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What the promos don't tell you about Neverwinter
FlynnQ
Member Posts: 11
First, let me say this is a finely crafted game. There have been too many server crashes for it to be ready for prime time--but the game is well polished. However ...
... and there's usually a however ...
The mall is possibly the most expensive in the gaming industry! I purchased $100 of Zen, and used it up in eight days! You see, the potions are not strong enough to heal you when you are in trouble--and you have to wait 12 seconds to use another potion. Instead of potions you can use a Greater Stone of Health--it heals you fully, no matter how many health points you need. And here's the however: The only way to get this Stone of Health is to buy it with Zen, and you buy Zen with $$$$. So, a 200 heal Stone costs about $30! You often use this stone several times in a single battle--do the math!
There are two kinds of game players. Those who start the game and automatically figure out how everything works. Or, you may be like me. I prefer a manual of sorts where I can learn as I need. There is no manual!
So, I go to the auction house and bid on enough Zen to buy a Stone of Health. Success..my bid is accepted. But, the Zen do not appear in my inventory. Nor in my bank. Nor is there mail with Zen attached. Nor is it available in their External website where Zen moves from one Cryptic game to another. So, I send an email to Customer Support--two days dago. They say they will respond within four days--ah well.
It's reached the point where I can't play without Zen. I am certainly not going to drop $100-200 a month to keep me supplied in Stone of Healths, and I have to wait for Customer Support.
I accept I'm not the best MMO player--but I am experienced (started with UO) and I can list game acronyms by the dozen--yet I keep bumping into a wall. I have to wait until I hear from Support. Frankly, after that Stone is finished I suspect I will be looking around for something a little easier for a dummy like me.
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Seriously? My main is a level 23 Rogue and still using the minor healing pots, building a nice stockpile of Lights. If you are dying so much, then you need reevaluate how you are playing, your gear etc.
Especially given how many people are saying the game is too easy, they never died until they were 40+ etc.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
@OP:
Find a healer friend and play as a team would be my advice. The health stone thing is a cost of soloing by the sound of it.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
I really don't like feeling the need to say this but I have to agree with the above posters that you are doing it wrong. Also you can buy zen with astral diamonds. Spending cash is no where near a necessity and is actually the most optional of any f2p model I've seen.
They've given complete access to all content without spending a dime. What more could you reasonably ask for?
Maybe he doesn't play at the same lvl of play as you? Some people have to work harder to achieve the same as others.
Except he's not working harder at it. He's throwing his hands in the air after getting stomped and proclaiming that the only way to progress is to spend money, which is completely false.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
Actually Mtibbs he is informing people quite well and honestly. [mod edit] The OP is right that this game's Mall is one of the most expensive in the business. Come on tell me I am wrong. They are charging you what $40 for a mount for christ sakes. $200 for the game and a Drizzit look a like. Its a Joke, the only reason I am watching this game is because my Wife wants to play it because its F2P and for her 3 hours a week of free time she wants to go on the cheap side. However She looks at the mall and LOL because these developers are insane. The OP is 100% correct, its an expensive way to do business and very risky its keeping a lot of people a way who would be willing to pay for a subscript or even spend a little money in the cash shop. However not $40 for a mount. $10 for a Bag. [mod edit]
The problem is only half of what he's saying is true. It's true that the cash shop is ridiculously overpriced, but you can get through the entire game, and do all the endgame content without spending a single cent in the cash shop.
That might be the case, but he maybe doesn't know or understand yet and your being kind of ridiculous about it. It's not time to be a jerk, try mentoring.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
But "spending more than he wants to" is not the only option. [mod edit]
If your comparing it to P2W games, its on par, but as for many other F2P games, it's way more expensive.
Heh.. I would never use Zen to buy pots... .. Ever...
Being that this is an "action" game, pot spam isn't always entirely necessary.. You have the ability to actually "bob and weave" incoming attacks to prevent some damage from even happening.. If they allowed us to spam pots as well as dodge/block attacks it would be faceroll hence the timer.. Which 12 secs if you are in trouble isn't all that long since the dodge has a shorter CD and the block can be near limitless on a GF..
Just wouldn't seem worth it..
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
This isn't a signature, you just think it is.
[mod edit]. I can't argue if Neverwinter does it well or not, but I can argue the amount it charges. It's in the game and people will buy them. Even if it's easy to obtain, some because it's just easier, others because they don't get it. I'm glad your getting around the system and not having to spend a lot, [mod edit]
Again, you just don't get it. He may not be as good as you and his only answer to this point is to spend money. Now I hope he has read what you've said to this point and he stops spending money and does well. Not everyone is as good as you and you need to realize that. You just clump this guy into the lazy category and don't give the benefit of the doubt.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
I've spent 30 bucks. 20 for some bag/bank space and crap, another 10 for a respec once I had things figured out. I see no reason to spend any money any time soon. People say you need to spend money on enchantments later, but they aren't that expensive in the auction so I'll just buy them in there no problem. If it gets to crazy of a grind to get major enchantments I just won't get them. I haven't even slotted my enchantments yet and I have good enough gear to run the highest dungeon. Maybe if they add some cool cosmetic stuff that isn't so taxed, and bring the prices down on mounts I'd buy one, but for now I'm doing just fine. Minor benefit in PVP/PVE to having a faster mount.
My biggest complaints with the game is the lazy community (doing afk pvp glory farming, running just enough to farm gear, never downing bosses unless they can just rush the boss and ignore the adds. If there are too many adds, people will just wipe and leave), the trolls and the ninja looters, but this isn't a problem with the game, it's a problem with society.
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