Who else is excited for Neverwinter Nights 2?? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Destrox · 10-06-2006, 07:35 AM

I know I cant wait for this, its going to be so great. Mines been pre-ordered for a little while now.

The special item you get with pre-orders is very intresting too!

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A special feature created called Merchant's Friend. The Merchant's Friend enables the player character to obtain a powerful time crafted for each of the twelve classes. it also allows the player character the opportunity to purchase items from merchants at a special discounted rate. This feature will be available upon release.

Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is a computer role-playing game set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons. It takes the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling their rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms, defending it against one of the greatest threats of the age.

Build a character that suits your style of play - good or evil, chaotic or lawful, with any number of skills, feats and professions available at the click of a button. Whether lobbing fireballs and researching forgotten spells as a powerful Wizard, hacking a trail through legions of orcs as a Fighter armed only with a battle axe and your courage, or taking on the role of a Rogue that can slip into the shadows at a moment's notice and take the purse from even the most perceptive of guardsmen. Choose your alignment, your allies, your companions, and how you want your character to develop... design the character you want, role-play the way you want, and carry the battle to the enemy.

The design aspects of Neverwinter Nights 2 don't stop there, however. Past the campaign included with the game itself, Neverwinter Nights 2 also gives you all the tools you need to build your own modules, campaigns, and adventures for your friends - move buildings, terrain, script encounters, write dialogues, create quests and items - everything you need to create an epic adventure of your own is included in the toolset for you and any other worldbuilder to use.

So if you are interested in adventure - or building adventures of your own - look no further. Neverwinter Nights 2 is on the horizon, and adventure awaits.

Dragonlich · 10-06-2006, 09:27 AM

Me! Me! MEEEEE!!!

Er... I can't wait either.

MexicanOnABike · 10-06-2006, 05:38 PM

i couldnt play the 1st one. it sucked so much! such a dissapointing game. i hope #2 is better! will this still be isometric top view or full 3d?

raist · 10-06-2006, 06:41 PM

I am, been watching the various sites for info about it for a while. Cant wait to get my hands on it once it hits the shelves.

Destrox · 10-06-2006, 06:42 PM

you realize that most people viewing this thread wont be looking forward to such a negative opinion?

saddened me thats for sure.

the first one was great, had some flaws, but it was still a very fun game along with all its expansions.

same game style as the first, what did you hate so much about the first? "it sucked so much" hardly shows much other then outright bashing

Pragma · 10-07-2006, 07:32 AM

I really enjoyed the first NWN - when is the second supposed to come out?

GoldenOuroboros · 10-07-2006, 04:27 PM

*puts up his hand and waves it frantically*
Me Me Me!!

I was watching all the sites quite abit.. then yeah.. just waiting patiently now

Will have to go put the collectors edition on pre order though

lindalove · 10-07-2006, 06:53 PM

ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME!

I also like the cloaks they've added to NWN 1 ..... the cloaks are cool, and you can change their color ... shame you can't change their style (Something I'd like to see them add to the craft option to armor ... that and changing the style of helmet).

Coppertop · 10-08-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mexicanonabike

i couldnt play the 1st one. it sucked so much! such a dissapointing game. i hope #2 is better!

I must say, you're the only person I've met who didn't like it.

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Originally Posted by mexicanonabike

will this still be isometric top view or full 3d?

On second thought, did you even play the game? The first was fully 3D.

I for one cannot wait for this game. I only recently discovered the Premium Module Infinite Dungeons for the original. Being so close to the release of the sequel, I cannot justify buying it. Here's to hoping it is made for the new game as well.

Edit - the official release date is October 31st

Buk · 10-08-2006, 08:49 AM

Its comes out the same day as the US version of FF12, no way I'm getting any sleep that week.

Zeraph · 10-08-2006, 12:50 PM

Maybe mexicanonabike is thinking of baldur's gate? or Icewind dale?

I thought it was OK overall, the expansions made it decent. But since its basically the best for the that type of game, there isn't (or maybe wasn't) an alternative. So in that sense it was really good. I think my biggest problem was the storyline, most of it just stunk. Or maybe the characters? I disliked that female paladin (forgot the name) that the storyline practically revolves around.

I'll definetely be keeping an eye out for NWN 2 though.

spindles · 10-08-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeraph

I disliked that female paladin (forgot the name)

Aribel.

This is another hand up for "can't wait".

