With “The Redeemed Citadel,” the MMORPG Neverwinter (PC, PS4, Xbox One) received a new, extensive update. MeinMMO explains to you why it’s worth playing the online role-playing game now.
What’s in the new update? “The Redeemed Citadel” continues the adventure on PC in the first layer of the Nine Hells, which began with the update “Infernal Descent” in January 2020. The release date for PS4 and Xbox One is not yet known.
After you were able to redeem the Archdevil Zariel in the major adventure module “Avernus” from June 30, she now wants to make up for her wrongdoings. You are to help her rebuild the Bleeding Citadel and turn it into the stronghold of the celestial host in the first layers of the Nine Hells.
- You will explore the new area “The Redeemed Citadel,” from which more areas will be unlocked in the coming months
- You will experience new quests to help Zariel build the citadel and must fend off demons and devils
- You will complete new hunts in which you battle particularly powerful enemies
- New rewards
Learn more about the previous module “Avernus” here:
Everything is interconnected
What’s special about the update? One of the reasons why you should play Neverwinter again now is that the new campaign is only available for a limited time. A specific end date has not yet been announced, which also relates to how the campaign works.
Unlike the regular story content of Neverwinter, you will not experience this campaign alone or with your group of friends. The entire server must pull together to reach the milestones and challenges in building the citadel. Every player contributes to it.
So it is a cross-server task, through which you can certainly come into contact with many players and make new friends while trying to achieve the goals.
Why is it worth playing Neverwinter right now? Since January, a large story campaign has been taking place in the MMORPG. This revolves around the Blood War, an eternal conflict between devils and demons fought in the first layer of the Nine Hells, Avernus.
You have been drawn into this conflict. Throughout the story, you have learned a lot about the Blood War and about Avernus. And this will help you when the epic role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 is released, which you can even experience in multiplayer.
How are BG 3 and Neverwinter connected? As revealed by Larian Studios, your adventure in Baldur’s Gate 3 begins in Avernus. After your hero is captured by mind flayers, these creatures try to evade an attack from dragons with their flying ship. The mind flayers escape through magical portals, which eventually takes them to Avernus.
You can flee during this chase and must then find a way to escape Avernus and seek a path back to the land of Faerûn, the Forgotten Realms.
However, the Blood War is slowly spilling over into Faerûn, which is becoming a great danger.
The Blood War that you are currently experiencing in Neverwinter plays a significant role in Baldur’s Gate 3. Why this is such a danger to the land, you can currently see in the MMORPG.
Is Neverwinter a kind of prequel to Baldur’s Gate 3? The stories of the two games are independent of each other, but they form part of the bigger picture. The Forgotten Realms, the setting of BG 3 and Neverwinter, are facing a great danger due to the Blood War. This danger even plays a role in the pen & paper role-playing game D&D, as there is an adventure module related to this story.
What we are currently experiencing in Neverwinter is part of a much larger campaign that is not limited to the MMORPG, but spills over into other games. In order to grasp the full extent of this event, it is essentially necessary to play Neverwinter, Baldur’s Gate 3, and D&D. However, you can also focus only on one part by choosing to play only the MMORPG, only BG 3, or only D&D.
Is it worth it to play Neverwinter right now? The MMORPG is still fun. New adventure modules like “Avernus” or the now-launched campaign “The Redeemed Citadel” continuously tell your story in the game. You will regularly receive new content.
The current story is so important for the entire game universe that you, as a Neverwinter or D&D fan, should really experience it. Because it affects the entire Forgotten Realms and represents the biggest event in recent times.
If you want to be part of this event, which will also continue in Baldur’s Gate 3, now is a really good opportunity to play Neverwinter again or to start anew.
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