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Lady Shai · 08-13-2010, 11:44 AM

Cusashorn wrote:

Zabjade wrote:
Rather than Necro the old Thread topic I'll create a new one...
Please give us wide open ranges, please no more outdoor mazes in overland zones! It also gives Mobs room to roam and allows people to practice the forgotten arts of kiting and reverse-kiting!
Also, seeing large open areas is much more immersive to game and role-play.
This game's combat engine was designed to do away with kiting alltogether, though players still found a way to do it. Lets not encourage them to keep trying, but the lands should be wide open places and not semi-mazes with impassable mountains making up 90% of the zone.

Personally I don't miss kiting much....at least for me it was rather boring. And yes I had classes that could do it and do it well. I am more of a group/raid type person anyway..and when I soloed I rarely kited unless I was bored lol My husband tho? He loved it ...and i loved watching him do it too cos he had fun.

I am seriously hoping that they bring back the vastness and massiveness that were the Velious outdoor zones. Especially if we are getting flying mounts....it would totally suck to jump on your mount and be there at opposite zoneline in like 25 seconds or so. Bring back the sense of grandeur that was Velious...the game has been dumbed down enough for travel as it is...please bring back the BIG zones the way the Karanas were or Velious in old EQ please. Add bells if you must...but for those of us who want the experience, give us the large zones.

Let us be able to fly OVER some mountains and not have them be completely impassable SMILEY Give us a message that "the air is too turbulent to let your mount fly here" messages if you must but give us some way to cross them.

08-13-2010, 11:44 AM	#3
Lady Shai Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kelethin Posts: 260	Cusashorn wrote: Zabjade wrote: Rather than Necro the old Thread topic I'll create a new one... Please give us wide open ranges, please no more outdoor mazes in overland zones! It also gives Mobs room to roam and allows people to practice the forgotten arts of kiting and reverse-kiting! Also, seeing large open areas is much more immersive to game and role-play. This game's combat engine was designed to do away with kiting alltogether, though players still found a way to do it. Lets not encourage them to keep trying, but the lands should be wide open places and not semi-mazes with impassable mountains making up 90% of the zone. Personally I don't miss kiting much....at least for me it was rather boring. And yes I had classes that could do it and do it well. I am more of a group/raid type person anyway..and when I soloed I rarely kited unless I was bored lol My husband tho? He loved it ...and i loved watching him do it too cos he had fun. I am seriously hoping that they bring back the vastness and massiveness that were the Velious outdoor zones. Especially if we are getting flying mounts....it would totally suck to jump on your mount and be there at opposite zoneline in like 25 seconds or so. Bring back the sense of grandeur that was Velious...the game has been dumbed down enough for travel as it is...please bring back the BIG zones the way the Karanas were or Velious in old EQ please. Add bells if you must...but for those of us who want the experience, give us the large zones. Let us be able to fly OVER some mountains and not have them be completely impassable Give us a message that "the air is too turbulent to let your mount fly here" messages if you must but give us some way to cross them.