DDO Basic Guide

DDO Beginners guide
You get 3 wakestones every day at 12pm pacific from the woman who issues daily bonuses by the temples rift stone, and an unlimited amount if you pay for a 30 day pass. Although if you have leftovers from another day like 2 or 1 it will always fill to 3 and end the number you get for that day so make sure you have exhausted them first

Partying with an element archer or a priest will allow them to expose monsters weak points. Hitting them in those spots are faster than pulling depending on where they are, and even faster if hit with the corresponding element

Although you can play the game solo its more beneficial to take at least one real person with you so that you can pick each other up when you die and minimize deaths

Partying with someone outside of your level range will give you a penalty that increases the more they outclass you

Although the world is immediately open to you and almost every area is open off the bat some areas can only be accessed when others are leveled up. Additionally some vocations are only unlocked upon leveling up the area their teacher is located in and completing the required quest

Blue quests on the world map respawn, and are the best option for exp. For maximum exp you can farm area bosses repeatedly. An area and its quests will always respawn upon entering an inn

It costs money to recreate your character so ensure you're comfortable with its appearance the first time

While there are several benefits for paying such as increased multipliers for exp quests, raid quests, and blood orb rewards you can acquire everything without paying, and can access the end game armor by farming raids

Quests cycle every week, and some quests change what level they are. Additionally what raids are available cycle weekly as well