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Jun 23 2015, 11:29 AM
BangoTwinkletoes

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Originally Posted by cdq1958

I've never played NWN and don't plan on ever playing it; but I have played a game that did add a system that allowed for player created content. Yes, SWG added the Chronicle system before it shut down. That system allowed players to create quests and quest arcs for other players to play. There were strict limits to it, given that Lucas Arts had to allow it and got huffy about things that didn't fit. It was an alternative advancement system. You started as a rank freshman after doing a quest for C3P0. You 'leveled' up by making and playing these 'Chronicles'. Players could make packages and trade these. The higher your rank, the more intricate the story or mission could be. Guess what most of these were like. :P

If LoTRO could do this, I'd expect something akin to SWG's Chronicle system, not EvE.

Don't confuse Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Online. The former which Bioware produced back in 2002 was an excellent AD&D Forgotten Realms game that had an excellent toolset for creating new and editing existing modules. I played some fantastic conversions of the old pen & paper AD&D modules that used to be available for download. Not that dissimilar to the toolkit / editor one gets with the Elder Scrolls games.

The Neverwinter Online game though (which is the Cryptic one) has a content creator that is more prescribed in terms of what one can do with it and these are listed in game as instanced content.

As others have mentioned above, it never fails to amaze me as to the quality of content that the community can produce.
Jun 23 2015, 01:00 PM
cdq1958

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Originally Posted by BangoTwinkletoes

Don't confuse Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Online. The former which Bioware produced back in 2002 was an excellent AD&D Forgotten Realms game that had an excellent toolset for creating new and editing existing modules. I played some fantastic conversions of the old pen & paper AD&D modules that used to be available for download. Not that dissimilar to the toolkit / editor one gets with the Elder Scrolls games.

The Neverwinter Online game though (which is the Cryptic one) has a content creator that is more prescribed in terms of what one can do with it and these are listed in game as instanced content.

As others have mentioned above, it never fails to amaze me as to the quality of content that the community can produce.

Granted, though I've found that D&D style games are not to my liking. Nevertheless, I have found player made content to be all over the map. When it is good, it can be really good. When it isn't, it can be very bad.
Jun 23 2015, 03:22 PM
Thoroval

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Originally Posted by Jewl_of_the_lake

I hope I am not the only one that still has her knife in my vault:p

No, you are not. I have one of her knives, along with some other items I just can't part with, in a vault tab I've named Keepsakes.
Jun 23 2015, 04:41 PM
OldMadeOfLions

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Originally Posted by BangoTwinkletoes

...personally I'd love nothing more than to create a little instanced side quest where one can beat Horn around the head with a bat shouting "You're a pathetic wimp!!" before showing his backside my boot!

Not everyone in Rohan is cut from the same cloth as Eomer or Theoden, and I think there's a place in the story for a thoughtful soul like Horn. Clearly his story doesn't appeal to everyone, but sometimes that's okay.

MoL
Jun 23 2015, 07:13 PM
Silmelin

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Originally Posted by MadeOfLions

Not everyone in Rohan is cut from the same cloth as Eomer or Theoden, and I think there's a place in the story for a thoughtful soul like Horn. Clearly his story doesn't appeal to everyone, but sometimes that's okay.

MoL

I haven't come across Horn yet so I don't know how his personality is, but I prefer there being all sorts of people. Not everyone can be Great Hero material. I know I'm not. I'd hate for people to hate me just because I'm not insanely mighty ;)

Reminds me of the new Hobbit movies. How a certain dwarf seemed to quite dislike Bilbo, not because he was a bad person but because he wasn't a strong warrior. You shouldn't have to save someone's life for them to respect you. People who demand that you do, those are the bad people in my eyes :p

Horn being a "thoughtful soul" sounds promising. Can't wait to "meet" him :)
Jun 23 2015, 11:55 PM
Jewl_of_the_lake

what about the stone ruins in south mirkwood? Who built them as I have a hard time thinking the Silven folk would construct buildings of that size from stone. In Untold Tails it says Orpher moved from Amon Lanc before when Celeborn moved to Lo theories would it have been his folk?
Jun 24 2015, 11:30 AM
robbie1435

When developing the game, it's been shown that Turbine has 2 or 3 times looked in PvMP maps. Where would these maps have been? :o
Jun 24 2015, 06:40 PM
Bel-Astarte

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Originally Posted by MadeOfLions

Not everyone in Rohan is cut from the same cloth as Eomer or Theoden, and I think there's a place in the story for a thoughtful soul like Horn. Clearly his story doesn't appeal to everyone, but sometimes that's okay.

MoL

I love Horn, and Nona. It's a great storyline of how great conflicts play out in individual lives, not just on grand maps of territory.
Jun 26 2015, 09:36 AM
Gaming_Gal

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Originally Posted by kickman77

Cpuld this not still happen but as optional session plays? I would love a small quest chain as a orc taking Osgiliath or something like that...

as far as stuff like chicken runs.... maybe we can get a squirrel or snake as someone suggested

I for one would love to see/participate in the war of the squirrels. Even better if we get to choose which side...grey or red.

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Wolves? Ha! We fear no wolves! They will not withstand our onslaught. They will be the next to fall!

After we destroy the helpless red squirrels, we shall conquer the wolves, and then the world! No one can stop us!

~Grey Squirrel
Jun 26 2015, 10:18 AM
kickman77

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Originally Posted by Gaming_Gal

I for one would love to see/participate in the war of the squirrels. Even better if we get to choose which side...grey or red.