Destrox · 10-09-2006, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pragma

I really enjoyed the first NWN - when is the second supposed to come out?

Oct 31st! Dvd and CDrom versions.

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Originally Posted by spindles

Aribel.

This is another hand up for "can't wait".

It was actually Aribeth. :P

Pragma · 10-09-2006, 07:03 AM

Hrm, now the question is.. will NWN2 replace my WoW addiction? I'm sure my raiding guild will hope the answer is no, but we'll see

spindles · 10-09-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Destrox

It was actually Aribeth. :P

damn my stupid brain

MexicanOnABike · 10-12-2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Coppertop

I must say, you're the only person I've met who didn't like it. On second thought, did you even play the game? The first was fully 3D.

ah. i meant 3d but from a top view. what i was asking is: is it like 3rd person or first person or not? and yes i did play it. This is REALLY not my style of game so don't take what i say as bashing it. I loved some RPGS but not this one.

spindles · 10-15-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mexicanonabike

ah. i meant 3d but from a top view. what i was asking is: is it like 3rd person or first person or not? and yes i did play it.

It certainly looks different than the isometric view of baldurs gate etc. It really can be played as either first or third person (from a view perspective).

I'm looking forward to being able to control your party more like Baldurs gate - though in offline mode this means more pausing during combat (you just can't control 4 characters simultaneously (unless you have 8 arms...).

Arc101 · 10-18-2006, 10:45 AM

The great thing about Neverwinter Nights is all the mods - I would have stoped playing along time ago if it wasn't for all the new mods that come out. So I am really looking forward to this game - hope it does not suffer from rubbish sequal syndrome

feelgood · 10-18-2006, 11:00 AM

Whats the differences between Neverwinter and WoW??

portwineboy · 10-18-2006, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by feelgood

Whats the differences between Neverwinter and WoW??

WoW is entirely a MMORPG while NN2 will have an extensive single player experience. No comparison really, except for genre.

CyCo PL · 10-21-2006, 02:40 PM

I'm looking forward to playing with the toolset, that was my favorite part of the first NWN.

Destrox · 10-30-2006, 04:53 AM

T-minus 24 hours.

woo, its go time.

Kaliena · 11-02-2006, 08:20 AM

I'm looking forward to it but I don't think my graphics card can handle it. I hate the fact that I have to keep upgrading!

(however, knowing me, I can't help myself)

Coppertop · 11-02-2006, 09:44 AM

Man, this game kicked my machine in the balls. I run it at 1024x768 with most settings maxed, and it does ok - but if I up the resolution to 1280x1024 it chugs, even with low settings. Time to upgrade...

I'm just glad the campaign is able to be played co-op. I think my Svirfneblin rogue will need some help to stay alive long.

Destrox · 11-02-2006, 03:42 PM

yeah its definitly testing my machine

amd 2500+ barton @ 2.2ghz
1g ram, nvidia 6800gt stock speeds

and running at 1280x1024 with no shadows, and medium texture size its sort of sluggish while lots of combat is going on.

my poor cpu needs a upgrading, but then so will my mobo.... then i'd get better ram...

sigh

i need more money to spend on my hobbies.

spindles · 11-02-2006, 09:03 PM

yep, slightly worried about the display thing - my main machine now is a notebook. Does have ATI radeon mobility X1600 with 256M of ram and machine has 2Gb (pretty new machine). May need to resurrect my desktop machine.

Us Aussies have to wait - release date here is 16 Nov (but I ordered mine from Canada, so should get here before that...)

skier · 11-03-2006, 10:49 AM

I was really excited for this game but I'd have to buy a whole new computer to play it

can't spend 1500 just to buy a videogame

GoldenOuroboros · 11-03-2006, 01:03 PM

I've known this since it was declared.. I did a cheap upgrade on my machine not so long ago. I'm saving my cash up because I know what the next gen of games is going to need to look 'nice' which is basically better than what I'm running now.

