Neverwinter is changing leveling AGAIN in Mod 21

[@GrokMonkey]

'Milestone leveling' in an MMO is such a wild choice. I appreciate the idea of adjusting scope to make it more evocative of D&D, and I'm very interested to see how that ends up shaking out.

[@nagisa3523]

Ive just returned to the game after about 2-3 years to see this level cap and I legitimately got scared thinking I lost my character

[@louisarturo5625]

the last time i played, neverwinter still has this pvp thing which every paladins are unkillable lmao

[@MrIamsosmrt]

I think streamlining the leveling is a good thing. Also ~10-12 hours to get to max level is a nice amount. Even the most casual players will be at max level in 1-2 weeks and ready to start actually interesting content.

[@Silv3ry]

agreed, i'm happy with the change. i would always try to find ways to avoid the leveling process because of all the fetch quests and running back and forth there was

[@brandondimopoulos9534]

The faster you reach endgame the faster they make money from sales in the cash shop for items like wards for gear upgrading. The more people at endgame content will make for more of a demand and general increase in cash shop and zen purchases. I'm not sure it's more for a D&D feel , feels more like streamlining the game to make endgame the cash shop

[@lordmech]

@@Silv3ry one thing i would like to know what happens to characters i have that are max level or over level 20? do they reset to 20 or reset to level 1 and i have to level them up again? and their gear and other items what happens to them?

[@Silv3ry]

@@lordmech they will be set to 20, nothing else will change

[@darnellthompson7190]

Im just mad the campaigns that older players grinded for months are being able to be completed in a matter of hours

[@gphx]

It's been a while since I played NW but leveling is always what I enjoyed about MMORPGs. Once I leveled a character I'd often immediately create another character and start over again. The never ending hamster wheel of endgame doesn't appeal to everyone.

[@piscye1806]

It appeals to most. You're in the minority

[@tamaspapp225]

Same with me. I and friend dont have too much time playing, so just start a new character and leveling it to 30 or 60. After we hit max level the grind and gathering become a real work, so we start over again.

[@gphx]

@@piscye1806 There are extroverts who enjoy all the group and social stuff and introverts who play so as to escape all that. I'm glad there's something for everyone.

[@chenai8372]

Just came back to the game and was saddened to see the update. I also enjoyed the levelling process Think I'm done with Neverwinter for good then

[@durgan5668]

Pirates skyhold was a key area for getting explorer map materials for professions. I would think they'd need to address that pretty quickly.

[@joeybones1746]

They just need to put the crap in a different area for clowns to run back n fourth in.

[@HelennaRose]

Address the whales need for more AD to overcharge for gear. Ah.

[@kurtisdeakin]

speed up the old normal level up so players hit that cash wall sooner!

[@neverrageonlinearpg1556]

This guy has some brain power..thumbs up to every single word

[@davidbrown9237]

They need to. The game is mostly veteran players. Levelling players and veteran players don't spend money. It's that in-between bracket who does and Cryptic need to get their money from somewhere

[@giannhspan3610]

shouldnt i play this game? is it that bad he grind? not willing to pay real money...

[@davidbrown9237]

​@@giannhspan3610 It depends on what your goals are. There's allot to do in this game. The money/grind trap is the end game content/retaining BIS. If for example, you wanted to grind out a BIS toon, you'd have to play the game for 18 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year for five years. If you just want to be able to run the end game dungeons and are not bothers about BIS then based on the same effort, you'd be looking at about 12-18 months This game is free to play pay to progress faster (and allot faster). The problem is that this doesn't become apparent until you've reached max level and can see what you need for the end game content. So the answer to your question is simply that it depends on what your expectations are.

[@ANDROMEDA-F99]

@@davidbrown9237 damn that's accurate

[@StarLord.2k]

Now I get to stand in PE repeating "LF guild with boons" all day.

[@_Lullaby15]

I miss the old leveling system of never winter. It gave people a reason to do side quest.

[@TRDTYukiTV]

I wish they would update animations, for example running in some races feels weird, and the mage class stands around holding a ball in the air statically Combat animations need a serious update

[@alanea5860]

they rarely return to animation issues/ old bugs since it doesnt generate income since they drastically reduced amount of developers (moved them to other games) but they still try pump out as much shiny content encouraging zen payments as fast as they can ... leaving no time for old fixes

[@Sayonarin]

Hope they will add a separate volume setting for "player instruments", so I can hard pass on sitting through elementary school music lessons.

