The actual Grove is very beautiful and pleasent to be, asthetically it is amongst my top 10 on Arelith (Nexus Falls is my favourate). I enjoy the intention beyind it but their are some minor faults to it that I believe could make it more inviting if they were tweeked.
It is difficult to reach and isolated when you are there:
-You can use a Portal to land on the far end of the adjacent area and risk 4-6 spawns to get to the Grove. Which can be quite hard for lower levels
-You can traverse two Cities and two ferry systems
Whilst the above two are fine, for Players and Characters that want to be their and get their quickly, or even leave quickly it can be quite tedious. Perhaps introduce a 2 way portal within the Grove limited to Nature Classes.
The Grove has a shop
-But it is very expensive, even for Nature Classes. Call me tight fisted, but it's true
-It has a very limited stock
Whilst I don't believe the shop is the be all and end all for the Grove. It is a facility that is "If it can be put to good use, would be put to good use." You would actually find people entering the Grove to use it's facilities because it has some minor benefit to do so. Reduce the price for Nature Classes and give it some additional items.
The Grove is a Sanctuary of Nature
-But the HiPS feature for Rangers is disabled whilst inside a giant Mushroom. Or their home caves.
Allow the HiPS feature throughout the Grove. It is their home territory in some instances and it is very earthly.
The Grove is intended to be a settlement/residence for Nature Classes
-But it lacks any inhouse features, a Bank or a Messenger.
I am not convinced myself on this, but it has been raised to me before now so I thought I would throw it out. Some manner of Bank to allow money for the Shop Purchases, Basin usage and even to stash profit from sales. A messenger service, I would require convincing on this one myself as I personally feel the service should be for larger settlements.
Zurkhwood Grove
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Zurkhwood Grove
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Re: Zurkhwood Grove
I think the criticism and concerns here are pretty accurate, much as I'm very proud how the area looks, it definitely lacks a lot of utility.
I'll keep it in mind for further improvements. Perhaps, as suggested, a two-way nature portal would help.
I'll keep it in mind for further improvements. Perhaps, as suggested, a two-way nature portal would help.