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crystal7j
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Myself, I don't have the funds now to spend on a p2p so that leaves f2p. I might have picked RIFT over Neverwinter but I already played back when it first came out. I played the f2p DDO and loved it to death so I wanted to try Neverwinter.
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I don't actually play too much at the moment, but I do still use the Gateway a whole lot. I'd guess that's where most of hours have been spent. Heh.
Also...I've been waiting for an alpha update on a Kickstarter game I backed and this seemed like a decent game to while away some time on.
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
As to why I chose to play?
1. It was free to check out, so I had nothing to lose.
2. I am a longtime fan of forgotten realms, although this game is disappointing in that regard, as I can't go most anywhere in the forgotten realms I remember from adventures past.
Basically that is it. I am a D&D fan, but lost contact with it at around the 3.5 era. This game is so far from that era of D&D that it does not feel like the same game. I would be much more interested in the game if the setting was before the cataclysm, as destroyed worlds being rebuilt has been done to death in games.
I remember thinking when the game first started....I remember this place....it's.....Hyborea!....(looks for naked chick in bondage scene up on beach)
It would have been cool if each race had a different starting area in order to assist in building your character's story. I would have much preferred the first 20 levels or so being taken up by my trip to Neverwinter, and the reasons behind taking the journey.(maybe traveling to Neverwinter to find help for a family member who is spell scarred) It would have been nice if my character had a reason to go to Neverwinter, and not just have been shipwrecked close to it and automatically start being a hero, with absolutely no reason to have any investment in preserving Neverwinter.
But the game is what it is.
I am here because off Baldurs gate and Icewind dale.
The first d&d games i played.
They had deep customisation an immersive world and you couldnt stop playing because you always wanted to know the next part off the story.
I didnt expect an immersive world here since i knew about the instanced zones.
I didnt expect much off a story either since its a mmo.
But what i did expect was the deep character customisation.
And that just isnt here (yet). Still hoping for it.
I've played other MMOs in the past (WoW mainly) and wanted to give this a shot.
I think it has high potential, however it is lacking a refined feel.
Wish the professions had a better system rather than just send "hired" servants out to collect/make stuff.
I've started with a CW and am enjoying it so far. Don't have a huge amount of time to play it to really give it a serious go, hoping for a good chunk of time this weekend
Neverwinter Thieves Guild
I'm here because I love the Forgotten Realms setting and DnD in general. I like Neverwinter's more action-ish combat more than what most other MMORPGs have. And an MMORPG with the ability to make your own stuff (Foundry) is a dream come true. I think Neverwinter has what it takes to last.
I also like that its ftp, but not because its free. I like ftp because they tend to have more customization in the long run. Even if you have to pay for it. This game is just starting, but I fully expect they will have all kinds of things added later.
"Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both?" -Tony Stark
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And got hooked to it
Neverwinter has been loads of fun!
1. Bears D&D title.
2. Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro is in the game.
3. I like Forgotten Realms setup.
4. Want to try 4e setup.
5. They promised not making pay to win.
Instead of those i found these reasons to quit.
1. Bugs, bugs and bugs. Alot of bugs and exploits. Uncompleted game and still in Alpha state.
2. There isnt any D&D. Except the places, names, classes, races.
3. Content is TOO boring. There is nothing to do at the endgame.
4. AH became the endgame.
5. Game still selling stupid founder packs and other ****.
6. Customer service is WORST.
7. Too few classes. You cant do anything about your character.
8. Very straigthforward, simple and out of lore questing. For instance, i killed a Dragon then im still gathering mushrooms at the next area. LOL. Also every map are same.
9. Developers are really bunch of amateurs.
10. Every patch is fail and brings alot of anger.
11. PvP is really broken as PvE.
12. Too few classes for a D&D game.
13. VERY very few paragon paths and limits players... THIS IS D&D AFTER ALL !
14. Buggy and not working feats, encounters, features etc.
15. Add more 500.
On a side note still waiting for the official NA / EU release of Blade and Soul , never cared about Wildstar or ESO .
To be honest I'm still up in the air whether or not I'm going to be spending much time or money on this game. On one hand, I like a lot of stuff about it. I like the crafting, I like the general 'feel' of the combat, I like the animations and effects, and so far I've enjoyed a lot of the quests and maps. On the other, I dislike the very limited classes, the tiny uninteresting world, the ridiculousness of some cash shop items (the bags and bank slots are just absurd), the many limitations on the foundry, and the notoriously awful PWE customer service.
When I was making my third character, that is when it started it annoy me that we all have the exact same freaking path to protectors enclave. Boring.
Boring.
Most of the story choices we made when designing our character were ignored for this **** beach scene. Why on earth would a noble go through the same shipwreck, and treatment afterwards, as a street urchin?
I never touch any game made by either PWE or Cryptic anymore. I'm playing the game for fun... not getting mad and so much anger.
Change the game title into Nevercare.
- JailBreak (in development)
I was pleased to find that this game harkened back in many ways to earlier editions of D&D, while having some features similar to newer editions while avoiding the needless bloat of character options that the newer editions suffer from.
I am looking forward to new Paragon Paths. I like the idea of having options when selecting a path for your character. (example: One storm based paragon, One water based paragon, & One fire based)
This is probably why you're leveling so freaking fast (with so many silly xp gains like PvP, though it's obviously not a PvP focused game, and even more ridiculous like praying : ctrl+I you get half a level, yeah boy you rox XD) to allow casual/lazy/impatient players to feel like being rewarded though not doing much. This free players from spending too much time on leveling whereas there is barely an end game... this part is rather... well, surprising if not irrelevant...
Actually I have absolutely no clue of what's the concept of this game, nor why it's been made like this : looks like a bunch of 12 yo kids took powers in Cryptic to make a game in which they could put everything they could think about in it. Like you know : I WANT ME CLASS TO BE OP, NOOOO : I WANT ME CLASS TO BE OP, I DON'T LIKE THIS CLASS IT'S GONNA BE USELESS CAUSE IT'S YOUR IDEA AND YOU STINCK, NO YOU STINCK, NO YOU... I WANT BOSSES WHICH CAN INVOKE TONS OF ADDS AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE HL IN 3 HOURS, SO FREAKING GOOD !!! WE ARE SO FREAKING AWESOME !!!11 WE TEH WOW KILLAHS !!!!!!11111111oneone
You know like when you let a kid making a cake and let using everything he/she wants : it's always disgusting aftermaths, whatsoever XD
i wasnt disappointed. NW is by far the most fun combat i have ever seen in a non-shooter MMO, in almost 20 years of MMO playing. (i started at age 14 with Everquest)
tried to go back and play GW2 again last night. cant get over the combat. if GW2 had NWs combat scheme, i would not play anything else.
To create and play UGC. That's really the primary interest for me in Neverwinter. The secondary interest was because my gaming group started a big guild there (we have guilds in several MMOs).
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Yes the cash shop is horrid. The cash grab is pathetic. The game however is fun provided you 1.) don't care about end-game zerg fests and 2.) enjoy UGC. For the latter, that's the real appeal of Neverwinter for me.
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I agree, the cash shop is way out of wack. Certain things are fine (vanity mounts and such never really bothered me) but some things are absurd (bags and bank slots in particular).