Free to Play DDO Point walkthrough

What exactly do I need to do to earn the most free Turbine Points (TP)? In what order should I go about it? And now that I have TP, what should I do with it? These are the primary questions every Free To Play (F2P) wants to know the answers of. The simple guide below has been provided to help you unlock the most from your game in the shortest amount of time, in order to receive the greatest benefits. However, any areas discussing the DDO Store and current prices can vary, new things may be added and old items and adventures removed.

In the end, it is really up to you, as the F2P player, to decide how to spend both your actual time and TP (Turbine Points - a Dungeons and Dragons Online store currency).

Servers
Choose from the list of servers:
 * Argonnessen
 * Cannith
 * Ghallanda
 * Khyber
 * Orien
 * Sarlona
 * Thelanis
 * Wayfinder

You'll need to visit every one of these servers, in order to gain maximum TP for the DDO Store. Each time you create a character, you should write down the name of the server, the name of the character, and what class/level that character is. If you don't, you may find yourself spending a lot of time hunting down that character you wanted to use.

Character creation
You're looking to earn TP as quickly as possible, so the character doesn't matter much at this point. Later, you can get down to the nitty-gritty of character creation to your heart's content, but for now, let's go over your F2P options, since most of the creation items will be locked for only VIP/Premium use, and cost TP or a special in-game reward to unlock them.
 * 1) Section I - Style:
 * 2) * Choose from Melee, Spell, or Specialist. This is the type of class that you will choose from next.
 * 3) * Choose a gender.
 * 4) Section II - Class:
 * 5) * (Melee) Choose from Fighter, Barbarian, or Paladin.
 * 6) * (Spell) Choose from Sorcerer, Cleric, or Wizard.
 * 7) * (Specialist) Choose from Ranger, Rogue, or Bard.
 * 8) Section III - Path:
 * 9) * For each class, you'll be given paths to choose from.You can choose custom to not use a predefined character path.
 * 10) Section IV - Race:
 * 11) * There are four F2P races: Human, Elf, Halfling, and Dwarf. Choose one.
 * 12) Section V - Look:
 * 13) * This is your limited vanity section.
 * 14) * Choose a first name that has never been used before on the server. Surnames do not distinguish characters, only first names; it is only for display or flavor.

This will send you back to the character list page for the server. Select your new character and enter the game. You will start in the first first quest, The Grotto, which is DDO's basic tutorial for how to the game functions.

Getting started
Run The Grotto and Korthos Village quests. Get help and aim for Elite completions on each of the quests. Once you've done this, go to the Main Menu (found by clicking the DDO icon in the lower left of the screen). Since we're switching servers, click Exit—this will close the game. Each time you want to change servers, you'll have to exit the game and reopen the game launcher again, since it doesn't select the server within the game itself. Repeat all of the above until you have completed the process with all servers. If you want, you can always come back to these characters and continue to play using them.

You now have a character on each server. Only one character per server can earn each of the bonus TP rewards. Some Favor rewards are character specific, so you can gain those once for each character, such as the Bank Bag expansion for the character, not the account.

Now:
 * Select a server and create a new character.
 * When you log into the server with the new character, you should be given the option to 'Skip the Korthos Island quests and jump straight to the Stormreach Harbor quests'. You can always come back to Korthos later.
 * Once in the Harbor, you only need to run a couple of low-level quests before you hit 100 Favor.
 * Again, aim for Elite mode on each of the quests, unless they are solo quests, to gain the maximum Favor for that quest. You don't gain any more Favor than the maximum and each time you gain Favor on that Quest replaces the Favor point total for that quest you had earlier. There are plenty of players willing to help out. If you can't find a group, press 'P' button and see who else may be running the same quest.
 * Hitting 100 Favor with this character will give you the base Favor reward of 25 TP (every 100 Favor pts).
 * Check your mail in-game to see your TP reward. TP rewards go to the total account and are not dependent on keeping that character. Once you reach the 100 Favor with the 2nd or even 3rd free character on that server, you can then delete those temporary characters. If you don't like any of those you currently have, go back to the character creation screen and create one you're willing to play for a long period of time. Play this character out to level 4.
 * You can now delete all the characters on that server, except this one. Use this character to continue to increase your maximum individual character Favor level. You'll eventually expect to reach or exceed level 20+ with this character.
 * However, keep creating new characters. Raising them up to 100 Favor each, and gaining 25 TP each time. Then deleting that character, and repeating. You can only get the bonus Favor awards with your primary character, but these temporary characters provide you with a quick way to earn TP endlessly.

