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Marking Slurmp

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	'''Player: Slurmp (Geomancer/30 to Time Mage/34)'''		'''Player: Slurmp (Geomancer/30 to Time Mage/34)''' --SHELL'D!

	'''Review Date: 2/23/23'''		'''Review Date: 2/23/23'''

Slurmp at 07:53, 24 February 2023

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	* The Imp Armor is a neat idea		* The Imp Armor is a neat idea
	* The PokeBattle, while extremely difficult to my low-30s Geomancer (well, okay, I just need to buy more potions, that's my own fault for not using them enough), is really interesting, tactically and aesthetically. All told, that's a 10/10 PokeGym in my books.		* The PokeBattle, while extremely difficult to my low-30s Geomancer (well, okay, I just need to buy more potions, that's my own fault for not using them enough), is really interesting, tactically and aesthetically. All told, that's a 10/10 PokeGym in my books.
	* Can't comment on the Rune much because it was significantly too difficult for me to make more than cursory headway at my current level. But, honestly, a bit of challenge is okay, nothing wrong with that (and it may be a side-effect of my current class -- Wizard, for instance, could put foes to sleep to get time to regen).		* Can't comment on the Rune much because it was significantly too difficult for me to make more than cursory headway at my current level (and, while I must have done it at some point since I have the reward on my main character, I don't remember it). But, honestly, a bit of challenge is okay, nothing wrong with that (and it may be a side-effect of my current class -- Wizard, for instance, could put foes to sleep to get time to regen).

	tl;dr With some asterisks, felt good to me! Pls add corpsecatcher to the castle, though		tl;dr With some asterisks, felt good to me! Pls add corpsecatcher to the castle, though

Slurmp at 07:50, 24 February 2023

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	'''Descriptions: 7/10'''		'''Descriptions: 7/10'''

	I should note that, while I try to be objective, this section especially is pretty subjective. I'll start with my negative comments:		I should note that, while I try to be objective, this section especially is pretty subjective. I'll start with the more negative comments: I, mostly, like the roomdescs. However, I think it is apparent that there are, per the wiki, 5(!) authors to this zone: the descriptions and style vary wildly by section. As strictly a matter of personal taste, I enjoy the descriptions in Medina the most, the Forest and Upper Castle next-most (a bit overwrought (walls "looming overhead with their stony composition") but in a pretty fun/mood-setting way), and the Lower Castle the least. Three major points of contention:

	I, mostly, like the roomdescs. However, I think it is apparent that there are, per the wiki, 5(!) authors to this zone: the descriptions and style vary wildly by section. As strictly a matter of personal taste, I enjoy the descriptions in Medina the most, the Forest and Upper Castle next-most (a bit overwrought (walls "looming overhead with their stony composition") but in a pretty fun/mood-setting way), and the Lower Castle the least. Three major points of contention:		* I personally object to the regular use of the second person in room descriptions. That preference notwithstanding, it's not used terribly in most of the zone (eg I think the forest is fine). However, in the Lower Castle I think it gets really problematic. Sometimes it doesn't line up with my character's 'lived' experience (a room mentions the "stairs you have climbed," but what if I'm returning from the other way? etc). Sometimes, it's the next problem:
			* In the Forest, the descriptions are moody. In the Lower Castle, I think they are, occasionally, outright edgelord-ey. Now, for this review, I made a new alt, to simulate the new player experience -- but, were I a level 100 remorter (say, returning for a questline), would I really feel that "everything inside of you is screaming for you to run for your life"?
	- I personally object to the regular use of the second person in room descriptions. That preference notwithstanding, it's not used terribly in most of the zone (eg I think the forest is fine). However, in the Lower Castle I think it gets really problematic. Sometimes it doesn't line up with my character's 'lived' experience (a room mentions the "stairs you have climbed," but what if I'm returning from the other way? etc). Sometimes, it's the next problem:		* I count one room with 10 lines in its roomdesc, and its not an unusual case. :\|

	- In the Forest, the descriptions are moody. In the Lower Castle, I think they are, occasionally, outright edgelord-ey. Now, for this review, I made a new alt, to simulate the new player experience -- but, were I a level 100 remorter (say, returning for a questline), would I really feel that "everything inside of you is screaming for you to run for your life"?

