yeah. so I got NWN, fun game.. on single player.
I tried multiplayer I joined a random game and there was a level 17 warrior guy and like a level 15 wizard elf girl. And I was a piddly level 1 druid, I didn't really know what was going on.
I just wanted to know if thers anyone out there that wouldn't mind having a total newbie to D&D and NWN tag along with them? (Well..I did play BG-BG2 :) ) I like roleplaying and all that, All I need is companions that play NWN because I think the multiplayer looks really fun. Just sucks that none of my friends play it..

[ October 03, 2002, 13:24: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

There are several servers out there that cater specifically to low level characters. Those would definitely be a good place to start. Also, wandering around with a high level party can be a good way to get yourself killed. Many scalable encounters are determined by either the average level of the party or the level of the person who sets off the encounter trigger. While I am not sure exactly which one it is, the end result will likely be the same - spawning encounters in which you don't stand a chance. Sticking with characters of around the same level as you should help you out considerably, though finding a benevolent character a few levels higher can help you gain XP pretty quickly. Hope that helps you a bit, because this game is certainly much more fun multiplayer.

Check out Neverwinter Connections. They're a MP matching service, so hopefully you'll be able to find a group of people there that suit your interests.

There's also a handy module you can 'play' that is designed purely to let you level up a character. I think it can be played on the main Gamespy server or you can download it and use it to level up off-line. The module consists of a number of rooms, one to let you choose which level you want to be, another to get appropriate equipment and some more with monsters in to test yourself against. Just don't get carried away and make a ridiculously hard character :)

The module name is The Halls of Advanced Training and you can get it from here:

http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/modules/data/1026158289894.shtml

[ October 03, 2002, 20:50: Message edited by: Slappy ]

Yeah Slappy, but as far as I know, most servers use server vault only characters, in particular persistant worlds, so I'm not sure just how useful that would be.

Im confused..how do I find similar partys?
I joined one game and there were all these high level people, then I entered a house and I died.
I havn't dared to try yet X_X

There are a couple of things you can do. First, check the level restrictions of servers (this is listed beside server and module names) and choose an appropriate one. There are servers out there that only allow characters of level 1-5. Click on server details and ensure only legal characters are allowed. This ensures there will be no "cheaters" with hacked characters. Finally, click on connect and view the player list to make sure other players currently on the server are around the same level as you. Connect and enjoy.

This may be out of line, but do you know that you can export your sp character and use it in open multi games???

Saves having to start from level 1 again :)

I dont think thats out of line, actually Im thankful for the advice ^^
Ill try and look for those 'newbie' servers.
I was just hoping to find a group of semi-dedicated people to maybe hang around with. /me shrugs

Mouse, yeah, but only on servers which allow local vault characters, and there aren't too many of those.

From what I've seen, almost every server is levels 1-20, meaning that you'll see everything around. Also, that module that Slappy mentioned also will only truly help you if you are doing local vault, in which case running Contest of Champions in SP mode will accomplish the same ends.

Check out Neverwinter Connections.How about posting a link to that?

Yeah Slappy, but as far as I know, most servers use server vault only characters, in particular persistant worlds, so I'm not sure just how useful that would be.While persistent worlds generally do, Wildfire, I've found that most of the other servers allow local vault, however they still have the enforce legal characters on, so you won't have as many of the idiots (there will be some though).

Well, looks like I'm having the same problems ;) Anyone want to come play on the Dark Sun Online server? I'm only level 5 (almost).

Ive been looking for a good online server to. Last time I tried pretty much the same thing happened to me. However I now have a level 13 fighter ready to be exported from single player so if anyone wants a good fighter and has a good server let me know.

If you are looking for roleplay more than just hack and slash, ALFA is taking player aps again:
http://www.alandfaraway.net

Ask what you like, I'm helping to build it!

[ October 27, 2002, 20:44: Message edited by: Erran ]

Cool tell me more about it and I might join

All the info's on the url he gave you. All you need to do is read.

Well for those interested, I've been playing in a few peristant worlds through gamespy. All are open to the public, so naturally there will be a few kiddies running around acting stupid. But for the most part, I've found them quite enjoyable *aside from the crashes*. Both Dark Sun Online and SoulForge I've found to be very fun. Both are in the PW action section. They're both large worlds. DSO has some great custom content, and SoulForge I've found to be well put together. Dark Sun has some really good quests, and both worlds are large enough that there are always quite a few people playing at once. I've tried Exaria, which is a world of several linked servers. It looks nice, but it seems to mostly be empty, so I've never gotten into it much. Narfell is on my list of worlds to try, and there are several more that look promising. I was really down and harsh on NWN multiplayer the first couple of months. Gamespy was cloged with beta servers and modules of game chapters, and nothing seemed to be up long. Now it's leveled out. Not nearly as many players on, the ping times are good (though lag isn't always so great), and there are some consistently good servers on.

