Thinking Of Getting NWN2

[FrostyBoy]

Does the engine have a gravity system?

[Nostromo]

Yes, and its based on the general theory of relativity.

[Kassiopeia]

Just ordered this. Co-op campaigns with Teamspeak and stuff =

[Stuie]

Ok - it looks like my system *should* be able to handle this, and the initial player reactions look good.

Now I just need a decent sale price. I refuse to spend $50 on a game.

Edit: Now I'm not so sure - looks like some "low end" Radeon folks are having problems running the game (I have a 9600 XT). Guess I'll wait and see....

Another edit: Ok - it looks like the XT cards should work; it's the earlier 9600 cards that are having problems.

[DrSpike]

Looks like I'll definitely get this, though taking time from Nightfall will be painful right now.

[Harovan]

It's here! Hosiannah, and the Lord praise Okaysoft!

Now if these 3 hours of work left would be over soon. I have cravings to build teh leetest NWN2 character ever seen!

[DrSpike]

I have been away with work the last couple of days so haven't kept up with the forum gossip. Post a review asap.

[Harovan]

Not a review (yet), just first impressions:

The good: D&D 3.5 rules seem to be much better balanced (from what I can see as measly level 3), and remove some hassle. So is, for instance, for two weapons fighting only 1 feat necessary now, instead of 2. Buffs like bulls strength etc. don't give 1+1d4 anymore, but a constant +4 (good!), that makes them more predictable. A plethora of new races with different +/- stats and abilities makes powergaming a pleasure... erm... not for a roleplayer like me, of course! And there are a lot of new, exciting prestige classes.

The bad: The interface is sluggish, camera movement a pain in the butt. Although there are a lot of slots (not 3 x 12 like in NWN1, but 10 x 12 from what I can see), they seem not to work as convenient. In NWN1 I could drag 2 weapons or a weapon and a shield in one slot and with 1 keystroke I had the new set equipped. This feature I am missing so far (I hope I just didn't find it yet). Also: The game seems to need a state of the art computer. Which I do have, but many may not.

The ugly: Right after tutorial, I had my first crash to desktop.

[Harovan]

Oh... and I'm playing a cleric as my first character. I may try out the new battle priest prestige class. Not because I think it's teh leet, but just to try it out.

[Nostromo]

Do you have an ATI or an Nvidia card? Since its an OpenGL game, it seems Nvidia cards do better.

[Nostromo]

It has an average of 84 so far.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/neverwinternights2

It would be higher if it wasn't for the 1up and Game informer reviews. The 1up reviewer gave it a 50/100 because he's basically sick and tired of D&D based games.

Game informer reviewer gave it a 80/100. But I don't understand why he gave it only 80. If you read the actual review, it sounds more like a 90.

[DrSpike]

Lots of complaints on the forums I see, even more than usual.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Lots of complaints on the forums I see, even more than usual.

I don't know. Reminds me of when Civ4 came out and had all those ATI issues. I think a lot of the posts are just crap.

[Harovan]

I have a nVidia 7800 GTX card, and it works fine in all other games I play (a lot as I can assure you)

I can't get past the place where it crashes. I played like 5 times and it crashed everytime.

I deinstalled the game and am reinstalling the English version (had installed it in German). Perhaps that helps.

[DrSpike]

I'll probably get it, but given I'm playing Nightfall right now I can wait for it to be properly patched.