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Jul-4-2006 13:50

http://newyork.hypoware.com/map/cityhall/updates/villains.spy

Wow. Seriously, wow.

Jul-4-2006 14:42

Obviously that should be Manolo's...

Just doing my part to help to prove the stereotype that not only are all beauty queens shoe obsessed, but not the brightest bulbs in the box as well :P

Jul-4-2006 15:19

Wow, this is what this game really needed. Can't wait till it's August ;)

Jul-4-2006 16:05

two words: WOO HOO!!!
Thanks Sleuth gods!!!!

Jul-4-2006 16:50

"Shangri-La" according to the trusty Wikipedia...

"Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British writer James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in Tibetan Buddhist tradition."

Hmmm... interesting, a fictional Himalayan utopia. I wonder why this was chosen as the new Sleuth city.

Some musings on this new addition to the Sleuth world...
>>How could this new city be "hidden?" Maybe unlockable?
>>Will there be new factions and townies? Will we have the opportunity to go there and obtain contacts like the other cities?
>>Will Shangri-La be accessible to all players, or only to subscribers?

Now some musings on this whole "arch villain" concept...
>>Will this be an agency thing or an individual thing (like a hunt for one person)?
>>Will the "arch villains" be a subscriber thing?
>>What exactly are the "arch villains" going to be? Mobsters?

Golly, you could go on forever... sometimes it's hard to be patient. :)

Jul-4-2006 17:24

I know what you all mean, I am DYING to know what this means....I wonder if the arch villian thing will be set up more like the featured mysteries?

Jul-4-2006 17:38

Anyone else picturing the Riddler, the Joker, and Catwoman running around Sleuthland when they think of Arch Villians?

Jul-4-2006 17:43

No, more Lex Luthor, Moriarty or Blofeld...

Jul-4-2006 18:21

Serial killers. Crooked cops who keep screwing you over. Arch-nemeses who taunt you from case to case. Vengeful ex-lovers you coulda sworn you'd given the slip back in Arkansas via your cunning cross-dressing ruse.

This has so much potential for awesome.

And hey, sure, bring on the new flashy gear: god knows Odyssey Inc's equipment locker isn't /already/ packed full of enough'a Serena's "completely useless crap that's "too pretty to throw away"". What on earth this dame needs five sets of satin slippers for, I have /no/ idea, but I'm sure the reasoning pales in comparison to the questions that'll arise after a shopping spree in Shangri-La.

Jul-4-2006 21:35

I do hope that this leads to many of our new players into subscribing. Building up a detective ready to handle the new challenges and travel.

Looks like fun.

Jul-4-2006 22:50

I hope this expansion doesn't involve resetting all detectives to zero experience. I wonder what the new look will be like.