Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 53: Hunter and Hunted Released
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With the 16th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons Online upon us, Standing Stone Games brings us a new update for their MMORPG featuring a new adventure pack, the customary anniversary event, and an assortment of new character-building options for the game's free players.
Here's the official launch trailer for the update:
And some additional details:
Of Special Note:
New Adventure Pack: Hunter and Hunted!
The Wild Hunt want you to join them...as prey! This new Adventure Pack is FREE to VIPs and available in the DDO Store! Hunter and Hunted includes two dungeons and a raid at level 32 on Legendary difficulty. The quests are level 7 on Heroic difficulty. The NPCs are located in a small public space accessible through The Hut From Beyond in The Harbor.
The Anniversary Event has returned!
The Anniversary Event is back to celebrate DDO's 16th year! Get started towards the back of House Phiarlan by finding Gnoa Bn'for. To celebrate 16 years we are giving away a selection of Bound to Account cosmetic outfits! Once per day characters can speak to the Anniversary Djinn outside of the Anniversary Dungeon in House Phiarlan to select their choice of Red, Blue, Green, Pink, and Silver. Each character can pick an outfit once per day, and there is no limit to the number of outfits you choose other than the once-per-day-per-character limit. The Anniversary Djinn will be available for players to acquire these cloaks through December 31st, 2022. The Anniversary Event runs through March 20th, 2022!
New items to barter for this year include masks and capelets that match our free coats. We have also added the following previous anniversary gifts to the Anniversary Event Barter Vendor:More Free!
- The Sentient Jewel of the Dragon
- 15th Anniversary Commemorative Cloak
- Robe of Celebration
- Medium Armor of Celebration
- Heavy Armor of Celebration
- Medium Docent of Celebration
- Heavy Docent of Celebration
The following races and classes from the core D&D Player's Handbook are now permanently free for everyone in DDO:
Races:Classes:
- Dragonborn
- Drow
- Gnome
- Half-elf
- Half-orc
- Tiefling
- Wood-elf
Players who have already purchased these races and classes will receive a Greater Elixir of Discovery for each of the races and classes they own prior to the release of Update 53. Speak with Jubilee the Discoverer on the bottom floor of the Eberron Hall of Heroes to get one Bound to Account Greater Elixir of Discovery for each feature you had previously purchased. You may only claim each feature's Elixir once in total (across all characters and servers), so please use caution if you play on multiple servers. These Elixirs cannot be claimed on any active Hardcore worlds.
- Druid
- Monk
- Warlock
ALSO: VIPs now get daily Gold Rolls on Daily Dice for the remainder of 2022 (through 11:59pm Eastern (-5 GMT) on December 31st, 2022)!
