Sometimes you hear someone say: “Back in the day when…” followed by something he/she remembers. And you try to think back when that was, if you remember it aswell. Or you frown because it was something before your time.
I got inspired for this post by a tweet Micky send out yesterday. She wrote: I have been playing since a little while before U11. What about u? #ddo To which i replied: 19 september 2009, at least that’s the date i joined the forums, but i usualy do all at once so must be my 1st day playing #DDO
I can refer back in dates, but i’m terrible when it comes to Updates. Like Micky said she started playing just before U11. U11…….when was that again and what was the update about? I can’t remember. If someone would say he/she started beginning 2011 i can compare it to my own date and have a clue.
Or if someone would say “when Gianthold got released”, or “when airships made it into DDO”. When was that? I don’t know.
I know if i was playing DDO allready or not, but i can’t put a date to it. Not even in years.
So that made me look up all the release notes on Modules* and Updates i could find on the DDO website. I’ve listed everything in a sheet** with dates and noticable changes so i have an easy reference to the changes to the game and the dates. To me it’s fun reading back on changes that happened, that i went through, that the game has undergone. Some changes long forgotten allready because the change was GOOD (looking at you leveling sigils***). Some changes so common now you can’t imagen there was a time it wasn’t in the game (looking at you Guild Renown and Airships).
* When DDO first got released in 2006 they named updates to the game Modules. After the F2P release in 2009 they changed that into Updates.
** Have you forgotten i am a sheet person? I love putting stuff in sheets to organize chaos 😉
*** In the beginning in DDO you needed leveling sigils to be able to advance beyond hard set levels. If i remember correctly i only needed 1 bronze sigil before Turbine removed them from the game.
Below i’ll put up the list so you can track back updates and changes and see if you remember them aswell.
I would love to hear what you all think about being good and not so good (putting it mildly) changes done to the game.
And to restate Micki’s question: When did you start playing DDO?
Ofcourse i won’t forgot the treats, it’s my 4th anniversary in DDO after all! Cheers 🙂
| module/update | date | noticable changes |
| M0 P1 | 14-3-2006 | Founders Helm |
| M0 P2 | 22-3-2006 | |
| M0 P3 | 30-3-2006 | |
| M1 | VON; weapon set shortcuts | |
| M1 P2 | 12-4-2006 | |
| M1 P3 | 19-4-2006 | |
| M1 P4 | 10-5-2006 | |
| M1 P5 | 14-6-2006 | solo content |
| M2 | 12-7-2006 | The Twilight Forge (Restless Isles); Drow; Mail; Patron Favor |
| Stormreach under Seige | 18-9-2006 | Cult of Madness in WW |
| M2 P1 | 23-10-2006 | |
| M3 | 25-10-2006 | Demon Sands; level cap 12; PVP; AH; Feat Respec |
| M3 P0 | 15-11-2006 | |
| M3 P1 | 13-12-2006 | Festival Jester; several Delera’s Graveyard Quests |
| M3 P2 | 23-1-2007 | Litany ot Dead part 2: shadow tombs +crypt |
| M4 | 12-4-2007 | Reaver’s Bane (Gianthold); level cap 14; SRE all wildernesses; Risia Preview Server |
| M5 | 27-9-2007 | Accursed Ascension (Black Abbot) |
| M6 | The Thirtheenth Eclipse; level cap 16 | |
| M7 | 3-6-2008 | Market Place Tent destroyed; 2 raids Suulo and Xizzy; Monk |
| M7 P1 | 2-7-2008 | |
| M7 P2 | 20-8-2008 | |
| M8 | 29-10-2008 | Korthos Island; Siber Attol |
| M8 P1 | 11-11-2008 | |
| M8 P2 | 10-12-2008 | |
| M8 P3 | 20-1-2009 | |
| U0 | 31-8-2009 | F2P; DDO Store; level cap 20; FvS; Devils of Shavarat; Sharn Syndicate; Cerulean Hills; Difficulty Scaling; Mantel ot Worldshaper |
| U0 P1 | 17-9-2009 | |
| U0 P2 | 1-10-2009 | |
| U1 | 28-10-2009 | Path of Inspiration; 32 point builds; Epic Dungeons; Veteran Status |
| U1 P1 | 16-11-2009 | TR; Hireling Folders; |
| U2 | 16-12-2009 | Dreaming Dark |