	- I count one room with 10 lines in its roomdesc, and its not an unusual case. :\|

	...anyways, all of that isn't the most important thing, really. And I do feel the rest of the zone ranges from good to great in this regard. What does matter more is its use of extradescs, because there the inconsistency matters. There are five or so fairly important extradescs in the zone I can think of, but many would be unlikely to find them -- because the rest of the zone trains you that, no, there's not going to be a extradesc for practically anything, not even (say) the important-sounding altar or the specially-described door. What's more, the zone's not consistent in that regard -- Medina has a handful of extradescs (and they're all adorable and wonderful), but the castle has few to none. I'm all for hidden extradescs that reveal hidden secrets (in fact, I found some while doing this review), but it's not fair to have such secrets when the zone otherwise seems to pull the other way entirely.		...anyways, all of that isn't the most important thing, really. And I do feel the rest of the zone ranges from good to great in this regard. What does matter more is its use of extradescs, because there the inconsistency matters. There are five or so fairly important extradescs in the zone I can think of, but many would be unlikely to find them -- because the rest of the zone trains you that, no, there's not going to be a extradesc for practically anything, not even (say) the important-sounding altar or the specially-described door. What's more, the zone's not consistent in that regard -- Medina has a handful of extradescs (and they're all adorable and wonderful), but the castle has few to none. I'm all for hidden extradescs that reveal hidden secrets (in fact, I found some while doing this review), but it's not fair to have such secrets when the zone otherwise seems to pull the other way entirely.
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	On the positive side, I think there's some areas that feel bursting with life -- Medina is a delight (the philosopher imps and their Orb, to whatever's up with Huggyfofo), and many of the roomdescs are cool and fun. (And, it's been awhile since I've played Chrono Trigger, I think the Castle feels pretty accurate to source?) Plus, occasionally you get these little details I didn't expect -- chanting in the room before Magus, for instance. Oh, yeah, and the Ascii art's lovely. All told, I think this area's descriptions are decent -- they just vary a lot, and that inconsistency (IMO) makes it worse than if the entire area had been written with one convention for extra descs and so forth. But the detailwork is sporadically there, and frequently delightful when present.		On the positive side, I think there's some areas that feel bursting with life -- Medina is a delight (the philosopher imps and their Orb, to whatever's up with Huggyfofo), and many of the roomdescs are cool and fun. (And, it's been awhile since I've played Chrono Trigger, I think the Castle feels pretty accurate to source?) Plus, occasionally you get these little details I didn't expect -- chanting in the room before Magus, for instance. Oh, yeah, and the Ascii art's lovely. All told, I think this area's descriptions are decent -- they just vary a lot, and that inconsistency (IMO) makes it worse than if the entire area had been written with one convention for extra descs and so forth. But the detailwork is sporadically there, and frequently delightful when present.

	- Miscellaneous, unrelated side ~~note~~: it'd be nice if there were a fast way down from the top of Magus' castle (besides recall). Could we maybe add a jumping-off point? (Not in the second boss room, though - it's too likely someone would flee right off it.)		Miscellaneous, unrelated side notes: 1) it'd be nice if there were a fast way down from the top of Magus' castle (besides recall). Could we maybe add a jumping-off point? (Not in the second boss room, though - it's too likely someone would flee right off it.) 2) For the quest that features 3 little melt_drop items, it'd be nice if they weren't keys, so they didn't disappear on logout. Mostly cuz going back through the area is really, really annoying, if (say) you don't know where to bring 'em, or need to logout, etc.

	~~- Another misc note that didn't really fit in any section: for~~ the quest that features 3 little melt_drop items, it'd be nice if they weren't keys, so they didn't disappear on logout. Mostly cuz going back through the area is really, really annoying, if (say) you don't know where to bring 'em, or need to logout, etc.

	tl;dr not enough extra descs, or rather, inconsistent use of them, which makes the very few that do exist feel somewhat unfair		tl;dr not enough extra descs, or rather, inconsistent use of them, which makes the very few that do exist feel somewhat unfair



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	Some miscellaneous comments:		Some miscellaneous comments:

	- Slash' fight might be progged to make you pick up the wrong thing when he dies -- I picked up a black ball with silver spikes that happened to be lying around, rather than the key.		* Slash' fight might be progged to make you pick up the wrong thing when he dies -- I picked up a black ball with silver spikes that happened to be lying around, rather than the key.
			* I feel the Haunters are still a bit much, to be honest. If 2 are meant to be a moderate challenge for a post-fight fight, then letting 6 (that I saw) float around is an issue, imo. But, admittedly, this is largely an issue for Geomancer (and maybe Elementalist?), since most classes don't get much AoE.
	- I feel the Haunters are still a bit much, to be honest. If 2 are meant to be a moderate challenge for a post-fight fight, then letting 6 (that I saw) float around is an issue, imo. But, admittedly, this is largely an issue for Geomancer (and maybe Elementalist?), since most classes don't get much AoE.		* One comment on the imps: none of my Geomancer skills seem to be able to move them. Which is a moderate downside, but mostly just seems weird -- they just seem like the should be wandering mob equivalents, so why can't they be moved? (Possibly also relevant to suplex, Fear, ... idk, maybe I'm just, like, doing it wrong?)
			* The doors lock on area reset, so it'd be really nice if a) the doors could be opened for free from the other side (since the area's basically linear in the order you have to play it in) but more importantly b) can we either '''add a corpsecatcher''' or make the keys adhesive? My corpse got trapped behind a door at least once.
	- One comment on the imps: none of my Geomancer skills seem to be able to move them. Which is a moderate downside, but mostly just seems weird -- they just seem like the should be wandering mob equivalents, so why can't they be moved? (Possibly also relevant to suplex, Fear, ... idk, maybe I'm just, like, doing it wrong?)		* The Imp Armor is a neat idea
			* The PokeBattle, while extremely difficult to my low-30s Geomancer (well, okay, I just need to buy more potions, that's my own fault for not using them enough), is really interesting, tactically and aesthetically. All told, that's a 10/10 PokeGym in my books.
	* The doors lock on area reset, so it'd be really nice if a) the doors could be opened for free from the other side (since the area's basically linear in the order you have to play it in) but more importantly b) can we either add a corpsecatcher or make the keys adhesive? My corpse got trapped behind a door at least once.		* Can't comment on the Rune much because it was significantly too difficult for me to make more than cursory headway at my current level. But, honestly, a bit of challenge is okay, nothing wrong with that (and it may be a side-effect of my current class -- Wizard, for instance, could put foes to sleep to get time to regen).

