Neverwinter : Things look great!

[Zeli]

I've only played a bit of beta weekends, so this is merely a quickie on my impressions so far. Neverwinter isn't setting the bar for graphics, but there's no denying that it is a great looking MMO and its art-style should age well. The action game-play took a bit for me to get used to, and I'm enjoying the change, but still trying to figure out if the clunkiness I occasionally feel is my fault or the game's. It's fun and much like other Cryptic games I've played, it's very easy to get online, jump into some action, feel like you've accomplished some game-play, and get back out into the real world. It's a casual delight in that regard. I was rather disappointed in the character models. Cryptic really impressed me in City of Heroes. I didn't care for the STO models and this seems to be a continuation of that level of acceptability. I'm really looking forward to the player-driven content. I had no expectation of PvP, so the fact that it's even there, is a total bonus for me. Overall, the areas I'm not happy with are minor and pale in comparison to the actual fun of the game-play I have experienced so far. I'm looking forward to Neverwinter's release at the end of this month.

For those who haven't had a look yet, here are some images from the game:

[Zeli]

Action-MMORPGs run the risk of going too far and winding up grindy arcade experiences or not going far enough and feeling like a “traditional” MMORPG. While it’s far too early to make any kind of judgment on Neverwinter, the beta experience feels like where the genre wants to be. www.forbes.com/sites/danieltack/2013/02/07/neverwinter-first-impressions/

[Slurm]

All of those shots look way-the-shit better than anything I saw when I played.

[Zeli]

Those are from the google, so to be fair, here are two from my PC that I took before adjusting my vid options:





I didn't take any of this weekend. My play-time was extremely limited to put it mildly.

EDIT: It probably says something about me that the only two screenies I have on hand are one of a horses ass and one of a chick I'm trying to get to dance on a bar table...

[Pazzolupo]

Not only it is a horse's ass. It's a FLAMING horse's ass.

[Odie]

Does this mean we are getting the band back together?

[Zeli]

A couple people are interested in Neverwinter. It's not the full band, but it should still be a good time.

[Odie]

Hmm........

[Winin]

There was a bug where it was defaulting to LOW graphics settings. When you bump it up, it looks much better. Also, for screenshots, you can cheat. You can Demo Record as you play a zone, then when you play the action back (like a movie), you can set the rendering to higher quality, pause, move the camera around to get the perfect shot, etc.