Quote Originally Posted by NefarioCall View Post
THIS IS AN AWESOME IDEA.
On the coding nightmares note though, they shouldn't really have to completely change the zones to make it happen. Having it snow more often than rain, or be windy or foggy more often for starters should be easy. Changing some of the monster spawns around shouldn't be too bad either... And it is clear that they often do place new chips on maps and then take them away.

For example, it's summer, so they cover a zone in some kind of cool flowers they drew up. They've done this frequently for seasonal events... If they are organized with the code, this should all be very doable. Although having to manage it every three months for what will eventually be over 100 zones could get time consuming, so it might have to be a selective process concerning zones they focus on.
Yeah, having to do it for so many is why I think it won't happen. Though just gives more support for an expansion pack with a distant land that maybe brings back the "large" zones in favor of a season progression for changes of scenery.