110047-preferred-starting-zone

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Hi everyone,
 
I rolled yet another alt a couple of days ago and subconsciously went to Elevar... again. I like Deradune, but the green of Elevar is just more appealing to me personally.
 
So I'm just wondering, what is your preferred starting zone?
 
Elevar or Deradune?
Celestion or Algoroc?
 
And why?
 
 
 
 
sorry that this is not another "I'm quitting" thread like everyone is used to...	
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Hi everyone,
 
I rolled yet another alt a couple of days ago and subconsciously went to Elevar... again. I like Deradune, but the green of Elevar is just more appealing to me personally.
 
So I'm just wondering, what is your preferred starting zone?
 
Elevar or Deradune?
Celestion or Algoroc?
 
And why?
 
 
 
 
sorry that this is not another "I'm quitting" thread like everyone is used to...
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I ran Crimson Isle / Deradune with my first toon (chua medic), I really enjoyed the parts with Mondo and the chua collective... but honestly I enjoyed starting my Cassian in Levian bay / Ellevar more (for the Eldan and Toric).
 
As for my exile toons, I preferred Celestion.. The happy hug time of the Aurin against the emo of tremendous magnitude that is the Mordesh is a great dichotomy IMO; The Northern Wilds / Algoroc just don't seem quite as dynamic to me.	
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			Ive not played dominion yet, but definitely prefer Algoroc to Celestion. I like mountains and mines and I find Celestion to over do it on cuteness and bright colours.	
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			I've done all except Algoroc, I'm most fond of Celestion. Deradune is pretty cool though.	
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Between Ellevar and Deradune I guess I actually like Deradune a bit better content wise, but I like Ellevar's music and forests better. The quests there were just kind of dull to me. I really like the quest in Deradune with Agent Lex where you hunt the escaped murderer. 
 
Between Celestion and Algoroc I actually like them both a lot. It's hard to choose because both zones have interesting stories. I especially like the loftite cliffs and the annihilator in Algoroc, but also the Arch with the God Tree in Celestion is very good.	
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I've only rolled one Dominion character since early beta, so I can't comment there. But on Exiles, it's a tough one. As far as questing goes, Algoroc is much easier to quest in, everything is closer together, and I can rush through it faster (after doing it 100 times, you want to rush a little bit). But, Celestion is much prettier (I've always loved the forested look), and I love the music there. So it's more pleasant to actually wander around in Celestion, but the quests are very spread out and it takes a lot longer to get through it all.
 
So, I'd have to say in terms of efficiency, Algoroc. In terms of aesthetics and atmosphere, Celestion. ^^ (Plus, Aurin are totally adorable)	
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Deradune because I like the wide open spaces and because I find Ellevar disaorganized and oddly designed.
Algoroc because I like the dustbowl feel and because I hate aurin (except as food).	
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I've only rolled one Dominion character since early beta, so I can't comment there. But on Exiles, it's a tough one. As far as questing goes, Algoroc is much easier to quest in, everything is closer together, and I can rush through it faster (after doing it 100 times, you want to rush a little bit). But, Celestion is much prettier (I've always loved the forested look), and I love the music there. So it's more pleasant to actually wander around in Celestion, but the quests are very spread out and it takes a lot longer to get through it all.
 
So, I'd have to say in terms of efficiency, Algoroc. In terms of aesthetics and atmosphere, Celestion. ^^ (Plus, Aurin are totally adorable)
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 I especially love that music in Lightreach Mission.
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Nah it's super-generic.
Uses... classical instruments... and stuff.
Literally can't tell it apart from the Eldan lab theme.  :rolleyes:
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Nah it's super-generic.
Uses... classical instruments... and stuff.
Literally can't tell it apart from the Eldan lab theme.  :rolleyes:
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Stop it both of you! Do I have to send you to your rooms and take away your Internet privileges?
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Stop it both of you! Do I have to send you to your rooms and take away your Internet privileges?
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Hey, I said I liked Ellevar! :)))) As for Deradune, yes it reminds me a lot of Barrens...which is actually the reason I DON'T prefer it.
 
Also thank you everyone for the input, it's nice to be in a positive thread for once!	
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Celestion is much prettier than Algoroc. :)  I love the food with faces!
 
I'd like to have some choice in which zones we go to after the newbie zones, actually. 	
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I'd like to have some choice in which zones we go to after the newbie zones, actually. 
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I'll be honest playing all 4
 
I think the Dominion area's were much more well thought out, have better story and cinematics.
 
The Exiles ones feel very contrived and rushed in comparison
 
Deradune being my favorite for all the awesome Draken lore, and showing the Aurin for the little jerks they actually are.	
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You're not my dad, you can't tell me what to do! :angry: :angry: :angry:
 
 
On topic: Algoroc appeals to my aesthetic preferences a lot more than Celestion, but I preferred the Celestion storylines actually (I guess the Judge Kain thing was kind of cool, but that's it in my opinion).
Ellevar and Deradune both have their charm to me, stories are also cool in both. But overall, I'm a sucker for Savannah too, so Deradune takes the trophy. ;)
I don't understand why so many people seem to actually dislike Ellevar though. It's rainy/dreary, yes... but it still gives me a comfy feel somehow. I'm looking forward to Levian Bay as a daily zone (well as much as I can look forward to any daily zone).
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Gotta be Celestion.
Love me some forest zones.	
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Aesthetically, Celestion. It has the typical Elves setting, tall bridges over rapid waters, fairies, pixies, waterfalls, lush landscape... blah blah blah
But questing in Celestion feels very disjointed; so in terms of quest flow, I'll have to give the nod to Algoroc.	
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Hi everyone,
 
I rolled yet another alt a couple of days ago and subconsciously went to Elevar... again. I like Deradune, but the green of Elevar is just more appealing to me personally.
 
So I'm just wondering, what is your preferred starting zone?
 
Elevar or Deradune?
Celestion or Algoroc?
 
And why?
 
 
 
 
sorry that this is not another "I'm quitting" thread like everyone is used to...
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			I like to sing gibberish like I'm in a choir sometimes. Because it's fun. I love that song in Ellevar.	
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I think I prefer Deradune to Elevar for nostalgia (it's very Barrens-ish). 
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Hi everyone,
 
I rolled yet another alt a couple of days ago and subconsciously went to Elevar... again. I like Deradune, but the green of Elevar is just more appealing to me personally.
 
So I'm just wondering, what is your preferred starting zone?
 
Elevar or Deradune?
Celestion or Algoroc?
 
And why?
 
 
 
 
sorry that this is not another "I'm quitting" thread like everyone is used to...
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No, I'm not even kidding.  I saw a documentary on the choirs they use for tracking movies, and they are, quite literally, singing gibberish.  The notable difference being Peter Jackson's LOTR tracks which were sung in Elvish.
 
I definitely think the Lightreach choir was singing something.  I could pick out words, definitely singing Dominus in there.  I kind of wish we had the lyrics.
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Vic, the Vigillant church theme (the one you are reffering too) has actual vocals; the chorous lists the 6 scions of dominous (Evindra, Tristan, Bronos; Azriel, Galen, Korol). It's honestly really hard to hear them as names until you know to listen for it :)
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I personally like the feel of Elevar a lot more than Deradune. The cello solo in Elevar is really nice (I used to play) and sometimes I'll just sit there for a half hour, just listening to it.
 
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I like Deradune, because then you do Whitevale, and when you finally get to Wilderrun, it's somewhat refreshing to be in a forest after the desert and the snow.
 
I like forest zones, but as a completionist, I spend a lot of time in each zone, and it's nice to have things be a drastic change by the time I move to a new one, even two zones later.	
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