Massively Exclusive: Neverwinter Pre-launch plans with Lead Producer, Andy Velasquez

cmpinpointerror

Part one: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/04/19/massively-exclusive-neverwinter-pre-launch-interview-part-one/
Part two: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/massively-exclusive-neverwinter-pre-launch-interview-part-two

Curious about which tasks we have left before launch? Read more about our preparation plans before Neverwinter Open Beta begins next week!

Don't forget that Founders will get early access and play before anyone else!

x0y1

2nd part out: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/massively-exclusive-neverwinter-pre-launch-interview-part-two/

xhatch

Interesting read.

theazurehawk

Thanks for the link

martianmanraper

We've stopped adding that "one more cool thing" for the open beta period so that we can concentrate on coming out as stable as possible

Excellent excellent excellent. Looking forward to getting in there and getting my fantasy on.

argantis

I so can't wait for launch!

4 days
102 hours
6179 minutes
370757 seconds
until Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 9:00:00 AM (San Francisco time)

volcxxx

It doesn't stop people from going on the forums and saying, "Look at what the Great Weapon Fighter can do, he's so OP!" We want that. We want the players to feel empowered, but not so broken that they feel unfair to other people not playing that class.


Andy, wake up bro! Check posts on forum about GWF after BW4

asboe

Just like poitics , the mouth is moveing but there is no relevant information coming out.

silknight

asboe wrote: »

Just like poitics , the mouth is moveing but there is no relevant information coming out.

Don't ya just hate that, everything these days is politics. Even at work, even at school, it's just politics. I can't wait for launch though, to take me away from all the politics and just raze endless amounts of monsters.

cmpinpointerror

And, here is part two: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/massively-exclusive-neverwinter-pre-launch-interview-part-two.

ambisinisterr

Great reads pin and some awesome information on things to come!

zombieelvis

(Some things from the second interview)

"If you've seen what Cryptic's done with Champions and Star Trek, those games are years old and still get regular, significant updates."

Champions does not get "regular, significant updates." That's just not true. If they do think what CO is getting now is "regular" or "significant" then I'm worried about Neverwinter.

What do you see as being the most lucrative store items that you'll be selling?

"Definitely not content; that's one of the things as a studio that we don't believe in selling."

So this isn't the same Cryptic Studios that I bought content (Adventure Packs) for Champions from? Or is this a new belief the studio has now?

I'm looking forward to Neverwinter, but concerned Cryptic might drop the ball like they have with Champions.

ronbo68

Why was the decision made to have a "no wipe" open beta?

We wanted to get people in the game as soon as we could. We felt confident from beta weekend 4, and there wasn't anything major changing past now. So we wanted to reward our early adopters with some sort of benefit, and they're doing a lot of great work for us, like promoting us by livestreaming the game. We wanted to give them the ability to get in and play and help us make the game better before the launch-launch.

Not sure I am a huge fan of this but I am sure it will make a lot of other people happy. I do have a question now though. When there was going to be a wipe before open beta we were going to get our AD and Zen refunded that we spent in previous betas. Will this still happen? I would like to have the Zen and AD I did spend on the betas back.