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QuikSand

12-28-2003, 05:57 PM

A while back, a number of FOFCers were dawdling arouund online, playing Neverwinter Nights. A number of us made a home at a pretty broad site called Avlis, and we had a number of adventures - both together and with others.

I put the game down a while back, but recently re-located my Play Disc, and am itching to play again a bit.

Is anyone here still playing NWN? Have you been to Avlis recently? Any thoughts on the expansion "Shadows of Undrentide?" (which is now mandatory to play on Avlis)

I'm toying with buying the expansion (I'm seeing it for around $25, or under $20 on ebay if you buy the Thai version)... but would like some feedback first. If anyone else from here had an inkling to head back to Avlis, it sounds like they have really opened things up for those who want to play the low-XP game they feature.

Anthony

12-28-2003, 06:13 PM

i bought NN just to play on Avlis with everyone. it was a lot of fun. that was my first morpg experience. i went on to play SWG, and really like the level where they have the game up to. i've canceled my subsciption, as it's not very "rpg-ish" for me. i really liked the extent to which the particpants of Avlis went through to make sure everyone was "in-character" at all times. although i was able to creat more of a backstory for my character in SWG because i'm more familiar with the star wars universe, and i did stumble at times in-character looking for the "rpg-ish" thing to say, i found that to be more entertaining and enjoyable.

if you can round up enough guys to have a second go at it, i could possibly use the gift card i got for EB on NN. i never met up with you, QS, but i had a ball hanging out with HFP and Chief Rum. i had a mild itch to get back into Avlis, but i know they've gone through a ton of changes and that the universe has expanded. might be worth a looksy.

Fonzie

12-28-2003, 07:15 PM

I actually just got NWN (after a long period of wanting it but not having the time to play it), so I'd definitely be game for an online adventure. I don't, however, have the expansion pack, and hence would also like some feedback from folks who have it.

QuikSand

12-29-2003, 09:24 AM

Bumping for the weekday crowd...

Grid Iron

12-29-2003, 01:55 PM

I'm definitely in.

I've tinkered a bit on Avlis and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Grid Iron

12-29-2003, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Fonzie
I actually just got NWN (after a long period of wanting it but not having the time to play it), so I'd definitely be game for an online adventure. I don't, however, have the expansion pack, and hence would also like some feedback from folks who have it.

The SoU expansion pack is pretty good, adding a few new features. The biggest change is additional monsters and new tilesets (winter and desert).

Of course, if you want to play online, you basically need SoU since most modules utilize the new scripts and tilesets.

HoU adds robes and better script functions, along with improved toolset wizards. Lots of nice new tilesets and monsters. Eventually, most modules will likely require this, too.

QuikSand

12-29-2003, 01:59 PM

I think I'm going to pick up the SoU expansion this evening... and will probably try to head back to Avlis soon. Will report back.

Godzilla Blitz

12-29-2003, 08:18 PM

I've been thinking about going back to Avlis for quite some time now. I keep getting the email describing all the new things they have added. I'd be up for this. I'll have to get the expansion pack, but will have a chance to do so tomorrow.

Will people be starting over with new characters?

Draft Dodger

12-29-2003, 08:37 PM

NWN is still on my "will pick up someday" list.

how does this work? is this Avlis thing a server? an online place? is there a fee involved for the online aspect?

daboyss

12-29-2003, 09:10 PM

I bought TPF for a couple of leagues I am in and have to be honest .IT SUCKS .Still hanging onto it incase they get it working half way decent but am not very hopeful .

Fonzie

12-29-2003, 09:37 PM

Originally posted by daboyss
I bought TPF for a couple of leagues I am in and have to be honest .IT SUCKS .Still hanging onto it incase they get it working half way decent but am not very hopeful .

Non sequitur alert!

Draft Dodger

12-29-2003, 09:44 PM

Shkspr

12-29-2003, 11:02 PM

I didn't bite when Avlis first popped up here, but I was running on dialup and couldn't afford to tie up the phone lines. I guess I'll drop in and see what it's like.

