Never Winter Nights 2

TheLastWithPaganBlood · December 2nd, 2006, 11:36 AM

Back in the days, I was a bigfan of the first one and Baldur's Gate. For a long time now I haven't played much computer games, but then I saw that this was coming out and I'm thinking of buying it. Does anyone have it? Is it good? Also, my computer is a couple of years old, do you think I'll still be able to play it?

Vampyrian · December 2nd, 2006, 12:46 PM

Probably not. From what I hear it's requirements are obscenly high for some reason.

MINIMUM requirements:
Windows XP
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon XP 2000 or equivalent
512 MB RAM
5.5 GB hard disk space
DirectX 9.0c
GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card with PS 2.0 or better

Krigloch the Furious · December 2nd, 2006, 01:05 PM

its an awesome game! I agree with the requirements though.

Belgar · December 2nd, 2006, 02:40 PM

Been playing LOTR - Shadows of Angmar, as a beta tester ... very impressive. Much better than WOW

Norse Wrath · December 3rd, 2006, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

Been playing LOTR - Shadows of Angmar, as a beta tester ... very impressive. Much better than WOW

What is it?

Anglorfin · December 3rd, 2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

Been playing LOTR - Shadows of Angmar, as a beta tester ... very impressive. Much better than WOW

Damn I tried to get into the beta for that. From wht I've seen of the game and it's mechanics it seemed to lack a lot of depth. At least that's my preliminary opinion. Character classes seemed too stiff and cookie-cutter. But I guess that's to be expected from the world that brought us those archetypes to begin with.

/edit: That's blatantly false. I realize those archetypes have existed before Tolkien but he was the one to popularize them again and bring them back into the mainstream.

Belgar · December 3rd, 2006, 10:16 AM

So far the game is just amazing, from being visually stunning to its vastness (it is just huge) I started as a Hobit and everything feels like you are in LOTR 's world.
The towns, landscapes are full of life.
The good thing I really like so far are the one person instances, the fact that some quests require you to group with people in a fellowship.
There is no PVP but a lot more emphasis on character building with traits that can be earned, titles, exploration.
It's still beta, but so far, it's looking good, still too much lag in high populated areas such as towns. Right now, I am still trying to figure out the profession system.
Between WOW, SWG and this one, LOTR gets my vote. It is the best graphics on a MMORPG, will remain so until Age of Conan comes out (supposed to use DX10).

As for NVW2, I would rather buy the Obilivion's expansion. After over 100+ hours of gameplay one can still remain busy in Oblivion.

Anglorfin · December 4th, 2006, 11:31 AM

^ Age of Conan is going to kick some serious ass. And it's good to see someone that's played SWG. Too bad they crapped it up.

And I also agree that Oblivion should be played.

Pessimism · December 4th, 2006, 04:58 PM

I love this thread.

Trashhead · December 5th, 2006, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgar

As for NVW2, I would rather buy the Obilivion's expansion. After over 100+ hours of gameplay one can still remain busy in Oblivion.

Once the community gets up and running, the same can probably said for NWN2. Thing is the toolset learning curve is much steeper then for the original nwn.

Knarfi · December 5th, 2006, 07:35 AM

nice sig belgar XDD

TheLastWithPaganBlood · December 5th, 2006, 10:46 AM

Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz
2.59GHz, 256 MB RAM
GeForce 5600

So I'm fucked, right?

Belgar · December 5th, 2006, 12:02 PM

with this config ... if you wanna have a slight shot at nwn2 ... yes you are fucked.

TheLastWithPaganBlood · December 5th, 2006, 05:01 PM

Damn. I was kind of looking forward to start playing computer games again. But not so much as to spend 100's of eurosto enable me to do so.

Gjallarhorn · December 5th, 2006, 07:21 PM

anyone played medieval 2 total war? it is dos

Belgar · December 5th, 2006, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLastWithPaganBlood

Damn. I was kind of looking forward to start playing computer games again. But not so much as to spend 100's of eurosto enable me to do so.

I guess computer gaming is like any other hobby. I just love to buy parts, build my own system and then tweak the cpu core, overclock cpu and gpu,... fun but expensive if you screw it up.
Btw, computer gaming (and some extend graphical applications, servers) is what keeps the computer industry going and bringing new records to the industry. You sure as hell don't need a dual core, 3gb or ram, 2 sata 300gb HD, watercooling system for your cpu; to download music, watch porn, or use MS Office.
2007 is going to be an expensive year if you are into building your own system.
Now a good video card can cost you almost 1/2 of your pc budget if you don't want to buy a low end card.
Just as example, the shitty PS3 will be obsolete vs pc gaming in less than 6 months, but most people can't just shell out 2K$ for a top of the line gaming system.

Trashhead · December 6th, 2006, 12:23 AM

I dunno Belgar, there's some pretty intense porn out there

Tyra · December 6th, 2006, 01:02 AM

Is there an ETA for the market on the LOTR?

vagner · December 6th, 2006, 01:09 AM

never winter nights is awesome

there is also on class called frenzy berseker

Belgar · December 6th, 2006, 08:07 AM

I think the ETA for LOTR with the way the beta is going and the numerous bugs and server lag, is about 5 months away.

TheLastWithPaganBlood · December 6th, 2006, 04:47 PM

I think what's a shame about PC role playing games like NWN etc is that you dont get to fight and block yourself like on that Baldur's gate game that came to PS2 and some other consols. It's just way more gun than clicking on hwhere you want to go and who you want to attack. You people agree?