[@rainyfriday6175]

I can kind of see the leveling system revamp. I do one invasion event and suddenly I’m ten levels too high for all my unfinished story quest.

[@Darkinu2]

Exactly, I just wanna do my leveled dungeon I.e. Mad Dragon but I'm too overleveled. 🤬 No achievements for me.

[@Karakla08]

That sounds like Module 21 is the time to hop back into Neverwinter and make a new Character.

[@domrea5436]

Lovely... A great description of everything you need to know about everything coming to the game. Glad you into the game again x

[@mayalewis2956]

One thing that has always confused me is they go out of thier way to add a race and class specific quests but other than that they don't really add anything in dialogue wise like I remember talking to a drow man as a drow and he'd speak of the drow attacking like my character wasn't one, and I'd of expected a bit of hostility from npcs in the area

[@markknape4343]

The new screens to me actually look old fashioned, like a 90's d&d game, but I like it.

[@BEANSNOHELPME]

Thanks so much for the in depth look at Mod21, this was really precise and very informative, great video. Hopefully the end game content gets revised as a result too, I have a feeling that's in the works.

[@Silv3ry]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mehrdadr1542]

Left when 19 came out, and haven't regretted it, the Grind just wears down

[@zerenityzerene4410]

I guess its time to come back! The changes seem really cool.

[@alanea5860]

changes always seemed "cool" but once we dig deeper its clear that every "cool" change since mod 16 is actually terrible keep in mind thatpeople used to be amazed from *boon change* = turned out to be boring and worse than old ones *scaling* = trash *nerfing buffs by 99%* = trash *new system where obtaining better gear make you weaker* by increasing caps= i dont even have to comment this do i? *redeemed citadel* = idea but turned to be brainless grind for pathetic rewards *weapon rework* = ok i cant count this since most people seen it as trash even before release silvery is always positive about neverwinter ... so much that many people consider her paid for promotion but honestly every new module is more and more messed up thats why veterans keep leaving and guilds existing since dread ring dying iam 99% sure it wont be any different this time ... especially with planned bard since developers considers even 5% damage buff broken and overpowered so after all nerfs all we get will be bard with close to no buff potential

[@NikolayNikoloff]

Nope

[@alanea5860]

@Bob Saunders same .. they destroying stuff that works and made neverwinter great piece by piece ...to make place for flawed or straight re*arded stuff (for example scaling that reduce your stats as punishment for increasing itemlevel with new hear so hard .. that you end up weaker after gear upgrade) just to appear with "hey look we are doing something .. here take our new system thats worse than old one" it feels like most developers does stuff just to change something .. completely ignoring quality giving up on lore / stories im DnD inspired game is absolutely insane .. 90% people enjoyed those quest chains with deep storyalot more than current " kill 200 000 demons and 1500 BHE to finish module" f2p bis with grind is ofc possible ,, problem is that most new dungeons are for top 10% so most newbies who finish leveling have to grind for year to even participate on content honestly its not better even for top 10% most veterans around me who farmed tomm ragequit after zariel release .. disgusted by that trash but devs still think its better to poke into working systems .. instead creating actual meaningfull content ... you are definitely right about peak ... they moved roughtly half of developer team to other projects during M17 ....thats never good sign ... and put us closer to maitnance mode

[@alanea5860]

