POLL: Poll: Shadows of Undrentide ... Will You Buy It?

Mathetais · Tue, 13th May '03, 4:11pm

Reading the GameSpot overview of this game made me question whether or not I'm going to buy the expansion. Until then, it was more or less a done deal ... new game, I buy it.

My concerns are:
1) I won't play any of the Prestige Classes, except maybe the Arcane Archer
2) Its only 20 hours of additional game play (they listed the original as 60 ... and that seemed to go fast!)
3) Again, you are searching for 4 items ... I'm wondering if there will be 4 map areas, 4 dungeons, and 4 bosses

What do you think?

[Edit ... if you plan on buying it, for question "2" just pick other ... sorry...can't edit Poll's]

Poll Information
This poll contains 3 question(s). 35 user(s) have voted.
You may not view the results of this poll without voting.

Poll Results: Poll: Shadows of Undrentide ... Will You Buy It? (35 votes.)

Shadows of Undrentide ... Will You Buy It? (Choose 1)
* Yes - 60% (21)
* No - 40% (14)

Why Not? (choose up to two) (Choose 1)
* I Hated the Original Single-Player Game - 26% (9)
* Not Enough Game Time - 11% (4)
* The Story Doesn't Sound Compelling - 11% (4)
* Don't Like the New Prestige Classes - 3% (1)
* Other (Please Specify) - 49% (17)

Will You Buy Future Expansions? (Choose 1)
* Yes - 37% (13)
* No - 23% (8)
* I'll Have To See What is Planned - 40% (14)

Sephiroth · Tue, 13th May '03, 4:21pm

I will buy the expansion for sure, sure the expansion will only be average, but I really need a new Rpg to play

Mollusken · Tue, 13th May '03, 4:32pm

It depends on the price, and if I have time and will to play it.

Iago · Tue, 13th May '03, 5:27pm

Quote:

I will buy the expansion for sure, sure the expansion will only be average, but I really need a new Rpg to play

That's the exact same for me. Need new RPG to play. But I am a lot more optimistic. The Add-On story can only be better. There is no other alternative. It can only be better. And new features. I really like to see new features.

Wishful thinking

dshadow · Tue, 13th May '03, 7:50pm

Considering the single player story in the first game was awful and there are better free ones to download over the internet, where's the incentive to buy the expansion? You're basically spending money for an expansion when there are free expansions already out there.

I think I'll give it a miss unless I hear lots of amazing things about it on this forum. I'm certainly not going to be swayed by reviews of it because most reviewers lied through their teeth about how good the original game was.

BigStick · Tue, 13th May '03, 9:35pm

I didn't think that the OC was that bad. Of course, I wasn't expecting it to be something that it was not designed to be. I believe that the goal that Bioware was attempting to reach while designing NWN was to create an RPG that uses the PC as a medium rather than pencil, paper, and face-to-face interation. In that, I think they have succeeded, to a somewhat limited extent.

Just like it's not a lot of fun to sit for hours and play through a boxed adventure by myself, playing NWN only in single player campaigns leaves out much of the experience and fun.

I will buy this expansion, not solely for the new single player game, but for the additional tools that will be provided that will allow for more expansive multiplayer games. It will allow me to play any single player modules that are created using the new resources and, more importantly, to play in any multiplayer games that use the new resources.

Just my 2 coppers.

Earl Grey · Tue, 13th May '03, 9:56pm

From the Gamespot preview:

Quote:

Neverwinter Nights was an excellent role-playing game... while still offering the story and action we had come to expect from the Baldur's Gate series. It was critically acclaimed not only for its content but also for its incredibly robust and flexible toolset...

What a pile of BS! It stinks to high heaven!

Charlie · Wed, 14th May '03, 5:54am

I'll wait first and see what Sephiroth says.

Bulges · Wed, 14th May '03, 6:15am

Well, I will buy it. I'm always a sucker for expansion packs for games that I like. I will admit that during chapter one of the game I became EXTREMELY bored with it and stopped playing. But when a friend of mine was talking about something in chapter two, I decided to slog through chapter one just to see what was in chapter two and I got sucked in hard and fast. And now that everyone in my gaming group has the game, we are planning a big LAN party game, which leads into me new topic...

Bhaerau · Wed, 14th May '03, 7:26am

I will definetly buy it. It is true that there are a lot of good modules (even surpassing the OC) but many of the future modules will be made with the expansion and therefore require the expansion to play.

And besides that I'm a NWF (NeverwinterFanatic)

Kam · Wed, 14th May '03, 7:47am

Probably, but maybe not. Right now I'm in the middle of several other RPGs, so I'm not planning too hard either way. Of course it will also depend on what other people say about it, how good it is and such.

