I voted for the 'some large areas connected...'
I have no real problems with loading screens and times, altough the idea of the 'gates' looks very apealing too. I wonder how large these gate-areas would be?


EDIT: Another thing about the 'gates' is that they would perfectly fit in the world, while with those entering points, how can you make them feel like a part of the world? In Divine Divinity, there was this mystical 'cloud' asking you or you would like to enter another region, but it kinda took away my feeling of a huge immense world, the world was huge, indeed, but because of the voice, well, it just took the feeling away, can't find another way to say it.

Last edited by isorun; 11/12/06 01:09 PM.
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