[PTR - Druid] how to get to GM Island

[kaldonir]

Hi Guys!
This must have existed in the beta for a long time (sadly I have no beta access) but I haven't found anything about it, so I'll post it here.
On the PTR (and probably on the live servers as soon as the patch is released) you are able to get to GM Island with a Druid.
You can use Displacer Beast just like Blink and because you can switch to Flight Form while falling you can fly on the other side of the blue walls after "Displacer Beasting" through them. It's a long journey because Displacer Beast has a one minute cooldown, but I think it's worth it

So how to get there:
Get a druid of at least level 60, spec into Displacer Beast (Tier 1), fly to Teldrassil.
Fly north and when you hit the first invisible wall jump into the water and dive on the other side of the wall.
When you hit the next wall use your Flight Form and use the following macro and use Flight Form immediately when you have blinked through the wall:

/cancelaura Swift Flight Form
/cast Displacer Beast

Now fly north and every time you get to a invisible wall hit the macro and continue flying.
When you get to the area without water head west and go on the same way as above.
A couple of invisible walls later you are on GM Island, congrats.

screenshot as a proof

I really hope this isn't a repost,
Kaldonir

[WizardTrokair]

Kaldonir,

Not a repost per se, as the original post no longer exists...

...but if memory serves me, someone posted this as a theory here in Exploration (without testing it), and a few people jumped on him, saying [NO THEORIES] and also asking that they remove it so this won't be fixed before the PTR hits live. The OP then deleted his post. This is how I remember it anyhow. I have a bad memory and overactive imagination, so I may just be making all of this up. Perhaps the OP or someone with a better memory could confirm.

This will obviously be epic... but if it is talked about too much before the PTR is actually released live, they could obviously try to fix it somehow.


PS - TehVoyager mentioned it here, but left out the obvious implications:
http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/worl...ml#post2195975
...and StrangleTusk mentioned it here as well:
http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/worl...ml#post2211349

PPS - I do appreciate you testing the theory and confirming it as fact on the PTR. Don't think I'm trying to discredit your find at all... just presenting my recollection on the subject. I just gave you +3 rep for confirming that this works on the PTR. Thanks!

[Leniox]

I am sort of curious because when i got to gm island last time, it was with the flying bug and i would blink past the sticky walls but... can you fly under the sticky walls once your past the blue end game wall, or will you hit the death line, or is it just not possible?

[WizardTrokair]

Leniox, you would hit the death line if you tried to fly under the sticky walls north of Teldrassil. This glitch that Kaldonir has presented will work exactly the same as the Flying Broom exploit used to work. Fly to a wall, blink through it, instant mount, fly to the next wall. Rinse & repeat. I am honestly surprised that this works on PTR... as the Flying Broom was "fixed" about two days after it was released. At that point, you would get past the blue wall, use your mount and get the message "you cannot mount here". I assumed they removed the ability to mount past that blue wall as a fix... but perhaps I was mistaken... or perhaps Druids are not subject to this restriction.

[FuryExploiting]

Whatever Trokair said. [NO THEORIES] in this section.

[WizardTrokair]

[NO THEORIES] in this section.

Fury, the OP is not presenting a theory. This actually works on PTR, and he has tested and confirmed this on the PTR (with screenshot as proof), and tagged his thread as such. I mentioned No Theories in relation to the "original" thread on this glitch, which has since been deleted. Just clarifying.

[kaldonir]

Whatever Trokair said. [NO THEORIES] in this section.

As Trokair said, this is no theory, as I have tested by myself. If you have the PTR client or the beta client you can test this by yourself. (I'm not sure though if you can create lvl 85 characters of any class in beta)

As we are already talking about it I have another question about the "[NO THEORIES]" thing:
I absolutely confirm that those are not allowed in the exploit section, as that section is marked as this.
But in the exploration section of this forum all I can find is [NO QUESTIONS/REQUESTS HERE].
Is it maybe because I am a lower rank? I don't know, I just don't see where you get your [NO THEORIES] here.

[TehVoyager]

Trokair mentioned me in a post! *squeeeeee*
hahaha

Yeah, i saw the implications of Displacer beast not long after watching the MoP Blizzcon info. but as i diddnt get an annual pass, i wasnt able to do any testing. congrats on your find Kaldonir!

[Calcifer]

Tested this out, works wonders! Thanks for the contribution. I got bored and decided to see if Pandaria was its own separate zone. I kind of assumed it was, but hey why not.

[TehVoyager]

Bumping to Verify that Displacer beast works on live to blink through things from a flying mount just as mageblink does.

[sjs950103]

I approve of this. I play as Hunter in live KOR Server, and I used my lvl. 81 Druid to get there.


Here is the proof. +Rep! This is awesome.

[tssguy123]

I'm trying this and can't figure out how to not die of fatigue. Any help?

[sjs950103]

For me, I went outside of the no-water zone with the displacer beast and the fatigue was gone. after that, i just follow the sealine from the outside until i reached the island.

[tssguy123]

For me, I went outside of the no-water zone with the displacer beast and the fatigue was gone. after that, i just follow the sealine from the outside until i reached the island.

Also, Displacer Beast isn't getting me through any wall other than the first one, which you can swim under anyway. Do I need to be auto flying when I cast the macro? Dismounted? Auto flying in the water?

[sjs950103]

Also, Displacer Beast isn't getting me through any wall other than the first one, which you can swim under anyway. Do I need to be auto flying when I cast the macro? Dismounted? Auto flying in the water?

Well, I was indeed auto flying, but even when i stopped and did the Displacer Beast it still made me pass the wall. I was flying high, but not high enough so i don't go into the water when i use the Displacer Beast and change back to the flying form. And when i felt the wall, i stick to it as close as possible and used the DB, and change back to flying form quickly. with that, I was able to get pass the wall. That's just all I did. and I kept flying until I found something on the horizon and it was the island.