tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.comments2024-02-23T10:22:40.026+00:00Neverwinter ThoughtsShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-86470276518120562292024-02-15T10:55:45.587+00:002024-02-15T10:55:45.587+00:00(I deleted the previous comment because for some r...(I deleted the previous comment because for some reason Firefox posted a link and not the text. Oops.)<br /><br />That's sad Cryptic changed the game so much that it's no longer fun for you. It's always a bit depressing when the game is still there, but not enjoyable.<br /><br />It is good to hear that your friend group has found a new home you are all enjoying. That's always cool to hear about. :)Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-67114798672778442762024-02-14T18:21:09.492+00:002024-02-14T18:21:09.492+00:00I believe the husband and I did complete Dragonbon...I believe the husband and I did complete Dragonbone Vale at least partially, but that was it. Before that, we'd already had a friend drop the game because he would find himself compulsively giving in to the predatory monetisation over and over and he realised that was bad for him.<br /><br />For a few more months I wasn't playing actively, but still logged in every now and then to tend our guild stronghold, as had been my habit for years. After all, it wouldn't have been the first time that an unattractive content release turned me away from the game away for a while, just for me to feel the itch again after a few months.<br /><br />It's been over two years now though, and I think I may just be done with Neverwinter for good. Never say never and all that, but even when I find myself missing my old characters every now and then, I remember how "naked" they were left after the enchantment changes and it's just too discouraging. Never mind all the other, sometimes strange, changes Cryptic had made to the game just before that, such as the completely redone levelling system and removal of old content. It's not like I can go back and do old Sharandar or a low-level dragon event for nostalgia now.<br /><br />What's also worth noting is that the same friend group that used to play Neverwinter with us now plays Dragonflight together (including the guy who couldn't deal with Neverwinter's monetisation) and it seems a better fit somehow.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-30683367377212550112023-02-06T00:25:14.754+00:002023-02-06T00:25:14.754+00:00Working last boon right now in sk. Just happy grin...Working last boon right now in sk. Just happy grinding awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-70652843546632163512022-12-09T11:39:34.849+00:002022-12-09T11:39:34.849+00:00I'd been gone from Neverwinter during the chan...I'd been gone from Neverwinter during the change-over, and was baffled by the opaque "conversion" process which left me with next to nothing in enchantments. Like you, I'll pay willingly to support a fun game, but I will not pay for power directly. Looks like I'm leaving Neverwinter behind. Thanks for the worrd on all this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-83631536992490756332022-03-31T04:19:25.675+01:002022-03-31T04:19:25.675+01:00It did not work.
It did not work.<br />Aranthioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125777359842404708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-15378911596524094662022-02-25T22:40:10.621+00:002022-02-25T22:40:10.621+00:00I think it's fair to call the first few levels...I think it's fair to call the first few levels in Neverwinter a tutorial, considering that they cover things like how to move, equip gear and fight.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-9520127501625180402022-02-25T16:24:45.418+00:002022-02-25T16:24:45.418+00:00There's a tutorial?There's a tutorial?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926776371243610799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-4842752856026004292021-10-08T00:50:17.238+01:002021-10-08T00:50:17.238+01:00Good posttGood posttAnthony Kellerhttps://www.anthonykeller.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-79254947706066604152021-08-09T17:40:02.823+01:002021-08-09T17:40:02.823+01:00Thank you for writing this. See you online.Thank you for writing this. See you online.PixelCorpsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626149796053926638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-11849193191507604052021-07-28T10:14:06.869+01:002021-07-28T10:14:06.869+01:00Looking forward to reading about it!Looking forward to reading about it!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-13287422844104395132021-07-28T10:08:36.731+01:002021-07-28T10:08:36.731+01:00I would love to play through the NNPE (New New Pla...I would love to play through the NNPE (New New Player Experience) and post about this but where is the time going to come from? Why does everything have to happen at once!<br /><br />Seriously, though, I'm going to log in right now and see what happens...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-15524182505037152252021-07-03T13:48:05.334+01:002021-07-03T13:48:05.334+01:00I love new Neverwinter content, but lately they ha...I love new Neverwinter content, but lately they have been changing game mechanics... I play neverwinterwinter on youtube. my channel is BMO Creative! you're all welcome to watch! hope you like it! I love your blog!JoKavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258012299773508713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-52114167071921475302021-06-06T14:27:07.144+01:002021-06-06T14:27:07.144+01:00I had to think of DDO as well, and I've never ...I had to think of DDO as well, and I've never even played that!<br /><br />I can only guess, but this revamp certainly feels like a very "top-down" affair, either due to pressure from Wizards of the Coast to bring the game more in line, or some lead dev's vanity project to change the game into something else. One of my guildies who tends to follow these things more than me said that on a Twitch stream some months ago the lead dev present sounded quite proud about how they were going to turn Neverwinter into a whole new game.