Rotku · Wed, 14th May '03, 8:47am

Yep, i'll probably buy it ... adventally, after the price drops a bit, well i guess it depends how much it costs when it first comes out.
But i can't own a game and not own the expansion, even if i don't like the game.

strange i know, but hay thats me

ArtEChoke · Wed, 14th May '03, 6:41pm

I will buy the expansion, but more or less for the new stuff that will be enabled for the builder, new spells, monsters, petrification rules, etc.

The new storyline sounds so dull, used and boring. I don't expect anything good to come from that. Four missing artifacts... I wonder if that will lead to 4 different areas to search for... etc... etc... bleh.

Demogorog · Thu, 22nd May '03, 3:13pm

I whont buy it bacause I didn't enjoy the original at all.

Lone live Baldur's Gate.

Mathetais · Fri, 23rd May '03, 7:25pm

Quote:

druids are now capable of speaking with animals, who may provide them with some extra information (or perhaps even a sidequest).

Quote:

on the topic of rangers, they can now track

hmmm ... I'm a bit of a druid fan, and that sounds dang cool! I can only imagin the side-quests a bunny or squirrel could come up with.

"Elmer the Fudd is coming with his crossbow. Can you please hang these "duck season" signs over the "rabbit season" ones, so he'll kill Daffy instead of me???"

Volsung · Tue, 27th May '03, 6:16pm

Of course I'll buy it. I found the original game enthralling, so why not buy the expansion?

I heard something about another expansion besides Shadows of Undertide. Is it official? I forgot the name but it has to do with underdark I think.

ArtEChoke · Tue, 27th May '03, 8:40pm

Yeah its called, "Hordes of the Underdark"

Sir Belisarius · Tue, 27th May '03, 9:21pm

I'm in! I love playing multiplayer in ALFA! Several of the new additions are already present in the game (at least I think they are) So, I'll be picking it up as they come out!

Mathetais · Sat, 31st May '03, 7:57am

Its gone gold baby!

You know what that means ... we can close this poll and open a "past tense" one ("HAVE you bought" instead of "WILL you buy")

It's the little things that keep me going.

Crawl · Sun, 1st Jun '03, 11:41pm

I have to buy it. I can't well build the northern continent of the PW I play on while keeping the hak managable without it. I personally bet money the actual campaign will be sad. What can they actually do with 20 hours? And my faith has not been bolstered by browsing the official forums every now and again. I will say I anxiously await the additional in game resources and the 1.30 database patch that's shipping with it. I see good possibilites with this expansion, much like the origional game. But I'm also not expecting much with whatever boxed little tidbit of a campaign they throw in either. Maybe my low expectations will be exceeded. Who knows.

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Tue, 13th May '03, 4:11pm	#1
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.94% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Reading the GameSpot overview of this game made me question whether or not I'm going to buy the expansion. Until then, it was more or less a done deal ... new game, I buy it. My concerns are: 1) I won't play any of the Prestige Classes, except maybe the Arcane Archer 2) Its only 20 hours of additional game play (they listed the original as 60 ... and that seemed to go fast!) 3) Again, you are searching for 4 items ... I'm wondering if there will be 4 map areas, 4 dungeons, and 4 bosses What do you think? [Edit ... if you plan on buying it, for question "2" just pick other ... sorry...can't edit Poll's] Poll Information This poll contains 3 question(s). 35 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. Poll Results: Poll: Shadows of Undrentide ... Will You Buy It? (35 votes.) Shadows of Undrentide ... Will You Buy It? (Choose 1) * Yes - 60% (21) * No - 40% (14) Why Not? (choose up to two) (Choose 1) * I Hated the Original Single-Player Game - 26% (9) * Not Enough Game Time - 11% (4) * The Story Doesn't Sound Compelling - 11% (4) * Don't Like the New Prestige Classes - 3% (1) * Other (Please Specify) - 49% (17) Will You Buy Future Expansions? (Choose 1) * Yes - 37% (13) * No - 23% (8) * I'll Have To See What is Planned - 40% (14)

Tue, 13th May '03, 4:21pm	#2
Sephiroth Gems: 14/31 Latest gem: Chrysoberyl Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: your darkest dreams Posts: 624 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,706 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 85.17% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I will buy the expansion for sure, sure the expansion will only be average, but I really need a new Rpg to play

Tue, 13th May '03, 4:32pm	#3
Mollusken SPS Account Holder Decayed Feature Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Norway Posts: 1,952 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,366 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 84.49% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	It depends on the price, and if I have time and will to play it.

