Ark's Ark » DDO http://www.arksark.org/blog Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming, Current Affairs, and Random Stuff! Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DDO Videopost: The Free bag guide videohttp://www.arksark.org/blog/5519/ddo-videopost-the-free-bag-guide-video/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/5519/ddo-videopost-the-free-bag-guide-video/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:06:55 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=5519 I already added this to the end of the original DDO free bag post, but then I realised that most folks have probably looked at that days ago, so would miss it. It’s just a little video I knocked up to show where to find the various bag NPCs.

I’m a bit out of practise at video-making, and need to make sure I have the mic a little further away from my mouth next time!

You can find a [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/5519/ddo-videopost-the-free-bag-guide-video/feed/ 0 DDO : A quick guide to free bags and storage.http://www.arksark.org/blog/5495/ddo-a-quick-newbies-guide-to-free-bags-and-storage/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/5495/ddo-a-quick-newbies-guide-to-free-bags-and-storage/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:07:29 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=5495 Dungeons and Dragons Online likes to bombard you with things that you need to store, while simultaneously keeping your inventory space rather tight. It is not an unusual tactic for F2P games which want to gently persuade you to purchase additional storage and bags, and DDO will be very happy to sell you all manner of extra bank vaults and storage bags through the Turbine Point Store.

However, there is much we can do to delay the moment that we [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/5495/ddo-a-quick-newbies-guide-to-free-bags-and-storage/feed/ 2 In which I check in with the Ark!http://www.arksark.org/blog/5490/in-which-i-check-in-with-the-ark/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/5490/in-which-i-check-in-with-the-ark/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:51 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=5490 So, in the last couple of months since I last posted, what have I been up to?

I’ve played through both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 on Insanity difficulty. I’d been nagged to try them by pretty much every gamer friend who ever heard I’d not played them, and I’m glad I finally buckled. I’ll definitely be grabbing Mass Effect 3 when it materialises.

I have a terrible habit of insisting I play any game on the hardest possible [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/5490/in-which-i-check-in-with-the-ark/feed/ 0 An Embarrassment of Riches.http://www.arksark.org/blog/5028/an-embarrassment-of-riches/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/5028/an-embarrassment-of-riches/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:04:48 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=5028 MMO players have an embarrassment of riches this week. Of course Rift will be opening up early access on the 24th, but the latest EQ2 expansion, “Destiny of Velious”, launches today, with an 8 day extravaganza of events.

On top of that, DDO will be having it’s 5 year anniversary, with an all-new piratey event recycled from the original tutorial island. I’ll try to catch some of that, though I hope it’s more enjoyable than the Halloween event, which I [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/5028/an-embarrassment-of-riches/feed/ 2 DDO: Update 8 Test Patch Notes – The Siege of Stormreachhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4081/ddo-update-8-test-patch-notes-the-siege-of-stormreach/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4081/ddo-update-8-test-patch-notes-the-siege-of-stormreach/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:58:25 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4081 Keeping up the rapid updating that we’ve seen since Dungeons went Free To Play, Update 8 has just hit the Lamannia test server. Lets take a looksee!

New Adventure Pack: Siege of Stormreach

The continuing saga of the siege on Lordsmarch Palace in Stormreach continues as the plot expands to include the powerful green Hag, a primary leader from Droaam, the kingdom of monsters. Four adventures launching from the Lordsmarch plaza will send players to over, under [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4081/ddo-update-8-test-patch-notes-the-siege-of-stormreach/feed/ 2 Ark’s Free-To-Play Acclimatisation Guide for European DDO Playershttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4061/arks-free-to-play-acclimatisation-guide-for-european-ddo-players/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4061/arks-free-to-play-acclimatisation-guide-for-european-ddo-players/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:33:20 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4061 This is about a week and a half too late, but still.

Dungeons and Dragons Online in Europe never went F2P. When the Codemasters-run servers finally went dark in August, a process began to transfer the players there to Turbine’s DDO server, Ghallanda. After two months trapped alongside General Zod in the Phantom Zone, last week European adventurers finally began to emerge blinkingly into a world at once familiar, but mysteriously altered. A Stormreach where the Silver Flame, once so [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4061/arks-free-to-play-acclimatisation-guide-for-european-ddo-players/feed/ 1 DDO European transfers have begun!http://www.arksark.org/blog/3998/ddo-europe-transfers-have-begun/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3998/ddo-europe-transfers-have-begun/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:57:40 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3998 It has been rather a wait, as I noted in a previous post, but for the last week, anyone who ever had a Codemasters DDO account has been able to log into that account system to get a Transition Key. The full FAQ for the transfer process is here.

