Anyone bite on the Neverwinter nights Founder packages?

[Ashenor]

There are 2 that get you beta access, one beta of course was last weekend. There are 2 more planned. There is a $199 and a $59 founder package.

I might bite on the $59, anyone in beta or try it out? Would post links but at work and can't access the site.

 

[dighn]

what is this? a quick search revealed little info.

 

[DominionSeraph]

what is this? a quick search revealed little info.

Two clicks:
http://nw.perfectworld.com/founderspack

 

[Ashenor]

New F2P Neverwinter Nights game coming out, looks pretty good. Would post more info, but can't get to much at work.

Cryptic Studios took over the project.

 

[dighn]

thanks. so it's an MMO, not sure if like :hmm:

 

[DaveSimmons]

Not me. I might try it at some point but I'm not a big MMO fan - I've mostly played SW:TOR and Star Trek Online for the solo story content.

And that was partly for the sci fi / sci fantasy setting. For a D&D style setting I have piles of single-player RPGs in the unplayed stack.

 

[AdamK47]

I see nothing about Neverwinter Nights.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I see nothing about Neverwinter Nights.

They removed the "Nights" from the title, but it's an MMO using D & D licensed from Hasbro/WotC, in the Forgotten Realms, with Drow, etc.

http://crypticstudios.com/neverwinter

http://nw.perfectworld.com/founderspack

 

[KaOTiK]

It's a Cryptic so I know to avoid it.

 

[Ashenor]

It's a Cryptic so I know to avoid it.

Ya thats what makes me a bit nervous.

 

[Gothgar]

MMO

I'm good.

 

[Rifter]

It's a Cryptic so I know to avoid it.

This man speaks the truth

 

[power_hour]

When I saw the email I labelled it spam
So that would be a "Hell, No"

 

[Wardawg1001]

The fact that anything can be a "$549 value" and contains nothing but in-game items is very off-putting, regardless of how good the discount is, especially when most of it is not cosmetic in nature. I despise the cash shop model of gaming that is becoming so prevalent lately. I wouldn't play this game even if someone gave me an account with their fantastic "$549 value" package on it for free.

 

[Newbian]

Paying for beta access makes me laugh.

I remember when it was a privilege and not a money grab.

 

[Craig234]

Dear Congressman, please pass a law outlawing use of the term "Free to play" for products that have in-game content with a '$549 value'.

We need new terminology. Free to play is a card game on the internet you don't have to pay for prettier cards. This is 'free to play with options that cost money'.

When a game has a free demo, does that make it free to play, where the rest of the game is an optional purchase?

Spiderweb software makes about the first 20% of the game a free demo - but they've always called it a 'game you buy', not 'free to play'.

 

[Craig234]

From Cryptic's website tonight:

"City of Heroes still operates today..." No, you closed it in November.

 

[AdamK47]

They removed the "Nights" from the title, but it's an MMO using D & D licensed from Hasbro/WotC, in the Forgotten Realms, with Drow, etc.

http://crypticstudios.com/neverwinter

http://nw.perfectworld.com/founderspack

Are you sure it ever had "Nights" in the title? I'm pretty sure it didn't.

 

[Ashenor]

It probably didn't have Nights in it.

I don't mind some F2P stuff, and the 199 is more for Drizzt fans and the such since the unlocks and special perks revolve around that.

I still think it has potential to be decent but we will see.

 

[waggy]

good way to gurentee the game sucks. Make it F2P and have bunch of micro-transactions.
this game is doomed to fail.

 

[darkewaffle]

I'll give it a try whenever it's actually released simply because I love NWN, but I'm not expecting much out of it.

 

[AdamK47]

I'll give it a try whenever it's actually released simply because I love NWN, but I'm not expecting much out of it.

It seems like a lot of people are going to be making this mistake.

 

[Red Storm]

Yet Another Failed MMO In The Making.

This will fail, just another poor product in a long line of attempted cash cows.

 

[Wardawg1001]

good way to gurentee the game sucks. Make it F2P and have bunch of micro-transactions.
this game is doomed to fail.

It depends on your definition of fail. As a game worthy of praise, yes it will fail. But it will most likely be at least moderately, if not extremely, successful from a monetary perspective. This type of game has become popular for a reason, and its not because it allows for high quality games.

 

[Wardawg1001]

Dear Congressman, please pass a law outlawing use of the term "Free to play" for products that have in-game content with a '$549 value'.

We need new terminology. Free to play is a card game on the internet you don't have to pay for prettier cards. This is 'free to play with options that cost money'.

When a game has a free demo, does that make it free to play, where the rest of the game is an optional purchase?

Spiderweb software makes about the first 20% of the game a free demo - but they've always called it a 'game you buy', not 'free to play'.

Whats even more alarming is that this '$549 value' package is probably just the tip of the iceberg. I'd imagine its not difficult to spend a few thousand dollars in just a couple months.