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S.Solution Nine
A Revenant's Toll
B Eulmore, Idyllshire
C Radz-at-Han
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G Rhalgr's Reach
Rhalgar's Reach was just so....meh. It was a pile of rocks and the most interesting thing about it was the glamour we dispelled early into the story. It doesn't help that I can count the likeable Ala Mhigan NPCs on one hand with room to spare.
I originally had Idyllshire higher, but I kind of agree with the music comment above me.
Radz-at-Han wins in my book just because the vendors are all walking distance from the aetheryte plaza. Eulmore is also great for this of course, but I don't care for the music or aesthetic of the city.
Solution Nine, while being an amazing place with awesome music, suffers from the fact that you not only have to use the aethernet for everything again, but you are also forced to walk forward after teleporting. The vendors are also quite far from the aethernet, which is strange given that Tuliyollal doesn't have that problem for its points of interest. Overall it feels like they took multiple steps backwards in terms of city design here.
Eulmore
Revenant's Toll
Idyllshire
Radz-at-Than
Rhalgr's Reach
Solution 9
This order.
The bottom 3 share a similar problem: They're too big for no reason. For a endgame hub I have to go back to trade currencies frequently the top 3 are way better designed. All bottom 3 have a lot of useless barrenness.
I put Solution 9 at the bottom because... if there is one map that just screams "HEY FELLOW KIDS" in this game, it's Solution 9. It's like they scanned every generic "Stream is about to start" screen from twitch streamers who buy stock UI and lo-fi music then used it as the motif for a city. It's the most jarring map design I've seen in the game.
I really like Revenants Toll because it's a hub area but it's also a part of the open world . I wish they did more of that and maybe add a few twists to it like events that people can take part in like incursions, world bosses or critical engagement type of thing happening out hub walls. An expansion sized area with a hub in it would be awesome .
Eulmore and Radz for the most part were very convenient to get where you needed to go
RR and Idyllshire were alright but if mounts weren't there they would suck
S9 idk how to feel about it yet , maybe alittle bit too big for my liking and the fact I have to use the aetherite to get anywhere is annoying