New region - nordic islands

Nordic Islands" including a new region

Only way to visit is by portal?

We have had winter themed clothes and cosmetics for a while so it would make sense to have a winter themed region

@ntwann-flow said in New region - nordic islands:

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Oh no.

A plagiaristic parasitic bot said in New region - nordic islands:

A unique Viking-style ship design

New clothing, weapons, and cosmetics themed around northern warriors

We already have such a set. The Frostbite Set.

Without any elaboration on what this new area will do for gameplay I'd have to give this suggestion a hard pass.

Captain falcore did a suggestion on this. An instance that takes players to a new region. His idea can work, but my concern is that it would go the way of the skull of siren song. Greast content for a few months then almost zero engagment.

I've been developing a new idea for a frozen region rich with new lore, npcs, tools, food, quests/voyages, cosmetics, etc.. in addition to another region which delves deeper into the ancients.

I definitely think we should have this. My thoughts were natural dangers could include avalanches on certain islands and slopes, powdered snow pitfalls which will slowly freeze and kill you, and seas which occasionally and randomly freeze over, making navigation much harder here.

There would also be rams which can know you off like wild boars. Wolves, which maybe could act like temporary allies (provided they are fed), and ancient dark creatures and skeletons.

Idk, just some of the random ideas I've had.

I definitely agree with you though! Keep up the good work man.

@realstyli We also literally have a cold curse. They have designed a world around the cold without actually having a place in the world for it. What is the point of the glacial curse pets and all the winter clothes? They have released at least 2 full winter themed sets.

@capt-greldik You know what else the caribbean doesn't have? Skeleton ships, ghosts. You know what realism features SoT is missing? Ever notice that you only need cannonballs to shoot a cannon? Black powder is just magic I guess? When you reload a gun you only put the shot in, no powder. SoT is a VIDEO GAME where we can do things we can't do in real life. You cannot shoot out of a cannon in real life, anyone who has ever been "shot out of a cannon" is using a specialised launch platform SHAPED like a cannon, they are not actually being propelled by explosives.

"What is with this winter wonderland fantasy?"

Yeah man I wonder...

@potatosord To add to this:

"Fine beasts that hail from the icy wastes. Oh, you haven't visited the ice region?"

@capt-greldik I like how you attacked the point I made that did have a bit of a flaw in it but ignored that I have linked like 8 different things, entire sets, that specifically relate to cold/winter/ice/frost. Again, if you do not have an answer for those, the rest of your debate points are meaningless.

@capt-greldik I fully understand what you mean and where you come from.

No it doesn't really fit into a pirate theme very well. Although logically I suppose many people, admittedly even myself to an extent, think because of the Devil's Roar expansion bearing the same lack of a pirate theme wouldn't make that such a far thought.

Granted there are potential issues with adding that being that it could separate the player base and add too many new elements to work/play with.

It would definitely require a good amount of balance and direction and that's assuming that would even become an actual, implemented idea..

I agree with you though. It doesn't really fit.

@capt-greldik I'm literally responding to you saying "What is with this winter wonderland fantasy?" The what that is with it is the fact that they have made several full sets, including a whole curse, based around an ice region. The snowdrift fox flavour text talks about an ice region. The players might have some sort of reasonable expectation that having that many cosmetics relating to winter might mean that there is intent to make a winter themed area that explains the lore, again, especially when it comes do the glacial curse.

I will say logistically and logically speaking whilst I am excited at the possibility for something like this to be added realistically it's not going to happen for a good while.

Rare and see if thieves really need to put their focus and attention to improving, reworking, rebalancing, and potentially expanding upon already existing systems and features within the sandbox before adding any "new" elements. They've admitted openly now they've had an issue with "adding cool ideas" they've thought worked without listening much to their audience.

So adding anything new would just drive a wedge further between them.

I am really excited and potential of something like this happening but I fear if they were to do something like that now it would be very buggy and things would not work properly. I wouldn't fully trust their direction or delivery either given recent updates.

So on a positive note, yes it is possible and more than likely it will happen at some point, just not in the immediate future..

@capt-greldik Celestial navigation... You're not thinking very far. Also that is one set with one recolour. I did not link any recoloured sets.

@capt-greldik Look up the definition of lodestar.

@th3-tater
I don't think he could. For one he is a partner, second he offered it on the open forum and finally they could claim it was kicked around in a meeting from the very start.