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If all you need is a feat swap, there are much better alternatives than the +20 Token they just gave out, Fred the mindflayer will swap single feats for feats, and every character gets one free LR. That +20 token is very valuable, as DM mentioned, for leveling as one class and switching to another for TR bonuses.
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mfny posted:Anyone have any thoughts on this or should I just redownload and try this again and see if it "clicks" with the recant changes ? You seem somewhat open to giving the game another shot, so you should probably try again. It is hard to pinpoint what you didn't like about the game previously, as "character advancement" can come in many different forms. This expansion made huge changes in two fronts, first characters are much more powerful at lower levels, and second there are dozens of new viable builds. If either of those seem like better character advancement, then give it a shot.
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Aug 21, 2013 20:54
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Gammon posted:Hmm, I might have to look in to how best to multiclass as a monk then. I did have my heart set on being unarmed, but I guess that's no longer as good as it used to be, or maybe using a weapon as a monk is now just plain better. I am doing regular, unarmed monk this life and there is nothing wrong with it. I did decide to splash in 3 levels of rogue and 1 of fighter, or maybe 1 of druid, still haven't decided. But 16 levels of monk leaves you missing only .5[w] to unarmed, versus the 5d6 sneak dice from 3 levels of rogue. There are plenty of other trade offs from not being pure monk, but I have already done a pure monk life and I wanted to mess around with a little splash.
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Aug 22, 2013 18:14
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As a new, first life PM you don't even have to wait untill level 7 for self healing, zombie form and lesser death aura are level 3 and will do just fine in non elite stuff.
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Aug 22, 2013 21:43
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Yup, you just have to take the first level as the class they are ment for, then you can leave the iconic trainer and level up normally. The bladesworn makes for a great first life sorc.
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Aug 23, 2013 04:04
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Even thought it isn't a traditional melee weapon, http://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Stave_of_the_Seer is pretty drat good for leveling a dex based QS build. The 1.5[2d6] is really good, and with shileagh and all the +[w] attacks in the new enhancement system, it hits like a truck for its level. Plus takes care of true seeing, and has two red slots. +tactics now also affects quivering palm and the new, aptly named, unbalancing strike.
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Aug 23, 2013 20:37
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I haven't tested recently, but in the early stages sweeping strikes did not enable sneak attacks, which sucked. Unbalancing strikes from any of the monk tree's does enable sneak attack, and is also incredibly broken on some mobs.
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Aug 24, 2013 20:06
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Caisha posted the answer to the monk stance question a few posts up. I really like 4 war as a splash now, 4 levels of kensai plus 3 feats, weapon spec etc. It is a strong splash for almost any non caster. I am also not sure I would ever want to do a melee without shadowfade after starting to use that, especially with the new invis changes.
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Aug 25, 2013 01:55
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Does anyone have a supply of Vale ingredients built up that they wouldn't mind parting with, I am looking to make some clickies and they are the last components I need. In total, 4 husks, 5 petals, 5 pebbels, 1 funk, and 4 twigs.
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Aug 26, 2013 00:23
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I don't think either of them make all that great clerics. There is a great bard build somewhere hidden in the PDK, but I haven't put all that much thought into it until turbine lets us TR into iconic races. The bladeforge seems to be great at just about anything, as long as you don't use his preset build. SLA reconstruct is about as good as it gets.
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Aug 29, 2013 22:34
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For artificer you really wan't to be warforged, For starting stats, you have some wiggle room, but I really prefer 10str 16 dex con int, 6 wis cha as a 28 point build, as a 32 you can go 17 int and 11 str. For skills, max Disable device, search, UMD, repair, and then you can distribute extra points across open locks, spot, concentration, balance, and the 1 point in tumble you need. Feat selection - point blank shot at 1, rapid shot at 3, One of Quicken or Maximize at 4, the other at 6. Alternatively you can take Precice shot and precision at 4 and 6, if you are not interested in the SLA's from the enchantment line, You will want quicken by 8 though, to eventually quicken your repairs.
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Sep 1, 2013 03:57
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No, I just forgot about spellcraft. I haven't played anything that uses it since they added it so it wasn't on my mind. Most MMO companies don't have multi-day down times every 6 months like clockwork. The last time this happened, probably the exact same problem, Turbine pointed the finger at outside vendors, just like this time. At some point in time they should look into more reliable suppliers.
