Top 5 Fun Moments in DDO!

Draccus wants to know your top 5 most fun moments in DDO. Share your memories here!

Practical Tactics!

Pixelbox has some practical tactics for you. This week: the tunnel dance!

This week’s featured guild is the Explorers of Thelanis, on yes, Thelanis! Here’s what they have to say:

We are mature guild. We are a non rush guild and do not zerg and we take our time in quests. We like to break all the barrels, clear all the optionals, disarm all the traps, etc. We stick together as a group while questing. We have a guild bank and many active players. We also have guild site at guild portal and also on DDO guild utility.

In addition to questing, we do raids and we plan events. We have monthly guild meetings at one of the many taverns in Eberron. One recent event we had was a swimming race in the harbor, complete with prizes. Upcoming events we have planned is a marching parade in Korthos Village, hide and seek in the marketplace, and more. We also have trivia contests that encourage our members to interact with the NPCs that they normally would not interact with, such as Merle Tarrow, the window washer.

So check us out!

Chronicle Comments! What’s your best new player experience - helping one or being helped as one? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

We’re heading into the bug fixing phase for Update 7, and MadFloyd would like to share some of the upcoming fixes with you . Phax also has some info for you, including a solid lead on eliminating Hireling lag! And lastly, Eladrin wants to know what bugs and what prestige enhancements are most important to you and why!

MadFloyd has had a dream to enhance DDO’s Inventory System. In Update 7, this dream comes to life.

We like puzzles in our dungeons, and sometimes we like adding colors into the mix. PurpleFooz (whose name alone indicates a love of colors) has a statement for the colorblind among us that up until now have been unable to take part in those puzzles!

Keeper discusses the challenges of building exciting interiors using art textures designed for caves.

Tolero journeys down memory lane and reviews some old player-requested changes that made it into the game. Go feedback!

The latest DDO Store releases are here! Favored Soul Hirelings and Even More Shared Bank Space!

This weekend only, +5 Lesser and Greater Hearts of Wood!

Summer’s almost over, and so are the summer bonus days! This is the last weekend to get +10% bonux XP and +30% bonus guild renown!

Maintenance on Monday, read more here.

Since Turbine is now a part of the Warner Bros. Entertainment Group, we will update the Privacy Policy for Turbine products on September 8, 2010.  You can check it out here.

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

Greetings everyone, and a special welcome to our new European friends! This is the Eberron Chronicle, DDO’s Weekly Roundup featuring community spotlights, guild recruitment, news, guides, and more! We’ve been big fans of Europe’s Community Chronicle, so if you have any cool contributions or ideas please let us know in the comments section below. (And sorry guys, no page 3 girls)!

-The Turbine Community Team

Acronym’s and Slang Translated

Double rainbow, what does it mean? We may never know, but thanks to Shal, we can know the meaning of DDO’s Acronyms and General Slang! This is especially helpful for our new European friends!

DDO Comic!

At Turbine, we love fanart, so check out an oldie but a goodie, DDO 1-liners! To those of you who’ve brought DDO to life via illustration, make sure you send us your websites or migrate your work to the Turbine forums!

Chronicle Conundrum! What are the names of the original DDO Europe Servers? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

This week’s featured guild is Keepers of the Asylum, on the Ghallanda server! They describe themselves as an adult no-drama raiding guild, with a focus on the people. They have players from many former guilds, so check them out and see if you can find some old friends!

DDOReports Seeks Successor!

The DDOReports fansite is looking for someone to pass the torch to! If you like helping to keep your fellow players up to date on the latest breaking news and happenings in DDO via twitter and blogging, it could be a perfect match for you! To learn more, click here! If you’re interested in being the DDOReports successor, contact ustice@ddoreports.com!

Ever wanted to make your own personal Character Build, but don’t know where to start? Check out stormarcher’s Guide to Creating and Personalizing Your Very Own Character Build.

Tarrant tries to speak some not-hideous French, and Tolero takes a crack at her hilarious German. Join them!

We’ve got some important character transfer information, read it here!

Summer bonus days continue, check out 10% bonus XP and 30% bonus guild renown is available through August 29th!

Hello Europeans, we’re thrilled to have you here! Please read A Welcome Letter from the Turbine Community Team and check out the French and German Language forums!

Bonjour Update 6! The Red Fens is now available to VIPs and Premium Players! Click here for the release notes.

Willkommen new DDO Store Releases! Get your hands on some flaming weapons!

Ten Ton Hammer has taken a Developer Guided Tour of Update 6. Follow them here!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

Victory Day!

August 9th was Victory Day in Eberron, and Theris wants to share some information about it.

