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azurie1
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 9
I just published my first foundry quest and though i think it's pretty hard and fully ment for groups of 3+ i would like to get some feedback on it so it can be improved. I also styled it on the backstory of my own control wizard character and will do another with the backstory of my trickster rogue (once extra planer travel is allowed or true manifestions of such creaters are allowed hehe). But please take the time read the little bits of story i've included and tell me what you think and how i can improve it. I hope this first effort will prove to be both a challenge and enjoyable to you all!!
quest name
"Justice knows no bounds"
quest name
"Justice knows no bounds"
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short code is ^
Short Code Copy/Paste: NW-DJC4R9H3R
Short Code Copy/Paste: NW-DJC4R9H3R
short code is up there ^
I'll do your quest in a while.
Here's mine:
NW-DFJR2DOH6 - The Epic: Secrets of Shiganshina
Recommended Players: 1
Est. Playtime: 10-20mins (depending on the choice you'll make at one point)
Features:
-Lots of dialogue, good amount of story.
-Cameo appearances of characters from different games, and anime. (I won't spoil them, check my quest to find out!
-A variety of things to do (Dueling with NPC, object interaction, item collection, optional routes and boss)
Thanks in advance!
You have started a nice story line, i liked the character dialog and hope we will see more in the next quest.
Combat was very tough! (i did it solo)
Few minor things
1. You have a table and chairs in front of the entrance to the dragon's inn main room, so you have to jump over it :P
2. Phase spider stuck inside a wall within the mercenary compound.
3. Re-name the chair you use to plant the flag in, its currently its default ugly name (i said they were small things :P)
4. Your exit portal! There is no indication that it is an exit portal, so its very easy to investigate see what it is. Only to find yourself kicked from the quest.
As you see very minor complaints :P Look forward to seeing your next quest.
Maybe you would like to review mine so time?
Campaign: Resurrection of Xunvrae (4 parts)
Quest Name: The bones of Xunvrae
Author: Elimgarak83
Short Code: NWS-DNNZST5FJ
Tags: Story, Explore, Combat
Tested: 14 GWF, 60 CW, 60 DC, 29 CW
Quest forum post: http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?235592-Resurrection-of-Xunvrae
Campaign
Part 1 - The bones of Xunvrae
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just a little note i've been cut and pasting the story codes here so that i can look at them once i get in game
Campaign - In The Streams of Inferno
Act I : The Fear That Freeze - nw-dnuzsyeey
Act II : Demons Never Sleep - nw-dbj2us96n
i know you were able to find it zekrallmizzrym but yanno i still can't find that bloody quest to see how it looks in the foundry in game lol. will it not let me it's creator look at it or something? they afraid i might cheat on it or something lol (as if that was even possible lol)
EDIT:
yanno if they would let us at the end instead of the npc culprit just poofing and escaping on people i would have it trigger a boss type mob spawn and let people fight that before finishing out that map. however sadly they haven't given us that ability they want to keep that one all to themselves heh
It is very hard to balance for a group, be careful adding more mobs into your compound room. Fighting all 4 hexers was hard mainly due to most of the floor being covered with aoe shooting people up into the air :P Was rather fun landing on all the spiders xD
I could only find your quest via the short code, i think that's just cause it needs more reviews.
Spiders fill corridor with aoe slow, the 4+ witches blast purple goo down the tight corridor which is unavoidable due to the space, so you locked from using spells for a long long time. Haxers filling corridor with flames throwing you around.
I like that you have mixed up the mobs, but think for a small confined space there might be to many aoe encounters which block abilites.
I shall gather anther 60 potions and brave your quest
Completed with 60 CW and a 18 GWF (was much harder on the low level GWF)
A Nobleman's Request - NW-DIYMYKKVY (Avg. 33 mins)
Quest ID: NW-DPCZNUVQ7
Played with 40th Level Devoted Cleric and Rank 15 Man-at-Arms.
Overall Opinion:
Good combat centric adventure with some challenges and interesting storyline. Used four (4) healing potions and one portable alter during the quest.
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Improvements that would make the adventure better ...
1) The environments are relatively sparse with decorations and dense with encounters; consider reducing the frequency of encounters as misplaced Area of Effect (AoE) attacks have the potential of targeting multiple groups and thus increasing the combat difficulty. More thematic decorations could provide character to the environments which would draw the player deeper into storyline.
2) It appeared that the encounters were just 'placed' from the Foundry as most (within the Lair) were facing North and remained in tight groups of three or four. Repositioning the individual creatures within an encounter group can significantly change the pacing of the combat; mingle them within another encounter group and the combat difficulty increases, spread them slightly apart and a single AoE attack cannot eliminate them at once, space them further apart and the combat difficulty decreases, etc.
3) Recheck the dialogues for spelling and grammatical errors; some that I noticed were the occasional lowercase 'i' instead of 'I' and 'her' instead of 'here' during the climatic battle within the Lair. Furthermore, consider using paragraph breaks on some of the longer dialogues to make them easier to read. One particularly awkward sentence was the one where the male boss demon was explaining why her blood is corrupted; sometimes it helps to read the dialogue out loud and, if it is difficult to say, it should probably be reworded.
4) Depending on the intended style of the adventure, interactive objects can be quite useful or meaningless. Having just the one (i.e. the battle axe / which was difficult to find a position where my character could interact with it), I couldn't tell which adventure style for which you were aiming. The lore about the axe seemed to have little impact on this chapter of the campaign; this was similar to the dialogue from the merchant and grandmother in the sewers -- yes, they added flavor to the adventure but little else. From the storyline point of view, one question you should frequently ask is 'Why?' ... if you cannot give a definite reason, perhaps the story/adventure would be better without it.
5) The "Approach" design -- first, there was no respawn point in this region which meant that, if you happened to perish, you couldn't easily continue the adventure; and second, it was possible to descend into the empty ravines (luckily you could eventually find your way back out). Rework the map using ruins, boulders, invisible walls, etc. to prevent the player from walking into regions devoid of content.
6) The "Lair" design -- some decorations in the two boss chambers were floating above the floor (not sure if this was due to your design or the recent Foundry patch). Foundry quests are essentially linear; however, that doesn't mean they cannot be exciting. Unfortunately, the current Lair design allows the player to ignore the quest marker and reach the female demon earlier than intended. While there are multiple solutions to this problem, you could 'divide' the lair into three separate segments ... first, the journey/flight to the male demon with the battles slowly increasing in difficulty until a semi-climatic battle in the boss chamber before speaking with the demon; second, a journey/fight back toward the entrance/exit after the male demon calls his minions to ensure you don't escape alive which ends up with the climatic battle in the original chamber; and third, the female demon impressed with your prowess appears after the battle to resolve this chapter's storyline and provide your reward.
7) The overall design -- demons, demons and more demons; while they are appropriate for the storyline, the limited selection of encounters made the various battles very repetitive. Methods of bring more diversity into the battles would be to have bandits/cultists in the "Approach" opening a portal to the "Lair" from which some demons have escaped and to use the costume feature in the Foundry to disguise other encounters as demons.
8) Final thoughts -- Decide what is the primary focus of your adventure; story or combat. At the moment, it appears combat centric as numerous battles within the "Approach" and "Lair" have little impact on the overall story -- while the story elements are intriguing, they are primarily at the beginning and end and not (as they should be) scattered through the adventure. Use the Cryptic campaign as a guideline for the pace between combat and story -- while we cannot do everything they have, the Foundry will allow us to tell fantastic stories should we take the time to perfect them.