Diversity in Lowerdark spawns

[Sankis]

The lowerdark is perhaps my favorite place on the server. It oozes atmosphere and there's a constant feeling of dread (get it???).

Unfortunately, I've always felt like the OOC aspect of the Lowerdark was a bit lacking. I won't delve into spoiler territory but it feels like there are perhaps only a dozen or so encounters. I think it would greatly enhance the feel of the area if the monsters lurking below were a bit more diverse in arrangement, numbers, and type.

This doesn't necessarily mean new monsters, just more types of encounters. For example, there's a "MEAN MONSTER" spawn. Why not add another spawn thats two "MEAN MONSTER Jr"? Or an encounter that's four MODERATELY MENACING MONSTER?

I've some more specific ideas but considering the spoilery nature of the lowerdark I won't post them unless prompted.

[Random_White_Guy]

I've never seen any "Hero" Variants of the lowerdark spawns.

If those were increased that could kill those pesky interlopers and add some proper terror to lowerdark.

[granny]

It would be nice to have lesser stronger types coming in groups. Like the little hook horrors hatchlings.

[Charnelist]

I might actually view this as an opportunity to implement a level of realism and ecosystem, in a way. Perhaps within such an area where the ambient danger level is always in the red, you guys don't have to be restricted (as much?) by the need to make whatever spawns.. you know.. manageable.
Provide opportunities for some interesting safari-style intellectual RP by demonstrating to us how the scariest ____ of the pack takes all his 12 mini _____ on hunting trips.. etc.

There's a lot you guys can tell us by rigging up the spawns in some areas. ;)

[Zango_Unchained]

The lower dark is not a place of pack survival, its a cut throat realm of death.

I like the nature of most spawns being single terrible foes, because it gives it the feel of a desolate and terrible wasteland composed of death and murder.

If anything we need dread patrols that spawn, with drow thralls and destroyers entow. That spawn at certain hours of the dark so the wayfinders can actually mark dread patrols, a system of super powerful dread patrol spawns that cycle through the lowerdark and up to the lowroad would be neat.

With a supply wagon or something, so if a idiotic party of adventurers or a Ordinant kill team engages them they can try to get their hands on aberrant tech, and then you can make the items marked with "Put this on and death will follow" Like that drow armor from the under dark random in EFU:M.

[Valo56]

Perhaps one of the best ways I can think of to make the Lowerdark more frightening is to have the spawn rate increased. Make it so that NPC's respawn faster even while you're in the area.

[Zango_Unchained]

Perhaps one of the best ways I can think of to make the Lowerdark more frightening is to have the spawn rate increased. Make it so that NPC's respawn faster even while you're in the area.

This comes with the issue of [Spoilers] spawning on you and instantly wiping out your entire party. Which is a bit anti-fun.

[NecronomiconV]

I've had hero spawns down there and lemme tell you, it's not pretty. I like the current amount of spawns as it gives the whole survival of the fittest feel as many of the weaker races would have been destroyed or consumed by the stronger... An increase in variety towards more dread specific spawns would be wicked cool however I think, and the occasional dread patrol would make strong sense due to [spoilers]