Geographical MMO zone concept
I've always been fascinated with environment/level design. I used to play around with UDK when I was younger and love coming up with different environments that I picture being part of a MMO world.
A concept I've envisioned is an area struck long ago by an asteroid, leaving a crater so wide and deep that it's challenging to distinguish the geographical depression when standing within it. The impact occurred so many years ago that the region has since been overtaken by foliage and unique forms of wildlife. The walls surrounding the outer edges of the crater have transformed into mountains, with natural rivers that have formed flowing over the edges like waterfalls, channeling into a central lake.
The impact had not only left behind breathtaking geography but also bestowed the region with subterranean hidden riches. The very nature of the asteroid, composed of exotic minerals and precious elements, mingled with the planet's soil and water. Over millennia, this fusion birthed a treasure trove of resources that gradually seeped into the ecosystem. The abundance of mineral deposits within the soil caused the trees and foliage to grow unusually large compared to the surounding area.
The crater, once a scar on the planet's surface, had transformed into a beacon of otherworldly natural beauty and excellence. Due to it's vast supply of resources, inhabitants of the world have often been drawn to try and extract the wealth from the region threatening the integrity of the ecosystem.