Quests
Low Level Quests To Earn 100 favor

Optional quests - Korthos Island (66 favor)
 * Heyton's Rest (6 favor)
 * The Storehouse's Secret (6 favor)
 * The Cannith Crystal (6 favor)
 * The Collaborator (12 favor)
 * Stopping the Sahuagin (9 favor)
 * Redemption (9 favor)
 * Necromancer's Doom (6 favor)
 * Sacrifices (9 favor)
 * Misery's Peak (12 favor)

Earliest quests for 100 favor - Stormreach (207 favor)
 * Arachnophobia (6 favor)
 * Bringing the Light (6 favor)
 * Durk's Got A Secret (12 favor)
 * Garrison's Missing Pack (12 favor)
 * Haverdasher (6 favor)
 * Protect Baudry's Interests (6 favor)
 * Recovering the Lost Tome (9 favor)
 * Retrieve the Stolen Goods (9 favor)
 * Stealthy Repossession (9 favor)
 * Stop Hazadill's Shipment (6 favor)
 * The Kobolds' New Ringleader (12 favor)
 * The Miller's Debt (6 favor)
 * The Smuggler's Warehouse (9 favor)
 * Walk the Butcher's Path (12 favor)
 * An Explosive Situation (6 favor)
 * Home Sweet Sewer (6 favor)
 * Kobold Assault (9 favor)
 * The Captives (9 favor)
 * The Kobold's Den: Clan Gnashtooth (12 favor)
 * The Kobold's Den: Rescuing Arlos (12 favor)
 * Irestone Inlet (12 favor)
 * Venn's Trail: Clan Tunnelworm (12 favor)
 * Venn's Trail: Venn's Fate (9 favor)

Example: (Exactly 100 favor)
 * Korthos Island series (9 quests) - all Elite mode
 * Bringing the Light - Elite mode
 * Haverdasher - Hard mode
 * Protect Baudry's Interests - Hard mode
 * Retrieve the Stolen Goods - Normal mode
 * Stop Hazadill's Shipment - Normal mode
 * Information is Key - Normal mode
 * Arachnophobia - Solo

Free sources of Turbine Points

 * The Monster Manuals are a good source. Unfortunately, this is one of the things you need TP to unlock before you can use any of them, other than the basic manual that you start with. So hold on to your TP for now.
 * Favor Rewards - Primary Character per server: this is the character with the most Favor on that server. As mentioned, once the character with the highest favor point total reaches the next reward level, none of the other characters on that server can gain those Bonus awards a second time.
 * Favor Rewards - Favor Running: Requires the continues creation of a new character, reaching minimum Favor Point level of 100+, deleting that character (after you've claimed your rewards - if necessary), and repeating this process.
 * Rare Event Awards - Occasionally Turbine gives out rewards during special events.

Spending options
The DDO Store has a great number of things you can spend your TP on. There are things you should consider — whether something is just for an individual character, for a server, or your account. Always keep an eye out for discounts, since these can reduce the total cost of an item by 25% or more. From time to time pricing and some offerings change in the DDO store.

Once you open the store, you will be able to see your total TP amount, displayed to the top left of the window.

Main items you should save TP for:
 * Adventure Packs
 * Epic Destinies
 * Classes
 * Races
 * Bank
 * Shared Bank: Platinum Vault
 * Shared Bank: Item Storage
 * Monster Manuals