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Why buy a founder pack at this point?
jackal242
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I just found out about neverwinter and I'm SOOOOO excited. Having played pen and paper Forgotten Realms, AND having played Neverwinter Nights (under Linux) I can't wait for this game.
I'm hoping I get picked to help beta test since I'm a Mac User and really want to try playing under Crossover Games.
But anyhow, all the beta weekends have passed. So why would I buy a founders pack at this point? I really want to play the game but no beta weekends left... so.... why bother with a founder's pack at this point?
I'm hoping I get picked to help beta test since I'm a Mac User and really want to try playing under Crossover Games.
But anyhow, all the beta weekends have passed. So why would I buy a founders pack at this point? I really want to play the game but no beta weekends left... so.... why bother with a founder's pack at this point?
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if you buy the guardian pack you can play the game 3days before the rest of the world
but if you buy the hero of the north pack you gets to play 5days before everyone else
if you buy both wich im not sure why but if you do you will get 2times the bags and
2,600,000 astral diamonds to spend in the auction and to donate in foundry
1 of everything else that comes with the founders packs (like mounts etc)
you will still get to play 5days before the rest of the world
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This game looks great and so i bought the 60 dollar version, but I really like the stuff they offer in the 200 dollar one. Problem is i haven't gotten a chance to land any of the beta weekends, so im kinda in the dark.
What do you guys think? think the games solid enough that it will still be going strong a year or 2 down the road?
As for playing on the Mac: Parallels seems to do better than Fusion, however Boot Camp does a LOT better and allows your Mac to Rival some of the most Kickbutt PCs out there, because it's running Windows (and Neverwinter) natively. But that's all your call. As for gameplay itself - hit-up YouTube and see for yourself.
It's not for everyone, but it sure ranks up there pretty high. And for me it doesn't matter much that it's D&D particularly, it just plain makes for an awesome "fantasy-based" MMO, legally D&D or not.
All of the above if just fluff, I bought it to support the game.
i'd pay to beta test elder scrolls online, and i don't think i would be the only one willing to do so. i think there is a potential market there; people are willing to pay to play highly anticipated titles regardless of the state they're in.
consumerism at its best haha.
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Menzo Drow would be a biggi. The additional character slots. Astral Diamonds. Companions.
Typical misconception. You never were paying for beta access. You are paying for the items and services offered. The free beta access was just an extra perk, nothing more.
To the OP: The question is whether the exclusive mount, Astral Diamonds, Extras character slot and the rest are worth your investment. Not any beta access. Look at the items you get in the package, weigh their worth, decided whether you will throw your trust to Cryptic regarding the entertainment value of the game overall.
Then decide for yourself.
I've personally been happy (more or less) with all of Cryptic's stuff. Sure, they've stumbled, but have also learned from their mistakes and always strive to make things better. They also already know that with the free-to-play model the entire onus is on them to create awesome stuff - or no one will buy the add-ons, then they will flounder. They know what's at stake.
And all of the above, for myself, was enough for me to invest. But to do so is a decision everyone has to make for themselves.
Funny, I looked at is as another service offered. To say one paid all their money just for beta, would be incorrect. But a little something goes to it as well as any other service/feature offered. To say one paid for everything else and got beta for free, seems convenient to your argument, nothing more. It was all part of the total pkg, like it was part of my T2 pre-order offer.
Oh, I agree!
I also agree that Cryptic needs to remove all references to any beta access from their marketing material regarding those Founder's packs unless there is another in store. And I do apologize if my response above came-off as curt, I didn't intended that, but since you only quoted that one sentence I can understand how it colored the entire comment.
The primary point I was trying to make I made, and I took that perspective because the OP looked a lot like most other "buy your way into beta" threads, but a more sincere question, so I tried to provide a thoughtful response.
No offense was intended, and I do stand by my belief that the beta access parts were just "perks" and not really part of what I was purchasing (I'm an HotN). Kind of like a "thank you for supporting us, here's a free invite to play with us while you wait for launch" kind of thing. And I am not saying this was Cryptic's intent, I am saying this is how I perceived from the beginning.
Though I will ad mit this: beta weekend access was not a purchasing decision, but it was a "when to purchase' decision.
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1. Is the companion pet a combat or non-combat pet?
2. Do any of you beta players have any idea of the cost of Astral Diamonds in the cash shop? The reason I ask is to gauge what 600,000 Astral Diamonds can buy and whether buying now I will get a better rate of diamonds per dollar.
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Proof of 8 days early or I call shennanigans
I know I read it because it listed everything from the diamonds to the bags to the early access time to the character slots. I have no idea where that post went, but I am positive I read it on here before BW3.
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Yeah... nope
I imagine he may be referring to the Extended FAQ but headstart is not mentioned in there. There was a post by a player wishlist-ing an 8 day headstart though in a different thread.
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It's not wishful thinking or anything like that, I don't have either pack, it's just what I read in the thread.
Since I can no longer find that post, I'll go ahead and edit my previous post to remove that.
-JJ
I got mine for the free mount, the better companion (because as a cleric I'm gonna need help!) the level 60 item and the free mount and currency.
The bag I would like to see increased in size because I believe it should be worth the price I paid for the package.
using the FAQ that zurkhon posted, I clicked another link, and found this
If I buy more than one type of Founder's Pack, will the character slots and respec tokens stack?
Yes, you will receive the character slot upgrades and respec tokens from both packs.
If I buy the Neverwinter Starter Kit and Hero of the North Founder's Pack, do the Bags of Holding stack?
Yes, you will receive two Bags of Holding, one from each pack.
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Crossover works perfectly on my Macs, so don't bother boot camping or running emulators like Parallels or Fusion.
Getting the Founders pack will get you front of the line access, which is going to be a godsend when this game goes live and everyone tries to log in. Guaranteed to get your Neverwinter fix instead waiting in the queue.
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