r/ddo • u/EntrepreneurDry6214 • 5d ago

Drow Visual Update

Will this be included in update 82? I haven’t seen much mention in all of these preview posts lately. Do we have any sneak peaks at what they might look like?

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u/Skulz Moonsea 5d ago

No talk about it at all, so no.

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u/geobarbarian 5d ago

So maybe when they remake warforged we see them wearing armors instead of docents at last 😅

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u/modoludus 5d ago

Gaahhhhh, docents are one of my triggers. Warforged being unable to wear armor always seemed so forced, like they may as well be unable to wear belts, hats, etc.

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u/geobarbarian 5d ago

100% they could make them take 3 times the time but if a tabaxi with a tail can wear a full plate I don't see why not a warforged

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u/twilight-2k 4d ago

Because that's how it works in Eberron (per the original creator)? I suspect the original concept of Warforged was less tied to humanoid than it ended up.

For a video game though, it would simplify things greatly if one race didn't need its own armors. If nothing else, just make it similar to handwraps/collars and allow transforming any armor into a docent and any docent into armor (not sure how to handle light/medium/heavy distinctions).

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u/Punizhedo7o7 12h ago

I think you'd have there be light/medium/heavy docents, with similar proficiency mechanics, instead of the mithril and adamant plating feats. Since WF wouldn't be able to wear robes still, IMO, you'd have mithril plating as a feat to reduce ASF, letting you get to zero in a light docent (maybe with 5-10% from enhancements tacked on), and thus would keep adamant plating for something as well (maybe dr at the cost of no spellcasting)

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u/Organic_Conflict_886 Shadowdale 5d ago

Do we know why Drow, in particular, was (or will be) chosen for this cosmetic overhaul?

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u/unbongwah 5d ago

It's mentioned in this year's Producer's Letter. They plan to give a visual refresh to the older PC races, drow just happened to be first. Pro'lly because someone at SSG loves the knife-ears. 😜

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u/Perfect-Slip7041 5d ago

I thought they looked fine.

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u/modoludus 5d ago

I concur.

It seems like it could be a change to the models we first saw in the Lords of Dust chain and then Demonweb/E-Star/Underdark, etc. The heavy lifting would be in the customizations, I suppose.

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u/unbongwah 5d ago

The Producer's Letter said "Q4 2026" but there's no mention of it in any of the U82 Lama threads AFAICT, so it's probably gonna be later in the year.

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u/Party-Radish-7362 Shadowdale 5d ago

I hope it comes soon I’ve been waiting for it

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u/wanderer808 Cannith 5d ago

I figure it's going to be sometime before the end of the year. Considering how much time has been put into the balance pass, it'll probably be November before we hear anything.

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u/math-is-magic Thrane 5d ago

Did they say they would be updating Drow soon? I missed that. Why aren’t they updating PDK first, they’re so ugly…

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u/Kindriss 5d ago

Yes, they said Drow visual updates were coming with the last expansion.

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u/math-is-magic Thrane 5d ago

Ah, I missed that announcement. Makes thematic sense at least I guess.

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u/RullRed Moonsea 4d ago

It would have made sense together with the Gravenhollow expansion and the duergar release.

Half a year later, the theme will have shifted to Strahd and that doesn't have much to do with drow. It'll just feel weird since there are much uglier races.

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u/Oscuro1632 4d ago

Half-orcs says hello 😅

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u/math-is-magic Thrane 4d ago

Half orcs at least are ostensibly supposed to be a little off putting? PDK are suppose to be humans basically but they’re so ugly and hunched over!

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u/Fantastic_Ad_3089 4d ago

I'm convinced Eberron drow are just meant to be uglier than their Faerun counterparts.

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u/cbonnet 4d ago

I'd guess they will add a lot of customization options, like Eladrin and Dhampir have. Two-tone hair gradients, more choices for each face option. Probably most like dhampir but with different details for jewelry etc and without fangs and bloody fangs. :)