This week’s featured guild is Bathed in Blood on the Thelanis server! Here’s what they have to say:

We’re a guild dedicated to bringing honor and team work to the game. Be that in power gaming, PVP, Role playing, ect.. We pride ourselves on our diversity as much as our singular love of DDO.  We are a apart of the Dark Jedi Gaming Organization. DJO is a very large Group of Gamers Dedicated to the love of gaming.  We have lvls from 1-16 atm and our player average is about 7.  We use also have a large ventrilo Ip for guild voice chat to hang out, socialize or go raiding.

If interested go here and enlist and post us a msg on comlinks and we will mail you a guild sigil ASAP.

Chronicle Comments! What was your first character, and do you still play them? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

Summer’s coming to a close, but Deadslug’s giving us a reason to celebrate. Check out Thelanis’ End of Summer Picnic and Beach Party!

Junts has a guide about creating Paladins. It’s great, and you should read it!

Like art, humor, and DDO? Stop by DDO-daily.com and look at their new line of webcomics!

Someone sent us some bacon chocolate - thanks!

• Buy Turbine points, get an additional 50% bonus points!
• Welcome to the Twitter, DDO Store feed!
• Monday has a 9 hour downtime - read more here!
• New items are available in the DDO Store - welcome Shock Weapons and stacks of 25 stack XP potions!
• Massively tours Update 6! Awesomeness ensues!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Chronicle. See you next time!

The First Completionist!

Congratulations to Lithic/Star on Argonnessen, our first Completionist!

Fan-art!

Yazzman’s been working on their DDO artwork. View this Picasso-in-training here!

Rogue Musical Number!

Draccus has a musical side they’d like to share with you. Check out Rogue Star, set to the tune of Nickelback’s Rock Star!

This week’s featured guild is Crimsons Dragons of Orien. See what they have to say:

Whether you’re level 1 or 20, we could all use a helping hand. For us, being a good teammate and having fun is more important than being an expert gamer, We are a friendly group and we like to help new Recruits from questing to just general Help if you want a nice active friendly Guild then look us up on the Orien Server!!

Chronicle Conundrum! What major newspaper published an article last month featuring Turbine’s Dungeons and Dragons Online? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

Ashurr has taken Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” and applied it to DDO in a well thought out and compelling guide. Check it out to see how you can improve your gameplay!

Clover has posted some new images for Update 6. Check them out!

Tolero gives some examples of good and bad bug reporting!

The DDOStore now has a twitter feed! Follow @ddostore for news of sales and promotions!

We’ve got new items in the DDO store. Welcome the Ninja Mask and +1 Acid Weapons!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

New UI Skin!

TiranBlade has a revised version of Eldrahir’s DDO.com UI skin for you!

Win DDO, and life!

Pixelbox has a blog post that will help you win at DDO, and at life! Read on for some situational awareness tips.

Listen to the rogue!

PNellesen’s lesson of the day - let the rogue do their job!

This week’s featued guild is The Doom Brigade on Cannith. They describe themselves as an anti-zerging, lite RP, spoiler free guild with an optional perma-death side of things. Their MyDDO page is stunning and filled with information. So if this sounds like your kind of playstyle, make sure to check them out!

roflcano is reminding us to highlight Garth’s excellent Monastery Puzzle Solver! Remember that you can add handy links to your my.ddo blog for quick references to favorite threads, guides, and helpers while you’re in game! (external websites may not display properly in the in game browser)

Chronicle Comments! Did you get anything fun during Festivult in July? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

Keeper is revamping yet another public area, giving it some additional space along with her usual beautification treatment.

The Jester has some words he’d like to share before he departs on August 1st.

• There’s a hotfix on Monday from 6 to 10 AM!
• July is ending, and so is Festivult in July! Sunday is the last day to visit the Jester and play the Risia Ice Games. Get moving!
• We’ve got new items in the DDO Store - Trap Parts, Crystals, Elixirs and more!
• GameSpy has checked out the DDO’s kick-axe business model, and they like what they see!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

Community Question!

Danteil has asked a great question about the social aspect of DDO, and so far the answers have been stellar. Chime in with your advice, and help out a fellow DDO player.

Awesome in-character blog!

Ormindo has been pushing through Shavarath, and writing excellent in-character reports about his journey. Read them here!

Completionist in Training!

Star is on their last life before they’ve achieved the Completionist feat! Keep up the good work!

