New Player questions - long

[Zhylaw]

Sorry for all the questions, this game is confusing.

Do tomes of skill and racial enhancement tomes "overwrite" each other like stat tomes? For skill tomes if they do "replace" is it per each skill? How do I see what the current + is for a skill, enhancement or stat after using a tome?

If true reincarnation resets favor, and favor gives DDO points/currency does that mean you can earn unlimited points by reincarnating?

Any reason to NOT reincarnate when you hit 20? Also when you reincarnate you always get 32 points if not more right, so no reason to care about unlocking 32 point builds?

I'm confused on "account" as being defined as per server in DDO. Pet inventory is per server not account right? Anything notable as being per server and not really "account"? Is there any reason to have characters on two different servers, or is that a really bad idea?

I got monster manual I for being "premium" but I still see the option to purchase it in the store, is this a bug or is there some reason certain people would still buy it. Should I just ignore it?

Suggestions on store purchases as far as inventory space and bags go?

Aside from the weekly gold roll, is there any VIP only benefits that premium players don't get, access to everything premiums have to buy notwithstanding.

I see there is difficulty settings for outdoor zones like for dungeons, how do I "unlock" outdoor zone increased difficulty, do I have to complete all the slayer stuff? Cause that would take forever just to start it again. Do you get favor for outdoor zone difficulty like for dungeons?

Why are there so many "useless" skills that have never been improved, is that a DnD limitation thing? The whole just put 1 point in tumble thing, swimming being meh, heal/repair being extremely limited in use, etc. Or am I missing something.

Can artificers do DC 20 traps like rogues? Can only rogues do DC 20 locks or is that just for traps?

Is there a special inventory for cosmetic gear or just put it in the bank?

Should I sell things on the AH or the astral exchange?

The heroes teleport transport thing for sale in the store, is that useful, is it unlockable in game and if so how difficult to unlock it?

I saw there's an option to have loot be tuned for my class or completely random, any reason to set it to random?

Stupid question but how do I rotate the camera so I can look at myself? I tried in mouselook mode and regular mmo mode but I cant get the camera to move from behind my dude.

How do I lock a window so it doesn't reset its position every time I log in, kinda annoying. The merchant pane for example always resets to the top right.

Is there a zoom option in the map? Not stretch the map or switch to world map instead of local but to zoom in/out to see things better from the map screen.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: you all have been very helpful thanks :)

[Running-Target]

Wow, you do have many questions. Doug might have some good answers.
Read here for some answers > http://ddowiki.com/

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Do tomes of skill and racial enhancement tomes "overwrite" each other like stat tomes? For skill tomes if they do "replace" is it per each skill? How do I see what the current + is for a skill, enhancement or stat after using a tome?

Yes. Identical. Every skill has its own tome(s) and all tomes overwrite any previously-used tome of lesser value. And in many cases, there's a tome that will 'boost' the value, but you must have the exact existing value (i.e. a +2 to +3 Spellcraft tome requires that you have already used a +2 Spellcraft tome).

For a skill, if you go to the Skills tab on your Character sheet and hover over the Total Mod skill value, it will show you how it's derived and if there's a Tome value, you can see it there.

You can see stat tomes you've used (and some oddballs like Fate Points, and the ones you get for Mysterious Remnant turnins) on the Feats tab under the Special Feats category:
A bonus to a stat will show as Inherent Strength (for example). To see what + value of Inherent Strength (the value of tome) you have, hover over the feat and it will say 'Acquired n times' where n is the Tome + value.
(You can hover over the stat on the Character screen and it will show you a tome value, but that will be the current effective bonus. Tome effects are level-dependent. As you level, more of the tome's + becomes available. So you might have eaten a +5 tome, but currently only have +3 of it affecting your stat.)

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

If true reincarnation resets favor, and favor gives DDO points/currency does that mean you can earn unlimited points by reincarnating?

Yes

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Any reason to NOT reincarnate when you hit 20? Also when you reincarnate you always get 32 points if not more right, so no reason to care about unlocking 32 point builds?

Yes. You might be Iconic and not be allowed (Iconics have to wait to 30). Otherwise, you might want to level to 30 and do an ETR (Epic True Reincarnate.. takes you back to 20) immediately followed by a TR, and thus gain both an epic and a heroic past life feat. Also, in order to TR you need either a True Heart of Wood (class reincarnate or TR) or a True Heart of Blood (racial reincarnate or RR). You can buy them in the store with DDO points, but most people farm Tokens of the Twelve (20 tokens buys a heart from Lahar in the Twelve). It might take you a level or two over 20 in the process of farming the tokens.

