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I Have A New Name For Elemental Evil

mrvincent1959mrvincent1959 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 740 Arc User
edited March 2015 in NeverwinterPreview - Feedback/General Discussion
I call it - Elemental Evil: Rise Of The Companions

After spending several hours in preview, that is my conclusion. I am very glad they made these changes. They DO take our concerns under advisement from time to time.
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    rayrdanrayrdan Member Posts: 5,410 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    which changes?
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    ironzerg79ironzerg79 Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,942 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I concur. I've been diddling with some stuff on test, and I think you're going to see people using a lot more summon companions, instead of augments.
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    theastromachinetheastromachine Member Posts: 83 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    ironzerg79 wrote: »
    I concur. I've been diddling with some stuff on test, and I think you're going to see people using a lot more summon companions, instead of augments.

    Don't the new Mod 6 changes to companions only apply if you raise your companion to legendary status? It seems very expensive to raise their levels, 1,000,000 AD to go from Epic to Legendary.
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    kolatmasterkolatmaster Member Posts: 3,111 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    ironzerg79 wrote: »
    I concur. I've been diddling with some stuff on test, and I think you're going to see people using a lot more summon companions, instead of augments.
    Wait wait waaaaaaiiiiitttt....

    You mean Bonding Runestones might be good?

    No. Way. Jose.

    :cool:
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    mrvincent1959mrvincent1959 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 740 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    theastromachine wrote: »
    Don't the new Mod 6 changes to companions only apply if you raise your companion to legendary status? It seems very expensive to raise their levels, 1,000,000 AD to go from Epic to Legendary.

    At Level 35 they become almost invincible along with increased stats and boosted abilities. At level 40, you get a % of the pets stats and it appears the companion get more stat bonuses.

    If you want to increase your companion from level 35 to 40 it will cost 1 million AD. If your companion was level 30 when mod 6 goes live, it gets upgraded to Level 35 for no cost and hence the boosted stats for the companion cost nothing.
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    ironzerg79ironzerg79 Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,942 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    kolatmaster wrote: »
    Wait wait waaaaaaiiiiitttt....

    You mean Bonding Runestones might be good?

    No. Way. Jose.

    :cool:

    EDIT: Yes. :)
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    phoenix1021phoenix1021 Member Posts: 532 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I only tested her at rank 30 yet, but my honey badger is already eating everything! Can't wait for release!
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    wildwolf8wildwolf8 Member Posts: 161 Bounty Hunter
    edited March 2015
    companions have always been fun in non-dungeon situations. how do they perform in the new dungeo... oh wait.
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    valwrynvalwryn Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,620 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    The Emporium Starter Cleric is all a paladin needs, even with wimpy gear. The cleric can take a few hits (Instant kill from a Cloud Giant) but even if he dies, resurects himself in about 10 seconds even during battle. :cool:


    Oh, augments do die!!! :eek:
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    t8xt8x Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Elemental Evil: The Quest To Refine Them All
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    mjytreszmjytresz Member Posts: 500 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Module 6: We Don't Care Anymore.
    Broken mechanics, broken class designs, lack of actual content, and over zealous, bronze-age moderation?

    Go Cryptic!
    PS - I quit.
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    amenephisamenephis Member Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Can anyone confirm that there are no new companions skins at 40? That's pretty disappointing if so.
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    suicidalgodotsuicidalgodot Member Posts: 2,465 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    ...if they could unlock dyeability at 40 I'd be fine with that.
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    luccameluccame Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    mrvincent1959 wrote: »
    If your companion was level 30 when mod 6 goes live, it gets upgraded to Level 35 for no cost and hence the boosted stats for the companion cost nothing.

    Just to avoid any disappointment, I would not expect such a gift.
    Moreover someone could even argue that is actually a nuisance, since that would take away the "joy of progression" that is part of the game. ;)
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    matthiasthehun76matthiasthehun76 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,184 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    lordmorin42 wrote: »
    To me, on my Pally who is now L47, it feels like my Sellsword companion does more damage than I do.

