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Posted By Shaun K. about 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Neverwinter beckons. Will you heed the call?
Cryptic Studios’ free-to-play Neverwinter MMO has been in the works for sometime now but at last it seems that a full release is in sight with the announcement of beta plans and details on a new Founders Program being released. Neverwinter will have three major beta weekends upcoming that are scheduled for February 8-10, March 8-10, and March 22-24. These beta weekends will be open to players in both North America and the UK/EU and those interested in signing up for a chance of entry should head here.
The other big Neverwinter announcement of today revolves around the newly revealed Founders Program for the game but before we get into details of the three options available check out the trailer below.
Playable Drow race and armored spider mounts? Pretty snazzy but you will have to be prepared to pay for access to them. As previously stated the Neverwinter Founder’s Program comes in three flavors, each of which have been detailed below:
The Neverwinter Starter Kit costs $19.99 USD (valued at $49.00) and supplies adventurers with virtual consumable goods to aid them in their quest for glory:
‘Adventurer’s Helper Pack’ containing six different types of in-game items
‘Small Bag of Holding’ for twelve extra inventory slots
‘Amulet of Protection’ item
Guardian of Neverwinter Pack:
The Guardian of Neverwinter Pack costs $59.99 USD (valued at $149.00). In addition to guaranteed entry to all three Beta Weekends, the pack also includes VIP beta perks, and a variety of in-game items exclusive to Founder’s Pack purchasers, including:
Three-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
Unique ‘Gold Moonstone Mask Regalia’ head piece
Unique ‘Armored Horse’ mount
Unique ‘Direwolf Companion’
In-game and forum ‘Founder’ title
Hero of the North Founder’s Pack:
For the ultimate Neverwinter experience, the Hero of the North Founder’s Pack costs $199.99 USD (valued at $549.00). It guarantees entry to all three Beta Weekends, includes VIP access to Moonstone Mask Tavern, early access to The Foundry (Neverwinter’s user-generated content creation tool), fifteen additional in-game items, plus features the following exclusive items that are only available through the Founders’ Pack program:
Five-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
Beta Weekend Friend Invite code
Exclusive access to ‘Menzoberranzan Renegade’, a drow playable race like the legendary ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, complete with unique racial abilities and tattoo
Unique ‘Armored Spider’ mount
Unique ‘Panther Companion’
In-game and forum ‘Founder’ title
VIP Game Access to skip-the-line and get priority log-in access
So that is the Neverwinter Founder’s Program. I will say as someone who has been able to spend some time with the game in the past that I came away fairly impressed. For those unfamiliar with the game, Neverwinter makes use of a variation of the 4th edition D&D rule-set for added authenticity. There was definitely some potential there and I think D&D fans and/or lovers of The Forgotten Realms setting in particular may end finding a free-to-play MMO very much to their tastes. Stay tuned to Blistered Thumbs for continuing coverage of Neverwinter and be sure to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Source(s): Perfect World.
Why the fuck is every other Forgotten Realms video game set in the Sword Coast? Why not try to go somewhere that the players have not gone a half a dozen times before? I know that this is nitpicking but what is wrong with a little exploration of the setting?
Sounds like game play is close to D&D online and that’s mostly a cult following game so if neverwinter is like that i will pass To many games being turning in to MMOs for me to really want to try this game out i will stick with the original game