What changed in Dungeons & Dragons Online® in 2024

Portal renamed for clarity, map note updated.

The Hag should now be more responsive to Banners.

Reward window no longer stays open under certain conditions.

Lighting adjustments made for better performance.

Now properly gives subsequent copies of the reward mount or creature companion.

Prevented getting stuck while using a Mount.

Adjustments made to improve frame rate in the main party room.

The Jester of Festivult is available to trade Festivult Coins for cookies, with some cookie effects adjusted.

The quest has been permanently retired due to performance issues, with unique treasure relocated.

Rewards earned on Cormyr can now be claimed on other game worlds.

Resolved an issue allowing players to eat last year's Abishai Cookies for a buff.

Performance optimization for how certain game text is generated.

Various cookies have had their effects updated, including resistances and buffs.

Corrected text when a higher level character defeats a Mist Stalker in a low-level quest.

A new Adventure Pack featuring four quests set in Wheloon Prison, available for free to VIPs.

The Guest Pass is currently unavailable in the DDO Store, expected in next update.

Introduced optimizations aimed at mitigating performance degradation during heavy server load.

Players missing certificates can speak to refreshed NPCs to obtain new versions of items.

Restored Mounts include Year of the Dragon Ground Bound Green Dragon Steed and others from expansions.

List of Creature Companions and Mounts that are not yet restored was provided.

Restored Creature Companions include Year of the Dragon Dragon Hatchling and others from expansions.

The Mount and Pet stable on Cormyr should no longer lose track of Mounts and Pets added to it.

Restored several Mounts that went missing during a server issue on Cormyr in October.

A performance adjustment has been made to reduce resource intensity in how game worlds communicate certain types of log information.

We are working on correcting a bug that has caused some players to not get their mounts on Cormyr, with a solution identified that requires additional work.

The Owlbear hireling's physics size is now the size of the player or another humanoid-style Hireling to prevent various issues.

The tooltip description now provides details about its 'Acid Coated' effect.

Defeating Mist Stalkers in Elite and Reaper level quests now provides the proper amount of Lantern durability.

Additional server resources have been added to Cormyr to further balance the game environment.

Several typos have been fixed.

Fixed a bug with the spell Deific Vengeance that was causing it to do excessive damage to players.

An adjustment has been made to the login process to remove an extraneous call to refresh account entitlements, saving several seconds of log in time.

Using an offering to Onatar might make your Lantern appear to be repaired briefly, but it's not.

Lanterns allow players to see Mist Stalkers and gain rewards by defeating them, with various types of lanterns offering different rewards.

Skull Lanterns are destroyed upon character death and can only be acquired at character level 1, providing special rewards.

Players can enter the mists to play the quest 'The Curse of the Five Fangs' as part of the Lanterns in the Mists event.

A new event featuring magical lanterns and the threat of Mist Stalkers across Faerun and Eberron.

Lantern progress is affected by character level and quest difficulty, with specific rules on how progress is gained.

Cormyr is the first 64 bit server for Dungeons & Dragons Online, offering a fresh start world with improved gameplay.

A tent has opened in the Myth Drannor public area to exchange Fallen Age and Golden Age Weapons.

A certain Sphinx has had its hit points corrected.

Tabaxis now have their proper icon in the LFM panel.

Solar Gems of Spell Critical Chance now give their listed value.

The map for the Myth Drannor landscape has been adjusted to prevent frame rate issues.

Players can acquire a Draconic Raider’s Reward Box for one character on every server, allowing selection of historic raid items.

The Wild Mage 'Power in Chaos' icon border is now correct.

Map notes for Myth Drannor quests now always show through Fog of War.

A door in 'Death Hosts This Banquet' now has a swirly icon to indicate it can be interacted with.

The quest 'Death Hosts This Banquet' has had its map updated.

A character's chance to ignore durability damage now displays in the + tab of the Character Sheet.

Music now plays properly through the halls of the Onaglym.

Fred's feat swapping UI now properly displays Epic and Legendary Levels.

A map note for the portal to Myth Drannor in Gatekeeper's Grove has been fixed.

Logic improved to prevent reverse light gravity volumes from getting stuck on players.

The Who panel should now properly reflect player character levels that are above 30.

Quality Accuracy's tooltip now properly says Quality and not Legendary.

Giant Ruins Bats no longer sometimes have ten times their expected Hit Points on Epic Hard difficulty.

The image of the hireling druid class icon has been corrected to match the LFM class icon.

