First off, let me start by saying: I really like the changes made to Lions Way Gnoll den, and the Sharpteeth Orc caves. While I'm not sure these dungeons needed to be re-done, the face-lifts are a nice switch, and the monsters and puzzles added(at least, in one of them) are enjoyable.
That being said, I'd like to make a few suggestions. I'll put things in spoilers, so that I don't ruin the surprise for anyone who wants to figure it out themselves.
First, the Gnoll lair...
** Spoiler Alert **
Perhaps the pages for the special item you can create should be made to re-populate a little quicker, so that anyone arriving to the dungeon isn't left wondering what is supposed to be in some of those new containers. Secondly, remove the "destroy-able" aspect of some of the new containers. While I like the idea of dissuading people from bashing stuff open, I do not like that the bashing-container types can leave a trail of shattered containers behind, for an entire reset, for all the characters that arrive after they have smashed everything to pieces.
The Sharpteeth Orc caves...
Since the re-vamp, I have tried this place about a half-dozen times, with different characters who have different skill investments, to try and figure out the secret doors. I've figured out how to open the side treasure room to the Chiefs room, and the first door on the opposite hallway that requires his head to open. The door behind it, however, continues to elude me. Something the size of an apple?
Yeah, nope, haven't found anything resembling such, and I've scoured the place. I also found the second key, in the room with the wall murals, but I wasn't able to figure out where to use it. Both of the keys in this dungeon are labeled as Feldpost Inn keys. Might want to change that.
... which brings me to my last suggestion, and it's my main request:
Please, pretty please, with gravy on top... make some of these new secret doors and grates pick-able, for those with open lock investment. Not all of the doors, necessarily, just a few, or even half. I'm totally fine with a few doors requiring some sort of special item to open(assuming that special item re-populates within a reasonable amount of time), just not all of them.
Let me tell you, as a player of numerous characters who have invested in specific skills, how anti-climactic it is to explore a dungeon and find that your considerable investments in search, or open-locks, is totally wasted... on
all of the secret doors. It's frustrating. Don't get me wrong, on the one hand it's cool to be required to find some sort of special item to open certain secret doors, but when there's absolutely no alternative to opening them, it lessens the fun(especially if you cant find said item, because someone else ran off with it and logged, or whatever).
So, yeah, put an Open Lock DC on a few of these doors. Make it absurdly high, if you want, or, even better, a level appropriate DC to the area. That way, if a character or group is planning to go down into these places, there's more of an incentive to party up, and invite someone good with locks. Truth be told, finding a character with decent open-lock investment will probably be as difficult, or maybe more difficult, than finding these special door-opening items(
), but at least it gives players options. Also, this kind of thing gives players of characters with certain skill investments something to look forward too...
(... and I should know, since I can safely tell you there is a huge disparity between the difficulty levels of locked items on the server, as in: 96% of things are ridiculously easy to open, 3% are do-able(with items/buffs), while the other 1%(mostly props/doors that lead to nowhere) are nearly impossible. I know of about 5 doors with a DC over 50, everything else is in the 10 - 30 range).