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The Making of Dysborg Ruins

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by RrMatey, Jan 21, 2016.

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  1. RrMatey

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    Hi guys, wanted to give you an early look at one of the new PVP zones Dysborg Ruins. This map is an old historic Obsidian City that has been abandoned for hundreds of years and has fallen into disarray. The Obsidian shards have been warping the land slowly over time, bringing in unusual plant life and helping with the breakdown of the architecture.

    Here is where Dysborg is located on the world map.
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    Gathering reference, I knew this was a based on a rolling hills area, that had a coast line, one main road, Obsidian shard, ruined architecture and etc.
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    From there, I drew a small draft of what I envisioned for the land mass and the key focal points I needed to hit on.
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    Which overtime turned into this
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    I was had more progress shots to show you overtime how this shaped up but here are the nearly final images of the map for now.

    Coast line
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    Church like building
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    The east entrance road
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    Obsidian shard courtyard
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    Destroyed home
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    Shards / vegetation
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    Old docks
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    I love it! I especially like the courtyard. I wish we had that kind of asset for POTs.

    - Any lore to accompany this?
    - How do you stop spawn camping?
    - Do the plants and vegetation yield anything yet?

    :)
     
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    Not sure what that fungus like growth is ... but I was looking at some of the other screenshots and was thinking maybe we should see some of that also growing on trees?

    Also some of the alien plant-life growing parasitically on trees? Possibly more vegetative overgrowth on the buildings, like vines, ivies, etc?

    At any rate, looks great so far... I like the old docks !
     
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    I wish it had some NPC and living.

    Or will all PvP Zones will be without vendors, taverns or any form of living

    It is a trent many MMO have - PvP zones are always somehow destroyed umwelcoming dangerous message sending areas empty of story.

    That said: IT looks beautiful layed out and wonderful designed.
    Awesome done!
     
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    WoWo Great Work Man ! PvP Zone :D

    This place need Elder Deamon in the middle + Elder Red Dragon in large lair + couple of Troll's near the entrace . I hope this area will be for the highest level character (like 12 skull :) )

    Risk Up / Reward Up

    Plz, as a PvP player, and like many, I need great feeling of danger in PvP zones.


    Keep Up the good work Sir !

    -Abydos
     
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    I still hope we get some symbol on map to show active pvping.
     
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    awesome job!
     
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    Weird and wonderful vistas here, RrMatey. It looks like an appealing playground. Well, for some. :p

    Like the (accidental) days all POTs were flagged PvP, but in reverse, it would be a joy to those of us who are not PvP-inclined to be allowed one special day for viewing said wondrous places with no risk.
    Or perhaps it would be a fine gesture from any PvP guild to sponsor safaris into such regions. I admit there would be the frisson of knowing after such a tour that you better race like the dickens for the exit, in case a free-for-all was declared. :eek:
     
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    And I thought, Duisburg looks more like that

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    sorry for the german insider joke, but they sound so alike
     
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    Nice work!
     
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    Great area!

    I also liked the included map, it saves some time for many players.
     
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    I really like the theme here, nice work.

    On the eve of planetary alignments, might we expect to see the cabalists come into the octagon for a ritual?
     
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    Just took a look inside. It's nice to go inside a scene that reflects the overworld map.

    Great work. There are a lot of angry things in there!
     
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    Feedback !

    I just visited the Dysborg,. the area is very beautiful but I do not like the creatures that are present. It becomes bored to see the same creatures in all pvp zones.

    Thanks !
     
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    You want some fauns in there casting confusion or heal at random?

    ;)
     
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    Good job! Maybe 2 chaos demon statues or something similar on top of the east entrance road structure?
     
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