Dungeons And Dragons Online Rolls Out Archetypes & Archvillains Update

Dungeons and Dragons Online brings more variety and complexity to its already complex class system with the release of Update 56: Archetypes & Archvillains today. Headlining the update are the new class Archetypes which come with a whole new set enhancement trees and skills to allow players to further customize their builds.

Update 56 also revamps the Temple of Elemental Evil dungeon, breaking it up into smaller quests, streamlining the quest flow, and rebalancing both scripted and random encounters within the instance. The update also introduces major balance changes to several races and classes which has received a lot of criticism from the community.

Players are questioning the rationale for the balance changes which has apparently shifted the whole gameplay dynamic. Some players have even decided to just leave the game altogether until the perceived problems are fixed. Others argue about the necessity of the Temple of Elemental Evil revamp and that the update itself has been pushed out too fast.

Standing Stone Games has yet to comment on the issues, but you can dive in right now to check out the changes for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments section below. You can also browse through the full patch notes on the Dungeons and Dragons Online official site.