Neverwinter

[Tundrra]

Arghhh The elder scrolls post is passing us! Lets get excited:p

I may or may not have gotten a PM yesterday /wink /wink

[Roxanne]

Arghhh The elder scrolls post is passing us! Lets gets get excited:p

I may or may not have gotten a PM yesterday /wink /wink

What, WHAT???!!! You cant just leave it like THAT!! Damn your emotes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Talolan]

Neverwinter's closed beta is closer than you might think, as Cryptic has just posted the dates of the three weekend events coming up. The beta weekends begin on February 8th, with successive ones starting March 8th and March 22nd, and will be available to residents of North America and Europe to those lucky enough to be accepted.

To tempt people into shedding some cash up front, Cryptic is prepared to dangle guaranteed beta invites to those who purchase a $60 or $200 pre-order Founder's Pack. In addition to the closed beta access, the $60 version contains a head-start to the open beta, a title, an armored horse mount, a mask, and a direwolf companion. The $200 pack has an even longer open beta head start, an exclusive Menzoberranzan Renegade playable race, a closed beta code for a friend, a spider mount, a panther companion, and priority access to the game.

Alternatively, Cryptic's offering a $20 basic pack that will not contain a closed beta key, but will give players a few in-game items and 12 additional inventory slots.

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/28 ... end-dates/

[Jalek]

That's pretty... incredible. $200 for an exclusive race. If they add more than 5 classes, will those also demand a premium price?
The cash shop in this game sounds like it'll be very important to how the game is played.
Lots of other places to spend time instead of money.

[Tundrra]

That's pretty... incredible. $200 for an exclusive race. If they add more than 5 classes, will those also demand a premium price?
The cash shop in this game sounds like it'll be very important to how the game is played.
Lots of other places to spend time instead of money.

StarWars did something similar you could buy the deluxe digital edition for 200 and get some in game items, or buy the regular edition for 60. I don't see much difference here. Except you could go totally free with neverwinter if u wanted.

[Tundrra]

New Cleric gameplay video

[Talolan]

Ranged combat looks sort of boring. More melee!

[Ojike]

Wtb monk class

[Jalek]

That's pretty... incredible. $200 for an exclusive race. If they add more than 5 classes, will those also demand a premium price?
The cash shop in this game sounds like it'll be very important to how the game is played.
Lots of other places to spend time instead of money.

StarWars did something similar you could buy the deluxe digital edition for 200 and get some in game items, or buy the regular edition for 60. I don't see much difference here. Except you could go totally free with neverwinter if u wanted.

The difference isn't a differently skinned mount or a temporary boost, it's a race. It just sounds like the groundwork for charging for significant parts of the game, and not insignificant amounts. Other games have done it, just not good ones.

I should probably add.. this won't prevent me from trying it anyway.

[Talolan]

Are there any free-to-play games that don't put specific races behind a pay wall?

Turbine does it with DDO and LOTRO. Sony does it with EverQuest 2. Bioware does it with SWTOR.