Chronicle Conundrum! What are the lyrics to the Festivult Jester’s 12 Days of Festivult? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

This week’s featured guild is Cthulhu’s Revenge on the Ghallanda server! See what they have to say:

You don’t want to be on the end of Cthulhu’s Revenge!  This is a new guild with new players to the game.  We’re looking for people who want to enjoy a team atmosphere.  Right now we’re looking for 1-6 lvl. players but others may definetly apply.

If you or any of your Monk friends wonder how to add finishing moves to your hot bar, thanks to SINIBYTE, you’ll wonder no more!

Producer Glin has declared July DDO Podcast Month, and despite his lack of official ability to do this, we figure it’s worthy of spotlighting all the same. Check out his MyDDO post for his explanation and shout-outs to the various podcasts. Also make sure you follow him on twitter @producerglin !

Tolero has discovered some awesome DDO Point Cards, sold in GameStops everywhere!

• Festivult Coins will stop dropping after Sunday, so get in a good weekend of coin hunting! And don’t worry, the Jester will remain through August 1st to collect your leftover coins after they stop dropping.
• The Risia Ice Games continue through August 1st!
• It’s official, Turbine will be expanding its operations into Europe! Read more here.

• Guilds! There’s important information you need to check out, read it here!
• We’ve got some new store items in the DDO Store!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

DDO YouTube videos!

There’s nothing we like more (aside from bacon) than a YouTube channel devoted to DDO. Come see chricmg’s excellent work!

Fan Art!

Remichan uses MyDDO as a place to publish her spectacular fan art. If you’re interested in more player fan art, be sure to visit our Fan Art Gallery!

The Legion of Eberron from Ghallanda is recruiting!

Whether you’re level 1 or 20, we could all use a helping hand. For us, being a good teammate is more important than being an expert gamer, if you agree, then find us and join up!!

Make sure to check out their MyDDO page, one of the finest we’ve seen!

DDO Daily has surveyed about 500 players, and has come up with a Top 10 Most Anticipated Updates to DDO. Agree? Disagree? Let your thoughts be heard!

Chronicle Conundrum! What is the name of the band that plays in the Pheonix Tavern? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select the first winner from the comments section below!

Tolero recounts a tale from the D&D table, and sneaks in an Update 7 question while she’s at it.

Keeper saves the swamps, and explains a little more about her love for them.

• It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Festivult is here!
• Continue cooling down in July with the return of the Risia Ice Games! They’ll run Monday, July 19th through Sunday, August 1st.
• New 5 and 25 stacks of the Guild Renown Elixirs are available in the DDO Store!
• Update 5 Patch 1 is live on Lamannia, don’t forget to check it out!
• We’ve got two amazing VIP promotions running right now. 6 months for $59.94, and double bonus points through August 10th. These deals won’t last forever, so get them while you can!
• We’re continuing our July Daily specials, where we take 50% off an item every single day!
• A perfect score from TenTonHammer for DDO!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

Funny Video!

MrWizard has gained access to top-secret Turbine promotional outakes and failed casting calls!

Another Funny Video!

In case you missed it, be sure to check out DDO Cocktail Hour’s I’m on a Boat (A Flying Boat) video!

This week’s featured Guild is Occam’s Razor on Thelanis!

Here at the Razor’s Cutting edge, you will find a group of Master Questers who excel at reaching victory and achieving the end rewards. We have many amenities to support your questing and help enhance your DDO experience: Ventrillo VIOP servers, Guild Bank (for sharing and trading times), and Questing information such as maps and puzzle generators. We have guild only events scheduled almost everyday of the week ranging from Lowbie Leveling Quests to Pre-Raid and Raid Quests.

For much more information, visit their MyDDO page!

ReaperAlexEU explains how to play DDO in 3D, for free!

Chronicle Comments! What’s your favorite new player tip? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

Keeper discovers how many devs it takes to change a lightbulb, and also answers all of your questions about Airships!

• It’s time to cool down in July with the return of Festivult!

• Remember that there’s still time to get a round of double VIP bonus points! Become a VIP before August 10th!

• Six months of VIP membership for $59.94 is back!

• Time’s flying, and Patch 1 is available to check out on Lamannia. Let us know your thoughts in the Lamannia forums!

• New items in the DDO Store! Alignment Change, anyone?

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

There’s lots to see and do, and lots to read about in the Chronicle this week! Whether you’re spending time with your real family or your DDO family, we hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday this weekend, and we hope you enjoy Update 5!

Cool Video!

The folks at DDO Cocktail Hour have put together a great video! We think it speaks for itself, so check it out!

Player Interview!

Draccus is our featured player this time around! Read his interview by clicking here!

