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Moon Elfs?

beathrusbeathrus Member Posts: 11 Arc User
edited December 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
So.. I was wondering, will the moon elf be pretty much 'pay-to-play' sorta race now? I mean, they did say they were going to keep the new races private for 3 months then release them, right? So... its been like, 3 months in November on the 22nd... Where is the free moon elf version?
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The free version of the moon elf is the sun elf. Both are high elf types.

    You're confusing this with drow. No such statement was ever made about other races.
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  • angryspriteangrysprite Member Posts: 4,982 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    beathrus wrote: »
    So.. I was wondering, will the moon elf be pretty much 'pay-to-play' sorta race now? I mean, they did say they were going to keep the new races private for 3 months then release them, right? So... its been like, 3 months in November on the 22nd... Where is the free moon elf version?

    That announcement was specific to the Drow race. There already is an Elf race - hence renamed to "Wood Elf" when Cryptic introduced the 'High Elf" races: Sun Elf and Moon Elf. These are still elves, just variants of them. Just as there is a "generic" Drow and the "Menzoberranzen Drow" (I know: I probably bastardized spelling of that) - the Menzo Drow is only available (exclusive) to the Neverwinter pack (formerly the Hero of the North pack) and will never be available as a "freebie" character.

    The same is true with the Moon Elf - it is a special exclusive character only available in the Knight of the Feywild pack. Though you can create as many Wood Elf or Sun Elf characters as you want without purchasing a pack that includes the exclusive Drow or Moon Elf character versions.
  • rosicrucianistrosicrucianist Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    beathrus wrote: »
    So.. I was wondering, will the moon elf be pretty much 'pay-to-play' sorta race now? I mean, they did say they were going to keep the new races private for 3 months then release them, right? So... its been like, 3 months in November on the 22nd... Where is the free moon elf version?

    You can play the Sun elf at no extra cost. The differences are mostly aesthetic. The difference in Racials is:

    Moon Elf +1% AP Recovery, +1% Stamina Regen

    Sun Elf +2% AP Recovery

    Likewise the differences in Drow/Renegade are minor, but don't remember them off hand.
  • beathrusbeathrus Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    v.v That... really, really sucks. Because.. Its not the same, not for heavy D&D nerd who has always played as a Moon Elf/Half Moon Elf Wizard...

    OCD Levels are flaring. ;o;
  • rajanixisarajanixisa Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 87
    edited December 2013
    The difference between drow and Renegade :

    Renegades get Faire Fire - a 6% Power/defense debuff (4 sec)

    Normal drow get Darkfire - a 10% defense debuff (also 4sec)

    Both are non-stacking.
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  • enixonbbenixonbb Member Posts: 71
    edited December 2013
    beathrus wrote: »
    v.v That... really, really sucks. Because.. Its not the same, not for heavy D&D nerd who has always played as a Moon Elf/Half Moon Elf Wizard...

    OCD Levels are flaring. ;o;

    It always struck me as odd that Moon elves, the most populous and outgoing elf sub race would be the premium, where as the elitist xenophobicly isolationist Sun Elves are the free version.
  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Member Posts: 601 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Yes, because we need more elf races with the plethora of other D&D races that have yet to be added to the game. :rolleyes:

    The difference being name only, why do you need the race to say moon elf, otherwise, go buy it and use it.
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  • sockmunkeysockmunkey Member Posts: 4,622 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    beathrus wrote: »
    Its not the same, not for heavy D&D nerd who has always played as a Moon Elf/Half Moon Elf Wizard...

    Wouldn't a two half moon elves make you still a full elf? And if its half moon elf, half something else. Good news Half-elves are still free too.
  • enixonbbenixonbb Member Posts: 71
    edited December 2013
    sockmunkey wrote: »
    Wouldn't a two half moon elves make you still a full elf? And if its half moon elf, half something else. Good news Half-elves are still free too.

    I think he meant a moon elf or a half moon elf rather than a half moon elf, half another moon elf.

    That said you should be able to make the half moon elf with the half elf race, just make him kinda pale and with dark hair
  • beathrusbeathrus Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I thank you all for your time, and opinions/thoughts on the matter.
  • shadedwraithshadedwraith Member Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Sense when are Moon Elves high elves? Their suppose to be the most common type of Elf unless 4E changed that. I think they should of a been a launch race. Also Neverwinter is missing rock gnomes as a playable race.
  • sockmunkeysockmunkey Member Posts: 4,622 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Gnomes are now monsters in 4th edition.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqFPujRZWo

    True story
  • shadedwraithshadedwraith Member Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    sockmunkey wrote: »
    Gnomes are now monsters in 4th edition.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqFPujRZWo

    True story

    http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Gnome
    Their a playable race as well. There a ton of playable races in 4E but you can't have DnD without Gnomes.
    http://dnd4.wikia.com/wiki/Race
  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited December 2013
    shadedwraith wrote: »
    Sense when are Moon Elves high elves?
    . . . . . They're not. I think the poster meant "Eladrin." There are now the Eladrin who are coming in from the Feywild. The Eladrin are the elves' ancestor race and the Sun Elves are the closest related.

    . . . . . In 4th Edition, when choosing to play an elf in the Realms, you have to first decide if you want to be "Eladrin" or not. If you choose to be "Eladrin," you have to then decide if you are truly from the Feywild (a true Eladrin) or if you are merely a Sun, Moon, Wood, or Sylvan elf that has "adopted" the Eladrin traditions -- in effect, making your Toril-Native elf, "Eladrin." Many get this confused and assume that all Sun and Moon elves are Eladrin, when in fact... they are not.
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  • dardovedardove Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    zebular wrote: »
    . . . . . They're not. I think the poster meant "Eladrin." There are now the Eladrin who are coming in from the Feywild. The Eladrin are the elves' ancestor race and the Sun Elves are the closest related.

    . . . . . In 4th Edition, when choosing to play an elf in the Realms, you have to first decide if you want to be "Eladrin" or not. If you choose to be "Eladrin," you have to then decide if you are truly from the Feywild (a true Eladrin) or if you are merely a Sun, Moon, Wood, or Sylvan elf that has "adopted" the Eladrin traditions -- in effect, making your Toril-Native elf, "Eladrin." Many get this confused and assume that all Sun and Moon elves are Eladrin, when in fact... they are not.

    Given that the character creation screen lists moon elf and sun elf as high elf, they probably meant high elf.
  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited December 2013
    dardove wrote: »
    Given that the character creation screen lists moon elf and sun elf as high elf, they probably meant high elf.
    Could be, which is an oversight in the lore department most likely.
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