Will Kunark stay populated during Velious release?

[Fregar]

Velious is mostly known as a raid expansion.
About xp/farm, it adds more options but doesn't replace kunark.

You may have a concern about VP, the rest remains the same with just a few less peoples/competition.

[Xelris]

It will help spread the wealth a bit. VP becomes a viable alternative option rather than a super-high-delta-wtf-priority.

Also, PoHate and PoFear revamp further increase the spread. Chardok revamp will make AoE harder but also introduces a lot of great new items and quests.

I'm not sure if we're doing the Cazic Thule revamp but a lot of that stuff provides viable high-end grouper items and a couple of raids as well.

Finally, there's legit things to do in Velious for raiding when all major targets are down including gem farming (Siren's Grotto, Lower Thurgadin Tunnels, Kael Arena), dragon farming and screwing around in Dragon Necropolis.

Edit:
On the group front, Sebilis and KC will see a drop as some spread out to Velk's Lab, Kael, Skyshrine, Thurg and Dragon Necropolis, but will not be unpopulated. Chances are it will still be difficult to get into Crypt and King, but easier to set up a group and hit up other camps which would now be commonly available (like disco, chef, NG+Jail)

[Hollywood]

Originally Posted by Fregar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Velious is mostly known as a raid expansion.
About xp/farm, it adds more options but doesn't replace kunark.

You may have a concern about VP, the rest remains the same with just a few less peoples/competition.

Possibly, though there's plenty of mid to mid high range stuff to do. That's what is great about it. It's not just more content for end game.