Neverwinter... Is it good or not ???

tazarconan

I have to admit im very confused with this game. Some friend told me it stinks. Another friend tried it and told me it rocks.Some comments here buries it .Some other comments from other players praise it. I mean wtf?

Can anyone describe the game mechanics so we can have a clear idea about how the game works in the serious aspects? Combat , character progression enviroment (dungeons) and pvp. Does hte combat feels like skyrim? ddo? oblivion? etc etc Thanks in advance...

apocoluster

It's free dude download it and judge for yourself

rwyan

If you're expecting something deep, immersive and engaging.... then yeah, you will find it lacking.  But, if you're playing it for the action-online-rpg that it really is, I think you'll find it exceptionally fun

 

 

MadDemon64

Yes it is good, but it is not for everyone.

I highly suggest watching the review of Neverwinter ChaosD1 did on MMOGrinder, and if it piques your interest, download it (although between you and me I might wait a tiny bit for the datamined classes/races to be released and/or the game to go on steam).

Yaevindusk

 

If you play it as a game, you'll probably like it (perhaps even enjoy it greatly).  If you treat it as a MMO and over analyze everything / get jealous over what others have and equate that to costing you money, then probably not.  It's a great game and you can get to 1-60 and enjoy foundry content without paying a dime.

 

Combat and it's Foundry are the strong points of the game.  The animations are great and it feels like they're real force behind attacks.  It's more of a "try it for yourself" thing when it comes to this, and the game is free anyway.  The graphics are what you would expect the next "evolution" of a Neverwinter game to be (if you played the past to), and the environments are pretty and nice to look at once you get past the tutorials.

 

Dungeons are basically just a dungeon delve in a hack and slash game.  You have four partners and you kill stuff.  PvP is pretty much dominated by rogues and control wizards (if a group of them coordinate their attacks).

 

The cash shop really doesn't have anything you need aside from over priced luxury items.  The additional character slots are pretty cheap to buy (2 for free, then an additional slot for $2.50 sold in a bundle of two).  

 

The main problem with the game right now is all the exploits that people are taking advantage of.  They're updating it daily to fix things as they arise, but it's already negatively impacted the game and there's no character wipe in sight (or even a new server, as I heard they plan on merging when activity slows).

 

Those who cheated and exploited will likely always have a major advantage in game as I've heard of very few people who actually got banned as of late.

necrostein

Yes it is good... or not.

no, but seriously.

depends upon what you want.

its  F2P  so you can download and try for free. but that means cash shop too.

the character graphics are more cartoon-like than some of the latest but not unpleasant to me

pretty typical treadmill of quests. 

as is the gear progression,

the combat is fun (not unlike tera)

But there isn't a cast while moving option

the classes/roles are typical. (some peeps have issue with the small number of classes at this time)

You might hate the lack of a ranger class (or your fave)

there is a foundry system for fan quest development, and some of them are really good (great place to show off your talents if you want to spend the time....the time...time...ti)

 

so, if the bothersome things bother you, pass on it,

i am playing because i just don't care about anything but a couple hours of casual fun every now and then.

 

 

Phry

It doesnt cost anything to find out, which is always a good thing, i can't really compare it to any other game out there at the moment, there are only a few classes at the moment, hopefully there will be more variation in the future. Its quest orientated, mostly single player, you can join groups but the queues are fairly long and most of the time your on your own anyway, in that sense its a lot like SW;TOR as you get a companion early on, that supplements your toon, if you choose guardian fighter, then pick up a cleric pet, and vice versa if you go cleric in game, it also plays a bit diablo'ish as your also reliant on potions to keep you alive, they have a 12 second cool down, but their plentiful and you don't really feel in any danger of running out. As a casual game its pretty good, drop in for the odd half hour and have fun, and its free, which means even if you don't like the game, you havent lost anything finding out. The combat can be repetitious, as you can end up spending a lot of time holding down the mouse button and waiting on cooldowns, a bit of cellotape can come in handy at times

Dinasty

It's a good game but PWE is in your pocket at every damn turn and this is ruining it for me.

I don't mind paying a little here and there, but PWE is effing greedy as hell.

nariusseldon

Just try it .. it is free.

Personally i like the action combat, and the instanced missions. The "world" is meh .. it is much better as an online action RPG and take away the open world. However, i obviously don't always get what i like.

Sourajit

Originally posted by tazarconan

I have to admit im very confused with this game. Some friend told me it stinks. Another friend tried it and told me it rocks.Some comments here buries it .Some other comments from other players praise it. I mean wtf?

Can anyone describe the game mechanics so we can have a clear idea about how the game works in the serious aspects? Combat , character progression enviroment (dungeons) and pvp. Does hte combat feels like skyrim? ddo? oblivion? etc etc Thanks in advance...

Find it out. Just Do not pay till you are very sure.

This is what I found through paying / wasting $ 60 ...

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5729919#5729919

Arclan

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Originally posted by apocoluster
It's free dude download it and judge for yourself

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And you are invited to stop by our Cash Shop...

olepi

It reminds me a bit of City of Heroes:

- fast combat -- I've only played a Cleric and a Control Wizard to a few levels each, and they both play like "blasters" from CoH, firing shots at about once a second

- lots of flashy "fireworks" effects -- fireworks dazzle the eyes, and brain, according to studies. If you like a lot of flash, then this game will be satisfying

- shallow game play -- I haven't gotten to the upper levels yet, so this could be wrong. But to me, it seems shallow. A flashy dungeon crawler, not an MMORPG virtual world to live and do things in.