| U3 | No level sigils required; 4 new quests The Twelve; Casual Difficulty; Epic VON; LR/GR | |
| U3 P1 | 17-2-2010 | 4th Bday |
| U4 | 5-4-2010 | Sentinels |
| U5 | 28-6-2010 | Guild Renown-airship; Phiarlan Carnival |
| U5 P1 | 21-7-2010 | |
| U6 | 17-8-2010 | Red Fens |
| U7 | 20-10-2010 | Horc/Helf; Deception in Stormreach (Lordsmarch Plaza); Chronoscope Raid; Mabar |
| U7 P1 | 10-11-2010 | |
| U8 | 13-12-2010 | Risia Ice Games; Attack on Stormreach; Cookie Jar |
| 5th Bday | Crystal Cove | |
| U8 P2 | 14-3-2011 | Localization: French en German |
| U8 P3 | 30-3-2011 | |
| U9 P1 | 16-5-2011 | Cannith Crafting; Harbinger of Madness |
| U10 | 20-6-2011 | Reign of Madness |
| U10 P1 | 11-7-2011 | |
| U10 P2 | 25-7-2011 | |
| U11 P1 | 12-10-2011 | Artificer; House Cannith |
| U12 | 9-11-2011 | Challenges; Shared Plat Bank |
| U12 P1 | 7-12-2011 | |
| U12 P2 | 14-12-2011 | |
| U12 P3 | 25-1-2012 | |
| U13 | 27-2-2012 | Web of Chaos; 6th Bday; Vet status 7 |
| U13 P1 | 2-4-2012 | |
| U13 P2 | 2-5-2012 | |
| U14 | 25-6-2012 | Menace of the Underdark; Level cap 25; Epic Destinies; Druid |
| U14 P1 | 11-7-2012 | Caught in the Web raid |
| U14 P2 | 26-7-2012 | |
| U15 | 20-8-2012 | Song of Druid’s Deep; Monster Manual |
| U15 P1 | 12-9-2012 | |
| U15 P2 | 10-10-2012 | |
| U16 | 12-11-2012 | Netherese Legacy/High road of Shadows; Orbs |
| U16 P1 | 14-12-2012 | |
| U17 | 19-2-2013 | Epic GH; MM II; Augments |
| U17 P1 | 18-3-2013 | Shard Exchange; Daily Dice; VIP XP Bonus |
| U18 | 22-5-2013 | Disciples of Shadow (2 Wheloon quests); Iconic Heroes; Skill Tomes |
| U18 P1 | 30-5-2013 | |
| U18 P2 | 24-6-2013 | VIP weekly gold roll |
| U18 P3 | ||
| U19 | 19-8-2013 | Shadowfell Conspiracy/ Wheloon City + Storm Horns; Enhencement Revamp; Sagas; Hall of Heroes; Level cap 28; Chest Reroll |
| U19 P1 | 29-8-2013 |
Notes to the above list:
- M0 P1 stands for Module 0 Patch 1
- U11 stands for Update 11
- Some release notes didn’t have a date on them
- Most patches didn’t have any new changes, just patches to the latest updates and/or hotfixes and/or bugfixes
Mari's Madness 
February 2010. And although I was around for U3-6 the first one I actually remember is U7 😛 (I was a much more casual player when I first started)
\o/ I enjoyed that, and the module/ update list. Thank you. 🙂
I had only been playing a little while when the Arti was out, but I remember it pretty well, as first there was all the advertising, and right after the release there were artis and artis pets everywhere you went. Druids were not even close to as noticeable when they were out.
🙂 and gratz on the anniversary.
Mari!!!
Grats on 4 years 🙂
I started feb 2012, u13 came out that month but doubt i knew about it for atleast a few months, was still figuring out what the hell was going on 😛
LOL, wow I feel like an “Old Timer” because I started playing DDO back in April 2006. Have loved the game every since!! I originally started playing DDO with a few friends of mine and we had a blast. Unfortunately I’m the only one of that core group who plays 😦 but I keep nagging them to come back. Hopefully the real world pressures that pulled them away will loosen up some to bring them back to Stormreach!
That was a really awesome post. Love this game and the majority of the community. Got here in Mod 2 and looking at all the content update and unique characteristics of this game. I can’t believe it’s been 6 years, this game was before it’s time and I’ve yet to find something that can replace it. Other games are fun but I keep coming back for the old feelings I associate with the late night tabletop runs in the garage with friends. Thanks OP
It’s definitely a matured game, and with not too many wrinkles. Funny how many NWO people have returned to DDO recently. Young doesn’t always mean better. I didn’t roll in until about mid-2010, but wow, that still feels long ago now in game years.
Great post! June of 2006 for me…