Greetings, Adventurers! This is just a friendly reminder to not visit any sites promising Beta key giveaways. Any and all giveaways will be officially both on these forums and the main Neverwinter home page.
And greetings to you cmpinpointerror too! Great advice, and it can't be repeated enough, for those not in the know will be plenty.
Perhaps you should include green ham trophiesalong with future beta key giveaways as a tribute to all the followers of Neverwinter that have kept the flame lit (awaiting their CB key)?
This thread will serve as a reminder and vent thread about the upcoming Closed Beta Testing for Neverwinter. If you are looking for the original Anxiety Thread, it has been closed as it has grown quite large. You may find it here however.
Feel free to vent, as long as it is not vulgar or otherwise rule-violating, your anticipations and frustrations for the upcoming Beta Testing Periods.
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These are not the reputable MMO News & Community sites.
Do not be fooled into their scams and do not download anything from them.
The safety of your personal information and/or computer may be put at risk if you do!
Here are the current facts about Beta and CBT Keys: (All statements hold validity at time of this post's "edit timestamp" on the bottom of this post)
There are no Cryptic/PWE Giveaways or Contests for Beta Keys.
MMOBomb.com is currently giving away 10 keys in a sort-of-random promotion for their Doomsday Holiday Giveaways. Check it out here.
Registering for a Perfect World Entertainment account puts you into a pool for a random chance at getting CBT access, when CBT begins.
The only active PWE/Cryptic Promotions that grant Beta Access are the Lifetime Subscriptions for Champions Online and Star Trek Online, which will grant you a "phased" access to Closed Beta Tests once they begin.
RaiderZ Founders' Promotion has ended. The CBT Keys will be sent or access granted to your account when CBT Begins. No Keys have yet been sent out for this promotion.
Torchlight 2 PWE Pre-order has ended. The CBT Keys for this promotion have already been sent. If you did not get your key, you may have ordered through Steam (see next bullet listing) but if you did order it through the PWE Official Web Site and did not get your key, please file a support ticket with Billing (a link is uptop every web-page in this site).
(T2 Pre-order through Steam did not grant CBT keys, it granted a free copy of Torchlight 1).
The Neverwinter Spooky Adventure Contest has ended.
Closed Beta has not yet begun.
When Beta Phases have been announced, rest assured, this thread and others will be updated with pertinent information.
[RANT ON] - Following pages were found outside an empty camp with food laid out on table and people seemingly disappeared.
Page 1, Time: Day 36500, Realm: forgotten forums
A hundred year wait since spellplague stuck, the camp is getting restless. A few observer were seen. Things are peaceful but its more like quite before storm.
Page 72, Time: Day 36570, Realm: forgotten forums
Two months have passed, the camp is low on food. While going I heard disturbing voices in my head as a diabolical laughter. I could hardly make out the words... Aire... Yeti ... Well I gave up and got the supplies. Hope I don't have that recurring nightmare again.
Page 77, Time: Day 36577, Realm: forgotten forums
Ah! The nightmare! It haunts me. And the voices are becoming stronger. I still can't make out the words. Anyways, I went to city to sell timber and procure food. When I was taking the food, I spoke in strange dialect - Can I haz food? It must be those diabolical creatures with strange shrieks.
Page 78, Time: Day 36578, Realm: forgotten forums
While coming back from city, the kid kept asking me, "Are we there yet?" I said "No, we aren't." But the kid suddenly asked again, and again. I ignored a kid, but then I heard that diabolical shriek, "Arez we there yetzzz?" Afraid I turned back. Nobody was there. Except, an undrunk pail of milk. What was it doing here? I don't remember having milk with me when I set off.
Page 100, Time: Day 36592, Realm: forgotten forums
Something is terribly wrong with me, I keep on hearing things. The diabolical shrieks of "Meee-oooowwww" in a shrill voice. And my nightmares have turned for the worse. I had a nightmare of standing in the fields alone, with diabolical shrieks asking me, "Are we there yet?" I kept ignoring them that I would wake up. A day later, some men found me in the fields. Turned out it was not a nightmare. I actually walked here - but why don't I remember? Is it a nightmare? Ahhh!!! The voice!!!! Not we are not!
