Neverwinter Nights Forum News
Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 17:39 CET by Veldrin

Here are today's Neverwinter Nights forum highlights. Please take into account that these are only single parts of various threads and should not be taken out of context. Bear in mind also that the posts presented here are copied as-is, and that any bad spelling and grammar does not get corrected on our end.

David Gaider, Designer

Online Play: More is always merrier, that's sort of a no-brainer. We have to be careful to apply our limited zots to the areas we'll get the most return, however. And a caution regarding comments about "really big servers" (meaning PW servers, I assume)... keep in mind that NWN was never designed to be used as a PW and we've said that consistently from the get-go. We'll support it to a point, but if someone says to us that NWN can't make 100 unique PC's, say, our first response would be that it isn't meant to. Irregardless, even in a smaller game, more variety would be nice. We'll see what we can do regarding HotU, though we're not commenting on our plans just yet.

Quote: Could we get any designers to at least give us a, "we'll consider it."

I truly doubt it. This isn't a matter of personal preference, this is what WotC specifically outlined to us. The only elves we are talking about here are the elf race as presented in the 3rd edition Player's Handbook. Not Forgotten Realms-specific elves, not Drow elves, not Wild elves, not 2nd edition elves. Very clearly, the elves from 3rd edition are smaller and slimmer than humans by a fair amount. Now, whether WotC would approve of adding variant models I don't really know. I doubt it, but I also doubt we've ever asked... throwing zots in just for those who prefer their elves a bit taller doesn't seem much worth it, especially when none of the races allow for height variations at all. Allowing for height scaling would be a worthy project, but you're not going to see that unless a sequel is made, as we're talking major re-tooling to do so. That's the skinny on it, anyhow. So to speak.

Quote: All I ask out of this is that female characters be given a wider choice rather than 3 for males and 1 for females.

It will likely be 1 for each. That's as fair as you can get.

Quote: Looking forward to seeing Waterdeep. I'm hoping that means rubbing elbows with the likes of Danilo Thann, Elaith Craunobler (but please, a better picture for him this time!) and company. Don't need to see Blackstaff, though I'm kind of expecting it.

Well, you might see Waterdeep, but the story is mostly about the Underdark, so don't expect to see too much of it. A city-exploring adventure this is not.

Quote: I'm curious though... is this going to tie in at all to the Year of the Drow line that WotC is doing?

Maaaaayyybe. WotC does seem to like its uberplots, doesn't it?