Hey all,

as per topic, I'm wondering if NWN the first is still alive and kickin' today? I'd like to get back into the game and on a good friendly PW. Any regulars on these forums - I think I've seen Grimnir and Thax post - still? Where do you guys play?

Thanks,
finnyman
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Edited By FinneousPJ on 04/28/10 11:32

The server I used to visit is temporarily off line. It should've been back up in April, but obviously is a bit longer out of order.

Hopefully it should be back some time soon.

Grizz has been on World of Greyhawk sometimes, and perhaps I'll visit there again myself sometime.

Can't remember server name right now, but there was an excellent Ravenloft server, which had max lvl 20, out there and probably still around.
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Quote: Posted 04/28/10 15:23 (GMT) -- Grimnir77

The server I used to visit is temporarily off line. It should've been back up in April, but obviously is a bit longer out of order.

Hopefully it should be back some time soon.

I see, what's its name?
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Summoning - Mirdautas Vras It's alive and kicking.

Are you wanting a pure action world? An RP heavy world? A mix? What maximum level? How many changes from default? Any specific changes you demand or insist *aren't* changed? There are tons of servers left out there, many have died, reasonably enough, some have hardly any playerbase left, but quite a few are still going very strong. The best bet it to log back on and see for yourself what is still there. My server regulars over 15 people (at any time of day) and up to 50 during the evenings.
Quote: Posted 04/28/10 21:36 (GMT) -- Magical Master

It's alive and kicking.

Great

Quote: Posted 04/28/10 21:36 (GMT) -- Magical Master

Are you wanting a pure action world? An RP heavy world? A mix? What maximum level? How many changes from default? Any specific changes you demand or insist *aren't* changed?

Hmm, let's see. Well, I'd so no but I don't want a RP-enforced world either. A mix of RP and action, yes. Maximum level: higher's better (though not over 40 lol). As few changes as possible. No specifics.

Thanks!
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Quote: Posted 04/28/10 23:42 (GMT) -- lillesmurfen

There are tons of servers left out there, many have died, reasonably enough, some have hardly any playerbase left, but quite a few are still going very strong. The best bet it to log back on and see for yourself what is still there. My server regulars over 15 people (at any time of day) and up to 50 during the evenings.

I thought I'd map my choices a bit first. What server do you refer to? I'd like to meet some ECBers online.
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Quote: by FinneousPJ
Any regulars on these forums - I think I've seen Grimnir and Thax post - still? Where do you guys play?

I'm more of a lurker nowadays, absorbed by other games other than NWN by now (and with a lousy PC that won't run Mass Effect! damn it). Only coming back to post every once in a while if a topic peeks my interest, not playing anymore.

I pity those poor servers that will end with mighty FinneousPJ joining their realms; don't destroy too many places in the wake of your comeback
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Edited By Thaxll'ssyllia on 04/29/10 20:25

Quote: Posted 04/28/10 19:31 (GMT) -- FinneousPJ

I see, what's its name?

This is the, right now almost dead, forum.
http://dlrealmofheros.freeforums.org/
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Sons of Odin fights to die and live again As far as I'm concerned, the World of Greyhawk is just entering it's glory days. The land is more expansive than ever, w/ more places to go than one could see with even several different characters. As far as ECBers, Kail still plays regularly. Grizz and the Great Cinnamon Bun are around occasionally, though I believe both are often caught up elsewhere. Vernix has not been seen in quite some time.

In any event, it's more action focused (though w/ an immersive, interesting world, which IMO makes it RP focused as well), and aside from clerical restrictions (boo), is fairly close to standard NWN. It's 1-40 (and really is 1-40), and eminently replayable. The activitely level has stayed strong for quite some time now, and there are all sorts of regular parties going, with new ones formed frequently. I've got an awful schedule, so I mostly solo, with the occasional happy party play. Either is certainly possible. Forum link in sig.
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Quote: Posted 04/29/10 20:22 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

I'm more of a lurker nowadays, absorbed by other games other than NWN by now (and with a lousy PC that won't run Mass Effect! damn it). Only coming back to post every once in a while if a topic peeks my interest, not playing anymore.

Oh, too bad.

Quote: Posted 04/29/10 20:22 (GMT) -- Thaxll'ssyllia

I pity those poor servers that will end with mighty FinneousPJ joining their realms; don't destroy too many places in the wake of your comeback

Indeed

Quote: Posted 04/29/10 21:05 (GMT) -- Grimnir77

This is the, right now almost dead, forum.
http://dlrealmofheros.freeforums.org/

Thanks.

Quote: Posted 04/29/10 21:09 (GMT) -- onioneater

As far as I'm concerned, the World of Greyhawk is just entering it's glory days. The land is more expansive than ever, w/ more places to go than one could see with even several different characters. As far as ECBers, Kail still plays regularly. Grizz and the Great Cinnamon Bun are around occasionally, though I believe both are often caught up elsewhere. Vernix has not been seen in quite some time.

In any event, it's more action focused (though w/ an immersive, interesting world, which IMO makes it RP focused as well), and aside from clerical restrictions (boo), is fairly close to standard NWN. It's 1-40 (and really is 1-40), and eminently replayable. The activitely level has stayed strong for quite some time now, and there are all sorts of regular parties going, with new ones formed frequently. I've got an awful schedule, so I mostly solo, with the occasional happy party play. Either is certainly possible. Forum link in sig.

