Flying Characters Shouldn't See Nodes.

The epidemic of epic flying mounted players, obviously not hurting for cash, flying around farming up all the materials that those not yet able to afford their own mounts might themselves use to make money, is another horrible example of poor forethought and the widening gap of have vs have-not.

I don't mind normal competition, on my level, for the same spawns. If you get there first because you can clear faster, stealth, put your pet on something and harvest, or are on an epic LAND mount vs a character who isn't, grats and hopefully we're leaving in different directions.

But to have cleared halfway to a node only to have a level 70 swoop down and take it -- multiple times in the same zone -- and see a stack of whatever it was on AH for gold by that same player (meaning they weren't gathering to craft, either) seems a little skewed in design.

It's a case of the rich getting richer, and everyone under 70 trying to earn for a mount getting screwed.

Turning off node visuals while in flight would solve it entirely, as they can still go farming like the rest of us, and still have the advantage of being able to blow things up more effectively due to their level.

And here, I'll save some of the wonderful members of the community some time by entering your responses for you.

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Lrn2lvl70
Post on your main
Lol n00b
Being Level 70 with an epic flying mount makes me a better and more deserving (player/human being/force of nature/individual of any real significance) than you are, so STFU you stupid casual.

I'm sure I missed some. Enjoy!