No new zones

For a while at least, no more new zones. Remember what you did to Faultline? Magic!

I would like to see zones updated, but not necessarily redesigned like you did to Faultline. What about adding some details, or just changing a few things to keep it interesting. What about randomly inserting specially highly localized events like special enemies that wander in dark corners and provide some kind of special reward if they're found or dealt with.

Not everything should happen in instances. I would like a reason to sometimes take the long way or slow down and see the city now and then. The first time through the Hollows is an adventure. The 100th is a chore.

I get the feeling that the OP is referring to stuff along the lines of Sally in Croatoa. Something you wouldn't neccesarily see unless you were paying attention. Sort of like little easter eggs within zones.

For example, you come across Stateman patrolling Atlas Park. You click on him, and he gives you a rare salvage/recipe and says "This'll help you keep up the good fight." Ya'know, small yet thoughtful things.

Am I correct?

/signing this overall.
though I would like to see more zones in the future, I think that can be set aside for now to redevelop the world we have thus far.

On the purely aesthetics front though, like with buildings and such, I would like to direct everyone here to David "Noble Savage" Nakayama's All things art: building edition, listed in my signature.

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It's interesting I came here to find that very thread. I can't help but notice david hasn't posted any sort of update on that stuff, or much of anything. I'm still not sure if he was the best choice for that position. Then again he hasn't held it for long.

Anyway. there's lots of suggestions in the buildings thread about things that could be done to spruce up the zones and give them a hair more life. The changes range from simple like updating NPC garb to advanced complete redesigns of whole zones. I'll agree that a lot of good work was done in praetoria. hopefully some of that can be applied to the rest of the game in time.

Changing things here and there will go a long way to keeping people interested in the world as much as a new zone would if the effort is equal then i'd say focus on what is already there.

I support the original idea overall, but I agree that Praetoria needs 21-50 content first. Or at least 40-50 content so Primal characters can go have some fun there other than badges and the three zone events, and Praetorian characters can return home for more work.

Well, I've been waiting forever for that little extention in the north-east corner of Steel Canyon to open. You know, the one that was on the map that came with the Architect box?

Mini-missions in zones? Not necessarily. I honestly hadn't thought of this until I read this topic, but... I would really like to see something like say... The Clockwork Paladin event in Kings Row, but on a smaller scale, that can easily be completed by one or two people at the most, and occurs much more frequently, and is not advertised like the normal zone events are. I'll be honest and say I don't really have any good ideas for examples right now, but it'd be fun. Maybe have it grant a very short term temp power or title or something, to show that you did a good (or bad, for redside) deed for the day?

I mean, sometimes I either don't have time, or don't *feel* like solo'ing a mission, but want a little bit more than just mowing down mobs in the street to pass time. I hope I made it clear what I have sitting in my brain, but I have a feeling I didn't. :/ (Also, for the record... I would actually enjoy something like this more than I would getting new zones, though an update of the existing zones would be welcome. I don't go to half of the zones we have now, what do we need MORE un-used zones for? Be honest, when was the last time you went to, say... Galaxy City, for something other than a respec or zone event? More Task Force contacts is the only thing I can really come up with, and we already have zones that don't have one, so that doesn't really fly.)

I like getting new zones and wish that with each issue a new zone would be added; or at the very least an update to an existing zone.

Let's face it, Boomtown is a mess. Of course I have not bothered to go into Boomtown, other than tf's and the instanced maps, in 6 years, (with the brief exception to get the new badges.) I'd like to see the zone turned in to a co-op low level zone, much like RWZ. Added in a new 5th exclusive TF/SF.

I would also love to see more events that tie in with every TF/SF ending like the LG tf does. For example; after completing the 2nd Positron TF; the Vahz counter attack against Positron. Both Positron and Val. would of course defend themselves as well as the local police would assist as well. Make it similar to the Pratorian Event with the ghouls. After defeating x number of Vahz then chase down the remaining Vahz to a nearby sewer entrance. From there Postiron could join you in taking the fight to the "frankenstein" map for a final confratation with the Vahz leader.

To help those that do not want to join in the event but would like to start their own TF, a reporter/police officer. whatever could be added just shy of the actual event and broadcast to those nearby that they needed to talk with you.

Personally, unless it's a new zone like a Moonbase or Atlantis, I'm not to keen on the idea of a new "part of the city" zone.

Have enough of them as it is imo. While not a big redside player (mostly because I just prefere to play a hero) that is one of redsides draw to me...less zones!

I'd much rather see updates to the zones! I'd love to see a partially destroyed Kings Row due to the invansion.

I just don't know if it would work, due to KR being a low level zone/early in the story, while the TF is like a later event.

*Ahem*

HELL! SMEGGING! YES!

Ye gods, the bloody minded stubborness to not revamp the pre-Paragon Studios content simply makes my brain frag out. I mean, do a side by side comparison of the new content, and then look back at the old stuff.

The old stuff. Is. Awful. Horrendous. Crap. A one handed, mentally handicapped butt monkey could do a better job. Hell, I managed to do a better job of Azuria's starting 'arc' (her missions atm have NO connection to one another [See my Sig]) in one evening and a day. A simple, five mission arc that so far people have enjoyed, and thats not even using some of the tech I would have loved to have used due to not having access to Dev tools.

Honestly, people seem to have this total disconnect when anyone says 'Revamp'. You dont NEED to re-do the whole zone, for pity sake. I mean, Dark Astoria is such a fantastic zone, it has great atmosphere, it's genuinely creepy...and there is NOTHING to do there. At all! It's dead, deserted, wasted. Utterly wasted. Stick a trainer and store in the newly added field base, add a train of contacts, BAM! New content, minimal effort!
Seriously, am I the only one who gets this?!

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Nope.

We don't work for Paragon, though.