@Bob Saunders well .. hes right partially wrong in other things *power creep *= thing that exist in every MMO that must be controlled *ultra rare items* = this wasnt really nwn issue in m16 .. ravenloft cards are ok .... even undermountain was manageable *stupid rng* avernus was boring trash with bad dungeon as bonus .... but second part was where sh** hit the fan gear from T3 was RNG behind RNG behind RNG behind RNG from randomly spawning enemies + t3 pieces are not significantly better than easily obtained ones *devaluing weapons/armor* = part of life for every mmo the only working way to keep people busy is to give them content ..and to encourage people to run new harder content you need gear they cant grind in tutorial sdoloable dungeons basically any new gear decrease value of old pieces as long as its better ( if its same or weaker no one really care about it) *removing ad methods* = nope getting ad is easier than before ... its 100% fine that people need to actually play game content instead reloading 50 characters to refine leadership ad *1% enchant upgrade* = 100% fine .. no one cares about % chance its basically coal ward required as reagent .. and honestly i dont see any problem with few coal wards spend on armor /weapon ench .. its still extremely cheap compared to other enchantments for every slot *timed bosses* = yes those are weird some casses are fine .. like sva but zariel /tomm/citadel is overcomplicated mess .. unfriendly to new players but dps isnt main problem .... defensive stat requirement is alot worse and tomm meant unavoidable 1 shot for 90% people hard locking them out *pay to win* =hmm its nopt that bad ... you can have maxed character in year or two for free its more about content difficulty new player cant handle even basic monsters in avernus zariel ? nope maxed out characters only hunts? ... nope maybe i soloed all T2 but most new people would need group to handle even basic T1s ... making grind even more tedious *class powers feats paragons* = well some of them were broken beyond redemption or completely pointless and unused change itself is good .. but what they did is atrocity *playstyles * = again this had to be solved .... whene very party require DC or two to tripple their damage happily sacrificing healers and other dps for them its definitely wrong .. same as lifesteal why should dps be able to solo dungeons facetanking bosses because lifesteal heal them for milions every second

[@HelennaRose]

@@alanea5860 Silvery is objective and not negative but that doesn’t mean she’s excited.

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

Acquisitions Inc now only requires you to run through the repeatable quests one time per character to complete the entire Campaign. So since you will be running it at an appropriate level, it should take about 2 hours max to start, run and complete the entire campaign.

[@s0mveraa]

Should be some pain and suffering compensation for people who completed AI the hard way....

[@sergioalmeida1795]

I was starting to do the campaign, i guess ill wait till next mod

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

@@sergioalmeida1795 Yes.. do yourself a favour and wait. It is abominably slow. The main weekly quests don't offer enough enough currency to build it quickly, and there is only one repeatable daily that can actually be done once per hour. It was meant to be a new campaign for new players to level up to L70 with. But it takes weeks and weeks to get anywhere near to get the Heart of Fire Enchantment. And then if you want the Boons as well.... you would be WAY past max level by the time you finish it. And of course the jokes... even if you might find them funny the first time, by the 12th or 13th time you've heard Jim Darkmagic go on about his damned eggs... you'll want to just kill them all and burn the AI Building to the ground.

[@sergioalmeida1795]

@@andrewtomlinson5237 AHAHAHA Accurate

[@lissbelfort7728]

great video! just stumbled upon your channel and already love it. very clear and detailed explanations to the changes that i almost NEVER understand, just follow along XD bard looks SICK and i'm very happy that it'll be that much easier to max lvl new chars; that's something that always held me back --- thinking of how long it would take to get to 80 and then get full equips and higher IL. now we just have to worry abt equipment... which isn't easy, but hey, it's one less thing XD

[@Silv3ry]

Thank you, glad you liked it 😊

[@joeybones1746]

12 HOURS TO LEVEL UP TO DO NOTHING!------- Players: MORE CONTENT PLZ! Cryptic: Ok we'll delete a whole bunch of stuff.

[@alanea5860]

and give you brainless korean-mmo-level grind with 0 story / lore in return :D

[@alanea5860]

@@gavinschaber3578 you can 1-80 within day "chore/bore" is content of last few modules since every choice in game is getting removed ... to avoid overloading ape brain and every story quest ... exchanged for braindead grind

[@alanea5860]

@@gavinschaber3578 because 80 content is poorly designed even basic monsters are lethal for fresh 80 probably to encourage them to open wallets but changes in leveling maps have 0 impact on this

[@joeybones1746]

@@alanea5860 Oh its %100 about getting that money. New players come in. Play a while, then start getting their ass's beat like a red headed call girl on crack, because of this shit garbage combat system, then quit. Cryptic or Perfect world entertainment rather want you to spend money, then STILL get your face beat in by the methed out mobs, then quit.

[@joeybones1746]

@@gavinschaber3578 Who the fuck says you should be on equal anything with me? Ive paid my dues with 8 years of play time.

[@fedirsereda2260]

Hell nah, i will miss old leveling (up to 80 lvl),

[@brandondimopoulos9534]

I'm not sure how I feel about the squish. Many games have failed trying to squish levels ect.. MMOs are about the grind and it just feels they are trying to make the game more casual which can bring more problems later

[@gscgold]

How ironic I've been away from this game for years and I've decided to come back and honestly I haven't followed the game at all to have been what's going on because I've been playing elder scrolls online and guild wars 2 and I miss Neverwinter and it looks like I'm coming back at a very good time

[@bldiva5883]

Thanks for the information your awesome Silvery!

