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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=968181312-06032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Still waiting for my retail copy of the
game.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ddo-bounces@dspsrv.com
[mailto:ddo-bounces@dspsrv.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Leigh Murphy<BR><B>Sent:</B>
06 March 2006 12:10<BR><B>To:</B> Players of DDO:Stormreach<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [ddo] Start date/time<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Is there anyone playing at all this week?</DIV>
<DIV>All is quiet........<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/6/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Leigh
Murphy</B> <<A
href="mailto:murphy.leigh@gmail.com">murphy.leigh@gmail.com</A>>
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<DIV>Hi guys, bad news for me I'm afraid. It's my father in laws 65th birthday
this Tuesday, I have Midwife and acupuntur on Wednesday and Thursday I pack
as I am in Florida from Friday the 9th until Saturday the 18th. So I
pretty much will miss the next 2 sessions. </DIV>
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<DIV>I started a new char after I thought more about her background</DIV>
<DIV>Annabelle Swiftfinger, still the same build, different stats and feats. 2
handed weapon fighting, Jesus I was getting -10, -6 to hit before! Now It's
down to -2, -2 or there abouts. Skills still on traps and snekaing, she's done
the daggers and has 2 Goodblades to do this evening maybe. If anyone else
has a starting char it'd be easier to hook up! </DIV>
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<DIV>2 sessions shouldn't be too much if you don't all run way ahead. I can
PuG to catch up and will be ready to rock asap. :-)</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Leigh<BR> </DIV></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/3/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Leigh
Murphy</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
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<DIV>Feats as promised, Leigh<BR><BR> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/2/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Conor
Clifford</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>yup - but you also have
to keep in mind that we are overkill for some of these quests at the
moment, ie I've soloed the quests that we were doing 4 man. When we start
hitting "real" 4 man quests I expect things to change </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="DIRECTION: ltr"><SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
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Murphy<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="DIRECTION: ltr"><SPAN><B>Sent:</B> 02 March 2006
05:35<BR><B>To:</B> Players of DDO:Stormreach<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[ddo] Start date/time<BR><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>I'm looking forward to the next night, although I am considering
re-doing my character already. I was loath to cripple my stats too much
and had an idea I might multiclass. </DIV>
<DIV>I may have time tonight to check her stats/feats/skills and see if
its the way I want to go. Yeah, not knowing the min stat requirements for
feats can be crippling. I sent a .jpg to the ddo address that was bounced
for ziae with a complete chart of the feats, I'll upload it to
my site tonight or you can see it on <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.ddo-europe.com/" target=_blank>www.ddo-europe.com</A>
(think it was class forum)</DIV>
<DIV>I think I ended on about lvl 1 rank 3, So if I do a new char I
won't go past L1R4. Should only take a few hours.</DIV>
<DIV>I am still wary of you guys doing new content, the problem I found
with (the admittedly few) PuGs is</DIV>
<DIV>1) No voice com</DIV>
<DIV>2) WoW like play, run from quest to quest, complete mosh fest</DIV>
<DIV>3) No tactics, too much individual play</DIV>
<DIV>4) Every man for himself, you die? too bad</DIV>
<DIV>5) Rushrushrush to get levelled up.</DIV>
<DIV>If you thought what we did the other night was hectic try a
PuG!</DIV>
<DIV>I hope if you guys are going to play a lot more that this won't stop
the enjoyment. </DIV>
<DIV>My order was shipped yesterday, woohoo!<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/1/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Joe
Vaughan</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:joev@jarhedz.com" target=_blank>joev@jarhedz.com</A>>
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Murphy wrote:<BR>> thats what I was saying too as to ploughing ahead
and then having to<BR>> replay the dungeons with us..........
<BR>> Can't you guys just WoW on the nights we don't play Angry
Dragons?<BR>><BR>Yeah, it's the standard problem of wanting to get to
new content. I was<BR>conscious of it as well... we rushed quite a bit
and played a bit like <BR>WoW (or any other MMO).<BR><BR>That's ok for
the early dungeons and where we're just getting set up.<BR>However very
soon (i.e. when we start doing lvl2-3 dungeons) you really<BR>can't
approach it like that. You have to start thinking DnD and planning
<BR>ahead.<BR><BR>There are basically only about 3 more quests that I
have done in Beta<BR>and Leigh and I had just achieved level 2... so
once we all hit that (I<BR>reckon about an hour's more solid play) it'll
be new for everyone... and <BR>there is a *lot* to learn.<BR><BR>The big
difference between this and WoW Dalt is that you don't have
to<BR>hack-n-slash every dungeon to get XP. If you use your noggin
and<BR>"defeat" the creatures another way (sneaking past... distracting
them, <BR>drawing them into their own traps etc) you get the same XP for
it.<BR><BR>This means that for any character you're not so locked into
one role...<BR>you have a number of options (for example, you could be a
total<BR>damage-hoe fighter and not bother with tanking type skills at
all <BR>knowing that your party are only going to be in 1 in 10 fights..
and<BR>that when they are, it's on their terms and generally short and
brutal)<BR><BR>Also, many of the dungeons/puzzles don't have anything
more than a token <BR>enemy force... there are (apparently.. haven't
played them) several<BR>dungeons that are almost totally
"puzzle".<BR><BR>That's part of the appeal to me. WoW when I went back
and tried it after<BR>my first taste of DDO just paled so much because
it's this big (pretty) <BR>empty shell. 0 athmosphere, 0 immersion, 0
depth. Maybe it's just me...<BR>I dunno, but DDO feels much more
"immersive" and I genuinely want to do<BR>the quests not just as XP but
as stories to play through.
<BR><BR>joe<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>ddo
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<BR>Højmarken 13, Gevninge, <BR>4000 Roskilde, <BR>Danmark. <BR>(H) + 45 46 36
02 20 (M) + 45 50 59 80 25<BR><BR>4 Main st., <BR>Newmarket-on-Fergus, <BR>Co.
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02 20 (M) + 45 50 59 80 25<BR><BR>4 Main st., <BR>Newmarket-on-Fergus, <BR>Co.
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