I got back into DDO after discovering that with the new big update, the will be introducing a new class, Artificer (think tinker with pet); adding a new house, Cannith; and finalizing the crafting system.
I have to say, I been enjoying it a lot. I created a Drow Favored Soul and started my adventures a few days ago.
What I enjoy a lot is the crafting system. For a F2P member, this is very important. It gives you another option to free up space. So now you have vendor, broker, AH, and crafting.
I prefer the crafting cause I can break down the gear and make sure I can get the mats I need to create what I want. If the gear does not have what I want, I either store it for future builds, vendor it, or post it in the AH for a very cheap price.
Another thing I noticed is that it seems the population has grown quite a bit. Well, at least on Argo server it is. The newbie island is about the same. It seems many just skip the newbie island and sail to shore where everyone else is.
With casual play and party search system, I have not had a problem finding a quick run or two. I even did a few long dungeon crawls with some randoms through party search and enjoyed the company.
Overall, my return back to DDO is very refreshing. Only complaint I have is, I am probably going to dish out the $$ to unlock the half-orc. But its a minor one.
Come join me on Argo server! I shall post more about what I discovered later on. Right now, I have to jet. Attending a wake.





