I just think that Lemuria needed more npcs throughout the areas to make it feel more alive. The Heap does the best job out of the areas in Lemuria I think
It makes sense with the stories for the worlds to reuse assets, and both did have new stuff, but I’m looking forward to an original world when Wallaru releases
@@vikinggeorge7007 kay? tell me the point of increasing the level? power creeping the community with new gear again? Tell me honestly what is a good point to raising the max level?
I'm halfway through the video, though I want to point out something. May I?? So, Lemuria and Novus are completely different in terms of story _(no shit Sherlock)_ and I mean it for the way assets are reused. Lemuria is supposed to be the... _Test realm_ of the old one. Novus is pretty much the _LiveRealm_ of the old one, only the discord server bugged and Admin role switched to 5 or 6 randos instead of the actual founder of the server. That means that the reused assets in Lemuria are _supposed_ to be very, very, very similar to the ones we already know, and it is because the Old one didn't bother making a whole new world, he just wanted to test his new shower thoughts and the shampoo bottles were perfect experiments, so why not use them on the shower floor. Novus, on the other hand, is literally the creativity of the 5 or 6 _(I really can't remember)_ 4 mentally year old adults who always think they're the main character : meaning they have very little imagination but still enough to shake things up. So, it takes the environnement of what they live in, and randomness just Play-Doh'ed it to the point where it's the same World, same vibe, same environnement... _but weird and extreme_ . The floating croissant? Yeah, Maxine apparently loves croissant so why not just have it damn flying next to a miniature Eiffel tower. More importantly, Novus is the incarnation of inside-fighting when affected by outside elements. Hmm... Idk, seems like teenagehood to me. But yeah, relatable-but-depressing-so-kinda-funny-but-not-really jokes aside, I think that the world is made to be better, better in a disturbing way, just like you find it better than Lemuria, which shouldn't be possible because of how messed up everything is, how unbalanced the environnements are and how absurdly limited these adults' imagination is. I seriously I made you laugh at least one time. If not, well, I'll sleep anyways but I'll see your response tomorrow morning.
HA no that was funny, you have great analogies. And you bring up some good points, I can't lie it does fit the story, so they did have their reasoning of course. I guess I just vastly prefer Novus over Lemuria. However I don't think anyone can ever convince me that Lemuria didn't have more potential that wasn't acted on, and I guess Novus just fills that void for me, hence the vid :)
Novus is really a master piece. In my opinion lemuria could’ve been better if KI wasn’t as lazy. Heap is genuinely the best area in all of the game along with night forest.
I swear every time I take a break from w101 and come back after a few months I completely forget how to play the game lmao. On summer I was grinding a shit ton to get the Dragoon gear and then didn't manage to get it so it feels like it was a huge waste of time lol
I agree. Lemuria just felt lazy af because some of the places looked too much like the OG POIs. Novus made new POIs that were inspired by the other worlds but the outline was different.
You wanted to point out "reused" assets for Novus and the 1st area you showed is the Polaris area. When its not re-used. Like, yeah it feels like another part of Polaris but to call it "reused" assets to me just feels wrong. You even said it feels like a place you would go to when going through the snowglobes in the "commons" area of Polaris which imo contradicts your whole statement of the area being "reused".
Perhaps reimagined is a better word? The only reason I say reused is because they literally are taking aesthetics and materials from different worlds that were previously in the game and creating something new, but yea I see your point, the wording could have been better. Also about the commons thing my point was that Novus "reused" or "utilized" Polaris assets so effectively that it does truly feel like the world of Polaris, but that still doesn't change the fact that the area isn't completely original (not saying that that is a bad thing AT ALL btw), but yea maybe I could've been more clear in the video.
@@FormalPhantom I would argue that it is original mainly because the world of Polaris reflects irl Russia despite the french inspirations of the penguins. The polaris zone is more French inspired than anything.
I disagree actually. Lemuria is my favourite world so far. Novus is ugly and tedious. Novus is just a "modern" break music mashup of every single world possible in the game. And the story isn't all that interesting, I started getting bored quickly. I just skipped everything there. And the last boss fight was too long for my liking. Surely, the bug still works and I did use it for the gear, but the only reason I care for Novus to exist is gear. Lemuria was beautiful and at least had a nice and I'd say also a sad story at times.
I just think that Lemuria needed more npcs throughout the areas to make it feel more alive. The Heap does the best job out of the areas in Lemuria I think
at least we have polaris.. penguins are dancing everywhere it's amazing
Great to have you back, Phantom! Missed your videos
It makes sense with the stories for the worlds to reuse assets, and both did have new stuff, but I’m looking forward to an original world when Wallaru releases
Babe wake up, FormalPhantom uploaded another video
I really like the area with the pink cast color. The trees are so pretty. Good to have you back
I would love a smaller side world next year (maybeexpanding on wysteria / grizzleheim), let the devs make an awesome end for the 4th arc.
YES NEW SIDE WORLD PLEASE
No point doing that. It won't raise the level cap.
