Is Nether Realm worth it?

[KingUrameshi]

I was pondering this question as I was looking at the store page. Is the new expansion worth it or is it an expansion to avoid while playing. I find the Dungeon is something to generally avoid as the cards are mostly strong monsters, traps and the cards that you want don't add much in terms of power. I often find that the good cards you run into while in the Dungeon are more or less only good while you are in the dungeon as opposed to other regions where the benefit is more permanent. Is the Nether Realm something I can get good treasure and benefits out of or is it brutally hard and something I should just avoid when playing a game.

[Gilga ™ |Yonaguni|]

Well i disagree with your opinion on the Dungeoun, and most of the players i know will never play a game without it.

Anyway the Nether Realm just adds one new deck and 3 new endings, so all the new cards are related to the new endings.

OFC this are killer cards and you dont get a new char or something else, so its on you, as i like the new endings i would buy it.....

[russian_martian]

at first about NR itself - is designed to make game harder and longer for people who want to play game that way. Plus it has Ending variant which replaces Command Spell with "King of The Hill" shooting NR cards at other players trying to kill them, which is more interesting way to end the game than try to roll for 4-6 several turns.
If you love Talisman then you need NR, but the question is how high priority it is for you in comparison with other released expansions. It is micro (not even mini) expansion, so (for digital game, which has no some of restrictions of physical game) probably its better to buy bigger expansions first (starting with Highland - it easer than Dungeon and is very fun and thematic), and mini expansions after them (starting with Reaper or Frostmarch (because of Warlock Quest cards)).

[Fulgur14]

Basically, Nether deck is made of BAD cards. As in: every single card is something you don't want to encounter. No helpful treasures at all.

The deck is used for the three endings in various ways: Pandora's box allows the first player to reach the Crown of Command to take command of this deck and use it to decimate his opponents. The Gauntlet increases the difficulty of Inner Region by forcing the players to overcome the Nether cards placed there in addition to the normal challenge. Finally, The Hunt is a collector ending (in the vein of Warlock Quests or Sacred Pool) where you can choose to replace your Adventure cards with Nether cards and you need to defeat 4 Nether Enemies to qualify for the Crown.

[KingUrameshi]

Its a shame that their is little in the way of treasures to be had but the endings sound awesome. Looking forward to sending some NR cards at people in the future. Thanks for the comments.

[Ragic]

if you like expansions that add to the game rather than replacing parts of the game then you can skip nether realm imo.

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by Ragic:

if you like expansions that add to the game rather than replacing parts of the game then you can skip nether realm imo.

Nether realm adds to the game but its an expansions designed around adding extra challenge rather then giving you more goodies and prizes.

Its really a personal preference thing if your the sort that loves the thrill of danger surpassed and a win against tough odds then its a great one. If you want to get great prizes designed to make you a powerful hero its one that you might want to skip.

[Ragic]

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

Originally posted by Ragic:

if you like expansions that add to the game rather than replacing parts of the game then you can skip nether realm imo.

Nether realm adds to the game but its an expansions designed around adding extra challenge rather then giving you more goodies and prizes.

Its really a personal preference thing if your the sort that loves the thrill of danger surpassed and a win against tough odds then its a great one. If you want to get great prizes designed to make you a powerful hero its one that you might want to skip.

I dont object to the difficulty of the Nether Realm cards. I'm also not bothered by the lack of 'goodies'. I'm bothered by the fact that the only way to use the Nether Realm cards is by using one of the Nether Realm alternate endings.

so if you like playing with random endings, you wont be able to use the nether realm expansion. ANY of it since it doesnt even offer new characters to play. I think a lot of players out there simply assume that expansion = new cards and new characters that 'grow' the base game, not simply 'replace' parts of it.

i hope that was clearer

now having said all that, im finding 'the gauntlet' ending to be quite fun and worth the price even if i dont use that ending every time. still its a REAL shame that i have to choose between nether realm cards and battle royale, you know?

[Don Julio]

Doesn't the DE version of the Nether Realm expansion also give us the option to deliberately choose an ending (any ending, not only from NR) at the start of the game? And to put together a pool of endings for the "random endings draw"?

[Fulgur14]

Originally posted by Don Julio:

Doesn't the DE version of the Nether Realm expansion also give us the option to deliberately choose an ending (any ending, not only from NR) at the start of the game? And to put together a pool of endings for the "random endings draw"?

Yes, though I think that's a general added functionality and you don't actually need the expansion for that.

[Corvalion]

Played a couple of games with NR and the gauntlet is my favorite. I almost won one game but died to basilisk 2 moves from getting to crown of command. Loving the expansion

[talismanisland]

Hmmm... I think being able to use The Gauntlet with any Ending would be a nice addition.

[Ragic]

Originally posted by talismanisland:

Hmmm... I think being able to use The Gauntlet with any Ending would be a nice addition.

/agree

[Fulgur14]

Of course, the cards on Crown of Command would have to be cleared before encountering the ending.

Also, Pandora's Box might need a little tweak: reshuffle the Nether discards before the character draws the cards for the ending. Otherwise, he might not have enough "material" available.

[Ragic]

Originally posted by Fulgur14:

Of course, the cards on Crown of Command would have to be cleared before encountering the ending.

Also, Pandora's Box might need a little tweak: reshuffle the Nether discards before the character draws the cards for the ending. Otherwise, he might not have enough "material" available.

/also agree