~Grey Squirrel

That could be a fun mini game they could add instead of HobnoniMULTIBOXERS that seems like its always on...
Jun 28 2015, 12:42 PM
Jewl_of_the_lake

Are the devs and qa done with this thread already? It was going so good:(
Jun 28 2015, 02:27 PM
Beorthnoth

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Originally Posted by Jewl_of_the_lake

Are the devs and qa done with this thread already? It was going so good:(

Well, right now it's the weekend :)

Apart from that, I'd have thought that, at the moment, they'll be heavily tied up with the 16.2 beta
Jun 28 2015, 06:02 PM
Altair6

I have a question that's been buzzing around for a while (I've run a few alts past her and it came up again today). Why is Dorthaneth veiled?

Makes me wonder if we've maybe met her before and someone would rather we didn't know. Not that I'm asking for spoilers, of course. Just makes me curious as I don't think we've met a veiled Elf before.
Jun 28 2015, 06:24 PM
Tuco

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Originally Posted by Altair6

I have a question that's been buzzing around for a while (I've run a few alts past her and it came up again today). Why is Dorthaneth veiled?

Makes me wonder if we've maybe met her before and someone would rather we didn't know. Not that I'm asking for spoilers, of course. Just makes me curious as I don't think we've met a veiled Elf before.

I don't think it helps with respect to your question, but I think the name Dorthaneth means something like "Stays young" in Sindarin... which superficially would apply to any Elf.
Jun 29 2015, 11:09 AM
OldMadeOfLions

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Originally Posted by Altair6

I have a question that's been buzzing around for a while (I've run a few alts past her and it came up again today). Why is Dorthaneth veiled?

I'm not going to answer this one, but I will admit that I've been surprised by the general lack of curiosity about Dorthaneth.

MoL
Jun 29 2015, 11:24 AM
Altair6

Well, I'm even more curious now. :)
Jun 29 2015, 11:27 AM
Arbor

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Originally Posted by Jewl_of_the_lake

Are the devs and qa done with this thread already? It was going so good:(

We've been busy plus there's some questions I'm not qualified to answer or just can't answer because of policy stuff. I've been keeping up with the thread though
Jun 29 2015, 12:06 PM
Haue

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Originally Posted by MadeOfLions

I'm not going to answer this one, but I will admit that I've been surprised by the general lack of curiosity about Dorthaneth.

MoL

I have a theory that she may be Nimrodel, and that she's mourning over Amroth. But its only a theory..
Jun 29 2015, 12:08 PM
kickman77

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Originally Posted by Arbor

We've been busy plus there's some questions I'm not qualified to answer or just can't answer because of policy stuff. I've been keeping up with the thread though

I know I can not wait to see the next part of the epuc...

Question:

Are there ny plans to add the horseshoe back as a reclaim item or to a vendor for rep ect. for those of us who long ago deleted the tiem and now are kicking ourselves in the backside
Jun 29 2015, 12:24 PM
Tirian-Hammerfist

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Originally Posted by Haue

I have a theory that she may be Nimrodel, and that she's mourning over Amroth. But its only a theory..

This is a wonderful theory! I've been very curious about Dorthaneth (I googled her the first time I met her to try and figure out who she was, although sadly nothing came up), but in the end in my own head canon she was another river-spirit like the Five Sisters of Lebennin (I though possibly the Blackroot).

However, the idea that she is Nimrodel makes a great deal of sense, and would explain both the veil and the secrecy :D Until there's proof to the contrary, I'm definitely going to think that Dorthaneth and Nimrodel are one and the same!
Jun 29 2015, 01:51 PM
GoldrushSE

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Originally Posted by Haue

I have a theory that she may be Nimrodel, and that she's mourning over Amroth. But its only a theory..

I've thought the same. There are several small hints or references that seem to support that theory, imho. So, until revealed otherwise, I'll also continue to believe that's who she is. :)

-Goldrush
Jun 29 2015, 02:03 PM
Moochi

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Originally Posted by MadeOfLions

I'm not going to answer this one, but I will admit that I've been surprised by the general lack of curiosity about Dorthaneth.

MoL

I made an assumption when first seeing her, but when I shared it with others, they didn't see any merit to my theory. Later, as other parts of Gondor opened, I thought my theory strengthened by something another NPC said.
I'll not state my theory fully here, but will inquire, would that be a mourning veil?

edit: Nevermind, I see that others had arrived at the same conclusion and posted it, so no need for me to worry about being spoily in this thread :) Mange tak, Haue!

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Originally Posted by Haue

I have a theory that she may be Nimrodel, and that she's mourning over Amroth. But its only a theory..

Regarding my "something another NPC said" later in Gondor, one of the river-maidens lends support to the theory, with a tale not entirely unlike part of Thingol's.
Jun 29 2015, 02:05 PM
Arbor

I'm like, who is this Dorthaneth person, and it turns out I haven't gotten up to her yet on my live character. I look forward to hearing her story.
Jun 29 2015, 02:34 PM
Nuelenion

Yeah, I haven't gotten to Dorthaneth yet, either. Now I'm intrigued!

Looking at the name... does it maybe mean something like "sister that stays?" Or maybe... "young dweller?"
Jun 29 2015, 03:01 PM
DiogoVP

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Originally Posted by Arbor

I'm like, who is this Dorthaneth person, and it turns out I haven't gotten up to her yet on my live character. I look forward to hearing her story.

Some people were suggesting some decoration items to be added to the game for you earlier on this thread, how about new housing Ambient Music? Do you know if we could get new ambient music for our houses from Rohan(West and East) and Gondor(West and East)? That would be great :)

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