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Typical Class Roles

ponyma — 2008-04-17T11:30:54+02:00

"Druid - Probably the best class to run the flag."The intent of this guide is to give quick directions to people entering a World of Warcraft battleground (BG) for the first time. Druids can heal, but their biggest asset is their ability to dispel movement debuffs by changing form. Within five minutes, you should have enough information to follow what's going on and make significant contributions to your team. Druids also may get a speed buff through their talent tree. There are additional resources to the BG (see the links at the end of this guide), but I never really found a simple explanation gathering all the important information in one convenient place, so I hope you'll find this guide useful. If you want to become a more knowledgeable BG player, read this article in its entirety since the second half of it contains a few advanced advice. Introduction When you enter these battlegrounds, you are guaranteed to be playing with players in the same bracket: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60. Note that you don't have to go to the geographic locations listed above to enter a queue: all the major cities (Orgrimmar, Undercity, Thunder Bluff, Stormwind and Iron Forge) have three battle masters in the War Quarters for each of them. Hunters - With sprinting pets (cats, for example, can learn dash), hunters can overrun just about anyone on the battlefield. Just sign up with all three of them, then go on your way: you will be teleported to the battlegrounds as soon as your turn comes (you will be prompted first). All three battleground have different structures and strategies and picking one is a personal choice. Sicing these pets on back line cloth wearers can seriously wreck their day. In a nutshell: WSG is probably the BG that's easiest to grasp and to have fun at initially.

wow po Hunters can also track an opposing flag runner. It has ten players maximum and the goal is to capture the enemy flag and bring it back inside your base (your own flag must be there as well). AB games have fifteen players maximum and the goal is to reach 2000 resources first. On defense, a hunter's stuns (like ""wing clip"") and traps (like ""ice trap"") make getting to the flag hard enough, while their DPS can seal the deal for the ""D"". The production rate depends on the number of nodes that your team controls. AV has a maximum of forty players on each sides and features epic battles where the two sides are trying to kill the opponent's general. On offense frost traps make excellent short term cc to slow pursuers. Depending on what you're looking for and who is playing, games can have sophisticated strategies or no strategies at all. wow Mages - The old ""root and nuke"" makes mages excellent in the midfield or on defense. Any player above level 51 can participate. Sheep enemies pursuing your flag runner, but keep in mind that sheeping an opposing flag runner can cause confusion (i.e. Levels As indicated above, you can start playing the BG as soon are you're level 10, but considering how brackets are structured, you will probably die a lot if you happen to have a level that ends in 0-6. pursuers that just arrive on the scene don't know where the flag went or who to attack). Obviously, having a level ending in 9 guarantees that you will never face anyone higher than you (except in Alterac Valley). Also, keep in mind that all battlegrounds are marginally different at level 60 than any other level, since most of the players you will face will not only have epic mounts, they will most likely be geared in tier 2 epics or more.

guild wars gold Some of the best control players are frost mage's that can slow down whole groups of enemy pursuing your flag carrier or stopping the enemy flag carrier cold. For people not familiar with this term, it simply means that the opponents will have better gear than you, so be prepared for a certain amount of frustration in the battlegrounds at level 60. For this reason, I strongly recommend staying at a level ending in 9 for as long as possible if you enjoy PvP gaming. Paladins - A healer in plate (or mail) is a major benefit to flag runners and the mid-field. Once you reach 60, there is no turning back... " . While Paladin DPS (damage per second) can't match most other classes, Paladins shouldn't underestimate the difference their heals will make when exerting ownership over the midfield or rushing the flag room with a group. gold für wow kaufen Or while bringing a flag runner home. Increased run speed combined with cleanse and blessing of freedom can make an excellent flag carrier. Priests - A priest's role really depends on whether their spec is holy (healing) or shadow (damage). wow gold Some form of healing is essential to run a flag successfully, and nobody heals better than a holy spec'ed priest (shielding is awesome, too). Shadow priests are best at working with groups attacking mid-field or helping fear the opponent offense or defense. Rogues - Rogues are all-around players.

