DDO Guide reader Peggy wrote in today with a question about how how resurrection works:

I just don’t get the dying issue.  The guide I read said that I can get someone to pick up my soul stone and bring it to a resurrection site but what do I do if I am soloing?  I am a newbie to this game and I am only at level two.  And where are and what do the resurrection sites look like?  Is there one in or around Kothos?  I know this is a simplistic question, but I admit I am clueless.  Thanks.  Peggy.

Dieing in DDO is interesting and not at all like the more conventional MMOs.

First you are knocked unconscious and begin losing hitpoints unless you stabilize. If you hit -10 hp without stabilizing you die. Of course a party member with heal kits or a cure (light, medium, etc.) wounds spell will get you back up and running if they can get to you before you actually die.

When you do die you drop a soul stone and appear as a ghost. A party member can pick this up and carry it to a resurrection shrine which is the large red-glowy statue next to a rest shrine (a blue glowy statue). These shrines are located at various pre-defined locations around dungeons and wilderness areas. This is obviously the best option in a bad situation, but not all players, like hardcore soloers, have it as an option.

If you solo a dungeon and die (or if your whole party wipes) during your adventure, you have two options:

• resurrect at the location your soul is bound to
• have Resurrection cast on you
• buy a Resurrection item from the DDO store

The first is the obvious way out, though with comes penalties in experience gain and item decay and time lost for traveling. This the option anyone can take and everyone wants to avoid.

Being resurrected requires you have a Cleric or Favored Soul with a high enough level to cast it. So it is not really an option for a soloer and even for a grouper, at level two that is probably not an option. But at level 20 it is definitely normal in a group setting.

Buying a potion or scroll of Resurrection from the DDO Store (for real-world money) will allow you to basically cast Resurrection on yourself after you have died. It is an easy way out of a hopeless situation, but unless you have an unlimited supply of real money you would be better to save this option only for this really exceptionally frustrating dungeons.

If you have anything else to add, please feel free to comment!

Tags: DDO Store

The so-called Update 1 was released yesterday. Along with it came some changes – like the switch from releasing infrequent modules to releasing frequent updates to the game.

A new adventure was added, The Path to Inspiration, for characters in the level 17-19 range. Some lower-level adventures will have an “Epic” difficulty setting for characters level 20, starting with Demon Sands. There are numerous other little tweaks and fixes.

But the big news is that now you can purchase 32-point character builds in the DDO store, not only that but the option is account-wide and used for every character created thereafter.

The price to enable the 32-pt build option is currently 1495 Turbine Points, which puts the value of this unlock somewhere in the $18(US) range. Expensive, yes, and about the same cost as buying a shared bank account.

So, is it worth it to buy this? Is the 32-pt build a necessity to create a viable character? The answer as you might have guessed is NO.

It really depends on the sort of characters you want to play. If you would like to play a simple fighter or wizard with no fancy monk or paladin splashes, then you absolutely do not need a 32-pt build. A server-wide (not account-wide) 32-pt build option is enabled free upon reaching the 1750 favor mark, so just play your vanilla character until then and don’t worry about spending the cash.

If you are simply dieing from impatience and cannot wait to play your Bardbarian or Intimitank then yes, you should consider laying out the money for 32-pt builds right off the bat. For more complex class combinations and perhaps even for not-so-complex monk builds having the 32-pt build option open is almost a requirement.

Tags: 32-pt Builds, DDO Store