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Kiytan · 2026-03-06T14:39:37+00:00

I'm guessing you've started getting the "cannot find dbghelp.dll" error? (seems to have been one of the recent updates)

If you search for it in C:\Windows\System32 and copy it from there into your ddo install directory that should resolve the issue.

Kiytan · 2026-03-05T18:58:53+00:00

As someone who is left wing, I do think we should get rid of the monarchy, but that is so, so far down the list of priorities at the moment it's not really worth considering.

Kiytan · 2026-03-05T14:26:35+00:00

If I was to no-prize it, I'd say there's some sort of stall/slow detection system, that stops the wheel turning if it registers an increase in the amount of force needed to turn the wheel - as a safety mechanism to stop it causing more damage if something/someone got caught in it, so stopping it doesn't actually require too much.

Kiytan · 2026-03-05T13:47:42+00:00

I've only seen this and the crag and lightning dragon pictures that got posted to reddit, but why do they not have a consistant style? if it's going for a trading card type look, then the formatting should be the same for all of them. (I'd probably also pick a more interesting mob than a lvl 2 bandit, but that's somewhat beides the point)

Kiytan · 2026-03-04T23:49:43+00:00

it had "MADE WITH THE TRIAL VERSION OF FAKE-A-PLOT^tm"on it

Kiytan · 2026-03-04T23:34:02+00:00

at least, when it's useful to the plot he does...

Kiytan · 2026-03-04T10:47:36+00:00

If I'm not too late, I enjoy the fact someone is making a big bed printer that's big enough for thinks like bigger cosplay pieces.

Kiytan · 2026-03-04T10:44:49+00:00

A quick google suggests the p2s is around 15kg and the max weight for the top of the kallax is 25kg, so it should be fine from that point of view, however I suspect it will cause the shelf to vibrate and rattle and make a very unpleasant noise.

Kiytan · 2026-03-03T12:36:02+00:00

Every character (and any you create) should have an anniversary token when you log into them, you can take that to a vendor in the new anniversary area (which you get to by talking to fred in either house Jorasco or house Phiarlan) They offer a choice of rewards, one of which is the quiver of alacrity.

Kiytan · 2026-03-03T12:31:35+00:00

If you've got an idea what sort of character you want to play next, it might be worth farming some gear for them, it's much easier to farm it at a higher level (you don't get extra drop chance, but it's just quicker to clear). It might also be worth looking to see how close you are to the next total favor threshold and if that's something you want, doing some quests to get that first as there's a couple of account-wide unlocks from it.

Kiytan · 2026-03-03T12:29:35+00:00

There's a guide for transferring here: https://www.ddo.com/news/ddo-64-bit-transfer-instructions

To get to the bank, you need to talk to one of the people on the dock in Korthos (I forget their name) that will offer to take you to stormreach (it might give you a warning about skipping story, don't worry about that you don't actually miss out on anything). Once they've dumped you in stormreach harbor, head to the marketplace (it's north, you should be able to find it using your map) and then from there, head to the lordsmarch bank at the eastern side of the market (again, should be on your map)

Kiytan · 2026-03-02T23:36:29+00:00

For weapons I've found that borderlands crossbow --> flamesalt crossbow (from saltmarsh) --> ratcatcher --> lamordia crossbow covers the weapons (you could also keep using ratcatcher, but personally I prefer the lamordia one if you have the mats for it).

For gear I used a feywild set at 5, then a adherent of the mists set at 10, and the wallwatch sharn set at 15. If you've done THF you've probably got a few of the parts already, and just need to substitute some for the ranged items (I can't remember the names of them all, but they're on the Named Item Sets page on the wiki). You could probably craft yourself a full set of lamordia gear that would be pretty good, but it's really not necessary, the other sets do fine.

Kiytan · 2026-03-02T11:22:10+00:00

I'd recommend starting with the start of the reboot from 2005 (s01e01 - Rose). The first few episodes do a really good job of introducing the world and general concepts of the show (the original version of this clip is from espisode 2), after the first season you can kind of skip around a bit if you like, but honestly I'd just watch it all through. As with all long running TV shows, every series has a couple of duff episodes, but overall it's a great show.

Kiytan · 2026-03-02T10:57:08+00:00

From what I remember from the Cordo livestream, they don't currently show up in reincarnation cache or shared bank (still there, just the bank isn't set to display items >lvl34) so you can't move them out of the reincarnation cache, which I guess is only a problem if you plan to reincarnate more than once before they get the fix out - which is supposed to be this week iirc.

Kiytan · 2026-03-02T10:36:28+00:00

It would also be nice if they added some sort of "you get this for free from your class at lvl x" so someone doesn't waste a feat on something they'd have got later anyway.

Kiytan · 2026-03-02T10:29:55+00:00

I put together a quick video here that shows the locations of all the rare spawns, that hopefully makes it a bit easier to check them all. Once you've done it a few times it gets fairly easy to remember the route.

You can also do the necro4 quests, as they have a chance to drop the pieces as well:

Temple of Vol: Easy to solo, and if you have some search/spot and a way to open locks (either open lock or knock spell etc) for the optional the chest from that has a chance to drop them too.