Getting into the Queue

ponyma — 2008-04-17T11:27:57+02:00

"All the major cities have a ""Warsong Gulch Battlemaster."" Talk to this NPC to get into the WSG queue, then go about your business."The intent of this guide is to give quick directions to people entering a World of Warcraft battleground (BG) for the first time. When a battleground opens up (it takes anywhere from a few minutes to an hour and more, depending on how many Alliance and Horde in your level range are running WSG), you'll be given the option to join. Within five minutes, you should have enough information to follow what's going on and make significant contributions to your team. Note that if you don't accept in a few seconds' time, you can still join the bg by right clicking the faction symbol icon located around your minimap. When you enter the battleground, you'll have about 2 minutes to get organized before the raid begins. There are additional resources to the BG (see the links at the end of this guide), but I never really found a simple explanation gathering all the important information in one convenient place, so I hope you'll find this guide useful. If you want to become a more knowledgeable BG player, read this article in its entirety since the second half of it contains a few advanced advice. Introduction When you enter these battlegrounds, you are guaranteed to be playing with players in the same bracket: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60. Note that you don't have to go to the geographic locations listed above to enter a queue: all the major cities (Orgrimmar, Undercity, Thunder Bluff, Stormwind and Iron Forge) have three battle masters in the War Quarters for each of them. As players join the battleground they will automattically be added to the battleground raid group. Just sign up with all three of them, then go on your way: you will be teleported to the battlegrounds as soon as your turn comes (you will be prompted first). All three battleground have different structures and strategies and picking one is a personal choice.

You can type ""/bg"" to talk in the battle ground channel (or set the default chat channel to ""bg""). In a nutshell: WSG is probably the BG that's easiest to grasp and to have fun at initially. wow geld The rest of this time should be used to iron out who's doing what. It has ten players maximum and the goal is to capture the enemy flag and bring it back inside your base (your own flag must be there as well). AB games have fifteen players maximum and the goal is to reach 2000 resources first. Read on for some of the roles I've come across in Warsong Gulch (but note that things may be entirely different on your server... The production rate depends on the number of nodes that your team controls. AV has a maximum of forty players on each sides and features epic battles where the two sides are trying to kill the opponent's general. so use this guide as a springboard into your battleground experience only). Depending on what you're looking for and who is playing, games can have sophisticated strategies or no strategies at all. wow gold Communication is Key... Any player above level 51 can participate. So whatever role you serve out, talk it up! Many hardcore PvP guilds have dedicated VoIP servers, which allow freeflowing voice communication between teammates. Levels As indicated above, you can start playing the BG as soon are you're level 10, but considering how brackets are structured, you will probably die a lot if you happen to have a level that ends in 0-6. VoIP has one major limitation; unless everyone's listening, someone will always be left out of the loop. Obviously, having a level ending in 9 guarantees that you will never face anyone higher than you (except in Alterac Valley). Also, keep in mind that all battlegrounds are marginally different at level 60 than any other level, since most of the players you will face will not only have epic mounts, they will most likely be geared in tier 2 epics or more.

wow powerleveling So if you're limited to the keyboard: here are a few commonly used terms, though the definition of these terms (and the terms used) may be different on your server. Center, Left, Right - When the other team has your flag, messages that ""he's going center"" means that the flag is probably coming out of the center tunnel and going straight upfield. For people not familiar with this term, it simply means that the opponents will have better gear than you, so be prepared for a certain amount of frustration in the battlegrounds at level 60. For this reason, I strongly recommend staying at a level ending in 9 for as long as possible if you enjoy PvP gaming. When your team has a flag, a cry of ""go your right"" probably means that hostiles are covering the left-to-center side from the flag runner's perspective. Once you reach 60, there is no turning back... " . Any good instructions you can give your flag runner are always appreciated, as they're usually taking a pounding and are prone to tunnel vision. wow gold verkaufen Also, calling ""2 coming your left, D"" lets the defense know to expect company on the raised platform in the flag room. Note that using cardinal directions (e.g. east, west, north, south - as per the map) takes the ""your left or my left. lotro gold "" confusion out of the mix, but takes a little getting used to. " .