[@Nicomancer001]

I hope the cutscene in CoDG can be skipped now. That kills more players than the battle to the boss room.

[@alanea5860]

unlikely .. developers repeatedly noted that codg is too short for its reward even with that cinematic

[@vdec9774]

The most messy part about leveling isn't the 1-60 stuff but the things past that 1-60 is pretty relaxed and has some neat stories to tell I get what they're trying to do but i don't know if this fixes any of the problems

[@alanea5860]

yep 60+ content is definitely worse and 70+ is completely void of significant story

[@ChefBoiImHungry]

so glad your back silvery "rachel" missed your awesome vids!!!

[@grimglitchjester8502]

What are they going to do for the people who payed for level 70 characters? (Asking for a friend who just recently got into neverwinter)

[@shinon748]

Everyone over 20 will just be level 20

[@grimglitchjester8502]

@@shinon748 true but it really isnt hard to reach 20 is 10 to 15 hourse then done with leveling however from 1 to 70 is a good couple of days essentially paying to skip the grind but to 20 there isnt a grind (fairly good making it easier) so a high price tag for a level that only takes a few hourse a bit of a 15 buck for a single skin kind of situation

[@jamiefors5062]

So will the Experience awards roll over and stay in ? I have well over a years worth to open lol

[@Silv3ry]

i have never saved any, so unfortunately i don't have the answer to that :(

[@jamiefors5062]

@@Silv3ry ok lol, ty for your reply, good to see you back 😊

[@jamiefors5062]

@@ChuChuAndAhBa hi, ty for your reply, yes exactly, in fact the last time I claimed a reward was when they were doing a “double diamond” thing, (wasn’t an event, one of their errors and they smoothed the situation over by giving us double diamonds) I imagine I have quite a pretty sum and don’t want to lose them

[@Uthur]

I just started dabbling with it last night maybe I should wait to start playing till this patch launches

[@DOC_NO]

What about new content in mod 21??? Is there any? Or are we to play the old content over again with our new bards?

[@prettylag9409]

the campaign, zone and story story is still not out on preview:)

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

They have teased "The Summer of Drizzt" so I imagine Underdark will be coming back pretty soon...

[@trooplelionheart5214]

Wow sounds like a great update i might get the game back thank you for your great videos

[@rewhans]

All out movement speed character. "I'm fast as f boy."

[@chrisbutler8584]

Now all I need is a warforged style race or maybe a skin to look like one!!!

[@jessereese9867]

Well hello!! Thank you for info!!

[@Silv3ry]

Welcome! :D

[@LaughingLemur3]

I absolutely love how you made the video 13:37 in length

[@Silv3ry]

Surprisingly unintentional 😛

[@TamnRPs]

It gives new people a chance on what to do in this game! Thank god not just “hey you can buy lvl 70 character and let see where you go and how you get the best gear” i feel like it’s a lot better

[@alanea5860]

not rly ... content in last years is hack and slash without sigjnificant story and lore ... they actually kicked people out of thoser story based quests by adding brainless random queue with 10x faster xp so its definitely going to be kill this / kill that or buy it content

[@luq.9905]

So you’re saying they are making the game shit.... okay bet. Back to ESO I go... where no keys are needed and it’s all gameplay based.

[@SteveSearle]

I am with you Luq, this game will soon be on the app stores

[@alanea5860]

@@SteveSearle well judging by quality of content ... its already just shiny moneygrab with more and more simplified and unrewarding gameplay

[@alifratdemir4050]

@@alanea5860 well said

[@ababilashari9970]

ESO is shit tho, play a better game than that lmao

[@alanea5860]

@@ababilashari9970 well ESO is alot better than nwo .... ... thats hardly argument sicne quality of neverwinter decreasing since mod 15 all they need is made top tier gear zen lootbox only .. and they hit rock bottom but ESO is quite overrate ESO/ guild wars cannot reall y complete with lets say wow delusional players will often call it best mmo in world tho :D

[@kittywampusdrums]

Makes sense, every mod gives you one more level.

