Who does like the Barrens?

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

I've been leaning towards hanging out more often there, mostly because I kept forgetting how awesomely uber it looks. And I forgot that my backstory involves my bluepill home being in Southard, so I need to work out a base of how the place feels for future...story thingies.

**Alphaea**

Love the barrens. I went from level 20-50 all within the bounds of Manssen Park and Stamos. Plus go to Lakeside Park in Guiness Lake. One of the nicest spots in the game, if you kill off the gang members first.

**ZaneZavin**

I'll always enjoy Sobra Shores for all that time spent hanging out with/hunting The Assassin. Back when there were only a few level 50's and he was creeping around killing people.

PhroG

The manual entry about the Barrens:

The area to the west of the Slums is officially called Westview, but
more often referred to as the Barrens of the City. While the Slums are
a dirty, dilapidated place where hope seems a precious commodity, the
slums appear prosperous and bustling when contrasted with the Barrens.
The condition of the Barrens reflects a slow decay in the code
comprising the area. The Machines have been placing some effort into
repairing it, but the degradation serves the interests of several
powerful Exiles. Many buildings in the Barrens have fallen into such
disrepair that they have collapsed completely, but it is unlikely that
anyone will be successful in stemming the tide anytime soon.

I always assumed that the Machines had patched up a few things here and there, hence SOME good buildings, roads, etc. but that the Spectrum and other Exiles in the area hampered their efforts for their own gains.

**Zeac**

i love that area im just sad its so abondoned by players sobra was my first restricted area and when it came up and said that i was so scaried being the low lvl i was... plus gracey heights was the first place i experienced agent doge back when it only happened once in a blue moon still my favorite focus moment to date plus meet alot of cool people there well before the richland revamp and the hardline revamp people actually had to go mish there for a few levels so it was actually populated... i also remember try real hard behind the church in massen to colect those blood vials to get the jacket although it disapointed me a little not being the same as there it was still awsome.. but i mainly dont go there as much because of the feeling of vast emptiness now makes you feel lonely with now one on ur /who kinda... it used to be scared and suspious of every corner and id actually be happy to get ganked there sometimes because my paranoya of the not only the gangs that where way higher than me but of an agent or something unknown it intrugied me.. sorry to say but international was still my best agent chase ever i went all over there completely lost with 1 known hardline that i didnt know which way it was... wow i can sure blab and digress

**TimeMaker**

Zeac wrote:

i love that area im just sad its so abondoned by players sobra was my first restricted area and when it came up and said that i was so scaried being the low lvl i was... plus gracey heights was the first place i experienced agent doge back when it only happened once in a blue moon still my favorite focus moment to date plus meet alot of cool people there well before the richland revamp and the hardline revamp people actually had to go mish there for a few levels so it was actually populated... i also remember try real hard behind the church in massen to colect those blood vials to get the jacket although it disapointed me a little not being the same as there it was still awsome.. but i mainly dont go there as much because of the feeling of vast emptiness now makes you feel lonely with now one on ur /who kinda... it used to be scared and suspious of every corner and id actually be happy to get ganked there sometimes because my paranoya of the not only the gangs that where way higher than me but of an agent or something unknown it intrugied me.. sorry to say but international was still my best agent chase ever i went all over there completely lost with 1 known hardline that i didnt know which way it was... wow i can sure blab and digress

This is how life should happen.