I always liked the idea of expanding "where" to include groups of neighboring areas, where it makes sense. I'd start with those little off-shoot areas like trog caverns, goblin village, fucking xvart's lair, the cluster-fuck up there around Hillcrest and Udgaard... stuff like that. They can remain their own distinct areas for the sake of other mechanics and authoring, etc, just have them grouped into "where" with the larger surrounding areas. See how that goes.

There are probably a hundred other ideas as well.

I just don't think whacking areas is a great option. Many folks still like to explore areas, especially new players, many of whom surely appreciate the 20+ years of creativity put into the game vis a vis the areas.

The beauty of the game is the dimension of changing content, expansive areas, as well as PK.

FWIW, I do agree with your idea of facilitating PK opportunities. I'm sure there are better ways to do this than to purge areas though.



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