BoL is an underground rock-wall cave where you have to clear almost everything.
SM is an above-ground house where you can skip a ton of mobs.
The next instance (CR) is like floating platforms high up in the air outside.
I can't speak for the others, but I feel like those first 3 are pretty different.
Aren't all dungeons pretty much glorified hallways? I mean, it has to be linear to some extent. They can change the way the area looks, make it seem more "open", but you're going to be going down a set path regardless.
and i said i'm ok with hallways just make them look more open and expansive. you can even throw in some invisible walls or something.
I liked the mansion, very goth. I kind of liked Bastion too, but it did get a little tedious. Having seen the pirate area now though, I can see the game design gets far prettier as it goes on. I nearly pooped when I saw those beaches :D
Aren't all dungeons pretty much glorified hallways? I mean, it has to be linear to some extent. They can change the way the area looks, make it seem more "open", but you're going to be going down a set path regardless.
Pretty much. Wouldn't be much of a dungeon if it was just an open field, would it? =P
That's what a dungeon is defined as? Not all instances are bland narrow hallways but when you say dungeon then yeah it's going to be tunnels of enemies with an occasional boss.
i'm ok with hallways if you disguise them and make them look different.
lol between the first and second dungeons that you do. the only difference is there's a ladder in the second one. /facepalm
You know, it's rather amazing that a manor has hallways. Or a cave has, uh, cave-ways.
You've done two dungeons, not every dungeon in the game. Yes, some dungeons are glorified hallways, some are much better than that.
i didn't wanna have to mention another game. but since i'm speaking totally on level design and not content i will.
in WOW karazan is nothing but a tower keep. so you would think all that would have is even more narrow hallways.
and yes you do have narrow hallways but you also climb up stairs outside the keep. run through the areas where the keep animals. you also go through a Theater complete with set pieces that make it look cool. etc.. etc.. hell there's even a boss fight OUTSIDE.
that's what i'm looking for. from what I gather so far people are saying yes it gets better. my question has been answered.
I liked the mansion, very goth. I kind of liked Bastion too, but it did get a little tedious. Having seen the pirate area now though, I can see the game design gets far prettier as it goes on. I nearly pooped when I saw those beaches :D
i can't wait. honestly i like this game its easy to get into i'm just a little disappointed so far in the dungeon design. but i'm only level 27 lol.
That's why I prefer to call them instances or raids rather than dungeons. They are not all dungeons in the traditional sense. So far, at level 45, the ones that actually look like dungeons are Bastion of Lok and Necromancer's Tomb. Sinestral Manor and Cultist Refuge don't seem like dungeons at all.
That's what a dungeon is defined as? Not all instances are bland narrow hallways but when you say dungeon then yeah it's going to be tunnels of enemies with an occasional boss.
i'm ok with hallways if you disguise them and make them look different.
lol between the first and second dungeons that you do. the only difference is there's a ladder in the second one. /facepalm
You know, it's rather amazing that a manor has hallways. Or a cave has, uh, cave-ways.
You've done two dungeons, not every dungeon in the game. Yes, some dungeons are glorified hallways, some are much better than that.
i didn't wanna have to mention another game. but since i'm speaking totally on level design and not content i will.
in WOW karazan is nothing but a tower keep. so you would think all that would have is even more narrow hallways.
and yes you do have narrow hallways but you also climb up stairs outside the keep. run through the areas where the keep animals. you also go through a Theater complete with set pieces that make it look cool. etc.. etc.. hell there's even a boss fight OUTSIDE.
that's what i'm looking for. from what I gather so far people are saying yes it gets better. my question has been answered.
Well that is a raid not a 5man dungeon, granted WoW did have some nice instances.
That's what a dungeon is defined as? Not all instances are bland narrow hallways but when you say dungeon then yeah it's going to be tunnels of enemies with an occasional boss.
i'm ok with hallways if you disguise them and make them look different.
lol between the first and second dungeons that you do. the only difference is there's a ladder in the second one. /facepalm
You know, it's rather amazing that a manor has hallways. Or a cave has, uh, cave-ways.
You've done two dungeons, not every dungeon in the game. Yes, some dungeons are glorified hallways, some are much better than that.
i didn't wanna have to mention another game. but since i'm speaking totally on level design and not content i will.
in WOW karazan is nothing but a tower keep. so you would think all that would have is even more narrow hallways.
and yes you do have narrow hallways but you also climb up stairs outside the keep. run through the areas where the keep animals. you also go through a Theater complete with set pieces that make it look cool. etc.. etc.. hell there's even a boss fight OUTSIDE.
that's what i'm looking for. from what I gather so far people are saying yes it gets better. my question has been answered.
Well that is a raid not a 5man dungeon, granted WoW did have some nice instances.
that's true and from what i've gathered they don't have any raids in the game yet. i'm hopeful they do some grandiose level design :)