I made it to the airport near IF!

[Nickthered]

So i was bored and decided to see if i could make it there. I went out the front gates of IF and went to the left trying to get and stay as high into the mountains as i could. Here are the pics.

If you look closley u can see the top of a building. Don't try to walk on it or u will fall through and dies as i did.
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/8674/wowscrnshot0123051216091pz.jpg

So i got my body back and u can see how far i fell
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/866/wowscrnshot0123051216587io.jpg

Just walking around checking things out
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9652/wowscrnshot0123051217057mm.jpg

None of the NPC's do anything as of yet
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1497/wowscrnshot0123051217341sm.jpg

[Nickthered]

Here u can see where they have a tunnel built but it is blocked off
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8568/wowscrnshot0123051217546go.jpg
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2456/wowscrnshot0123051227243ui.jpg

Da Plane
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/9329/wowscrnshot0123051218294mb.jpg

Building blocked off
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/5787/wowscrnshot0123051220318gx.jpg

[Nickthered]

After about 30 sec of playing around i got in
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2107/wowscrnshot0123051222322wj.jpg

Nothing inside yet
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/218/wowscrnshot0123051223172vk.jpg

The Runway
http://img181.exs.cx/img181/157/wowscrnshot0123051220509lx.jpg
http://img193.exs.cx/img193/5398/wowscrnshot0123051226102rm.jpg

[Nickthered]

No gryphon master yet
http://img181.exs.cx/img181/6840/wowscrnshot0123051221270is.jpg

Another building or possible entrance/exit that is blocked off
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/979/wowscrnshot0123051224439lc.jpg

If u get next to the block u can see through it, to the inside
http://img193.exs.cx/img193/7364/wowscrnshot0123051225194hi.jpg

[Mad_One]

Great work man,the pics are cool,i've been reading other threads speaking about the airport,but i think you are the first one to actually get into it,gratz!!

[zkajan]

Bravo! if you're on Arthas I'll send you 5S!

[SuAside]

I hereby grant you the title of Master Explorer...

:)

great job

[Hettar]

Nice job and nice pictures !
But you should know that xploring unfinished zonbes that you're not supposed to be able to access is a banable offense or Blizzard ... so be careful ;)

[Mangedor]

Great Job!

You>Me @ exploration.

Mange.

[Mangedor]

Nice job and nice pictures !
But you should know that xploring unfinished zonbes that you're not supposed to be able to access is a banable offense or Blizzard ... so be careful ;)

Just a question, How would you know if its a area you are not supposed to be able to access? I was thinking the airport COULD be a part of the game an I just needed to find a way in? I think it would be pretty harsh for Blizzard to ban anyone for exploring to the best of their ability. The unusual place (Newman's landing) I found recently is clearly intended to be remote and it looks unused as of yet but I can't see how Blizz could boot me for doing something they don't expect people to do (like swim from wetlands to westfall).

Fine line I guess. but I hope people don't get scared off from extreme exploring. Thats one of the most enjoyable parts of the game to me. : )

Mange

[Singu]

Nice job and nice pictures !
But you should know that xploring unfinished zonbes that you're not supposed to be able to access is a banable offense or Blizzard ... so be careful ;)

Haha, every alliance guy or girl has flown over there. So it's not like it hasn't been explored. They just begged someone to traverse the mountain to get there. Frankly I find the inability of Blizzard to properly block of unfinished zones to be their own fault, and their threat to ban explorers is pathetic at best.

[Cervantes]

Why would there be BLOCKS if they assumed people wouldn't go there? :) They know people will adventure there. But remember, curiousity killed the cat!

[NazMorgall]

If the Explorer League in Ironforge can be a faction, you get extra reputation reward for exploring!

I really come to think why the Eastern Kingdoms have more hidden zone than the Kalimdor? It's new for this game but seems finished unlike the Eastern Kingdoms which still have Quel'thalas, Gilnea, Kul'Tiras, Zul'Aman and Balor await.

[zkajan]

If the Explorer League in Ironforge can be a faction, you get extra reputation reward for exploring!