Oh, and I have to agree with daboyss: for character-driven customizable fantasy roleplaying, TPF really sucks big moose dick.

Shkspr

12-29-2003, 11:08 PM

Oh, and a dola for Quiksand: it's well worth it to pick up both expansions to NWN. THe single player campaign with epic levels (up to 40) in Hordes of the Underdark is better than the one in the basic game, and it looks like user-made content for multiplayer and stand-alone modules will benefit from the toolset additions.

Also, HotU finally comes with a sleeve to fit all five discs. It took me 15 seconds to find my play disc when I logged into Avlis for the first time.

Grid Iron

12-29-2003, 11:44 PM

Sounds like this Avlis thing might get off the ground.

If we get an Avlis group started up, I vote that we all start over at first level.

QuikSand

12-30-2003, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by Grid Iron
Sounds like this Avlis thing might get off the ground.

If we get an Avlis group started up, I vote that we all start over at first level.

We may not have any choice in the matter.

I logged on last night, and found my character had apparently been wiped from their vault. I sent a note asking if it was possible for him to be reinstated (level 10, some investment there) but I'm guessing that won't be likely.

I had a good enough experience with Avlis, though, that I'd be willing to go back and start over there, especially if I had some company from FOFC. Stay tuned.

GoldenEagle

12-30-2003, 03:50 AM

Any idea on how much the game and expansion are running for now?

QuikSand

12-30-2003, 04:19 AM

The expansions are each selling for about $30 at most places... the original game continues to be a little less than that, I think - maybe $25 or so. I think with NWN and the SoU expansion, you will be armed to play online - at least for a while.

Grid Iron

12-30-2003, 08:18 AM

You can get the original NWN game and the SoU expansion pack in Neverwinter Nights Gold (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009MGVF/103-0511608-9347012?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846) for $34.99 at Amazon.com. The SoU expansion pack costs 24.00 by itself.

Chappy

12-30-2003, 08:52 AM

I've gotten back in to NWN lately myself. What's the link to this Alvis site so I can check it out and possibly join up if you'll have me......

QuikSand

12-30-2003, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by Chappy
I've gotten back in to NWN lately myself. What's the link to this Alvis site so I can check it out and possibly join up if you'll have me......

Here is a link to Avlis (http://www.avlis.org) - give it a look.

It also appears that they host a section of their forum specifically for people to request that deleted characters be relocated. I've put in my request, but am not opposed to also launching a new low-level character there to better mingle with other Avlis newbies.

Thadaleus

12-30-2003, 11:28 AM

I was huge on NWN when it first appeared, but with a slow system, and all my online friends not willing to budge from EQ, I put it down.
I have a better system now, and would love to mingle with a fun crowd.
Please post here with what you find as I'm relatively new to the game, but a 15 year vet in AD&D.

Godzilla Blitz

12-30-2003, 11:41 AM

Anyone know if there has been any lessening in the frequency of "chaos storms"? The lag was pretty vicious when I was playing before.

Thadaleus

12-30-2003, 11:42 AM

Dola..

OMG, I just checked out the features in SoU and HoU!
11 total new classes.. tons of new extras.. not to mention dozens of new feats and spells.

I'll be firing up NWN tonight, and looking to pick up the expansions asap.

Thadaleus

01-02-2004, 07:09 AM

Anyone with the SoU expansion, can you tell me if there is any benefit from having the expansion before finishing the first campaign?
Can I use the prestige classes while in the first campaign?

Celeval

01-02-2004, 07:53 AM

You can use prestige classes, and everything new from SoU in the first campaign, including new feats, spells, etc.

Celeval

01-02-2004, 07:54 AM

Dola...

I'm interested. I gave it half a shot a while ago, but my times didn't match up with people. When are we meeting online?

