Curse

Anarion Silverhand · May 29, 2007, 11:40 AM // 11:40

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

Science has no place in this thread! Tyria is a land steeped in magic, so you cannot assume that the normal laws of physics will apply in the same way.

I see that you fail to provide a counter argument and instead reject my explanation by asking me to have some fun. I did writing my argument. I had more fun than I would have had saying "lawl flat, oh and I can't provide a valid argument as we cannot assume that laws of physics apply in the tyrian world, which makes my suggestion a guess and a guess only. lawl"

Xunlai Agent Smith · May 29, 2007, 03:14 PM // 15:14

Gravity would now work on a flat world, there is no material that has the extreme density to create that kind of gravity consistently the way it would have to work for the world of tyria...

Mournblade · May 29, 2007, 05:36 PM // 17:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anarion Silverhand

I see that you fail to provide a counter argument and instead reject my explanation by asking me to have some fun. I did writing my argument. I had more fun than I would have had saying "lawl flat, oh and I can't provide a valid argument as we cannot assume that laws of physics apply in the tyrian world, which makes my suggestion a guess and a guess only. lawl"

Well I certainly do apologize that you were so stricken by my comment to have fun that you had to lash out. I have no idea what is considered fun for you. For all I know, picking lint out of your navel causes you to go into peals of childlike titterings. You have certainly put me in my place! (see, I can do it to.)

As for a counter argument... I'm not arguing the validity of your statement. Coming from the same science-based world that you do, I find it very straightforward and logical. But considering that Tyria isn't a world like our own, I just think that if you are going to participate in a whimsical thread like this, that you would come up with something more clever than facts any of us could pull from our 4th grade science book.

Teger · May 30, 2007, 04:24 AM // 04:24

And thats how we bridge from GW1 to GW2...Our characters sail off the edge of the world in a boat with Gwen at the end of GW:EN, thus killing them all, and that explains why they arnt transfered into GW2.

Anyways, It would be neat to see a flat world...although a square would make more sense, or else it might run out of water due to it falling off the edge.

Anarion Silverhand · May 30, 2007, 11:23 AM // 11:23

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Originally Posted by Mournblade

Tyria isn't a world like our own, I just think that if you are going to participate in a whimsical thread like this, that you would come up with something more clever than facts any of us could pull from our 4th grade science book.

Such as what excactly? If we're not allowed to give logical explanations (or explanations at all) why not simply create a poll and close the thread? There's not much of a discussion over this thread if all we can do is post 1 of 2 options and not give explanations..

Mournblade · May 30, 2007, 01:58 PM // 13:58

Look, I made my original comment in an effort to provoke some creativity and even silliness. I'm not trying to tell you how to post. I suggest we just drop it before the thread is totally killed. Fair enough?

Hoyt · May 30, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Operative 14's turtle theory is the only one that makes any sense.

Giga Strike · May 30, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

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Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak

It's a dodecahedron, sheesh, isn't it obvious?

Seriously, the GW2 Logo seems to imply that it's a sphere.

the GW2 logo also placs orr near the south pole.

i think that tyria is a tall sphere. there seems to be little change in climate, though there are seasons, so there must be a slight curve.

King's Spectre · May 30, 2007, 09:08 PM // 21:08

Flat. Tyria is one deck of a huge interstellar craft traveling with a one G acceleration.

Well heck, we paced out tyria two years ago and it's only 10-30 miles across.

Willow O Whisper · May 30, 2007, 10:22 PM // 22:22

if this isen't spherical i don't know what is.

thx Milennin for posting this great picture on the forums.

Picclo · May 31, 2007, 02:45 AM // 02:45

Tyria is not a world...its a continent...as is cantha and elona

Free Runner · May 31, 2007, 07:27 AM // 07:27

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Originally Posted by Picclo

Tyria is not a world...its a continent...as is cantha and elona

Nope Tyria is the name of the world also not just the continent. Its been widely known really.

MAnderson · May 31, 2007, 10:43 AM // 10:43

God Apprentice · May 31, 2007, 12:07 PM // 12:07

It's banana shaped.

Seriously though, it's spherical.

Eldin · Jun 02, 2007, 08:05 PM // 20:05

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Originally Posted by Willow O Whisper

if this isen't spherical i don't know what is.

thx Milennin for posting this great picture on the forums.

I posted this earlier in the thread:

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Originally Posted by ME, First Page of Topic

The global appearance of Tyria for the GW2 logo is probably an effect. If you look at that image, you can see the full curves of the globe and you can't even see all of Tyria. If Tyria was a globe and followed the size rules in the GW2 logo, then Tyria takes up more than half the globe, leaving little room for Cantha, Elona, and possible other continents.

Then again, Elona could be scaled a bit, and Cantha could be on the other side of the globe. The maps in Guild Wars think 2 dimensionally, with "south south south" equalling Cantha. In real life "south south south" equals through Antarctica and then to the other face of the planet. Though if that was the case, we'd see considerable climate change, especially around the Battle Isles since it is sort of the halfway mark (with it leaning a bit closer to Cantha) between Tyria and Cantha.

If you don't understand it, it means that, by that logo, it appears that Tyria covers one whole face of the globe. Nay. In fact, in there, you can't see all of Tyria, meaning Tyria covers MORE than half the globe there. Leaving little room for Cantha and Elona and potential never-seen continents.

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About the water flowing? Tyria is really a microscopic ball of grime on a sink. When people of the "Greater Universe" turn on the sink, the water comes down (on one hand you'd think, due to our size, the water would be so big it'd crush us. On the other hand, we're so small that to us waterdrops are widely spaced apart and seen particle by particle).

Unlimited water.

...until the flat world of the "greater universe" runs out of water!

Willow O Whisper · Jun 03, 2007, 12:53 AM // 00:53

[QUOTE]I posted this earlier in the thread:

yea but not the screen :P

Amy Awien · Jun 03, 2007, 03:11 PM // 15:11

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Originally Posted by ropes782

In terms of climates/weather/night/day, GW is a video game...seriously programing in actual days and climate changes and crap like that would make the programmers go crazy! its just alot of work.

NWN had a night and day cycle, weather and a calendar. But I don't know if their programmers have gone crazy.

As to Tyria being flat or spherical, going from north to south the climate changes from a moderate in presearing Ascalon to subtropical in Kryta to desert and back to subtropical again in Cantha. That does suggest a spherical world.

Willow O Whisper · Jun 04, 2007, 07:32 PM // 19:32

^ so does wow

Rich_Izy · Jun 05, 2007, 12:06 AM // 00:06

Well, there is no day or night cycle in GW so.........

anyone up for sailing off the map of Tyria?

edit: but I could say the world, if not spherical, is tilted...
how else would you explain the varying climates?

Delta_24 · Jun 05, 2007, 12:23 AM // 00:23

Actually, there is evidence for a night and day cycle, as Riverside Provence (hopefully I'm right), the mission just before Sanctum Cay, is set at night.