*sigh* i played this game till i got out of the whole big academy but i still didnt find it to my liking. i dont know why.. maybe because its got too many special skills, feats, spells and stuff.. but most of you are jumping up and down, saying how good this game is. [img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img]
At which point did you start liking it? it would be really sad if i would never like NwN AT ALL :(

It took me a bit of time to get used to the interface, and the fact that you get only one NPC (henchman). But once you get to the Core where you can talk to different people, hire a henchman, buy and sell, and of course get clues and quests, and truly begin the game, it gets better and better, now I am truly hooked! Just give it some time and keep going, you'll see what I mean [img]smile.gif[/img]

Like LadyZ said uss, it takes some getting used to. Then it gets fun. And pretty damn creepy in some parts.

Definitely creepy in some parts... Charwood comes to mind now... [img]tongue.gif[/img] Hmm... as for the original question... I found it fairly interesting when i started out, but I really started liking the game a lot once I got into Beggar's Nest. Muahahaha... fun... [img]tongue.gif[/img] personally, though, I like having a huge, huge number of spells and such, so... *shrug*

Speaking of spells, I find it amusing about my Henchman, Barbieknock. Have no idea what spells he uses, have no control over that at all. I just watch things fly from his hands (usually says "unknown spell" LOL) and wonder what it was. Pretty fun actually, cause when you level up he levels up and gains more "unknown" spells, wonder what else he can do LOL? :D

thanks, guys(Especially you, Lady Zekke [img]smile.gif[/img] . Hey, nice sig [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] :D )! ill try to get used to it, and get in to it.
i tried playing a mage. i think ill start a new character. a Fighter/Mage [img]smile.gif[/img] !
oh, and i LOVE creepy and scary features in games ;) !

[ 06-28-2002, 06:53 PM: Message edited by: uss ]

You would know what he was casting if your char had a high enough spellcraft ability. Thats why it says unknown. [img]smile.gif[/img]

It took me awhile to like the game. The Acadamy area is more of a tutorial then anything...it gets better once you get out of there.

Definitely creepy in some parts... Charwood comes to mind now... [img]tongue.gif[/img] Hmm... as for the original question... I found it fairly interesting when i started out, but I really started liking the game a lot once I got into Beggar's Nest. Muahahaha... fun... [img]tongue.gif[/img] personally, though, I like having a huge, huge number of spells and such, so... *shrug*</font>[/QUOTE]Charwoods EXACTLY where I had in mind lol ;) Creepy.....I loved it!

You're just crazy I guess.. seek help QUICKLY! :D :D !!!

Wait till you get out of the Academy.. give it a chance.. I personally LOVE it.. It actually lived up to everything I thought it would be like and MORE! So rare.... so VERY rare! 10/10 stars!

You're just crazy I guess.. seek help QUICKLY! :D :D !!!

Wait till you get out of the Academy.. give it a chance.. I personally LOVE it.. It actually lived up to everything I thought it would be like and MORE! So rare.... so VERY rare! 10/10 stars!</font>[/QUOTE]Me? Crazy? ofcourse i am but crazy people can love great games also :D !
yes, ive noticed that you keep jumping up and down, raving about this games perfection :D . i just created a halfling thief. boy, that was fun. now, ill try playing with him :D

Greetings USS,
Just got the game yesterday, stayed up the whole night experimenting with the game's interface and a couple chaptes of the Single player campaign.I gotta admit that I'm actually liking it alot!!
If you're having problem with the command buttons then I suggest you could try to use the short cut keys. There's quite a handful of them at the bottom of the screen and they are pretty helpful. Especially for my rogue character. The possible reason why I'm enjoying it so much is probably the fact that a rogue is so kewl to play....trap setting, disarming trap, marking them out and even recover them to be used as your own!

Personally, I think I started liking the game the moment I created my Rogue character. Hee.....

I know this is extremely off topic, but when i got done reading uss's post i unconciously pressed the back arrow on my keyboard to try and "zoom out" to read the next reply.. lol, sad thing is its true.

More on topic stuff::

I think a lot of chapter 1 (mostly the begining) is the most boring part of the game(of course im only in chapter 2 now so i really dont know).. Once i got going in the game I just got more and more into it...

i love this game! But after playing it a bit i admit i was disappointed with a few aspects of it...The one henchman thing kind of blew me away...

I dont know if it was unjustified of me to think it or not but i had the impression that, in single player, you would have a party of up to six. I am now seeing the good side of this as having only yourself to worry about takes away those long long potion guzzling, barkskin blessing sessions that plagued bg2...