I really come to think why the Eastern Kingdoms have more hidden zone than the Kalimdor? It's new for this game but seems finished unlike the Eastern Kingdoms which still have Quel'thalas, Gilnea, Kul'Tiras, Zul'Aman and Balor await.
There is Hyjal and the lower half of Silithus, plus that village above Darkshore, probably others too (I don't play much with my horde char or I'd proably think of more)

[Eiger]

There is Hyjal and the lower half of Silithus, plus that village above Darkshore, probably others too (I don't play much with my horde char or I'd proably think of more)

Blizzard did post that they'll penalize folks who go into Hyjal - so be careful on that one!

[shadracht]

three things:

1) Great job, great pics

2) blizz said that areas they didn't want people in would have under construction markers, and "guardians of bliz" monsters running around to tell people not to go there.

3) the guy who was banned was banned because "he exploited monsters he should not have been able to kill". I.e. he got into an unfinshed area, and started farming things that were dropping way too easily for XP. If he didn't know what he was doing was seriously iffy, he was a moron.

[Mastgrr]

Blizzard did post that they'll penalize folks who go into Hyjal - so be careful on that one!Ironicly I did just that about a week ago. Created an NE, died to become a wisp outside Auberdine and ran all the way to Hyjal.

To enter Hyjal you have to go through a portal (which is currently locked). Interesting... Maybe the area is a complete raid-instanced area? Seems a bit big for that though. I recall that you just kept walking higher and higher up in the place. It felt like I could literally touch the sky at a certain point... It also made my dizzy, especially at the places where the ground was leaning too much.

Oh, and at the end of the road in Hyjal (next to a very secret, but interesting plot-twister), an under construction markers was stationed. It said "Blizzard Construction Company" :)

[silkfire]

Nickthered, I adore u! But how did u manage? When I went on the snow just outside IF, the mountain is too steep - u'll fall down below the IF causeway. It would be nice if u told me how to do (PM me please). And is it left or right when you have your back against the IF entrance, looking out on Dun Morogh?

And were is this airport by the way? Is it on the right or left on this map?
http://img198.exs.cx/img198/3516/ironforgeairport6va.jpg

[TheHorse4]

I made it up to the airport about a month ago. I didn't realize it was hard to get up to though so I didn't even make a big deal about it. Although you were luckier than me, I didn't manage to get into the building with a huge stone slab blocking the entrance. There were a few NPC's up there but they didn't say much. Does anyone know what this is going to be, I mean obviously an airport, but then what are the gryphons for?

[Stogun]

Ok,

Sorry - just started looking up information about this game. Looking to buy it but having troubles finding it anywhere.

Are these areas unfinished being delayed because of expansions? Because the game isn't finished?

What's the deal?

[Mastgrr]

Are these areas unfinished being delayed because of expansions? Because the game isn't finished?

What's the deal?There are areas that simply are locked because they're meant to not be accessed by players, such as this airport. There are also areas in this game that are locked because they're not completed, such as the peninsula of Gilneas.

[SuAside]

Stogun, a good MMORPG keeps on growing regardless of expansion packs. basically Blizzard thought they had enough content to launch the game as is (which was right btw, the world is huge). however, they have A LOT of things they still want to implement into the world: battlegrounds, instances and so forth. this also probably includes things like this airport.

it is only normal for them to try & block off unfinished areas (here with simple blocks). however, if there is a danger of the area being exploited, they will put up the Guardians of Blizzard. basically ****ing tough ass mofos you cant beat...

[AntiMatter]

wow where did you get that map silkfire ? , you can see lots of stuff on it

[Astrargent]

That whole story tickled me, so I went to see for myself. Indeed, it was'nt too difficult getting to the airport.
Strange place. Alone up there in the mountains, with only the sound of the wind, and no players, no mobs.

Some of the planes have NPC next to them, that talk. One of them said something like "these races are a nice opportunity to show our ingeniosity" or so.

Recorded a video while visiting, if anyone interested.

[bootstrap]

im interested, very

[Nickthered]

The thing is that nobody had gotten to the area yet so how was i to know it was unfinished. There was specualtion that maybe it was meant as a part of a high level quest. For all anyone knew maybe it was a seccret area that had special NPC's there that sold special items. Plus, there were no gaurdians and no warning signs, the only indication that it was unfinished was the lack of a gryphon master and the path blocked, but that could have been an indication of an area meant for people who like to find hidden areas. But, it was rather easy to get there and a single blizz gaurdian would have been able to stop me. It really seems hypocritical of Blizz to make a game whose selling point is exploring, but if u explore the wrong area, even if there are no warnings, u get banned.