I'm still looking forward to it ;D

feelgood · 11-15-2006, 08:04 AM

I got it. I haven't played RPG games for a long time and I gotta say that I'm glad that I made the right choice to get back into it. I used to play Knights of the Old Republic 3 years ago. I've only finished the tutorials so far and I like it

. Boy, some of you weren't kidding about the heavy graphic demand, I tried to play it on my laptop and boy, doe sit lag. So, I play it only on my computer

Coppertop · 11-15-2006, 01:02 PM

I've just found that my rig runs it fairly well at 1280x1024 with mid-high settings. Turning off water reflections/refractions goes a long way towards improving performance. Of course, I have yet to have a large battle in NWN2 with it, so I guess we'll see how it holds up.

spindles · 11-16-2006, 09:01 PM

well, I installed it on my laptop today (as soon as I got it delivered). I will let you know how well it works when I give it a try tonight. (I do have a fairly kick ass laptop , so here's hoping...

Gabbyness · 11-18-2006, 10:47 PM

Have you guys discovered a way to control the camera with the right-mouse, ala WoW? I got so used to mapping the camera that way I'm having a real difficult time adjusting to NWN2. It feels so jerky.

spindles · 11-25-2006, 03:49 PM

Well, it seems to run OK on my laptop, so I'm happy. It obviously runs better at lower quality, but the game looks a lot worse.

Still deciding on exactly which character I should use. I have started a rogue, a paladin and a ranger but think I'm going to go a bit further with a Wizard.

edit - re the jerky camera - this is certainly helped by turning the quality down, but even at medium quality, the responsiveness of the camera is pretty poor imo.

pacaveli · 11-25-2006, 09:44 PM

i don't really like the game, it feels like it's trying t be a mix between diablo 2, WoW, and Guild wars. I think this games gonna end up on my shelf. I only played it for like 5 minutes and it just felt awkward to me :/

Senor Roboto · 11-25-2006, 10:29 PM

even though i have not, and dont plan on getting this game, you really ought to spend some more time with it before making such a judgement pacaveli

pacaveli · 11-26-2006, 12:18 PM

i know but it seems so shakey, i plan on playing it more once i come home on winter break from college (my colleges internet is pitifull for gaming, the only thing u can play really is WoW, because all the WoW kids complained, and the Tech people caved, and gave the WoW servers more resources.) Anyways. I'll play it more later, but it just seem like it trying to doo wayyy to much all at the same time. Not focusing on one specefic thing.

spindles · 11-27-2006, 04:23 PM

I'll loving playing a wizard - fireballs look cool, especially watching the baddies fly away in all directions

The one area of the graphics that does annoy me is how the grassy outdoor areas look at the resolution I'm playing (medium on the shadows and high on the other one). The grass looks really "liney" for want of a better term. The indoor areas look good though. minor Spoiler: inside the crypts in the graveyard look awesome

Coppertop · 12-03-2006, 12:24 PM

My friends and I have been LANing this the last few weeks. Our party:

LG Human paladin
N Human fighter/frenzied berserker
CG Aasimar cleric/warpriest
CN Aasimar rogue
CN Svirfneblin rogue

Talk about a motley crew. Half the time we're fighting on the good side, the other half on the, well, selfish/greedy side. It feels linear to me, in exactly the same way KotOR2 did. Yes, Obsidian has their mark all over this game. Aside from the odd CTD we're enjoying it greatly.

And pacaveli, you've got it backwards: WoW and GW feel like NWN.

spindles · 12-17-2006, 02:45 PM

With the 1.03 patch, I've been able to turn the graphics back up to High and High (but leave off the water reflections). Really happy with how this is looking.

I just don't get online consistently enough to play with other people, but am enjoying the original campaign. Am playing a CG Sun Elf Wizard. It is always tricky being a wizard at early levels because you are so damn weak, but I'm at level 8 already and have a sizeable array of destruction at my finger tips. I've found it best to have my other party members "protect me" rather than "attack nearest" as spell casters tend to attract the baddies like ants to a picnic.

Spoiler: I've just started into the "Tomb of the Betrayed" and watching zombies get maxed by fireballs is quite satisfying

skier · 12-17-2006, 08:02 PM

I just got a new computer for christmas!!!!!!

time to go shopping ^_^

10-06-2006, 05:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	i couldnt play the 1st one. it sucked so much! such a dissapointing game. i hope #2 is better! will this still be isometric top view or full 3d? __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-06-2006, 06:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	you realize that most people viewing this thread wont be looking forward to such a negative opinion? saddened me thats for sure. the first one was great, had some flaws, but it was still a very fun game along with all its expansions. same game style as the first, what did you hate so much about the first? "it sucked so much" hardly shows much other then outright bashing __________________ You bore me.... next.

