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beanerman_99 · Sep 15, 2008, 12:56 PM // 12:56

I am trying to remember the name and location of the slum that Anet used as its inspiration for the City in Cantha...does anyone remember?
Thanks

Kayelyyb · Sep 15, 2008, 01:17 PM // 13:17

if i were to guess Calcutta india aka the black hole of calcutta.

Kattar · Sep 15, 2008, 01:32 PM // 13:32

Um...China? India? Anywhere in Southeast Asia perhaps?

No offense to any Asians, I don't intend any, but I'm not aware of any specific place it's modeled after.

zelgadissan · Sep 15, 2008, 01:37 PM // 13:37

I just flipped through my Collector's Edition Factions box and didn't come up with anything.

I'm with Katsumi - unless some dev specifically answered a question like that in their talk, I'd guess it's just a generic Asian design.

Painbringer · Sep 15, 2008, 02:53 PM // 14:53

Shanty town in southern Johannesburg………Wait a minute that sounds like a song

idahoajr · Sep 15, 2008, 02:59 PM // 14:59

well not calcutta since thats pretty clean compared to mumbai

its idea is like any huge asian city, but it much more chinese style over there than indian

Nightow · Sep 15, 2008, 03:03 PM // 15:03

Kowloon Walled City is what you seek.

http://www.tofu-magazine.net/newVersion/pages/KWC.html
http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...re12_large.jpg
http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...view_large.jpg

shillo · Sep 15, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08

From the Daniel Dociu's interview:

http://www.guildwars.com/events/pres...09-danield.php

Quote:

"Rooftops" (one of the winning entries at the "Into the Pixel" digital art show at E3 2006) and "Urban Canal" (Master Award: Best Cityscape???Expose 4) were inspired by the Kowloon Walled City, the most densely populated place on Earth until it was demolished in the early nineties. Fifty thousand people inhabited a few square blocks of the most bizarre yet fascinating architectural structures, a miracle of human survival, self-governing, and coexistence. I would like to revisit this concept and do it justice as gaming platforms will soon be capable of handling that amount of 3D geometry.

pamelf · Sep 15, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Wow, fascinating. It's a shame that place had to be torn down. I understand the reasoning for it, but it would be great to have historically preserved it.

Found some cool pics here: shows life in it.
http://karinochow.blogspot.com/2008/...on-walled.html

I don't think I'll look at Cantha the same way again.

Zan Usi Quan · Sep 15, 2008, 03:27 PM // 15:27

that's actually very interesting, thanks nightow and shillo!

zelgadissan · Sep 15, 2008, 03:36 PM // 15:36

Wow, I stand corrected. Cool stuff.

Glad I didn't live there.

Kattar · Sep 15, 2008, 03:47 PM // 15:47

Heh, me too, but I'm ok with it.

You can really see where the inspiration came from with those pictures...it's amazing.

beanerman_99 · Sep 15, 2008, 06:07 PM // 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightow

Kowloon Walled City is what you seek.

http://www.tofu-magazine.net/newVersion/pages/KWC.html
http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...re12_large.jpg
http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...view_large.jpg

YES that is the one. Thanks!

Nightow · Sep 15, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanerman_99

YES that is the one. Thanks!

You're welcome. All it really took was some patience and wiki-fu to look it up.

Hannes · Sep 15, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53

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Originally Posted by Painbringer

Shanty town in southern Johannesburg?????????Wait a minute that sounds like a song

Dude... Jo'burg looks WAY WORSE bwhahaha!

Dante the Warlord · Sep 15, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50

At first glance I thought that was a garbage dump...

beanerman_99 · Sep 16, 2008, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightow

You're welcome. All it really took was some patience and wiki-fu to look it up.

I know...I was at work when I posted. The doctor I work for and I was talking about his visit to China and how dirty the non-tourists areas were. I couldn't remember where Kowloon was. I thought China but forgot it was on Hong Kong. Thanks again!

Sep 15, 2008, 12:56 PM // 12:56	#1
beanerman_99 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the clouds Guild: [Sage] Profession: E/	What was the name of the slum that was inspiration.. I am trying to remember the name and location of the slum that Anet used as its inspiration for the City in Cantha...does anyone remember? Thanks

Sep 15, 2008, 01:32 PM // 13:32	#3
Kattar EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: SMS (lolgw2placeholder) Profession: Me/	Um...China? India? Anywhere in Southeast Asia perhaps? No offense to any Asians, I don't intend any, but I'm not aware of any specific place it's modeled after. __________________ All seems lost now, but still we must fight on.

Sep 15, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#9
pamelf Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Lost Templars [LoTe] Profession: Me/Mo	Wow, fascinating. It's a shame that place had to be torn down. I understand the reasoning for it, but it would be great to have historically preserved it. Found some cool pics here: shows life in it. http://karinochow.blogspot.com/2008/...on-walled.html I don't think I'll look at Cantha the same way again. Last edited by pamelf; Sep 15, 2008 at 03:29 PM // 15:29..

Sep 15, 2008, 03:47 PM // 15:47	#12
Kattar EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: SMS (lolgw2placeholder) Profession: Me/	Heh, me too, but I'm ok with it. You can really see where the inspiration came from with those pictures...it's amazing. __________________ All seems lost now, but still we must fight on.

Sep 15, 2008, 01:17 PM // 13:17	#2
Kayelyyb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Founder of Nerfs Are [Whak] Profession: N/Me	if i were to guess Calcutta india aka the black hole of calcutta.

Sep 15, 2008, 01:37 PM // 13:37	#4
zelgadissan Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP] Profession: Me/Rt	I just flipped through my Collector's Edition Factions box and didn't come up with anything. I'm with Katsumi - unless some dev specifically answered a question like that in their talk, I'd guess it's just a generic Asian design.

Sep 15, 2008, 02:53 PM // 14:53	#5
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	Shanty town in southern Johannesburg………Wait a minute that sounds like a song

Sep 15, 2008, 02:59 PM // 14:59	#6
idahoajr Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2007 Profession: E/	well not calcutta since thats pretty clean compared to mumbai its idea is like any huge asian city, but it much more chinese style over there than indian

Sep 15, 2008, 03:03 PM // 15:03	#7
Nightow Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]	Kowloon Walled City is what you seek. http://www.tofu-magazine.net/newVersion/pages/KWC.html http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...re12_large.jpg http://www.klnwcity.org/intro/large/...view_large.jpg

Sep 15, 2008, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#10
Zan Usi Quan Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brussels - Belgium Guild: Temple of Love Profession: R/	that's actually very interesting, thanks nightow and shillo!

Sep 15, 2008, 03:36 PM // 15:36	#11
zelgadissan Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP] Profession: Me/Rt	Wow, I stand corrected. Cool stuff. Glad I didn't live there.

Sep 15, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50	#16
Dante the Warlord Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: W/R	At first glance I thought that was a garbage dump...