1: Chessmaster's Tower

Definitely one of the most original areas. I just love the whole chessboard setup. It's an area you want to visit once in a while from lvl20 to 51, which only adds to it's coolness. I just love that parrot and what it's stands for (From what I hear I'm the only one).

2: Lost Elven Vaults

I loved getting the hang of this area, the riddles are fun and challenging.

3: Organia

I've always loved the concept of being in a dreamworld. It's especially nice if it's as worked out as Organia is.

4: Shadar Logath

I loved the combination of being a great ranking area and being dangerous, if you're not carefull. Mount Calandryl is similar in effect, but just doesn't seem to give me the same excitement. I miss this area. (the gear was nice too )

5: Emerald Forest

I love the diversity of creatures and sub areas in there. An area with a lot of atmosphere.

"What is mind, don't matter. What is matter? Nevermind"

Nice envrionment and the Jade Mountains are a close second for favorite area.

Just a couple places I have always enjoyed

1. Thar-Acacia, ever since my first character years
ago that discovered it with an air form, all the
way to present days, still exploring that place
and learning a ton. I think of it has a deep
part of theran history, and a great relic of
detailed, and involved exploring, with constant
challenge.


2. The past (as a whole)

Where I first learned to survive on my own, outside of
getting beat up by Galadon dockworkers and blind dogs.
I was very slow on the learning curve for these areas,
but they are very well writting I think, and you can
really feel yourself passing the stone ramparts, and all
the giants, and elves, and the trolls, this place
really comes alive through the text.

3. Organia

My first big area-explore that I did a great deal of
solo and group exploring/ranking. This place was
my little secret get away until it became more known,
but even aside you get a certain sense of pride in
accomplishing things IC in areas like this.

Cause the shopkeepers just don't give a f@ck!

Emerald Forest
I just love the "look and feel" of it.


Violet Woodlands
Nice mysterious area for low level exploration.

1. Organia. Great atmosphere. Fun to explore, except for the maziness. Not super deathful, unlike certain other exploration areas.

2. Ktengs. Good atmo, stuff to figure out. I'm positive I've only figured out a fraction of what's there, but then I sort of stopped trying.

3. Jade Vaults. Again, good atmosphere, lots of tricky things.

4. Thar Acacia maybe?

Hell was/is cool, but there's such a high barrier to entry (even disregarding the fact that it now requires staff signoff) that I never really got spend much time admiring it.

Trothon's like that too, to a lesser extent. Damn hard to find, and you're likely to die there unless you have buddies with you.

The Weald is just bloody great. There's story, good gear for several levels and classes, it feels natural in set up, theres interesting secrets, some interesting backstory, and it fits perfectly with the surrounding areas. Go Kasty!

Organia because of originality and more importantly I've always been a junky on backstory, and Organia has backstory in spades.

Never been to Hell/Silent though.....

"New payment options w/ Iron Realms"

You have to look at everything in every description to figure out the puzzles and I like that. They are beautifully written.