Will we pay to play Neverwinter Nights Online.

Nahkranoth · 04-03-2001, 04:31 PM

Will we pay to play Neverwinter Nights Online like Asheron´s Call and Everquest?

Balgin · 04-03-2001, 06:16 PM

From what I've read so far Black Isle don't plan to charge people, however the host might charge (if their legally allowed to, that is). If you can't afford to play on any official service (I can't) then simply hook up with a few friends and play with them. Incidentally The Land of Argyle/ The Harbour (NWN world) isn't planning on charging anything unless they can't meet their server upkeep costs.

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Azlan · 04-04-2001, 01:55 AM

Good, if I do have to pay to play online then it's no NWN for me!

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Blaed · 04-04-2001, 07:32 PM

No

The Xlord · 04-05-2001, 09:37 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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Asphyxiate · 04-05-2001, 11:05 AM

I really don't think so and I've found no references on all the official sites to support any claim that we would pay for it. I certainly wouldn't bother if they charged. I like gaming but there's a lot more fun stuff in real life I can do for free.

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Kinthalis · 04-05-2001, 01:21 PM

No, Bioware wont be charging you to play. In fact Bioware isn't even providing any sort of official server to play on.

There are going to be hundreds of great projects once NWN hits the shelves, and their all going to be free.

Some have already though of charging member dues, but I doubt these will be very succesfull since so many others will be offering the same (or even better service) for free.

So no worries!

04-06-2001, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kinthalis:
No, Bioware wont be charging you to play. In fact Bioware isn't even providing any sort of official server to play on.

There are going to be hundreds of great projects once NWN hits the shelves, and their all going to be free.

Some have already though of charging member dues, but I doubt these will be very succesfull since so many others will be offering the same (or even better service) for free.

So no worries!

Be warned I think you will have to pay somewhere along the lines. All of the free gaming services, Wireplay, Barrysworld etc are all having a bad time of it financially at the moment, so I wouldn't think too many people would run a large scale endevour for free. Never-the-less I wouldn't say no if it was free, being U.K. based my internet time is expensive as is.

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Balgin · 04-07-2001, 06:19 PM

With respect to what Kinthalis wrote above I don't believe that Bioware will host any servers BUT there is already a character registering service (something like nwnvault) that seems to be Interplay/Bioware based that allows people to book character names in advance and store "official" character after the game is released. This claims to be a balanced service but may deduct xp and items if it decides that you're GM was a bit genrous (it bases leveling on the ammount of time that you spent online, doesn't give additional bonuses if you had a stingy GM, just takes big bonuses away).

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04-03-2001, 04:31 PM	#1
Nahkranoth Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 2, 2001 Location: Portugal Posts: 6	Will we pay to play Neverwinter Nights Online like Asheron´s Call and Everquest?

04-03-2001, 06:16 PM	#2
Balgin Elminster Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Bournemouth,Hampshire,England Posts: 443	From what I've read so far Black Isle don't plan to charge people, however the host might charge (if their legally allowed to, that is). If you can't afford to play on any official service (I can't) then simply hook up with a few friends and play with them. Incidentally The Land of Argyle/ The Harbour (NWN world) isn't planning on charging anything unless they can't meet their server upkeep costs. ------------------ Balgin, the Dwarf

04-04-2001, 01:55 AM	#3
Azlan Banned User Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: San Diego, CA, U.S.A. Posts: 118	Good, if I do have to pay to play online then it's no NWN for me! ------------------ Yip! "You want some? Come get some."

04-04-2001, 07:32 PM	#4
Blaed Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 19, 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 13	No

04-05-2001, 09:37 AM	#5
The Xlord Dungeon Master Join Date: March 18, 2001 Location: Unknown, travel all over the Forgotten Realms Age: 37 Posts: 59	NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! The Xlord ------------------ Defender and master of Good archmagic Homepage: http://www.nwh.itgo.com

04-05-2001, 11:05 AM	#6
Asphyxiate Manshoon Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Washington DC, USA Age: 48 Posts: 214	I really don't think so and I've found no references on all the official sites to support any claim that we would pay for it. I certainly wouldn't bother if they charged. I like gaming but there's a lot more fun stuff in real life I can do for free. ------------------ Asphyxiate, Terrorist / Arsonist

04-05-2001, 01:21 PM	#7
Kinthalis Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 6, 2001 Posts: 15	No, Bioware wont be charging you to play. In fact Bioware isn't even providing any sort of official server to play on. There are going to be hundreds of great projects once NWN hits the shelves, and their all going to be free. Some have already though of charging member dues, but I doubt these will be very succesfull since so many others will be offering the same (or even better service) for free. So no worries!

04-07-2001, 06:19 PM	#9
Balgin Elminster Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Bournemouth,Hampshire,England Posts: 443	With respect to what Kinthalis wrote above I don't believe that Bioware will host any servers BUT there is already a character registering service (something like nwnvault) that seems to be Interplay/Bioware based that allows people to book character names in advance and store "official" character after the game is released. This claims to be a balanced service but may deduct xp and items if it decides that you're GM was a bit genrous (it bases leveling on the ammount of time that you spent online, doesn't give additional bonuses if you had a stingy GM, just takes big bonuses away). ------------------ Balgin, the Dwarf

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