10-07-2006, 07:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I really enjoyed the first NWN - when is the second supposed to come out? __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

10-07-2006, 04:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	puts up his hand and waves it frantically Me Me Me!! I was watching all the sites quite abit.. then yeah.. just waiting patiently now Will have to go put the collectors edition on pre order though __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

10-09-2006, 07:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Hrm, now the question is.. will NWN2 replace my WoW addiction? I'm sure my raiding guild will hope the answer is no, but we'll see __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

10-06-2006, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	Me! Me! MEEEEE!!! Er... I can't wait either.

10-06-2006, 06:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
raist Tilted	I am, been watching the various sites for info about it for a while. Cant wait to get my hands on it once it hits the shelves.

10-07-2006, 06:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
lindalove Registered User	ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! I also like the cloaks they've added to NWN 1 ..... the cloaks are cool, and you can change their color ... shame you can't change their style (Something I'd like to see them add to the craft option to armor ... that and changing the style of helmet).

10-08-2006, 08:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
Buk Addict Location: Seattle, WA	Its comes out the same day as the US version of FF12, no way I'm getting any sleep that week.

10-08-2006, 12:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Maybe mexicanonabike is thinking of baldur's gate? or Icewind dale? I thought it was OK overall, the expansions made it decent. But since its basically the best for the that type of game, there isn't (or maybe wasn't) an alternative. So in that sense it was really good. I think my biggest problem was the storyline, most of it just stunk. Or maybe the characters? I disliked that female paladin (forgot the name) that the storyline practically revolves around. I'll definetely be keeping an eye out for NWN 2 though.

10-18-2006, 10:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
Arc101 Addict Location: Nottingham, England	The great thing about Neverwinter Nights is all the mods - I would have stoped playing along time ago if it wasn't for all the new mods that come out. So I am really looking forward to this game - hope it does not suffer from rubbish sequal syndrome

10-18-2006, 11:00 AM	#19 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	Whats the differences between Neverwinter and WoW?? __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

10-21-2006, 02:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
CyCo PL Addict Location: Tulsa, OK	I'm looking forward to playing with the toolset, that was my favorite part of the first NWN.

10-30-2006, 04:53 AM	#22 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	T-minus 24 hours. woo, its go time. __________________ You bore me.... next.

11-02-2006, 08:20 AM	#23 (permalink)
Kaliena Crazy Location: Pennsylvania, USA	I'm looking forward to it but I don't think my graphics card can handle it. I hate the fact that I have to keep upgrading! (however, knowing me, I can't help myself) __________________ ~Beware the waffle~

11-02-2006, 09:44 AM	#24 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Man, this game kicked my machine in the balls. I run it at 1024x768 with most settings maxed, and it does ok - but if I up the resolution to 1280x1024 it chugs, even with low settings. Time to upgrade... I'm just glad the campaign is able to be played co-op. I think my Svirfneblin rogue will need some help to stay alive long.

11-02-2006, 03:42 PM	#25 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	yeah its definitly testing my machine amd 2500+ barton @ 2.2ghz 1g ram, nvidia 6800gt stock speeds and running at 1280x1024 with no shadows, and medium texture size its sort of sluggish while lots of combat is going on. my poor cpu needs a upgrading, but then so will my mobo.... then i'd get better ram... sigh i need more money to spend on my hobbies. __________________ You bore me.... next.

11-02-2006, 09:03 PM	#26 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	yep, slightly worried about the display thing - my main machine now is a notebook. Does have ATI radeon mobility X1600 with 256M of ram and machine has 2Gb (pretty new machine). May need to resurrect my desktop machine. Us Aussies have to wait - release date here is 16 Nov (but I ordered mine from Canada, so should get here before that...) __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

11-03-2006, 10:49 AM	#27 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	I was really excited for this game but I'd have to buy a whole new computer to play it can't spend 1500 just to buy a videogame __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

11-03-2006, 01:03 PM	#28 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	I've known this since it was declared.. I did a cheap upgrade on my machine not so long ago. I'm saving my cash up because I know what the next gen of games is going to need to look 'nice' which is basically better than what I'm running now. I'm still looking forward to it ;D __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

11-15-2006, 08:04 AM	#29 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	I got it. I haven't played RPG games for a long time and I gotta say that I'm glad that I made the right choice to get back into it. I used to play Knights of the Old Republic 3 years ago. I've only finished the tutorials so far and I like it . Boy, some of you weren't kidding about the heavy graphic demand, I tried to play it on my laptop and boy, doe sit lag. So, I play it only on my computer __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

11-15-2006, 01:02 PM	#30 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	I've just found that my rig runs it fairly well at 1280x1024 with mid-high settings. Turning off water reflections/refractions goes a long way towards improving performance. Of course, I have yet to have a large battle in NWN2 with it, so I guess we'll see how it holds up.