Corrected an issue that could cause 'Times Long Past' to get stuck if players failed to talk to Sir Ildrannath.

Corrected an issue that could cause the quest 'Ettercap Incursion' to not complete properly.

The Year of the Dragon celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with free gifts every month.

Fixed an issue causing enemies in 'Key to the Mythal' to drop empty collectible bags.

A gargoyle fight will no longer unlock early in 'Key to the Mythal'.

Fixed an issue where monsters on normal and hard in Myth Drannor Legendary difficulty quests had extremely high Fortification values.

A Dungeon Master line has been enabled to clarify where to get a required crest in 'Death Hosts This Banquet'.

An issue that caused the Shifter's Magic Fang and Shadow Blade to fail to cast has been corrected.

The Fog of War is now working properly in the quest 'Death Hosts This Banquet'.

Inspiring Bond now works correctly on all hireling and pet types.

A Glabrezou boss is now better at holding aggro.

Various typos have been corrected.

A certain thief can now be spoken to when he spawns at the rest shrine in 'Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh - Danger at Dunwater'.

Fixed an issue in the Myth Drannor landscape that caused two rares to always spawn.

A trapped chest in 'Secrets of the Red Wizards' is now pickable.

Quality Armor-Piercing's tooltip now properly says Quality and not Legendary.

Monster AI has been made more responsive to handle situations when a taunting player dies or teleports.

Fixed a crashing issue when traveling between the Myth Drannor Landscape and public areas.

Oxal Ekkam in the Gatekeeper's Grove now has his proper overhead name and description.

An issue in 'Death Hosts This Banquet' that could prevent quest completion if players recalled early has been fixed.

Rune Arms found in Myth Drannor now have their correct Minimum Levels of 13 and 33.

A statue archer now holds its bow correctly.

The Ruins Air Elemental in Myth Drannor now counts properly in the Monster Manual.

Various stuck spots have been fixed.

The Bracelets of Flourishing Fauna now function as expected.

The Flying Carpet mount no longer sticks to your hand when drinking a potion or casting teleport.

Knight's Challenge now adds 400 Hate times the level of the target against the user.

Loot includes new weapons and Generation 3 Filigree with Sun and Moon Augment Slots.

New feats such as Patience, Eerie Aim, and Defensive Tumble added for players at minimum level 21.

Venture into the heart of the Forgotten Realms and brave the perilous ruins of Myth Drannor.

The guild airship Farshifter can now offer more than nine teleportation options.

The Dragon Hatchling Pet now has its proper preview avatar.

Players can now reach a maximum level of 34.

The Spell Damage tooltip on the character sheet now properly displays Chaos, Lawful, and Evil damage.

Eladrin and Tabaxi icons are no longer missing from the Social Panel.

Explore new quests at level 13 on Heroic and level 35 on Legendary difficulty.

Naarhesh now offers the teleport item 'Book of Legends: Myth Drannor' to Ultimate Edition purchasers.

Correct name is Rietz.

Players can acquire Blue Draconic Wings from Xatheral in the Eberron Hall of Heroes from July 31st to August 27th, 2024.

Eladrin and Wood Elves should no longer slide when using a crossbow while moving.

The hireling contract for Aerin Leafheart has been corrected to state the hireling's correct name.

Various other adjustments have been made to the chat filter list.

Iconic Eladrin Past Lives now grant +3 Universal Spell Power per their tooltip.

Pseudodragon creature companions now display their gear properly.

The Dragon Hatchling Creature Companion now has its proper UI preview.

The word 'scroll' should no longer be part of the chat filter list.

A typo has been corrected in the Fey Step description.

The current '6000 Sentient XP Chip' has been renamed to its proper '5000 Sentient XP'.

VIPs can receive a 1000 Sentient XP Gem by speaking with Rietz, a new Dragonborn assistant.

The Heroic version of Aerin Leafheart is now properly set to be level 14 instead of 20.

Aerin Leafheart no longer goes brain dead when being attacked by a melee enemy.

Chaosmancer's Arcane Fey Step ability now properly gives a reduction to Spell Point cost for 10 seconds.

Racial Completionist has been properly removed from players who have not yet earned it again due to the introduction of the Eladrin.

The name Eladrin is no longer part of the game's chat filter list.

Eladrin characters can switch between seasonal affinities, gaining unique bonuses.

Players can now play as the Eladrin, elemental masters of the Feywild.

Explore 13 new quests and an exciting new wilderness area in Myth Drannor.

A new Wild Magic system allows spellcasters to experience random magical effects when casting spells.

