Is the world flat?

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Guys so idk if this is intentional but you can't see the curvature of Azeroth when you fly super high.

This led me to conduct an investigation, and the results have told me that the world(s) are flat.

[Snes]

The game doesn't render the entire world at once. The individual zones/continents are built on a flat plane, but lorewise, Azeroth is curved.

[Leodok]

The in-game world is "flat."
Azeroth, the planet, is round.

http://imgur.com/qdPQHyQ
http://www.silent-strike.org/wp-cont...roth_Globe.jpg

[Deleted]

Yes.

It's a game, ofc it is. The game doesnt render the whole world at once, it just renders seperate maps.

Actually... i can tell you that Outland, Azuremyst isles and Qual'danas are all in the same map, separate from Kalimdor and the eastern kingdoms.

You could travel to quel'thalas from outland if Fatigue didn't kill you.

[Lollis]

Algalon's chambers have globes depicting many worlds including Azeroth. There is absolutely no reason for them to be globes if the world was flat.

[Derpleton]

So if lorewise Azeroth is round and we're playing on a flat world in game the only logic conclusion is that we are not actually on Azeroth in game.

[Queen of Hamsters]

The world seems pretty flat IRL if you stand on the ground looking at the horizon.

Doesn't mean the planet is flat now, does it? That being said, I doubt that the zones we can access, although without each zone being instanced, are rendered to mimic the curve of a planet. If it were, that'd be impressive...

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The game doesn't render the entire world at once.

why not ?

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So if lorewise Azeroth is round and we're playing on a flat world in game the only logic conclusion is that we are not actually on Azeroth in game.

exactly! if lore wise azeroth is round and the game we're playing in is flat then there is no logical way for us to be on azeroth.

we must be on some other foreign type of planet... but azeroth seems out of bounds.

[Deleted]

why not ?

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exactly! if lore wise azeroth is round and the game we're playing in is flat then there is no logical way for us to be on azeroth.

we must be on some other foreign type of planet... but azeroth seems out of bounds.

I just facepalmed so hard, that I think I broke my hand.

[Phookah]

why not ?

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exactly! if lore wise azeroth is round and the game we're playing in is flat then there is no logical way for us to be on azeroth.

we must be on some other foreign type of planet... but azeroth seems out of bounds.

I know you're taking the piss, but obviously gameplay and lore will have some differences

[Nyel]

So if lorewise Azeroth is round and we're playing on a flat world in game the only logic conclusion is that we are not actually on Azeroth in game.

Yeah that's why the Earth is flat because when you are sailing on the ocean you can see the horizon, if the Earth would be a globe you couldn't see it.

[zlygork]

why not ?

Technical limitations, every continent is in its own plane of existence, if you will. It simply lessens the load on computers and servers alike. Plus, if the whole thing was entirely open world, it would be even weirder than it already is when continents popped out of nowhere in the water.

And also, the distance between the continents would either be disappointingly short, or travelling between them would be mind boringly long to the point no one would do it anyway, leaving little reason to make the world open world.

[Lazarel]

Azeroth isn't, but Outland...

[Kazgrel]

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[The Flavour Cat]

Not another Flat-Azerothian!

Seriously, it's as spherical as Earth is.

[ryan1mcq]

But you can see the ball Azeroth from Argus, i mean the planet is right there in the sky so that kinda puts that flat plane to bed, however if you posted this to get the feelers out for public opinion on the actual Earth, the net can be a cruel place.

[Derpleton]

But you can see the ball Azeroth from Argus, i mean the planet is right there in the sky so that kinda puts that flat plane to bed, however if you posted this to get the feelers out for public opinion on the actual Earth, the net can be a cruel place.

That's not really what Azeroth looks like, the image is simply being distorted by the magical rift.

[Deleted]

I thought the world was on the back of a titan

[Kaleredar]

Algalon's chambers have globes depicting many worlds including Azeroth. There is absolutely no reason for them to be globes if the world was flat.

He's part of the United Azeroth conspiracy that wants to hide all the best legendaries at the south pole.

[Clone]

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exactly! if lore wise azeroth is round and the game we're playing in is flat then there is no logical way for us to be on azeroth.

we must be on some other foreign type of planet... but azeroth seems out of bounds.

Because of technology limitations.