	- The Imp Armor is a neat idea

	- The PokeBattle, while extremely difficult to my low-30s Geomancer (well, okay, I just need to buy more potions, that's my own fault for not using them enough), is really interesting, tactically and aesthetically. All told, that's a 10/10 PokeGym in my books.

	- Can't comment on the Rune much because it was significantly too difficult for me to make more than cursory headway at my current level. But, honestly, a bit of challenge is okay, nothing wrong with that (and it may be a side-effect of my current class -- Wizard, for instance, could put foes to sleep to get time to regen).

	tl;dr With some asterisks, felt good to me! Pls add corpsecatcher to the castle, though		tl;dr With some asterisks, felt good to me! Pls add corpsecatcher to the castle, though

Slurmp at 07:44, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T07:44:56Z

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	'''Connections: 7/10'''		'''Connections: 7/10'''

	This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) This area grew on me greatly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above) Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft.		This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that.

			tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine

			(Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.)

			'''Conclusion:'''

			This area grew on me greatly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above) Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft.

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Slurmp at 07:44, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T07:44:18Z

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	~~Lorem <nowiki>~~This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) This area grew on me greatly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above) Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft.		This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) This area grew on me greatly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above) Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft.

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Slurmp at 07:44, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T07:44:07Z

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	Lorem <nowiki>This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough ~~ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.~~ the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). ~~Ut enim ad minim veniam,~~ If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. ~~quis nostrud exercitation ullamco~~ Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. ~~laboris nisi ut~~ tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine ~~aliquip ex ea commodo~~ (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) ~~consequat. Duis~~ This area grew on me ~~greatlly~~ while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. ~~aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum~~ I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above)~~. dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur Conclusion:~~ Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft~~. sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum~~.		Lorem <nowiki>This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) This area grew on me greatly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above) Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft.

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Slurmp at 07:42, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T07:42:24Z

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	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.		Lorem <nowiki>This is an odd case. I have absolutely no complaints about connections in the sense of not having enough ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. the ferry rides provide access to Cactuar Island (a useful and moderately difficult-to-reach place), Isle of the Demon King via Seaside Town (for now, possibly). Ut enim ad minim veniam, If anything, my complaint is that the connections are too much: looking at the atlas, a ferry from Alfador to Cactuar seems particularly distant; and Seaside Town will be an eminently reasonable destination (geographically speaking) in the future once it's a real place, but for now it feels odd that Alfador, of all places, should be getting sole (to my knowledge) access to the new zone Demon Isle. quis nostrud exercitation ullamco Also, I don't understand why the portal exits where it does at all -- is there some thematic connection, or just raising player awareness of that place in particular? And the exit to Wutai makes the least sense of all, geographically, unless you assume some ocean-currents or something went unmentioned -- I was initially very confused by that. laboris nisi ut tl;dr Well-connected, but maybe too much so? Feels odd, at times, for such a supposedly-isolated place. Meh. It's fine aliquip ex ea commodo (Note: the 'connections' in the sense of the outside quest connections, on the other hand, seem great, and appropriate to their respective plots.) consequat. Duis This area grew on me greatlly while I went about this review; there's a lot to like, from the descs to the mobs to the items and the quest(s). I feel there's parts of it that still feel unnecessarily rough -- the seams between the different authors seem apparent. aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum I've reported a half-dozen typos, and I never found anything meaningfully problematic here, but there's lots of little things, in both the writing (10-line room! no descs except where there are!) and progs/items (no corpsecatcher! etc, see above). dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur Conclusion: Still, the writing in many places can be moody, witty, bracing, or absolutely hilarious, and while the mob drops could imo be boosted the slightest hair, I also think it's a zone that has a lot to offer players who take some time to poke around -- which, to me, is the biggest criterion of success for a zone in the Cleft. sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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Slurmp at 07:38, 24 February 2023

2023-02-24T07:38:16Z

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