Water fatigue?

[Darkelementz]

With the whole world being flying mount ready, are we going to have huge constraints and problems trying to fly from, say, Teldrassil to Borean Tundra? Generally, and was seen in Northrend very much, if you fly to the point where the ocean floor drops to an infinite abyss, you start to fatigue and will slowly die. My question is are we going to be able to fly on our mounts from one area to another without taking boats or are we gonna get shafted waiting for the boats to traverse a distance span the size of Elwynn Forest?

[Nangz]

Well each contanent is in a seperate instance anyway so if you were able to fly across there wouldn't be anything to see.
You will still have to take a boat just to cross.....

[mistersister]

Fatigue will remain.
It is there because the continents are not laid out as they appear on the map. Imagine that they are massive instances, if it helps.
That's why certain continents will crash, and you can log into a character on a different continent.

[Lefeng]

Each continent is housed on a separate instance - that's why you always see load screens when taking a zeppelin or boat from one continent to another. It is a technological necessity for the game to have you take long distance travel (with a load screen) to get to a different continent.

Travel to points within one continent do not need to load a new instance, so you can absolutely use your mount in the exact same way you do now. In fact, the same constraints will apply in Cataclysm that apply now. The exception is when traveling from Eastern Plaguelands to Ghostlands. Ghostlands, Eversong Woods, Silvermoon, and Quel'danas are basically housed on the same instance server as Outland (from what I understand), because of them both being part of the Burning Crusade expansion pack, and therefor require you to step into a portal to enter.

[Daginni]

At the end of the sea, it literally just ends.

Also, flying from Continent from Continent should take a long time, it is unrealistic to be able to fly with a Drake across hundreds of miles of water (even if in-game it isnt as far).

[Nettarix]

Imagine hovering above the Maelstrom, watching the massive whirlpool, the sound of the roaring water churning. Pretty epic imo.

[Perfectdark]

Imagine hovering above the Maelstrom, watching the massive whirlpool, the sound of the roaring water churning. Pretty epic imo.

Sorta like standing near a waterfall, the sound you hear is the only sound you hear, the roar of the ocean. Doubt they'd do that though, some stupid fuck will undoubtedly unmount and complain to a GM that hes stuck or something.

[Safiro]

Well each contanent is in a seperate instance anyway so if you were able to fly across there wouldn't be anything to see.
You will still have to take a boat just to cross.....

I've tryed this :P when i was over trisfal i died (where it should've been lol)
and i got ressed in westfall wtf

[Shadowfeet]

It seems that whenever something bat-shit weird goes wrong with being stuck, we always find ourselves in Westfall...

[Highlord Hanibuhl]

It could still happen, just like Ghostlands>Plaguelands...

[Insomnium]

It seems that whenever something bat-shit weird goes wrong with being stuck, we always find ourselves in Westfall...

It is the place where every alliance gets send to, when the game / server doesn't know where to put you. I believe Horde got Crossroads for that.

[velourea]

It could still happen, just like Ghostlands>Plaguelands...

I wonder what will happen to that portal, they can hardly make it expand to surround all the nearby mountains and such :

[Mordret]

It is the place where every alliance gets send to, when the game / server doesn't know where to put you. I believe Horde got Crossroads for that.

Nope, horde goes to westfall too ><

[Mindipedia]

Nope, horde goes to westfall too ><

Do you honestly think we went to CoT: Durnholde because the Keepers of Time drew us there? No! It was because Old Blanchy (in his young form) drew you there.
Same story with Westfall, that Old Blanchy is up to something...

[Highlord Hanibuhl]

I wonder what will happen to that portal, they can hardly make it expand to surround all the nearby mountains and such :

Might just become a portal in the shape of an invisible wall...