Houston we have Achieved Orbit around NWN!

[Jeremy]

That's because they give you a little numbered registration slip and they can't give that to you over the phone.

They aren't bright enough or authorized probably to accept the card that made the payment as ID.

Games go to people with little numbers slips.

 

[hong]

I don't know what you people are complaining about. Here in sAtLDU[*], the release date for NWN is the 28th. Just because we're in the Eastern Hemisphere always means we get teh shaft when it comes to release dates.

Feh. Feh, I say. Feh, bah and fthagn.


[*] sunny Austria, the Land Down Under

 

[Leopold]

nitwits..they are all nitwits..at least the time is passing faster..i got too much work to do to keep looking at the seconds..how they pass..the way they go....rrrrr..

 

[Gargoyle]

I think some very hardcore 3e fans will complain mightily about these small changes. IMO they don't really have an understanding of how computer gaming works as a medium. If you played BG, BG2, or IWD you know that those games weren't 100% 2nd ed. rules, but they were really close, close enough that the familiarity with the rules system made you happy. I swear to you, NWN is the same way with 3e. Run to your store and pick up a copy -- if you enjoyed BG and IWD, you will love this game.

Thanks for the review! Actually I don't think we'll hear too much griping about the rule changes. Most pen and paper gamers I know are also enthusiastic CRPGers (and technical professionals) and will probably make the same conclusions you made. But there's always that 1%...

You know, presetting Power Attack to +5 and having a Greater Power Attack feat at +10 makes some sense in the pen and paper game. Could speed things up and put a cap on the huge damage bonuses at high levels. Do you get +5 to damage/-5 to attack at first level in NWN, or must you get a base attack bonus of +5 first to reach that amount? Having +5/-5 at first level might actually be balanced, IMO, though it would need some playtesting.

Anyway, have fun. Can't wait to pick it up and start building the Valley of the Four Kingdoms.

 

[Henry]

I'm firing up Icewind Dale tonight - pablum is better than watching Leopold cry for 15 hours.

I look forward to this absolute kick-butt game.

 

[WizarDru]

Well, one of my players HAS IT, and is playing it right now.


I HATE HIM. If I don't get the game later this week...well, something just might happen to his character. Something....bad.

 

[Tyrion]

It's unfortunate: Grand Theft Auto 3 just came out recently for PC and has sucked up huge quantities of my time. Now, NWN, my most anticipated game for years, has just been released. In another few days, Warcraft 3 will also be out. How the hell will I be able to play all of these?

The answer? Summer vacation. Life is good.

 

[Leopold]

DEATH TO THOSE THAT HAVE IT!!!! POX ON THEIR HOMES!!

 

[WizarDru]

It gets worse. He just sent me SCREENSHOTS.


That, and he's recreated one of his characters (a half-orc barbarian) in NWN. Only difference? The NWN version is 30-pt. buy, not 28.

 

[Agamon]

I'm Canadian, and I'm waiting until tomorrow. Looks like the official NWN boards are pretty busy though. You can only get in with a CD key, and they currently (midnight EST) have 300 poeple logged in and over 1000 threads/10000 posts.

I feel so left out...*goes back to reading his World Builder Guide*