Several ideas revolving around the realms of the gods

Just to state off right off the start, many of these ideas that I will be presenting have been suggested previously. I am putting many of them together into something that I see would be a good update. =D

Currently, we only have two god realms, FoW and UW. We definately need realms for the other gods (not sure on any names, suggest some).

These two current realms each provide something special that the rest of the game does not:
Balthasar - Fissure of Woe - provides the Obsidian Armor crafter
Grenth - Underworld - provides basicly the best item drops available in game

So, here are some suggestions that I would like to see come into play in the new realms (I will also update if good ideas are suggested here)

Dwayana - [name] - Basicly opposite of current realms. A bright cheery atmosphere, green grass, lush forests, pure streams of water. Special Celestial Armor crafter (opposite of FoW armor, bright, glowing, etc).

Melandru - [name] - Deep forest area, somewhat dark, but not spooky. Many suprises, traps, hidden enemies, vine bridges. Could include a changing enviornment, ie: trees moving to change the map. Could be a random map. Provides many tamable pets. Very challenging.

Lyssa - [name] - Floating stuff, castles, etc. Very surreal looking. Main purpose is to provide character recreater, an npc that allows you to change hair/face/skin/height.


<edit> Wow, how did this thread get russurected? I havent seen this thing in so long, and now there's people posting in it. O.o

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I love the idea!!
dwayna's realm sound just like pre sear

but with this:
Lyssa - [name] - Not sure about enviornment yet, suggest some stuff. Main purpose is to provide character recreater, an npc that allows you to change hair/face/skin/height.

You're bassicly saying what do mesmers do?
(besides looking pretty)
lolz
j/k

Here is a couple of suggestions for God Zones:

Dwayana - [Celestial Haven] - Basically opposite of current realms. A bright cheery atmosphere, green grass, lush forests, pure streams of water. Special Celestial Armour that is bright, glowing, without the ability to colour, is wearable by Monks and Elementalists without the usual penalties. Special Celestial Armour crafter.

Melandru - [Platypus Sounds] - Deep forest and Semi high mountain area, may even incorporate a lake region too, a Norwegian style arena. Many surprises, traps, hidden enemies, vine bridges. Could include a changing environment, i.e.: trees moving to change the map. Could be a random map. Provides many tameable pets. Very challenging with The Final Challenge the ability to tame The Golden Dragon (Bagheera).

Lyssa - [Narcissus Hideaway] - Mountain Lakes - anywhere the water becomes like a mirror. The changing water means that the viewer then uses that water as a portal to another area where the character can redesign a part of themselves and then find a way out to another place or back to the point of origin. This makes for interesting choices on behalf of the player as the portals are always changing.

what if lyssa's statue wasnt a portal to another realm like the others (i really like the dwayna idea above) but Lyssa was the way to implement hair/face changes, eg for 1k, when your country has favour, lyssa will let you completely rechange your character from any chapter you have installed

(she is a god after all, so re-changing ur entire appearance should b possible )

maybe charge a little more for completely changing ur entire appearance so people arent doing it constantly.

sorry to go off topic a little, it just inspired me

Lyssa has already been talked about and I know some people like the idea of a large Tower and Dungeon with a massive stair case connectng the too, and a outside view of shimmering waters and mountains.

Good idea putting the appearance change with Lyssa. But I think it should include going to another realm (extra content) and completing a series of quests.

You might have to do one quest to be allowed to change the colour of your skin. Another quest to change the facial features. All of the quests to access the character generation screen for appearance. Each of the quests would give you the submenu to change the aspect that's the reward from the quest.

A second fow-style armour?
I don't like having to dish out even more gold for a new one but it would be nice if it was bright white with feathery stuff or something X.x

Lyssa barbershop, I like X.x

For Lyssa I'm imagining a world that is full of illusions. I would like to fight some dopplegangers that look just like you and have your current build. That would be something.

How about twin creatures that always use the exact same spell at the exact same time?

As for the type of world, I would imagine a place that is mind-blowingly wild. A world that floats in the air with waterfalls that fall into oblivion, and you travel between "continents" through mirror portals. Sometimes there are invisible bridges and sometimes illusionary walls.

I think they could do some interesting things with Lyssa's realm.

Lyssa's realm would have to be insanely pretty and dreamlike but also being on the mesmer theme it would also have to be an absolute mind f*ck. I want it to look great but then crazy things like subtle changes in the environment happen without you really realising. Portals and doors changing and moving all the time, dimensions and size shifting on a regualr basis. Walking on the ceilings with everything upside down. In my head i have a sort of a cross between Alice in Wonderland and Willy Wonka's factory. But layered with prettiness of course.

BTw the idea of incorporating the character image modifier with Lyssa's realm i think could really work. Great idea

Haha. M.C. Escher should be hired to do the blueprints for Lyssa's it sounds...well, except he's dead.

I do like the ideas of other realms, and some of those suggestions are great. I'd love a way to change appearance (I don't like my Warrior's hair...the back edge of the model pokes through it when he runs. :/ This has also been a much requested feature, and this might just be a way to do it...) and a think a zone with many pets, especially unique ones, would be cool.

lol, when you were talking about the scenery for Dwayna, I was thinking of the meadow in the moon at the end of Majora's Mask. XD

Wait for standalone updates like sorrows furnace. We will get more godly realms.

Wow, I really like these ideas. Except I would think the challenge of some of these places would give the opposite of what they may represent. Maybe some really challenging angry ghostly spirits or something that need to be brought to light for Dawayana.

Don't really have many other ideas for the others, but I like these ideas alot. I just wish they would remove the favor idea now, makes me feel like a distant cheerleader with no pom poms.

Im melandru's there should be a place at the end to cap a animal, something like a dragon or something.

I love the Dwayna idea with the Celestial Armor. I would much prefer bright, glowing armor over the dark FoW armor =D

Melandru's region sounds cool.

I have never agreed with being able to arbitrarily change you face/skin/etc, so I do not agree with the Lyssa region. However, the definitely should do something with Lyssa.

Mmm...celestial armor....<3

I agree with you on the whole Face/Body thing. The only thing I personally would like to change is hair/facial hair, example being that maybe I want to grow a Goatee on my Elementalist or shortern/change the one on my Mesmser.

In a way, if you read the headstones at Lyssa's alters, Lyssa is somewhat of a benevolent trickster. I would think any god wants to gain more followers and teach mortals wisdom more than anything.

So I don't see the challenge in Lyssa's realm as being something derived from an invasion or a problem in which you must help Lyssa. Instead I think a donation of 1K grants you entrace to Lyssa's realm where she aims to teach you about illusion and the deception of beauty. If you want to tie it into the hair stylist idea, the 1K grants you "beautification," but only if you pass her trials. And that 1K, in her mind, is granting you the wisdom she is trying to teach you. Her realm is full of creatures and puzzles and all manner of illusions to give you that mind f*ck we should all expect from her. The hard part of Lyssa's realm is not getting lost.

What I would personally like to see of Lyssa's realm is something where you actually do learn. I'd like the realm to test how well you strategize in unusual situations, or against unusual foes.

I just had the idea that Lyssa's could be fairytale-like. Big towering castles floating in the sky, lots of islands, need to activate bridges to cross between them.

any other ideas?

I like the Dwayna idea - its refrehsing. However, what would be the challenge? Will she send fairies in to heal us to death?

don't forget Dwayna is the aeromancers patron god