User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Cold Areas/@comment-4212769-20121027142236

Great areas altogether. Kinda weird that a really cold area got first introduced in 2nd gen but I guess that goes hand in hand with the ice element also introduced in 2nd gen.

1. My favorite area of all areas is the Tundra because it's just great in its wholeness. The dark caves and the bright plains are a great contrast and I have to agree the ledge in Area 6 was a good idea. Also the secret areas are a very good idea. To add it also has my favorite theme.

The Snowy Mountains are a good area, too but what bothers me a bit is that it has 8 areas but 2 areas where you cannot fight big monsters and one of those also has no monsters at all. The problem I have with this is that it totally seperates the upper and lower areas only direct connection being area 2 and that only with much climbing.

1.1 Of those here the Snowy Mountains Peak is the "worst" but it's not bad. The crack just annoys. In the Polar Zone the crack got at least some ways to jump over them and the aurora is just beautiful so it's better than the Snowy Mountains Peak.

2. I'd love to see the Tundra again though a new cold area would be cool, too. I'd really love to see Tundra-like areas with also some areas being in a snowy forest. That would be a really cool area. <3

3. Snowy Mountains: Kushala Daora and Blangonga. Those just fit great in and it justifies Kushala's weapons having Ice element... at least a bit. Blangonga is a great monster and perfectly fits in the Snowy Mountains. Actually it's the monster for me that comes first in mind when I hear Snowy Mountains and I'm sure many people are the same.

Tundra: What monster is better to fight in there but its "ruler"? Barioth is just the monster of the Tundra. Also the only one capable to get on the ledge in Area 6 and also the only boss Wyvern to come to this area. Don't exactly know why Lagombi goes to area 6 at all... Does it want to get eaten? The ledge is the throne of the ruler and best monster of the Tundra. :3

Though other monsters are good to fight there, too. Agnaktor Sub really fits in there and gives a good fight. Also Gigginox just stays the Tundra's stalker and belongs to the Tundra like the cliffs there. And Barroth Subspecies deserves a note, too as first and only Tundra-exclusive monster able to get to the secret area. Makes it kinda special. ^^