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Jul-4-2006 13:50

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

Wow. Seriously, wow.

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.

Jul-5-2006 01:02

Ben you've made me so happy with this Shangri-la! OMG!!!!! How freaking cool.
I'm reading about Shambhala right now. I am soooooo happy. Thank you!

Jul-5-2006 08:53

The Sleuth version of Shangri-La will be VERY loosely based on the city created by James Hilton.

Jul-5-2006 16:51

:) this sounds really good Sleuth Gods. And hey the best thing about a mythical city is that you're not likely to be sued by one of it's inhabitants for taking artistic liberties ;)