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denvald
Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 702 Arc User
My opinion is simple, people who enjoy the game don't spend time on the forums, they are playing it. People who don't enjoy it/are not satisfied with it spend alot of time on the forum posting their opinion on how to improve it and what would return the fun to playing the game.
Currently, I'm at the point of not having fun playing the game. Myself and alot of other players feel like my class(warlock) was ruined for no reason, we've made posts over posts of suggestions and bug reporting. I spent over 100 hours myself reporting and testing bugs in beta and writing threads and discussing on how to improve the condition of warlocks. And I realize the reason I did so much on the forums is because, I didn't enjoy the game anymore.
No new content(re used maps filled with a bunch of random quests that dont make sense), no new campaign, no storyline aside from the first 3 quests intro which were really good. The rest was not.
Currently, I'm at the point of not having fun playing the game. Myself and alot of other players feel like my class(warlock) was ruined for no reason, we've made posts over posts of suggestions and bug reporting. I spent over 100 hours myself reporting and testing bugs in beta and writing threads and discussing on how to improve the condition of warlocks. And I realize the reason I did so much on the forums is because, I didn't enjoy the game anymore.
No new content(re used maps filled with a bunch of random quests that dont make sense), no new campaign, no storyline aside from the first 3 quests intro which were really good. The rest was not.
I am the monk, martial skill transcends the battlefield
It is my my life style, my doctrine and my state of mind,
You fight well, but without focus and discipline, you will fall.
More threads by me / Click on it
My Support Warlock/Temptation Thread
It is my my life style, my doctrine and my state of mind,
You fight well, but without focus and discipline, you will fall.
More threads by me / Click on it
My Support Warlock/Temptation Thread
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Now.. bear in mind.. we don't mind long quests and long times to level, but we've already explored everything there is to see here. It's tedious, boring and about to get replaced by Diablo III. ($40+$40 for the game, and another $40+$40 for the expansion pack... someone else can math for me. My brain is oatmeal mush from this neverending hell of completely non-creative and uninspired lazing game development that we are being subjected to... but that's what we wouldn't be spending on this piece of sh*t.)
"...I grab my wiener and charge!" - ironzerg79
Right now I am not able to enjoy the game because the log-in server can't handle it's load or something because I'm currently stuck at "Attempting to connect to controller tracker.."
So, now I here putting in my displeased two cents. And don't get me started on the economy and the 1% success rates on some things and broken RNG.
But your reasoning for 'why people use the forums' is way off the mark. WAY off. Some people just like to stay informed and maintain a 'social' conversation about the game.
With that said, I'll say this: the Grinding doesn't bother me so much because I'm not in some crazy race to be first at the top. Hell, I've only just started Mod 1 (Sharandar) a month ago and just completed it with my first (of 15) toons, almost completed Dread Ring; one day a way from finishing it when they dropped the Level 70 'you will die always hence' hammer on me. So now I've left DR with it literally 98% done.
So now I go to level up a shiny new class, which I'll do twice (one for each path) - as I do that I casually take my other toons through a daily or two. The key word here is 'casually'. The "grind" isn;t so much of a grind if you only do a daily one or twice a week. It is when you try to do a daily daily that it becomes an annoying grind. But if you were to play one toon today, and the other tomorrow and alternate between the two (everyone gets at least two) then it's not so annoying.
My personal impression is that if the daily quests are an annoying grind for you then you should probably reconsider your life priorities and maybe spend a little more time in the real world because you might be overdoing it in the game world. No insults intended here, just saying that if the game limitations become annoying to you then you may be trying to hard.
Now - beyond the grinding/variety issue: I definitely concur that the difficulty curve post 60 is a bit on the ridiculous side of things. The squishies like Warlocks and Clerics have it tough (at least the Wizards have some control powers, but even that may not always be enough). Too many elitist like to shout from the rooftops "L2P!!11!" - which is nonsense. And brings me back to the argument of: if it's not fun in that zone, go to another that is.
Just food for thought.
Perhaps when you finish the "casual' leveling and join where the content really matters you might just "casually" change your opinion.
I have been playing continuously since Alpha and already have 12 toons that are already there. I have not changed my opinion. But that's the freedom we all enjoy: I have my opinion, you have yours. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
I guess with the new mod I got too invested in it, hoping that it would bring me so much enjoyment, and was sorely disappointed instead. But that's life isn't it? So I went out and did something else. And yes, I enjoyed not playing Neverwinter for a bit. I still log in now and then to see what my guildmates are up to, and join in to do some quests here and there. I've taken the pressure off myself to have to complete T2 dungeons (and I expect a fix for that, just not 'now'. It's the weekend, the devs are probably not at work).
