Reused Geography

[KatrinaDeath]

<p>Okay so I know KoS was introduced a while ago now but I just realized "The Shattered Wier" island in Bonemire is geographically identical to "The Wounds" area of Lavastorm.</p><p>Has anyone else noticed this?</p><p>Anyone know of other areas like this?</p>

[Notsovilepriest]

<p>There was a post awhile ago about this an 1 other location by Warren/Silentis</p>

[KatrinaDeath]

<p>Sweet. Thanks for the info.</p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>Just because The Wounds and th Shattered Wier have open cracks with fliuds coming out of them makes them similar? There's still quite a significant design between the two.</p>

[KatrinaDeath]

<p>Go visit both locations and run the circle of the 3 bridges and tell me its not the same terrain.</p>

[Morghus]

<p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=446805" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=446805</a></p>

[Cusashorn]

<p>...... Wow.</p>

[KatrinaDeath]

<p>Yeah I thought it was pretty interesting. To the casual player they may not ever know but someone like me who spent days shiny harvesting on the Wier and then last week went shiny harvesting in LS it was obvious.</p><p>Thanks for the link too!</p>

[Rijacki]

<p>There is A LOT of reuse in creative ways, especially in the first two expansions reusing the original zone geometry and then each others. Some of the reuse isn't as noticable (especially with re-colours, retextures, and removal of an element like lava vs open air) and other reuse will make you roll your eyes. There is also reuse in later expansions and 'free' content as well.</p><p>Completely new zone art is the most time and labour intensive of all the art assets making it the most expensive to produce. Reuse means they can add more content quickly and abundantly.</p><p>Creative re-use is, in my opinion, the best for re-use 'cause then it feels like everything is new even when it's not.</p>

[NaeenSpeedbringer]

<p><cite>Cusashorn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Just because The Wounds and th Shattered Wier have open cracks with fliuds coming out of them makes them similar? There's still quite a significant design between the two.</p></blockquote><p>Just can't help yourself...</p>