Why isn't Pandaria as frigid and arctic as Northrend?
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Feb 2, 2013 9:09 am GMT
The correct answer is "This is Azeroth, not Earth. It's a fantasy game and this doesn't have to make sense. It's easily explained by stating Azeroth does not have a climate system as Earth does".
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Feb 2, 2013 9:24 am GMT
Something akin to the Gulf stream, perhaps.
Feb 2, 2013 9:30 am GMT
Azeroth also has two suns. Devs had said that its just too much work putting both in.
As far as Kun Lai. There are mountains in Africa that have snow on them. The entire zone isn't snowy, but the mountainous areas of the zone are covered in snow, its called elevation.
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Feb 2, 2013 9:39 am GMT
Yep, in the Middle East too there are some mountain ranges that are covered in snow while the geographical area they are in has a moderate climate. It's because 3.5k+ meters altitude is apparently really snow stuff.
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Feb 2, 2013 10:00 am GMT
From: Shuriko | #014just shut up nobody cares.
This is what happens when you make an intelligent post in an unintelligent troll's topic.
Feb 2, 2013 10:33 am GMT
Wintergrasp climate being right next to Feralas climate.
It took you till Pandaria to wonder about a video game's fictitious world climate that is obviously more concerned with themed zones rather than global climate accuracy? *shakes head*
Feb 2, 2013 10:41 am GMT
tote_all posted...From: B1g_Clown | #009
tote_all posted...
I'm not sure when did we learn Azeroth orbits around a star the same way the Earth does.
WoW and earth share a 24 hour day. So that alone makes it entirely possible.
I don't think you could have made a less intelligent, more inane post. Let's break it down!
First of all, I never said it was not possible. Hell, I never said I don't believe it, I merely asked for confirmation from official sources. Not only that, but even with confirmation of Azeroth orbiting a star, there could still be plenty of explanations of Pandaria not being the frigid mess Northrend is.
Then, you make a ridiculous comment about a 24 hour day means Azeroth could be orbiting a star? You are correct, Azeroth could, however, the length of even presence of a day/night pattern is not evidence in its favor whatsoever. Every other planet on our solar system has a different rotation period, and they orbit around a star too. How does your argument make sense considering that? Not to mention that day/night relies on a planet's rotation upon itself and being near a star, not it's orbit around one. Despite all planets sharing these two traits, to assume they do as well on a fantasy world that hasn't even been properly charted in its own fantasy setting, let alone placed properly in space, is a terrible argument.
Oh... figured you were being sarcastic in your first post I quoted.
Thanks for the long and unnecessary post tho lol.
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From: B1g_Clown | #027Oh... figured you were being sarcastic in your first post I quoted.
Thanks for the long and unnecessary post tho lol.
Even if this is true, your post is still nonsense. Careful with that backpedaling, you might trip and hurt your head.
Feb 2, 2013 11:03 am GMT
TheAncientMonk posted...Winterspring climate being right next to Felwood climate.
It took you till Pandaria to wonder about a video game's fictitious world climate that is obviously more concerned with themed zones rather than global climate accuracy? *shakes head*
Fixed it for ya.
Feb 2, 2013 11:05 am GMT
It sure is unnecessary rage in this topic.
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Feb 2, 2013 12:17 pm GMT
If you're gonna try to appropriate real world logic to a video game, you're gonna have a bad time...
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Feb 2, 2013 12:35 pm GMT
B1g_Clown posted...tote_all posted...
From: B1g_Clown | #009
tote_all posted...
I'm not sure when did we learn Azeroth orbits around a star the same way the Earth does.
WoW and earth share a 24 hour day. So that alone makes it entirely possible.
I don't think you could have made a less intelligent, more inane post. Let's break it down!
First of all, I never said it was not possible. Hell, I never said I don't believe it, I merely asked for confirmation from official sources. Not only that, but even with confirmation of Azeroth orbiting a star, there could still be plenty of explanations of Pandaria not being the frigid mess Northrend is.
Then, you make a ridiculous comment about a 24 hour day means Azeroth could be orbiting a star? You are correct, Azeroth could, however, the length of even presence of a day/night pattern is not evidence in its favor whatsoever. Every other planet on our solar system has a different rotation period, and they orbit around a star too. How does your argument make sense considering that? Not to mention that day/night relies on a planet's rotation upon itself and being near a star, not it's orbit around one. Despite all planets sharing these two traits, to assume they do as well on a fantasy world that hasn't even been properly charted in its own fantasy setting, let alone placed properly in space, is a terrible argument.
Oh... figured you were being sarcastic in your first post I quoted.
Thanks for the long and unnecessary post tho lol.
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Feb 2, 2013 2:27 pm GMT
On some maps Alaska and Hawaii are shown right next to each other just off the coast of California... Yet they have very different climates. Off all the things to over analyze in the WoW universe, this is what you chose?
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Feb 2, 2013 3:01 pm GMT
For one, it is a fantasy game with odd climates that all seemed to be sealed off by mountains(there's a lot of mountain ranges in Azeroth, ya know...
That, and unless continents drifted to a great degree during the sundering, old Kalimdor could not have been pole to pole huge.
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Panda farts. Seriously. They eat a lot, they fart a lot, and they poop a lot, and there's a bunch of them all on one tiny island. The greenhouse gasses were sure to build up. It's just a wonder that Destruction warlocks and Fire mages don't blow the whole island up any time one sneezes.
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Feb 2, 2013 11:39 pm GMT
i should find the topic where somebody calculated how big azeroth was and its gravity based off the atlas in ulduar
Feb 3, 2013 12:58 pm GMT
Robotix posted...The Titans did it.
This is pretty much the legit answer
same reason why zones that are right next to each other are so drastically different and there are so many mountain ranges separating them
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