[Nickthered]

Nickthered, I adore u! But how did u manage? When I went on the snow just outside IF, the mountain is too steep - u'll fall down below the IF causeway. It would be nice if u told me how to do (PM me please). And is it left or right when you have your back against the IF entrance, looking out on Dun Morogh?

And were is this airport by the way? Is it on the right or left on this map?
http://img198.exs.cx/img198/3516/ironforgeairport6va.jpg

Here is roughly the path i took, I have no idea what that is to the west. Maybe i need to take another trip. ;) The trick is that when you first head east don't immediatley try to go up the mountains just keep walking east and try to stay as high as you can. Once you get past the mountains immediatly around IF you can start heading up and u will laugh at yourself it is so easy.
http://img195.exs.cx/img195/1619/ironforgeairport6va2pn.jpg

[Nickthered]

Here is roughly the path i took, I have no idea what that is to the west. Maybe i need to take another trip. ;) The trick is that when you first head east don't immediatley try to go up the mountains just keep walking east and try to stay as high as you can. Once you get past the mountains immediatly around IF you can start heading up and u will laugh at yourself it is so easy.
http://img195.exs.cx/img195/1619/ironforgeairport6va2pn.jpg
BTW the green area in the middle of the map is just a couple of tents. No NPC's

[silkfire]

THANK U!!!! You're the #1 WoW Explorer in my opinion, you are!
Thanx, once again!

[Hayek]

Congratulations and many thanks!! If you're on the EU closed beta server, give me a tell - this deserives a reward.

[Astrargent]

I have a 36 Mo footage of exploring the airport/racetrack, but I'm not sure my website provider allow such big files to be uploaded/downloaded properly. Anyone got room on a server where I could upload it ?

Kind of a raw video. No sound, no special effects (I'm new to fraps/video editing).

[silkfire]

Post it on this server, it's slow, but has 80 GB space free: ftp://lionhearted.nl/nimdump/

Would be cool to watch that video of yours, man ;)

[rolycade]

ok, so i've just spent about 2 hours trying to get up there... i just can't seem to get up the very first section :( can anyone post a video of some detailed description of how to do it?

[Astrargent]

At the IF gate, look towards outside, and head left. Don't try to go upwards at first, just keep hugging the side of the mountain. After a first valley, try going up. Keep trying. Sometimes it works, sometime it doesn't and you keep bouncing on the "wall". Look for some obvious paths that look like they're gonna let you go up.
Looking up, you'll see some "IF-towers" protruding from the ground. Aim at them. Do not try to go straight towards the airport/racetrack, you can't.
Going up, you'll end up right above IF. You can go all the way to the top of the mountain (there's a sort of memorial up there).
Head towards the airport. Careful, there are some steep steps there.
You can go the way Nickthered went, and might end up dying. I went around, and arrived at the end of the track.
I'll try to post screenshots.

[spongebob133]

I've been trying to find this but have had no luck so far. Tried to download the video showing you how to get there but its broken, error 550.

If someone could offer some really detailed info on how to get there, or show key points on the map I would be greatful.

Cheers.

[NazMorgall]

Wonder if it work like the shimmering flats, lot of quests involving in the race. Or another new transport to other airports as quests reward or taxi...

[Mangedor]

Wonder if it work like the shimmering flats, lot of quests involving in the race. Or another new transport to other airports as quests reward or taxi...

I have always assumed it was a dwarfish military installation. An airfield to launch attacks from. I don't think it will have anything to do with common travel.

Although now that I think of it.... maybe they COULD fly you to a yet to be discovered continent unreachable by gryphon or boat! Can you say expansion pack!

Mange.

[Astrargent]

I'm aware of the problem with the vid. Trying to fix it :(

I tried again to get to the airport with the road I had used the other day, but couldn't find it again :(
So I looked for another one, and found an alternative.
See that frozen lake south of the airport ? Well, I was southwest-ish of it, on the road to Loch Modan. I headed north, an one of the valleys allowed me to climb up to the frozen lake. From there on, it's flat.

