The Bastions of War Team PvP Arena is server vault and requires both expansions (SoU & HotU). The direct connect IP is nwn.bastionsofwar.com. The two teams are Good and Evil, but class alignment restrictions have been lifted, so Paladins can be Evil, and Assassins can be Good. You start at 28th level and receive XP and gold rewards when your team wins rounds and kills the enemy. BoW's rules and scripts support fair and balanced PvP. No items with immunity or damage resistance are allowed, and weapon enhancement and AC bonuses are limited. Many spells have been altered to balance and remove exploits, and all spells are Full PvP -- they affect enemies and teammates alike. True Seeing has been changed, so rogues can use stealth, and unlimited-use trap kits are available. Pick Pocket isn't allowed, but you can use Disarm -- weapons are automatically returned to their owner.
Posted by ShaDoOoW at 2009-01-31 21:28:33 Voted 7.50 on 01/31/09
Well this is good server, really. It is very well balanced and there are great system as item crafting - you can make item by your taste, allowing very good variation - or epic stuff allowing to play with one char indefinitely. One man said, that game on this server starts when you reach epic items. Also way how the teams and their members are selected is good and fair.
But I agree with people gave low vote, there are also many cons. Namely:
Feat/spell/class changes are really balanced but learn them, this is impossible. New player can't play casting character as everything work differently.
PR - I play there really long and I still don't know what it really is. I know this is there to give advantage agains casters and smiters, but nothing more.
And main issue is that impossible players can kill you or better farm you - this mean, that impossible player paralyse/wound you so player on your level can kill you with easy - I experienced this too much and its really not fun and it ruins gameplay :( They are just not penalized for doing so so they do it every time they have opportunity. _________________________ [Boost System] [Door System] [Devastating Critical Immunity] [HIPS remake] [Circle Kick Mode] [1.69 Full 2da Source]
Posted by ausrobc at 2007-09-19 01:03:49 Voted 10.00 on 09/19/07
An excellent PVP server, with friendly players. The variety of different maps to play in is a big plus.
Posted by Divinity at 2007-09-11 09:39:04 Voted 10.00 on 09/11/07
Excellent server! The best team PvP available! _________________________ "Smoking. It's religious. Something about seeing your breath, breathing fire, feeling like a dragon or sinatra. I think sometimes I'll smoke myself new octaves...and dreams."
Posted by AnthroPlayer at 2007-07-29 21:28:29 Voted 3.25 on 07/29/07
I was a player on BoW for about 6 months. It was wonderful there, but the constant glitches that happenned to me and a few other players got annoying. Getting trapped inside a wall for instance, happenned once an hour for a player.
Then, the staff paid little to no attention to the players, and even on rare occasion would harrass players in game and out of game on the bioware forums. It was very annoying as all I wanted to do was get the error with the walls fixed.
Someone played a kobold on there you see, and I was trying to help them avoid instant death every so often due to lousy module design.
Eventually I quit BoW on my 6th month. It was not because of anything in game. It was because the server creator and his DM lackeys treated me and several other players like*bleep*. They even attacked us on occassion in their own bioware guild might I add during month 4, just because we posted bugs in the 'post bugs and errors here' topics.
I loved my stay at BoW. It was incredibly good fun for 3 months. I would be rating this server a 10 if the staff were kind to people like me, but they consider themselves too 'Uber' to socialize with us 'Noob' folk kindly.
My highest level character was 39, not very high considering my friends were in the 50's. I don't even talk to those friends anymore, I wonder if their having fun on the Diablo servers? It's been so long since I've spoken with them, let alone been in a game with them.
By the way, the horrible harrassment that went on for a few months happenned quite a while ago, it ended about 9 months ago when I quit BoW. _________________________ @===============================================@
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Posted by Lord Mephisto at 2006-09-07 10:56:46 Voted 1.00 on 09/07/06
Lame, unbalanced, etc. _________________________ "An eternity of suffering is nothing compared to a single lifetime of mediocrity."
- Ibrahim Blackwood
Posted by TheShizzo at 2006-08-14 12:39:43 Voted 10.00 on 08/14/06
Best pvp module period. BoW has been around a long time and will continue to be the best! Can't wait for BoW on NWN2!!!
Posted by StalkerX at 2006-08-12 21:58:34 Voted 10.00 on 08/12/06
i've tried other servers and i just cant get into them, BoW rules!!!!!!
Posted by ThayMart at 2006-08-02 08:42:53 Voted 10.00 on 08/02/06
I've been playing Bastions of War for a little over a year now, and I'm still continually surprised at how engrossing it can be after all that time. Excellent balanced arena combat-system, dedicated and constant Mod/DM work, and play with team-members, both familiar and new. I've tried other mods, but after a while I realized none of them were much fun in comparison and I now devote any NWN time I have to BoW.
Posted by Bromium at 2006-08-02 07:33:22 Voted 10.00 on 08/02/06
I've learned so much about the PvP aspect of the game on this server. A+ for the Team Arena Combat style of play.
_________________________ I play NWN on Reconstructed Nordock and BoW.
Posted by --Knightmare-- at 2006-08-02 01:28:01 Voted 10.00 on 08/02/06
Bastions of War continiues to increase the high standart of PvP which is its trademark.
The balance the classes inbetween is nigh perfect, and if only was mandatory for PW developers to check out BoW and its configuration then alot of flamewars regarding balance could be avoided.