The game's level cap has been raised to 34 with the release of Myth Drannor.

A new Wild Mage Archetype is now available for Sorcerers, featuring a new Enhancement tree.

Players can access the Eladrin Chaosmancer Iconic Hero with unique traits and abilities.

Players can now pre-purchase the upcoming expansion, Magic of Myth Drannor.

Players can select one expansion to acquire for their account, excluding Vecna Unleashed.

Icy Prison now properly freezes targets as intended.

Fixed a framerate issue when switching between multiple combat targets.

NPCs in the Stormhorns Wilderness now properly transport players for Astral Shards.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with free gifts every month from April 24th to May 28th, 2024.

Several instances that could cause the game client to crash when interacting with objects have been fixed.

Players with all expansions can receive a Greater Elixir of Discovery that boosts Named Loot chances.

The intended Raid rune drops for Heroic Zawabi's Revenge are now correctly implemented.

A typo in Darling's rat form tooltip has been corrected.

Fixed an issue that could cause the Crystal challenge dungeon master text and audio failure message to play repeatedly.

Fixed an issue that could prevent completion of various objectives in 'Fred's First Date' when more than one player interacts with more than one version of Fred.

Corrected a dialog box issue in 'Fred's First Date' that failed to properly close.

Feedback in the DDO Store when you make a purchase with full inventory is now easier to read.

Fixed a stuck spot in 'Too Many Cooks'.

Corrected a named loot drop rate issue in the Heroic Elite version of 'Catastrophe'.

Fixed an issue that prevented VIPs from getting Dragon Lord properly unlocked with their subscription.

Laughter's Melee Power on Critical component now properly works for Dragon Lord Fighters.

Corrected an issue where Rohine would not properly bestow the quest 'Litany of the Dead'.

Corrected an issue that could cause too many Reapers to appear in the raid The Chronoscope.

Fixed an issue where Tabaxi characters used the wrong animations while using special crossbows.

Succeeding in the Kobold's game now provides completion feedback more consistently.

Corrected a named loot drop rate issue in the 'Slice of Life' adventure pack on Heroic elite.

Fixed an issue where female Wood Elf characters slid improperly while shooting after tumbling.

Corrected an issue with the Mechanized Patron's Coffer where Zeanna in the Eberron Hall of Heroes failed to properly recognize your account ownership.

No longer has a broken description.

Fixed where some special crossbow animations were not playing the sound of the bow string releasing.

Now properly states how its DC is calculated.

Antirequisites now display on enhancements more intelligently.

Now works properly for Dragon Lords.

The quest 'Explosive Situation' is no longer incorrectly flagged as a solo quest.

Now grants its proper +10 Physical Resistance Rating for small shields and bucklers.

Differently formatted bullet points to link antireq chains together.

Now has its proper tooltip between ranks.

No longer drops on death.

Now grants its proper +10 Physical Resistance Rating for small shields and bucklers.

Corrected issue when hirelings and animal companions failed to play their dialog.

No longer sets all leaps on a 15 second cooldown.

VIPs receive free Daily Dice gold rolls through April 23rd.

The list of antireqs no longer displays unused and unimplemented enhancements.

Now properly applies to enemies when using Fire Domain.

Zero Degree Comet and Moon's Shadow now have visible saving throws.

Class and race related enhancements now display in abbreviated form.

Now scales with the higher of Melee or Ranged Power as intended.

Tumble no longer erroneously breaks stealth and invisibility.

Now works properly when using the area of effect version.

Characters gain 1 Tumble charge when training Tumble skill's rank 10 and rank 20.

Now correctly Fortune.

Now counts for the purposes of the Completionist feat.

No longer displays prereqs that are actually the enhancement you're hovering over.

No longer attempts to cast the spell book version of the spell the SLA refers to while on cooldown.

No longer continuously spam the combat log when at full hit points.

Now properly turns off in the Anniversary Dungeon.

Damage has been fixed along with some typos.

Now properly scales with level.

The list of antireqs no longer displays duplicate entries.

Now correctly calculate their to-hit if using alternate stats like Intelligence or Charisma.

Now properly reduce the cost of Intensified spells.

Now works properly for Dragon Lords.

Now properly +3.

Now works properly, with updated tooltip.

Rapid tumbling will no longer sometimes cause a charge token to be improperly consumed.

Shows your Tumble charges, can be hidden in options menu.

Effects that drop off when exiting a dungeon will no longer sometimes drop off when entering a dungeon from a wilderness area.

