Das Anfang November veröffentlichte RPG Neverwinter Nights 2 von Obsidian bietet wie schon der Vorgänger ein mächtiges Toolset, mit dem (Hobby-)Programmierer eigene Module und sogar kleine Persistente Welten (PW) aufbauen können. Für Neverwinter Nights gibt es immer noch viele PW-Projekte und auch für den Nachfolger sind bereits einige Projekte online bzw. im Aufbau.

Mmorpg.com hat den Entwicklern ein paar Fragen zum Multiplayer-Modus gestellt. Das Interview stellt hierbei heraus, warum NwN2 für die MMOG-Fans besonders reizvoll ist. Hier ein Auszug:

Neverwinter Nights 2, like its predecessor, is shipping with a fully-functional toolset designed to allow players to create their own adventures. Even if your average player is not as attracted to making their own campaign, there exists a gigantic community - which grew and flourished from the time of the original Neverwinter Nights release - who are committed to creating outstanding adventures and releasing them for public use. But wait - there's MORE! In addition to stand-alone adventures, communities of players are creating "Persistent Worlds," which are basically miniature MMORPGs, games with their own storylines, quests, and areas, created from the toolset and populated by a vast number of players from all over the world.

So, basically: in addition to a large, robust original campaign (which includes a multiplayer component), a versatile toolset for creating your own adventures, a vast number of downloadable modules and adventures, and access to a large number of Persistent Worlds to play in, there's a tremendous amount of variety of gameplay a player has access to within this one single title. I think there are elements within each aspect to draw the eye and win the heart of any gamer, including the most fickle of MMORPG players.

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