[@Silv3ry]

They aren't increasing it past 20

[@Haruthegoodlookingboy12]

What about I already finish the adventure quest .I'm gonna go back to grind again to finish those ??

[@jonkirkland420]

Great vid glad you are back 🙂❤️

[@Silv3ry]

Thank you! 😁

[@jonkirkland420]

@@Silv3ry you are welcome

[@matttillman7430]

I bailed on Neverwinter years ago because they made it too difficult. For example, even with all the cool stuff I had paid real money to buy, I couldn't complete Pirate Skyhold's Scalefather Hollow (I think that was the name of the dungeon) and one section of a lower section of the city. With this video, I learned some things that make me inclined to give Neverwinter another chance. I do not like that my Bags of Holding will be gone when I boot up the game, but if you're right about the new bag, it may not be that big an issue after all. Thanks for posting this, Sil.

[@jingtroc23]

So should we claim our overflow experience rewards now or save them?. Will our overflow experience be converted to the new mod or will it be reset?

[@Silv3ry]

i never save any on the live server, so i'm not sure if it will be converted

[@dazlee3257]

All looks positive to me, I mean the game is cluttered with useless gear and unplayed content atm. As for the zones that were removed... I think they have probably been put on the rework bench for a respray and oil change to come back again as future modules just like sharandar.

[@alanea5860]

the correct term is recycle + remove story those oldmaps are actually best ones ... but made obsolete by superior xp gain from queues

[@spideywebz5089]

The training room sounds great, but the rest? Some of my favourite areas are gone :(

[@Silv3ry]

it is a shame, some of them will still be accessible from other areas though. (elemental evil, acquisitions)

[@spideywebz5089]

@@Silv3ry I'm hoping that I'll still be able to access Rothe Valley for a while, but I've almost finished Tyranny...

[@rpmana3686]

I love to hear your voice.

[@ernkangchia8929]

The only question is that what is there to do after every adventure. Simplifying the game makes it one shot complete and not much achievements. As she said, it only took 12 hours to be lvl 20.

[@BlazeTube626]

Just rerolled my main back to warlock. Hopefully I can lvl before mod 21 drops

[@Silv3ry]

When mod 21 hits, you'll be set to level 20 no matter what level your character currently is

[@BlazeTube626]

@@Silv3ry my drow warlock is lvl 24

[@Savage-ih5il]

@@Silv3ry what? gtfoh!

[@marshallodom1388]

I DO like the movement speed bonus Azures will have instead of XP bonuses, because since you're not earning XP from combat I can just race to the end of the dungeon everytime and level up without actually playing the game. Woo-hoo!

[@panthersnbraves]

Will make getting your new Bard through the campaigns easier.

[@staggbones]

Personally i really like the new update, i think the leveling system is better, though im curious if people over level 20 will be brought down to 20 or if they'll stay the same level. Lot of questions but honestly, in whole, i really like it

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

The level cap is across the board. If you are currently L80 you will be L20.

[@ritamurolo6007]

if you have already a cahracter, will you lose equipment and stuff? If you already finished unspecified campaingns will they be considered done or you'll have to do everything again? Thx for your help.

[@Silv3ry]

All existing characters over level 20 will be set to level 20 when it goes live, no other changes will be made to those characters. The stuff you have completed will remain completed, and likewise the stuff you haven't completed will not be completed for you. Hope this helps :)

[@ritamurolo6007]

@@Silv3ry , thanks

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

As someone whose not been on it for a few years, are the changes a positive overall? How is the gear stats and scaling with reduced levels?

[@Silv3ry]

I am liking the changes with this mod. The combat changes of a few months ago were tough to adjust to, but I've gotten over it. Scaling functions much better than before

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

@@Silv3ry thank you, I'll re download on my xbox and check it out 🤗🤗

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

Character Levels don't matter in scaling anyway once you hit "Endgame" status. It's all about Item Level. You will just advance to "Endgame" in a linear "Milestone" path to Level 20, rather than an open "XP Grind" route to Level 80. There is LITERALLY no difference between the current L80 characters and upcoming L20 except for an 8 changing to a 2. It's ALL about Item Level at Endgame. (Item Level is now a major factor in Damage and Hitpoints) And yeah, start playing it again before the new mod drops, as the Combat and Stats, Paragons and "Build" style has changed a whole lot over the years.... getting used to it before the Bard drops will mean you don't have to handle all those changes as well as getting your head round those "Notes"...

