Turbine Announces "Got Tips?" Winners

A little over a month ago we asked you to give us your href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53687" target="_blank">best
ideas for new tips

to add into the game. Well the winners have been chosen and they will
start to appear on a screen near you when Module 3 launches.



Congratulations to the winners: apollojuly,
Berjik, Chardros, Denomicon, DeusMortis, DrAwkward, Drogon,
DuckOfDeath, Elurian, Fu-Inator, Furee, oronisi, patnodewf, Squeg,
Thanatos, Thistle, tihocan, toddfox2, tr0tsky, Ustice, Volund, whysper,
winsom, and Worg2k6.



I will be adding your new forum title shortly (don't worry - if you're
a founder you'll still have that title too).



Please note: some of the tips have been edited for accuracy and/or
clarity.



apollojuly

• Any item can be placed in your hotbar, not just weapons.
• Area of effect spells, such as burning hands, will not harm your
  party members.
• Using a shrine will remove most favorable spells currently on
  your character.

Berjik

• Some
  magic items are attuned to a specific race. Be sure to check for race
  restrictions on weapons or armor before you purchase them.

Chardros

• For when dropped items from breakables are hard to find, you can
  use
  Backspace to select items near you and U to pick them up and use them.

Denomicon

• Using a resurrection shrine will set your current spell points to
  zero, a cleric's raise dead spell will not.

DeusMortis

• Using a rest shrine will remove 1 negative level if you have
  suffered level drain.
• The
  brothers and sisters of the Silver Flame located in taverns can cast a
  variety of status ailment removing spells, such as remove curse, for a
  fee.
• You can now play as a Drow! Once your adventures have
  earned you 400 total favor, speak to Nyx, the Drow Elder, outside
  Harbormaster Zim's house.
• Running low on inventory space? The Coin Lords can reward those
  who have proven loyal with expanded inventory.
• Need additional bank space? Those commended by House Kundarak can
  gain access to additional storage.
• Need
  a buff before an adventure? Building favor with Houses Phiarlan and
  Jorasco will grant you access to extended beneficial spells, which will
  not be removed when you enter a dungeon.
• Going through arrows
  or bolts too fast? Those favored by House Deneith can purchase "Sturdy"
  bolts and arrows, which are not expended as quickly.

DrAwkward

• Monsters tend to attack whoever has dealt the most damage to them.
• Ranged
  weapons (crossbows and bows) and arrows with the same magic
  enhancements do not stack. If you have a +1 bow and +1 arrows, you only
  get a +1 enhancement total. Different magic enhancements will stack.

Drogon

• Be
  careful where you roam when fighting monsters! If there is a wall,
  pillar, or other obstruction between you and your cleric he or she
  can't heal you, even if you are close to him/her.

DuckOfDeath

• Consumables
  such as arrows, healing kits and potions are auto used according to
  their location in your inventory starting from the upper left space to
  the bottom right space in each bag tab and starting from the left bag
  tab to the right.
• The "Lock" icon in the examine window allows you to keep an
  examine window open and compare multiple items.

Elurian

• Successful
  intimidate checks result in an orange icon above the enemy's head. This
  will focus their assaults on the character they perceive as a threat
  for 6 seconds.
• If you have questions about your character class, stop by one of
  the class sections at the DDO forums at href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/" target="_blank">http://www.ddo.com/forums/
  or ask another player.

Fu-Inator

• Taking screen shots writes the picture file to a folder named
  "Dungeons and Dragons Online", located in "My Documents".

Furee

• Glancing blows will awaken hypnotized or sleeping monsters. Be
  careful where you swing that greataxe!

oronisi

• Anyone can block even if you don't have a shield equipped. Your
  AC and DR will still increase due to your defensive efforts!

patnodewf

• You can disable guild names shown above players' heads, by going
  into the Options Panel (ctrl+O) and changing the UI Settings.

Squeg

• If you're having trouble swimming underwater, turn mouse look on.
  It greatly improves your control.
• Wands
  for any spell on the spell list for any of your character's classes can
  be used as long as your total character level is as least as high as
  the caster level on the wand. This applies even if your class level is
  below what is required to cast the spell yourself. For example, rangers
  and paladins can use cure light wounds wands at level 1.
• Check your encumbrance before swimming. An encumbrance level of
  medium greatly decreases your ability to swim.
• Tumble,
  Open Lock, Disable Device, Use Magical Devices, and Perform may only be
  used if you have put points into training them, even if you have
  ability modifiers and equipment that would normally boost your skill
  above zero.

Thanatos

• If another player is annoying
  you with unwanted /tell messages, you can type "/ignore add " and the
  character's first name in order to block further text.

Thistle

• Magical
  spell scrolls can be manually stacked in your inventory, even though
  they do not automatically stack. Just drag a scroll on top of an
  identical scroll (or existing stack of identical scrolls) to stack them.

tihocan

• If the game cannot connect after an update, you may need to reset
  your firewall settings for DDO files.

toddfox2

• A held monster will be automatically critically hit, regardless
  of your proficiency with a weapon.

tr0tsky

• Any player can use a shield with 0 armor check penalty without
  proficiency, and suffer no attack penalty.

Ustice

• Extend
  Spell only affects spells that have a duration greater than instant and
  less than permanent. You can cast instant and permanent spells without
  an increased Spell Point cost.
• It gets tiring holding your
  weapons and shields after finishing a quest. You can put them away with
  /sheath to free up your hands, while still being ready for battle.
  

Volund

• The Paladin Lay On Hands ability has no penalty when used to
  repair Warforged.

whysper

• To
  turn on voice chat, go to Options -> Audio -> Enable Voice Chat.
  You can do this even if you do not have a microphone so you can hear
  what others are saying.

winsom

• The Lesser Restoration spell removes ability damage and similar
  spells, such as Ray of Enfeeblement and Touch of Idiocy
• If a monster attacks you from behind it will get a +2 bonus to
  hit.
• Ray
  spell attacks can be dodged if you move your character out of the way
  quick enough. Watch for enemy spell casting animations for a warning of
  when to dodge.
• The Trip skill is more successful the stronger your character is.

Worg2k6

• There is no limit to the number of coins you can carry. Coins
  have no weight.

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