Steamfont Changes?
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GuiardoTuneweaver
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Do you mean compared to live? Everything is completely different. Mobs, quests, zone levels, many zone connections, etc. Forget what you knew from live except the gameplay and graphics. 
I assumed sugious82 was talking about the changes on SOD. I have not tried to send a new toon there. The only place to go for this answer would be the News section of www.shardsofdalaya.com.
But I am interested in this as well. I guess I need to take a toon there and find out.
But I am interested in this as well. I guess I need to take a toon there and find out.
Ikaa|LoveYums
Staff Emeritus
Other than "Its been given some attention to make it a non suck newbie zone recently" no sorry, we're not going to list out what was changed. You'll have to experience it.
I was more looking for WoW-like outline then a detailed rundown.
Something along the lines of:
- New quests
Try looking around the windmills and around the bank area.
- New Minotaur Mines Dungeon
- Mini-bosses abound
There are new mini bosses around the familiar kobold camps.
Just don't want to miss anything new. I'd hate to get to level 15 and find I missed half the new content added in Steamfont because I wasn't thorough enough.
No worries. I will just begin the "talk to every npc" every few levels quest =P.
Thanks.
Something along the lines of:
- New quests
Try looking around the windmills and around the bank area.
- New Minotaur Mines Dungeon
- Mini-bosses abound
There are new mini bosses around the familiar kobold camps.
Just don't want to miss anything new. I'd hate to get to level 15 and find I missed half the new content added in Steamfont because I wasn't thorough enough.
No worries. I will just begin the "talk to every npc" every few levels quest =P.
Thanks.
Tarutao
Staff Emeritus
Having a walkthrough that holds your hand and tells you exactly where to go, what to do, and how long to do it kinda kills the exploration concept. Look around (especially if you already have exp debt and nothing to lose), talk to NPCs, and keep note of every NO DROP item you find. Between all the major cities and areas and zones and dungeons, it should be difficult to get bored of it all or run out of things to do or try.
I created a new warrior (Bally) to experience the new content.
I did note that the Warrior Quests in Akanon seem to start differently. I completed all tasks up to the armor.
As far as new content, I could not see a difference. Granted it has been at least a year since I had a low level toon in Steamfont. Perhaps the drop rates have increased. I explored all the areas except the tunnels. As I only got to level 10 I did not try to enter the tunnels, so it is possible that the content is different in there. And at level 10 I think one would be crazy to not go to BB, as that is where the groups are. The entire time I was in Steamfont, I was the only person in the zone except for the occassional traveler passing through.
Overall, I do not see that the zone has improved much. EXP modifier was 10% and quickly dropped to 5%. Steamfont remains a zone to go to only if the better zones (NNP) are over-crowded from my experience.
I did note that the Warrior Quests in Akanon seem to start differently. I completed all tasks up to the armor.
As far as new content, I could not see a difference. Granted it has been at least a year since I had a low level toon in Steamfont. Perhaps the drop rates have increased. I explored all the areas except the tunnels. As I only got to level 10 I did not try to enter the tunnels, so it is possible that the content is different in there. And at level 10 I think one would be crazy to not go to BB, as that is where the groups are. The entire time I was in Steamfont, I was the only person in the zone except for the occassional traveler passing through.
Overall, I do not see that the zone has improved much. EXP modifier was 10% and quickly dropped to 5%. Steamfont remains a zone to go to only if the better zones (NNP) are over-crowded from my experience.