Very simple, very deadly. New region full with high level aggro mobs. The type of place you need a whole team to survive. One or two safe spots, no safe paths. Having read some of Talkirc's posts recently, here is one of my ideas for a new zone. Elaboration below:
PvP. Ah yes of course I had to bring this up. The dreaded "P word". Well this may surprise you but I don't think this region should be PvP. One of my reasons for wanting a new region is to bring some new fire into the game. That new fire would quickly be extinguished if the majority of the playerbase heard it was a PvP zone. This region should be difficult and tough, but not scare off people because of PvP. Besides I would hope there would be so much aggro that PvP wouldn't even be possible, even if it was enabled. Perhaps if the population swells it would be nice, but not in the current state.
Digging spots. Supreme mats. The idea is that people should not be able to dig here in a group of 3. You would need an entire team, maybe even 2 or 3 in some areas, to successfully dig and make it worth your while. The idea of this region isn't to generate a new source of mats but rather a new source of fun. Although it will be generating a new source of mats, and this is obviously the main reason people will enter such a place, the point is people will be having fun, in big teams, whilst doing so.
Bosses. What would a region be without bosses? 2 or 3 would be great. Aggro bosses, with their guards, heaped in more aggro. Too many bosses are in far too safe spots. The bosses would also have to be hard to kill. Why not make it a mat everyone is dying to get their hands upon at q270- such as an ocyx. In addition to this of course is named mobs. With such a difficult zone, decent nameds would be fittingly rewarding.
Roleplay. Obviously a new region would require an introduction. I am sure there are many many ways to introduce such a region and they would change dependent upon where the region was. If it was an underground region it could be discovered much like the kitin swarming was- by miners digging too deep (if that is indeed what happened). Naema's suggestion was that the new region could contain Almati's secret lost laboratory. This would require an uncovering of the new region entrance in Almati Woods.
Teleports and Portals. I personally believe there should be no teleports to such a ruthless region, partly due to its late introduction. There should be one way in and one way out. If bosses were to spawn it should be deep within the aggro and away from the portal. People should have an extremely tough time reaching the bosses and no dig spots should be near the portal either.
Kitins and goo. Could choose to involve kitins more, or less. This new zone could be completely infested with them of all types. Could even have another kitin nest with a decent bounty of kitin larva. Could even make this zone a complete goo-fest. Make every single mob corrupted with goo and make players receive goo damage everywhere. A less extreme measure would be to have a goo corner which could be manipulated for use in future events.
Locations. Where to put such a zone is a big question. I understand it would be a lot easier and this would have a lot bigger chance of happening if an existing map were to be used. There is the 3rd island region adjacent to dantes camp and almati woods however this isn't very big. There are the starter islands that could be used but I do not think that would be a good idea either. Instead I would opt for a new land, preferably underground. Could just clone large amounts of the other underground regions to create it.
NPC boss. A new land would be the perfect opportunity to introduce a new NPC boss. The lore could tie in that this boss had been hiding here all along in secret and now we have uncovered their base. The 2 lands that are missing NPC LA bosses are the Forrest and the Desert. It could be for example that Fyros miners have once again opened up pandoras box by their accidental digging- this could tie in nicely with Mezix. Or this could happen for example with the Matis.
Mysterious ruins and safe spots. As bittty suggested a safe spot could be used as a "halfway house" so to speak. Not something easy like water to swim in so players can speed and drop aggro. Instead a small safe area where players could firstly wipe the aggro they have encountered, then enjoy a little break. No mats should be diggable here. Mysterious ruins running throughout the whole region would be a great touch, perhaps 3-5 areas. One such area could be the destination of the NPC boss. A backstory could be tied into this. For example (just an example) the NPC boss could be trying to harness some ancient kara tech? Once again could tie in with future events, perhaps this technology could be vital in dealing with the arrival of Megacorp or even offer teleportation to new lands (obviously in the very far future).
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I do think a new region should be introduced. I believe this game needs more activities that require a whole team or more. Every boss (except NPCs) and every dig spot can be dealt with using 5 or less masters. Only the NPCs actually require a team or two. Pei-Ruiz is the only regular reason a team of masters come together. Dante sees 1 team come together every 2 days. A new zone that is tough and has a reason for teams to come together would be brilliant and I believe would see the playerbase swell.
A land that requires a team to move around would be a great deal of fun to the game. Moreover due to the high intensity of aggro in this region and no safe spots (except the one portal), to scout solo around this would be suicide and egg users would quickly find their stocks depleted. Some may argue the excitement will wear off but I do not share this opinion. People still come together for pei, they would still come together for this. Also a quick word on the kitin nests. They don't need anymore than 5 people to dig which is why large forces don't regularly enter them. This new region would be different.
