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Edited by The Grizzled Ancient:
4/16/2018 1:39:39 AM
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I think I’ve found the real world location of the EDZ patrol area
I don’t know if this has been discussed or figured out already, I assumed it has, but if not then this might interest someone.
So after spending some time in the game and on Google Maps comparing landmarks, I believe the EDZ patrol area is based around Geneva, Switzerland. Obviously we have to take into account that a) its a video game and the scale will be a lot smaller than the real world, and b) the game is based 700 years into the future.
The landmarks I compared are based around Lake Geneva (Lac Lehman).
1) Chillon Castle. If standing at Winding Cove and looking across the lake, we see the remains of what appears to a very old structure that resembles the back of Chillon Castle that’s at the opposite end of the lake from Geneva.
Game: https://i.imgur.com/qi5ZgBv.jpg
Real World: https://i.imgur.com/odMkSwY.jpg
2) Cathedrale Saint-Pierre Geneve. Although a larger structure in the real world than in the game, the rounded end, tower and structural design inside are very similar to the in game cathedral. There are also round windows that appear VERY similar in design and color to the game.
Game 1: https://i.imgur.com/6YTveO4.jpg
Game 2: https://i.imgur.com/xF9K2GC.jpg
Game 3: https://i.imgur.com/3PQzDCj.jpg
Real world: https://i.imgur.com/5KO3D8i.jpg
Real World: https://i.imgur.com/TsvGXm5.jpg
Real World: https://i.imgur.com/9JS0Frr.jpg
3) The reservoir. While the reservoir in game is huge, there is a a small dam/reservoir type area further into the city that could in theory grow into the massive reservoir we see in the game after the course of 700 years.
4) The Salt Mines. Although we see the entrance to the salt mines as being directly behind the cathedral in game, this could be attributed to game scale or continued mining hundreds of years into the future. There are salt mines not far from Geneva in Bex.
5) The Alps. In the game a snow capped mountain range can be seen in the distance that could easily be the Swiss Alps.
Game 1: https://i.imgur.com/YnwQZXw.jpg
Game 2: https://i.imgur.com/gg1Owlk.jpg
Here is an image from Google Maps of the real world area: https://i.imgur.com/MahseHC.jpg
Let me know what you guys think. Am I onto something? Or am I dead wrong?
EDIT: A lot of people are bringing it up so here’s a shot of the “Graubünden” road sign that’s in the water at winding cove: https://i.imgur.com/hsFts8g.jpg
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2 RepliesEdited by Seraphim Crypto: 4/17/2018 2:23:03 PMThat's some great research you did there. You may be onto something there, but personally I believe Bungie merely took inspiration from areas in Switzerland and then made up their own idea of the EDZ, as opposed to designing the area completely after a real life example. I'm also not entirely sure if the region around Geneva is the correct one. As you may know, Graubünden and the Zervreilahorn are real life locations (interestingly only about 200 kilometers from my home). If you google these, you know Graubünden is a state canton of Switzerland, and the Zervreilahorn is a mountain. Personally, I always believed that the EDZ is located somewhere in that region, possibly between Austria and Switzerland. Switzerland has a lot of small seas inbetween a lot of mountains, so it's hard to go off that one, to be honest. Also, there's a town in Graubünden named Davos, which even has a church looking quite similar to the one in the game. Picture: http://s15149.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Church-Davos-Switzerland.jpg But, the cathedral you mentioned also is a close match. Just note that Switzerland has quite some churches with a similar style to the cathedral. Also a thing to note is the road sign you mentioned. If you look closely you note the 5 on it, right? The 5 means Motorway 5. It's how our road system here works, and to demonstrate it here's a link to the article of the motorway: [url=https://bit.ly/2IZtpp6]Link[/url] I chose the German one, as the English one is not expansive enough. You just need to pay attention to the infobox on the right. First, the red 5 symbol (which means Motorway 5) is quite similar to the symbol in the game, minus the rust. Then you might notice that Motorway 5 actually is quite a distance from the state canton Graubünden and the Zervreilahorn (they're on opposite sides of Switzerland, really). Any bigger road in Germany, Austria or Italy labeled with a 5 also is too far away to put up a sign for Graubünden. So personally I believe that this is a inconsistency, thus making it even harder to make out any exact location. That's why I believe there may be no exact real life location, but they only took inspiration from Swiss architecture, names and locations. Still, great work! EDIT: Finally fixed link.