Your first heroic (TR or RR) reincarnate gives you 32 point build if you didn't already have it. The following two reincarnates add +2 points each, to a maximum of 36 point builds. So the only reason to care about unlocking 32 point builds is so that you can start a new toon with 32 stat points. It will never again matter to the toon that reincarnated.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

I'm confused on "account" as being defined as per server in DDO. Pet inventory is per server not account right? Anything notable as being per server and not really "account"? Is there any reason to have characters on two different servers, or is that a really bad idea?

Not sure where you've seen that definition. Your 'account' is your login name and password and applies across all servers. However, NOTHING transfers between servers except DDO Points (unless you do a server transfer of a toon, for some reason).

That being said, if you purchase something like a race or class, you get it on the account (i.e. across all servers). Whatever you're buying should be clear as to where it applies.

The only good reason I know of to have toons on multiple servers is to farm DDO points. There are bonus points for the first toon on each server to hit certain favor milestones, and that can be an easy way to accumulate a pool of DDO Points if you're F2P. And at the same time if you're new to the game it can be an excellent way to get a feel for each server in order to pick your home server.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

I got monster manual I for being "premium" but I still see the option to purchase it in the store, is this a bug or is there some reason certain people would still buy it. Should I just ignore it?

Bug. Ignore.

[Zavolar]

Can artificers do DC 20 traps like rogues? Can only rogues do DC 20 locks or is that just for traps?
Yes

Is there a special inventory for cosmetic gear or just put it in the bank?
There's not, use bank or inventory space

Should I sell things on the AH or the astral exchange?
Reaaally depends on what you're selling.

The heroes teleport transport thing for sale in the store, is that useful, is it unlockable in game and if so how difficult to unlock it?
It's not useful. It would save aroun 5 minute in 1000 in game minutes

I saw there's an option to have loot be tuned for my class or completely random, any reason to set it to random?
Fun, and some builds use need intresting items. Melee wizards etc.

Stupid question but how do I rotate the camera so I can look at myself? I tried in mouselook mode and regular mmo mode but I cant get the camera to move from behind my dude.
Press "T"

[Running-Target]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

If true reincarnation resets favor, and favor gives DDO points/currency does that mean you can earn unlimited points by reincarnating?

I guess yeah but you are paying Real money for that or have ground your way to level 20 and got 20 Tokens of the Twelve. > http://ddowiki.com/page/Heroic_True_Reincarnation
http://ddowiki.com/page/Favor_Points

[Taebrythn]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Sorry for all the questions, this game is confusing.

Do tomes of skill and racial enhancement tomes "overwrite" each other like stat tomes? For skill tomes if they do "replace" is it per each skill? How do I see what the current + is for a skill, enhancement or stat after using a tome?

If true reincarnation resets favor, and favor gives DDO points/currency does that mean you can earn unlimited points by reincarnating?

Any reason to NOT reincarnate when you hit 20? Also when you reincarnate you always get 32 points if not more right, so no reason to care about unlocking 32 point builds?

I'm confused on "account" as being defined as per server in DDO. Pet inventory is per server not account right? Anything notable as being per server and not really "account"? Is there any reason to have characters on two different servers, or is that a really bad idea?

I got monster manual I for being "premium" but I still see the option to purchase it in the store, is this a bug or is there some reason certain people would still buy it. Should I just ignore it?

Suggestions on store purchases as far as inventory space and bags go?

Aside from the weekly gold roll, is there any VIP only benefits that premium players don't get, access to everything premiums have to buy notwithstanding.

I see there is difficulty settings for outdoor zones like for dungeons, how do I "unlock" outdoor zone increased difficulty, do I have to complete all the slayer stuff? Cause that would take forever just to start it again. Do you get favor for outdoor zone difficulty like for dungeons?

Why are there so many "useless" skills that have never been improved, is that a DnD limitation thing? The whole just put 1 point in tumble thing, swimming being meh, heal/repair being extremely limited in use, etc. Or am I missing something.

Can artificers do DC 20 traps like rogues? Can only rogues do DC 20 locks or is that just for traps?

Is there a special inventory for cosmetic gear or just put it in the bank?

Should I sell things on the AH or the astral exchange?

The heroes teleport transport thing for sale in the store, is that useful, is it unlockable in game and if so how difficult to unlock it?

I saw there's an option to have loot be tuned for my class or completely random, any reason to set it to random?

Stupid question but how do I rotate the camera so I can look at myself? I tried in mouselook mode and regular mmo mode but I cant get the camera to move from behind my dude.

How do I lock a window so it doesn't reset its position every time I log in, kinda annoying. The merchant pane for example always resets to the top right.

