First, I want to thank you Frontier for the new DLC. I enjoyed playing it, and I absolutely love the new dinosaurs but especially the new paleobotany system! I hope we see more new interesting buildings and mechanics like paleobotany in the future.
That being said, there is one thing that disappointed me. I was surprised when I realized that I couldn't go back to Isla Nulbar North, nor was I able to access either park in the main campaign. I was also surprised when I realized that I was never given access to my full roster of dinosaurs for use on Sanctuary Island. I realize that 1) Claire's Sanctuary is separate from the main campaign, which explains why both parks are inaccessible in the main campaign, and 2) the volcano rendered Nublar North uninhabitable, which explains why the player can't go back during the latter half of the DLC, and 3) you were only able to rescue a certain number of dinosaurs from Nublar North, which explains why the player had such a limited selection of dinosaurs to work with on Sanctuary.
Regardless, I was still expecting to be given access to both parks in the main campaign upon completion of the DLC. Because of Isla Nublar North's interesting design and how large it is, I would love to build a park on Nublar North without having to worry about missions and disease. Additionally, I would love to be able to build a park on Sanctuary with access to the full roster of dinosaurs that I've unlocked in the main campaign, as opposed to the limited selection we were required to work with during the DLC.
Perhaps completing the two new parks in challenge mode should unlock them in the main campaign? Or, perhaps if the player accesses their research, and goes to "global operations," they will see "Isla Nublar North access" and "Sanctuary Island access." Researching these two will allow the player to access the two islands in the main campaign, with everything they have unlocked.
Better yet, plenty of players have been begging for more sandbox maps. By allowing the player to access these two parks in the main campaign, as well as making them sandbox maps, you can kill two birds with one stone.
That being said, there is one thing that disappointed me. I was surprised when I realized that I couldn't go back to Isla Nulbar North, nor was I able to access either park in the main campaign. I was also surprised when I realized that I was never given access to my full roster of dinosaurs for use on Sanctuary Island. I realize that 1) Claire's Sanctuary is separate from the main campaign, which explains why both parks are inaccessible in the main campaign, and 2) the volcano rendered Nublar North uninhabitable, which explains why the player can't go back during the latter half of the DLC, and 3) you were only able to rescue a certain number of dinosaurs from Nublar North, which explains why the player had such a limited selection of dinosaurs to work with on Sanctuary.
Regardless, I was still expecting to be given access to both parks in the main campaign upon completion of the DLC. Because of Isla Nublar North's interesting design and how large it is, I would love to build a park on Nublar North without having to worry about missions and disease. Additionally, I would love to be able to build a park on Sanctuary with access to the full roster of dinosaurs that I've unlocked in the main campaign, as opposed to the limited selection we were required to work with during the DLC.
Perhaps completing the two new parks in challenge mode should unlock them in the main campaign? Or, perhaps if the player accesses their research, and goes to "global operations," they will see "Isla Nublar North access" and "Sanctuary Island access." Researching these two will allow the player to access the two islands in the main campaign, with everything they have unlocked.
Better yet, plenty of players have been begging for more sandbox maps. By allowing the player to access these two parks in the main campaign, as well as making them sandbox maps, you can kill two birds with one stone.