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Sep 2, 2013 18:18
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So apparently there is some thing with TRing and ED's and a specific quest zone that has been around for like a year. I don't know much more but I have been in a few groups with people who clearly did. Does anyone know more about this? Sure would be handy for my next life.
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Sep 7, 2013 22:16
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Soooo yeah.. Cacoon at level 1, pretty loving hilarious. It is to bad that Cordovan finally acknowledged this bug yesterday, after over a year of its existence. Feather said they fixed the cannith bug too, but he was referring to master crafting not working so I am wondering if he didn't even know about the ml1 thing, and if there is any chance that will survive the imminent patch.
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Sep 12, 2013 03:26
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Boulders and primal scream are also really really good at low levels. I also fully agree that they should remove the ML, or massivly lower them, from BTC items once they are bound. A huge appeal of DDO, D&D in general, is hoarding power.
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Sep 12, 2013 03:36
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Hey DM were you looking for shield or tome pieces, and do you still need them? I got a few ransacking Vol tonight.
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Sep 22, 2013 05:57
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When soloing you will never ever come close to that 4 days for a TR. My build right now is incredible, I am abusing the poo poo out of multiple bugs, and it is still going to take me 80ish hours of play time to hit 20 this life. Having someone to window farm those good quests makes a big difference, so does splitting up. I had noticed that optionals were tied to completions now, but hadn't thought to just repeat without finishing. I wonder if I can get in and out of crucible in under a minute.
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Sep 22, 2013 08:03
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While the OP is nice and uptodate the most important piece of advice is to plan out your build. Unless you are doing the simplest build possible, i.e. a pure 20 in one class, you will want to know as much about what levels/feats/stats to take and when to take them before you start taking any. Then ideally run your plan by some people with experience and get feedback.
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Oct 2, 2013 02:35
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It is probably not worth buying 32 point characters right off the bat, play for at least a month or so and see if you get back into the game, you will likely end up having no problems unlocking 32 points from favor if you do end up sticking around. The three best investments are by far VIP for a month, and if not that then either monk or artificer classes.
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Oct 2, 2013 03:09
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I am not a big fan of dex based twf monk, you loose out on any reliable stunning which is too important, and is really hard to pull off with a fresh first life character. I am not sure how attached you are to twf, but most new players find better luck with 2hf instead, so I through together a pretty solid str based monk QS build, QS's are amazing right now and the build is pretty simple/straight forward, there is plenty of room for variation in the build too, if something doesn't suit you.quote:Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 04.19.01
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Oct 3, 2013 07:59
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Consider maybe one less level of fighter for one more of rogue, the extra sneak dice is probably worth more than the +1 to hit and damage and the extra feat from fighter, but either way Rogue repeater is much stronger than say pure arti at higher levels, the sneak damage more than makes up for the loss of rune arm damage.
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Oct 4, 2013 16:26
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Iconics have to go from 15-28, and use an iconic TR, heroic TR is not an option if you choose to start you life as an iconic.
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Oct 11, 2013 07:07
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No, you don't start at level 1 as an iconic ever, if you pick one of the iconic races after TRing, you start at 15 and must go to 28 before you TR again.
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Oct 11, 2013 17:54
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Also consider 12 fighter 6 wiz or sorc, 2 paly, fighter gives improved weapon spec and titanic strength,a much bigger bonus to str than bladesworn with a much better up time. Depending on what weapon choice you go, rogue levels might be a decent option too, as nothing beats QS for weapons at the moment. You can definitely TR your dwarf into an iconic, and as woden mentioned, without twisting in endless turning you need 4 paly for divine might, I think its worth the twist. Maximize will most certainly not work with eldrich strikes, I don't even need to test it to know that isn't going to happen, and extend will be pretty key for displacement and haste so you aren't stuck recasting those every 30 seconds. You also appear to be missing stunning blow as a feat, why have all that strength if you aren't gona stun things with it.
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Oct 14, 2013 17:54
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She pulled a Haggis  .
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Oct 16, 2013 18:19
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She just doesn't get to come to fight club anymore.
