Demon Sands, Ruins of Threnal and Sorrowdusk

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Machiavelli

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Some of these areas were great chains back in the day but they are being skipped and neglected for newer shinier flavor of the day expansions. I think what SSG should do is give these all SAGA status. All have 9-12 quests and with SAGA end rewards would I think increase some of the traffic back into these beautiful areas in my mind.
 
PersonMan

PersonMan

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I ran Sands and Sorrowdusk basically every life. I would run Threnal too, but "Defend the library for 15 minutes." That and it is competing with Shadow Crypt.
 
Terranigma

Terranigma

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Sands has a few notable reasons to run:
  • Good EXP, even without a Saga. May require being selective if optimizing for EXP.
  • Some exception loot for Heroic (Golden Greaves, Ring of Baphomet) and Epic (Epic Storm, Epic Bramble-caster), along with several other potentially great items
  • Respectable combination of Tokens of the Twelve and EXP in Epic
Sorrowdusk can be notable for a couple reasons:
  • Pretty fast Favor per minute by running the chain. 117 Favor in about 30 minutes, and Favor can indirectly turn into EXP for some folks by turning into EXP potions
  • Among the easiest quests to run on higher Reaper due to short duration and low overall required kills, meaning it can have respectable RXP per minute for the Heroic section of the game. Helpful for newer folks earning their first few Reaper points
Threnal is still one I generally struggle to find a competitive reason to run, but I sometimes consider it when:
  • I need to get the Mantle of the Worldshaper for making a Master's Gift Augment
  • I know I can make use of a 15 minute AFK during Hold for Reinforcements. Nothing requires you to be alive the whole duration and there is a resurrection shrine, so you can step away for a long while and come back when the timer finishes to blast everything down
  • If you do not count the time you sit AFK in Hold for Reinforcements and have a way to bust the lock in Southern Threnal, the EXP is decent
Not everything needs a Saga to be considered worth running.
 
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Machiavelli

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Terranigma said:
Sands has a few notable reasons to run:
  • Good EXP, even without a Saga. May require being selective if optimizing for EXP.
  • Some exception loot for Heroic (Golden Greaves, Ring of Baphomet) and Epic (Epic Storm, Epic Bramble-caster), along with several other potentially great items
  • Respectable combination of Tokens of the Twelve and EXP in Epic
Sorrowdusk can be notable for a couple reasons:
  • Pretty fast Favor per minute by running the chain. 117 Favor in about 30 minutes, and Favor can indirectly turn into EXP for some folks by turning into EXP potions
  • Among the easiest quests to run on higher Reaper due to short duration and low overall required kills, meaning it can have respectable RXP per minute for the Heroic section of the game. Helpful for newer folks earning their first few Reaper points
Threnal is still one I generally struggle to find a competitive reason to run, but I sometimes consider it when:
  • I need to get the Mantle of the Worldshaper for making a Master's Gift Augment
  • I know I can make use of a 15 minute AFK during Hold for Reinforcements. Nothing requires you to be alive the whole duration and there is a resurrection shrine, so you can step away for a long while and come back when the timer finishes to blast everything down
  • If you do not count the time you sit AFK in Hold for Reinforcements and have a way to bust the lock in Southern Threnal, the EXP is decent
Not everything needs a Saga to be considered worth running.
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I agree with almost all you said. While not everything needs a SAGA if you have most of the older content never being run anymore rewards would help. Most newer people only run VoN and GH. I doubt many even know about Reavers or Restless Isles. It would be a shame to have Demon Sands suffer that same fate.
 
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