- if you want to be competitive in PvP, be prepared to spend a good bit of cash. If you just want to play casually, then you could probably play mostly for free.

 

edit: oh, and they are calling it "beta", even though they are charging real cash. I guess just to have an excuse for an unfinsihed product.

nethervoid

It seems more like Diablo 3 to me than an MMO. The crafting is pretty lack-luster as well... Well it's again closer to D3 than an MMO.

Centhan

Originally posted by rwyan

If you're expecting something deep, immersive and engaging.... then yeah, you will find it lacking.  But, if you're playing it for the action-online-rpg that it really is, I think you'll find it exceptionally fun

 

 

Yes, this is pretty much it, except that I respectfully disagree and don't think it's fun even for a quick, action online rpg.  I ran through the first "tutorial" part, ran a few standard quests, ran a small instance, then uninstalled it.  Don't understand what the fuss is about this one.  Just the standard "click here, get your reward" type of junk  we've been handed lately.  Not even remotely engaging or fun.  Seeing my cleric's "special" ability just made me eye-roll.  Looked like Marty McFly on a Mattel hoverboard.

Doogiehowser

Originally posted by tazarconan

I have to admit im very confused with this game. Some friend told me it stinks. Another friend tried it and told me it rocks.Some comments here buries it .Some other comments from other players praise it. I mean wtf?

Can anyone describe the game mechanics so we can have a clear idea about how the game works in the serious aspects? Combat , character progression enviroment (dungeons) and pvp. Does hte combat feels like skyrim? ddo? oblivion? etc etc Thanks in advance...

Takes an hour to download and it is F2P. Why not answer the question for yourself?

Xthos

I played the beta, and disliked it, but I am not their intended audience, I generally do not find the new class of railed/lobbyish mmos fun.

nariusseldon

Originally posted by nethervoid
It seems more like Diablo 3 to me than an MMO. The crafting is pretty lack-luster as well... Well it's again closer to D3 than an MMO.

Agreed. That is why it is quite fun for me.

 

nethervoid

Originally posted by nariusseldon

Originally posted by nethervoid
It seems more like Diablo 3 to me than an MMO. The crafting is pretty lack-luster as well... Well it's again closer to D3 than an MMO.

Agreed. That is why it is quite fun for me.

 

 

If you like D3 type games, try Exile. Way better than D3 or Neverwinter.

 

edit* Path of Exile.

Leiloni

It's bad and nothing it totes as strong points are actually good. There are plenty of other MMO's that do these things better, or do several of these things better.

 

Immersion - it has none

PvE/dungeon crawling - very repetitive and uncreative

Action Combat - no, it's an uncontrolled zergfest with poorly designed skills and little variation in gameplay.

Graphics - ugly, depressing, boring, bad

Class Design - bad, many other MMO's have done these traditional archetypes much better.

F2P - there are a ton of F2P games out there and many that are are more worth your time. There are also a lot of games that have done a much more customer friendly job with this business model.

Character creation - has a lot of very meaningless choices. You have a million things to tinker with but at the end of the day, everyone's toon will still look exactly like yours.

Story - several games do far better jobs with story if that's your thing

 

It's a very poorly designed cheaply made cash grab F2P MMO. It could have been so much more, but alas it's a massive waste of time and money. Don't play it.

 

Sourajit

Originally posted by Leiloni

It's bad and nothing it totes as strong points are actually good. There are plenty of other MMO's that do these things better, or do several of these things better.

 

Immersion - it has none

PvE/dungeon crawling - very repetitive and uncreative

Action Combat - no, it's an uncontrolled zergfest with poorly designed skills and little variation in gameplay.

Graphics - ugly, depressing, boring, bad

Class Design - bad, many other MMO's have done these traditional archetypes much better.

F2P - there are a ton of F2P games out there and many that are are more worth your time. There are also a lot of games that have done a much more customer friendly job with this business model.

Character creation - has a lot of very meaningless choices. You have a million things to tinker with but at the end of the day, everyone's toon will still look exactly like yours.

Story - several games do far better jobs with story if that's your thing

 

It's a very poorly designed cheaply made cash grab F2P MMO. It could have been so much more, but alas it's a massive waste of time and money. Don't play it.

 

Rightly Said !!!

nariusseldon

Originally posted by nethervoid

Originally posted by nariusseldon

Originally posted by nethervoid
It seems more like Diablo 3 to me than an MMO. The crafting is pretty lack-luster as well... Well it's again closer to D3 than an MMO.

Agreed. That is why it is quite fun for me.

 

 

If you like D3 type games, try Exile. Way better than D3 or Neverwinter.

 

edit* Path of Exile.

Already playing PoE for a while.

PoE has less fun combat than D3, and the chart is not nearly as good in terms of experimenting with builds as D3. However, the skill gem idea is good.

I wouldn't say it is way better than NW either. It is so different. I play all 3 of those games. There is no reason to choose one over the other. It is not like I play only ONE video game.

Prenho

I downloaded -> took 1 day to get capped  -> then I removed it from my PC. 

dakotaaoc08

I like it so far but I am just casually playing it. I say download it and try it out it is free and you can enjoy all the content without spending a dime.

Lokberg

Originally posted by Prenho
I downloaded -> took 1 day to get capped  -> then I removed it from my PC. 

Well guess someone exploited the foundry or paid astral diamonds to craft his ass off,  hope you have fun in your next game mate.

Karelia

imo its just an ok game.  thats all

Unknown

It's a really good looking game. And the combat is good. It just doesn't have any lasting appeal. Will hold your attention for maybe a week. The guild I joined a week ago is a ghost town now.