I honestly I don't know if I even give a shit. I feel something in my bowels.....but I'm not sure if it's giving a shit or just gas.

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The only way this is plausible is if "planning years out" also means "plans for years out are not necessary".

I suppose that "An expansion near the end of 2017" is possible in the same sense that it's "possible" that Ross Perot will step in at the last minute and be elected president over Hillary and Trump at the end of 2016.

OldCoaly wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 12:57pm:



There is a big difference between "plans" and "execution".  Lots of businesses have plans that never come to pass.  Every business is a going concern, right up until the moment it shuts down.  Even businesses on the decline have plans to turn it all around.

Frank wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 1:00pm:


You really asked that question on a board for disaffected players?  Everyone here is pissed at Turbine.  Nobody here thinks highly of Turbine.  If they did, they wouldn't be here.  They would be over on the MoBo's. 

Frank wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 1:26pm:


Criticizing Novalis for jumping the gun on DOOOOOM posts is always appropriate.  But I agree with you.  A "possible" expansion 18 months out isn't even vaporware.  That's an insult to vaporware.

Frank wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 1:31pm:


And assholes in general.  But yes.  If you like Turbine, you should leave now.  Before it gets ugly. 

P.S.  It's not in the FAQ because nobody asks that question.  It is known.

Asheras wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 1:32pm:

Well, it used to be that there was more useful information here than on the official forums, and certainly the builds forum is still very good.  And as you mentioned previously, the Vault was a close-knit group of active DDO players.  Now it's sort of 50/50 gotta wade through a lot of puke and diarrhea to find the occasional nugget that isn't corn....

Asheras wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 12:56pm:

Dude, you're using Sev's promise, no, not even a promise, merely a claim, as your proof? I know you're eager to smack down Novalis, but it might be a bit early to claim mission accomplished  (but bonus points if you do it from the deck of an aircraft carrier)

Asheras wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 1:23pm:


To qualify... I'm here because of the MoBo's restrictive  posting policies.

Seriously, Erdogan in Turkey would be proud of that kind of repression of opinion.

I for one, do not believe that "lack of talent" is the problem (although under-staffing might be).

The REAL problem as I see it is how the staff's talents are being utilized. Getting the most from people is the producer's job.

And as we've seen, the current DDO Production Lead is of... Lesser quality.

Soft management skills (re: People skills) and talent ASSESSMENT are what makes things fly. Getting people to play to their strengths while mitigating the gaps in expertise and throwing a rug over the scuff marks.

Petulant and domineering bosses looking to pad their CV by stepping on the corpses of their staff's careers and well-being does not aid or assist in this endeavour.

Best Advice (for this Blue Sky Expansion that will likely never see the light of day, see "Desert, Anauroch") is to leverage the Art Department to make shit look super sexy-slick, and keep the coding and level design well within the wheel-house of the in-house keyboard-mashers. Don't bother with "balance" or "Power Creep" because you'll just cock it up anyway.

Better yet, outsource the "hard" coding to India or China for $1. I'm sure there's a 14 year old over there who could suss out the "spaghetti code" in a day or two.

You (the Turbine lurkers) can have this consultation advice for free.

We won't tell, we promise 

Meursault wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 3:10pm:


Yes, merging two completely different games. Seems totally legit.

Actually, having played a little LotRO, honestly if they took a couple of the dungeons as-is(just the art assetts, basically) and threw them in to DDO, added some basic DDO mobs/spawns, scripted some objectives... it wouldn't suck is all I'm sayin.

Metal-Beast wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 3:10pm:


This was the original intent of this board.  I'd hazard to say you are in the minority now. 

Metal-Beast wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 3:10pm:


I've never had a good experience with outsourcing coding to India or China.  The results remind you of the saying "you get what you pay for".  There is a reason that service is so cheap.  The only thing worse is outsourcing your call center to India and making your customers talk to someone for whom English is a second language.  At best. 

An expansion might actually be exciting.  Maybe.  I've been disappointed before, and by before, I mean every update for the past 18 months.  I don't know know how to feel about this yet but I'm going to predict Severlin fucks it up again.