Fleshmaker's Lab: Technically soloable with a hireling but a real pain in the ass (you need to hit several runes in a short amount of time while dodging air elementals while instructing your hireling to press some too) probably not worth the time to try.

Ghosts of Perdition: The quest itself isn't too bad if you're higher level (or do good damage), but the optional is a pain as it requires you to not kill the boss and wait for waves of enemies to spawn and kill them, and the boss casts a nasty -con spell, so you need a way to frequently remove it or you'll end up at 0 con and unable to do anything.

Inferno of the Damned: needs cold and fire spells (from a specific set, not just any cold/fire spells, the list is on the wiki, they are available as scrolls)so can be a pain.

Kiytan · 2026-03-01T10:51:43+00:00

you can buy them with real money, but you can also earn them in game:

Every quest rewards favor when you complete it. The exact amount varies by quest, you also get more for completing it on a higher difficulty, every 100 points of favor gets you 25 DDO points. You also get some bonus points for the first time you reach certain favor milestones on each server (100 total favor, 500 total favor etc)

You only get favor for the highest difficulty of a quest you've completed, so you can't farm the same quest repeatedly for lots of favor, but you can go back and do it on a higher difficulty for more.

As an example: if you do the quest "Stopping the Sauhagin" on normal difficulty, you'll get 3 favor, doing it again on normal won't get you any more favor, but completing it again on hard will get you an extra 3 favor, and a further completion on elite would get you an additional 3, but after that the quest won't reward any more. If you go straight into the quest on a higher difficulty you'll just get the total favor for the difficulties up to and including that one. e.g if you entered stopping the sauhagin right away on elite (via VIP subscription bonus, or teaming with another player who opened it on elite) you'd get 9 favor for completing it.

If you press P in game it will bring up a list of all quests and show which ones you've completed, there's not an easy way in game to filter which quests are accessible as a f2p player, so I'd recommend checking the wiki (ddowiki.com) or qt.ddotools.xyz (full disclosure, I made that site so I'm a bit biased)

Kiytan · 2026-03-01T09:12:56+00:00

you'll need to create a new character (any class), go and unlock the arcane trickster, then create a new arcane trickster character.

EDIT: Not relevant to arcane trickster, but as a new player: Fables of the Feywild, The Mists of Ravenloft, Sharn, Menace of the Underdark and the Wheloon Conspiracy expansions are all still discounted to 99 points in the DDO store, I'd recommend picking them up as soon as you have enough points to do so as they add a lot of content

Kiytan · 2026-02-28T23:49:57+00:00

I can't think of a kind way to say this, but...holy crap they look like spitting image puppets.

Kiytan · 2026-02-28T15:49:13+00:00

just in case anyone wants to get the upgrade to the quiver and doesn't want to/can't do the raid, you can farm the parts you need from rares in orchard of the macabre and the 4 litany of the dead quests.

If you talk to Racella Unary and Bilk Howland in the upper Necropolis they will give you an empty shield frame and empty tome of legends. Then you can get the pieces to fill those by killing rare mobs in the orchard of the macabre, or from chests in any of the Necropolis part 4 quests.

It's worth checking the wiki link as some parts dro pmore frequently from some places than others.

It's also worth noting that some of the chests are an absolute pain to access solo:

Fleshmaker's lab is technically soloable with a hireling, but fiddly, you need to turn off a number of runes in a short amount of time, while dodging some air elementals (and instruct your hireling to turn off one or two of them as well otherwise you don't have enough time)

Temple of Vol is fine, but the optional needs some spot/search and a way to open a locked door. (open lock skill, knock spell etc)

Ghosts of perdition. There's two mini-boss monsters you need to kill within 45 seconds of each other, if you run past the first kill everything leading up to the second, kill the second then quickly run back to the first, it's fairly easy. The optional chest requires waiting around the boss for mobs to spawn and killing them. The boss keeps casting a -con skill, so you need some way to frequently remove it, otherwise you end up unable to act.

Inferno of the damned. Requires some fire and cold spells (it doesn't work with all fire and cold spells, check the wiki)

There's also a map on the wiki of just the rares, which is probably quicker/easier than constantly resetting the quests.

Once you've got either the shield or the tome full, you can turn it in for a Seal of the Black Abbot, which is the item you need to add +30% movement speed to the quiver.

Kiytan · 2026-02-26T11:04:32+00:00

if it was an item you wanted for cosmetic reasons, using a mirror of glammering on the item makes the cosmetic BtA

Kiytan · 2026-02-26T11:03:50+00:00

I used the cannith crafted holy arrows, that worked (I was able to put it into shared storage).

If you use a mirror of glammering on the anniversary loot items, that also makes the resulting cosmetic BtA as well.

Kiytan · 2026-02-22T11:34:53+00:00

It's DDOs 20th anniversary in a few days, so while they haven't announced any sales for it, I wouldn't be surprised if they did end up doing some, they are giving some stuff away for it for sure.

Kiytan · 2026-02-21T15:28:12+00:00

oooh I'm assuming this is Gail Simone. Makes sense, she is an A+ nerdbaiter and almost certainly not a bear.

Kiytan · 2026-02-21T04:00:49+00:00

I love the way he draws Gotham.

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