ENDING
Now that this is over, I feel a bit of relief. Doing this challenge took up a month or two of my time, even if I didn't quite reach the pinnacle of every goal. But I did do all the things I wanted to do, so I'm happy to call it here.
If I was following the normal chunk-man rules, then at this point I would roll to see what next zone I unlock for content. I don't plan on doing that, but here at the end, let's see what challenges would have awaited me. The three possible zones would be:
ERUD'S CROSSING: Not much content would be unlocked for Qeynalia at this point. There are no new quests, but it does unlock a few Qeynos quests, like the Blurred Map and the first part of the Hero's Bracers. The Thin Boned Wand could possibly be the first useful clickable item, and the resistance earrings would be nice for future zones. The frantic kerran might actually get Qeynalia up to level 30, assuming the sharks play nice. This zone is one of two in the game that I have my eye on for doing a much shorter single-zone challenge, but that's a very soft maybe for the far future.
EVERFROST PEAKS: Death Zone. There's one new quest for a fancy cloak, but enough mid-level mobs around that mean leveling up to 50 would be possible, assuming the gear keeps up as well. The existence of spiderlings means that Fine Steel Platemail would be possible. There's a wide variety of new items, so knowing all the stuff that is possible would be hard work. Permafrost is next door, which would introduce entirely new flavors of hurt. I pity the Barbarian region-locked.
WEST KARANA: Lots of new things. Not only is there a but of Qeynos-related quests here, but some more Qeynos quests get unlocked as well. Ogres, Werewolves, and Treants would lead the way to Hill Giants, all of which would solve platinum issues forever. There are spiderlings here as well, so Fine Plate follows. Pottery would also become a thing as well as Frosting, Sauces, and Spices, meaning that Baking becomes more relevant. Considering that this area is the implied natural progression for players, I wouldn't be upset if I had to do this area.
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I think that's good enough. It took me... four or five hours to write all this. If you made it this far, thank you for reading. Feel free to ask questions and I'll answer them if I can, but I think I'll go do something else for awhile.
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