I'm not saying that there aren't glaring imbalances in the classes, and that there aren't bugs, lag and a lot of discontent with the player base. Personally, I think the SW got a really big shaft this Mod, and I don't know why the devs don't seem to be paying attention. Maybe they don't play the class? But that's a poor excuse and hopefully they realise this.
So yeah, there's more to it than just this game, this Mod. I hope for fixes, but I don't expect it soon. Anyway, those are my two cents. Peace.
Ignorance's no basis for an opinion, nor is the playing Alpha giving you any advantage over the current mod. I'd be very interested in seeing the completion of epic dungeons by your standard.
I have played casually in mod 5, for the most part it worked, because my class was not competitive in PvP there was nothing for me to get competitive with.
I could raise a new character, but I'm so bummed out about starting over, I have full 100% completion on every campaign among with companions and artifacts on my warlock.
I'm still waiting for the monk class... :P My favorite class of all times, that'll be another story, getting the pleasure of punching **** in the face.. and if they dare making a monk that doesn't fight with fists it's game over XD
I think you are right, I didn't say it out loud but after writing my 10k word essay about warlocks in the class forums, I decided to play casually and not get involved too much in the game (or as much), but I feel so bad about the performance of my class i just can't help being bummed otherwise, and the thought of investing time to raise a new char just to be nerfed into nothingness really just makes me want to not play anymore
It is my my life style, my doctrine and my state of mind,
You fight well, but without focus and discipline, you will fall.
More threads by me / Click on it
My Support Warlock/Temptation Thread
/sarcasm off
What that angrysprite guy is saying like this:
You play soccer with a ball made of iron… just play it casually LOL. Sit on the grass, chill, drink a beer, sometimes just roll the ball a little bit closer to the goal… then have a chat with you friends… because what is a game, right? What he says is basicall, dont really play the game…
Besides, I'm looking forward to when we can all laugh about this. You know, when the Xboxers get this mod. and all of us who have had months to adjust, and gear up, can just point and giggle.
See, upsides in everything
Let us just say we have different life-priorities. Mine is rooted in the real.
You have my permission to plonk me with the last word on it.
Now this is an attitude I can jump into. LOL
Fact: too many people take this game too seriously. Those of you who do may not realize it, but you might want to be careful that you don't blow a gasket.
Meh, paid a lot more... most days I just log to do the invoke and leave it at that. Like Angrysprite, I have other interesting things to do in the real world.
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*
I agree with you. And you should take whatever that game is seriously. As for Neverwinter: it's worth every penny you paid for it when you signed-up (nothing). Any money spent after that is for purely selfish cosmetic reasons. Meaning it's all about you. (Which is true for all of us.)
But that's just me, so the rest I say simply this...
Suum cuique. :cool:
In my case, it was true. In the meanwhile, I tried 4 other games and none I liked. So I'm back here, and I decided to break the old habit and make a new character... So I made a rogue, and tbh it's really fun.
Enjoying it so far :cool:
It is my my life style, my doctrine and my state of mind,
You fight well, but without focus and discipline, you will fall.
More threads by me / Click on it
My Support Warlock/Temptation Thread
Played this game for over 5 months, when i've discovered, the game had a forum. LOL I tried to help myself first, but met a wall and then only after several days, i came here.
Since that i keep an eye daily on the forums, but actually not my thing, i don't participate in any other forums anymore, not even in sport ones, which was my fav, world has changed simply too much and not for the best.
Some count me to the freaks, but my only intention is and still will be to keep a good standard of the game. Yes i am critical, but this comes from my own life and over 20 years of DnD expertise.
Robert E. Lee
I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself.
Winston Churchill
The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.
David Icke
In other words, your points are even more irrelevant by any means, standard or situation in terms of fair forum use for the discussion and could be seen as nothing more than mere trolling and intentional bias towards people who actually play the game on a level that you simply do not appreciate nor see as anything more than "serious". It would be just that you don't try to stereotype people and lead your opinions by mere prejudice by imposing how and why games should be played while disregarding its value despite the fact that you took the liberty to bash upon the very people who do play the game and do care to see it's content changed to a degree with constructive effort on mind. Instead to do something of relevance you ignite the irrelevance of the status quo by your own merit of how and to what degree others should behave and/or think about. The nerve, pal. Priceless.
Perhaps you should then do more of "real life" things and leave "us" who want to see the downright awful status quo actually changed in order to have to leave the "serious" part behind and actually enjoy the game!? How about that? Thank you.