Class considerations

ponyma — 2008-04-17T11:25:24+02:00

"PvP is a very different game than PvE, and you'll need to radically alter the way you play if the battlegrounds are your very first contact with PvP."The intent of this guide is to give quick directions to people entering a World of Warcraft battleground (BG) for the first time. This section is not about teaching you how to play PvP but just a list of a few battleground-specific thoughts that you might find useful. Within five minutes, you should have enough information to follow what's going on and make significant contributions to your team. I'll start this section with a few general comments and then more specific ones depending on which class you are. There are additional resources to the BG (see the links at the end of this guide), but I never really found a simple explanation gathering all the important information in one convenient place, so I hope you'll find this guide useful. If you want to become a more knowledgeable BG player, read this article in its entirety since the second half of it contains a few advanced advice. Introduction When you enter these battlegrounds, you are guaranteed to be playing with players in the same bracket: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60. Note that you don't have to go to the geographic locations listed above to enter a queue: all the major cities (Orgrimmar, Undercity, Thunder Bluff, Stormwind and Iron Forge) have three battle masters in the War Quarters for each of them. I'm hoping to receive some help from the community to fill this section since even though I have three 60 characters, my Rogue is the only one I've ever PvP'ed with. The first thing you need to realize is that you will rarely be dealing deadly blows. Just sign up with all three of them, then go on your way: you will be teleported to the battlegrounds as soon as your turn comes (you will be prompted first). All three battleground have different structures and strategies and picking one is a personal choice.

That's right: very rarely. In a nutshell: WSG is probably the BG that's easiest to grasp and to have fun at initially. guild wars gold You'll land a few hits on someone, but you won't be the first one to hit them and you won't be the one finishing them off. It has ten players maximum and the goal is to capture the enemy flag and bring it back inside your base (your own flag must be there as well). AB games have fifteen players maximum and the goal is to reach 2000 resources first. Therefore, all the crit and combo abilities you have in store need to be revised in light of what battlegrounds really represent: teamwork. For this reason, I tend to focus a lot more on crippling and immobilizing enemies than killing them (I rely on my heavily equipped teammates to do that). The production rate depends on the number of nodes that your team controls. AV has a maximum of forty players on each sides and features epic battles where the two sides are trying to kill the opponent's general. DOT's are also a good weapon to use since a lot of human players will know when to run away to heal (especially paladins, which have the ability to ""bubble up"" when they reach 1% health and then heal themselves), but they will typically not know exactly the amount of DOT they have just received until it's too late. Rogues Mind-Numbing and Crippling poisons are a must. Depending on what you're looking for and who is playing, games can have sophisticated strategies or no strategies at all. wow powerleveling Forget all the other damage-dealing poisons that you probably use in PvE. Any player above level 51 can participate. In the battlegrounds, you want your enemies to walk very slowly, receive massive DOTs, have their casting time reduced and, last, receive less healing (healing is difficult in the battlegrounds). lotro gold Levels As indicated above, you can start playing the BG as soon are you're level 10, but considering how brackets are structured, you will probably die a lot if you happen to have a level that ends in 0-6.

I also use a lot of Kidney Shot to immobilize someone, and Rupture, which is a great DOT to inflict especially with five combo points. As a general tactic, Rogues should never engage plate and mail and should stick to cloth only. Obviously, having a level ending in 9 guarantees that you will never face anyone higher than you (except in Alterac Valley). Also, keep in mind that all battlegrounds are marginally different at level 60 than any other level, since most of the players you will face will not only have epic mounts, they will most likely be geared in tier 2 epics or more. billig wow gold Based on what I said above, you will never be able to kill any of these players, but you can incapacitate them quite a bit by sneaking behind enemy lines and either sap them if they are not in combat yet (ideally when they just resurrected or are drinking or eating). For people not familiar with this term, it simply means that the opponents will have better gear than you, so be prepared for a certain amount of frustration in the battlegrounds at level 60. For this reason, I strongly recommend staying at a level ending in 9 for as long as possible if you enjoy PvP gaming. If they are in combat, a Cheap Shot, followed by a Back Stab and maybe one Sinister Strike are a good way to make their life a bit harder. Once you reach 60, there is no turning back... " . Depending on your build, you will have accumulated three or four combo points by then and it's then time to run away back to your team and spend your capital on Slice and Dice to make sure you don't lose these points (again: you will not be killing your target, so the combo points will disappear soon). wow Sapping priests or druids is particularly effective since you are basically putting out of commission a major healer for thirty to forty seconds. Sapping lonely flag takers is also a good option if you know that help is on the way and you don't feel like soloing that particular player." .