QuikSand

01-02-2004, 08:10 AM

I have submitted a request to reinstate my old Avlis character (and got an email saying it would be accepted) but no results yet. I have launched a new character (human druid) at level one, and would be happy to bump into any of you sometime. I can probably help any newbies lears the ropes (some of the ways to acceleterate the early XP building process -- getting to level 2 makes a huge difference for role playing).

Godzilla Blitz

01-02-2004, 09:49 AM

Life kind of got in the way for me (our central heating system went kaput), but now that is getting taken care of. I'll try to grab or order the game today. Should be a week or so if I order it; this weekend if I buy it.

Celeval

01-02-2004, 10:57 AM

Where are we looking to start up our L1 characters? Which starting location, I mean.

QuikSand

01-02-2004, 10:58 AM

I started in Mikona... seems pretty user-friendly, a number of easy quests to do to gain early XP.

Fonzie

01-02-2004, 11:36 AM

I also had to order my copy of SoU - couldn't find it locally, amazingly. So it'll be a few days before I'm ready to go.

Grid Iron

01-02-2004, 03:00 PM

We should have everyone sound off here when you are upgraded to SoU, signed up with Avlis and have downloaded the latest hak file.

Then, we can kick off a trip in Mikona.

[sound off]
I've got everything and I'm ready to go as soon as next week.
[/sound off]

;)

Thadaleus

01-05-2004, 08:32 AM

I'm picking up SoU on Thursday Jan. 8th, and I'll be ready to rock and roll that night.

I'm East Coast btw.. and my average playtimes are 9pm - 12mid Eastern.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Thad

QuikSand

01-05-2004, 08:37 AM

I'm back on Avlis... still waiting to have my old character reinstated, but have bumbled around with my new druid enough to bump him to level two (no mean feat, I assure you) to assist him for adventuring purposes.

For those who are able to get onto Avlis, I would recommend spending a little time in Mikona and getting the lay of the land. Your first 1000 XP can come mostly by way of running errands and doing favors for people in and around town-- which is basically their way of getting you acquainted with the city layout and so forth. You will probably find that this is the easiest 1000 XP in the game - as the entire milieu is set to a **very** low XP threshold (to encourage more long-term game play, rather than the simple power-gaming mindset).

Anyway - getting to level two makes you a whole lot more useful in a group advanture (just having double HP makes a huge difference in keeping people from dying all the time).

QuikSand

01-05-2004, 09:12 AM

By the way, with my new character, in his profile I made mention of being from a far-away land called Effoeffci (pronounce it), and have said as much to several PCs I have run into. If you are so inclined, you could do the same... might build up a little discussion in town.

Godzilla Blitz

01-11-2004, 03:34 PM

I was at Sam's Club and they had the Gold edition for $16.88. Just grabbed a copy. I'll install and try to make a visit sometime this week.

Anthony

01-11-2004, 04:50 PM

i'm going to trade in 2 games and pay for the difference to get back on Avlis. in the meantime i should try to get my character reinstated. i will be back on Avlis by the end of this upcoming week. that entire experience spoiled the only other MMORPG game i've played - Star Wars Galaxies. the dev's got the game up to a very nice level of quality (considering that is was boring when it first came out), but no one role-plays. it doesn't feel like Star Wars because everyone runs around asking to be trained in skills. whoop-pee.

Avlis has the leargest group of people dedicated to immersion and fantasy. i like it. i shouldn't have ever traded in my copy of NWN. oh well. that deal with Amazon is awesome, although i'd rather get rid of some seldom used console games than buying the whole thing outright.

Fonzie

01-11-2004, 09:14 PM

I finally got SoU, an Avlis membership, and downloaded the hackpak. I'm gonna start playing to level up my character a little, but I'm finally ready to "party" (sorry, couldn't help myself).

Fonzie

01-12-2004, 09:16 AM

Dola-

Looks like I inadvertently lied - I'm missing a hakpak, and the lousy FTP server at Avlis has been impossible to download from. I'll keep trying, but it may be a little bit.

