For normal gameplay on "normal" servers i pretty much like the connection of that storyline quests to unlock next area .
In my opinion i would it event make harder. Like a Debuff that everyone gets in that region, like 50% hp loss every second if you haven't got the "blessing" of the storyline AND cleared the last dungeon of the previous area....to avoid people teleport to the new area ![]()
For this private server i agree, teleport is ok, because most people already have done the stuff and don't want to repeat all the quests and so on....
Maybe it is possible to unlock all snoops for an amount of gold, don't knowe if this is possible technically, but this would solve the problem for most people.