The Red Fens revealed

[Shade]

New explorer area and ~4-6 quests available now.
First 3 quests you can play in any order, looks like the 4th quest requires you to have the other 3 complete. There's at least 1 more that I dunno how to access, but a sahugin has a greyed out quest chalice over his head, so he must have something.

Explorer area is 100% complete (I completed the entire explorer and found several rares) and fairly well done. I can't comment on the quests as there VIP only, but they all appear accesible with full dm text/npc text/backstory, etc.

Screenshots:


Loadscreen high rez
Where you can enter
Mudman
Water Soldier 1
Water Soldier 2
1 of 3 crests
New collectible - swamp pearl
Vinestalker - plant enemy
various:
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New crafting altar
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Quest givers:
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XP
Will-o-wisp
Elder Tree named
Fen Cat
Various:
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New named devil, Abishai
Fully explored map
Misc others:
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All screenshots in a slideshow:
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Well VIPs, what are you waiting for? Go have fun and beat all the new quests and tells us about em
Premium accounts can only do the explorer zone for now.

[TiranBlade]

Nice job at providing the screenshots and new info on the area!

[Lorien_the_First_One]

We finally get plant based monsters in game and they are too low level to make use of horrid wilting

Oh, and that belt buckle really does make the reaver's ring look underpowered considering there is only a 2 ML difference lol

[Deaeth]

Well VIPs, what are you waiting for? Go have fun and beat all the new quests and tells us about em
Premium accounts can only do the explorer zone for now.

I for one am waiting on a Dev comment before I comment on things I may have seen/done.

But like you said, AWESOME work Turbine. Especially the 4th quest, that I may or may not have done or been able to access. I have a few feedbacks on that as well, but until we are allowed to say anything /zips lip

[J1NG]

I for one am waiting on a Dev comment before I comment on things I may have seen/done.

But like you said, AWESOME work Turbine. Especially the 4th quest, that I may or may not have done or been able to access. I have a few feedbacks on that as well, but until we are allowed to say anything /zips lip

Same. Think Shade might have jumped the gun a bit. We had everything bar the Dev's blessing to shower the boards with pics and info.

J1NG

[Deaeth]

Same. Think Shade might have jumped the gun a bit. We had everything bar the Dev's blessing to shower the boards with pics and info.

J1NG

Ya, although I almost guarantee they've seen our posts asking permission as I think I seen a couple threads moved to the appropriate areas. Maybe they are having a meeting over it as we speak. Who knows, with this find maybe we'll get more of an update than we first thought? OK now I'm pushing it, lol.

[Quijonsith]

Thanks for the info Shade. That place looks pretty cool.

[droplist69]

cannot get to said are...hmm...maybe its fixed.

[Shade]

Think Shade might have jumped the gun a bit.

heh unlike you I actually don't need to ask for permission. Im an adult and this sir, is the internets.

In the words of arkat:

Hi Welcome

Really incredibly foolish thing to even think about imo. It's not the devs jobs to give you permission for anything, besides there far too busy nerfing the game.

What you really need to ask yourself is:
With this content being pretty much complete, why aren't they officialy releasing it?

I mean even Tolero thought they were. (remeber that mistake she made a while back saying this area was next?)
Same goes for gianthold epic.

Turbine marketing doesn't care about giving us all the new content that's available. They have tons of already done. It's all about money. They know they will make more money if the withold the content and release it at a later date when more new players are here and about to reach that level, to get those micro transactions going.

[Shade]

cannot get to said are...hmm...maybe its fixed.

It's still available. Perhaps your not finding the right spot. Check Jings thread for more screenshots on how to get there.

[J1NG]

heh unlike you I actually don't need to ask for permission. Im an adult and this sir, is the internets.

In the words of arkat:


Really incredibly foolish thing to even think about imo. It's not the devs jobs to give you permission for anything, besides there far too busy nerfing the game.

What you really need to ask yourself is:
With this content being pretty much complete, why aren't they officialy releasing it?

I mean even Tolero thought they were. (remeber that mistake she made a while back saying this area was next?)
Same goes for gianthold epic.

Turbine marketing doesn't care about giving us all the new content that's available. They have tons of already done. It's all about money. They know they will make more money if the withold the content and release it at a later date when more new players are here and about to reach that level, to get those micro transactions going.

lol, I'm an adult too, I just have different values to you is all, which is nothing wrong mind. We just think differently.

Well, the thing was, we have no idea if it was complete it or not. I do remember Tolero talking about the underwater stuff before, but I just felt that it would be better if the Devs knew (and answered) before we proceeded. We don't know if this is going to impact anyone IN Turbine was my concern.

Again, just due to us thinking differently, which is cool.

J1NG

[droplist69]

...Cant find...with 41 jump. I found a pillar that I could patially go thru?

[Shade]

we have no idea if it was complete it or not.

Actually we do. All the screenshots are good evidence of the fact that the explorer area is indeed complete. If the quests are complete i'm sure we will know soon enough as people run them tonight and post there feedback.

[J1NG]

Actually we do. All the screenshots are good evidence of the fact that the explorer area is indeed complete. If the quests are complete i'm sure we will know soon enough as people run them tonight and post there feedback.

I just wanted to err on the side of caution was all.

J1NG

[droplist69]

caution shmashon tell where now PLease!!

[Deaeth]

heh unlike you I actually don't need to ask for permission. Im an adult and this sir, is the internets.


Really incredibly foolish thing to even think about imo. It's not the devs jobs to give you permission for anything, besides there far too busy nerfing the game.

Technically you are wrong here. Remember that long text that you prolly just scrolled all the way to the bottom of when u first log in, and then YOU clicked YOU AGREE!

Read it once!

Yes, you may be an adult, but even adults have rules /gasp.

[Shade]

I just wanted to err on the side of caution was all.

J1NG

lol really, There's nothing to be afraid of. This is an mmo forum and your not under NDA.

Withholding information the community would like to hear for such an strange reason is just rather paranoid.

Trust me you need not be afraid, no strange aliens flying in a giant turbine spaceship will visit your house if you post feedback. Don't trust the voices in your head!

[Shade]

Remember that long text that you prolly just scrolled all the way to the bottom of when u first log in, and then YOU clicked YOU AGREE!

Can't say I do. guess you mean that thing 99.999999% of people never read and just click I agree really fast?

Yea never read it. I'm you know - a normal person.. Normal people don't read those.

[J1NG]

lol really, There's nothing to be afraid of. This is an mmo forum and your not under NDA.

Withholding information the community would like to hear for such an strange reason is just rather paranoid.

Trust me you need not be afraid, no strange aliens flying in a giant turbine spaceship will visit your house if you post feedback. Don't trust the voices in your head!

The reason of witholding because it may mean someones job or them getting in trouble is not enough of a reason to hold back a few hours???

Er, just me then.

J1NG

[Shade]

The reason of witholding because it may mean someones job or them getting in trouble is not enough of a reason to hold back a few hours???

Er, just me then.

J1NG

If you think a dev might lose his job over such a little mistake your mistaken. If that was ever the case, there wouldn't be anyone left on the dev team lol.

There only humans, everyone makes mistakes.

This one I'd call pretty minor compared to other major mistakes of update5 everyone is talking about.