I agree completely with those who have issues with the new bazaar/ barter system. Granted there had been lag problems before, but "hide all traders" was available to reduce lag. Now one spends more time moving around the new "digs" than ever before. And where is everybody? Just now there were 185 traders when usually there are 300 at this hour.

As a first time player still under level 50, I have a special problem, because few people want to buy what a pre-level 50 can obtain. However, until now, I was always able to sell some items...but I just had my character spend 48 hours in the bazaar and NOTHING sold...not even roots, which I sell at 1 gold each.

Perhaps barter is better, but hey, do I really want to spend my precious awake and on-line time trying to sell stuff? And it ends up needing the right combination of seller and buyer choosing to go into the barter hall at the same time. I don't know about you, but population on the server I'm on is dropping so badly that that becomes less and less likely.

Things are becoming more and more difficult for us newbies...for example...I haven't found anyone to do a LDON with at my level for over a month...Goodbye any hope of getting pack shrew...

Well, that was the negative. Can't say much positive yet...havent seen guild hall function yet for my guild; since I'm not high enough level, most of the expansion isn't available yet.

BV

Below is taken from new DoN manual. There is no clarification yet as to how to get these new spells, or what the new specail spells and abilities to be obtained through quests are.


Dragons of Norrath adds new spells for players. There are also new special spells
and abilities that can be obtained through quests.

Bard
Song of the Storm (Level 61)
Storm Blade (Level 69)
Imbues weapons of the all bard's group members with the power of storms, providing
a chance to strike their enemies with electrical energy during combat.

Beastlord
Growl of the Leopard (Level 61)
Growl of the Panther (Level 69)
Imbues the beastlord and his warder with feral savagery, increasing melee damage
and maximum hit points, while regenerating its wounds.

Berserker
Destroyer's Volley (Level 69)
Rage Volley (Level 61)
Launches a volley of axes at the berserker's target.

Cleric
Ward of Vengeance (Level 61)
Ward of Retribution (Level 69)
Envelopes the cleric in vindictive energy. The ward will periodically damage creatures
that attack the cleric.

Druid
Serpent Vines (Level 61)
Mire Thorns (Level 69)
Causes entangling vines to slither out of the ground and entangle the druid's target,
slowing their movement rate.

Enchanter
Rune of Scale (Level 61)
Rune of Rikkukin (Level 69)
Swathes all members of the enchanters group in a protective, damage absorbing rune.

Magician
Lava Orb (Level 61)
Molten Orb (Level 69)
Summons a magical orb of molten lava that the magician can use to launch streams
of fire at enemies.

Monk
Leopard Claw (Level 61)
Dragon Fang (Level 69)
Infuses the monks fists with energy, allowing the next attack to cause magical damage
to the target.

Necromancer
Dark Orb (Level 61)
Shadow Orb (Level 69)
Steals the target enemy's life force, sealing it in a shadowy orb. The captured energy
can then be used to heal a companion.

Paladin
Guard of Humility (Combat Ability - Level 61)
Guard of Righteousness (Combat Ability - Level 69)
Shields the paladin from attacks, reducing the damage taken from melee attacks for a
short time.

RangerEarthen Embrace (Level 61)
Earthen Shackles (Level 69)
Encases the target enemy in living earth, slowing its movement rate.

Rogue
Rogue's Ploy (Level 61)
Assassin's Feint (Level 69)
Attacks the opponent's eyes, causing them to briefly lose track of their enemies.

Shadowknight
Soul Guard (Combat Ability - Level 61)
Soul Shield (Combat Ability - Level 69)
Envelops the shadowknight in a protective shield that reduces the damage taken
from melee attacks for a short time.

Shaman
Spirit of the Leopard (Level 61)
Spirit of the Panther (Level 69)
Fills the target with the spirit of the panther, granting a chance to deliver a savage
claw attack against enemies during combat.

Warrior
Whirlwind Blade (Combat Ability - Level 61)
Cyclone Blade (Combat Ability - Level 69)
Allows the Warrior to execute a whirling attack with his weapon, striking all nearby
enemies and causing extreme hatred towards the warrior.

Wizard
Claw of Frost (Level 61)
Claw of Vox (Level 69)
A powerful cold attack that makes efficient use of the wizard's mana.the new specail spells and abilities the new specail spells and abilities

Well, dragons of norrath has seven main zones. Broodlands, Stillmoon Temple, Stillmoon Templeb(The Ascent), Thundercrest Isles, Tirranun's delve, Lavaspinner's lair and The nest. The nest of course has the highest level creatures out of all of these zones since it is the nest for all those dragons.. Broodlands: From what I have killed/seen drop, it's not worth the effort and will most likely only be populated on the first day of release. It is, however, the 'connecting zone' for almost all of the other zones. Pretty much everything in the zone is single groupable except for Grel which annihilated our raid. Tirranun's delve: I didn't spend much time here since everything at the entrance saw through invis and I didn't have my rogue at the time but from what I could see it was an indoor dungeon populated by (you guessed it) dragons. Small dragons mind you but I am not sure if Tirranun himself is in this zone and is harder than the one in lavastorm. Stillmoon Temple: The things here hit for the 300s I believe and can add pretty quickly if you don't watch where you are stepping. The scenery in this zone is nice but it has very few different NPC models. A little bit into this zone is The Ascent. The Ascent: This zone is basically 1 large mountain. At the zone in, there are puma-type creatures and spiders. As you progress you see a new goat/snake/horse model..not sure what it is supposed to be. There are also goblins and drakes higher. Also once you get pretty high up there, you start to see snow which was a good idea imo. Be careful though as when I was 1 turn from the top of the mountain I encountered just one creature that saw through SoS, but sow kept it from aggroing me *shrug*. Thundercrest Isles: My absolute favorite of these zones, floating islands connected by bridges (hehe remind you of somewhere?). The creatures here don't seem to see through invis but they do hit for upper 500s and a lot of them are casters. There are dervishes here, and like most of the other dervishes that are found in the expansion, they proc a stun+dispell that can get annoying. Quick warning, be careful when wandering as some seem to drop below/above the bridge so you can't see them. Lavaspinner's lair: This zone is in between lavastorm and broodlands and has a lot of lavaspinners obviously..they don't hit for as much as other things and are meant for level 50+ I assume. I don't really like how this zone was made personally because it is really cramped but you may like it. The nest: This is the highest level zone I saw, and I didn't get to see much of it for that reason. To the right of the zone in are the lowest level things that I could find(dark blue-yellow to 65). To the left is a path leading to a door guarded by two drakes that are level 70? and see invis so that was enough for me...Barter system: I hate it, I really do. I don't see the need for this in the game but if people like it then by all means use it. The zone is far too complex for the purpose of bartering. The new bazaar look: Same for this..I despise the new look, complicating a zone that should not be complicated. Who needs to deal with walking through tunnels when all they want to do is buy or sell something? Experience: The experience from all of these zones is mediocre, even AA exp. I don't know about the nest though. Well..enjoy DoN :)