Is there a zoom option in the map? Not stretch the map or switch to world map instead of local but to zoom in/out to see things better from the map screen.

Thanks in advance for your help!

*you can see your stats and skills increases from tomes if you hover over the stats/skills. it will show up inherent. if you can always go after the larger bonus. unless you're getting it for free.

*yes you could get unlimited points through tr. all you need to do is earn favor.

*you don't need to buy 32. you can earn that for free. 1750 favor i think. as a tr that is easy to get.

*yes per server or account. doing multiple servers could earn you extra points but the per server thing well that is only that one. So most might just farm or stay on one server

*monster manual 1/2 were free to all. you can ignore that

*collasol bags and the gargantuan. just buy one of the collectible and ingredient and you will be set. don't do it for all toons. just one.

*vips get gold roll, run faster, get to do epic destinies anywhere in town, open elite and all content/classes minus expansions and a few small things.

*there are no other difficulties for outdoor zones except normal and epic 20+

*no for cosmetic items

*artificers and rogues can easily do that stuff if you build for it.

*the transport thing is for you to be able to go to say forgetten realms without doing the chain or if you wanted to get there earlier. Hall of heroes

* sure there is no reason you can't sell. just make sure its a good price. so look for similar items.

*alt +/= locks bars not windows.

* hit m to open your map and open and scroll/size it

* no you can't look behind your toon in this game.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Suggestions on store purchases as far as inventory space and bags go?

If you plan to play more than one character (not a great idea) or have bank toons, buy Shared Bank. It will allow you to more easily pass gear between toons as well as allowing you to pass BTA (Bound To Account) gear that would otherwise be impossible.

My current recommendation is to not bother buying bags. If you have Vale, you'll earn a Large Ingredients Bag with favor. In the Harbor quests, you can acquire small ingredients, collectables and gem bags from questgivers. You can buy medium bags from vendors in House J and P. Buy the Shared Bank: Crafting storage instead. Every time you go to a bank, drag your ingredients and collectables bags to the crafting storage tab and they will auto-empty of anything not BTC.. move that to a 2nd bag. At some point, you may decide you need to buy a bigger bag for the BTC stuff, but this lets you put that off. The Shared Bank: Crafting Storage is available from any barter UI, so it's convenient when you're crafting, for example.

I would also buy the (purchaseable) extra tabs in character inventory and bank, but you can do that on an as-needed basis (or when they're on sale). Ditto for extra shared bank storage. At some point if you play multiple toons you might also want at least one level of Shared Bank: Platinum storage as a convenient way to pass plat between toons, mail being limited to about 9999 plat per message.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

I see there is difficulty settings for outdoor zones like for dungeons, how do I "unlock" outdoor zone increased difficulty, do I have to complete all the slayer stuff? Cause that would take forever just to start it again. Do you get favor for outdoor zone difficulty like for dungeons?

There is only Normal difficulty for wilderness zones. The dialogs lie. There is no favor in wildernesses. The only reason to do a lot of wilderness slaying is if you lack enough quests to gain the XP to level at some point.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Why are there so many "useless" skills that have never been improved, is that a DnD limitation thing? The whole just put 1 point in tumble thing, swimming being meh, heal/repair being extremely limited in use, etc. Or am I missing something.

Skills have more or less value to different people. Without a point in Tumble, you cannot tumble, no matter what spells or equipment or whatever you might have. That's why that recommendation. Some toons might put more points there, but most toons are short on skill points for more-crucial skills. Rogues are the major exception. They get a high base number of skills and often take high Int for traps and/or Assassinate DCs, giving them even more skill points. But gear and such can often raise a skill high enough to be useful without expenditure of any or many skill points.

Heal and/or Repair are quite useful. Not only do you get more HP back when you shrine if the one you need is high, but Heal boosts all positive energy spells and Repair boosts all repair spells. If you can cast those, then points in those skills are valuable.

On swim we agree. Swimming faster isn't really important unless you don't have an Underwater Action item. And these days, everyone does. This was not always the case.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Can artificers do DC 20 traps like rogues? Can only rogues do DC 20 locks or is that just for traps?

Artificers are every bit as competent as Rogues in traps and locks. The only real difference is that Rogues have Evasion and high Reflex saves and Artificers don't. If the trap box is in the middle of the trap, Artis often die.

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Is there a special inventory for cosmetic gear or just put it in the bank?

Bank

[Doug]

Zhylaw の投稿を引用：

Should I sell things on the AH or the astral exchange?

Astral Exchange if you can. Plat is not as valuable as AS.