"Honor system

ponyma — 2008-04-17T11:19:15+02:00

"Honor system The honor system rewards players that can play on a regular basis."The intent of this guide is to give quick directions to people entering a World of Warcraft battleground (BG) for the first time. Once a week (usually on Tuesdays, after the maintenance is over), your standing is reassessed and based on your achievements of the week past, your rank will be re-evaluated. Within five minutes, you should have enough information to follow what's going on and make significant contributions to your team. There are fourteen ranks, and the higher you go, the harder it is to get to the next level (but not impossible: each realm typically has a small number of levels 14). There are additional resources to the BG (see the links at the end of this guide), but I never really found a simple explanation gathering all the important information in one convenient place, so I hope you'll find this guide useful. If you want to become a more knowledgeable BG player, read this article in its entirety since the second half of it contains a few advanced advice. Introduction When you enter these battlegrounds, you are guaranteed to be playing with players in the same bracket: 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60. Note that you don't have to go to the geographic locations listed above to enter a queue: all the major cities (Orgrimmar, Undercity, Thunder Bluff, Stormwind and Iron Forge) have three battle masters in the War Quarters for each of them. On the other hand, the higher you are, the slower your rank will decay if you don't play, thus allowing you to slow down or let one or two weeks go by without playing without seeing your rank drop down too much. The exact formula used to calculate the honor points is not public, but a few facts are known about it. Just sign up with all three of them, then go on your way: you will be teleported to the battlegrounds as soon as your turn comes (you will be prompted first). All three battleground have different structures and strategies and picking one is a personal choice.

In a nutshell, the final number is calculated from the number of HK (Honorable Kills, see below) and honor points that are granted to you based on achievements performed by you or your team throughout a game. In a nutshell: WSG is probably the BG that's easiest to grasp and to have fun at initially. Whenever you gain one level, you can go to your main city's Hall of Braves to buy the new items that are now available to you. It has ten players maximum and the goal is to capture the enemy flag and bring it back inside your base (your own flag must be there as well). AB games have fifteen players maximum and the goal is to reach 2000 resources first. Note that you need to be at least level 6 before you can enter the hall, and to whet your appetite, you will probably be happy to learn that at level 11, you can buy an epic mount for 90g... Marks Finally, each appearance in either of the battlegrounds will grant you either one (if you lose) or three (if you win) ""marks"". The production rate depends on the number of nodes that your team controls. AV has a maximum of forty players on each sides and features epic battles where the two sides are trying to kill the opponent's general. wow gold These marks can be turned in at each battleground location for money, reputation and honor for every three marks you turn in. Depending on what you're looking for and who is playing, games can have sophisticated strategies or no strategies at all. While it is possible to turn in marks for each battleground separately, I recommend you wait until you have three marks for each battleground and then turn in the ""For greater honor"" quest. Any player above level 51 can participate.