Now works properly and has a better icon in your hireling or summoned creature's buff bar.

Now properly gives +1 Bard Song.

Feedback when making a purchase with full inventory is now easier to see and read.

Now has a slightly different icon.

A new Adventure Pack featuring quests like Fred's First Date, Too Many Cooks, and This Old Haunt.

Bear traps now default to being visible.

Renamed every single Efficient Metamagic enhancement for consistency.

Added a title for Antireq chains to avoid repeated text.

Updated for many guest passes that had previously been using the High Road focus orb icon.

Prevented the Fire Reaver from sometimes being able to be attacked before the objective begins.

Various buffs will no longer improperly stick in your buff bar.

No longer incorrectly gives +1 Bard Song.

Now work correctly while moving.

Now works properly, with updated tooltip.

Animation issues caused by tumbling rapidly have been corrected.

Fixed for some female characters.

The single target Shield Throw now needs a shield to throw.

Now properly gives its +1 Fortune Bonus to Saves vs. Spells.

Fixed the minimum level of Great Summoner to be 20 in Magus.

Fixed tooltip of Shadows Among You to clarify its debuff.

Dragon Lord Ravager's Laughter ability now works properly.

Gnome males will no longer use the wrong animation when firing special crossbow attacks.

The sinking gate in the quest Into the Deep has been fixed.

The immunity stripping portion of Dragon Lord's Battlefield Tactician IV now works with Improved Sunder as well.

Weathering the Elements in Primal Avatar now has a clearer tooltip.

Corrected a tooltip error in Queen's Diplomacy.

Shiradi Pin should now work properly with crossbows.

Rank 3 of Ravager's Festering Wound ability now has a tooltip that better clarifies that the Greater Festering Wound effect supersedes the regular Festering Wound effect.

Shiradi Champion's Fey Presence now has its proper minimum level.

Dragon Lord Ravager's Do You Like Pain? now works properly.

An important Rakshasa in Servants of the Overlord will no longer break the quest when they are hit with death effects such as being turned into a frog.

Druid, Ranger, Pale Master and Artificer pets no longer suffer from the lingering grip of death in Reaper difficulty.

Fixed the tooltips for Scorch and Obscuring Darkness in the Tiefling tree to have accurate SLA information.

Fixed an issue where the visual effects of AOE ranged attacks would appear twice.

Fixed an issue where some special cross bow animations weren't playing the sound of the bow string releasing.

Several abilities in Unyielding Sentinel now allow movement during their activation.

Casting Energy Vortex: Negative no longer casts the Fire version instead.

Dragon Lord Ravager's Blood Strength ability now works properly.

Angelic Form now properly sticks in your buff bar.

Fixed the odd pause in fire rate after firing a special crossbow attack for some female character types.

Corrected a typo in the tooltip about a Machrotechnic unlock.

Machrotechnic Tonquin's Hammer should now deal damage as expected.

Harm is no longer blocked by friendly spell absorption for healing Undead.

Corrected an issue with Dragon Lord's visual effects displaying improperly in lower DX versions.

Corrected a visual issue where feats that have higher tier versions would mistakenly claim that you lacked the required base feat.

Fixed negative threat and tooltip for Queen's Countenance in Shiradi.

Dragon Lord Ravager's I Hit Back! now works properly.

Dragon Lord Ravager's I Like Pain now works properly.

VIPs can claim the Dragon Lord archetype after the promotional period without speaking to Xatheral.

Last year's anniversary gift added to the list of rewards for the event.

New fighter archetype focusing on offensive combat and draconic abilities.

Available for free until March 26th, 2024, by visiting Xatheral.

Anniversary Event returns to House Phiarlan with new rewards and adjustments.

A yearlong celebration starting in February 2024 for D&D's 50th Anniversary with monthly surprises.

A free quest dungeon created with player input, available now.

The first surprise of the Year of the Dragon celebration will be a dragon themed archetype.

A new Dynamic Event planned for fall 2024, focused on serious story narrative and accessible to all character levels.

Long-time content received updates and higher-level treasures for broader playability.

Updates to the VIP program planned for spring 2024 based on player feedback.

New archetypes including Blightcaster, Dark Hunter, and Acolyte of the Skin introduced to the game.

Updates to support the higher-level cap, including a new dungeon for Night Revels.

Next major expansion planned for summer 2024, featuring Myth Drannor and increasing level cap to 34.

Introduction of the Deck of Many Curses feature, with card drops in Legendary sagas.