I roll need for items specific to the class I'm playing. Greed for common items. Pass on everything else. Didn't have a single complaint so far.
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Neverwinter |OT| Not the MMO you've been waiting for
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I roll need for items specific to the class I'm playing. Greed for common items. Pass on everything else. Didn't have a single complaint so far.
RunningRiot
Member
Alrighty, I added my handle to the google doc and requested a guild invite. Rockin a lvl 41 CW right now.
RunningRiot
Member
Added you, will invite you tomorrow if no one else does. Long day gotta sleep
Cool. Is the guild still active at all? I searched for GAF and it returned no results. Weird.
Isn't EQ Next the new hotness as far as MMO's go?
Not really. There's one person online generally when I log on. I haven't even played lately but that'll change today.
Wiktor
Member
Yep. Everytime I've seen or played this game it left me with awe.
Anyway, I hope Cryptic will introduce GameMaster mode in the future. It would also be cool to see some of the great PnP campaigns translated into Neverwinter content and sold as DLC.
Is this a real thing or just a wishlist?
Wiktor
Member
I've been very much enjoying this game, however I've now run into the "Too many attempts; please try again later" error so it looks like I won't be playing for a while. From all accounts it appears to be an IP issue, where the login server is seeing my IP and instantly blocking all login attempts from it. Supposedly Cryptic are "aware of the issue but don't know what's causing it".
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Haven't heard of that one yet, hope they figure it out. That's actually the second "you people affected can't even play the game until we fix this" bugs I've seen this week.
I hope so too as it essentially means I can't play Neverwinter anymore
I'm close to 60 on my wizard now and I figured out why I stuck with this, solid core mechanics excluded. It's the setting. Fighting duergar, driders and pit fiends is inherently more interesting to me than fighting their non brand counterparts. Questing in the Underdark in a Drow outpost is more pleasing than questing in some subterranean city somewhere. My mind fills all kinds of blanks with lore from all the D&D I've played in my life.
I had the opposite problem (DC also), I always seemed to be 2 levels below the zone I was in.
I wouldn't rush to 60. I absolutely loved the leveling experience but this MMO has the absolute worst "end game" I have seen in a MMO
Started a Rogue, but the other problem is the game is extremely linear. The leveling experience is exactly the same. Like the rogue mechanics though
Definitely for my $60 worth but I will almost certainly move over to Rift
BattleMonkey
Member
Wildstar is probably going to be the next big thing at least for hype. ESO will also probably build up some hype closer to launch.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
My divine Cleric's an unkillable beast since he hit 50 a few days ago. In my last dungeon I practically took the same amount of damage as our guardian and didn't die once. I'm 58 now so it will be interesting to see what the endgame has to offer.
nevermore2782
Member
This so much. I have played countless fantasy MMOs, and these generic worlds along with the "kill 20 wolves for 4 wolf pies" type quests got me really burned out. Then this game, with quests lines that start you out on real adventures with fun plot advancement in a familiar setting just felt so right. DDO by Turbine kinda scratched the itch, the combat was great, but the setting, although an officially supported campaign setting, just feels so alien to me. Forgotten Realms is what I read and grew up with. I know turbine's game got forgotten realms content but you have to be at like level 60 or something and my pace is very slow in that game. Neverwinter has what feels like questlines that are fast, fun, and familiar (as far as setting, names and races).
A little off topic but when does Windstar release? I am going to have to check this game out because everyone keeps talking about it.
Yoda
Member
You've been able to dupe astral diamonds since closed beta. Due to the way endgame gear works (anyone can roll and sell), I think the game is broken for a long time. Until inflation kills the massive inequality created by duping (game will be as dead as STO by then) then this game isn't worth playing.
Really sad because out of all the F2Ps I've bothered trying, the combat system here seemed decently polished. I also like the concept of the Forge.
Really sad because out of all the F2Ps I've bothered trying, the combat system here seemed decently polished. I also like the concept of the Forge.
This year. Pretty much all we know.
yggdrasill
Member
I have a lvl 57 Devoted Cleric. How do you evaluate gear? Do you always equip the recommended gear or do you actually pick and choose what you want based on stats? I've always based it on power and defense, but I'm actually thinking that's not what I should be doing. Some recommended gear will have high stats for regeneration, deflection and/or movement, but the gear it will replace has much higher power and/or defense.
I'm almost 56 on my DC and I go in this order: Power --> Recovery --> Crit
Not sure if I'm right or wrong but it's worked out so far for me, although I haven't reached end game yet, so I may be totally off. I'm probably going to have to re-spec to as my points are kind of all over the place. Should hopefully hit 60 this week, at least that's my plan. My wife may have other plans however.
This is a crudely made comparison of stats
To help make sense of it, the stats are at the top, the first column is how much of the stat you have, the second column is how much that translates into percent (percent chance to crit etc.) and the third column is how many points you have to gain to get 1% of that skills.
There are diminishing returns, meaning eventually you'd need so much base crit on gear to get 1% actual crit, that you're better off stopping at a certain point and getting the next best thing (crit is just an example). Crit stops becoming a good thing to get around 3.1k.
Also credit to Kripparian for the graph.
Obviously this is different than what you're asking, and only is accurate at 80, but it's useful to know.
To help make sense of it, the stats are at the top, the first column is how much of the stat you have, the second column is how much that translates into percent (percent chance to crit etc.) and the third column is how many points you have to gain to get 1% of that skills.
There are diminishing returns, meaning eventually you'd need so much base crit on gear to get 1% actual crit, that you're better off stopping at a certain point and getting the next best thing (crit is just an example). Crit stops becoming a good thing to get around 3.1k.
