My Special Place

Everyone has a favorite area in the game.

Some are for stupid reasons like gathering points, or some kind of treasure chest. With something ultra rare in it. Like a hat.

Losers.

I have two favorite locations for different reasons.

First, Dangruf Wadi. You know, that swamp area next to South Gustaberg that you probably only went to once or probably never.

Why is it my favorite area, you might ask?

Yes, I know the area looks like someone wiped their greasy hands on a napkin and then peed on it.

It's my first favorite because when I was leveling up, I got lost in there and accidentally stumbled across the strange apparatus area behind the fake wall. And I thought that was the coolest thing ever.

The strange apparatus was a complete mystery to me. And not a lot of people knew about them when I brought it up in conversation. The one in Crawler's Nest was a well-known camping area, but the one in Dangruf Wadi remained a mystery to a lot of people.

It was also a place I would take girls to impress them.

So yeah, "bitches" is another reason for me liking the area.

There's also the fact that one of my favorite NMs, Geyser Lizard, lived among the water geysers in the northern part of the map. Darios and I murdered his shit a lot and got the armor several times.

My second favorite area was Carpenter's Landing. Not many people knew you could get there from inside San d'Oria, but I wanted out bad enough and actually carved a path to escape.

Did I mention I hated San d'Oria?

So, why do I like Carpenter's Landing?

For one, it reminded me of where I was born. The whole swamp aesthetic was very reminiscent of Louisiana. Minus the hurricanes and brain-eating amoeba.

For another, the whole place was fucking cool.

It had hidden areas, little spots that served no purpose other than look cool, and a big ass river you could ride a barge down.

I took the barge whenever I could, even if the wait time was several hours. Fuck it. I ride shit.

I even got a chance to fight a NM orc that spawns on the barge. I've seen a lot of people say it's a rare spawn, so I guess I really am lucky *teehee*.

Like Dangruf Wadi, no one ever really went to Carpenter's Landing with the exception of story quests, so I was alone to my own devices most of the time. Murderin' flytraps and such.

There was also this creepy owl that would stare at you no matter which way you faced.

His piercing gaze haunted my nightmares for years. Always watching. Always waiting. Always... Hooting.

So, in retrospect, it seems I enjoy areas where I can be left alone. That sounds about right.

However, are any of us really alone?

Not any more.