EDIT: Added Bitty's suggestions.
EDIT2: Added Naema's suggestion.
PvP. Ah yes of course I had to bring this up. The dreaded "P word". Well this may surprise you but I don't think this region should be PvP. One of my reasons for wanting a new region is to bring some new fire into the game. That new fire would quickly be extinguished if the majority of the playerbase heard it was a PvP zone. This region should be difficult and tough, but not scare off people because of PvP. Besides I would hope there would be so much aggro that PvP wouldn't even be possible, even if it was enabled. Perhaps if the population swells it would be nice, but not in the current state.
Digging spots. Supreme mats. The idea is that people should not be able to dig here in a group of 3. You would need an entire team, maybe even 2 or 3 in some areas, to successfully dig and make it worth your while. The idea of this region isn't to generate a new source of mats but rather a new source of fun. Although it will be generating a new source of mats, and this is obviously the main reason people will enter such a place, the point is people will be having fun, in big teams, whilst doing so.
Bosses. What would a region be without bosses? 2 or 3 would be great. Aggro bosses, with their guards, heaped in more aggro. Too many bosses are in far too safe spots. The bosses would also have to be hard to kill. Why not make it a mat everyone is dying to get their hands upon at q270- such as an ocyx. In addition to this of course is named mobs. With such a difficult zone, decent nameds would be fittingly rewarding.
Roleplay. Obviously a new region would require an introduction. I am sure there are many many ways to introduce such a region and they would change dependent upon where the region was. If it was an underground region it could be discovered much like the kitin swarming was- by miners digging too deep (if that is indeed what happened). Naema's suggestion was that the new region could contain Almati's secret lost laboratory. This would require an uncovering of the new region entrance in Almati Woods.
Teleports and Portals. I personally believe there should be no teleports to such a ruthless region, partly due to its late introduction. There should be one way in and one way out. If bosses were to spawn it should be deep within the aggro and away from the portal. People should have an extremely tough time reaching the bosses and no dig spots should be near the portal either.
Kitins and goo. Could choose to involve kitins more, or less. This new zone could be completely infested with them of all types. Could even have another kitin nest with a decent bounty of kitin larva. Could even make this zone a complete goo-fest. Make every single mob corrupted with goo and make players receive goo damage everywhere. A less extreme measure would be to have a goo corner which could be manipulated for use in future events.
Locations. Where to put such a zone is a big question. I understand it would be a lot easier and this would have a lot bigger chance of happening if an existing map were to be used. There is the 3rd island region adjacent to dantes camp and almati woods however this isn't very big. There are the starter islands that could be used but I do not think that would be a good idea either. Instead I would opt for a new land, preferably underground. Could just clone large amounts of the other underground regions to create it.
NPC boss. A new land would be the perfect opportunity to introduce a new NPC boss. The lore could tie in that this boss had been hiding here all along in secret and now we have uncovered their base. The 2 lands that are missing NPC LA bosses are the Forrest and the Desert. It could be for example that Fyros miners have once again opened up pandoras box by their accidental digging- this could tie in nicely with Mezix. Or this could happen for example with the Matis.
Mysterious ruins and safe spots. As bittty suggested a safe spot could be used as a "halfway house" so to speak. Not something easy like water to swim in so players can speed and drop aggro. Instead a small safe area where players could firstly wipe the aggro they have encountered, then enjoy a little break. No mats should be diggable here. Mysterious ruins running throughout the whole region would be a great touch, perhaps 3-5 areas. One such area could be the destination of the NPC boss. A backstory could be tied into this. For example (just an example) the NPC boss could be trying to harness some ancient kara tech? Once again could tie in with future events, perhaps this technology could be vital in dealing with the arrival of Megacorp or even offer teleportation to new lands (obviously in the very far future).
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I do think a new region should be introduced. I believe this game needs more activities that require a whole team or more. Every boss (except NPCs) and every dig spot can be dealt with using 5 or less masters. Only the NPCs actually require a team or two. Pei-Ruiz is the only regular reason a team of masters come together. Dante sees 1 team come together every 2 days. A new zone that is tough and has a reason for teams to come together would be brilliant and I believe would see the playerbase swell.
A land that requires a team to move around would be a great deal of fun to the game. Moreover due to the high intensity of aggro in this region and no safe spots (except the one portal), to scout solo around this would be suicide and egg users would quickly find their stocks depleted. Some may argue the excitement will wear off but I do not share this opinion. People still come together for pei, they would still come together for this. Also a quick word on the kitin nests. They don't need anymore than 5 people to dig which is why large forces don't regularly enter them. This new region would be different.
EDIT: Added Bitty's suggestions.
EDIT2: Added Naema's suggestion.
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