Future Areas(?)

[Relo]

So, I've been thinking a lot lately as to which areas could use a major update
or even get replaced according to the area layout, room descriptions,
mobs, items, and theme. So here is the list of areas I have compiled so far:

- The Barren World (North, East, South of Calathar)
Just like Haon Dor, I'd like to see these areas be completely separate from
each other and unique.

- Valley of the Elves
A poorly designed area. Maybe replace it with another, well-written valley
home to elves or even another race?

- Sewer
This area was supposed to be re-made by Faustus; not sure how that's going
for him. It'd be nice to see an interconnecting system of sewers to other
cities and eventually lead out into a body of water. Thieves hideout?!

- Moria
Maybe we can change the name to something more original. This area
definitely could use an entire sweep and be much better than it currently
is.

- Olympus
BR could definitely use its own deity, and not some of the Greek gods.
And since we're dealing with gods, maybe have it be a high-level area
somewhere in Hero Land? This area could definitely be better.

- The Shire
I'd like to see something done similar to the Shire, but original and
well-written. Could definitely be used more as a connector to other areas.

- Elemental Canyon
Replace this with a different canyon system, and get rid of the stupid
elementalists. This could really turn out well, otherwise.

- Ocean Complex
It'd be really cool if we had an entire ocean surrounding the BR continent.
It wouldn't really have to be that big, maybe just have a large maze of
some sort. Then have the eastern ocean connect to the western one, and
basically loop around. This could then lead to an expansion of other areas
like islands, a coral reef, etc.

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REMOVE THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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- Kyoto
Okay, this area just completely sucks. It's pretty big, confusing, and the
terrain consists of an entire continent. Plus, we've already got Yamanoha
to replace it.


Well, that's just my two cents. Please feel free to add more and tell me
what you think about this.

- Relo

[ducci]

- The Barren World
- Valley of the Elves
- Moria
- The Shire
- Elemental Canyon

yeah replace these

- Sewer
This area was supposed to be re-made by Faustus; not sure how that's going
for him. It'd be nice to see an interconnecting system of sewers to other
cities and eventually lead out into a body of water. Thieves hideout?!

maybe if faustus sent in what he's done, brod would finish it. i know he attaches some kind of sentimental value to it.

- Olympus
BR could definitely use its own deity, and not some of the Greek gods.
And since we're dealing with gods, maybe have it be a high-level area
somewhere in Hero Land? This area could definitely be better.

meh i actually don't mind olympus how it is, but i wouldn't exactly mourn its passing. i'd rather its replacement be in mortal land though.

[Everybody]

Ok, so I had typed out a relatively long post in response to this, and then managed to not submit it... so... here's the highlights, as I can remember them.

The Barren World is in a phase of gradual redevelopment and upgrade as I work on making the layout of the Realms make somewhat more sense - meaning higher leveled areas are farther away from recall, that terrains blend into one another acceptably, and that areas don't overlap exceptionally. This will likely include redoing Plains of the North, Miden'nir, Mahn-Tor, parts of Thalos, and potentially River.

Valley of the Elves, Moria and Kyoto are all on my short-list of remove/redo, along with the Dwarven trifecta (Kingdom, Catacombs, Daycare). Catacombs I think could be a decent area if someone spent some time reworking it, and it was connected better (or through a better area than Kingdom).

Sewer I'd like redone by someone who cares about how the original was. I wouldn't remove it in any fashion until such a project was complete.

Olympus, The Shire and Elemental Canyon are all third-tier replacement candidates. While the points about originality are valid, all of these areas are less problematic than a number of my second-tier candidates (Great Eastern Desert, Cormyr, Old/Thalos, Little Haven, etc.), or even some of the other third-tier areas (HTOS, Dragon Tower, Wyvern's Tower, Cliffs of Insanity, Fireswamp).

Note that a hero-level area involving BR Gods, or a more extensive canyon-concept connection area are things I would rubber stamp immediately.

As far as an Ocean Complex, I'd like parts of this to go in, eventually. However, I'd like to get a better sense of how everything remaps first, and then start making plans as to where it makes sense to have ocean from that point.

I hope that covered everything I had originally... I'll re-reply if I think of anything else.