Here's a map. Road one in red, road(s) two in blue (can't remember exactly which valley I used).

http://www.npoisson.free.fr/airportroad.jpg

[zkajan]

I'm aware of the problem with the vid. Trying to fix it :(

I tried again to get to the airport with the road I had used the other day, but couldn't find it again :(
So I looked for another one, and found an alternative.
See that frozen lake south of the airport ? Well, I was southwest-ish of it, on the road to Loch Modan. I headed north, an one of the valleys allowed me to climb up to the frozen lake. From there on, it's flat.

Here's a map. Road one in red, road(s) two in blue (can't remember exactly which valley I used).

http://www.npoisson.free.fr/airportroad.jpg
i made it up both ways now, actualy it's very easy the red line once you get the hang of it, i must have gone up 20 times showing guildies until we remembered to get a warlock
the hardest part is the crossing of the "go straight" valley right near IF
the blue lines are wrogn, or rather, it's not quite as indicated. you have to start going up along the left one of them, but then when almost at top go horizontaly over to the right one and that's the only way i could do it that way. there is also tons of trees so it's harder to see where you're going unlike the other one

[zkajan]

i made it up both ways now, actualy it's very easy the red line once you get the hang of it, i must have gone up 20 times showing guildies until we remembered to get a warlock
the hardest part is the crossing of the "go straight" valley right near IF
the blue lines are wrogn, or rather, it's not quite as indicated. you have to start going up along the left one of them, but then when almost at top go horizontaly over to the right one and that's the only way i could do it that way. there is also tons of trees so it's harder to see where you're going unlike the other one
and now i made it both to the farm you see when fliying menethil-if and to the little "vacuole' area by dun algaz

looks like either an area for expanding in future or perhaps an alternate way to IF that was the actual way before they put in dun algaz. i think they wanted noobs to go to Loch Modan prior to making their way to Wetlands. Reason I say this is because at the farm there is a tunnel that goes like an arrow towards IF but a hundred feet or so in it stops and the dropoff is into the area beneath the world map ( botomless pit). no, i did not jump. very barren there except for few dragonmaw orcs near dun algaz

[Astrargent]

Okay, this time I wanted to fraps one way up there. I haven't been able to reproduce either of the two blue lines, unfortunately. Must have been randomly lucky with jumps ending on grippy ledges.
Attempters should better concentrate on the red one.

However, I found yet another way (keep trying, there are many).
On the frost lake downhill of IF, go to the North point. The valley separates in two. Run in the one on the right and climb. Do not go all the way up, since it's not useful About two thirds up, aim left. The side of the mountain there is grippy , so run horizontally on it (looks like you're walking on air, especially on the rocky-texture part). The mountain turns, and as soon as you arrive on snow, stick to the right, and try to go up. If you make it, then the tricky part is done. From there on, keep climbing (easyly done), and wander up there, 'til you're at the airport.
I fraps'ed this way again (20 megs), but then, I can't find a server...

Some advice for this way up :
- keep running. Standing will occasionnally have you loose grip.
- do not jump during the tricky part in the hope of landing on a grippy ledge, I never found one in many, many, attempts.

[Astrargent]

Okay. Finally.
Here's a link to a 19 megs vid of a successful climb (http://www.npoisson.free.fr/GettingtoIFairport.AVI) .
And a map of the way I used, described in the previous post. The thin red line.

:http://www.npoisson.free.fr/airportroad2.jpg

[ragusauz]

Okay. Finally.
Here's a link to a 19 megs vid of a successful climb (http://www.npoisson.free.fr/GettingtoIFairport.AVI) .
And a map of the way I used, described in the previous post. The thin red line.

:http://www.npoisson.free.fr/airportroad2.jpg

what the heck, way to defy ever law of world of warcraft physics.

how on EARTH did you make it across that first face? I just tried for 10 minutes and couldn't even make it up half.

[Astrargent]

what the heck, way to defy ever law of world of warcraft physics.

how on EARTH did you make it across that first face? I just tried for 10 minutes and couldn't even make it up half.