Chronicle Conundrum! Be the first to respond in the comments with the right answer and you could win Turbine Points! We are brothers, but we are not kin. Some are at the end, and some where you begin. What common trait will you see, between us all, Not necessarily shared by others of similar call? Lyon Devonian Bancroft Callaway Mostery Mersein Mirashai Montalvo Airlie Lockerly

Congratulations to last week’s Chronicle Comment winner: Crazyfruit!

This week’s feature guild is Rogue Ops of Argonnessen! Stop by their My.DDO page to say hello and join up!

“We at Rogue Ops believe we are all ambassadors for the game. Without new players the game will die; therefore, we will teach any new player who sincerely wants to learn. New players are always welcome in our guild, so long as they espouse our ideals.

Rogue’s Creed:

• I alone am responsible for my survival.
• Any new player who sincerely wants to learn is worthy of my help.
• Another player will not get in the way of my having fun. I will not get in the way of another player having fun.
• When disaster strikes, the party rides in MY backpack.”

Ormindo is looking to break in the new Bogwater Theater on Thelanis! If you’re a bard or performer interested in helping to put on a show, check out his flyer by clicking here!

Clover has new Quarterly Wallpapers for you! Enjoy this batch of July - September 2010 Calendars! Don’t forget to stop by the Update 5 image gallery for more screenshots!

Keeper is letting the cat out of the bag at last about airships! Stop by her blog and ask her airship questions that she can try to answer in her next post!

Look who’s on his way back to town! The Festivult Jester is gearing up for Festivult in July! Start saving up your coins for his arrival next week!

• Update 5 is here! For the release notes, click here! To see the latest items in the DDO Store, click here!

• Festivult in July is kicking off! If you see copper, silver, or gold festival coins in your chests, gather them up! Next week, the Festivult Jester arrives, and you can trade in your coins for cool prizes! Learn more by clicking here!
• Each day there will be a special sale in the DDO Store for Festivult! You can find out what the daily deals are as they are revealed each week with our Festivult in July sale Calendar! Click here!

• Don’t forget about Summer Bonus Days! The 20% Experience boost is still in effect until next Monday, July 5th!
• Be on the lookout for special Festivult Lotteries from the Festivult Jester! Win coins and more for Festivult throughout July!

• The Degeneve brothers are still available in the Marketplace until Monday, July 5th! Stop by and enjoy the magical fireworks!

• Remember that there’s still time to get a round of double VIP bonus points! Become a VIP before August 10th! Click here to learn more! Don’t miss out!
• To commemorate the 4th of July, the DDO Store is doubling bonus points! Learn more by clicking here!
  

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!

DDO Themed Art!

Nirelle illustrates just how dangerous DDO could be if we really let players do whatever they wanted.

DDO on a Wii-mote!

DDO’s not available on consoles, but this amazing video of someone playing with a Wii-mote demonstrates that you can come pretty close!

DDOHerald Update!

DDOHerald, an iPhone application that shows server status and MyDDO characters has a new update available making it functional for those brand new iPhone 4s you all have!

New Premium Player!

WuChildNZ has recently become a Premium Player! Help him spend some of his remaining points, say hi, and welcome him to the club!

What’s something in Update 5 that you’re looking forward to the most? Tell us and you could win Turbine Points! We’ll select a random winner from the comments section below!

Our featured Guild this week is Massively’s OnedAwesome, who run the Nights of Ebberon on the Cannith server. If you are a fan of Massively.com or you are just looking for a new adventure, send an in-game message to Syp or Rubialina to join up. They will be logging into DDO every Wednesday night at 9pm EST so don’t miss out!

The Ten Ton Hammer guild on Sarlona holds regular events every Tuesday night! For questing, ingredient gathering, prizes, competitions and more, check out their event page!

Developer Phax is looking for feedback in the Shroud on Lamannia. He’s recently made some adjustments he feels will help with lag and wants your opinion!

Designer Genasi has a new developer diary for you! He’s spent a lot of intimate time refining DDO’s Hirelings, and is thrilled to share his experiences making adjustments.

• Get ready to get your guild on, because Update 5 is coming Monday! DDO will be down from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Click here to read more!

• For Loot and Glory, Noble Fist, Eternal Wrath, Epic Fail, and Order of the Mystic Flame, congratulations on winning our Lamanna Guild Competition! Enjoy your airship!

• It wouldn’t be summer without DDO’s Summer Bonus Days. Enjoy a 20% XP bonus from Monday, June 28th through Monday, July 5th!

• The Degeneve brothers, Stormreach’s Premiere Performers, will be in the Marketplace from Monday, June 28th through Monday, July 5th!

• VIPs are still receiving double the amount of bonus points! Sign up while you can!

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Eberron Chronicle. We’ll see you next time!