Grid Iron

01-12-2004, 09:23 AM

Dola-

Looks like I inadvertently lied - I'm missing a hakpak, and the lousy FTP server at Avlis has been impossible to download from. I'll keep trying, but it may be a little bit.
You can get the latest hakpak here (http://195.169.215.21/cgi-bin/avlis.py?dir=AVLIS/hakpaks). The file you need to download is UniversalHak_2_5.rar.<br>

Fonzie

01-12-2004, 09:43 AM

You can get the latest hakpak here (http://195.169.215.21/cgi-bin/avlis.py?dir=AVLIS/hakpaks). The file you need to download is UniversalHak_2_5.rar.<br>

Very cool. Thanks, Grid Iron!

Celeval

01-12-2004, 09:54 AM

I'm still interested, and should be online and RPing towards 2nd level by the end of the week - I never actually finished any of the NWN Games, and made the mistake of starting one of the SP modules last week rather than getting going onto Avlis. A huge number of played hours later... :)

QuikSand

01-12-2004, 10:07 AM

Again, for those new to Avlis, I recommend that you head to Mikona, set up your character, and start learning your way around. There will be a number of little tasks to do that can help you gain some fairly easy XP toward level two -- but do not expect to do much of any fighting. And XP will be much tougher to come by after you get this initial leg up. But generally, you can move fairly well to 1000 XP, which at least doubles your HP and gets you a little more battle-ready, and also gives you a better feel for the place.

One small note - Avlis is a human city, and the humans are at war with elven from T'Nanshi... if you are elven, be prepared for a bit of abuse at the hands of the city guards, and maybe even some player characters. (You probably want to deny any connection to T'Nanshi)

JeeberD

01-12-2004, 12:40 PM

This really looks interesting. I've never really been a fan of RPGs, but it would be great to be in a game with other FOFCers (or Effoeffcians :) ). Is the game difficult to learn and get into?

I think I'm going to head over to Walmart and see if they have the Gold version there for cheap...

JeeberD

01-12-2004, 02:05 PM

Dola-

The game has been bought. I'll start messing with the game after work tonight...

Fonzie

01-17-2004, 11:24 AM

I've been playing on Avlis for the last week, and I must say I'm mightily impressed. The Avlis team has obviously worked extremely hard to make such a rich and complex world. I love the constant discovery involved in the world, whether it be exploring regions or trying to figure out how to craft an item. And the quality of the role playing is very good - most folks take this pretty seriously, from what I can tell. It's everything everyone said it would be.

I must say, though, that leveling is pretty damn hard - as others have already mentioned. I've played for probably 10 hours total and am not even halfway to level 2. So, I'm not sure if my character would be terribly useful in an adventure, but if anybody wants to get together online soon I'd be game (*rimshot*).

Dutch

01-17-2004, 11:29 AM

Now I have NWN, but hardly have played it (playing KotoR right now). But I have always been a closet AD&D fan. For the last 10 years though, it's just been CRPG's. Maybe I will go on-line with NWN sometime to see what that is like.

As long as it's free. :)

Fonzie

01-17-2004, 11:31 AM

Dutch-

Avlis is free, but you'll need to have the Shadows of Undrentide expansion pack to play.

Dutch

01-17-2004, 02:09 PM

I will probably just try the single player on NWN first and then pick up the expansion packs. I have heard that NWN single player is not very good, but it's okay so far....I'm getting used to the gameplay. I was a die-hard Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale fan and hated the transition to 3D....at first. I'm coming around though.

QuikSand

01-17-2004, 03:24 PM

I'm on right now... about to head to Elysia. Seems there's a new vendor over there, who has some nice stuff suitable for monks. Have to give him a ring when I'm in town.

hukarez

01-17-2004, 04:40 PM

Man, I'm getting into this thread late.

I picked up NwN awhile ago when it first came out - suffice to say, it's been stocked on my shelf for awhile. I haven't picked up any of the expansion packs (how many are there now, 2 or 3?)