There's quite a bit of luck. When trying to reproduce the way, I succeded 4 times in 20-25 attempts. Gotta keep running, else you'll fall, and be lucky at the end of the first face, when taking the turn. I usually fall when missing the turn, except the one time that's in the video.

[zkajan]

There's quite a bit of luck. When trying to reproduce the way, I succeded 4 times in 20-25 attempts. Gotta keep running, else you'll fall, and be lucky at the end of the first face, when taking the turn. I usually fall when missing the turn, except the one time that's in the video.
i found the red line to be the easiest one

i must have run it at least 40ish times last night now, it got to the point it was a joke (i striped down to just a cape on my back)

[silkfire]

Astrargent! I was to that area today, and wee! It's virtually impossible! HELP me! I'm using the path in the video. My Night Elf doesn't seem to really get it. Maybe it only works for your little gnome, but I've tried thousands of times, and he constantly pulls his hands up in the air, slipping. Where in lies the trick? This thing got me really mad and frustrated, I just wanted to call the mountains and all the people for ugly words. Arrrggghh!!! Damn, it's impossible! Need tips!

[Weedkiller]

I managed to make it to the airfield during CB. Perhaps they mean to put content there in the future, but Blizzard has stated that there are some inaccesable areas that are meant to be eye candy only and I suspect this may be one of those, especially considering its right under a flight path. While the blocked off tunnels might indicate a future way to get there, I can think of no place it could connect to when it's so high up.

What I really want to know is if it's possible to go north from here and explore and mark on the map that area in the mountains in the wetlands. It looks like thats where that farming area is that you fly by. I tried for half an hour to get there all along the southern mountain range in the wetlands and pretty much determined it's impossible. Now I think it may be you can get there from the airfield, but I've been too lazy to try.

[Astrargent]

Silk, any chance you can play on a euro server ? We can meet on anyone of these.
Message me on EN final Beta 2 ("Minuscule" or "Joli' on alliance side, "Astrark" on horde side), and we could go together.
If you play on US server, well .... euro open beta is supposedly starting soon, and is accessible with the US client (it's the one I kept after US open beta and I currently use). Just create an euro open beta account.

[silkfire]

hard.... I'm playing Alliance on Final Beta sever 10 (if u don't have a character ther, could u plz create a new one, only used to giude me? please! I don't wanna change server with my Night Elf - please! Really nice of u, then. My character name: Thelmarion.

[Astrargent]

Okay, I'll create a char on final beta 10. It will be a gnomette with pink pigtails named "Minuscule". I'll /tell you, and we will try together once I'm lvl 5 (enough to get out of the dwarf/gnome newbie zone through the tunnel.
Anyone interested can join the effort :)

I'll be playing from 9pm to 11pm Paris time tonight on server 10. And probably during Friday afternoon on server 2.

[silkfire]

Hmm... Not my times, really. Could u PM me your MSN for easier and quicker conversations?

[Xanadul_r]

Those are cool and thanks !

[Anoron]

Hi. I was very excited to read that some people got into the hidden "airport." I always wanted to tour this area, as well as the hidden, northern most part of Northshire Valley -- the part past the waterfall with the tents. Since Beta I have tried to visit these places.

Unfortunately I have failed on many many attempts with each route shown on the maps posted here. I am on the Lothar server - Alliance. I wonder if all those who made it, are playing Beta in Europe? Please let me know, perhaps this cannot be done in the regular game?

Also, I start my climb from the gates of Iron Forge. At the point were the map's red line turns...there is a tower there in the way. The slope past the tower has snow ravines and rocky areas. Even when pointed at the towers, I eventually slide down the hill. I have kept running, not stopped, not jumped, and tried other ways too, but fail.

Lastly, I wonder if the hidden part of the Northshire Valley past the waterfall is just "eye candy."

I look forward to encouragement and help from all of you. I love to explore and climb! Thanks

[darkst4r]

Btw thought id mention seems i didnt read it here....

this is only possible with a gnome or is MUCH easier with gnome i tried NE and was so hard and impossible and i did it in 10 sec now with a gnome!


and i made it to highets point in game took me ages to climb up above ironforge but i made it :D

http://img239.exs.cx/img239/3331/untitled4lq.jpg

[Pär]

Congratulations to Nickthered for the screens and the explorations, first time I've ever seen screens from it.