A little while ago, around 8 pm GMT, the transfer utility went live at http://transfer.ddo.com/. We can now enter our Transition Key and apply for our characters to be [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3998/ddo-europe-transfers-have-begun/feed/ 3 DDO: European players are still hanging in Limbo.http://www.arksark.org/blog/3885/ddo-european-players-are-still-hanging-in-limbo/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3885/ddo-european-players-are-still-hanging-in-limbo/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:37:11 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3885 It has dropped a little off the radar, so let’s catch up with how the transfer of European DDO accounts from Codemasters to Turbine is going.

Essentially, it isn’t.

On August 19th, 2010, the European Dungeons and Dragons Online servers were shut down, meaning that the characters that European players have been playing since launch were lost to us. We are still waiting for our characters to be transferred, as promised, to the US servers.

What will happen to [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3885/ddo-european-players-are-still-hanging-in-limbo/feed/ 5 DDO Europe to be merged with DDO “Global” : A Shocking Burst of News!http://www.arksark.org/blog/3661/ddo-europe-to-be-merged-with-ddo-global/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3661/ddo-europe-to-be-merged-with-ddo-global/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:36:37 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3661 Update: This post is obviously rather out of date now. I’ve written an up to date guide for European players who move to the US servers here.

European subscribers to DDO received this in our email today:

Today we announce the next steps for Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Stormreach™ (DDO) for Europe. After operating the European service for over four years, our operating licence has now expired and it is with much sadness we announce our intention to transfer the [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3661/ddo-europe-to-be-merged-with-ddo-global/feed/ 2 DDO: In which Cannith is full, and refuses entry to even one wafer-thin wizard.http://www.arksark.org/blog/3653/ddo-in-which-cannith-is-full-and-refuses-entry-to-even-one-wafer-thin-wizard/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3653/ddo-in-which-cannith-is-full-and-refuses-entry-to-even-one-wafer-thin-wizard/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:23:32 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3653 My DDO server, Cannith, today seems to have become something of a victim of its own success, with players being greeted with the following:

Even the loading screen looks impatient.

According to the forum, even VIP subscribers, who have priority over premium folks like myself, can’t get in. It’s possible that the error message is itself erroneous, and the servers are not actually full, but something else is stopping us from being able to log in. The other servers [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3653/ddo-in-which-cannith-is-full-and-refuses-entry-to-even-one-wafer-thin-wizard/feed/ 0 DDO: Gerard Dryden’s Macehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/3641/ddo-gerard-drydens-mace/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3641/ddo-gerard-drydens-mace/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:16:49 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3641 The end rewards for the Catacombs quest-line got a revamp in Module 5, with many of the end-reward weapons getting an improvement.

Blade of Inquisition: Gained Lesser Undead Bane. Dagger of Inquisition: Gained Lesser Undead Bane. Eternal Rest: Gained Lesser Undead Bane. Guidance: Gained Holy. Morningstar of the Heretic: Gained Bodyfeeder. Pillar of Light: Gained Radiance II.

But what Osgard, d’Kundarak engineer, is after today is Gerard Dryden’s Mace. It’s found in a chest behind a locked door in the [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3641/ddo-gerard-drydens-mace/feed/ 3 DDO: How to make money in Dungeons and Dragons Online.http://www.arksark.org/blog/3617/ddo-how-to-make-money-in-dungeons-and-dragons-online/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3617/ddo-how-to-make-money-in-dungeons-and-dragons-online/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:26 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3617 Because I was asked, here’s a little guide on how to make money in DDO:

Like anywhere else, becoming rich in Dungeons and Dragons Online involves two things; maximising your income, and minimising your expenses.

Some basics

When shopping for new gear it is best to check the brokers, as well as the auction house. While most of the best random gear does end up for auction, free players can only have one auction at a time, and many other [...]

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