Curse

Ellisthion · Jan 15, 2008, 03:36 AM // 03:36

I was wandering around regent valley, trying to work out if any of the pre-searing cave ruins could be seen post-searing, and I found some amusing bridges...

This is the only pre-searing bridge near the aqueduct. Okay, fine.

Here's the same bridge, same location (see minimap)... but, uh...

That's not quite the same bridge...

But wait, there's more!

Here's a post-searing bridge, this time north-east of the aqueduct.

Now here's the same bridge, pre-searing.

Wait, that's no bridge...

So, not only have they built a bridge since the searing, but it has somehow been damaged, despite not being hit by the searing!

Now, admittedly, Regent Valley has been severely bashed by the searing, with the terrain far more deformed than, say, Ashford or Ascalon City. Even so, I have never seen giant flaming crystals form a bridge across a river...

Neo Nugget · Jan 15, 2008, 03:46 AM // 03:46

Oh that's really cool

I like pre, so i like these kind of things.
thanks for sharing this.

AW Lore · Jan 15, 2008, 03:54 AM // 03:54

Quote:

Now here's the same bridge, pre-searing.

Wait, that's no bridge...

lol, good one.

its an interesting fact that youve found, and also, i dont know if you noticed, but the first presear bridge has a "clean" surface, where the postsear bridges seem to have an "anguish face" (or demon face) at the side (at least the side your pictures show).

Zeek Aran · Jan 15, 2008, 03:57 AM // 03:57

Next question. Do hills GROW that much?

Zahr Dalsk · Jan 15, 2008, 03:59 AM // 03:59

My theory is that the devs just weren't paying that close attention and so there were things that don't match properly.

Malice Black · Jan 15, 2008, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Come now, you're just being picky.

Harrier's haste · Jan 15, 2008, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Well if there was an earthquake they probably do lol......

Saphrium · Jan 15, 2008, 04:10 AM // 04:10

they are different bridges.

arcanemacabre · Jan 15, 2008, 05:28 AM // 05:28

Well, the geography should be the same except where the devs/designers purposely changed it. So, this must be intentional. It is weird that the post-searing bridges look much older than that one pre-searing bridge. It has similar architecture to other ruins near Ascalon, Surmia, the Courthouse, Dragon's Gullet, etc.

RPGmaniac · Jan 15, 2008, 05:35 AM // 05:35

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Next question. Do hills GROW that much?

No, but all of Ascalon's rivers turned to tar when the Searing occured. So the tar just doesn't raise as high as water so you see more of the hills.

Also, my theory is that the Pre Searing bridges got destroyed in the searing. Ascalonians had to build new bridges to get across canyons like that especially because their rivers turned to tar. Since the Charr still do frequent raids it's possible that the bridges have been damaged in these skirmishes.

Overthinking it? Maybe, but that's my $0.02

Operative 14 · Jan 15, 2008, 06:14 AM // 06:14

Very interesting observation there. I think RPGmaniac is probably right, the searing did happen two years (technically about 9 years but.. uh...) before when you were out there wandering around, so it's possibe all sorts of things might have happened that made them want to build and rebuild bridges.

One thing that you have to consider is that the Charr were invading Ascalon, so there's a good chance that the Ascalonians themselves might have destroyed the bridge, and later rebuilt it, so they could starve the Charr of supplies in the desolate Ascalon area.

Further evidence that they were destroyed and rebuilt might be seen by their construction; the new bridge is smaller and easier to have built then the old bridge with it's superfluous cast iron ornaments and added stonework on the sides.

Of course, what might be more fitting is that the developers decided to make Ascalon with a more gothic look in Post-sear than in Pre-sear, and they were hoping no one would notice the change. And that worked for, what, over 3 years?

Edge Martinez · Jan 15, 2008, 06:15 AM // 06:15

Regarding the bridges... My bad.

Earth Ele was going for drunkard title and well... yeah.

arcanemacabre · Jan 15, 2008, 06:19 AM // 06:19

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Originally Posted by Operative 14

One thing that you have to consider is that the Charr were invading Ascalon, so there's a good chance that the Ascalonians themselves might have destroyed the bridge, and later rebuilt it, so they could starve the Charr of supplies in the desolate Ascalon area.

That's impossible! There are Moa birds everywhere!

But yeah, I agree with RPGmaniac's assessment. The face on the bridges may actually be that of Adelbern, too. Kinda looks like him. :P

arsie · Jan 15, 2008, 06:21 AM // 06:21

Not surprised. you were in the academy all that time.

The more grotesque architecture could reflect the general mood of the Ascalonians during those war years.

Bridges, in particular, are quite likely to be built during war times to facilitate troop movements.

Operative 14 · Jan 15, 2008, 06:24 AM // 06:24

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Originally Posted by arcanemacabre

That's impossible! There are Moa birds everywhere!

But yeah, I agree with RPGmaniac's assessment. The face on the bridges may actually be that of Adelbern, too. Kinda looks like him. :P

Well, the Charr are still there, so how successful do you think that action was?

pamelf · Jan 15, 2008, 07:14 AM // 07:14

lol, cool tidbit. Thanks for sharing.

Wilian Norward · Jan 15, 2008, 07:22 AM // 07:22

I hate to burst your bubble, but there is a very easy explaination.

During the Searing, a bridge from some other area in Ascalon was hit by an explosion that launched the bridge into the air where it landed at that particular stream, intact.

BenjZee · Jan 15, 2008, 09:28 AM // 09:28

lol nice little thing you noticed. Wasn't there also something to do with the monument moving in the cities of ascalon quest. (well that one coulda moved)

-Loki- · Jan 15, 2008, 09:48 AM // 09:48

Yeah. People really need some new content to play with.

Chrono Re delle Ere · Jan 15, 2008, 10:33 AM // 10:33

Seems pretty obvious that Charrs did put some "change-bridge-design-magic" into all that mess xD