DDO’s AAA, Part 5 (Epic Levels)

Strimtom's Acid Arrow Ranger Build, Epic Fail Levels *Disclaimer: This build is not my own, and upon it I have no claim. All recognition goes to Strimtom for its creation as well as sharing it with the rest the player base. ** Apologies (again) for the late post (again). IRL is a mess right now, …

DDO’s AAA (Part 4)

Acid Arcane Archer, The High Elves Levels (15 - 20) *Author's note: A big thank you to Strimtom for sharing his build! Check out his stream on Twitch: Strimtom. *Strimtom's Build Note: This build is recommended for new players and first lives, but NOT reaper mode. It can be modified as a Reaper support character if you …

DDO’s AAA (Part 3)

Acid Arcane Archer, The Middle Age Levels (8 - 14) *Author's note: A big thank you to Strimtom for sharing his build! Check out his stream on Twitch: Strimtom. *Strimtom's Build Note: This build is NOT recommended for reaper mode, though it can be an excellent support character if you drop the damage a bit and …

DDO’s AAA (Part 2)

Acid Arcane Archer, The Early Years Levels (1-7) *Author's note: A big thank you to Strimtom for sharing his build as well as allowing me to post about it! Check out his stream on Twitch: Strimtom If you've ever played an archer in DDO, you will know that at times you can be... underwhelmed. Ammo …

DDO’s AAA

Acidic Arcane Archer, or Strimtom's Acid Arrow This post will be the first in a series that looks at a build that is not a paladin, but still one with which I find myself very much in tune. I know, I know. Crazy. I like to solo. I like to play paladins. Neither of these …

What I’m Playing Now

A Look At My Favorite (and Not So Favorite) Builds As I have mentioned in previous posts, I play on three servers: Cannith all week long, Argonnessen on Wednesday afternoons, and on the weekends Thelanis when I am on late. I have multiple characters on each server, but the ones I play most on each …

DDO: The User Experience

Great Game, but What About the User Experience? If you've read this blog before, you know that DDO is about the only game for me that gets any amount of regular play. This game resides deep seated within my heart, and for good reason. Of all the D&D video games out, DDO is the only …

A Patchwork Fourange

Thoughts on the Update 37 Patch 4 Release Notes On Wednesday, February 21st of 2018 the latest patch release notes were unveiled. There is a lot to cover, so my replies shall be limited to what I consider to be the simplest.  *Note: Since this update has not yet been released as of the date …

The Reaper Conundrum

A second Look at Reaper Mode One might ask: "Why look at Reaper again after such a short time?" I can't answer that without an explanation for new players as to "What is Reaper Mode?", and for that I will steal a bit from the DDO Wiki: Reaper Difficulty or Reaper Mode is the highest difficulty in DDO introduced in Update …

A New Hope (for DDO)

Ever since the release of Ravenloft, nay-sayers have predicted the end of DDO. This post attempts to dash those hopes.