The multi-player component of the game, though. With the mass of MMORPGS that are out there, the NwN multi-player is free, right? (In this day and age, better safe than sorry!)

Godzilla Blitz

01-17-2004, 05:25 PM

hukarez

01-17-2004, 05:54 PM

So pretty much, that standalone version isn't enough.

Hrm...how much do these expansion packs run for these days? If the multiplayer component doesn't charge a monthly fee....well. Like my old saying goes, "...if it's free: it's for me!"

I haven't really played much multiplayer games. An occasional NFL2K game back on the Dreamcast, and even before that was Quake (first one) back at UCSB. I'm curious as to how this might turn out.

Of course, I'll probably end up getting waxed off if I try it...but the experience will be something to remember.

Shadows of Undrentide...I'll make a note of it, and maybe get slaughtered by an FOFC bloke. ;)

Fonzie

01-17-2004, 09:46 PM

hukarez

01-17-2004, 10:48 PM

hukarez-

I picked up SoU a few weeks ago for $25. You might also try looking for the NWN gold edition, if you don't already own the NWN standalone game. The gold edition includes SoU, and I think it runs less than $40.
Been debating about this myself. I still have the standalone game from when it first came out - collecting quite a bit of dust on the shelf. I think I tried re-installing it a month or two ago, and remembered having to wait for all these patches and the like. I'm beginning to wonder if it's just worth picking up the Gold Edition and all...unless, they plan on coming up with another edition that includes the whole deal, like that Horde of...erg, can't recall the name... :confused:

Anthony

01-20-2004, 07:23 PM

FYI,

i just picked up NWN Gold. gonna try to get on Avlis tonite

Anthony

01-20-2004, 10:45 PM

ok, i'm lost. where do you download the hakpaks to? which folder? i'm ready to get on except it keeps saying i don't have 2 hakpaks which i clearly downloaded. thanks

Grid Iron

01-20-2004, 11:18 PM

ok, i'm lost. where do you download the hakpaks to? which folder? i'm ready to get on except it keeps saying i don't have 2 hakpaks which i clearly downloaded. thanks

You should only have one hakpak (UniversalHak_2_5.rar), which you can download here (http://195.169.215.21/cgi-bin/avlis.py?dir=AVLIS/hakpaks). Extract the hakpak into the "hak" folder, which is a sub-folder of your NWN program folder.

Vince

01-20-2004, 11:38 PM

...back at UCSB...
Sorry to threadjack (not much of an NWN guy), but how did I not notice this anywhere else? Another Gaucho on board...fancy that.

Thadaleus

01-29-2004, 07:54 AM

I'm assuming you must get a reply back from the application to play, correct?

I've applied twice with nothing back.. both more than 48 hours ago.

QuikSand

01-29-2004, 08:01 AM

I believe you do need to get the app back - it will have the passwords you need, and I think they might have to set their server to accept your sign-on.

Maybe try sending in another application, with a note about the first one perhaps getting lost?

wig

01-29-2004, 08:50 AM

Thadaleus

01-29-2004, 09:02 AM

I did finally get an email back, just saying they got my application. I'm assuming I'll have access within 48 hours.
Where should I start and who am I looking for ingame?
I planned on making a Human Cleric to start.

QuikSand

01-29-2004, 10:51 AM

If you're playing a human character, starting at Mikona makes the most sense. You will have to labor to get up to level two, but there are a number of things to do in town that will help you do so. (You really lack much ability to fight while first level)

My characters both include my screen name here, so I'll be easy to notice if I'm around.

Blade6119

01-29-2004, 10:53 AM

i just started playing this game...seems like a lot of fun

QuikSand

02-01-2004, 02:13 PM

If you're into a somewhat more "relaxed" NWN PW, check out www.Nordock.net

You don't need to register to play on the servers, and they have 6 different ones to choose from. (depending on your tastes)

3 normal servers
1 Difficult
1 "Revenge" (I never played on it, but I understand it has some altered rules)
1 Events (for major events)

This sounded pretty interesting to me - I started up a new character there. After playing at Avlis (home of the snail-srawling XP advancement) it's kind of fun to actually get some XP for your battles, and feel like your character could really advance.

wig

02-01-2004, 02:36 PM

I really like the relaxed attitude that it has.

