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What is the deadest (player count) overland zone hub IYO?
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Alot of people often say that Leyawiin and Vivec city are the most popular alongside the alliance capitals, but it got me wondering, which zone hubs with guild traders are tumbleweed dead as a door nail?
Especially in regards to all the overhauls the devs have been delivering lately, maybe making certain zones more useful or less time consuming to navigate might be a good thing to look into.
Personally speaking I'd argue it's Marbruk in Greenshade or Shornhelm.
Especially in regards to all the overhauls the devs have been delivering lately, maybe making certain zones more useful or less time consuming to navigate might be a good thing to look into.
Personally speaking I'd argue it's Marbruk in Greenshade or Shornhelm.
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SeaGtGruff✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Marbruk and Shornhelm both have players in them whenever I port there, but I've never tried to count how many there are.
If players want to add something to them to boost traffic and encourage players to stick around, what would you suggest?
Zone 1 of each alliance has a Battleground enclave (Gladiator's Quarters). I don't know how much that encourages players to visit and hang out in those zones, since players can queue for Battlegrounds from anywhere in the game, but the enclaves do have a questgiver and merchants. Zone 1 also has the Impresario (during events) and her assistant.
Zone 2 has an Undaunted enclave, plus the Mages Guild and Fighters Guild daily questgivers, which helps keep those zones popular for visiting and hanging out.
What could be added to zones 3, 4, and 5?I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than me!0 -
OsUfi✭✭✭✭✭
✭Lilmoth, Murkmire.
It has guild traders. I loved the Murkmire story. Enjoyed the zone. I can think of no reason to ever return to it once you've finished it.8 -
code65536✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Velyn HarborNightfighters ― PC/NA and PC/EU
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Orbital78✭✭✭✭✭
✭Gold Coast always seemed the least populated, tbh I never considered it as a hub for crafting. I don't even know where the banks are at. I do think the traders are interestingly spread out in their own building.2 -
allochthons✭✭✭✭✭
✭Orsinium. Traders way the heck away from anything, and you have to go through many loading screens to do writs there. Daily quests based outside of town in two different locations, and not terribly close to wayshrines.
Lilmoth a close second, I think.She/They
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Orbital78✭✭✭✭✭
✭KapiteinBoterham wrote: »DEADlands duhhh
Fargrave is about to get an uptick I bet. It will probably still not be a main crafting hub though.1 -
SneaK✭✭✭✭✭
✭Greenshade, Shadowfen, Rivenspire"IMO"Aldmeri Dominion1 Nightblade - 1 Templar - 7 Hybrid Mutt Abominations0 -
El_Borracho✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Got to go with Murkmire, Gold Coast, and Hew's Bane. I see more players in Khenarthi's and Bleakrock than those 3.0 -
Rkindaleft✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Velyn Harbor is probably the deadest, in part due to the fact that you need to complete the quest chain there to clear the town of enemies.PlayStation NA https://youtube.com/@rkindaleftTick Tock Tormentor | Saintly Savior | Gryphon Heart | Godslayer | Kyne's Wrath | Planesbreaker | Swashbuckler Supreme | Mindmender | Unstoppable4 -
cyclonus11✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I might hang out in Rawl'kha more if Zalapu would SHUT UP.
So loud. Right in my ear, regardless where I am.1 -
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✭✭Rkindaleft wrote: »Velyn Harbor is probably the deadest, in part due to the fact that you need to complete the quest chain there to clear the town of enemies.
I visit Bandaari Trading Post the most often since it's the easiest place to port to a house and walk to the wayshrine. There are also guild traders around the wayshrine. If they moved all the amenities to there from Velyn Harbor it'd probably be bumpin' I bet. Right now it's mostly just murder sprees.Edited by cyclonus11 on 15 April 2026 22:380 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Gold Coast, outside of the recent Tome stuff getting people involved.
Also Murkmire.
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AlexanderDeLarge✭✭✭✭✭
✭Lilmoth, Murkmire.
It has guild traders. I loved the Murkmire story. Enjoyed the zone. I can think of no reason to ever return to it once you've finished it.
Wish we got the original iteration of Murkmire (Adventure Zone same as Craglorn).0 -
o_Primate_o✭✭✭deadest overland zone?
remove Stormhaven, Deshaan, Crag, Grahtwood, Summerset, Alikr Desert. All the rest dead other than some city traffic.KapiteinBoterham wrote: »DEADlands duhhh
Fargrave is about to get an uptick I bet. It will probably still not be a main crafting hub though.
nor much traffic to guild traders
I love Fargrave (sans Shambles), just wish it wasn't so small.Edited by o_Primate_o on 24 April 2026 19:46Xbox NA as o Primate o0 -
Orbital78✭✭✭✭✭
✭o_Primate_o wrote: »deadest overland zone?
remove Stormhaven, Deshaan, Crag, Grahtwood, Summerset, Alikr Desert. All the rest dead other than some city traffic.KapiteinBoterham wrote: »DEADlands duhhh
Fargrave is about to get an uptick I bet. It will probably still not be a main crafting hub though.
nor much traffic to guild traders
I love Fargrave (sans Shambles), just wish it wasn't so small.
One thing I disliked is that players could troll around the quest givers at get you killed if you were away. Unsure if that was ever fixed.0 -
JHartEllis✭✭✭✭✭Malabal Tor. Baandari Trading Post could be an actual great trading location if the city had a bank and a few other basics.Guild leader of Spicy Economics and Spicy Life on PC/NA
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JustLovely✭✭✭✭✭
✭Mirkmire. It's a dlc and there is nothing there and no reason to be there except one of the mythic leads that most don't need anymore. And it's a tiny zone.0 -
zaria✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Grinding just make you go in circles.
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