Thread: 8.0/Blindfrost glam

Blindfrost feels like a reach and what we know about that region is that it’s empty tundra with scattered nomad Xaela-ish people and no cities, which doesn’t feel like enough content to fill a whole expansion. I’d wait until we learn more before you start going crazy into glam farming.

If I had to put my money anywhere, I’d probably say Corvos since we’ve had a lot more hints to there beyond YouTuber crazy corkboard theories. We’re getting a Corvos storybook VC dungeon in the next patch too. At least that place would be more interesting and actually uncover stuff on the map.

Originally Posted by MikkoAkure

Blindfrost feels like a reach and what we know about that region is that it’s empty tundra with scattered nomad Xaela-ish people and no cities, which doesn’t feel like enough content to fill a whole expansion.

Idk, we didn't know much about tural/new world yet we get dawntrail. With enough imagination blindfrost could be interesting. Heck, knowing nothing about that region means they can go crazy with it.

Personally I don't really care if we go there or corvos, so long it's not meracydia
/shrug

Originally Posted by Kozh

Idk, we didn't know much about tural/new world yet we get dawntrail. With enough imagination blindfrost could be interesting. Heck, knowing nothing about that region means they can go crazy with it.

Before Dawntrail we had Mamool Ja NPCs hanging around and a dungeon devoted to them, multiple items referencing the New World, and the whole BLU questline since the job itself originates there so there was a lot of potential.

For Blindfrost we just have 1 line in-game that tells us there’s treasure there and a few lines of nearby areas in the encyclopedia that describe how bleak and empty it is. The treasure dungeon we know is near there is prime VC content but I can’t see it carrying a whole expansion on its own that solely keeps us in North Othard.

While the devs could just retcon all that and put stuff there, I’d much rather they instead put an expansion in a place we actually have context for, that finally clears cloud cover on the map over Ilsabard, and could provide a nice spread of varied landscapes for the zones.

I don't know, we already have so many big coats in the game. I'm not sure I want more winter inspired glam, unless we got a new coat silhouette out of it. Long cloaks that float in the wind would be awesome, like from the Heavensward trailer, but I don't think it's really possible with the games engine.

Originally Posted by MikkoAkure

Before Dawntrail we had Mamool Ja NPCs hanging around and a dungeon devoted to them, multiple items referencing the New World, and the whole BLU questline since the job itself originates there so there was a lot of potential.

Potential that get kinda ignored in DT anyway except for a reference or two, especially BLU questline lol

Originally Posted by Kozh

Potential that get kinda ignored in DT anyway except for a reference or two, especially BLU questline lol

I'm an atheist for Blue Magic. BLU doesn't exist.

While I don't think Blindfrost will be the main focus of 8.0, I do think, and hope we explore the rest of Ilsabard then. I hope we get a lot of fantasy dieselpunk inspired stuff.

Originally Posted by mallleable

While I don't think Blindfrost will be the main focus of 8.0, I do think, and hope we explore the rest of Ilsabard then. I hope we get a lot of fantasy dieselpunk inspired stuff.

Same. I've been wanting an ilsabard expansion for years now. Plus the last time they mentioned it, thancred said there's been fighting amongst the colonies liberated from garlean. That's a good potential for nuanced conflict (so long it's not written by whoever responsible for DT)