Big secret?

[hardy83]

I found an easter egg. If you get past the map boundaries, the land literally ends.
Not even that far out. The map is a lie. The land just stops and there's a cliff and then just water.

So I imagine the right side of the map, the easter landmass, doesn't exist in any form.

Also if you get past the invisible walls in the starter tutorial area, the world there LITERALLY ends. You just fall of the face of the planet.

[duction]

Has anyone managed to get back over that wall at the start yet?

[Elastik Spastik]

Has anyone managed to get back over that wall at the start yet?

Iv tried. Iv got on top of the wall but there is an invisible barrier to prevent you from doing so.
There are a lot of invisible walls even if your nowhere near the edge of the map. Mainly on the big hills which is silly really, seeing as its supposed to be accesible. Iv climbed huge hills to be stopped in my tracks and having to go round the invisible barriers. The only barriers should be where the map ends. Not in the middle. And I wish we could swim further before being attacked by the blue screen. Its not like we cant fast travel if we go too far out.


I want a Tenchu mmorpg!!!!

[melkathi]

So I imagine the right side of the map, the easter landmass, doesn't exist in any form.

Also if you get past the invisible walls in the starter tutorial area, the world there LITERALLY ends. You just fall of the face of the planet.

Well other MMOs have an invisible box around the playable area, but sculpt some extra space to create the horizon. Eventually though the gameworld does just end.
Here is an example from Champions Online (superhero games are great for this, as flying will let you get such a greater view once you break free)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...4-15-46-37.jpg
The lighter areas are the play-zones. Darker mountains are outside the game world.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...3-17-18-22.jpg

City of Heroes was interesting with the invisible box, as in some maps at least, falling below the world would respawn you back up in the sky (move character on the Y axis) and let you fall straight back through the hole in the game world

[hardy83]

Well other MMOs have an invisible box around the playable area, but sculpt some extra space to create the horizon. Eventually though the gameworld does just end.
Here is an example from Champions Online (superhero games are great for this, as flying will let you get such a greater view once you break free)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...4-15-46-37.jpg
The lighter areas are the play-zones. Darker mountains are outside the game world.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...3-17-18-22.jpg

City of Heroes was interesting with the invisible box, as in some maps at least, falling below the world would respawn you back up in the sky (move character on the Y axis) and let you fall straight back through the hole in the game world

Yeah.
Trion doesn't seem to do that. Even with Rift, I was able to go to the "edge of the earth". There's no distant landmass. It just eventually stops. You don't even swim anymore, you just fall on flat land and can run to the edge.

I mean I know how game worlds work. it's a flat plain XY, and you design landmass on that by going up or down the Z, and that the eventual end of that XY plan happens as it's not infinite within the design programs.

I just thought the land would go out a bit more than what it doesn. lol

[CRIXDA]

I hate to do this, I really do.
It goes against everything that I stand for and believe in but I.... have.... to......

There is yet a secret.
In San Franscisco there is a cave, the Cave of Caerbannog....where carved in ancient runes into the living rock is the resting place of "the Holy DLC 2" and all of the patch notes. But it is guarded by a beast that is most foul that no man has yet fought with it and lived! The Bones of a full forty men lie strewn about It's lair! So, come no further ,if You doubt Your courage because Death awaits You.....with huge sharp pointy teeth!

[melkathi]

Well, that kinda sucks. The Holy Handgrenade update is rumoured to only come with DLC2, but is needed to defeat the beast guarding the cave.

[Thearl]

Well, that kinda sucks. The Holy Handgrenade update is rumoured to only come with DLC2, but is needed to defeat the beast guarding the cave.

Oh, absolutely, the hand grenade is coming with DLC 2, but's single use, and if the creature you use it on doesn't drop a replacement, then you have to go back to using sporks and wet noodles.

[JBoneFX]

Has anyone managed to get back over that wall at the start yet?

Yes CORE Legion has been at the start area... We are holding a race event there tomorrow night.

We've also been to the very top of the strato carrier (not just the deck, the top of the control room)
We've also held clan events in the off limits area of San Francisco...

Gotta stay busy somehow right?

[CRIXDA]

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