I really wish I could do more stuff in Rata Sum. I’m really in love with the design of the Asuras, their culture and their society. However for the moment, the only time you get to immerse yourself in their world is during the Asura-specific personal storyline and the heart quest in Metrica Province… and I’m sad to say that I’ve completed all of these
I believe it would be great if Rata Sum could get some non-combat Dynamic Events to make things interesting for those who love to wander aimlessly in that city. For example :
- the Moa trainer could lose from time to time some of his pets. They could be hidden in random places for the players to go look for them.
- The barmaid on the third floor could use a hand collecting dishes after her service (yeah I know, totally not epic, but you know, it’s just for immersion).
- A prisonner could have escaped from his cell and may be hidden among the population. It would be up to the players to investigate and discover which one is the prisonner.
- A pop quizz held by an Asura teacher, players would have to get in the proper area and start answering his questions with very basic words.
- etc etc
There could be achievements for these, and titles !
At least we’d have a real reason to go back there (so far I’m going there to avoid the crowds in Lion’s Arch, and for the incredible art design), and it would be possible to enjoy more of the world of the Asuras.
Of course those ideas could also be used to make other race-specific cities more interesting… but why would anyone want to spend so much time with inferior species ? (just kidding :p )
Anyway, I’m sure there are also other ways to make main cities in this game more appealing (like housing… but that would require its own thread), so if you guys have more ideas, please share them