Better Night Skies?

Post by i***@gmail.com
I'm noticing a night sky when it's night time in the real world, in places where I hadn't noticed nighttime before like in Orgrimmar or places where they used to have it and then it was taken out so that if you went to those zones while it was night in the real world, in the game there was no difference but now there is.
When was this changed?

I would like to verify your observations, if you would bother to
structurate your posting.

Which zones are you talking about?

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i***@gmail.com

2018-12-30 07:29:27 UTC

Post by ASKF

I would like to verify your observations, if you would bother to
structurate your posting.
Which zones are you talking about?
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For starters, Orgrimmar, Dun Morogh and Elwynn Forest.

Tim Merrigan

2018-12-30 08:38:25 UTC

I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.

Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

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Tim Merrigan

2018-12-30 08:48:39 UTC

I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

Shinnokxz

2019-01-02 03:27:49 UTC

I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

And in Orgrimmar, which should be half way around the world, and so
should be in daylight when the Eastern Kingdoms are in night, it's the
same.
BTW the day/night cycles should be different on Azarath, Outland,
Dranar, and Argus
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Tim Merrigan

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.

Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

i***@gmail.com

2019-01-08 01:21:36 UTC

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates but they have clear day and night phases.

Lewis

2019-01-08 04:55:47 UTC

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

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Tim Merrigan

2019-01-08 05:56:39 UTC

On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 04:55:47 -0000 (UTC), Lewis

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

Well, there's a huge onion, and 4 continents, counting the Maelstrom,
6 if you count Northrend and Pandaria, between them. Admittedly, we
don't see what's between them on the other side of the planet, but
based on what we do see....

Tim Merrigan

2019-01-08 05:58:46 UTC

Post by Tim Merrigan
On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 04:55:47 -0000 (UTC), Lewis

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

ocean not onion

Lewis

2019-01-08 13:21:16 UTC

Post by Tim Merrigan
On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 04:55:47 -0000 (UTC), Lewis

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

All of those island are pretty small.

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i***@gmail.com

2019-02-11 01:51:23 UTC

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

Wasn't intending to give that intention. Not only is it likely that there's another side of Azeroth that we haven't seen, but considering that it's cold in the northern part of the known continents, while hot in the south, that south could be either at the equator or just north of it, meaning that there could be more below it.

Tim Merrigan

2019-02-11 03:47:43 UTC

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

Someone on here measured the length of the Eastern Kingdoms (by
putting a Tom Tom waypoint in Silvermoon City while his character was
in Booty Bay) and discovered it's about the same length Britain
(England and Scotland), so a little less than 1500 KM

another calculation from Wowhead

Quakebane <Notability> 120 Worgen Warrior 25965 17 posts
23 Oct 2014
2
Kalimdor from North to South is 7.2km
Eastern Kingdoms from North to South is 7.2km
Pandaria from West to East is 3.3km

Note, he did this calculating from timed flight times, based on in
game movement speeds.

He apparently didn't do Northrend.

Also the central ocean is a bit larger in diameter than the lengths of
to the "continents".

Tim Merrigan

2019-02-11 03:55:45 UTC

Post by Lewis
lG

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I haven't paid attention lately, but a while ago I noticed that the
day/night cycle seems to be about an hour.
Right now outside Ironforge, at 2018-12-30 12:36 PST it's night, with
a full moon, so brightly lit.

My understanding that time, thus rendered skies designating time, are a per server constant and thus the zones render whatever strings with that constant.
Expecting an ingame timezone system to exist solely for the purpose of theoretically attuned skies is probably a concept they laughed at and threw in the trash, if even given that much thought.

And yet other games like Elder Scrolls and Black Desert Online, have
been able to do that, just that their time passes at a different rates
but they have clear day and night phases.

Why are you assume Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor are on opposite sides of
the planet?

Someone on here measured the length of the Eastern Kingdoms (by
putting a Tom Tom waypoint in Silvermoon City while his character was
in Booty Bay) and discovered it's about the same length Britain
(England and Scotland), so a little less than 1500 KM
another calculation from Wowhead
Quakebane <Notability> 120 Worgen Warrior 25965 17 posts
23 Oct 2014
2
Kalimdor from North to South is 7.2km
Eastern Kingdoms from North to South is 7.2km
Pandaria from West to East is 3.3km
Note, he did this calculating from timed flight times, based on in
game movement speeds.
He apparently didn't do Northrend.
Also the central ocean is a bit larger in diameter than the lengths of
to the "continents".

So, if Quakebane's calculations are right, the whole world is about
10, maybe 15 KM across. There are Earth villages that are bigger than
that.

Lewis

2019-02-11 06:17:41 UTC

Post by Lewis
lG

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