Weeblie - 3/8/2007 3:18 PM There are actually "proper" temples of Aeridin around the world. One of the easiest one to reach can be found in North Point [...]
Dorganath - 3/8/2007 3:26 PM *points to What Weeblie said* Also, somewhere, I think even in the handbook, it's mentioned that there are at least shrines all the gods in most major cities. Now, we can't possibly represent every god in every city in-game, because...well...there's 28 of them.
Dorganath - 3/8/2007 3:49 PM Even representing half of the deities in one city is a bit much. That's 14 new interior areas in addition to the exterior...unless we're going to have all open-air temples as for Ilsare in Hlint, but then we have issues of creature lag. Again, you can RP that there is at least some presence of most deities in cities like Port Hempstead, but the chances that there will be a concentration of them represented in-game is pretty slim. And the concept that the deities are spread out the way they are is there to encourage exploration and to get people to spread out a bit rather than clump together. Lastly, consider that there may be valid in-game reasons why a particular deity may not have a solid presence (read: a full temple) in one city or the other.
Dorganath - 3/8/2007 5:04 PM There's no such thing as a "lowly player". Everyone's opinion is important, but we obviously can't accommodate all requests, or we can, but they could be contrary to something we are trying to accomplish. We try, but we have to do what's best for the game world as a whole. Area count is a concern, which is part of the reason why we have stopped adding more player housing to the West server. Whether a suggestion is implemented or not has nothing to do with who suggested it and everything to do with a list of other factors, both technical and administrative in nature. I don't believe anyone's asking you to move your home to North Point. There are plenty of ways you can RP things. Again, what you see in-game is not all there is in the world.