Saw a post on the official forums that someone had spoken to a GM about this issue, the GM had said it was an area that was possible to get to, but didn't make it seem like it would be illegal. So all concerned should be allright until someone gets their nippies in a jam about it. In either case it's just exploration, and carries no unfair advantage aspects.

Cheers.

[Astrargent]

Starting straight from IF gates, I made it with my dwarf. I was unable to reproduce this route more than twice, tho. Someone stated here earlier that he managed to use this route repeatedly, so keep trying !
(btw that was the thick red line on my previous pic)

With my gnomette, I used the two thick blue lines, but was unable to reproduce them. When I wanted to fraps a way up, I found the thin red line way. It involves a tricky wall-run. Highly reproducable once you get the hang of it.

I'll gladly help anyone who can come out and play on some euro beta server.

Euro release is on feb 11th. Yay !

About wall-running. On some boards (was it here, or on some vnboard ?), someone made a video showing how it's possible to enter Orgrimmar and Stormwind without using the normal entrance paths. In Orgrim's case, they were horde, and slaughtered peeps near the gryphon master... Can be fun, but they used their mounts for some tricky jumps.

[Nickthered]

btw , some people were wondering about a pond in the wetlands. It's above the cave were u mine the incendite. I made it there a few weeks ago and here is my post. (It also shows the farm u fly over when going from IF to the wetlands)

http://www.rpgforums.net/showthread.php?t=309748

[Alloran]

yay omg woot i made it :)

[Tar-Elendil]

is everyone that made it a gnome or dwarf?

[AbstractShadow]

nope i did it and i was human. i used the thin blue line way.

[silkfire]

nope i did it and i was human. i used the thin blue line way.
Yeah? I was playing NE and it's impossible - both ways! Can u tell me, if u take the blue path, how do u pass the first tower? Should u walk on it? Or beneath or above? Tell me, would be nice!

[Nickthered]

Yeah? I was playing NE and it's impossible - both ways! Can u tell me, if u take the blue path, how do u pass the first tower? Should u walk on it? Or beneath or above? Tell me, would be nice!


Dang silk, i thought u would have made it there by now. I'm as US player otherwise i would personally come and take u on a trip up there. If u take the red path just remember to not stop moving otherwise you will fall.

[Mastgrr]

I did this I think a week ago and I got there on my first try. I also used the opportunity to go to the top of the mountain.

[darkst4r]

as i said gnome is easiest some how i dunno why, they can cliff walk on verticle rock faces i climed the whole mountain range along past airport to searing gorge etc...

gnome = easiet... use a lvl 1 one like i did.

[Nostradamus92]

Okay I made 2 videos, one going to the top and one going to the airport, both fairly large in size for a 56k, but i figure most of you have broadband.
Be warned, it's nothing special and the quality is poor.
Also, the one to the airport i the firt time i went there, so it's a bit messed up, also my computer crashed just as i fell down a slope, but i survived, but i dont know if there is a better way :D

First one is to the top of the mountain:
www.coolart.dk/stuff/1_divx.avi around 25mb

Next one is to the airport
www.juveniles.dk/Stuff/Airport.avi around 50mb because I walk around there

[WOWaddicted]

I don't know if anyone has tried this yet, but I thought people might be interested to know that its possible to blink past the icewall at the airport. It leads to dropoff looking off underneath the world much like that picture near dun algaz. I didn't bother to try to mess around there further however and left the airport.

I never saw the other cliff entrance so no idea if blink works there either...

[dirkraft]

I made it there as well. Made myself a Fraps video for my own WoW records. :D

There's one tricky part near the beginning, but other than that, its a walk in the park, a very cold icy park, with very few trees. There are some random tents strewn about up there. At what I've dubbed "IF peak", you will find a flag and the bones of probably some dwarf, now a deceased member of the Explorers' League. Nobody would come with me, so I couldn't get a screenshot of the peak with the duel flag there. But now you guys can try it out. The trek starts immediately east of the entrance to IF. That tricky part is right near the beginning. But after that, it's all just regular walking.