Page 110, Time: Day 36601, Realm: forgotten forums
No we are not!No we are not!No we are not! Nowe are not!Nowe are not!Nowe are not! Nowe- aren ot!Nowe- aren ot!Nowe- aren ot! Nowee-arenoowt!Nowee-arenoowt!Nowee-arenoowt! Nowee-arenooowww!Nowee-arenooowww!Nowee-arenooowww! Mowee-areooowww!Mowee-areooowww!Mowee-areooowww!Mewee-arooowww!Mewee-arooowww!Mewee-arooowww! Meee-aroowwww!Meee-oroowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!
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*Scratch marks of claws* Can I haz beta? *Scratch marks of claws*
Hey cmpinpointerror - I couldn't help but notice that sexyCommunity Managertag above your avatar. Does this mean Cryptic has bid farewell to our long time friend, Stormshade?
Greetings, Adventurers! This is just a friendly reminder to not visit any sites promising Beta key giveaways. Any and all giveaways will be officially both on these forums and the main Neverwinter home page.
Welcome PinpointError as our new overlor...err CM! I'm glad we are having such a forum posting increase in activity from Cryptic and PWE so far and thanks for reminding us to be wary of false beta key traps!
Well folks, you got it from the source now, so stay tuned hopefully for some future goodness soon!
Welcome PinpointError as our new overlor...err CM! ,,,
He is more than overlord.... I remember him in RaiderZ when he was active - basically when beta key giveaways started for closed beta, he kept tabs on all the free keys given to various websites ....
So do you get the connection and his importance?
I am not saying, just speculating - specuuulating!
Are there yet? No! Are we there yet? No! Are we there yet? No! Are we there yet? Maybe. Are we th... er...um...huh?
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bitterwinterMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited January 2013
Tues Jan 8th can't come soon enough I'm assuming that there will be an announcement to coincide with the PC Gamer issue ...purdy puhlease with sugar on top...
Tues Jan 8th can't come soon enough I'm assuming that there will be an announcement to coincide with the PC Gamer issue ...purdy puhlease with sugar on top...
Reminds me of waffles somehow - my first post on these forums was about my fav food
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iamtruthseekerMember, Moonstars, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
bitterwinterMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited January 2013
True:) patience was a virtue I had my head turned around looking at pretty graphics when it was given out:)
As an aside I've been rewatching the videos both from below in my sig and on the NWO youtube site. Anyone else notice that the trickster rogue looked to be wearing a pirate hat in the Blackdagger ruins lore video:)
Ill take it even further would like like some Blue Waffles ?
I Googled "Blue Waffles" out of curiosity. Got a result with a picture. I was already <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font>, but I'm even MORE <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> now. :eek:
umm isn't Daggerdale that awful pc game that people have talked about?
Oh! You haven't played it? Lucky you!
Actually Daggerdale was one of the good games on D&D ever made, however they released it at a throwaway price I thought was a bargain then.
I played it and was surprized a bit at how faithful the mob roles were to 4e.
However, (and sob story starts here) the A-word released the game when it was in pre-alpha stage. Forget polish, it is not even beta tested - riddled with bugs. And if you think how much riddled, think what is maximum you can think of, and then increase it by over 9000!
After that, content is incomplete. They should have included voices, and cleared the weird corners. They had some good scenery which you see for like a few seconds, after spending hours and hours in underground caves of boring repetitive textures.
... blah blah blah and rants...
So Daggerdale was basically released as in pre-alpha version while being advertised as retail.
Yeah I thought I'd give Daggerdale another shake since last I played it was when it came out...for like 5 minutes then I dogged it. I had to mess with the .ini file because my character turned purple/blue, apparently one of the many bugs in the game. In all honesty, after playing it a bit last night, It reminded me baldur's gate: dark alliance in a way.