[@marshallodom1388]

In that case I won't play another day until the new mod hits. I'm under level 80 now so I'll take the gear pack they'll be giving out to all low level characters. Plus I might end up tossing gear away as I level up normally that will have higher item levels after the mod goes live. I might miss out on the 6 or 7 areas they'll be deleting but Cryptic admitted they're deleting them because they suck hard.

[@thejammiestjam]

Hahahahahaha the "I am baby" thumbnail is my favorite :D Glad to know we can add alternate keybinds for the notes. I wasn't having much fun with them where they are, so that will be nice!!

[@misKathereinesoltow]

THANK YOU

[@cambone2800]

I'd like to know what the rewards are for the end of level rollover as i have 300+ just sitting here :)

[@jaya9753]

The original d&d books did actually expand beyond lvl 18 which was just where the table on the pages in the books stopped. What they call d&d today is just a general congolmerate rpg.

[@LudlowSRK]

Sorry to ask this question, but I’m hoping you’ll give an answer: I haven’t played NW since the Twisted Weapons were a thing and then the elemental ones. Are the Elemental weapons able to be obtained, still? I see one of them available in the Dragon vendor but am unsure if I can obtain the other from the lady by the elemental tree in Protectors Enclave. Any feedback would be great.

[@Silv3ry]

You get free elemental transmutes from completing the elemental evil adventure I believe

[@ViktorTheMusician]

Wondering if I could Keybind the bard notes to a Rockband controller, as it has 5 low neck notes and 5 high neck notes lol

[@Nr4747]

One question: Do you get the new adventure-rewards retroactively if you already quested through the zones before Mod 21 ?

[@prettylag9409]

i think you can claim leveling zones rewards without doing them again

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

From what I've seen from Aragon and Rainer, I'm fairly certain that if you have completed all the quests within the new Adventure Tree before the change, then yes you can claim it. But if it just means running a couple of old quests again to get an Improved Bag of Holding, I'll be OK with that..

[@Nr4747]

@@prettylag9409 Good to know.

[@Nr4747]

@@andrewtomlinson5237 Good to know, thanks. I would definitely try to get my hands on the bag, the mounts and the weapon enchantment + runestones.

[@sergioalmeida1795]

I already completed all the "adventures" will i get those rewardd ready to claim in mod 21? A free collar, companion, mount and etc.. thats awesome

[@dj9851]

Is it possible to move a character, for example, bard lvl 20 from neverwinter preview server to a normal server?(later when the MOD 21 shows up on the normal server)

[@alanea5860]

nope ... that would be insane considering the amount of free stuff you can get on preview

[@dj9851]

@@alanea5860 meh :( thanks for the answer

[@randomguy4781]

wont miss Tower District. despise that zone lol

[@joshuamcdowell1460]

Jumped in after 3 years and all my self heal gear doesn't self heal anymore and both my chars are level 20

[@NickleSparrowtree]

Is there ever going to be a stronghold upgrade to like 21 or 25 where we can get extra boons?

[@Silv3ry]

i hope so

[@NickleSparrowtree]

Another boon plot for rezsickness. It we be great if it went higher.

[@NickleSparrowtree]

Hoping hard stronghold 20 have all boons but rezsickness i don't want to tear down the power boon even if we aren't using it we put a lot of work into growing that stronghold and if we tear it down cryptic isn't giving us anything back to rebuild. We need more stronghold boons.

[@MarkHyde]

I'm sad old content is going - but the streamlining of levelling seems more efficient overall.

[@cambone2800]

I feel the same. I hope that if these areas return that the story is more in depth.

[@alanea5860]

@@cambone2800 nope new content is less focused on story / lore since ravenloft

[@vdec9774]

I hope they finally fix the lair of lostmouth cutscene bugg

[@alanea5860]

they almost never fix old bugs they focus on releasing new shiny low quality content to lure new people ... and make them pay because its hard for them f2p no one really gives f*ck about veterans .... endgame or bugs

[@TomSweeney89]

I like the new quest log, at first i thought what are they doing lower the level cap but you know what lvl didn't mean anything once you reached max anyway, was more concerned that enemies would be less useful to kill as no overlevel but you've explained that's still there, you could have a movement speed set for when you do daily's sounds pretty sick to me, gotta say your voice sounds more mature, you sound great.