    So it is after all a GF ver 2.0. :cool:
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    suicidalgodotsuicidalgodot Member Posts: 2,465 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    luccame wrote: »
    mrvincent1959 wrote: »
    At Level 35 they become almost invincible along with increased stats and boosted abilities. At level 40, you get a % of the pets stats and it appears the companion get more stat bonuses.

    If you want to increase your companion from level 35 to 40 it will cost 1 million AD. If your companion was level 30 when mod 6 goes live, it gets upgraded to Level 35 for no cost and hence the boosted stats for the companion cost nothing.

    Just to avoid any disappointment, I would not expect such a gift.
    Moreover someone could even argue that is actually a nuisance, since that would take away the "joy of progression" that is part of the game. ;)

    You don't get that gift, and still you do get it...

    ...the level cap of the companion is raised by 5 levels for free, but you'll still have to run some quests to level it, the level per se isn't raised, and you gotta do that by making it gain experience. With that, the corresponding base stats get raised, ofc.

    The quality, or rarity, colour, whatnot - isn't upped, as the respective thresholds are also raised by 5 levels, too. Upgrades cost the same as ever before. And the additional "Lvl 30" skills are now as well reworked, as also unlocked at level 35, instead.

    TL;DR: You get five maxlevel levels for free, not the levels. Those are inserted at the lower end. You do not get the the epic skills.
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    fantasycharacterfantasycharacter Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 675 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    luccame wrote: »
    Just to avoid any disappointment, I would not expect such a gift.
    Moreover someone could even argue that is actually a nuisance, since that would take away the "joy of progression" that is part of the game. ;)

    IDK i bought some of my companions specifically because they were the highest level and useful in SCA. I'd be dissapointed if I had to pay 1 million each to upgrade them.

    It's a great move to upgrade them for free.
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    amenephisamenephis Member Posts: 107 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Actually that's a fair point...what if anything will happen with SCA? I assume nothing at all?
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    nurmoodnurmood Member Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    mjytresz wrote: »
    Module 6: We Don't Care Anymore.

    Started laughing after reading!
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    henry404henry404 Member Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Elemental Evil: The Module That Never Quite Arrived
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    silverkeltsilverkelt Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,235 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Well, the kicker here is ... all my pets I used for was either to boost certain deficient stats (Ie ARP) on some of my toons, or increase DPS (blinky dog, WoD pet and the various likes, a few AP gainers and such). I never even bothered to look at actual DPS skills on the pets, becuase I never used them in that roll, most of my pets are naked! with no enchants unless they happened to have a defense slot I could throw a enchant in.

    Is there a new use for the various blue pets I never have pulled out of my bank now? (skeleton dog comes to mind, but I know I have a couple more)

    and.. will the angel be good to heal my non healing classes now?

    Too bad they nerfed the young yeti.. would be a excellent tank pet if it still took all that aggro.
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    silverkeltsilverkelt Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,235 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    oh.. and I would name this

    Elemental Evil: Rise of the Stat Curve
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    chrcorechrcore Member Posts: 329 Bounty Hunter
    edited March 2015
    Elemental Evil: The Demise of Neverwinter
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    emilemoemilemo Member Posts: 1,718 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    chrcore wrote: »
    Elemental Evil: The Demise of Neverwinter

    Bingo
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    zoiks100zoiks100 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    chrcore wrote: »
    Elemental Evil: The Demise of Neverwinter

    Module 6: 50 Shades of Pray

    Cause if you think you see a lot of characters standing around and invoking now, just wait....
    Don't Panic.
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    texy1texy1 Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Elemental Evil: Bored Now - or - Time to Find Another Game, ASTALASEEYA!
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    vaelynxvaelynx Member Posts: 182 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    valwryn wrote: »
    The Emporium Starter Cleric is all a paladin needs, even with wimpy gear. The cleric can take a few hits (Instant kill from a Cloud Giant) but even if he dies, resurects himself in about 10 seconds even during battle. :cool:


    Oh, augments do die!!! :eek:

    What's the point of augments if they're killable now? Thought their point was they didn't interact in battle, just provide a bonus. Ah well, I guess it'll save me saving 800k AD for a cat.
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