Bates · December 12th, 2006, 12:29 PM

NWN2 is pretty kickass. Doesn't run great on my system, mostly due to a low budget video card, but it runs alright. Still fairly buggy, but I'm looking forward to when the persistent worlds get up and going well. That's the one advantage it has over Oblivion... multiplayer and PvP.

Pessimism · December 12th, 2006, 05:00 PM

Well, I have an awesome computer....too bad I fried my RAM

Anyway, I have 2gb of OCZ coming in the mail....I'll finally be abnle to masterbate to my computer screen again

Bates · December 13th, 2006, 05:50 PM

Funny, I've always managed to do that even with my old P133.

That was possibly far, far too much information for anyone's safety.

Trashhead · December 13th, 2006, 09:16 PM

Don't worry, if we can handle Tyra's milk squirting abilities, we should be able to handle your eeeehm.. 'milk' squirting abilities.

December 2nd, 2006, 11:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Vampyrian Vault Dweller Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sheboygan, WI Posts: 1,043	Probably not. From what I hear it's requirements are obscenly high for some reason. MINIMUM requirements: Windows XP Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon XP 2000 or equivalent 512 MB RAM 5.5 GB hard disk space DirectX 9.0c GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card with PS 2.0 or better __________________ There's no rules here, it's like Thunder Dome! http://www.last.fm/user/ovplain

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December 2nd, 2006, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,946	Been playing LOTR - Shadows of Angmar, as a beta tester ... very impressive. Much better than WOW __________________ "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates. "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." - Thucidydes, The history of the Peloponnesian War.

December 3rd, 2006, 10:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,946	So far the game is just amazing, from being visually stunning to its vastness (it is just huge) I started as a Hobit and everything feels like you are in LOTR 's world. The towns, landscapes are full of life. The good thing I really like so far are the one person instances, the fact that some quests require you to group with people in a fellowship. There is no PVP but a lot more emphasis on character building with traits that can be earned, titles, exploration. It's still beta, but so far, it's looking good, still too much lag in high populated areas such as towns. Right now, I am still trying to figure out the profession system. Between WOW, SWG and this one, LOTR gets my vote. It is the best graphics on a MMORPG, will remain so until Age of Conan comes out (supposed to use DX10). As for NVW2, I would rather buy the Obilivion's expansion. After over 100+ hours of gameplay one can still remain busy in Oblivion. __________________ "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates. "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." - Thucidydes, The history of the Peloponnesian War.

December 4th, 2006, 11:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Anglorfin Don't Fuck with Dinobot Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 237	^ Age of Conan is going to kick some serious ass. And it's good to see someone that's played SWG. Too bad they crapped it up. And I also agree that Oblivion should be played.

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December 5th, 2006, 07:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
Knarfi Yaba-daba-doo! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Emmen/Leeuwarden, the Netherlands Posts: 6,718	nice sig belgar XDD

December 5th, 2006, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
TheLastWithPaganBlood Nordman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Prussia Posts: 1,399	Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz 2.59GHz, 256 MB RAM GeForce 5600 So I'm fucked, right? __________________ VICTORY!!!

December 5th, 2006, 12:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,946	with this config ... if you wanna have a slight shot at nwn2 ... yes you are fucked. __________________ "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates. "The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it." - Thucidydes, The history of the Peloponnesian War.

December 5th, 2006, 05:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
TheLastWithPaganBlood Nordman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Prussia Posts: 1,399	Damn. I was kind of looking forward to start playing computer games again. But not so much as to spend 100's of eurosto enable me to do so. __________________ VICTORY!!!

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Trashhead Le D'artagnan de coeur Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hellgium Posts: 509	I dunno Belgar, there's some pretty intense porn out there __________________

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December 6th, 2006, 01:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
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December 6th, 2006, 08:07 AM	#20 (permalink)
Belgar The Wallonian Redneck. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jupiter2 this is Alpha control do you copy? Posts: 1,946	I think the ETA for LOTR with the way the beta is going and the numerous bugs and server lag, is about 5 months away.

December 6th, 2006, 04:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
TheLastWithPaganBlood Nordman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Prussia Posts: 1,399	I think what's a shame about PC role playing games like NWN etc is that you dont get to fight and block yourself like on that Baldur's gate game that came to PS2 and some other consols. It's just way more gun than clicking on hwhere you want to go and who you want to attack. You people agree? __________________ VICTORY!!!

December 12th, 2006, 12:29 PM	#22 (permalink)
Bates Swamp Yankee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deerfield, NH Posts: 1,496	NWN2 is pretty kickass. Doesn't run great on my system, mostly due to a low budget video card, but it runs alright. Still fairly buggy, but I'm looking forward to when the persistent worlds get up and going well. That's the one advantage it has over Oblivion... multiplayer and PvP.

December 12th, 2006, 05:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
Pessimism Endemic Vagabond Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 10,166	Well, I have an awesome computer....too bad I fried my RAM Anyway, I have 2gb of OCZ coming in the mail....I'll finally be abnle to masterbate to my computer screen again __________________ My LastFM Account You taught me language, and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse. My Flickr Account

December 13th, 2006, 05:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
Bates Swamp Yankee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deerfield, NH Posts: 1,496	Funny, I've always managed to do that even with my old P133. That was possibly far, far too much information for anyone's safety.

December 13th, 2006, 09:16 PM	#25 (permalink)
Trashhead Le D'artagnan de coeur Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hellgium Posts: 509	Don't worry, if we can handle Tyra's milk squirting abilities, we should be able to handle your eeeehm.. 'milk' squirting abilities. __________________