On February 22nd 2007, in a public chat event, the developers stated that they are currently working on a new class (Monks) and a new playable race (Half-Orcs) for the game. It was also revealed that the developers are planning to add the Druid class to the game, although it was not made clear exactly what stage of development the class is currently in. DDO's producer stated that, due to the difficulty involved with introducing such a class into the game, Druids would not be playable until "next year at the earliest".
On October 4th 2007 Jim Crowley replaced Jeff Anderson as CEO of Turbine entertainment. Mr. Crowley expressed an interest in moving the IP "forward." DDO Senior Producer Kate Paiz echoed this sentiment during a podcast on October 7th 2007 Ms.Paiz spoke of Crafting, Player and Guild Housing, as well as expanded quests being planned for future updates. She also revealed that Module 6 would be available late December 2007 or early January 2008.