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

That will be possible to do. Azure Enchants will no longer give XP bonus, and will give Movement rate bonus, at the moment that goes up to 5% per Utility slot. (I imagine this will be nerfed...)

[@TomSweeney89]

@@andrewtomlinson5237 any idea when this will go live?

[@tigersage586]

I'm wondering if I should continue leveling my character or waiting for Mod 21 to hit so I can get the complete experience. It seems like most of the zones that were cut were ones I just completed. Kind of don't like immediately being placed at max level. Do you think it's worth starting a new character to enjoy everything? Also, any word on a potential release date?

[@davidbrown9237]

It looks like the motive behind the levelling change is aimed at getting players into that pay wall stage sooner. It's a sign that the game is struggling financially and that shouldn't come as surprise as everyone knows the veteran players make up the bulk of the player base. I am a returning player after 5 years and while I will put in a little money just to get things like a pet and bonding stones in order to make it a little easier, I will limit what I spend as this game is not in a healthy place right now. The only reason why I am even going to put a small bit of money in is because I won't grind out the gear again. That is what took my soul in 2016 and it's taken me 5 years to get over that lol

[@xX_N_E_O_Xx]

Ok, but what will happen to characters who are already level 80? Will they be turned into level 20 and that's it?

[@Silv3ry]

Yes

[@TheInsomniaProject]

The playing part is perfect, ever since GW2 has the Guild that plays music, I wanted to do the same in neverwinter. No time like the present! Hope they add more instruments! 😁 😁 😁

[@Silv3ry]

me too hehe

[@joeybones1746]

This lady sounds likes she is getting that cryptic money

[@alanea5860]

yep thats likely .... she used to be critic against bad stuff .... but then joined testing team and praise them even for bugs or pointless stuff she actually talka bout everything in more positive light than community managers / developers itself

[@Silv3ry]

i wish :) i am just very excited for mod 21!

[@alanea5860]

@@Silv3ry same as with both avernus mods :) and persuading us how great is boon change + dumbed/simplified feats ;) sorry silvery if that insults you but you talk about neverwinter with almost 0 critic and overall sound like another community manager

[@joeybones1746]

@@Silv3ry I wasnt bothered by it this time but then i keep find out things that i dont like.

[@KiyokyoKriza]

Also I have a question will this update be like others where it comes out PC first and then a couple months later on PS4

[@Silv3ry]

most likely, yes

[@KiyokyoKriza]

@@Silv3ry welp fuck this is one reason I hate Neverwinter cuz they always do this they releasing on PC wait a couple months not on PS4 wait another 3 months not one about 7 months later it's finally on

[@Silv3ry]

@@KiyokyoKriza that isn't something they choose to do, there are certification processes that have to happen on both consoles, and cryptic doesn't have high priority with those companies. So it takes longer to get things on those platforms

[@runlevelzer0]

You know that a Reddit has to be coming where Bards can share songs that have been translated for the game.

[@alanea5860]

hah well since cryptic have strong anti buff policy ... reddit will be by far most impacted place by their songs

[@Dylwud]

What changes are coming to VIP if we don’t have XP anymore

[@lazydeity6295]

I’m a returning playing last played 2016 played last night and got lost

[@Frosty_tortuga]

Would like pictures of bards abilities to read I’m super excited

[@Silv3ry]

i show some of them in my bard video, but not all

[@tedsimpson6227]

I like to play solo, are any 5 player dungeons required during the leveling process?

[@Silv3ry]

Not during leveling, but dungeons are the primary way to make money to upgrade your character's stuff. You can queue alone and get matched with other people, though

[@giannhspan3610]

Hey everyone!! I’m thinking to play this game for the first time!! How friendly is it to f2p? Not willing to pay real money but I have decent amount of free time!! What do you suggest me?

[@anobody6631]

I don’t really like the new update personally and won’t be playing nw much because it became something I don’t want out of an mmo

[@xwing2417]

Well, I'm excited! When does it drop?

[@Silv3ry]

We don't know yet

[@wilsontam4518]

Question, what if you have a toon that is level 6 after completing the opening tutorial, what would happen to that toon? Would it be at the start of the first leveling adventure, Neverdeath Graveyard? P.S. Keep up the great work!!

