tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post4135202111675220272..comments2023-10-22T13:29:51.766+02:00Comments on The stuffed Yammob: Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-59200052302487874912013-03-27T20:49:18.261+01:002013-03-27T20:49:18.261+01:00Mhmmm, I just noticed that IGN sent me a Beta Key ...Mhmmm, I just noticed that IGN sent me a Beta Key for Weekend 3.<br />I suspect that was the event you took part of Geek?Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-11884438600085597802013-03-26T17:48:10.288+01:002013-03-26T17:48:10.288+01:00Random generated mission rewards is deffo there be...Random generated mission rewards is deffo there because of the high likelyhood of exploiting the system for the loots. Played the Dweomerkeepers Foundry quest chain myself, was nicely done, shame it bugged out on me on the last step, Foundry obviously still needs some work but no idea how far we are off from release. I'll probably spend several hours in the foundry myself and coming up with little of worth no doubt :) Hoping there are those with the imagination and that the system allows enough creativity for content that will make playing an alt less repetitive. <br /><br />I actually found myself wishing i could play it for a couple of hours last night, it's a nice flowing little dungeon crawler, nothing amazing but does its job well enough. <br /><br />mmorpg.com had loads of keys for last weekends beta, mine was sent from Cryptic, if keys come up again then we should deffo try and hook up for a little group questing. <br /><br />I've been testing something else for a couple of months now, NDA forces my silence but once the lift happens expect a long review here. Neverwinter is my preferred out of the two. It has its charms for sure.<br /><br />turns out that skirmishes also rewarded the Astral gems for companion training and re-socketing etc, reports are the reward is quite generous so we'll have to see how much the cash shop becomes a requirement. I'm not opposed to paying to support a game at all but I get put off by deliberate money grabbing, it's negative motivation, I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels like that. optional always makes me more generous. TSW has a kinder cash shop and they've had plenty from me. Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-39013396524372376952013-03-26T12:29:31.504+01:002013-03-26T12:29:31.504+01:00Yeah, the problem with user created content is tha...Yeah, the problem with user created content is that it will always be 90% junk. Finding those really cool adventures is hard. Especially at the beginning on the game's life cycle I fear it will be mostly 'miss', and little 'hit'.<br /><br />I spend quite a few hours trying to create my own Architecture Mission in City of Heroes. And that still only got me half of one decent mission. There is a lot of witty text to write to make an adventure more than just a queue of mobs. There are not that many players that have the combination of skill, time and drive to do it.<br /><br />All this talk does make me want to see it now. I will definitely try it out once the game goes live and I get full access.Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-67466967881276165052013-03-26T09:51:20.842+01:002013-03-26T09:51:20.842+01:00I found this review on NW that talks about experie...I found this review on NW that talks about experiences with the Foundry:<br /><br />http://smakendahed.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/nw-more-impressions-on-neverwinter/<br /><br />Sounds a lot like Architecture Missions in CoX which isn't surprising when you consider the history of the dev team making NW and their conenctions to Paragon Studios.<br /><br />The author appears miffed about the random generated mission rewards for Foudnry missions, I kinda see how having them not be random but author directed would be an issue though.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-65811169101771063242013-03-26T09:11:06.759+01:002013-03-26T09:11:06.759+01:00Nice write up, Geek! It all sounds pretty positive...Nice write up, Geek! It all sounds pretty positive, and worth checking out. The game sounds pretty similar to Kingdoms of Amalur. Except that is a single player RPG, and NWN is a single player MMORPG with a cash shop. <br /><br />The foundry could be what makes the game worthwhile. It should at least give endless new content. But it would only works for me if I would like my character enough to take to random unrelated locations. From your description that might be a bit of a problem since the CC is basic, and movement rather poor.<br /><br />I'll give it a try. Maybe it is something we could try to do on the side as a static trio?<br />Phedrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563052105703506187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-12924758496948510192013-03-25T09:29:07.820+01:002013-03-25T09:29:07.820+01:00This D&D MMO is based on the current P&P r...This D&D MMO is based on the current P&P ruleset, (either D&D 4 or NExt, I foret what it's called, there's a new one coming out sometime next year) and most P&P players don't like it much as it's taken a bit of a paradigm shift, mostly towards more CRPG / MMO style combat / advancement systems and the accompanying accusations of dumbing down.<br />The class "Great Weapon Fighter" is an example. It kinda makes me crinch to hear it, though it's probably a good fit for an ARPG these days. <br /><br />I suspect most old skool D&D fans would feel more at home with DDO, except that Faerun is the preferred background for those, not Stormwind. Probably why DDO came with the Underdark expansion last year, the Underdark being the most popular Faerun zone and the most famous next to Neverwinter. They had to compete with the upcoming Faerun MMO.<br /><br />I'm not sure I'm interested in this one to be honest. If a Beta key were to fall into my lap somehow I'd probably give it a whirl, especially if there's a Geeky buddy to Beta with. But otherwise I'll probably not bother. For me D&D on the computer & online would ideally be something like a weekly static group and for that I think DDO is the better choice. I could be wrong though. <br /><br />As it is there's plenty of want to plays out there with SW:TOR altfest sucking up most of my time.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-84732498495211546812013-03-25T00:11:51.028+01:002013-03-25T00:11:51.028+01:00A quick review of NeverwinterA quick review of NeverwinterGeekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.com