Hello,
My server considers me a PvE Commander (they bought me a commander tag actually) because I always organize open world things since release. Before dragons had bonus chest, I did them. I’ve done open world bosses and events pretty much since release all the time. Not that I’m tooting my own horn, but I’d like to give you some of my…credentials when I give this review.
Overall Quality of improvements/general opinion of them on a scale of 1-10, 10 being perfect: 8
My review:
So first let me start out with the general southsun changes. So far I think its been really good. The NPCs changes and enviromental changes have added a ton to the general quality of the island and enjoyment while on it. It doesn’t feel as bland and feels more alive.
Meta Event: This meta event should be the one you use as a referrence. This is the best meta even in the game. It includes areas across the entire zone, it awards 2 rares, and it is challenging. The Pre-events take some time to do and it is constantly going on so this means Timers are less efficient (which take away a ton of the fun). The whole event requires a level of teamwork and coordination that isn’t found a lot in the rest of the world (perhaps some of the temples)
Boss fight: I feel like this boss fight is going to be great. Reason I say is, is because right now since it is new a ton of people are doing it. IN a few weeks it will die down and it will be left to fewer people to do it and be a ton of fun because it is challenging.
Rewards: This is the biggest reason why this event didn’t get a 10. I submitted a suggestion forum a couple months ago that suggested a rewards system similar in a lot of ways to the settlers rewards. It requires tokens that can only be attained in southsun (making people actually have to play there instead of farming in cursed shore) and it has unique stats that aren’t found anywhere else. There is one big problem. Karka shells can be a bit hard to come by (I feel like the boss bonus chest should aware more daily). Any chest that spawns on the map (includine the meta event i believe it is 3) from defeating an enemy should give 5-10 karka shells once a day, or upon completion. This helps promote exploration to parts of the map that people don’t always go to. The models for these weapons are also not similar. So if someone doesn’t want the stats, they have NO reason to do it! The looks are also very bland for the most part (rogues coat has a lot of detail but is very easy to get and the weapons just suck). I feel a bit more creativity added into the models would have gone a long way.
Notes: There are a lot of cool things around the island. Small things that I think are amazing. The manifestos hinting at the upcoming story (noll is gonna be mad) and the npcs interacting with the wild life( this is the coolest thing i’ve seen : http://i.imgur.com/7eYuNlb.jpg).
