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Neverwinter Nights 2
Narr:
--- Quote from: The extra letter on 13 Nov 2007, 05:48 ---Is NWN 2 the game with the totally out-of-place product placement in it? Or am I thinking of another medieval themed RPG released around the same time?
I'm actually replaying BGII at the moment. Great game, that.
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BG2 is really awesome. You should talk to my buddies soulmata and ThunderCl on #whattheboat on efnet about their BG2 glory runs. My personal favorite is soulmata's contingencey spell. (For the record, it's Incapacitated -> Horrid Wilting, Horrid Wilting, Horrid Wilting.)
Anyway, I am enjoying NWN2 a lot. I'll be honest, a lot of the fun I've had is simply exploring metagaming options. I love creating absurdley powerful characters that are out of the norm. (Like right now, I'm going Favored Soul 13, Stormlord 10, Weapon Master (Spear) 7, giving me the ability to eviscerate things upon a critical hit as well as being a rather powerful divine spellcaster in it's own right.) It works from an RP aspect too, which are always my favorite ones. She's just a chosen of Talos. Simple enough, right?
I am such a Forgotten Realms nerd. :(
KvP:
If you're going to metagame you should at least max out levels in Red Dragon Disciple. Totally unbalanced. Just start off with 1 level of Bard with high intellegence and level as a fighter from then on. Once you hit level 4 you'll be able to take RDD and watch your stats get buffed permanently. It comes out to about +8 strength, +2 con, +4 charisma, along with all the immunities and abilities that a half-dragon gets and d12 hit dice. As long as you've got 16 int you can max out 5 or 6 skills as well. Best way to RP through MotB.
And as long as we're on the subject of BG2, I'll turn out the Unfinished Business and Ascension mods, which really improve Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal, respectively. Ascension is really only for those who know BG2 inside and out as it ratchets up the difficulty nearly to the point of unfairness at parts, but the way it changes the end of the game is awe-inspiring.
--- Quote from: TheFuriousWombat ---I'm pretty sure I liked NWN a lot more than the sequel. I don't quite remember why because it's been a while since I've played either but the first one had a certain draw to it that the sequel lacked. I'm sure it has to do with the change in developer. Not that NWN2 isn't pretty awesome, it just didn't wow me like the first (and it's awesome expansions/mods).
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Really? NWN2 was pretty flawed, but compared to vanilla NWN it's quite an improvement, design-wise and story-wise. As far as the expansions go, I'd say MotB is better than any of the NWN expansions. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but even the poison heart of CRPG fandom has love for that game. NWN was actually the start of the, uh, more "academic" players like those in the Codex turning against Bioware in a big way.
Storm Rider:
By 'academic' I assume you mean 'anal-retentive, elitist assholes who are impossible to please'?
I don't understand why some people can't just enjoy games. It's ridiculous.
Dimmukane:
So, on a related note, Bioware is hiring writers who can use the toolset to make a basic conversation tree and give good dialog/story and choicelines. They've hired accountants over accomplished authors and screenwriters, so this could be your chance to get an awesome job. I know I'm trying.
KvP:
--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 13 Nov 2007, 18:18 ---So, on a related note, Bioware is hiring writers who can use the toolset to make a basic conversation tree and give good dialog/story and choicelines. They've hired accountants over accomplished authors and screenwriters, so this could be your chance to get an awesome job. I know I'm trying.
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That's for their MMO studio in Austin, right? I imagine that's incrediby competitive. Good luck with that.
--- Quote from: Storm Rider ---By 'academic' I assume you mean 'anal-retentive, elitist assholes who are impossible to please'?
I don't understand why some people can't just enjoy games. It's ridiculous.
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I don't think it's about enjoyment, for them, which is why I say they're "academic". Games are judged by their fidelity to certain concepts, mainly unrestricted, meaningful player choice. Depending upon how strict they are, they might not actually hold any game in esteem, since actions in games are necessarily deterministic. The last games they fully endorsed were probably PS:T and the original Fallout. But the fact that they endorsed MotB is certainly notable.
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