Hi everyone!  Big news....

DDOcast is pleased to announce a new segment to the show....Ask The Devs! 

This is something that I've been hoping would happen for a while now, and it's officially a "go"!  Here's how it will work:  About once a month I will be getting together with a couple of folks who bring you Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach for a casual, but informative Q-and-A!  The questions will be yours! 

As many of you know, I've been getting the occasional email since the start of the podcast that generally goes like this: 

"Hey, next time you get to talk to someone from DDO, could you ask them about ______?"

"I liked your interview with ______, but I wish you would've asked them about ______."

"Hey loser!  Why the heck didn't you ask about vorpal lumps of coal?!?!?!"  (just kidding!)

So far I've been collecting these questions and placing them in a "master list" of things to ask the DDO devs when I get the chance.  In fact, some of the things I've asked Kate Paiz and Eladrin during my chats with them came from you!  Thing is, I've always been hoping to have a more regular way to interact with the DDO crew and get your questions answered, and the time is now! 

Of course, the fine folks at Turbine will continue to answer tons of player-submitted questions on their regular www.ddo.com forums.  Think of this as sort of an extra "bonus round"! 

I am so happy that we are able to bring this to you and I think you will really enjoy it.  I really need to give a ton of credit to Quarion and all of the other great people at Turbine who have been working to make this happen - thanks so much!

The first segment of Ask The Devs is set to be broadcast on February 2nd, which also happens to be DDOcast's one year anniversary!  Oh yeah, that's gonna be a great episode...

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION(S) FOR ASK THE DEVS:

Simple!  Just send it all in to ddocast@gmail.com.  That's it!  I will be collecting everyone's questions and passing them along to the devs, who will then take a look at what's in store and get some answers ready for you!  Ask as many questions as you would like. 

If you would prefer not to email your questions, I have also created a stickied post on the DDOcast Forums (General Chat) where you can write your questions there. 

If possible, it would be great if you would sign your question with whatever name you would like me to use when I ask the question to the devs.  Maybe a forum name, character name, "real" first name, whatever.  Not necessary but helpful.

WHAT CAN I ASK?

Anything!  "Hard" questions, detailed questions, questions about the future, questons about the past, questions about why your dwarf on Sarlona has funny eyebrows - it's all good!  We (aka - me and the devs) want to hear it all!  Of course, I probably won't be asking them stuff that involves personal attacks against people, but basically anything goes!  Feel free to ask about whatever is on your mind that is DDO-related.  Or ask about something "fun", just for kicks.  FYI - my favorite color is brown and my favorite movie is Repo Man. 

I can't promise that every question you submit will be answered, but we'll sure answer as many as we can!

WHEN IS THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS?

Well, the goal is to record these about once per month, generally towards the end of the month for broadcast on the next available episode at the beginning of the month.  So, I'd suggest sending in your questions earlier rather than later, but no worries!  If you miss one segment, I'll just pass them along for the next one!

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?  Feel free to write me at ddocast@gmail.com or post in the comments section below. 

Jerry
host, DDOcast


P.S. - Turbine's put up a new splash screen for Mod 6!  Here it is:



Lookin' good!