Quote Originally Posted by Violet_Galaxy View Post
I could definitely go for another Camp Cloudtop-like area as that was the one area that really stood out to me in HW. Just don't make the zones brown. One of the reasons I really appreciated ShB's zones is because they were vivid with imagination and colorful as opposed to all the brown desert like areas that were in SB.
I agree, but I do Like Yanxia (mostly because Prism Lake) and am of the opinion hat only the Fringes were Deserty.

But then again I also like the Sea of Clouds and Mists, which as someone described as amateurish, so what do I know? /shrug

However I agree with the assessment that the First is more closer to High fanatsy compared to previous zones. Due to it being mostly devoid of the Sci-fi elements. (only Time Travel was there by necessity and the Tower and such weren't native to the First. Likewise Auamrot was also a "foreign" element introduced from someone who isn't of the First). Meanwhile the Dragonsong War and Garlemald had some sci-fi elements such as Alexander, the Alien dragons and everything Allagan in origin (don't get me wrong, I like both genres, just staritng my opinion on whcih world is closer to High Fanatsy) and you could argue that ARR and HW seem more thematically low fantasy despite botht he magic and tech running around.