It's a joy to play, and even the most diehard roleplayers will fall under its spell and get hooked - simple as that.
Up the BoW! _________________________ The courage of one can change the destiny of many.
Posted by zeroth777 at 2006-08-02 00:34:07 Voted 9.75 on 08/02/06
"With the epic pumpkin smasher in hand, the warrior half hidden in the shadows sneaked up slowly to the High Mage and ....
*Devastating CRI hit! ... *
*Splattering remains of the mage*
And the training in duels begin yet again! Splatter them! or get splatter!~ and ENTER the arena once more!
Folks of Neverwinter, this module is not for the faint hearted!
Only for true courageous heroes of Neverwinter!
Lucy the White Queen Up
(Lucy luv ya BOW!! 9.75 vote is for always for that little room for improvement yeah! )
Posted by dumb dog at 2006-08-02 00:08:09 Voted 10.00 on 08/02/06
This is the best server in the universe. i tried those other stupid servers but bow is just well... bow. totally different in the best and most awsome way anyone can imagine. Everyone is awsome to hang with. it is a great way to learn and it doesnt take a month to learn the friken pr system. the people who say that have like horrible add or somin cause they cant look at somin for 5 mminutes and understand it. well BOW RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!! YA
Posted by Darrell93 at 2006-08-01 20:25:10 Voted 10.00 on 08/01/06
I would like to say thanks to all the DM's who help run events, and keep discussions civil. Most importantly I would like to say thanks to Alec. He has worked so hard on this module, and his time and efforts are greatly appriciated throughout Bastions of War. Great work you guys. Awesome module.
Posted by Last_Time at 2006-07-17 00:08:49 Voted 1.00 on 07/17/06
This module is setup great, and has a great administration. However: It's way too complicated and difficult for the new player to understand it's PR (power rating system this mod uses) One could spend a month or more just learning the ins and outs of what "PR" is. 95% of NWN's spells have been modified in some sort of way, and 50% of it's feats. This alone gives any veteran member a huge advantage over a new member. The learning curve on this module is extreme. If you are not a skilled and proficient NWN player, don't expect any epic battles. Overcoming the seemingly never-ending list of spell and feat changes will leave you cold and empty as you struggle to get a handle on what's been changed and what's not been changed. You do have a journal to reference said changes, but you can spend a good hour or two just reading that. If you want to get in some quick PVP and instant rewarding fun, this module is not for you.
Posted by karn at 2006-07-06 23:22:57 Voted 10.00 on 07/06/06
Why RP when you can PVP
thx
Posted by Haggard at 2006-07-06 10:59:20 Voted 1.00 on 07/06/06
You want my honest opinion?
Posted by SKIPPNUTTZ at 2006-07-06 00:01:10 Voted 10.00 on 07/06/06
I didn't vote in my last post. Bow Rules..
Posted by Psycho Trash at 2006-07-05 20:31:59 Voted 6.75 on 07/05/06
Great module!
Posted by Istyan the Fiend at 2006-07-05 17:35:27 Voted 10.00 on 07/05/06
If not for BoW, I would have quit playing NWN four years ago. -- Isyan aka Aggaron Wraithstouch
Posted by Krag at 2006-07-05 10:41:25 Voted 10.00 on 07/05/06
BoW is hands down the choice for hard-core team PVP. Frenzied battles between the forces of Light and Dark are the norm. A robust and lively community always is ready to lend a hand.
Posted by Shroom at 2006-07-05 08:59:40 Voted 10.00 on 07/05/06
Posted by Shroom ( 80.3.xxx.xxx ) at 2006-07-05 08:53:02
Fairest & best pvp server out there.
Posted by Forsaken Knight ( 87.254.xxx.xxx ) at 2006-07-05 08:42:19
Best PvP server out there
Posted by pstarky at 2006-07-05 04:39:13 Voted 10.00 on 07/05/06
Great server
Posted by SKIPPNUTTZ ( 165.121.xxx.xxx ) at 2006-07-05 01:06:04
Awesome PvP Action, gameplay balance, and teamwork. Wonderful Forge,Cool Trap Kit Creators with unlimited uses, and Ammo Creators. A nice Epic Item Merchant with some very nice gear,and weapons. Wide variety of maps, ultilizing all the tilesets, and offering some excellent areas for battle. You can even vote for what map you want to play on next. The use of the stealth/detect model with nerfed True Seeing allows for a lot wider range in builds, strategies, and deaths :D The guild has endless amounts of feedback from its 3000+ members. The accumulated knowledge of BoW's playerbase is outstanding! Everyone in t he BoW guild are extremly helpful in all aspects of the game. I love BoW !!
I score Bastions of War a 10. Beyond a reasonable doubt.
Posted by krsboss ( 60.229.xxx.xxx ) at 2006-07-04 18:01:11
BoW rules
Posted by billbrasky at 2006-07-04 15:23:07 Voted 10.00 on 07/04/06
hooray for bow
Posted by gamegeek5000 at 2006-07-04 12:17:34 Voted 3.00 on 07/04/06
Antiworld and Battle of the Dragons is better. Just my opinion.
Posted by pocketbeetle at 2006-07-04 11:24:24 Voted 10.00 on 07/04/06
I'm a fan.
Posted by Bonzyng at 2006-07-04 10:38:57 Voted 10.00 on 07/04/06
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