Sep 15, 2008, 12:56 PM // 12:56 | #1 |
Wilds Pathfinder
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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?
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Sep 15, 2008, 01:17 PM // 13:17 | #2 |
Frost Gate Guardian
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if i were to guess Calcutta india aka the black hole of calcutta.
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Sep 15, 2008, 01:32 PM // 13:32 | #3 |
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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.
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Sep 15, 2008, 01:37 PM // 13:37 | #4 |
Forge Runner
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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 |
Furnace Stoker
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Shanty town in southern Johannesburg………Wait a minute that sounds like a song
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Sep 15, 2008, 02:59 PM // 14:59 | #6 |
Ascalonian Squire
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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
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Sep 15, 2008, 03:03 PM // 15:03 | #7 |
Forge Runner
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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, 03:08 PM // 15:08 | #8 | |
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From the Daniel Dociu's interview:
http://www.guildwars.com/events/pres...09-danield.php Quote:
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Sep 15, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22 | #9 |
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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, 03:27 PM // 15:27 | #10 |
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that's actually very interesting, thanks nightow and shillo!
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Sep 15, 2008, 03:36 PM // 15:36 | #11 |
Forge Runner
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Wow, I stand corrected. Cool stuff.
Glad I didn't live there. |
Sep 15, 2008, 03:47 PM // 15:47 | #12 |
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Heh, me too, but I'm ok with it.
You can really see where the inspiration came from with those pictures...it's amazing.
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Sep 15, 2008, 06:07 PM // 18:07 | #13 | |
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Sep 15, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34 | #14 | |
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Sep 15, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53 | #15 | |
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Sep 15, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50 | #16 |
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At first glance I thought that was a garbage dump...
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Sep 16, 2008, 01:05 AM // 01:05 | #17 | |
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