Revaulting wrote on Apr 27^th, 2017 at 8:02am:

Ah Pook wrote on Apr 27^th, 2017 at 12:21pm:

... And that is where Vault Cred comes from.

Sailias wrote on Apr 27^th, 2017 at 9:52pm:


As opposed to losing it over bad mouthing the main DDO forums? (Hint: There may be a wordsub that you're getting tripped up on.)

QuantumFX wrote on Apr 27^th, 2017 at 10:48pm:


If I lose my career to anything it's probably going to be something remarkably stupid. Luckily, my stupidity hasn't caught up with me yet, but it does mean that everything I do has to be done running from consequences at top speeds. Sort of like a large stupidity snowball that has been gaining mass behind me as I sprint downhill.

It would be a damn shame to never be able to work on DDO again, I miss the team terribly and loved my time there. I felt so incredibly helpful and I was so happy to bring some joy to you and every other fan

Revaulting wrote on Apr 27^th, 2017 at 11:36pm:


Heheheheheh good one

I'm ashamed to say this, but I don't actually know how to do the "toppie" thing. Just pretend I put a few in there

harharharhar wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 12:41am:


If that were true, making a whole new studio wouldn't even be a possibility. Luckily, DDO and LOTRO are doing very well and have many years to grow and shine

Sailias wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 12:54am:


From a monetization point of view this might be true. Each update in the last few years has shifted DDO closer and closer to a low budget / low development game -> decreasing costs. The disastrous server move resulted in reducing costs - I'm sure this was the primary motivation anyways. Finally going to a new studio might be a sign that DDO / LOTRO are doing well - otherwise why would people put their money in to form it. However on the other hand turbine actively made the choice to let them go. This means that that profit margins must not have been worth it to them (or their bigger parent company). Pointing towards the trend that DDO/LOTRO are being gamed to be low cost, low net profit but sustainable.

If DDO/LOTRO were really as profitable as the SSG staff want us to think there wouldn't be a gaping hole in support staff (they'd already be trained). AND turbine or their parent company would never have let them leave. Companies typically do whatever it takes to maximize bottom line profit. Almost nobody in the real business world is just going to let sustainable profit machine go for a one-time payout of an undisclosed amount.

Frank wrote on Apr 26^th, 2017 at 5:17pm:


Unless they go Warforged, they are going to want to be able use heal scrolls ASAP.

harharharhar wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 2:49pm:


I declined their offer. I am now three years into a degree that I would have had to give up. Life is complicated, I'm too young to throw away the majority of a four year degree. The games industry is fickle for sure. If it helps, they've hired a lot of new people since I've left, and I know for sure most of the other interns became full time people. A lot of them were on the lotro livestream on Wednesday.

It's gonna be okay, Jakee. I promise.

harharharhar wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 3:13pm:


I dunno, I hope not, I love DDO and want them to put effort into that instead of anything else.

someone (supposedly) close to the game doesn't know as much on the state of the game as some basement dwelling fuck on Vault ......... right Jakoff-eelala 

harharharhar wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 6:39pm:


Right, just be a customer instead, it's the only way to be in the know.

I wish I could comment beyond the usual "things are ok and don't worry."

But things are okay. Don't worry.

Arti changes are on the PC and lamannia happens eventually. Give it like two weeks or so, I dunno. Bother Jerry, not me.

Sailias wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 12:54am:


Shrink and shine, perhaps.  The player base is not growing, or at least the third party sites that try to track logins seem to indicate that this is the case.  SSG may grow and shine, but I don't think they will do so if they rely solely on DDO and lotro as products.


5 Foot Step wrote on Apr 28^th, 2017 at 1:00pm:


40 umd to scroll heal, and so the 3 points from skill focus will help a little.  Out of combat where they could just as easily chug pot after pot instead.  In combat it's going to be a game of run around like mad and pray for a success, and that's assuming they need something removed that a pot won't handle.  Hell, replace skill focus with heavy armor proficiency.

5 Foot Step wrote on Apr 29^th, 2017 at 1:33pm:

You say that like you're trying to punish them.