SSO Theories and Updates

I recently overworked my hand on offline commissions and in turn, revived some old-ish nerve damage in my fingertips. Resting time, it is.

Anywho, while I try to let my hand heal, have some of the better JR concepts I was able to turn out before the commission stuff popped up.  

What they are:

1) A very vertically-inclined Valedale Village that makes use of the winding mountain path and an idea that the waterfall is basically the fifth statue that’s missing from Guardian’s Dale. A water/life-giving statue that lights up… a little differently than the ones in GD.

2) Either a lonely or hopeful scene, depending on how you look at it. Originally intended to be set in Pandoria, but being relatively small for an environment study, it might be better used as a YCH or something than a Reimagining. I guess we’ll see.

3) Dinosaur Valley, with the dinosaur almost completely submerged in the ice. A finished version would have snow dusted over most of the lake, because I take the “hidden” part of the location title very seriously…

4 and 5) Messy ideas of Pandoria that I’m not quite happy with yet. There are way too many ways to interpret that place, it’s almost maddening.

4 has signs of civilization like houses inside of giant mushrooms (MUSHROOM KINGDOM, LADDIE) and a broken bridge in the distance that I clearly stole from Golden Hills Valley. 

I have mixed feelings about them 1) releasing this the second pride month is over. I know it’s for mica but it’s giving me this weird “please don’t think we’re allies we’re JUST releasing this because of the cloud kingdom :))” vibe and 2) monetizing something they know a lot of people will want specifically because they’re in a certain community.

I AM a little peeved about those prices. Just make it Star Coins only, not “EVERYTHING IN YOUR BANK, KID” For a t-shirt? That’s highway robbery. Who designed this? Kanye?

This frozen barren wast land, in my minds eye, is an hidden ice jewel.