Looks like we're at least getting a new Velks as well. https://spells.eqresource.com/spells.php?id=52344
Let this set the precedent for more upgrades! Also, I guess we will need to farm lots of dragon glass, I mean obsidian, to be able to defeat these giants!
Hmm... May I ask why you wanted Velious again? Returning to the same place for the third time sounds a bit excessive. Just saying...
Yeah I mean Velious was a great expansion but I wish they hadn’t of messed with it during RoF. Now it just seems like overkill. Do we really need 3 Kael’s?
Also Sleepers tomb. A number of other zones were effectively locked due to mob placement. ToV and DN due to the dragons parked in front. Siren's grotto (somewhat) due to the chanters at the zone entrance. WW due to the seahorses in SG unless you were grouped or used the geometry glitch to get through.
Actually.. raid mob placement was never an issue for us back in velious expansion on tunare server because soon as 1 of them were up they were taken out .. I can not speak for your server.. but my home server not a single dragon lasted longer then a couple hrs after they respawn. And sleepers tomb yup good catch.
TBL was a nice break/novelty. I definitely prefer a Velious remake over Alarans/aliens or even pirates (ocean theme). I think players would have issues with an Oriental theme (Dragons of Norrath) but it could have worked. I''ve suggested a theme that examines the Titans of Stonebrunt Mountains that could include multiple environments (tropical forest, alpine forest, mountains, snow that includes international motifs). A popular suggestion has been planes for Bristlebane or minor gods.
So can we assume this expansion is going to be called "Kingdoms of Velious" or something along those lines, and the following expansion "Claws of Veeshan"?
Theme doesn't appear to be conflict between the dragon/giant/coldain empires, though. There could be a western Velious "CoV" expansion after, like if we chase the Mayong-Velketor Superteam out of their Kael f****** to do Skyshrine f*******? But this one ain't about Kingdoms
Mayong hasn't been around in a long time and he's out there somewhere, maybe it is time for the iconic MVP villain of EQ to return
I like to pretend it is going to be a Serpent Spine rehash. There were Ice Giants and ice there in Valdeholm. But I guess with a recent version of Velious to work with it would be even easier to revamp and re imagine that. I hope they throw in some color though... Evergreen trees whatever.... all that white blue and translucent stuff gets boring. Give me some eye candy . But when all is said and done I am sure I will enjoy things however they turn out.