I am starting to get disappointed in the weapons available...i'm in chapter 2 right now and my +1 longsword has sliced alot of flesh. In this aspect i hope Neverwinter turns out to be a bit more like bg2, loaded with tonnes of cool named items...

All in all though...im betting that as people get better and learn to use the toolset to its fullest capabilities that mods and multi will keep this game as fresh as it is right now playing it the first time through...

Heh USS, I feel your pain. My heart sank and my jaw when i realized that you can't have more than one NPC. What the heck is that all about? I'm the type of person who needs total control, and when little Tomi Undergallows runs right up to a toughie gets killed it makes me mad! I can't even control his movements, or give him better items to use.

I WOULD comepletly agree with Ziroc and give this game a 10 out of 10, but it's the fact that I have no control over my henchman that makes me want to give it an 8.5. So far it reminds me of Diablo, only with better graphics, better plot, more items and spells. Hopefully it will get better as it goes along, i just finished chapter 1 and i can remember back at how bored i was with the begining of BG1 but later fell in love with the game.

Same complaints here also sick of Tomi running around like a 3 yr old never no where that damn boy is!!But if he dies and you "rock" back he's there waiting for you all healed up.(that seems kinda strange though).I'm still wondering when I get to use my skills more.Elf Ranger,chaotic good..just need a dire cat and I'm set...John

This game remind me so much of dungeon siege and I really hate this game combat style. so I replay and replay new games countless times ( should be 7 times now ) and I found out the fighter is suitable for this combat style.

until now I couldn't stop playing. ;)

About two and one-half years ago or so... When the development became publicly known... [img]smile.gif[/img]

In preparation for this game, I bought the entire PnP rulebook set, knowing that the computer game wouldn't be exactly the same, but to familiarize myself with the massive changes in the core rules of DnD. After I finish this campaign, I'll be dusting off an old world I made and DM'd for about 4 years in the 2nd ADD universe. It'll take a complete re-write on the NPC side but I spent weeks and weeks writing that world and have drug it on five moves.

It would have sucked if the game wasn't any good (looked bad, buggy, too many compromises, etc.), but this game has actually exceeded my expectations.

Well...I just bought the game last thursday evening.
I was worried about how it would work out. After hearing that BG2 was supposed to be 3E rules (only partially) then that IWD was supposed to be 3E rules (again only in partial), I was getting disappointed.
But, being a 3E player and playtester I was fairly happy at first glance.
I haven't noticed more than a few things that have been tweaked. Mostly it is 3E. Surprise surprise. I personally like the combat style, it's kinda neat to actually see my fighter dodge and manuever around without me having to tell him where to go. The character creation and interfaces seem to be a cross between BG, Diablo, Pool of Radiance and BG:Dark Alliance for the PS2. Kinda neat actually since I was familiar with the interfaces the minute I saw them. That's a big plus for me as I hate having to read a rule book to find out how to access my items or use them. As far as not controlling the NPC, well, being a PnP player/DM you never have much control over them anyway. takes their safety off my mind.

So as Z says...10 for 10 so far. I haven't done much yet in the core, but I am looking foreward to it.

If you right-click on Tomi, there are a slew of options to choose from on how to control him. There are also ways to control him by just talking with him. If he's running around to much into combat for your taste, have him use missile weapons only. If you don't want to do that, then just select GUARD ME or STAY PUT or just right click on him and click FOLLOW ME to have him come back to you. Use the SPACE BAR when you are in combat to give you time to do this actions on him.

Ever since I saw Aribeth de Tylmarande... bwahahaha :D

But then ever since I started, I was loving it... but then since I have a boosted system a bit I have it now in Full install and now I REALLY love it... Sharwyn rocks... ;)

Actually, I think the SP game is really silly. Of course, I didn't buy this game for the SP module. I bought the game for use in Alfa and Toril, two persistent world projects that only let people in by application. One has 80 servers lined up, the other is a little more on the small scale, but very exclusive. I imagine that the roleplay potential in a well done MP environment with active DMs will be awesome.

The single player game, though? It's pretty silly. It's good practice for when the real fun starts, I guess. I still can hardly bring myself to play it, though. The only way I see actually going through it is with a few friends in MP mode.

But yes, this game looks to have some really nice potential. I can't wait until the good stuff starts coming out and people script over the weaknesses of the Bioware shortcomings.

Kat