This request may be a bit early but I have no idea exactly when the development cycle for an expansion begins. I would like to request that if the next expansion is the predicted Luclin part 2 and Ssra temple is one of the zones (hard to imagine it wouldn’t be), that the raid targets focus on this zone(not necessarily the end boss). In the current expansion, only Aten from VT is a raid target which I think is fine because I doubt that most people feel huge nostalgia for Diabo Kaas Vox Blah Blah etc and Aten was definitely the correct choice. The issue with the next expansion is that the targets in Ssra felt more iconic and epic(at least to me). So my ask would be that you consider not just having Emperor as a raid target and reducing Cursed, Arch Lich, creator, and High Priest to static zone names. I could totally see a target like The burrower beast taking the place of one of these based on the current strategy for raid selection. The harsh reality is that fighting an elephant, a mutant space camel (or whatever a Zelniak is supposed to be) and a big worm with a million adds is just not as epic as some of the iconic named raid targets. Thank you for your consideration of this feedback.
They should make new mobs to kill instead of ones we already killed 20 years ago that shouldn't exist anymore since we killed them
I think Emperor Ssraeshza & his power structure were canonically cleaned out in o.g. Luclin. We're unlikely to head back to The Grey unless we're looping back to the Combine story line (a branch from Darkened Sea not EoK-RoS) so the Sillysar shissar take over the temple? It's much more likely Terror of Luclin is continued with more Mayong/Luclin business, the Gods story line from Rain of Fear.
What about an LDoN theme'd expansion (as in competition)? Saved Norrath, nothing but festivities type expansion. Theres no threats out there, nothing but good things happening. So raids could be like Raids Raids Raids, but it's competitive for the rewards, as in top 5 placers get the nice weekly rewards, there is normal raid drops too. Randomize (every week gets randomized) the raid mechanics, or every month the developers tinker the raid mechanics and on the monthly patch the weekly custom tinkered raid mechanics are put into place. No reason why Norrath has to always be in peril, there can be a fun time, all the gods and what not are happy, celebrating, festivity like expansion. Maybe one of the zones is the Arena, where you fight beasts and there is a crowd watching and cheering you on. So the raids occur in the Arena with the randomized (weekly) or custom tinkered raid mechanics. So, the gods are watching you, all the heroes you worked with and saved are watching you, the Norrath population is watching you. No bad things going on, just celebrations and festivities.
As much as I like SSRA, I don't think Shissar really fit with the theme of ToL. I would much rather go new zones <Firefall> and less popular zones of the moon.
would be cool if those ssra temple named were non-instanced 12 - 18 man events, with worthwhile loots / key parts to enter emps throne room.
in what way would that be cool? You're just that darned turned on by forums drama? Or do you presume you'd be on the winning side of that grief-fest?
I would be totally fine with them doing an expansion that was just like 12 different missions each with 3 or 4 variants. But unlike many I actually prefer missions to open world named hunting.
If we continue with the current theme what will probably happen will be! We'll probably start seeing more gates opening and the shadows corrupting the natives of the moon. Gate will sprout in Greig's End, Ssra. temple, shar vahl, and The Deep. Tier 1 - Shar vahl - Lion's Roar Grieg's end - An ancient shade Greig's end - Shadow returns Tier 2 - The grey - High Priest Ssra. temple - The Cursed Ssra. temple - Emp. ssra Tier 3 - The Deep - Thought horror and mind burrowers The Deep - Mayong Betrayal Realm of shadow - Mayong/luclin conflict (another Two Gods - Luclin gets locked away and mayong escapes too only return in the future...)
They could have the Ssra zone but it was invaded and the Shissar are dead or captured and we have to restore balance. Or something like that.
All the flavors in the world... and you chose salty Someone has ptsd that their open zone raid mob got ganked.
Probably next expansions will be an other recycling of some other part of Luclin with no lore, no quest, no story, no creativity, and no meaningful work. Expect just a few big raid event and nothing else. So the answer are in the op question.