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Oct 17, 2013 05:29
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I think Woden read the +1 per ten levels as 1 per stack, so 9 per 10 if you had all 9 past lives, It is hard to tell if that is the case or not, and it should follow the same pattern as the HP past lives, either +4 per 10 levels or +36 at 9 lives, I am guessing neither of the + per 10 stack per life, making the HP only 49.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:52
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You can't buy lr+1 from anywhere other than the ddo store on live, is that changing for u20?
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Oct 25, 2013 22:38
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This is a fantastic change, I really appreciate sagas, but the idea that if I wanted to IR/ER I absolutely had to grind x sagas, and that if I had a tome reward in the list that I wanted then I would have to sacrifice the CoV's was really disheartening.
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I think my wiz/mnk QS build would need about 60 more ap to spend on racial, mnk and rogue trees before I would start spending them in eldrich knight, there are just so many good enhancements for the build already. As for your first QS build gammon, I can't stress enough how valuable 2 rogue levels would be instead of 2 fighter levels. You really don't need those extra two feats and the 15% stacking haste and the better double strike attack are phenomenal.
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Perpetual Notion posted:I was rather disappointed with my healing ability on necbromancer myself, but then I didn't really have a bunch of endgame gear to boost it either. This was my biggest concern with your build and why I ended up going 11/6/3 as a warforge and ignoring PM, all the good buffs from wiz, reconstructs, and shadow fade from monk instead of wraith form. With u20, if I can purchase bladeforge after having not pre-order the last expanion, I will probably be ditching the wiz build for paladin since the buffs are all scrollable, but I do prefer the 3ish minute duration on casted haste/displace to the 30s scroll duration.
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Nov 3, 2013 18:15
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I would consider 2 rogue 1 monk instead for that build, drop thf line and invest two feats into master of forms for one more x1 on 19-20, and with two rogue you can go for poison strikes in assassin.
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Nov 7, 2013 04:27
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I meant poison weapon, the 1d8 on each hit, not the gimpy strikes. But yeah, I think if I did a melee cleric I would have to go heavy in one cleric tree not two. Even if you stuck heavy into cleric enhancements, at least with 2rogue/1monk you have a few more build options to experiment with, but I may be biased as I can't take the ithf line after using it a few builds ago and it felt completely wasted.
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I did it for displacement, haste, and tensers. Perma displacement, plus 28% dodge, plus 25% incorp made for pretty solid defense, and since I was warforged reconstruct is a pretty solid healing option.
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Nov 10, 2013 19:19
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To drop LR for quicken take power attack at 1 instead of thf, and take thf as a monk bonus feet, then take cleave at 2 instead of pa, and cleric 1 at 3 for quicken. Also consider 6/7/7 as a level split since the fighter defensive stance stacks with GM of earth.
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After I hit 28 on my current Life I am thinking of tring to this build for a while to grind out epic past lives. I am going to miss self casting displacement but I think I have everything else covered, except for enhancements where I think I could have another 150 points and still not get everything I want."Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 04.19.03" posted:
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Nov 15, 2013 07:45
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Nothing on that screenshot says that, the 4 more points is moving from 28-32 if you have 32 unlocked.
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Yeah, no way you are getting 4200 coms by just doing 20-28, even if you received coms for 100% of your quest completions. Most people will end up with around 1500, far fewer if they are not optimal in their quest. It would take a max of 10 hours to grind out a regular old TR heart, where as the new hearts take 40-60, or say maybe 30 extra hours after doing 20-28. Overall I don't see this rate as healthy for DDO.
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Nov 16, 2013 08:45
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Two problems with that number though, the first is that getting an average of 25 com's per quest run means loading up on the higher level quests instead of the lower level ones which doesn't match up with actual data for two reasons, the first is that people tend to run quests that are lower level than they are, not higher and those rewards are much lower than 25, 15 for many of the more popular EH's. The other reason is a factor of time, you spend more time in range of lower level quests you are more likely to have run more lower level quests that higher level ones, only running stuff like storm horn line 2-4 times, vs 6-8 for stuff like the original motu trio.
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This is the third time in the past 12 months that there data center has had pretty serious issues, although I guess when you are using the most bargain basement hosting you can get that will happen.
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