Around Azeroth: Improved sun
by Elizabeth Harper 
Oct 29th 2007 at 10:00AM
Do you have a unique shot of Azeroth or Outland that you'd like to show off to the rest of the world? Tell us about it by e-mailing a copy to aroundazeroth@wow.com, with as much or as little detail as you'd like to share with the world!
Filed under: Screenshots, Around Azeroth
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hollywood Ron Oct 29th 2007 10:07AM
Wow, that's in WoW? They must be on some sort of super computer with all the graphics turned up.
festis Oct 29th 2007 10:09AM
hmmmmm..... looks like bloom to me.
on second thought, maybe its HDR?
robodex Oct 29th 2007 10:11AM
It's bloom. I think there was a video posted on moviewatch months ago showing it; pretty sure it was in 2.2 or something.
Todd Oct 29th 2007 10:12AM
That's not the sun. The sky is simply on fire. Run Redbeard, run!
Shalkis Oct 29th 2007 10:27AM
Bloom is a definite mark of a next-generation-title. *nodnod*
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=224
Aleph Oct 29th 2007 10:18AM
Isn't this in Menethil and not Theramore? The trees appear to be the same as the ones by the docks in Menethil Harbor, Wetlands. I stand to be corrected though.:/
Silverfire Oct 29th 2007 10:25AM
Wait, the Hellscream (EU) server? Are there two Hellscream servers? Cause the only one I know of is a US server.
George Oct 29th 2007 10:33AM
I've noticed it only at certain times of the day and in certain zones. It seems very hit or miss to get this exact amount of bloom to occur, but it definitely exists within the game.
Junzim Oct 29th 2007 10:41AM
Yep, as noted by comment #3, WoWInsider even ran an article which concerned the bloom effect.
Read your entries :D
Dave H. Oct 29th 2007 11:04AM
I just took a similar screenshot yesterday showing off a brilliant sun effect in Mulgore. Check it out here:
http://www.guildcafe.com/gallery/data/500/ScreenShot_102807_211755.jpeg
Mad Cow Oct 29th 2007 11:23AM
I am absolutely convinced no author from this blog plays WoW. The screenshot is of Menethil Harbor in the Wetlands.
I play Horde FFS and even I know the difference between the Menethil sky and the Theramore sky (when you can bloody see it).
realityworx Oct 29th 2007 11:32AM
I caught the bloom effect once in Thunderbluff looking past the auction house. Very impressive, the best part is that it only lasts a short time and then is gone, so it is not eternal.
Redbeard Oct 29th 2007 11:43AM
Your right #11. It's absolutely Menethil and not Theramore. Thing is I wrote Theramore in the mail when I sent the screenshot by mistake :p
Thijz Oct 29th 2007 12:42PM
@#6: Yes, contradictory to what WoWInsider wants you to believe, there are separate EU-realms!
Silverfire Oct 29th 2007 7:30PM
@#14: I was under the impression that Blizzard did not repeat realm names between EU and US. I was mistaken. Sorry.
monkeyhouse Oct 29th 2007 8:13PM
thanks god! i thought it was just me. i got 'blinded' in Tanaris the other day whilst trying to gather scorpid skins the other day (horrible drop rate) and got jumped by 3 blisterpaws!
nice effect though, running over the dunes into the blinding suns with that spooky music playing... makes you want to head to Elwynn Forest for a drink!