adapt another classic pen-and-paper module to DDO. Rather than blabbing on, I’ll skip right to the awesome part and give you five simple words:

The Temple of Elemental Evil.

Yep, we will be creating our own version of the original, classic Temple inside DDO. We’re very excited about adapting one of the most famous modules in Dungeons and Dragons history, and we hope you are too.

In the meantime, though, we have a date with insanity. Hope to see everyone this weekend on Lamannia for a preview of Update 24!

Was haunted halls actually done well? or was it more same old same old?

Munkenmo wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:38pm:

Having done he original in PnP, I thought the Devs did a good job with it.

Munkenmo wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:38pm:



It's a fantastic quest.

Munkenmo wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:38pm:


Nice xp, lots and lots of chests, with some of best named items in game. Can be fast 15 min quest to hours of fun. I prefer the 15 min loot running myself.

Munkenmo wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 6:38pm:


I thought it sucked. I ran to the end as fast as possible to get the loots. All the extra optionals that did not include loot or generous XP awards, I completely skipped. I think oly old people who played the original PnP module, or who love the narrator guy they got to do it (for some inexplicable reason) really enjoyed it.

rest wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 12:09am:


Fucking how?

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Oh okay, I get it.



Haunted Halls was great, if ToEE turns out the same I'd be glad. If DDO had more quests like this (at all level ranges) I really don't believe it would be in the state it's in now.

rest wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 12:09am:


I disagree with you on this one Rest, but I also think this is what made the HH pretty good content.  Some of it is a bitch, even with a rogue hire, but by and large it was good fun and a breath of fresh air since MOTU (which I also liked).

If you don't care for FR or the adventure, there was the quick option just to get loot.
If you love FR, HH and Ed Greenwood's involvement then you can stop the smell the roses.  Do the full version, listen to the commentary - all added depth and replayability.

There are times when I just wanted a few quick runs and could do it.  Other times, I wanted to explore every nook and cranny just for fun.  Find new ways to ambush the kobolds on those nasty ballistas.  See how many Zombies you can heard into a blade barrier or ENergy Burst. Even though it is linear, there just seems so many ways to play it.  I like that it has flexibility and optional content for those wanting to do it.  It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it seems some of the most popular content in recent times.

I think Ed's vision might be needed in the Turdbine dev team, who are devoid of any decent creativity.  Rest, there is no need to diss Ed.   
Ed is a legend in the DnD community and a great/funny guy to boot.  Not everyone likes FR material, but his creativity is limitless. 

I'm glad they're doing TOEE - it won't be the same as the module, but I just hope they get it right.  This is something I look forward to (dare I hope).
Time to buff those Banishment DC's!   

Vic wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 3:25am:


Ditto.

I jizzed my pants when I saw they're doing ToEE.

Flav wrote on Nov 12^th, 2014 at 4:34am:


Do you ever get tired of listening to yourself?