It really isn't as bad of a game as people make it out to be, and in a lot of ways, including art to some extent is similar to what I've seen in Neverwinter previews. Give daggerdale 10x more polish, a map, aiming circle, more customization and then slap an mmo tag on it and I think we could call it Neverwinter. It's funny because I joked about this last night but I believe it may be so. Not saying that's bad at all.
... Give daggerdale 10x more polish, a map, aiming circle, more customization and then slap an mmo tag on it and I think we could call it Neverwinter. It's funny because I joked about this last night but I believe it may be so. Not saying that's bad at all...
Actually what NW would have been if I didn't made a deal with Asmodeus to supply him with kitties in return of A-word exiting the stage. Now you can rest assured (because of the noble sacrifice of the kitties soul), NW would be amazing.
Also, don't forget the only voice-over Daggerdale has - of dwarves saying "Uhhh???" putting the troll tony to shame. Dwarves are supposed to have wisdom, not -1 stat in WIS and INT as they have been shown to be.
ALSO - only four sex and race locked classes - Male dwarven cleric, Male human fighter, Male halfling mage and some Female ranger(elf?).
The dwarves and the voice over was the reason I quit playing my first play through. It would have been best they made no noise and then I could have looked past it first play.
I'm just not going to build this game up in my mind to something it's not, and then be let down. We've been given hardly any details besides it's an action mmo. If I hear Andy or Craig say trickster rogue or control wizard one more time in a video or magazine I'm going to explode, then collect my thoughts and accept it for what it is. Since there is a two handed-weapon fighter we know we'll have at least one other build per class, but I want the longevity of this game to shine and that so far has been one dim light besides foundry.
The dwarves and the voice over was the reason I quit playing my first play through. It would have been best they made no noise and then I could have looked past it first play.
I'm just not going to build this game up in my mind to something it's not, and then be let down. We've been given hardly any details besides it's an action mmo. If I hear Andy of Craig say trickster rogue or control wizard one more time in a video or magazine I'm going to explode, then collect my thoughts and accept it for what it is. Since there is a two-weapon fighter we know we'll have at least one other build per class, but I want the longevity of this game to shine and that so far has been one dim light besides foundry.
The article in PC Gamer revealed both the Great Weapon Fighter and the Devoted Cleric:)
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iamtruthseekerMember, Moonstars, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
Actually Daggerdale was one of the good games on D&D ever made, however they released it at a throwaway price I thought was a bargain then.
I played it and was surprized a bit at how faithful the mob roles were to 4e.
However, (and sob story starts here) the A-word released the game when it was in pre-alpha stage. Forget polish, it is not even beta tested - riddled with bugs. And if you think how much riddled, think what is maximum you can think of, and then increase it by over 9000!
After that, content is incomplete. They should have included voices, and cleared the weird corners. They had some good scenery which you see for like a few seconds, after spending hours and hours in underground caves of boring repetitive textures.
... blah blah blah and rants...
So Daggerdale was basically released as in pre-alpha version while being advertised as retail.
Yeah I thought I'd give Daggerdale another shake since last I played it was when it came out...for like 5 minutes then I dogged it. I had to mess with the .ini file because my character turned purple/blue, apparently one of the many bugs in the game. In all honesty, after playing it a bit last night, It reminded me baldur's gate: dark alliance in a way.
It really isn't as bad of a game as people make it out to be, and in a lot of ways, including art to some extent is similar to what I've seen in Neverwinter previews. Give daggerdale 10x more polish, a map, aiming circle, more customization and then slap an mmo tag on it and I think we could call it Neverwinter. It's funny because I joked about this last night but I believe it may be so. Not saying that's bad at all.
Actually what NW would have been if I didn't made a deal with Asmodeus to supply him with kitties in return of A-word exiting the stage. Now you can rest assured (because of the noble sacrifice of the kitties soul), NW would be amazing.
Also, don't forget the only voice-over Daggerdale has - of dwarves saying "Uhhh???" putting the troll tony to shame. Dwarves are supposed to have wisdom, not -1 stat in WIS and INT as they have been shown to be.
