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BlackBellamy
10-05-2019, 07:56 AM
Zones available currently on Live, which is the accumulation of all the expansions and additions over the last 20 years:

https://i.imgur.com/P09XJGM.jpg

This is what we're getting on Green at launch:

https://imgur.com/N1mqXhb.jpg
Coridan
10-05-2019, 08:01 AM
There's no Lavastorm C, Freeport Sewers aren't their own Zone, there's a North Freeport, you're missing Kerra Isle as well as the entirety of Faydwer, there's no Valley of King Xorbb you're missing Oasis of Marr, there's two Commonlands zones...
Dolalin
10-05-2019, 08:05 AM
Sol B also doesn't go live until May 1999 era.
Chortles Snort|eS
10-05-2019, 08:23 AM
https://i.imgur.com/UAJ5oSv.jpg
BlackBellamy
10-05-2019, 08:33 AM
Yeah I was a little quick on the spray paint plus I hate elves so I put their continent back and made some other changes suggested above, im not trying to be exact there's plenty of accurate maps, I just wanted to show the contrast between the size of the world then and now. Here's the updated one:

https://imgur.com/Ae6Zg8R.png
zaneosak
10-05-2019, 10:38 AM
Sol B also doesn't go live until May 1999 era.

I don;t believe this is accurate. I could have sworn Naggy Vox and Phinny are the 3 main bosses at the classic launch.

Temple of Sol Ro was released later though.
Pogi
10-05-2019, 10:48 PM
Phinny was much later and not available at release. I believe he even came in after fear and hate.
soronil
10-05-2019, 11:57 PM
Sol B didn't open for a couple of months after launch. there's posts archived on google newsgroups talking about when aradune broadcasted in late may when it opened. was posted in the "green checklist" post i think.

I believe kedge was in at launch but wasn't itemized for like 8 months? not sure.
Sonark
10-06-2019, 01:13 AM
There's no Lavastorm C, Freeport Sewers aren't their own Zone, there's a North Freeport, you're missing Kerra Isle as well as the entirety of Faydwer, there's no Valley of King Xorbb you're missing Oasis of Marr, there's two Commonlands zones...Fighting for a fraction of a fraction
Coridan
10-06-2019, 04:28 AM
I don;t believe this is accurate. I could have sworn Naggy Vox and Phinny are the 3 main bosses at the classic launch.

Temple of Sol Ro was released later though.

SolB needed more work between Beta and Live. It was around in Beta but wasn't available at Launch, but was in by the time most people were high enough to go in it.

The boss mobs were probably Vox (who wasn't itemized because they thought she was impossible to kill), Mayong Mistmoore (who was removed because he'd clear the whole fucking zone of players if someone glanced at him) and Megalodon (who was removed because he kept flying above the waterline)
Sonderbeast
10-06-2019, 04:48 AM
Ak'Anon to Kerra Isle race day one LETS GO
DMN
10-06-2019, 04:53 AM
Sol a and sol b were notorious for zoning bugs in early release. I forget the exact error message but you'd try to zone into/out of them and it would boot you back to lavastorm(or back into sol a /sol b). There was another bug with using these dungeons and that sometimes you'd fall through the earth if you even successfully transitioned. They fixed it eventually and that might be what you are thinking of about them "needing work".

Almost everything existed in kedge except for phiny when the game was released. Nothing was itemized at all. No items and no gold/plat drops. Phiny himself was only added with the itemization patch.