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The real problem with a DDO subscription is the Developers made it worthless.
By requiring all new content to be purchased and not included in the subscription,
they slowly drain it's value.
Every...

as in gold rolls.
they already have that.

There is no incentive for them to make a dungeon exclusive to VIP.
1 extra dungeon would not change how many get VIP
and then the would not be able to...

In defense of the developers.

They are working with a 16 yr old game engine ?
Trying to make it do things it was never made to do.

Lag is the result.
It is not due to a lack of skill.
It is...

I see a common pattern concerning requested changes to HCL and Reapers in general
---- Folks want bigger rewards for doing 'harder' content AND they want that content to be EASIER.
it is like power...

If I was to choose the next HCL mechanics 'not prizes'
I would go right back to HCL 1
with 2 changes.

F2P and Prem. have access
and
Banker is in the dead lands so you can dump your non-BTC...

Most of the people who are in group 1 want no part of Reapers and would be happy
if it was removed (won't happen)
So taking Normal, Hard, Elite and turning that into just part of the Reaper system...

I sub VIP to use in HCL - to open dungeons on elite.

It has no other purpose for me
But that is just me.

solo reaper?
zero sympathy.

The flaw in the OP

There are 3 basic groups of players when it comes to reapers.

1. Never play it, don't like it
2. Sometimes play it
3 Play it exclusively.

If you implemented the OP plan...

sorry, no can do.
that would break forum rules I think (no advertising others products)
and studios rules - What goes on in the studio stays in the studio.

but thank you for your interest, ...

I suspect that if they did decide to embrace the idea of creating randomness 'to various degrees'
in dungeons that they would test out the concept in a specific new dungeon
that would be made...

Agreed

I will take a wild guess on why there is always lag and it always gets worse.

The game launched in 2006

it is 2021

The original game was a fraction of it's current size and complexity.
...

I do not really care when, I mainly just want to to know when.
I know, clear as mud.

in short...

Will I need to pay cash for it by the time the next HCL starts (when ever that is)
OR
will I...

There is a disclaimer -

Even if the Developers could do it and decided to do it most dungeons would have some
kind of framework that stays the same. Also, some small dungeons would not be changed...

yes... several months ago

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so how often do players make threads about the lag?

every hour.

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lol, not my job :-)

I write comics

10 days away .... exactly
if it follows the usual pattern, it should be soon.

Reapers was an attempt to give older assets replayability.
and it did, for some time.

But Reapers has really reached it's limit.

Dungeons need to fundamentally change.
They are a constant,...

How to fix the lag problem ?

Create a new game using a modern game engine.

OP character builds are temp. (they get nerfed sooner or later)
but...

LAG IS ETERNAL !

VIP 'subscription' has over time morphed into something it originally was never meant to be.

What is started as 'and what many other MMO follow'

You can pay cash and BUY various parts of the...

good point

I am good either way as long as it is consistent.

If you buff a spell, buff it, if you don't, you don't
but do not have different version of the same spell.

Just me

and yes I am back (a...

I am curious if we could get an OFFICIAL word
when the Fey expansion and new races/trees will go on sale
in the coin store.

It would be nice if it hit the store before the next HCL but not...