[ddo] Next 2 weeks

Tue Apr 25 14:24:29 IST 2006

Course cancelled, I'm on from 18 BST and even earlier if anyone wants to do
some early stuff,

Leigh

On 4/25/06, Mike Kelly <mike.j.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I dunno, call me chicken but even on hard we got cursed by those bloody
> kobold shamans, –4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and
> skill checks is kind of a death sentence for us. :)
>
> I'd like to do the library/lighthouse on hard though. I reckon those
> people could do with a good ass-whooping! And the quest can be done by Leigh
> on his own while we rest in the library with a cigar and some brandy. :)
>
> If we're doing the waterworks I might bring my cleric along (level 3 now)
> for some healing powah if people think that's a good idea? Pheer my leet
> healzorzing1!
>
>
> On 25/04/06, Leigh Murphy <murphy.leigh at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  We all on for this evening? Is Diarm on this list?
> > 19:00 BST ok with People? Or if you're earlier I probably won't be on
> > until 19:30 ish..
> > Could try waterworks or just some of the more fun lower level quests on
> > hard to get D up to speed.
> >
> > Leigh
> >
> >
> >  On 4/23/06, Cliffy <cliffy at iol.ie> wrote:
> > >
> > >  sorry I had to leg it - I was invited to my neighbours for some
> > > traditional romanian/orthodox easter desert,
> > >
> > > those poeple really need to discover cadbury's cream eggs :)
> > >
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > > *From:* Cliffy <cliffy at iol.ie>
> > > *To:* ddo at dspsrv.com
> > >  *Sent:* Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:54 AM
> > > *Subject:* Re: [ddo] Next 2 weeks
> > >
> > >
> > > > I don't know what to say to Conor as the Cleric class is far
> > > different from what I'm used to - pure healer or part tank? We need both
> > > until we get a full tank.
> > >
> > > I'm not really sure yet either :) I have a lvl 1.4 tank and the cleric
> > > is defo not a tank in that calibre - but at the same time by our party
> > > standard I am the one wrapped in the most pig iron ... where it gets risky
> > > is when I can't get spells off, no probs healing if I'm far back or maybe
> > > facing one-two enemies, but more that than and the healing won't happen.
> > >
> > > So basically decent AC, very little DEX (ie none), massive WIS (20),
> > > firmly believes that you guys should be carrying 10 healing pots each
> > > minimum going into a dungeon - I do!
> > > I deal out feic all damage. Have just got some reasonable aoe spells -
> > > but of my lvl 2 offensive spells I can't really afford to take that many
> > > (maybe one) of them.
> > >
> > > 7BST would be better for me tonight, but maybe leave it at 6 with the
> > > assumption that I might be late - I still have a crapload of work to do
> > > before flying tomorrow, and am excpecting company a few times today. I may
> > > even have to drop out for 30mins or so tonight during the game - hopefully
> > > not.
> > >
> > > C.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > *From:* Leigh Murphy <murphy.leigh at gmail.com>
> > > *To:* ddo at dspsrv.com
> > > *Sent:* Friday, April 21, 2006 8:06 AM
> > > *Subject:* Re: [ddo] Next 2 weeks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > Dalt, grand, no worries. I have to admit I wouldn't go back to WoW
> > > either just for the opportunity of talking with my buddies.
> > >
> > > We'll remove you from the DDO list then so you're not inundated with
> > > junk.
> > >
> > > As for the rest of us we need another person, perferably 2. We're
> > > slumming it now clearing out the lower level quests, fine. I have one left
> > > and then I'm done in the Harbour area.
> > >
> > > We need to move to the market and start some increased difficulty
> > > quests. New and fun adventures!!
> > >
> > > Conor is gone next week, are there suggestions? CLW potions at 58 gp a
> > > pop are getting ridiculous if you use 5-10 a quest (and I popped over 20
> > > last Tuesday). Can we get Diarm started? A Paladin maybe?
> > >
> > > I do feel as we advance slowly that we're going to need more people,
> > > we've been getting by with 4 for now but as I said above we are slumming it
> > > on lower level quests. What about Ade and Paula? They not interested? Who
> > > else from the old crew might be able to commit to one night a week? We need
> > > them soon as we're all level 3 now and the further we advance the more
> > > catching up they have to do.
> > >
> > > Other than that I think we need to slow down as well. We got
> > > fireballed by that muppet recently as we charged up the hill because
> > >
> > > 1) We didn't scout - I need more time and a tad more patience to
> > > fulfill that role
> > >
> > > 2) We didn't see his CR - that would have been a good indication
> > > fireball was a possibility - we need to use the utility spells a little
> > > more, I mean when was the last DND game you went into battle unbuffed?
> > >
> > > I realise waiting for my report back can be a tad tedious but it will
> > > save lives later and now the death penalty is getting larger each time. We
> > > need to use tactics more, protect the mage, he goes down the firepower dies
> > > with him, wait to fire those first arrows until we find out how many muppets
> > > are around the corner, and I don't know what to say to Conor as the Cleric
> > > class is far different from what I'm used to - pure healer or part tank? We
> > > need both until we get a full tank.
> > >
> > > We need to carry masterwork healer kits, and of course spell
> > > components :p
> > >
> > > Maybe we can talk some of these things over before we run off to do a
> > > quest next week, if we are on.
> > >
> > > Leigh
> > >
> > > at work but not really here :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/20/06, Joe Vaughan <joev at jarhedz.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   There's a lot of reasons I don't like the game and I'm not going
> > > > to go into them again (or Joe might start a mini-flame war! :>)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  See you say that but then you say...
> > > >
> > > >  but suffice to say imo wow is a far superior game in almost every
> > > > way.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The major difference, and this is fundamentally the reason you love
> > > > it and I loath it, is that WoW is "mechanistic" game playing. This suits
> > > > your personality to a tee... you love to work out the mathematics and figure
> > > > out exactly how many points of damage you will do per hit... we know this of
> > > > you of old (it's the same reason you were the always best at Empire :>). In
> > > > this way, fundamentally, WoW "fits" you as a player perfectly.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DDO is different... I'm not going to say it's better or worse,
> > > > (although so far I've enjoyed just about every game from about 10 games (4
> > > > hour evenings) of DDO a thousand times more than a *year* of WoW)  - in that
> > > > it is designed around the idea of gaming as a social pursuit (without a need
> > > > to be a mechanist unless you want to) as is DnD itself. For that reason
> > > > above all it suits me as a game.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The equation for me (i.e. as suits me) boils down to this:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Wow = great UI (as provided by the community), nice cartoony
> > > > graphics, lousy repetitive boring game in exactly the same mold as all other
> > > > mechanistic MMO's I've played(EQ, EQ2, DAoC, EO etc).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > DDO = lousy UI (as provided by the devs with no opportunity for
> > > > community improvement), pretty semi-realistic graphics (which I always put
> > > > at 1/2 way between the twee of WoW and the real of EQ2) with fun quests and
> > > > above all a focus on social gaming atmosphere which I've never seen in any
> > > > other MMO.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I chose the latter cos it suits my personality :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
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