[Discovery] 3.3 PTR Continent Borders Effect ?

[lolwutque]

I decided to try the 3.3 ptr on my crappy MaNGOS server and guess what i have found...
3.3 PTR (10835)



3.2.2a



Note : These are the borders of Expansion02 (Azuremyst Isle and the other one i don't know rofl) , also those weren't before there i have checked.

[dbmking505]

Intresting find! +rep from me

[Norrin]

Intresting..

[OotHE]

Anyone know if they're up in 3.2.2 yet? That's interesting...why would they put up an actual wall at the end of the continents, as if expecting people to actually get there?

Obviously it's not going to stop people if they really wanted to get past them, but what if they're going to act as giant instance portals? Call me crazy, but I think they might get rid of fatigue in place for just being able to fly from zone to zone through the aurora wall there? This'll also keep people from getting to GM Island, as you'll fly into something, or anywhere else past the ends of the continents. Good find, very intriguing and important. +Rep.

[mange55555]

Very interesting! +rep

[TheDash]

Fantastic! Maybe this is how they're going to wall off people without Cataclysm from Cataclysm areas? +Rep

[lolwutque]

Added 3.2.2a Screenshots and yep there is no border effect there.
I think we are very close the Cataclysm Alpha..

[agni]

I think they are made to prevent ppl from flying outside the sea in cataclsym =p

[amd]

Interesting, I noticed this on the icecrown map when I was screwing around on it. Didn't really think it through.

[Renyei]

I hope they do make it so that you can just fly thru the expansion zones, sort of like the EPL -> Ghostlands portal but on a wide scale.

Speaking along that topic, what are they planning to do when flying is aloud in Azeroth, with the fact Ghostlands/Eversong Woods doesn't exist on the Azeroth map it's actually on it's own map? They plan on using this technique here we think?

[MAGAMAGAA]

cool interesting

[Mr.JellyBelly]

I think they are made to prevent ppl from flying outside the sea in cataclsym =p

Well, I tried to fly out of northrend. Coulnd't, you'll get the fatigue effect even tho you're on a flier. So you'll get killed by fatigue before you reach that long. As someone said, yeah I think cataclysm beta is out soon aswell.

But there aint any Cata. areas northwest (?) of bloodmyst isle, AFAIK.

[lolwutque]

Well, I tried to fly out of northrend. Coulnd't, you'll get the fatigue effect even tho you're on a flier. So you'll get killed by fatigue before you reach that long. As someone said, yeah I think cataclysm beta is out soon aswell.

But there aint any Cata. areas northwest (?) of bloodmyst isle, AFAIK.

This effect appears on every map's borders (instances too)