Yeah, I tried WoG once but for some reason didn't stay. Perhaps I should try again
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Quote: Posted 04/30/10 09:01 (GMT) -- FinneousPJ
Yeah, I tried WoG once but for some reason didn't stay. Perhaps I should try again

Funny, i did the exact same thing! Played a round with onion and never went back! (no onion, it wasnt you. It was me! )

I am hurt that i wasnt considered! Even though i havent played in 2 years LOL Ah Finn, what is it about this game that keeps pulling people back in?
Quote: Posted 04/30/10 15:59 (GMT) -- avado

Funny, i did the exact same thing! Played a round with onion and never went back! (no onion, it wasnt you. It was me! )
Yeah, Avado saw "Rules for Divine Classes" and went running for the hills.

Plus, WoG is one of those places where most builds are forced to fight one or two opponents at a time in order to survive. As evidenced elsewhere, that just aint his style...

Quote: I am hurt that i wasnt considered!
Yeah, a couple hours spent in the kabold lands doesn't really count as "plays on WoG..."

Quote: Posted 04/30/10 09:01 (GMT) -- FinneousPJ

Yeah, I tried WoG once but for some reason didn't stay. Perhaps I should try again
For what it's worth, WoG generally starts fairly slowly, though now we do have multiple low level areas. Also, for what it's worth, I love those slow starting areas.
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Quote: Posted 04/30/10 15:59 (GMT) -- avado

Funny, i did the exact same thing! Played a round with onion and never went back! (no onion, it wasnt you. It was me! )
Yeah, Avado saw "Rules for Divine Classes" and went running for the hills.

LOL yeah it was a long time. Maybe a few hours. it wasnt WoG. It was that i was suffering from NWN burnout. I just couldnt play anymore... well, that and the slow leveling to start. Also, 1.69 had just come in and PRC wasnt working right with it and the server i had been playing on didnt implement PRC so i was upset! LOL

Once you've tasted the power of a Divine caster with 40 caster lvl, warding, ema, storm mantle, Dev crit (granted at lv 21) its hard to go back to vanilla nwn. I remember feeling fighting one at a time was tedious, but not something i couldnt have gotten used to had i been in another state of mind (did i mention my daughter was born too?) Just wanted to mention another great mod, Dor Maeglin, I've been playing on it for about 7 years now. Once you get started in it you're hooked. The regulars there are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. There is no requirement for role playing, but you can if you like. Full details are below if you'd like to join in on the fun!

Click Here Thanks everyone.

I'll have a look at Dor Maeglin, too.
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Summoning - Mirdautas Vras Saw this recently concerning how nwn 1 is doing... thought i'd post it. someone can make a new post as well if they think it is useful.

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From Inayity in NWN Bioware Forums

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Some interesting news I haven't seen on here yet. A couple of gaming sites have been reporting that Atari has signed a deal with Good Old Games for digital distribution of the Atari catalog.

Good Old Games is a Polish company which specializes in taking critically-acclaimed but older games, removing any DRM, making the games Vista and XP-compatible and then selling them dirt cheap via their digital distribution network.

While the lawsuit between Hasbro and Atari has left a lot of users uncertain about whether or not the Baldur's Gate series and (of course) the Neverwinter Nights series will be coming to the service, there's quite a bit of hope on this end that such legal wranglings won't have an impact on old games like NWN.

One other thing, these guys at GOG were founded by a company called CD-Projekt. If you haven't heard of them, they were responsible for the Polish localization of the NWN series and were also the only company to actually license the Aurora engine, the engine which drives NWN, to create The Witcher. So not only have they heard of NWN, they forked over the big bucks to get their hands on the source code to make their own game with it.

Anyway, pop on over to GOG.com and check it out.

If you make an account on their site you can vote for the "most-wanted" games. Various flavors of NWN are already represented in the voting but it could use a little more lovin' It is also worth noting that users have also requested the discontinued Premium modules as well and those can be voted for too.

Neverwinter Nights via digital distribution is something I'd like to see, wouldn't you?


What this means is that if there are enough votes for NWN, it can be one of the top games of GOG that can be re-distributed. If this garners enough success, this CAN revive NWN. I urge you all, NWNers, to come and vote. Go here http://www.gog.com/en/wanted/ and type in Neverwinter Nights. It is sad that it has so little votes, yet it is a critically acclaimed game that is still prospering online!

NWN is slowly dying. It has less and less players each year. You know Project CQ and nwshader and all those other graphical overrides? If people see that, they WON'T think of NWN as just another old RPG. It's a CLASSIC.

http://www.gog.com/en/wanted/

(NOT SUGGESTED)
Please note that, account creation is NOT email validated, nor does it have authorization codes. This means you can create an account as many times as you want and VOTE again and again. We only need about 4000 votes! Please.

^ Because of that, I highly suggest someone makes a macro or bot to do it. Much easier because of no email or authorization code required.

Sincerely,

xxxxxxxxx(name removed for privacy sake), a fellow nwn player