Yup, anyone who expected a RPG experience in the sense of tabletop D&D, or even a single-player cRPG, was going to be disappointed. This is a MMORPG, and that means certain things. Now, NWO is quite a lot of fun for even a "serious" D&D fan - I know, I'm one myself ;) - but you have to calibrate your expectations…
I got my mitts on the 4e FR books (Campaign Setting and Player's Guide) last week, and was honestly surprised how little apocalyptic damage there was to the best-loved parts of the Realms. Dalelands, Cormyr, Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Silverymoon and its surroundings... they've changed a little, but are still instantly…
I started with BECMI D&D back in the late eighties, and have played all the versions of (A)D&D since that - 2e AD&D, 3.0/3.5e, and 4e. Personally, I think that the claims how 4e "dumbed down" things are at best ignorant and at worst show an unpleasant elitism and snobbery. I loved 3e, don't mistake me - played two…
Could we please not possibly have another stupid edition war? In any case, of course NW won't be updated to 5e rules. The difference between 4e and 5e is roughly as big as between 3.5e and 4e; they'd have to rebuild a good part of the game.
As a brand spanking new level 30 CW, I've had fun with the skirmishes so far. Yes, I'm sure it will become repetitive after a while, but there's still the thrill of the new for me at least. :)
Not quite yet! I, too, lost character history. Annoying! It's a minor issue in that it doesn't hurt gameplay... but this is a RPG, and I'd like it if interested people could see who my character is and why she's come to Neverwinter.