Most MMORPG data is stored in a compressed format to save space on the client computer. As the game is played, sections of the data are decompressed and made ready to use. This decompression takes time and slows down the computer.
Zone-based games optimize game speed and memory usage by doing the decompression all at once before the player enters a new zone. It may take some time to enter the zone as the data is prepared, but once decompressed and ready, the game is quicker and more responsive.
Seamless environments have no transitional moments to do the decompression, and so the work must be done continuously in small pieces as the player moves about the world. This takes time, and can occasionally cause the game world to momentarily freeze as the system tries to decompress large amounts of data needed for the new area.
Ardougne is the largest city in the memberˇ¦s version of RuneScape. It is split into two halves, West Ardougne and East Ardougne, with West Ardougne being quarantined due to a supposed plague break out. East Ardougne is a popular thieving skill training spot due to the existence of a large market district with many stalls to steal from.
Ardougne is a well traveled town due to its size (there is no way to walk around it), the fact that it has a dock that can transport members (which is a very convenient form of transportation for users who lack magic experience), and that a level 51 teleportation spell can teleport a mage to the city itself. Ardougne, like Falador and Varrock, has two banks to support the high amount of traffic. Both banks are located in East Ardougne with one being on the north side of the city and the other being on the south. There is a Zoo towards the southern side of East Ardougne with a General Store being just north of that.
Many quests have their origins in Ardougne with the Plague series being the most popular. West Ardougne is in shambles after suffering from a supposed plague. The city placed this district under strict quarantine after the breakout.
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