[@shamarkwoodward1587]

thats it thank you explain further

[@Acemont]

I was wandering - would you recommend NW for someone, who is 99.999% solo player, who likes action RPGs? Because I was thinking to go for it, while Path of Exile is on low and Baldur's Gate 3 isn't out yet. But was not sure, since it's a #PerfectWorldMMO. And I am ok-ish with a grind, but "to a point".

[@Silv3ry]

hmmm, you can do a lot of NW's content solo, but only until you've completed the campaigns. after that it's mostly group content like dungeon runs and trials, and that's where you get most of the profits from to upgrade your character. it is free to play, so you can always try it out for a few hours and decide if it's for you :)

[@Acemont]

@@Silv3ry Yep - gave it a go shortly after watching your video. Then opened the map: "Oh hello there Ice Wind Dale. Oh hi Avernus". Instant nostalgia from e'old CRPGs. So yeah - probably will go all the way. Though hope to see "level 20" soon (TM), to really drive home "the feel" of D&D. May the fun and the luck be with you ^^

[@stevenxowens792]

Why does nobody point out on streams that the devs are making changes and updates that nobody is really asking for…? Level cap? Removal of zones? No stat training missions? Still no loot review. The 2500 or less daily concurrent population on PS4/5 speaks volumes.

[@dustybaney7787]

When will MOD 21 be released

[@Silv3ry]

there is not a confirmed date yet

[@Democorn]

Every 6 months so should be earliest august....but can run out. So even when we dont have a confirmed date. Thats the only idea we can grasp on.

[@HardRockL1L]

They should increase another slot or 2 to add more inventory bags to our characters! 😁

[@nikp3572]

Where can i find people to play with in this game?

[@Silv3ry]

i would suggest searching for a guild to join :)

[@LiQuidFlav]

when is this dropping?

[@uros3314]

i already have half end game character what will happend to it now?

[@Silv3ry]

your existing character will be set to level 20. nothing else will change

[@VtojeC]

What's up with PVP? Players with glowing armors will still oneshot people without it? I remember PVP currency was needed for some stuff but grinding and being beaten the whole time was pain in ass.

[@alanea5860]

pvp had minor changes in rewards .. but situation stay same ... BIS player with gear build for pvp soloes oposing team 1 shoting them with 0 effort the real difference lies in abilities that have fixed 10-15sec cooldown (recovery is gone) and since you no longer need pvp currency for any pve stuff..... 99,9% people no longer bother to pvp

[@VtojeC]

@@alanea5860 Thank you, sir, for the answer.

[@alanea5860]

@@VtojeC did you just assume gender ?:D but yeah situation is quite similar to old times 1) most dont bother with pvp 2) pvp is unbalanced and broken overall 3) rewards improved a little ... but pve gives you 10x more for your time 4) small group of pvp players scream around how they want pvp ressurected and fixed ... or even call neverwinter pvp game

[@VtojeC]

@@alanea5860 Thanks mem. xD :D

[@malbogia8003]

Was that "I am baby" an oxventure reference?

[@Silv3ry]

a what?

[@malbogia8003]

@@Silv3ry oxventure is a d&d KZbin series. Ome of their members got turns into a baby so "I'm baby" became a meme. It's a really fun series

[@Silv3ry]

@@malbogia8003 oh, never heard of it 😛

[@malbogia8003]

Aah. It's pretty hilarious. Highly recommend

[@marksalmoneussorcerersupreme]

I hope they decide to Make the Dragon born race free. Who wants to pay 50-60 bucks to play a Race.

[@dirtydickshuffling6147]

I love your videos

[@jessemarquez951]

So if I'm lv 80balready n skipped everything does that mean I'll be lv 1 n not maxed lv? If so that's kinda shitty

[@Silv3ry]

if you're level 80 you will be set to level 20 when it goes live. if you haven't completed anything, well, you still won't have completed anything after m21. it isn't going to be completed for you

[@jessemarquez951]

@@Silv3ry cool. That doesnt matter I'm just lazy and didnt want to relevel my 10 characters I got.

[@BryanCP81]

Cryptic: Let us SHOW you the way to pay......Oops we meant play ;-).

[@billy_cross]

I don’t know maybe there’s been a change again I just started playing back again. We’re gonna have to reach the goal and you get introduced to very early to companion equipment to get it in the adventure guild from some little short fucker. If I remember right and die I’m pretty sure you get it right I am may be right after the graveyard.