@@vikinggeorge7007 kay? tell me the point of increasing the level? power creeping the community with new gear again? Tell me honestly what is a good point to raising the max level?
Great vid man!
I'm halfway through the video, though I want to point out something. May I??
So, Lemuria and Novus are completely different in terms of story _(no shit Sherlock)_ and I mean it for the way assets are reused.
Lemuria is supposed to be the... _Test realm_ of the old one.
Novus is pretty much the _LiveRealm_ of the old one, only the discord server bugged and Admin role switched to 5 or 6 randos instead of the actual founder of the server.
That means that the reused assets in Lemuria are _supposed_ to be very, very, very similar to the ones we already know, and it is because the Old one didn't bother making a whole new world, he just wanted to test his new shower thoughts and the shampoo bottles were perfect experiments, so why not use them on the shower floor.
Novus, on the other hand, is literally the creativity of the 5 or 6 _(I really can't remember)_ 4 mentally year old adults who always think they're the main character : meaning they have very little imagination but still enough to shake things up. So, it takes the environnement of what they live in, and randomness just Play-Doh'ed it to the point where it's the same World, same vibe, same environnement... _but weird and extreme_ . The floating croissant? Yeah, Maxine apparently loves croissant so why not just have it damn flying next to a miniature Eiffel tower.
More importantly, Novus is the incarnation of inside-fighting when affected by outside elements. Hmm... Idk, seems like teenagehood to me. But yeah, relatable-but-depressing-so-kinda-funny-but-not-really jokes aside, I think that the world is made to be better, better in a disturbing way, just like you find it better than Lemuria, which shouldn't be possible because of how messed up everything is, how unbalanced the environnements are and how absurdly limited these adults' imagination is.
I seriously I made you laugh at least one time. If not, well, I'll sleep anyways but I'll see your response tomorrow morning.
HA no that was funny, you have great analogies. And you bring up some good points, I can't lie it does fit the story, so they did have their reasoning of course. I guess I just vastly prefer Novus over Lemuria. However I don't think anyone can ever convince me that Lemuria didn't have more potential that wasn't acted on, and I guess Novus just fills that void for me, hence the vid :)
@@FormalPhantom No one can convince any of us that these 2 updates aren't rushed.
Hey if you don’t mind me asking what college do you go to?
Sorry but I can't reveal that, thanks for being polite about it though
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Great Show
Hes back hes baaack!
Definitely one of my favorite UA-camrs 🎉
Novus is really a master piece. In my opinion lemuria could’ve been better if KI wasn’t as lazy. Heap is genuinely the best area in all of the game along with night forest.
I swear every time I take a break from w101 and come back after a few months I completely forget how to play the game lmao. On summer I was grinding a shit ton to get the Dragoon gear and then didn't manage to get it so it feels like it was a huge waste of time lol
asset reuse is lazy and deteriorates the expierence
Novus looked pretty good but I reallyyyyyy don't want them to do it again. And yea it does feel a bit lazy.
I agree. Lemuria just felt lazy af because some of the places looked too much like the OG POIs. Novus made new POIs that were inspired by the other worlds but the outline was different.
this.
This and the pirate101 references were SO happy to see
You wanted to point out "reused" assets for Novus and the 1st area you showed is the Polaris area. When its not re-used. Like, yeah it feels like another part of Polaris but to call it "reused" assets to me just feels wrong. You even said it feels like a place you would go to when going through the snowglobes in the "commons" area of Polaris which imo contradicts your whole statement of the area being "reused".
I guess maybe Puerto Nuovo is "reused" but that too feels completely different compared to what the actual world of Aquila is like.
Perhaps reimagined is a better word? The only reason I say reused is because they literally are taking aesthetics and materials from different worlds that were previously in the game and creating something new, but yea I see your point, the wording could have been better. Also about the commons thing my point was that Novus "reused" or "utilized" Polaris assets so effectively that it does truly feel like the world of Polaris, but that still doesn't change the fact that the area isn't completely original (not saying that that is a bad thing AT ALL btw), but yea maybe I could've been more clear in the video.
@@sabercat5490 puerto nuovo is based on valencia and monquista from pirate
@@FormalPhantom I would argue that it is original mainly because the world of Polaris reflects irl Russia despite the french inspirations of the penguins. The polaris zone is more French inspired than anything.
@@sabercat5490 That's fair
I disagree actually. Lemuria is my favourite world so far. Novus is ugly and tedious. Novus is just a "modern" break music mashup of every single world possible in the game. And the story isn't all that interesting, I started getting bored quickly. I just skipped everything there. And the last boss fight was too long for my liking. Surely, the bug still works and I did use it for the gear, but the only reason I care for Novus to exist is gear. Lemuria was beautiful and at least had a nice and I'd say also a sad story at times.
Welp, we can agree to disagree then haha
@@FormalPhantom I never found the "agree to disagree" phrase to make any sense. But yes, I certainly respect your opinion.
I’m dreaming another video 😴