There's also a mountain town further north, technically in the wetlands. Open up the wetlands map. You didn't think there was nothing in that HUGE mass of mountains, did you? Has anyone else seen this town? There's a really nice splitting waterfall. It's got farms and some pointless npc's finally. Before, it was completely dead.

There's also a rotting cabin on the ocean coast directly west of Stormwind. You have to swim a lot for this one. And at that, there's a way to drop into Stormwind from the cliffs. Unfortunatelym you drop in under all the architecture.

Back in my beta days I found a coastal settlement in the Arathi Highlands, on the far east coast. Again, more swimming. They've probably plopped some npcs down there now, like they've done with everything else. And if you continue north long enough, you can drop into the Eastern Plaguelands and grab the flight path at oh, say, level 5 :D

You'll notice all these are in the Eastern Kingdoms. Kalimdor however isn't so interesting. There is one npcless settlement east in the back of the Magram centaur area in Desolace I believe. It's got a thick purple hue. There is a forge and anvil but no npcs. This one is easily accessible as it has not been hidden or attemptedly blocked off.

I did a yahoo search for getting into Hyjal, which is how I ended up here. It seems you have to levitate to do it. So I guess that kicks me out of the picture :/

[Nickthered]

Has anyone else seen this town? There's a really nice splitting waterfall. It's got farms and some pointless npc's finally. Before, it was completely dead. /

Been there, done that.

http://www.rpgforums.net/showthread.php?t=309748

You might also check out this thread

http://www.rpgforums.net/showthread.php?t=315557

[airportplease]

I tried for hours in all mentioned areas with my human char and none would work...he would always fall.

Made a lvl 1 gnome and made it second try using the thick red path. It's ridiculously easy. Gnomes just don't fall down and can climb so much easier.

Once up on top of Ironforge, you can go east to the airport and then drop down carefully to the secret wetlands farm.

OR you can go west and drop down to the campsite and trail to a cave that you see when flying into Ironforge from the NW. (No npcs here)

Also, the 'races' that the gnome engineers talk about near the planes at the airport are only saying that text because they're taken directly from the shimmering flats. If you talk to all of them, one actually mentions his car being faster than a goblin's.

The airport and farms both have closed-off tunnels leading straight to Ironforge. My only guess is that the airport is perhaps for some future content or was once planned as the "alliance's zepplin"?

[twich]

The Passage in The Airport Which i blocked by the mountain can easily be passed by a mage's Blink (obviously ment for Exploring) but once past that its a hallway leading into the mountians and ends with what looks like a very deadly drop off. I jumped and used slow fall and fell through the "nothingness" into what seemed to be the deeprun tram with only 1 tram. unfortunatly i did not wait to see if a tram would come i will have to go back there. i went through the portal back to IF but it took me to the real deeprun tram.

[twich]

i have some pics but dont no how to post them....anyone wana help

[twich]

i figured out that the tram station i got to was actualy what it would be like if u got past the instance leading to the tram in IF. knowing that, the passage way and IF were very close together Suggesting that u will be able to simply walk from IF to the Airport....but that does leave the question of why there would be a griffon master in the airport. there are many different things that this pathway could be


(by the way) i find it easyest getting there using my mount. it seems its easy to waly horizontaly on steep cliffs, however i am a gnome :)

[Pistachiognome]

Pretty simple to get into the airport i've been to a few places like that, i see something ont eh map and wonder how to get ther. For the airport the easiest way i've found is to head straight west from the northern entrance to Loch Modan you'll have to sort of sight the way up but once you get on to the snowfield /glacier area just walk north around teh mountains and there you are. You can acutally wander over towards where that crahsed plane is, the one you fly over on a gryphon if you go from IF to Menethil. And there are some NPC from the "Coldmines" as well, an instance yet to be built perhaps. Also if you keep climing to the highest peak above IF you'll find an expedition sign, like the one in the wetlands or stranglethorn vale, stuck into the top of the mountain with nothing around it. Interesting if nothing else.

[Zann the Defender]

So i was bored and decided to see if i could make it there. I went out the front gates of IF and went to the left trying to get and stay as high into the mountains as i could. Here are the pics.