11-16-2006, 09:01 PM	#31 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	well, I installed it on my laptop today (as soon as I got it delivered). I will let you know how well it works when I give it a try tonight. (I do have a fairly kick ass laptop , so here's hoping... __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

11-18-2006, 10:47 PM	#32 (permalink)
Gabbyness Chicken scratch. Location: Japan!!!	Have you guys discovered a way to control the camera with the right-mouse, ala WoW? I got so used to mapping the camera that way I'm having a real difficult time adjusting to NWN2. It feels so jerky. __________________ One, two, three, four, fiiiiiiiifth.

11-25-2006, 03:49 PM	#33 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	Well, it seems to run OK on my laptop, so I'm happy. It obviously runs better at lower quality, but the game looks a lot worse. Still deciding on exactly which character I should use. I have started a rogue, a paladin and a ranger but think I'm going to go a bit further with a Wizard. edit - re the jerky camera - this is certainly helped by turning the quality down, but even at medium quality, the responsiveness of the camera is pretty poor imo. __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

11-25-2006, 09:44 PM	#34 (permalink)
pacaveli Psycho Location: MD	i don't really like the game, it feels like it's trying t be a mix between diablo 2, WoW, and Guild wars. I think this games gonna end up on my shelf. I only played it for like 5 minutes and it just felt awkward to me :/ __________________ Check my blog out. Basically me talking about video games http://gginsights.blogspot.com/

11-25-2006, 10:29 PM	#35 (permalink)
Senor Roboto Crazy	even though i have not, and dont plan on getting this game, you really ought to spend some more time with it before making such a judgement pacaveli

11-26-2006, 12:18 PM	#36 (permalink)
pacaveli Psycho Location: MD	i know but it seems so shakey, i plan on playing it more once i come home on winter break from college (my colleges internet is pitifull for gaming, the only thing u can play really is WoW, because all the WoW kids complained, and the Tech people caved, and gave the WoW servers more resources.) Anyways. I'll play it more later, but it just seem like it trying to doo wayyy to much all at the same time. Not focusing on one specefic thing. __________________ Check my blog out. Basically me talking about video games http://gginsights.blogspot.com/

11-27-2006, 04:23 PM	#37 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	I'll loving playing a wizard - fireballs look cool, especially watching the baddies fly away in all directions The one area of the graphics that does annoy me is how the grassy outdoor areas look at the resolution I'm playing (medium on the shadows and high on the other one). The grass looks really "liney" for want of a better term. The indoor areas look good though. minor Spoiler: inside the crypts in the graveyard look awesome __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

12-03-2006, 12:24 PM	#38 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	My friends and I have been LANing this the last few weeks. Our party: LG Human paladin N Human fighter/frenzied berserker CG Aasimar cleric/warpriest CN Aasimar rogue CN Svirfneblin rogue Talk about a motley crew. Half the time we're fighting on the good side, the other half on the, well, selfish/greedy side. It feels linear to me, in exactly the same way KotOR2 did. Yes, Obsidian has their mark all over this game. Aside from the odd CTD we're enjoying it greatly. And pacaveli, you've got it backwards: WoW and GW feel like NWN.

12-17-2006, 02:45 PM	#39 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	With the 1.03 patch, I've been able to turn the graphics back up to High and High (but leave off the water reflections). Really happy with how this is looking. I just don't get online consistently enough to play with other people, but am enjoying the original campaign. Am playing a CG Sun Elf Wizard. It is always tricky being a wizard at early levels because you are so damn weak, but I'm at level 8 already and have a sizeable array of destruction at my finger tips. I've found it best to have my other party members "protect me" rather than "attack nearest" as spell casters tend to attract the baddies like ants to a picnic. Spoiler: I've just started into the "Tomb of the Betrayed" and watching zombies get maxed by fireballs is quite satisfying __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

12-17-2006, 08:02 PM	#40 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	I just got a new computer for christmas!!!!!! time to go shopping ^_^ __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim