Neverwinter - A Half-hearted screenshot LP

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12-07-2013, 08:18 AM
Tasura

Neverwinter - A Half-hearted screenshot LP

Because I finally found an MMO that I enjoy, and most people don't seem to know about it yet, I'm going to attempt to do an LP of it. This computer being ass means my screenshots won't be as pretty as the game can be, but it won't be all ugly either. So I'm going to start things off with a multiple choice poll where you folks can choose my characters Race/Class/Gender, as it's multiple choice, please vote for each, and after a couple days, or if something overwhelmingly takes the lead I'll start.

And here we have links to the Neverwinter wiki describing the Races/Classes for those of you that don't know what they are, and if you notice there are some races I didn't list, that's because you need to buy them, and I'm not doing that, yet =P. Eventually there will be paragon paths for me to choose, I'll ask you fine folks for input on that as well, but not so much the every level type points, mainly because of how fast you level at the start of the game I'd have to stop playing every few minutes then wait a few hours for a response. But every 10 levels you can choose stat points, that I will let you guys pick.

And, as for what the character will be named, I think I'll pull an Unne and have it be a lottery, whoever votes in the pull will get entered into the draw, and when I make the character I'll pick a random name and they'll get to choose what my character will be stuck with.

Races

Human
Drow
Dwarf
Half-Orc
Halfling
Sun Elf
Tiefling
Wood Elf
Half-Elf

Classes

Control Wizard
Devoted Cleric
Great Weapon Fighter
Guardian Fighter
Trickster Rogue
Hunter Ranger

Edit: Twitch link
12-07-2013, 08:24 AM
LocoColt04

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII voted!!

You should play a lady elf ranger. :D We'll bid on names later. :doublecolbert:
12-07-2013, 08:33 AM
Bunny

I tried really hard to like this game but the pay-to-win aspect kinda killed it for me.

That said, Devoted Clerics are, or were, hilarious when I played.
12-07-2013, 07:58 PM
Freya

I don't know what I picked but YEAH! WOO!
12-07-2013, 08:06 PM
Tasura

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Originally Posted by Freya

I don't know what I picked but YEAH! WOO!

Thanks~ Every vote helps.

Also, once I get to the point that I can get Companions they each their own names too, so that's something else for you guys to choose :D There's also background/history/deity options too now that I think about it.

Edit: So, apparently I can actually stream this decently, so I may end up streaming the character creation and whoever is watching gets to choose the characters Background/History/Deity cause there are way to many options to post in here xD.
12-08-2013, 10:22 AM
Tasura

Given my new-found capability to stream this game somewhat decently, I'll start the LP either next Saturday (So more people can see the stream) or when the total voters gets to 20 (So I can roll a D20 to determine who gets to name the character), whichever happens first.

If Saturday happens first I'll start streaming around 2pm AST (Maybe sooner or later depending on what my sleep pattern is like by then.) If 20 voters happens first I'll still stream the character creation, but depending on when I notice it may be the middle of the day/night, so if no one's around to watch the stream I'll have to choose the character's History/Background/Deity myself. Either way I'll still take screenshots, at least 1 at max settings just so everyone can see what the character is supposed to look like.

As long as I'm playing I'll be streaming, so always feel free to drop in (I won't be talking unless I have the house to myself and I know people are watching the stream, but I will check the twitch chat box every once and awhile.) And as for screenshots I'll try and take one of important NPCs (So far I'm only really encountered 1), bosses (because the game is nice enough to zoom into to them for a second or two before the fight starts), and at least one a day of the online Character Sheet to show what the characters stats/gear is (I'd link to a page similar to what WoW/FF14/D3 have where everyone can view it directly but sadly this game doesn't seem to have that).

I've also edited my twitch into the first post.
12-08-2013, 10:36 AM
Aulayna

Rangers are actually in the game now? I might have to check it out again.

But yeah the Astral Diamond fiasco is pretty much what killed it for me way back earlier on this year.
12-08-2013, 10:43 AM
Tasura

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Originally Posted by Aulayna

Rangers are actually in the game now? I might have to check it out again.

But yeah the Astral Diamond fiasco is pretty much what killed it for me way back earlier on this year.

Indeed they are, as of an update or two ago I guess. Also, what Astral Diamond fiasco? =o
12-08-2013, 06:19 PM
Aulayna

There was basically an exploit with Astral Diamonds that let people completely screw server economies and the auction house, which as a result, they ended up rolling back servers to 24 hours before the exploit was discovered because the exploit was so bad and widespread that they couldn't just strip stuff from the offenders.
12-08-2013, 06:50 PM
Tasura

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aulayna

There was basically an exploit with Astral Diamonds that let people completely screw server economies and the auction house, which as a result, they ended up rolling back servers to 24 hours before the exploit was discovered because the exploit was so bad and widespread that they couldn't just strip stuff from the offenders.

