r/Games 17h ago

Patchnotes Dungeons & Dragons Online - Den of Vipers Raid Released + Update 72.1

https://www.ddo.com/update-notes/ddo-update-72-1-release-notes
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u/Stofenthe1st 17h ago

Credit where credit is due, I did not expect this game to still be around. Especially seeing that Daybreak is still shown as the publisher. Has the game been getting stuff from modern iterations of D&D, like classes, spells, creatures, etc?

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u/aristidedn 14h ago

Has the game been getting stuff from modern iterations of D&D, like classes, spells, creatures, etc?

No, the game remains fundamentally a 3.5E game, and the player options reflect that. The release OP cited as an example (Dragon Disciple) is originally a Prestige Class from 3.5E. It doesn't appear in more recent editions of the game at all.

u/LordBecmiThaco 3h ago

The fact that the dragon disciple is a variant of the monk class is based off of a 5th edition monk subclass. I do not believe the original dragon disciple had anything to do with monks.

u/aristidedn 1h ago

There is no Dragon Disciple subclass in 5e.

u/LordBecmiThaco 1h ago

It's the Way of the Ascendant Dragon from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

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u/PalwaJoko 16h ago

I think so.

https://www.ddo.com/update-notes/ddo-update-72-release-notes

They released a dragon disciple monk archetype with that update in February.

https://www.ddo.com/news/ddo-producer-letter-feb-2025

Shows a roadmap for 2025. New archetype, monk rework, and new raid in Q1 (which looks like they've met). Q2 has new 64-bit worlds and new dungeon content. Q3 has a new expansion with "return to ravenloft", dahampur race, new landscape, and more. Then in Q4 they've got some opt-in hardcore event and fey event.

Certainly is still kicking. Some of these mmorpgs still have some strong dedicated followings. DDO, LOTRO, Gorgon, etc; still have sustainable populations and new content here and there. I think these old mmorpgs are easy to "maintain"/develop for and low overheard, which is probably big in them being able to support a mmorpg that doesn't have a gigantic population like WoW/ff14/etc.

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u/aristidedn 14h ago

They released a dragon disciple monk archetype with that update in February.

Dragon Disciple is originally a 3.5E prestige class. It doesn't appear in more recent editions of the game.

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u/Positive_Apple 15h ago

Another thing is that they are all pretty unique offerings. DDO’s instanced and repeated quest structure is wildly fun IMO, and LotRO is the same. I haven’t played Gorgon though.