This video seems like the kind of thing I would have loved when I was getting back into the game. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the series.

I have played WoW and ESO a lot but this game feels like more complex when you look from outside. I read whole game manual and watched this video. Feeling like learned basic stuff at least. Thanks for sharing your great knowladge. I'm just starting the game now.

Thank you so much for this guide! I'm looking forward to see Beginner Basics about Multiclass

Thanks for the content strimtom. always solid. keep bringing people to the game! i would love to see more and pop in ddo is something that could solely make this game 10x as enjoyable! have a good one brutha.

Will be sharing this with friends who are trying out the game, thank you!

I highly recommend cleric for a first life - Not many parties will say 'no' to an extra healer, and you might be surprised at the speed that spamming mass inflict wounds spells can clear a room

I am playing this game for 2 days, 2 days ago I made Paladin, but I always liked to play Dwarf Arms Warrior in WoW and some people told me to play another combo. After 10 years of playing WoW, I wanted to move another MMORPG and I am glad that I did and choose DDO. I am playing now as my beloved Dwarf Barbarian and I realy realy like it. I didn't EVEN THINK ABOUT that Barbarians can heal themselfs when slaying an enemy and that is realy OP. I am now level 2, just reached 2nd city(Stormreach or something like that) and I am so excited to be honest!

20:40 I definitely agree that fair is an incorrect assessment of the solo ability of warlocks. They may not be the most defensive class (although the ES tree helps), but if you kill everything before they have a chance to hit you, it doesn't really matter.

Way to go Strimtom! Keep up the good work, bud!

I always like to suggest ranger as a first character for learning how to play the game because; -They're a core class, no expense. -Can try melee & ranged fighting styles with the feats provided for both inherently -fighting style feats being autogrants makes building a character much easier, it takes deliberate effort & aggressively ignoring in game info to make one that's genuinely bad rather than just unoptimised. -they have some spells to learn how to use buffs, healing, curatives etc. but not too many so people don't get overwhelmed -while good for beginners because of the above, they're overall solid too -arcane archer has solid crowd control through paralysing arrows, so even undergeared they can make a valuable & visible (hey, enemies can't fight back, thanks ranger!) contribution to playing with a group, even if the ranger player isn't getting all the kills.

Great Series! I would have been lost without this lol

Thanks this video is very helpful keep up the great content!!

My boys just started playing DDO and showed them this video. Between them and my wife i have almost a full party

Awesome video! Will you someday be doing a video on taking levels from multiple classes? I feel like thats a pretty daunting and confusing point for many new to intermediate players

Great timing, with the refresh of all quests free SSG promotion.

- The Artificer looks so Cool!

Regarding alchemist as a specialist, besides the "need more space" point you make, it's worth noting that the Alchemist in pen and paper is just an Artificer specialization. So they may have wanted to put it with Artificer for that reason as well.

Artificer was my first character I love classes that can disable locks

Thanks for this!

this is a true starting guide for ddo, start playing a different game or get a second job to pay for this one or have some friend to join with you that will only play the same times you do, at it core its a good game but its not new player friendly and its not likely you will find new friends in the game . there doesnt seem to be much of an end game now days its just leveling, in which its all dungeons which they do very well and they do have a mode to make this more challenging, but like i said its not new player friendly the bulk of the player base is old players and you really can not compete with there power level and you really have to put of some hard cash to be able to at there level and usefulness with in a year(longer if you like being a tank) for those that played wow from classic its like being at 60 with the talents at that stage running mc while everyone else is lv 80 in full icc gear and there talents for that stage like you might as well put your self on follow and go get a drink

Thanks for the quality vid

Super helpful for new player (: tyty

sweet as some1 that is getting into the game i love it

These guides to class and race selection are interesting, but do you know of a "beginner basics" video that describes actual gameplay for a DDO first-timer, e.g. "Here's how you target an enemy and start auto-attacking it"?

yo ngl you need more than 9k subs

Hey Tom, can you make an updated version of this with the new classes?

15:07 Monk (self note)

Does it matter as long as that class can self heal? Don't rely on either other players who may or may not be online when you are, and don't rely on hirelings for self healing either. Every class can self heal at some point, but only a few can self heal straight from the start. My advice also, would be to invest in at least one Iconic. That way, you can always start at 15th level. The Bladeforged is really popular and very versatile.

I would definitely choose ranger, I like the archer style, I don't mind two knives but they are good

So warlock is just better than wizard in solo and what about in team?

I wish I had a way to play this again :'(

Artificer damage doesn't hold up. Have you ever played arcanotech? Top teir dps in R10 if you know what you're doing.

It took me hours of work to get the register to play screen to work. There are more accessible DoS games.

I want to roleplay and make a minotaur build class or and armor that look like a minotaur I don't know how start it or if the armor exist.

Is there a way to buy all the classes instead of them one at a time ? Or the races? And is that cheaper to do?

What is positive spellpower? if i use burning hands for wizard is considered positive spell power? stacks with universal and other types of elemental spell power? where can i see my total spellpower?

A cleric is NEVER going to out damage an equally geared and skilled FS! Like what kinda bud are you smoking? Like NEVER not in this life or the next!

Monks, Druids and Warlocks are free to play now. 😉

Melee classes are definitely one of the better choices. Melee is just more fast and efficient in my experience. Paladin is even better since you can use healing spells. Ranger is arguably the weakest class imo. Using a normal bow or crossbow just isn't efficient enough and the enemies are going to be in your face before you can do significant damage. Rogue is very convenient but is weak like ranger. Artificer on the other hand can get rid of enemies very efficiently with repeating crossbows. And most spell-casting classes are just really good lol.

how do you turn undead and use negative energy to heal as a necromancer?

didnt seem that long ago ald ddo players would say in world chat" this isnt wow you need skill not gear" i laughed hard then because i knew they were still thinking old school still on ddo and failed to see or didnt want to realize how ddo became and that was years ago

Hello, He mentioned something about wizard and rogue build. I am not sure how to build that. Can anyone please direct me where I can find the step by step build? I would really like to play casters that can turn undead, and to be able to do traps. Much appreciated. Thank you!

What would a good two class combo for my wife and I be.

Do I have to wait until level 6 to get the exotic weapon feat

What is the best race for a wizard?

*Even with dated graphics, the game play of **_D&DO_** is great, and withstands the test of time, that lesser games, like **_Istaria_** failed to do. Though to be honest, **_Istaria_** has only a volunteer base of Devs that keep it alive, and not the mega bucks that **_Turbine_** has*

Aren't monks f2p?

series for noobies incoming?

Oh goodie! Newbies like me need this thanks Strim 🤍