If you look closley u can see the top of a building. Don't try to walk on it or u will fall through and dies as i did.
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/8674/wowscrnshot0123051216091pz.jpg

So i got my body back and u can see how far i fell
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/866/wowscrnshot0123051216587io.jpg

Just walking around checking things out
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9652/wowscrnshot0123051217057mm.jpg

None of the NPC's do anything as of yet
http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1497/wowscrnshot0123051217341sm.jpg

Actually, I gt up there a while ago, nothing short of an accomplisment, there is a gnome and dwarf only entrance, the other races are too tall to fit through. It isn't an actualy entrance gate sort of thing, but part of the mountain.

Some of the NPCs do things, the Gnomeregan Evacuees run arond, in the middle there is an Ice spot where a pet trainer, and two gaurds dance around. At the end, there are level 30+ guards shooting down level 7 trolls, it was fun. Got there on Zanza on Lightning's blade, a gnome rogue.

[RedSnipe]

Cool. Godo job on the pics.

[Alimdor]

Hi guys i have done a few glitches on my characters i got to the airport first try on my twink lol pretty much just keep going left until you get to a pretty high spot and try to get over the highest ridge and then go down its pretty easy. i gonna try to post some screenshots.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6439/wowscrnshot060707085537vb7.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot060707085537vb7.jpg)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7379/wowscrnshot061507095007iv2.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot061507095007iv2.jpg)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/962/wowscrnshot061507095011px2.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot061507095011px2.jpg)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3554/wowscrnshot061507095011dx0.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot061507095011dx0.jpg)

[Wintrow]

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman !

[Alimdor]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPs hope every one as interested as i am

[Qwertius]

I like this old thread. i never have tried this since I was horde all the time and then you don't wander in this area so much, but I remember seeing the planes when I flew from UC to Badlands...

I have a lvl 61 gnome these days so I will try it out for sure.. Is it still possible ? As the OP is from 2005 I wouldn't want to spend hours trying if it's not possible anymore, so please confirm if you know

[bhroam]

When you fly from IF to I think MH (or is it loch modan), you fly over a battle where dwarves are fighting trolls. They're like level 8 or something. This is up top by the airport.

My guildies took me up here on new years eve when we all had the slow fall mugs. There's a mountain up there with a flag marking the highest place on Azeroth. We had tons of fun slow falling down to MH.

It's still possible to get up there. You need to do some creative jumping just outside the north pass entrance to loch modan. Then there's a hike out to the airport.

My wife and I did it by searching for movies on youtube which showed up to do it.

It's funny... there's two types of guards up there. The standard IF guards who tell you directions to the real IF... and the old IF guards who give you directions into old IF.

It's fun to wander around. They've closed off the entrance into old IF, but you can still clip through it to see a staircase.

Fun stuff!

[Alimdor]

Hey i did it 2 days ago. On my first try. Its pretty easy. Went you go out left of IF. You go round a bend in the mountain somewhere there you go up to a higher level and just wall walk higher untill you over the top. I went to the airport and tooks some pics as shown in my last post

Cheers

[Wiglet]

I managed it tonight. took about 10 mins to get to the top of IF then about another 5 to get to the airport. :)

[ChaosSaber]

Blizzard will not ban you for exploring unfinished areas. It is common, reddiculous misonception based on the nature in which old areas were accessed. As long as you don't use wall hacks, wallwalking (which was nerfed) or modifying your MPQ files there is nothing to worry about.

Many unfinished areas are well known, documented, and video'd, and explored often by many people. I have even gone so far as to talk to a GM about an unrelated ticket while standing in the IF airport. He commented on my choice of venue and then addressed my ticket.

You need to remember that 99% of these areas have nothing in them. The only ones of interest are Mt. Hyjal, which is a big empty place with nice scenery, and the IF airport, which has a few low lvl MoBs and more scenery.

What Blizzard will ban you for is using these unfinished/buggy areas to gain advantage over other players. For example, it is technically possible to get underneath the ground in Stormwind. If you do this by yourself Blizz does not care. If you, say, get a Horde raid under SW and start shooting people on the ground above you, Blizz will ban you on the spot.

Happy exploration.

[Pharoahe]

anyone on an EU server wanna help me? please :D