I don't have the time to play it every day, so it's nice to feel like I'm progressing in the little time I'm on.

wig

FloridaFringe

03-03-2004, 09:02 AM

Ok, I read through this thread just to have wig kill it. O'well.

Any update on anything currently happening with any of this?

wig

03-03-2004, 09:33 AM

Don't you try to resurrect this topic.

SirFozzie

03-03-2004, 10:24 AM

yeah.. who do you think you are?

FloridaFringe

03-03-2004, 10:28 AM

Damn, no love :(

SirFozzie

03-03-2004, 10:33 AM

Don't worry, FloridaFringe, we're just vying for the treadkill.

QuikSand

03-03-2004, 07:50 PM

I'm still on at nordock from time to time... have developed a character that I am pretty fond of there... but still have yet to really "do" a lot expect, well, develop the character. The game does seem to tend toward loops that way, to a point.

But it's a pretty stable server, good module, and easy access (no password). Worth a look, I'd say.

Anthony

03-03-2004, 09:40 PM

there isn't much that goes on in Avlis. while there are usually around 10-15 poeple whenever i log in, i never see anyone around and when i do it's usually a bunch of people standing around talking about the quest they just came from.

it seems the real fun to Avlis is in their message boards, reading about people's quests or having plot lines role played through their characters (people post in-character there). there really isn't much to do solo (i tend to be a loner and prefer to lend a helping hand to parties, i've always played the loner type MP games), one can only do so many fed-ex missions or if you're in Elysia you can only do the same farmer mission over and over. they make it so hard for low level people to affect that world much, and they make it so hard for someone to advance past the low level. i wouldn't mind if there was a short "low-level" period (basically some quick fed-ex missions to learn your way around the world) then a really long "mid-level" period, say levels 5-10.

i think i might put this one down for good this time, the same gripes i had the 1st time are coming back. i might go back to Star Wars Galaxies.

Godzilla Blitz

03-03-2004, 11:08 PM

I still have the game sitting by my desk, uninstalled. Would love to play, but there's just not enough time right now.

Draft Dodger

03-03-2004, 11:18 PM

I've been trudging through the single player campaign. haven't had the time to try any multiplay stuff, although I'd guess that's where the fun is at

FloridaFringe

03-04-2004, 07:30 AM

So it would seem that starting a character on Nordock as opposed to Avlis would be the best way to go for someone new to multiplayer NWN. I am really enjoying the single player campaigns, much to my own surprise, so the multiplayer aspects are starting to become more and more enticing.

Are there any hints that would help me get the ball rolling that wouldn’t be obvious at first?

Should Human Monks & Gnome Wizards be avoided as I have read somewhere else?

Quicksand, what type of & level character do you have on Nordock?

wig

03-04-2004, 08:37 AM

You really don't have to avoid anything on Nordock, because it's easy to level up in the beginning.

Just pick something you think would be fun.

Here are some easy things to do to get the first couple levels:
1: When you first get into the city, there is a little guy named that gives out quests standing there. You get pretty good exp for his quests, and they are really easy. You can get a level or 2 within a short time by working for him.

2: By the city gate, there is a Captain of the Guards that is walking around. Talk to him and get a henchman. It's free for first level players and you don't lose any exp when using one. Get Brock the fighter. He's a good tank.

3: You can find some easy fights in the sewers in the coty, but if you head out the main gates and stick within the first couple areas, you should be able to find some other new characters to join up with.

QuikSand

03-04-2004, 08:42 AM

Should Human Monks & Gnome Wizards be avoided as I have read somewhere else?