A good PW server is the Lord of the Rings. It's almost always full so you usually have to wait a few munites to get on.

Yeah your right most of information was there. Sorry. Ive got ADHD so sometimes I cant pay attention long enough to read it all

Well since then I've been doing a little (Alot) of playing, first on the "Dystotopia" server, but it lagged too much. But I got try stuff out. I like druids and clerics.. so a friend I made from that server and I moved to the "Rovenna_beta" server. And I've had a loaddd of fun! The main dms a bit sadistic (First time I met him he kept killing and resurecting me for kicks, it was really funny.) and almost everyone rps, and now I'm level 19 cleric! Super super fun. The servers almost always full now. I suggest you check it out, its under roleplaying. its great.

Aaah, ok. If Dms who kill you and rezz you for no in game reason and reaching lvl 19 in a day is your idea of roleplay fun, don't bother with Alfa. It takes a couple of weeks to reach lvl 2 and the Dms are indistinguishable from other players.

I'm intrested in ALFA I even have a good scenario thingy that im going to post to one of the DMs. I could be usefull too. Ive had quite a lot of experience roleplaying since on Ultima Online a spent a year Roleplaying a Knight and during that year they taught me to command, lead and follow and then went on to create my own guild. I can also write brilliant stories and backrounds for scenarios and characters.

I've just been messing around in the Narfell world (PWStory) and have had some fun. I played a dwaven barbarian (magic in real time is too tricky) and teemed up with another dwarf. We kept being killed fairly quickly once we left the safety of the town. If you try it, I'd suggest trying the quests around town to get some expereinece (I don't know if there is enough to level up I was too impatient to get out there bashing skulls). It's also wose to speak to the mayor a few times before you buy anything as he will gve you some discount notes. Finally, try and team up with a few people in the town market place before setting off (we had three people and still got slaughtered). If you die you can be resureected if they have healing and are quick, if you go to limbo its very expensive and probably means restarting.

a day? I've been on the server for about a month. And I broke my leg recently so I havn't been doing much else.
Me and the DM were just having fun.
and there ARE dm run events and they are really fun.
Don't bash it until you try it, and don't assume so much.

At this point and time, until something is done about the problem, I would like to retract any recomendation I had made for the Dark Sun Online server. The sad thing is, it really did have alot of potential as a good action server. The area design, aside from Tyr itself in my opinion, is very well done. All the custom content is great, and the quests are well laid out, interesting, and alot of fun. But around 4 level 20 pkers have basically ruined the server. They've taken around 2/3 of the area, and almost all of the area that has any creatures in it that give xp for level 11 and higher. So they run around, killing on site any lower level players or taxing 500 gold to move through their area, and there's really nothing in game any player can do about it. Sure, a few players will stand up to them because they can, but it doesn't solve anything. After they die, they go right back to holding the lands hostage. The dm's and designers have already stated they won't do anything directly, so basically, the server has gone from fun to practically unplayable. I had high hopes for it too, as I had fond memories of Athas and I wanted to play there again. But until they decide to do something about this battlenet breed of pker, the server's become a joke....and the sad thing is, I don't think the dms even get it.

I would like to keep my recomendation for SoulForge however. They've been adding some very nice features acording to their website, and they actually keep the server under control. From reading their boards, they do have somewhat of a problem with people exploiting pickpocketing, but compared with DSO, that would be a welcome blessing. I hadn't played there for a few weeks because I had been enjoying DSO. But now, I plan to start there again. Here's a link to their site:

http://soulforge.telmaron.com/

Narfell will be on my list of worlds to try as well.

[ November 01, 2002, 02:04: Message edited by: Crawl ]

What's the differnce between a vault character and alocal one? I, mean, they all show up and the characters I used in Multi never showed up again..

Local vault characters are stored on your PC while server vault characters are stored on server. Local vault allows you to use characters you played through the official campaign (or any other module you have locally) in your multiplayer games. Server vault means you create a new character the first time you play on a particular server. The big advantage to server vault is that it keeps out l33t hax0rs and their ridiculous weapons.