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Neverwinter Live Date and Module News!
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Article: http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=885581
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Neverwinter Live Date and Module News!
By Pinpointerror @ June 6, 2013 at 6:00am
Neverwinter is live on June 20, 2013
We're excited to announce that our most anticipated and widely-acclaimed free-to-play action MMORPG,Neverwinter, concludes Open Beta Testing and launches on June 20, 2013! The launch day also marks the release of Gauntlgrym, our level 60 PvE and PvP content for veteran players. New challenges await within Gauntlgrym as players fight for the greatest treasures hidden deep in the ancient Dwarven city. Seasoned veterans who have mastered the many dungeon delves and skirmishes in Neverwinter should prepare for their toughest challenges yet. Enter the battlegrounds and prove who is most deserving ofNeverwinter's riches.
Fury of the Feywild, the first free content expansion for Neverwinter announced
In addition to our launch date, we're revealing the first Module for Neverwinter: Fury of the Feywild. Asrevealed on May 9, 2013, the upcoming free content expansion for Neverwinter will be due this summer that chronicles an attempt by Fomorian Giants to seize the Elven city of Sharandar. More details will be available on the Module's microsite at: http://nw.perfectworld.com/module1. Check back often and see what new details are unveiled.
"Boy, we have a lot going on. But then that was the plan from the very beginning." said Cryptic Studios Executive Producer and COO, Craig Zinkievich. "The feedback from players has been incredible. With their help during our Beta Test periods and our accumulated experience from having launched five MMOs, we're confident we've worked out all the major kinks and can sustain the world of Neverwinter without the Beta safety net. I personally thank our Open Beta players for providing an enormous amount of valuable feedback and supporting us during every single step of the development process. As a token of that appreciation, we're running an in-game promotional event near the end of Open Beta. Of course, alongside the end of Open Beta comes the release of Gauntlgrym, which adds more end-game content. And, we just announced Fury of the Feywild, our first content expansion for Neverwinter, which will all be, in classic D&D fashion, Modules. Yeah, there is a lot going on. But we wouldn't have it any other way. The game is doing great and we love working on it."
Public test shard announced: NeverwinterPreview
Along with the upcoming content update, we're also excited to announce that major updates are on the way! Based on the incredible amount of feedback and suggestions we've received from our fans since Open Beta began, Neverwinter will be more balanced and challenging – and fun! To ensure a smooth live launch and to continue improving Neverwinter past launch, we are starting a new program for select players to preview upcoming content, game and class balance changes, and other improvements to the game. The new public test shard will be called NeverwinterPreview. By playing on NeverwinterPreview, these select players will be able to provide invaluable feedback on what can improved and changed before the update is on the Neverwinter shard. We will have more information on NeverwinterPreview very soon so check back on the Neverwinter homepage later today for updates!
Are you excited to travel to the Elvin city of Sharandar, Gauntlgrym, and about upcoming changes to the game? Show your excitement on the official Neverwinter forums!
Comments
Best not count on that, expect the worst and you will be pleased, expect the best... well you know how that will end.
They did say all classes will be getting rather big changes so I expect a whole lot of rage on the forum and even more joy in the game. I wonder whether or not their definition of "big changes" is the same as mine.
I'm so excited!!!!!
If these are really "big" class changes, then it's only fair to expect a free respec token.
Otherwise it will pretty much look like the changes were motivated more by the desire to sell respec tokens (@ $6 a pop) rather than for actual game balance issues...
I heard that some players were already pouring RL money into this game when it was still in beta. :P
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
Yeah.... right. Since when has Neverwinter every given free stuff out? Look at the Caterday items, pretty much all of which are utter and total junk. Not to mention their refusal to fix the market.
If they give out free respec tokens then I'd be a monkey's uncle.
" we’ll be introducing them to the Open Beta servers (with any necessary changes), and offering free respec tokens so that you can build your character the way that you’d like. "
From the updates page.
Prepare to be a monkey's uncle.
http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=907501
"we’ll be introducing them to the Open Beta servers (with any necessary changes), and offering free respec tokens so that you can build your character the way that you’d like. "
This shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has played a Cryptic game before, as every time they've done major balance changes in Star Trek or Champions they've given out free respecs.
Free respec has been confirmed.
Gauntlgrym looks better than I exected, kinda digging the 3 phase thing. I was just thinking it would be a separate PvP and PvE thing with one unlocking the other (aka Darkness Falls). But this sounds very cool!
*sits in the corner plucking his bow string and sharpening his blades*
Still no news on Rangers. I hope they offer melee rangers, not just bow rangers...Rangers in D&D are supposed to be like Aragorn in Lotro, good with all weapons
Like Kivan from Baldur's Gate, he was a definition of a true D&D Ranger.
Prepare to be a monkey's uncle.
http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=907501
"well be introducing them to the Open Beta servers (with any necessary changes), and offering free respec tokens so that you can build your character the way that youd like. "
This shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has played a Cryptic game before, as every time they've done major balance changes in Star Trek or Champions they've given out free respecs.
LOL +1 on this!