Quicksand (sic), what type of & level character do you have on Nordock?

Hmmm... I guess I never read that about gnome wizards and human monks. At Avlis, my character is a human monk. Heh.

At Nordock, I started out as a halfling rogue... he has since turned into a pretty effective archer (part ranger now) but is still mostly about being quick and stealthy. With his sneak attack capability, he's a pretty good complementary addition to a party, but isn't so tough on his own.

Calis

03-04-2004, 08:48 AM

Don't know about Gnome Wizards but I'd say a HUGE no on avoiding Human Monks.

My main guy I played all through the singleplayer and then again through the expansions was a human monk. It's by far my favorite class, and although it's a little bit tough starting out, they become great when they get a few levels.

Highly recommend it.

QuikSand

03-04-2004, 08:53 AM

One more thing - the Avlis setting is basically "high gold, low magic items, very low XP." That sets up pretty well for a monk character -- you really don't need lots of toys to become powerful, since your main ability is unarmed melee combat (you don't really want weapons or armor, etc). I suppose a magic-using type gets even more benefit relatively speaking, but that setus isn't too bad for a monk. My guy got to 10th level - and with multiple attackas that are starting to get pretty powerful, he's a pretty effective fighter.

FloridaFringe

03-04-2004, 03:46 PM

I've been doing some research on Nordock and was wondering what the following message found at the top of there website means:

This website is not for Nordock Public Release servers! It is o*nly for Richterm's Retreat's Official Nordock servers.

Are the servers listed at www.nordock.net the wrong ones and if so where are the public release servers? I have looked through the site and searched the Internet but haven't come up with anything yet. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

QuikSand

03-04-2004, 03:53 PM

I think what has happened is that the Nordock setting has been ported into a public domain set of files, that you can download and play as a standalone module.

The servers listed at the web site are good, to the best of my knowledge.

For what it's worth, the server that I connect to for nordock is this one:

nordock1.nordock.net:5121

I think you can just paste this text into your "Direct Connect" box and go right there. You may port your character from one server to another, it seems... so there's no down side to starting here.

FloridaFringe

03-05-2004, 09:48 AM

Thanks for the explanation Quicksand. That is exactly what I was thinking would be the case but I just wanted to make certain. On another note, I’m not surprised that you have enjoyed playing a Human Monk. I have a level 13 in the single player campaign and I’m just loving how he completely dominates in battle. His unarmed damage might not be extremely high but the number of attacks per round and special automatic abilities well makes up for any shortcomings as far as I can tell so far. My only gripe is having him stop in the middle of combat because he can’t reach his second target for a circle kick because of my henchmen blocking his way. The simple solution has been to have my henchmen hang back during battle more often than not. This technique has allowed my Monk to really shine in the heat of combat. He has been my most favored character out of any role-playing game that I have ever come across.

Some other questions that have come to mind are based around comparisons between Avlis & Nordock.

How do these servers compare along the lines of role-playing, depth and size?

Are there any glaring differences that might prove important when chosen between them other than the exp, gold & items?

Is Gamespy worth looking into as far as multiplayer is concerned and are there any other dedicated persistent world servers that deserve a closer look?

Thanks to everyone for the information. I plan on continuing my research over the next day or so and hopefully be up and running by this weekend. It should prove to be an interesting venture.

wig

03-05-2004, 09:50 AM

I play on Nordock3 if anyone wants to join up.

QuikSand

03-05-2004, 09:54 AM

For what it's worth... playing multiplayer, on a persistent server vault game (where nobody can just juice up his character at will) adds a whole lot to the game's feel. Even if you play mostly on your own (without much interaction with other players) it's a lot more satisfying than the single player situation (with all the opportunitites to save and reload, and so forth). Easy come, easy go, I guess.

Rather than doing a whole lot more "research," I really suggest you just go and play. Spend a few hours at some site - if it's not your cup of tea, try another. I have trouble finding any easier way to get a feel for it... certainly not by listening to me drone on about them.