Also credit to Kripparian for the graph.
Obviously this is different than what you're asking, and only is accurate at 80, but it's useful to know.
Awesome, updated the OP.
The AS change will ask for a lot of rethinking and changes in my and every DC's build.
I guess it's good they try to counter the cookiecutter builds but so far I don't see anything that would merit all the nerfs to DC. Some fixes were obviously needed (stacking of AS which I never really encountered since I am pugging and pretty much always the only cleric).
I fear that with the nerf to the AS uptime and lack of other healing options new non T2 geared DC and pugs will have a huge problem going into the high end content.
Also, aggro is still suck. Even with sooth I am still getting half of the mobs during a fight. Again, that's talking about pugs though..
I guess it's good they try to counter the cookiecutter builds but so far I don't see anything that would merit all the nerfs to DC. Some fixes were obviously needed (stacking of AS which I never really encountered since I am pugging and pretty much always the only cleric).
I fear that with the nerf to the AS uptime and lack of other healing options new non T2 geared DC and pugs will have a huge problem going into the high end content.
Also, aggro is still suck. Even with sooth I am still getting half of the mobs during a fight. Again, that's talking about pugs though..
Massive patch notes. too big to post here.
Week long event leading to the official release with some unique rewards.
Might have to play from the 17th and on. Unique rewards and pet drops.. sounds interesting.
Nice - I really need to level up my character...
I've got a hobby website looking into prices and the game economies of Star Trek Online and Neverwinter. If you're interested in seeing how the Zen/Diamond rates change for instance, this might be useful: http://mmo-economics.com/?cat=22
Interesting stuff. Seems like it'll keep becoming cheaper for the grinders to purchase Zen with their diamonds?
Looks like it's jumped up a few points over the last few days:
It's probably going to be quite hard to predict which direction the rate will go in the near future - the amount of trading through the exchange is pretty low compared to Star Trek Online and it doesn't take many purchases to shift one way or the other.
New Proffesion coming. Obligetory potion maker.
BattleMonkey
Member
Fully launched, yet still feels really incomplete and like an open beta
NaturalHigh
Member
Everyone just stop playing?
I am having a blast leveling up my rogue. Level 55 now. I've read that the end game is boring and the market is broke but something about it keeps me interested. I will probably migrate to a different game after a couple weeks at level 60.
Anyways if you all are on send me a tell.
naturalhigh213
Mindflayer
I am having a blast leveling up my rogue. Level 55 now. I've read that the end game is boring and the market is broke but something about it keeps me interested. I will probably migrate to a different game after a couple weeks at level 60.
Anyways if you all are on send me a tell.
naturalhigh213
Mindflayer
I did,
I had a blast leveling my Cleric and the complete lack of an engame killed it for me.
Ran a dungeon for like an hour only to be dropped at the boss. The I realized I could just buy all the gear as everything was BOE (which also turns all PUGS into shitheads who will roll on gear you need)
Kinda lost the motication
I'll probably hop on later today. I did want to check out the new zone and stuff.
spandexmonkey
Banned
Still playing, the game's format is great for more casual play. I only get an hour each night for gaming, so I can usually hop on, get my diamonds/exp from prayer, do some quests and run a dungeon (if I get lucky on queue times), then hop off. Being able to tradeskill when away is pretty spiffy.
Haven't played since beta but I know they have made some good changes. The new map was based largely around PVP, and there was some balancing done to deter people afking in safe spots to get Glory.
At the very least there have been improvements. I'm a pvp guy, and there wasn't much of it before. Hopefully the new map is good.
Same here,I hop on once in a while and play for about 1 or 2 hours with my Rogue...I am online like 2 or 3 days out of 7 during the summer....level 38 now,a lot of the quests are getting kinda hard solo now,lots of potion drinking hehe...and I wiped 3 times on that Dragon instance quest you get around level 38...Idris I think it's called...first hard section in the game.
So they announced the new expansion release date
Putting the new race in a $60 pack is pretty ridiculous.
Putting the new race in a $60 pack is pretty ridiculous.
NaturalHigh
Member
The pack does come with some other things. People on Reddit believe it is a pretty good value but I am not investing money in this game until they do something to increase it's longevity.
Still though I am having a blast with the game. Did my first tier 2 dungeon as a rogue the other night. My gear is a little lacking and we were on the Pirate King. We wiped a couple of times trying different strategies when we decided to use me to solo the boss while everyone else focused on adds. I made it about halfway through his hp the first time but I had no potions and was still injured so I went down. I reassured the PUG that I could handle it and they gave me some pots and we went in again. I was off to the side rolling and using my CC skills and stealth. It took a while since I wasn't geared to the teeth but I got him down. During the fight there were many close calls but it was a lot of fun.
There is still some time left in this game for me and I wish more people on GAF would give it a go.
Still though I am having a blast with the game. Did my first tier 2 dungeon as a rogue the other night. My gear is a little lacking and we were on the Pirate King. We wiped a couple of times trying different strategies when we decided to use me to solo the boss while everyone else focused on adds. I made it about halfway through his hp the first time but I had no potions and was still injured so I went down. I reassured the PUG that I could handle it and they gave me some pots and we went in again. I was off to the side rolling and using my CC skills and stealth. It took a while since I wasn't geared to the teeth but I got him down. During the fight there were many close calls but it was a lot of fun.
There is still some time left in this game for me and I wish more people on GAF would give it a go.
A lot of people gave it a go but there just wasn't enough content to hold them. I prefer PvP and until recently there were only 2-3 maps and one game mode. That and my account was banned for over a week the second week after launch due to a mix up with support. When I got it back I had moved on unfortunately.