Now i finally found those (relatively) new areas.
On first glance... yes, a few nice new forest areas.
On second glance - the ruins in the southern forest look awesome.
I can't wait until the two dungeon entrances are opened for exploring.
As for the spawns...
i am not really that happy with waffs there. Yes, nasty... but the ones in the silver mine are not that unique any more. And in a large, open map, bringing them down is a long lasting thing once they start running... what they always do for me after the first hit.
Ghost animals. Nice, especially with some variants i have not seen before. But the number of ghosts i have encountered there let my jaw drop straight to the table. What was that? Maximum spawn? Oh boy...
And a few nice exotics from the undead and moster range... good for a surprise!
I only wish there were a bit more reason to go there besides the landscape and the monsters. A few more herb nodes maybe? Go ahead with the dungeons!