FREE TO PLAY FAIL!

I've played this game ever since it went free to play (F2P) I've been rewarded with free Turbine points. I've bought Halls of Shan to Kor, Delera's Tomb, Vault of Night, Gianthold, Vale of Twilight and Devils of Shavrath all without spending so much as a penny of real world money. By Gygax it's been fun! But that's all behind me now I've found something even better. Goodbye DDO F2P, and hellooo DDO P2P!

Plans: True Reincarnate

I'm looking forward to TRing with an odd mix of joy and trepidation. I'm really looking forward to hitting the mid level quests again and getting a break from the High Level content where everything has too many hitpoints, but I also remember how difficult the grind was around level 15, and all the Greensteel I want to farm, and I wonder if I should get another level 20 on Orien before I TR. I'm leaning towards getting a third slot so I can have a lowby favor farmer. I like the lowbie quests and they're quick enough that I can play through when I have a spare moment.

A hat more handsome than my head!

Huzzah! I won a free hat: a Dread Admiral's Hat. I've upgraded Haste IV, +6 Seeker, +15 Jump but the best thing about it is that it transforms my off-white chainmail from drab to fab. The only thing missing is the dreads.

All my hardwork undone! D:

The latest update removed the alchemical rituals from my Icy Raiments. I sure hope they come back! It's not a huge deal -- it's more like chrome on a caddy. A vanity thing.

Lord March quests

The new f2p quests are great. I'm especialy impressed by how each quest is it's own mini-adventure that transitions from scene to scene. Some of the older quests are very mono-thematic, you go into the trog dungeon and you find an entire dungeon of trogs. But these new quests move around alot. They're still based around a theme but theres more transition. For example, the quest Frame Work is about infiltrating a castle, but theres the surrounding countryside, sneaking into the castle, and the big boss fight. Each one is clearly distinguished by the scenery and style of gameplay. Bravo Turbine!

Also of note, I think Turbine has a new engine under the hood that allows them to have more combatants. I really enjoyed having crowds of enemies to fight. Usualy mobs of that magnitude don't happen unless I've got DA. It was cooll to have DDO drop twenty wolves on me like it was no big deal.

Supposedly, the next part of this quest is premium content, so the f2p is part of an eeeevil plan to advertise and earn money. I say bring it on! I like what I see in this 'freeview.'

Con Opp is good

I still don't have a good sense of how much this thing procs, but I never run out of mana. In fact, I often find that I'm 'wasting' mana by running around with a full blue bar. I'm very happy with Con Opp so far, I plan to run tests as soon as I stop having so much fun.

[my first time] Hot off the altar of Destruction!

Concordant Opposition helm with all SP enhancements +1 Int / +2 Cha / +3 Cha. I immediately ran out the gates of Meridia to the ratswarm by the ramp. The ConOpp procs fast enough that I ended up with a Hp/Mp profit. I dunno if it will be the gamechanger I hoped for against tougher foes who hit for more damage, but I can forsee a huge savings in time and money spent wandwhipping. Also, this allows me to scrap my Wis +6 ML 13 helmet. The Minimum Level on the ConOpp helm is only 11!