#1 - Oct. 19, 2006, 12:01 a.m.
No, Outland isn't any different from Azeroth while in a contested zone on PvE realm. From what I remember that rumor was started by someone saying "Wouldn't it be cool if..." and then for some reason that was spread as a fact. The chaos would surely have some comedic value, but we're not planning to suddenly change the rules of the realm you're on just to get a laugh.
Or are we!? ... duhn dun duuuuuuhn!
(No, we're not.)