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harekaze
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I'm just curious as to whether or not there will be a certain option. In gameplay videos, I see lines on the ground showing where an enemy's area of effect attack will inflict damage. Just wondering if I can turn this off as I do not like crutches such as these. I prefer games to be as challenging as possible, and this game looks like it will be right up my alley, even more-so given the ability to disable the lines showing enemy attacks.
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However you will not have any warning as to when the big attack that you have to avoid is coming. Not all the big attacks seem to have a clearly visible animation to them just the lines. That might just be because the videos are alpha though.
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Wildstar does an interesting take on these indicators though, they got what looks like some insane dodge game with their telegraphing mechanics.
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Sorry not calling the game EZ mode, just saying that it's easier leaving it on, and I'm the kinda person that plays games on the hardest difficulty possible, (Difficulty slider to master in Elder Scrolls, unlocking higher difficulty in Ninja Gaiden, Heroic Modes in WoW raids, III Kunai on missions in Tenchu, that sorta thing) so I will be disabling the attack prediction lines. (donno wtf they are called lol)
But I am a veteran gamer and I know that getting out of the way of a flaming meteor strike and living to continue the fight, is going to be more effective than trying to land one last hit of sly flourish and getting obliterated to smithereens.
Speaking of EZ mode, is anyone else worried that the game might be too easy or dumbed down for the lowest common denominator? They keep talking about how a rogue can go in by himself/herself and kill a boss if played well, but imo, any game, but especially D&D, one player alone shouldn't be able to kill a leader mob by themselves. This is after all, a multiplayer game, and I can't imagine it being fun for very long if it's that easy to finish dungeons.
Of course, I could be dead wrong since we haven't gotten many videos or even info about the game in general. It's just something I'm concerned about.
I really hope the content isn't soloable... that defeats the point of making it an MMORPG. Also I've never played a solo adventure in DnD between myself and a dungeon master... that just doesn't make sense or sound fun lol. I'd much rather prefer to have a ragtag group of adventurers watching eachother's backs (or stabbing each other in the back, depending on if you're chaotic evil, or perhaps lawful evil if you're doing it to please deity/lord. :P ) and defeating imposing bosses together.
They said there will be soloable content. This is imho needed, since every once in a while you want to just play alone. But, sincerely, i don't think that every instance will have also a solo mode.
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Also, gonna point out that pen-and-paper DnD takes place in turns, Neverwinter is realtime, which makes a lot of difference when you can realize you're about to get splattered and run WHEN the ogre's charging, not after he's already clocked you. :P
I take it back though, I like the idea that there is soloable content for when you want it... You don't have to play it, and like I said, with the Foundry there will always be new content, and I'm sure the majority will be for parties.
The game is made to be able to be played solo with scaling per group levels added (except for delves which have a mandatory 5 person content.) They are not necessarily easy solo though. How easy it is would be based on the player, the class and the items on the character.
But trust me, you DON'T want to try end bosses without the warning lines the first time through, and even they don't all have big move attack animations or even animations warning you at all sometimes.