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Neverwinter Nights is a twelve year old game that is absolutely stellar if you love roleplaying.
This is not the terrible MMO, it is the absolutely amazing single and multiplayer RPG. I will be frank in saying that the original campaign for Neverwinter Nights is lucklustre and relatively boring, however both Shadows of Undrentide and the Hordes of the Underdark expansions later released are gorgeous in design and story.
Only within the last four years have I delved into the multiplayer aspect of this game and I was in all honesty surprised to learn that not only does this game's multiplayer survives, it is thriving. I felt like sharing this treasure with all of you as I hold this game very dear to my heart.
It is not the most impressive visually, but is easily changed to look incredible, and it is easily one of the greatest roleplaying platforms of the last twenty years. (Because everything else is absolutely terrible.)
I won't bore you with further text, here are some screenshots I've taken from various online servers and a few from the Hordes of the Underdark campaign.
If these images excite or touch you in ways you should tell an adult about, it is available on GoG.com for 10 dollars, but can often be found on sale for less.
The two greatest roleplaying servers (In my opinion) on this wonderful game are:
The City of Arabel, heavily set in Ed Greenwood's Forgotten Realms and takes place primarily around Arabel, the Caravan City, in the country of Cormyr.
Escape from Uncertainty, Revelations. This one is also set in the Forgotten Realms but has made its own lore and history that has been heavily influenced by player actions, as much as I'd love to post the history of both, but I'm no scholar and you're better off clicking the link and going to their respective websites.
City of Arabel (CoA) has been going for near on 11 years now.
Escape from Uncertainty (EfU) is made by players from the first server, and has been around nine years.
Both are fantastic servers for roleplaying on.
Roleplaying however is not the only thing you can do on this game, should you be more inclined on heavy hack-and-slash and simply crushing your enemies, other servers exist.
Sinfar, an 18+ action/roleplaying-optional server that is more focused on running about mindlessly destroying things, it also does not forbid cyber-sex. I personally don't play on this one but to each their own and I don't judge.
There are innumerable other servers that exist but many require HakPaks (Basically, mods, except you HAVE to download them to play.)
Now, this game is very difficult to play for some people when they first try it, and may not be for everyone, due to the sheer complexity of the mechanics behind it.
I suppose it has a learning curve like Dwarf Fortress, once you learn how to do everything you're golden and all you've really got to do is remember it.
I'm really not doing this justice but I figured I might as well get some interested people on board with it.
Both Escape from Uncertainty and City of Arabel have internet relay chats (IRC's) located on the Darkmyst server.
They are #EfU and #CoA respectively.
Now, here is a link for how to get the game started up should you buy it.
Click.
I may have missed things, but oh well, this thread is also now officially a Neverwinter Nights discussion thread.
This is not the terrible MMO, it is the absolutely amazing single and multiplayer RPG. I will be frank in saying that the original campaign for Neverwinter Nights is lucklustre and relatively boring, however both Shadows of Undrentide and the Hordes of the Underdark expansions later released are gorgeous in design and story.
Only within the last four years have I delved into the multiplayer aspect of this game and I was in all honesty surprised to learn that not only does this game's multiplayer survives, it is thriving. I felt like sharing this treasure with all of you as I hold this game very dear to my heart.
It is not the most impressive visually, but is easily changed to look incredible, and it is easily one of the greatest roleplaying platforms of the last twenty years. (Because everything else is absolutely terrible.)
I won't bore you with further text, here are some screenshots I've taken from various online servers and a few from the Hordes of the Underdark campaign.
If these images excite or touch you in ways you should tell an adult about, it is available on GoG.com for 10 dollars, but can often be found on sale for less.
The two greatest roleplaying servers (In my opinion) on this wonderful game are:
The City of Arabel, heavily set in Ed Greenwood's Forgotten Realms and takes place primarily around Arabel, the Caravan City, in the country of Cormyr.
Escape from Uncertainty, Revelations. This one is also set in the Forgotten Realms but has made its own lore and history that has been heavily influenced by player actions, as much as I'd love to post the history of both, but I'm no scholar and you're better off clicking the link and going to their respective websites.
City of Arabel (CoA) has been going for near on 11 years now.
Escape from Uncertainty (EfU) is made by players from the first server, and has been around nine years.
Both are fantastic servers for roleplaying on.
Roleplaying however is not the only thing you can do on this game, should you be more inclined on heavy hack-and-slash and simply crushing your enemies, other servers exist.
Sinfar, an 18+ action/roleplaying-optional server that is more focused on running about mindlessly destroying things, it also does not forbid cyber-sex. I personally don't play on this one but to each their own and I don't judge.
There are innumerable other servers that exist but many require HakPaks (Basically, mods, except you HAVE to download them to play.)
Now, this game is very difficult to play for some people when they first try it, and may not be for everyone, due to the sheer complexity of the mechanics behind it.
I suppose it has a learning curve like Dwarf Fortress, once you learn how to do everything you're golden and all you've really got to do is remember it.
I'm really not doing this justice but I figured I might as well get some interested people on board with it.
Both Escape from Uncertainty and City of Arabel have internet relay chats (IRC's) located on the Darkmyst server.
They are #EfU and #CoA respectively.
Now, here is a link for how to get the game started up should you buy it.
Click.
I may have missed things, but oh well, this thread is also now officially a Neverwinter Nights discussion thread.
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