ALSO - only four sex and race locked classes - Male dwarven cleric, Male human fighter, Male halfling mage and some Female ranger(elf?).
* Every time that...word is said truth screams in agony until it is too much to bear having the flashbacks. Writing a note pinning it to his clothes, he bangs his head against the wall until he passes out, upon waking if he understands what the note means, he hits his head again passing out until one day, he doesn't understand the note. He unpins it and types it out.*
"To the community. Can you please refer to that game-that-should-not-be-listed-or-spoken as D please? If I remember it, it's too painful!"
Hmm, I wonder what game could be so horribly done that even mentioning it does this? Musta been made by Atari...oh gods, I am SOO Sorry!
*Purifies the area and cries as he sacrifices more kittens to you-know-who for appeasement not to bring...THEM back to publishing any D&D. *
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And greetings to you cmpinpointerror too! Great advice, and it can't be repeated enough, for those not in the know will be plenty.
Perhaps you should include green ham trophies along with future beta key giveaways as a tribute to all the followers of Neverwinter that have kept the flame lit (awaiting their CB key)?
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Page 1, Time: Day 36500, Realm: forgotten forums
A hundred year wait since spellplague stuck, the camp is getting restless. A few observer were seen. Things are peaceful but its more like quite before storm.
Page 72, Time: Day 36570, Realm: forgotten forums
Two months have passed, the camp is low on food. While going I heard disturbing voices in my head as a diabolical laughter. I could hardly make out the words... Aire... Yeti ... Well I gave up and got the supplies. Hope I don't have that recurring nightmare again.
Page 77, Time: Day 36577, Realm: forgotten forums
Ah! The nightmare! It haunts me. And the voices are becoming stronger. I still can't make out the words. Anyways, I went to city to sell timber and procure food. When I was taking the food, I spoke in strange dialect - Can I haz food? It must be those diabolical creatures with strange shrieks.
Page 78, Time: Day 36578, Realm: forgotten forums
While coming back from city, the kid kept asking me, "Are we there yet?" I said "No, we aren't." But the kid suddenly asked again, and again. I ignored a kid, but then I heard that diabolical shriek, "Arez we there yetzzz?" Afraid I turned back. Nobody was there. Except, an undrunk pail of milk. What was it doing here? I don't remember having milk with me when I set off.
Page 100, Time: Day 36592, Realm: forgotten forums
Something is terribly wrong with me, I keep on hearing things. The diabolical shrieks of "Meee-oooowwww" in a shrill voice. And my nightmares have turned for the worse. I had a nightmare of standing in the fields alone, with diabolical shrieks asking me, "Are we there yet?" I kept ignoring them that I would wake up. A day later, some men found me in the fields. Turned out it was not a nightmare. I actually walked here - but why don't I remember? Is it a nightmare? Ahhh!!! The voice!!!! Not we are not!
Page 110, Time: Day 36601, Realm: forgotten forums
No we are not!No we are not!No we are not! Nowe are not!Nowe are not!Nowe are not! Nowe- aren ot!Nowe- aren ot!Nowe- aren ot! Nowee-arenoowt!Nowee-arenoowt!Nowee-arenoowt! Nowee-arenooowww!Nowee-arenooowww!Nowee-arenooowww! Mowee-areooowww!Mowee-areooowww!Mowee-areooowww!Mewee-arooowww!Mewee-arooowww!Mewee-arooowww! Meee-aroowwww!Meee-oroowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!Meee-oooowwww!
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*Scratch marks of claws* Can I haz beta? *Scratch marks of claws*
[/Rant OFF]
DUN! DUN! DUN!
Don't make me turn this thread around....woah, deja vu!
Hey cmpinpointerror - I couldn't help but notice that sexy Community Manager tag above your avatar. Does this mean Cryptic has bid farewell to our long time friend, Stormshade?
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Notices his name and and official title
Welcome PinpointError as our new overlor...err CM!
Well folks, you got it from the source now, so stay tuned hopefully for some future goodness soon!
