Hardcore League Season 4 on Dungeons & Dragons Online

Other rules that only apply to the Hardcore server are: All characters start at Level 1 (even for accounts with Veteran Status or using Iconic Classes which normally start at Level 15 upon creation). No character can enter a quest area or dungeon if the base challenge rating is more than 4 levels lower than the character's level. For instance, a Level 10 character cannot enter a dungeon with a base challenge rating of 5. Characters in normal servers cannot be transferred to the Hardcore League server. Normally, any character of any level can be transferred to other DDO servers for a fee. Note that the previous Season Three of Hardcore League had a mechanic for earning a number of revival instances at certain touchstone levels. Season 4 has dropped that mechanic, re-enabling the full permanent character death mechanic. DDO Hardcore League Season 4 Specific Details and Rewards https://twitter.com/DDOUnlimited/status/1377350331479158788

Season 4 is titled Might and Madness (a not-so-subtle nod to classic video game franchise Might and Magic). As with previous Hardcore League seasons, there will be a running theme. In this case, players will encounter Daelkyr Lords. In Dungeons & Dragons lore, Daelkyr are extradimensional beings, denizens of Xoriat, the Realm of Madness in the Eberron campaign setting.

As an added wrinkle to challenge players, Hardcore League Season 4 will have the Mimic Hunt event persistently active. Mimics are creatures that disguise themselves as objects, but usually choose treasure chests. In DDO, they have a higher challenge rating than the actual quest. With their Mimic Slobber ability to deal stacking 3d8 acid damage every 2 seconds and the Sticky attack that slows movement, Mimics are extremely dangerous to the unwary, especially to characters at lower levels. As every chest in the Hardcore League server will have a chance of being a Mimic, this can add quite a bit of challenge in avoiding permadeath.

Aside from the personal satisfaction of playing the tougher challenge in Hardcore League, those who manage to survive the entire 90-day season will receive special rewards, as follows: Attain Level 20: Death Walker's Sash IV Cosmetic Item Accumulate Total Favor of 1,750 - Overlord Collar Accumulate Total Favor of 5,000 - Daelkyr Steed Special Mount Attain 10 Reaper Enhancement Points – The Death Walker's Cloak IV Cosmetic Item Attain 20 Reaper Enhancement Points - Thaarak Pup War Veteran Pet Companion Certificate These rewards will only be awarded if the character that attains these benchmarks are alive at the time and claim them from Xix, the Hardcore Season 4 Rewards NPC located at the Hall of Heroes. All rewards are account wide and will be available to all characters in every server once awards for the season are given out. Other Details of Update 48.5 DDO's Update 48.5 adds the mount stable to the lower right hand side of character inventories.

In addition to the launch of Hardcore League Season 4, DDO's Update 48.5 also includes the following updates to the game: Mount Stable – Mounts were introduced in the Keep on the Borderlands adventure pack. Multiple mounts took up space in character inventories and could only be stored in a Small Wondrous Mount Bag included in the premium Keep on the Borderlands Bonus Items (included in the pack and later purchasable at the DDO Store). With Update 48.5, a new tab is added to players' inventory that serves as a stable. In addition, any mount a character has acquired and added to the stable will become available to all other characters under that account and server. Replacement Medium Ingredients Bag – The previous Small Wondrous Mount Bag will be replaced by a Medium Ingredients Bag. Leaderboards for the Hardcore Season 3 have been added to the Hall of Heroes.

Dungeons & Dragons Online Hardcore League Season 4 will be running from March 31 to June 29, 2021.