MMORPG classic Neverwinter brings a huge update – with adventure zone and throwing hook

The MMORPG veteran Neverwinter gets a huge update with Dragonbone Vale in January. This not only brings new areas with it, but also a throwing hook and skirmishes against evil cultists. We at MeinMMO summarize.

What’s the new update? Already on January 11th a new and huge update will be released for the MMORPG Neverwinter (for the consoles on February 8th). It’s called Dragonbone Vale and you go deep into the Sword Mountains to fight the dragon cult.

Since this will be really difficult on your own, the newly formed alliance “Shield of the North” is at your side, which consists of the Prince Alliance, the Emerald Enclave, the Glove Horde and the Harper.

You begin the new expansion in an Alliance war camp and make further preparations there to advance deeper into the valley and stop the rituals of the dragon cult.

You can expect not only completely new mechanics, but also four new areas that are thematically adapted to the update. All of this is summarized as a new adventure zone, in which you can really let off steam.

What are the new features? The focus of the “Dragonbone Valley” update is on the adventure zone and the ongoing battle against the cultists and their corruption. You can fall back on the following innovations:

• The throwing hook that helps you move around better
• Missions in the new adventure zone where you can actively change the map
• Heroic encounters in the areas where the corruption is greatest
• The 4th area will be submitted in a new update on February 8th (March 8th for the consoles) and will then provide new content

What’s in the adventure zone?

The adventure zone is divided into four map sections, three of which are available right at the start of the update. On these maps you have to protect supply caravans and master other tasks in order to help the alliance to victory.

You always fight against the corruption of the dragon cultists, which is present as a constant threat in the new adventure zone. It is your job to push back this corruption by completing various quests and getting to the heart of the cultists.

The new throwing hook: Exclusively in the Adventure Zone, you will receive a new tool to make traversing the terrain easier and more fun. The throwing hook helps you to overcome great distances and height differences.

These hooks are indestructible and so it is always available to you to be used at certain points. He will help you to explore the steep mountains down to the last corner.

Impressive fortresses await you in the new areas

The new Adventure Zone is divided into four new, large regions where there are other things to do and battles to take place. The first three areas will be available immediately after the update, while the final area will be released on February 8th as part of an additional content update.

For the consoles, the additional content update will be released exactly one month later, on March 8th.

The whetstone thicket: In the new Wetzsteindickicht area, you will mainly meet the members of the Emerald Clave, who have established a base in the wooded area of ​​the valley.

There they carry out magical research to drive back the corruption of the cult. Together with Etrien Sael, who offered her help, you join efforts to restore balance in the thicket.

So in this area you are helping the researchers and mages of the enclave. They want to ensure that nature in the thicket can regain the upper hand over the corruption.

Stillwasser: Under the leadership of Sergeant Knox, the Princely Alliance said that in Stillwasser. They built an impressive fortress as an outpost for the fight against the cult.

From this fortress you support scouting missions and supply deliveries to the other camps. You are preparing to attack the Dragon Cult War Camp.

So you take over the warlike and organizational tasks of the Alliance when you stand by Sergeant Knox in Stillwasser and fight with him and his soldiers.

Wyrmbruch: In Wyrmbruch you end up in a dragon cemetery. The valley was once the place where the ancient dragons spent their last moments before they died. So all kinds of cool dragon skeletons are waiting for you.

The site now serves as an excavation site for the red magicians of Tay, who collect the dragon bones to support the rituals of the dragon cult.

Your task is to support the Glove Hordes, led by Celeste, in stopping the experiments of the red magicians and driving back the corruption, while you have to withstand the constant onslaught of undead hordes.

What’s next?

Scale plague height: What exactly is hidden on the shed plague hill is currently still uncertain. The fourth card will be submitted on February 8th with the new content update.

The dragon cult and the red magicians of Tay are supposed to hide behind a magical barrier and make preparations. But what exactly they are planning is not yet known to the alliance.

So the Adventure Zone is a living and ever-changing war against the cultists. Guild Wars 2 already had a similar mechanic with the Drizzle Forest Coast, which could also cause a lot of enthusiasm.

Are you looking forward to the update in Neverwinter? What is your highlight (and why is it the throwing hook)? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here at MeinMMO.