Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27200931-20170426224854/@comment-25101089-20170428020210

High King Ithilion wrote: LOTRMod wrote:  But why would anyone want that? How would it improve gameplay? How would it make the play experience more interesting, more varied, more rewarding? Well, it would make it more accurate to Middle-earth. People want to see the world of Tolkien in Minecraft, do they not? It would be better to give the most accurate possible representation, for the enjoyment of the fans.

That being said, I don't think, if only for the majority of players, that Utumno should be removed. I just think it could be more... subtle... less "Dungeon of Death" and more "Ruins of the Dark Lord".

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) 01:57, April 28, 2017 (UTC) Yes, that's a valid point, and to mention one simple thing: I think that replacing some of the bricks with packed ice / obsidian / stone would go a long way towards creating a more convincing atmosphere for Utumno as 'ruined'. That's an idea which I have wanted to do for quite some time. If I could wave a magic wand and transform Utumno into how I think it should ideally be, then a great deal would change, but things take time, and there is always more that needs doing first.