Ahhh, I see, I'm glad I only started playing recently, and it turns out the Hunter Ranger was released on the Dec. 5th update.
12-11-2013, 03:13 PM
Tasura

Since there hasn't been any votes in a couple days I'll be starting the LP today, and Shion has won the Naming lottery, so she gets to name the Female Half-Elf Trickster Rogue~
12-11-2013, 03:15 PM
Pumpkin

Katherine Marina
12-11-2013, 04:21 PM
Tasura

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And thus the adventures of Katherine Marina the Half-Elf Trickster Rogue begin!

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After washing up on shore after her boat was attacked by a Dracolich (That's no fun, lemme tell ya!) she had to fight through hordes of undead to try and reach the safety of the city, along the way she had to cross a long ass bridge where she encountered The Harbinger.

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After soundly defeating the giant beast (and sadly watching her new friend die) she makes it safely into Protector's Enclave.

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After navigating the large city she finally makes it to the Hall of Justice.

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Where she informs Sergeant Knox of the things that have transpired.

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Being the only combat ready person available at the moment the good sergeant asks her to investigate strange noises being heard from the Vault below the Hall. But not before exploring the city some more and taking a portal to relax at the Moonstone Mask.

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What awaits her in the Vault? Only time (and the next update) can tell.
12-11-2013, 05:39 PM
Fuzakeru

I love this game! :D I'm level 32 and have just been playing at leisure so it isn't hard to get up in the ranks.

I'm a female half elf devoted cleric. :)

I hope you post more screen shots! I'm glad this game is getting around more.
12-11-2013, 07:08 PM
Tasura

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Originally Posted by Fuzakeru

I love this game! :D I'm level 32 and have just been playing at leisure so it isn't hard to get up in the ranks.

I'm a female half elf devoted cleric. :)

I hope you post more screen shots! I'm glad this game is getting around more.

It's a great game, especially if you know anything about Neverwinter Nights/D&D :D. My main is a level 30 Male Half-Orc Great Weapon Fighter.

As long as people seem interested I'll keep going, I'll either do a post per lair/dungeon/skirmish or a post per zone, but the zone ones wouldn't be as detailed, and they'd be longer.

Right now I'm hunting down the Scrying Stones on my GWF so I don't have to die on the Trickster Rogue xD.
12-12-2013, 06:39 AM
Pumpkin

:excited:
12-13-2013, 02:28 AM
Tasura

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Katherine's journey into the Vault (Not the one on Pandora)

After more exploring of town Katherine finally decides to get on with the task she was assigned, climbing a long staircase she finds the door to the Vault.

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There she finds a guard who tells her that he hasn't heard from any of the other guards sent in, and he's hearing weird noises but he can't go investigate, something about not leaving his post unmanned. What a coward. A little further in Katherine spies some folks, but wait, they aren't the guards, they're rebels!

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After making quick work of the rebel scum she moves further into the vault, meeting more and more resistance from rebels, why are there so many, and more to the point, how did they get in? After another scuffle with some rebels near a campsite she finds an unattended backpack, and being a rogue she can't not steal all the stuff.

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Going deeper and deeper into the vault the amount of rebels increases and now she knows why the guards weren't coming back. Blasted rebels killed them all.

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And now she's really starting to worry, I mean if ther... oooh treasure!

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*cough* As I was saying, if there are this many rebels, what could they be here for, and why are there so many dead rebels when she hasn't even killed them yet, in fact some have... bite marks? Oh dear.

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Yep, the rebels totally work up the sleeping dead, and they don't care who they gnaw on, so it's every woman for themselves. After slogging through undead and rebels she finally makes her way to the end of the vault, only to see a couple of no good thieves trying to make off with the crown!

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What's that noise? Oh... oh dear, it seems the looting of the thieves has awoken the Guardian of the Nine, and since it can't get to them, it's coming after her!

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After a long drawn out battle with the Guardian and his skeletal minions Katherine can finally confront the thieves, only to find that they've already stolen the crown and are making their escape with a portal scroll.

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Welp, nothing else to do here now that everything's dead and the thieves are gone, best to back to Knox and tell him what's going down, that shouldn't be a pleasant experience.

What's next for our heroine? Will she be punished for failing to stop the thieves, or will she be given another assignment? Only time (and the next update) will tell.
12-13-2013, 02:36 AM
Fuzakeru

Haha! Sounds like me when I'm playing.

"I'm healing this guy and this guy and radiate lighting this enemy and soothing this and cleansing that and - OH SNAP. You're almost dead?! Ok! I'm on it! Heal-......oh! A blue pair of boots!" *presses F repeatedly and team mate dies*
12-13-2013, 04:04 AM
Ghosteses

is this game only for teh PC peoples? ;o
12-13-2013, 06:04 AM
Tasura

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Originally Posted by Ghosteses

is this game only for teh PC peoples? ;o

Sadly yes it is, given the small amount of buttons needed to play the game I'd like to see it on console (mainly because I could play with full graphics then). But since it's a free game, it'll never see console (Unless a big name company like Sony buys the rights from PWE).