Edit: Ninjaed by Aandre!
He is more than overlord.... I remember him in RaiderZ when he was active - basically when beta key giveaways started for closed beta, he kept tabs on all the free keys given to various websites ....
So do you get the connection and his importance?
I am not saying, just speculating - specuuulating!
Reminds me of waffles somehow - my first post on these forums was about my fav food
Alright, let's all go out to Waffles!
Wait...I think I just took this thread off topic amazingly!
As an aside I've been rewatching the videos both from below in my sig and on the NWO youtube site. Anyone else notice that the trickster rogue looked to be wearing a pirate hat in the Blackdagger ruins lore video:)
Ill take it even further
I don't know what is worse: seeing that gross statement or that I know what that horribly gross statement means!
In answer to your question, oh HELL NO! And no *censored* way am I linking that one, so look at your own risk folks and BE WARNED.
ROFL thus why i didn't put a link
I Googled "Blue Waffles" out of curiosity. Got a result with a picture. I was already <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font>, but I'm even MORE <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> now. :eek:
Oh! You haven't played it? Lucky you!
Actually Daggerdale was one of the good games on D&D ever made, however they released it at a throwaway price I thought was a bargain then.
I played it and was surprized a bit at how faithful the mob roles were to 4e.
However, (and sob story starts here) the A-word released the game when it was in pre-alpha stage. Forget polish, it is not even beta tested - riddled with bugs. And if you think how much riddled, think what is maximum you can think of, and then increase it by over 9000!
After that, content is incomplete. They should have included voices, and cleared the weird corners. They had some good scenery which you see for like a few seconds, after spending hours and hours in underground caves of boring repetitive textures.
... blah blah blah and rants...
So Daggerdale was basically released as in pre-alpha version while being advertised as retail.
It really isn't as bad of a game as people make it out to be, and in a lot of ways, including art to some extent is similar to what I've seen in Neverwinter previews. Give daggerdale 10x more polish, a map, aiming circle, more customization and then slap an mmo tag on it and I think we could call it Neverwinter. It's funny because I joked about this last night but I believe it may be so. Not saying that's bad at all.
forgive my grammar, I'm a beauty school drop out.
Actually what NW would have been if I didn't made a deal with Asmodeus to supply him with kitties in return of A-word exiting the stage. Now you can rest assured (because of the noble sacrifice of the kitties soul), NW would be amazing.
Also, don't forget the only voice-over Daggerdale has - of dwarves saying "Uhhh???" putting the troll tony to shame. Dwarves are supposed to have wisdom, not -1 stat in WIS and INT as they have been shown to be.
ALSO - only four sex and race locked classes - Male dwarven cleric, Male human fighter, Male halfling mage and some Female ranger(elf?).
I'm just not going to build this game up in my mind to something it's not, and then be let down. We've been given hardly any details besides it's an action mmo. If I hear Andy or Craig say trickster rogue or control wizard one more time in a video or magazine I'm going to explode, then collect my thoughts and accept it for what it is. Since there is a two handed-weapon fighter we know we'll have at least one other build per class, but I want the longevity of this game to shine and that so far has been one dim light besides foundry.
Takes the tiefling spirit.
Casts Raise
"Tut Tut. Too late now..."
The article in PC Gamer revealed both the Great Weapon Fighter and the Devoted Cleric:)
* Every time that...word is said truth screams in agony until it is too much to bear having the flashbacks. Writing a note pinning it to his clothes, he bangs his head against the wall until he passes out, upon waking if he understands what the note means, he hits his head again passing out until one day, he doesn't understand the note. He unpins it and types it out.*
"To the community. Can you please refer to that game-that-should-not-be-listed-or-spoken as D please? If I remember it, it's too painful!"
Hmm, I wonder what game could be so horribly done that even mentioning it does this? Musta been made by Atari...oh gods, I am SOO Sorry!
*Purifies the area and cries as he sacrifices more kittens to you-know-who for appeasement not to bring...THEM back to publishing any D&D. *