Curse

craz888 · Mar 26, 2006, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I hope Anet changes the blockyness of the place outside of leviathan pits its just to blocky and square

dargon · Mar 26, 2006, 03:25 PM // 15:25

Uhm why? It's supposed to be en excavated area, and you don't generally excavate out of solid material in nice gently sloping forms.

Wyldie · Mar 26, 2006, 03:26 PM // 15:26

hmmmm, for an area that is supposed to be water that is truly blocky. I'm sure that'll be fixed in due time.

nvm - I forgot that's an excavated area - it should look somewhat like that then - Egyptians and other ancient races excavated in blocks - why not the Luxons??

Adaria · Mar 26, 2006, 03:42 PM // 15:42

Yes, that's why there is scaffolding and such, talk about a rich group of lucky sons o' biyotches, an entire sea now made of jade, what could be better? That definately isn't a glitch right there, it's meant to be blocky and shaped like that, since blcks are usually what are cut out when excavating stone or other materials like it.

TehTomato · Mar 26, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46

If we found a mine of diamonds that big that didn't get Sierra Leone'd I bet diamond prices would plummet, same for them, with a source that big prices would plummet.

craz888 · Mar 26, 2006, 03:55 PM // 15:55

ahh yeah so it is evacuated site my mistake lol, cheers for the info

Adaria · Mar 26, 2006, 04:28 PM // 16:28

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Originally Posted by craz888

ahh yeah so it is evacuated site my mistake lol, cheers for the info

Yeah, it is excavated, but it does look evacuated too...

dreamhunk · Mar 26, 2006, 10:35 PM // 22:35

unless this the only aera to find jade. Then there would be alot of fights over the jade.

twicky_kid · Mar 26, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45

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Originally Posted by TehTomato

If we found a mine of diamonds that big that didn't get Sierra Leone'd I bet diamond prices would plummet, same for them, with a source that big prices would plummet.

Diamonds are not rare stones in the first place they just tell you that. They didn't have any value at all till a comercial in the 1920s said they were rare. Its the greatest con of all times imo.

We can create diamonds ourselves so how does that make it rare?

Weezer_Blue · Mar 26, 2006, 10:56 PM // 22:56

That's a jade quarry... or similar. I have noticed that the waves aren't... wavy enough. I was expecting them to be a lot more tubular and awesome but a lot of them look like cliffs with overhanging water.

JYX · Mar 26, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

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Originally Posted by twicky_kid

Diamonds are not rare stones in the first place they just tell you that. They didn't have any value at all till a comercial in the 1920s said they were rare. Its the greatest con of all times imo.

From what I've read up until the excavation of plentiful mines in the South Africa region from 1870 onwards, gem grade diamonds were considered to be exceptionally rare and valued by Greeks and Romans. Lesser diamonds are of course far more common, and depending on clarity will get exponentially less valuable.

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Originally Posted by twicky_kid

We can create diamonds ourselves so how does that make it rare?

So far it appears all synthetic diamonds can be detected through UV fluorescence or other means. Again, synthetic diamonds didn't begin appearing until the 1950s and it is even more recent that gem grade diamonds have been made. Yet these are still, imperfect, detectable. Therefore it makes the impact on the value of "true" diamonds comparatively limited, but if you're into industrial grade diamonds...then yes that is an option...though synthesis itself isn't so cheap or fast.

somewhat on topic: the blockiness of that places doesn't really bother me. It just seems incredibly dull, something I don't think a few waves is going to change. Perhaps half an incredibly large sea monster sticking out of the rock?