Originally Posted by Nydosa
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Yet another 'hypothetical custom content' post, but in a nutshell... I'd honestly love to see a take on polishing the content in the original 3 continents, done by people who are passionate about maintaining a classic ambiance.
1) Add a new layer of mystery and puzzles: Introduce a scattering of new quests at all levels on the original continents, from easy to brain-exploding difficulty. No hints, no guides.
2) Change the comfort-level: Introduce 'some' lore-fitting changes to zones or pockets in zones. Basically 2.0 of some classic zones, preferably targeting those that are horribly underpopulated or avoided. Rare mob cycles in more zones. Increased danger/risk/reward factors.
3) Polish unfinished, broken, or out-of-tune content from the ground up: Broken quests/items that are classic?, item balancing (especially classic vs kunark vs velious), newbie zone difficulty, sparse mob populations, spell fixes (levels, mana, usefulness).
4) Add in 'some' new top-level content: As many have said...scattered PoP raid zones, or perhaps some Luclin raid zones, attached to classic locations. Fit in with the classic lore.
5) Add in 'some' new bottom-level content: Beastlord could be heavily modified to be a 'useful' class as an option for freshness. Newbie quests, and new drops/mobs.
This doesn't mean things like the Frogloks taking over Grobb, but perhaps outdoor zones like the Karanas are given more rare-mob tables like Frontier Mountains? How about more NPCs wandering the wilderness seeking items, lost-ones, or picking fights? What about a classic-based "Ring" war, shawl, or Greenmist? Could some mundane outdoor zones be instanced to be used as raid zones [Lesser Faydark]? Why not explore the day/night cycle mob tables for more zones?
Another way to put it... pretend the creative energy for putting cats on the moon went into 'Let's add more depth to our already great world'. Really, we're playing the same old-world content nearly 2 decades later...couldn't some tasteful depth to that be an interesting dynamic to explore?
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