Side Track:
Last week I finally achieve the most amazing ability a druid can get in outlands. I learned to fly. I spent hours soaring over Nagrand because... because I could. No goal, no objective. Halaa was claimed by the horde and a few on chat we're discussing raiding it to regain control. I play on a PvE server and most of the time Halaa is a simple affair but this time a team of horde were defending it. As usual, very coordinated. While I listen to people chat and get no where. I flew over and saw a unmanned post. I was amused to find I could claim the wyvern post while in flight form. So just for my own enjoyment I flew in a circle claiming them. I think this unnerved them because they started to have several players guard each one. A Undead Warlock began to follow me on his mount, we were both flagged.
So I start to fly off to the north, soaring higher. He followed. I dove. He followed. While I understand he really couldn't do much to me, something sparked in me at the aerial pursuit. I flew up to one of the large floating islands with him in tow. As I crested it, I dropped into cat and dashed across. With his regular mount, my cat dash would give me a slight gain in ground. I leapt over the edge and plummeted down shifting to flight as I neared the tree line. I flip my camera to see him just coming over the edge of the island. I near the ground so the fall wouldn't kill me and drop into cat hitting prowl. I stalk over to a bush under a large tree. Panning around and I watch as he nears the ground but doesn't dismount. He obviously couldn't find me, and after a minute flew off.
I started to think how exhilarating it would be to have aerial combat. Realizing druids are unique in the respect that we can fly at the drop of a hat while others dismounted get awfully friendly with the ground.
Question:
Could a Druid; with sufficient altitude, cast moonfire or another quick or near instant spell. On to another flying player and actually do damage? Could said Druid do enough damage to actually knock the other player off their mount?
Playing on a RP-PvE realm, I'm not really sure of a a lot of the PvP mechanics. Nor can I easily test them. I was just musing and wondered if it were at all possible or does Blizzard have a build in no-no while in flight.