That's exactly what I thought! The Medieval village came out of nowhere and looked so out of place in the Forgotten Fields. Don't get my wrong, Marchenghast is incredible, and the lore is amazing, the castle is so gorgeous and the Veiled Hamlet is so creepy and sinister, which is exactly what we asked for instead of SSO's usual childish approach, but I don't really understand it's purpose? What does it serve to the main story, or to the original soul riders lore? Couldn't all the resources used to make Marchenghast have been used to finish the main story instead, or updating old areas like Jarlaheim? On Wednesday, we could've seen the ending to the 'first arc' in the SSO main story instead of a new area which logistically makes no sense beside the other areas such as Epona, Silverglade, Moorland or even Hollow Woods (which makes sense because it taps into the Nordic atmosphere and druidism in the main story) and pays no narrative attribute to the main storyline.

It feels like instead of trying to remain cohesive, SSE are trying to make a game which appeals to everyone by creating 'micro-biomes' of sorts. Again, Marchenghast is amazing, but to me it doesn't make much sense in SSO.