Thread: 5.3 Preliminary Patch Note

Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

I mean, I'm still gonna hate Aurum Vale just because the place is so damn ugly, so it's a lateral move to me. Seriously, why did ARR need so many gray caves, and who thought that filling one of them with yellow gas and morbols was an improvement?

It's about world building that's why.

Voidsent caves, plague infected ruins, and trudging through sewage and rot is what makes people so impressed with the WoL.

Originally Posted by Ultimatecalibur

Several of the ARR dungeons were actually modified 1.X dungeons. Pretty much all of the 1.X dungeons were cave tunnels and SE made the 2.0 dungeons by blocking off the various alternative paths between rooms. Sastasha, Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, Cutter's Cry, Dzemael Darkhold, and Aurum Vale were all built this way.

I believe they're specifically referring to the aesthetics. The ARR dungeons are all terribly dreary and ugly places. Like the actual horror hole known as Haukke Manor.