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I also agree with Argantis on pretty much every point. I can already see the end of my fascination with Neverwinter. Heck, I am slowly becoming in tune with the idea of going back to DDO. This game has many problems and quite a lot of them are design or philosophy issues where Cryptic simply missed the boat. With all due…
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Well, it is nice that you find such wonderful absolutes in life. Absolutes are the fodder of delusions and tomfoolery. In the real world we know that words mean nothing, only actions. Even if every dev said that there will not be a wipe it means nothing if the survival of the game demands that they do one. Circumstances…
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Rollbacks are nothing new in MMOs. Most games that I know of have had some. WoW has had several. It is standard operating procedure when an exploit has damaged the integrity of the game. If you cannot accept that then you really need to stop playing online games in persistent worlds, and just play single player games. The…
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I see. So you actually believe that they really will not do a wipe under any circumstances just because they said it repeatedly? I can assure you, if Cryptic decides that a character wipe is the only thing that can save Neverwinter then they will do one. Certainly, they will try to do everything they can to avoid a wipe,…
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I think you entirely missed the point there. Since we must be explicit in our conversation, just suffice it to say that almost everything that was not announced in a press release is speculation. Speculation is a form of assumption, and we all know what assuming things does. So now tell me, does your speculation count for…
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You potato and I say potahto. Promise or not, it may turn out to be auspicious for Cryptic/PWE that they called this an open beta. By doing so they can announce to the community that they will indeed be performing a character wipe when open beta ends. Doing a character wipe in live release would be almost unprecedented and…
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I had to laugh when I read your post. All the nerd drama over the possibility of a wipe is amazing. Whether they wipe the characters or not makes no difference. The people that like the game will stay and the people that get mad will have a decision to make. The people that get mad and quit over a character wipe should…
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Oh give me a break! Leveling is so fast in this game that it is a joke! You can level from 1-60 in a couple days if you put the time in. If you don't have the time then it may take you all of two or three weeks, absolute maximum. Wow, that is such a major imposition! If you are complaining about that then you obviously…
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Exploiters don't care about any of that. Many of them just have fun breaking the game and that is their goal. It is the same type of mentality where people think it is cool to insult other people, or get into fights. The never learned what is right or wrong, or simply don't care.
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But aren't you pointing out exactly those things that indicate they are still in beta? I agree that such game breaking problems should be fixed before a game is released. I think the big problem really comes from the insistence that they are not going to do any wipes while open beta is happening. That is what gives the…
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I think this really speaks to the heart of the problem. Economies work because the consumer has the confidence to spend money. Cash flow is the fuel that drives the machine. If people feel like they are getting ripped off then they will sit on their cash and the zen store will suffer from it. It is very important for…
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While I understand your sentiments, I think the number of problems actually does indicate that they are indeed still in beta. A release game wouldn't actually have any big bugs and exploits. Remember the World of Warcraft release was perfect... oh wait...
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Yes they would. They did a character wipe after closed beta and refunded all of the zen that players had used during closed beta to test the zen store. The processes are already in place to wipe and refund all purchased zen. Sorry, but at this point you are losing any credibility you have left by just spewing thigns that…
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You obviously do not understand how DHCP works. DHCP will always seek to give you back the same IP address that you have been given previously. The only way that you do not get the same IP address back again is to stay offline long enough to let somebody else get assigned that address. Depending on how your ISP configures…
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Are you sure that you didn't upgrade hem to a higher level? There are several crafting tasks that take four lower level items and upgrade them to one higher level one.
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There is no hard and fast rule that says there will always be a wipe after beta. Several other games have not had wipes when beta was complete. I would also like to remind people that World of Warcraft was practically unplayable at launch. It took Blizzard months to get that game working right. The difference is that so…
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That simply would not be how it works. Cryptic did a character wipe between closed beta and open beta. During that wipe they refunded all Zen purchases. You would simply start the game over again with all of your zen returned. You would lose nothing except for some time. Besides, the devs have already stated that they are…
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I agree that a lot of the criticism of the problems in Neverwinter is overblown, but there are some legitimate concerns. Some of them really do need to be made into a higher priority. The bug that I really do not understand going this long is the inability to search the auction house properly. The auction house is a…
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200? More like about $350 by the time you add in that I bought both the $200 and $60 packs and also bought Zen. That doesn't mean that I won't spend more if they have the game up for me to play. Apparently, they didn't want that money.
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Beta or not, the downtime was pre-announced. If you are going to schedule downtime then it makes sense to schedule it during low volume hours. What I am seeing from you are excuses for poor decision making. It just makes more sense to take down the servers for scheduled downtime during late evening hours. Like I said, that…
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OK, no problem. I will go do something else and spend money there instead.
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Hmm, I just tried to login and got a patch to download. I then discover the servers are down. So I go to the forums and find this thread which announces that the servers are coming down for maintenance at 7 AM Pacific time. It is now after 3 PM Pacific time. Have the servers really been down for eight hours? I am also…
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Neverwinter is where your imagination comes to life. From the city of Neverwinter to the forests and hills of the Forgotten Realms, you can travel the path of heroes and accept the challenges that write your name into legend. At its heart, Neverwinter is about letting the player create the experience that they want. The…
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If you read the original post it was quite clear. Only players who purchased a Hero of the North, or Guardian of the North pack can control their own ability to be able to play beta weekend 4. The only way you can play bw4 without a purchase is to get somebody who purchased the Hero of the North pack to send you their…
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I think there is room in the Foundry to provide quality content, but it all starts from a clear statement of intention by Cryptic about what is acceptable in Foundry content. If Cryptic specifically states that the creation of exploit missions in the foundry can result in suspension of foundry design privileges that is a…