Tue, 13th May '03, 7:50pm	#5
dshadow Gems: 8/31 Latest gem: Skydrop Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: united kingdom Posts: 296 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,018 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 3.73% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Considering the single player story in the first game was awful and there are better free ones to download over the internet, where's the incentive to buy the expansion? You're basically spending money for an expansion when there are free expansions already out there. I think I'll give it a miss unless I hear lots of amazing things about it on this forum. I'm certainly not going to be swayed by reviews of it because most reviewers lied through their teeth about how good the original game was.

Tue, 13th May '03, 9:35pm	#6
BigStick Gems: 13/31 Latest gem: Ziose Join Date: May 2003 Location: Suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 590 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,583 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 39.93% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I didn't think that the OC was that bad. Of course, I wasn't expecting it to be something that it was not designed to be. I believe that the goal that Bioware was attempting to reach while designing NWN was to create an RPG that uses the PC as a medium rather than pencil, paper, and face-to-face interation. In that, I think they have succeeded, to a somewhat limited extent. Just like it's not a lot of fun to sit for hours and play through a boxed adventure by myself, playing NWN only in single player campaigns leaves out much of the experience and fun. I will buy this expansion, not solely for the new single player game, but for the additional tools that will be provided that will allow for more expansive multiplayer games. It will allow me to play any single player modules that are created using the new resources and, more importantly, to play in any multiplayer games that use the new resources. Just my 2 coppers.

Wed, 14th May '03, 5:54am	#8
Charlie Gems: 14/31 Latest gem: Chrysoberyl Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Concordant Opposition Posts: 640 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,772 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 8.82% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I'll wait first and see what Sephiroth says.

Wed, 14th May '03, 6:15am	#9
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Wed, 14th May '03, 7:26am	#10
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Wed, 14th May '03, 7:47am	#11
Kam Gems: 15/31 Latest gem: Waterstar Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shrine of Azura Posts: 763 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,952 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 69.49% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Probably, but maybe not. Right now I'm in the middle of several other RPGs, so I'm not planning too hard either way. Of course it will also depend on what other people say about it, how good it is and such.

Wed, 14th May '03, 8:47am	#12
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Wed, 14th May '03, 6:41pm	#13
ArtEChoke Gems: 17/31 Latest gem: Star Diopside Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Prison Posts: 916 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,427 Level: 16 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 17.07% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I will buy the expansion, but more or less for the new stuff that will be enabled for the builder, new spells, monsters, petrification rules, etc. The new storyline sounds so dull, used and boring. I don't expect anything good to come from that. Four missing artifacts... I wonder if that will lead to 4 different areas to search for... etc... etc... bleh.

Thu, 22nd May '03, 3:13pm	#14
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Tue, 27th May '03, 6:16pm	#16
Volsung Gems: 14/31 Latest gem: Chrysoberyl Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 686 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,009 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 88.38% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Of course I'll buy it. I found the original game enthralling, so why not buy the expansion? I heard something about another expansion besides Shadows of Undertide. Is it official? I forgot the name but it has to do with underdark I think.

Tue, 27th May '03, 8:40pm	#17
ArtEChoke Gems: 17/31 Latest gem: Star Diopside Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Prison Posts: 916 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,427 Level: 16 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 17.07% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Yeah its called, "Hordes of the Underdark"

Tue, 27th May '03, 9:21pm	#18
Sir Belisarius SPS Account Holder Distinguished Member Treasurer Viconia's Boy Toy Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: If there is a bright center of the universe, I'm in the city it's farthest from! Posts: 4,257 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 10,508 Level: 30 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 45.4% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I'm in! I love playing multiplayer in ALFA! Several of the new additions are already present in the game (at least I think they are) So, I'll be picking it up as they come out!

Sat, 31st May '03, 7:57am	#19
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.94% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Its gone gold baby! You know what that means ... we can close this poll and open a "past tense" one ("HAVE you bought" instead of "WILL you buy") It's the little things that keep me going.

Sun, 1st Jun '03, 11:41pm	#20
Crawl Gems: 23/31 Latest gem: Black Opal Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,530 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,836 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 74.76% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 2.46% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	I have to buy it. I can't well build the northern continent of the PW I play on while keeping the hak managable without it. I personally bet money the actual campaign will be sad. What can they actually do with 20 hours? And my faith has not been bolstered by browsing the official forums every now and again. I will say I anxiously await the additional in game resources and the 1.30 database patch that's shipping with it. I see good possibilites with this expansion, much like the origional game. But I'm also not expecting much with whatever boxed little tidbit of a campaign they throw in either. Maybe my low expectations will be exceeded. Who knows.