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-8114552586643382812021-06-06T09:18:57.618+01:002021-06-06T09:18:57.618+01:00I read that announcement with something close to d...I read that announcement with something close to disbelief. When was the last time something like went well for an mmorpg? In a way, if you're going to completely change the game you might as well do it without warning because flagging it up in advance just gives people time to organize against it but there's never really going to be a good way to sell something like this to an embedded customer base. <br /><br />Cryptic do seem to mess with NWO far more than with any of their other games. I wonder why? It always seems pretty busy when I play, which suggests it isn't desperation. Also it must take a lot of work, changing whole systems and mechanics the way they do. You'd think it would be more economic to just manage the ones they have.<br /><br />This sounds as if it will turn NWO into something very similar to DDO, too, which is weird. Is DDO doing so much better that NWO needs to copy it? I doubt that. As a D&D mmorpg I would have thought NWO would be better positioned, as it has been, as a very different proposition to its main rival, not something much the same. <br /><br />I'll have to log back in and see what it's like when the changes happen. Not sure how I'm going to fit that into my already over-full schedule...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-28474624412438393172021-03-15T11:47:35.651+00:002021-03-15T11:47:35.651+00:00So basically TheLazyPeon tried to do the WoW metho...So basically TheLazyPeon tried to do the WoW method of bypassing the work to get to endgame and found it didn't work for Neverwinter. Call me amused by that.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-80986955209533110622021-03-02T01:44:24.897+00:002021-03-02T01:44:24.897+00:00Had the same feelings with Kehl. At least there...Had the same feelings with Kehl. At least there's a nice memorial for her in the first area across Celadaine's tower.Joseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-73073311463927670202021-02-22T11:07:30.941+00:002021-02-22T11:07:30.941+00:00Thanks for pointing out Yeebo's post; I hadn&#...Thanks for pointing out <a href="https://yfernbottom.blogspot.com/2021/02/on-mmo-content-amputations-or-why-do.html" rel="nofollow">Yeebo's post</a>; I hadn't seen it!<br /><br />I don't think there's a huge demand for classic servers for Neverwinter, but from what little I've heard of private servers they do seem to like emulating older versions of the game.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-83442317306142915952021-02-22T09:37:30.709+00:002021-02-22T09:37:30.709+00:00Yeebo posted about this general issue (and got lin...Yeebo posted about this general issue (and got linked on Massively's Global Chat). I meant to comment at the time but what with one thing and another...<br /><br />It's really annoying. About the only reason I'd find acceptable would be a technical one - that the bloat of too many zones was causing infrastructure problems or lag or something - but if a decades-old game like EverQuest can keep 500+ zones in play I can't see why that should be a problem for most developers. I know that in the EQ games the way it works is that the zones don't even spin up unless a player zones into them.<br /><br />If Neverwinter makes a habit of this kind of thing I'd have thought there'd be a market for Classic servers there. An yagitation for those among the playerbase? Also fodder for grey-market emus, too.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-32224862759837863012021-01-31T12:38:20.507+00:002021-01-31T12:38:20.507+00:00They made a grindy game worse. I tried Vahindra ye...They made a grindy game worse. I tried Vahindra yesterday, very painful waste of time.zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912637990545297108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-77301492499548452542021-01-13T12:52:53.481+00:002021-01-13T12:52:53.481+00:00Also, I meant Helm's Hold of course, not Helm&...Also, I meant Helm's Hold of course, not Helm's Deep. Wrong franchise! XDShintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-6105157118040082032021-01-12T08:29:39.771+00:002021-01-12T08:29:39.771+00:00Whaaat, has that been confirmed? :O If so, what wi...Whaaat, has that been confirmed? :O If so, what will happen to the old campaign? I thought it would be like e.g. Helm's Deep/Reclamation Rock where you can access the same zone in two different states.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-25459619304536733232021-01-12T02:27:20.561+00:002021-01-12T02:27:20.561+00:00I'm a little annoyed the new Sharandar will ge...I'm a little annoyed the new Sharandar will get rid of the old Sharandar though. Oh well, guess they don't/didn't have the resources to do Rime of the Frostmaiden yet... or they'll switch our Ice Wind Dale for that down the track.Joseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-48428760690221275792021-01-07T22:53:52.069+00:002021-01-07T22:53:52.069+00:00I didn't know they sent out emails about that ...I didn't know they sent out emails about that stuff! I just saw it on the launcher when I logged in today. The reveal is quite timely though, I agree.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-87138253597059941172021-01-07T18:39:49.388+00:002021-01-07T18:39:49.388+00:00...and I just got an email about a new expansion. ......and I just got an email about a new expansion. Go figure.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299804333376938489.post-68296019047028987952021-01-04T01:58:29.405+00:002021-01-04T01:58:29.405+00:00I have to wonder if there's trouble brewing at...I have to wonder if there's trouble brewing at the Dev house. Which, as usual, the thought of which makes me sad.<br /><br />But I sure hope I'm wrong.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com