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Massively article is here short and links back to the foundry blog but at least there seems to be a uptick in news.
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Well, Cryptic has repeatedly said it's NOT part of that franchise. So they got a mistake in the second sentence going for them. So there's that.
It links the foundry blog twice and doesn't give any information on its own. Hardly "Everything."
And its ending should have been "...but were afraid to ask."
Well, maybe when this goes into Beta we'll have more information.
On interesting thing in the comments section is that same guy openly talking about testing...I find that odd.
The development blog was interesting even though it lacked any new information. Similar to the Guardian Fighter spotlight is gave a great summary to everything the video interviews discussed but the blog would have been more informative if it included some actual foundry screenshots rather than in game stills.
An interesting and informative read none-the-less.
Cryptic's relationship with NWN isn't as cut and dry as 'we have nothing to do with them.'
Think of it more like "Batman 1989" though "Batman and Robin" compared to "Batman Begins" though "The Dark Knight Rises." They are two completely separate entities but all under one 'franchise.'
Cryptic wants Neverwinter to stand out on it's own. They want to follow the same spirit that the original Neverwinter Nights had and Craig has said on multiple occassions, and I quote, "It wouldn't be a Neverwinter game without custom content."
So while Cryptic does want to be viewed on their own merit they still are part of the 'Neverwinter Franchise.' They simply don't want to be directly compared to NWN 1 or 2. In the Batman Franchise Neverwinter would be "Batman Begins," a reboot of the franchise not to be confused as a continuation.
Hope this makes sense.
As long as it isn't the horrible one with George Clooney or Val Kilmer b:laugh
"Nipples on the batsuit..." <shudder> b:shocked
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See how fast you guys jumped down the Batman and Robin hate train.
I know a lot of people such as my father who refused to watch Batman Begins because of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin even though Christopher Nolan tried his best to stress Joel Schumacher wouldn't touch the film with a thousand foot pole.
Now not to say NWN2 was awful but it certainly is generally considered far worse than it's predecessor.
If I wasn't comparing it to Neverwinter Nights 1 I think I would have enjoyed the game a lot more than I did but since I was expecting an upgraded version of NWN I was really disappointed.
So my point is simply that there is a 'Neverwinter Franchise,' but Cryptic simply doesn't want to be considered a continuation of NWN 1 or 2.
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I get what you are saying and all, but if that is the case they chose a strange name for the game. Maybe they should have called it Waterdeep, Forgotten Realms, or Adventures on Ferun or something.
*Jawdrop*
"Strange name"?
"Neverwinter nights" is a strange name, Neverwinter is the simplest and the most direct name you can get.
And "they should have called it Waterdeep, Forgotten Realms, or Adventures on Ferun or something"?
It is a story about neverwinter. Why would they call it waterdeep? It doesn't cover whole FR [I am pretty sure a license to whole FR would be much expensive] and something???
To make it simple and clear, the old man who knows magic and lives on the sea-shore owns everything. He can use magic and make game disappear just like that. Just like chuck norris allows death to live, he lets the game companies work in his world for him.
Now this neverwinter "franchise" belonged to him all along. "Neverwinter nights" was when he let one of them set a camp in his city. Then he kicked a few out, reshuffled and brought out 'NWN2'. The same way he let other camp and make 'Daggerdale' 'IWD' 'Planescape' and others.
It is the old man who knows magic who does stuff. But the old man seems to have special heart for cryptic's camp. He lets them redesign his lawn (pnp 4e NW campaign) and treats them as a friend rather than other guests. So cryptic, as of now, has more right to that lawn than anybody else and old man thinks they can do a better job than previous people who were there.
And don't say anything about old man who lives on a sea-cliffs as he knows magic!
2. Will you be able to create custom made enemies (choose skills , levle, race...) or just use premade ones and than cosmetically change them.
3. Will there be possibility to place hidden doors ?
Hi Funkill and welcome to the forums
There is a handy FAQ that answers most of your questions if it isn't there the answer is we aren't sure yet.
Heck, I don't even want to beta this game, been there done that dozens of times since my EQ days, I don't need to do it anymore.
I just want to start making some content.
Can I get an AMEN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZpDUKj4jI&feature=player_detailpage
I will agree the most exciting aspect of the beta is to be able to use the Foundry. While this isn't a sandbox game, the Foundry makes it exciting as you can still create and shape the world even more so than in a Sandbox.
It shows falling damage? Maybe a hint for truth's FAQs. There is falling damage in cities. (And did the health bar heal after falling? Yes, instantly. So automatic healing in cities).
And gosh! The sun is beautiful!
Listen, I think I may have miscommunicated my point. It's not a confusing name. They are clearly using the Neverwinter settiing. What I was getting at is if they wanted distance from the NWN series, then maybe a different setting and title would have been appropriate. Other wise then they can expect comparisons to NWN 1&2, rather than distance.
Both the game and Foundry will have their own Beta stages. Besides posting in public social media areas (here too) about your module making/Foundry experience, there's no difference in what you need to do to "get a beta key" for both the game and Foundry. The first section in my FAQ details what we know publicly on how that's done. I can't say anything else on what to do to get noticed besides keep being active and support the game and its community!
And not sure where to note the "falling damage," in the Gameplay section then? I guess so. I've put publicly what we know there right after the game-play description answer.
As for this discovery, very cool! If only I had access to the game play I could have seen that instead of editing...these posts. Right G?
(For those I'm discussing with confidentially, my PM is restored but my sig pic is not working (and if you somehow have/had the same issue I did do make a ticket,) and that private answer I'm listing these things that we're working on is updated too now.)
"The part that really has me hopeful, though, is Cryptic?s end goal with all of this ? namely, that it?d like you to be ?hard pressed to distinguish a player authored adventure from one that Cryptic?s own development team has created.?
"It's a little too bad they chose the "Forgotten Realms" (WTF) setting, though. WotC made a really innovative setting a while back called "Eberron"(sigh),
When I checked the link, the one in brackets were exactly my impressions too!
Then I saw the name and realized I was trolled.
...and "FINALLY... get to play a D&D MMORPG" is wrong too - DDO has been out there for quite long, though with dreaded eberron.
I don't really know why they chose NW, but if given a choice I would have chosen NW for a MMO too. reasons?
- FR is the most popular setting hands down. So it has to be in FR.
- MMO needs a place which is multi-cultural. Otherwise you will need different starting continents for each different race with rare interaction with each other.
- Drizzt is in the region. It will bring in fans of the recently released novels.
- Drows are native to realm. So drizz wannabees can be dragged out to try the game.
- Only city in FR where devils, thays, eladrin(and other feys), werewolves and *lot of spoilers not listed* are working simultaneously. This is the setting where diverse and many stories can be told.
- Basically, post spell-plague it is the city to be in whole of the setting. The "hot stuff".
Hence it has to be Neverwinter, apart from the fact that spellplague and volcano eruption has destroyed many cities. Merge with abeir destroyed many port cities. Owl well is also empty. Post spellplague, it is the best city in FR to make a MMO out of it with as many classes as you want.
So they get the best of both worlds. Everyone looks on with curious interest at what they expect to be a spiritual successor to the NWN franchise, and Cryptic gets to maintain plausible deniability in case it doesn't measure up to the legacy.
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And if they do I'll play it over an over. Not to win, just to dance!
I replied and asked why didn't they just play DDO. Them told them to carry on Trollie. It's hard to be angry at a cutie name like Trollie. Mission accomplished
Personally, I'm more of a Waterdeep player myself. But yeah, not as much "diversity" for the more "outdoorsy" types.
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