You will get more honor and reputation with all three factions this way. Be aware that each mark only stacks up to 20, so make sure you never have more than 17 marks when you enter a battleground, or you might end up losing some (the extra marks are actually mailed to you in that case, but they have a twenty four hour expiration, so check your mailbox as soon as possible to retrieve them or they will be lost for good). " "Alterac Valley is by far the most intriguing battleground, and it's the kind that you either love or hate. Levels As indicated above, you can start playing the BG as soon are you're level 10, but considering how brackets are structured, you will probably die a lot if you happen to have a level that ends in 0-6. wow gold The reason is that there seems to be a general imbalance on every single realm that I've read about. Obviously, having a level ending in 9 guarantees that you will never face anyone higher than you (except in Alterac Valley). Also, keep in mind that all battlegrounds are marginally different at level 60 than any other level, since most of the players you will face will not only have epic mounts, they will most likely be geared in tier 2 epics or more. On the one I play on (Draenor), the Alliance basically wins 95% of the games. For people not familiar with this term, it simply means that the opponents will have better gear than you, so be prepared for a certain amount of frustration in the battlegrounds at level 60. For this reason, I strongly recommend staying at a level ending in 9 for as long as possible if you enjoy PvP gaming. It's the opposite on other realms, which probably tends to prove that Blizzard designed AV just right, and the imbalance is simply created by players for various reasons that I won't go into (gear is usually the main factor). Once you reach 60, there is no turning back... " . wow gold If it's any comfort to you, I reached Exalted status with the Frost Wolf faction after having only won one game. That's right, one game. We lost all the others I participated in (which I evaluate to around fifty). If I can make it to Exalted, anybody can... In the beginning, an AV battle is a massive rush: both sides head strong toward the enemy fortress and try to go as fast as possible. world of warcraft gold In a perfect (but boring) game, both factions will soon reach each other's fortresses and it will be to whoever is the fastest to kill the enemy general. In practice, it never happens this way. Very often, a midpoint encounter will happen and one side will prevail, slowly eroding the other's offense. After a while, one side will typically have 80% offense and 20% defense and the other team will have the opposite, guaranteeing a non-stop kill fest on both sides of the map. The first thing you should do when you enter AV is to check out your map and identify the main fight points (there are usually two). One will typically be behind you and the other ahead. wow gold kaufen Pick a destination and head there, while paying attention to the messages flying by.

Major in-game events

ponyma — 2008-04-02T07:54:21+02:00

"In an effort to further players' enjoyment and create common goals for large groups to accomplish,[25] game developers added World Events into the game. The first world events were outdoor raid bosses that could be challenged without entering an instance. These bosses were the blue dragon Azuregos of Azshara and the Burning Legion demon Lord Kazzak in the Blasted Lands. These were followed by four green dragons corrupted by the ""Emerald Nightmare."" In addition, certain areas of Azeroth experience an ""elemental invasion"" where waves of elemental-class monsters will run rampant for a time or until they are destroyed. Blizzard has also implemented holiday content. Valentine's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, as well as New Year's and its lunar counterpart all have their Warcraft-themed counterparts. wow eu During these week-long events players partake in holiday-themed quests usually involving humorous references to real-world pop culture surrounding the holiday. For example, one of the Winter's Veil (Christmas) quests involves fighting a creature known as the Greench (a parody of the Grinch) and rescuing a kidnapped reindeer named Metzen (styled after lead designer, Chris Metzen). Some world events are designed to repeat themselves on a regular basis such as the Darkmoon Faire. wow euro Others have been a one-time event that marked a large change in the in-game world like the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, the Scourge Invasion and the opening of the Dark Portal which signaled the beginning of The Burning Crusade expansion, along with other less notable events.[25] Corrupted Blood plague incident The Corrupted Blood plague incident was one of the first events to affect entire servers. Patch 1.7 saw the opening of Zul'Gurub, the game's first 20-player raid dungeon where players faced off against an ancient tribe of jungle trolls under the sway of the ancient Blood God, Hakkar the Soulflayer.

Upon engaging Hakkar, players were stricken by a debuff (a spell that negatively affects a player) called ""Corrupted Blood"" which would periodically sap their life. wow power leveling The disease would also be passed on to other players who were simply standing close to an infected person. Originally this malady was confined within the Zul'Gurub instance but made its way into the outside world by way of hunter or warlock pets that contracted the disease. ""Our good friend Boubouille at MMO Champion has news of an XP change in the game, but not where you might expect. Blizzard has secretly changed the amount of XP earned... wow powerleveling at level 70. But wait, you say, we don't earn XP at level 70! Ah, but we do -- after you hit 70, you actually continue to earn XP to level 71, but you never actually ding. And while before the patch, the amount you had to earn to ""hit"" 71 was about 814,700, now it's up to 1,256,500. Which makes sense -- while some folks are saying this might have been done to just fix a bug, Boubouille says it lines right up to the difference between vanilla WoW and the Burning Crusade, which means we'll need to earn about 50% more XP per level in Wrath of the Lich King. Of course, this affects a few other things in the game -- Mania notes that pet loyalty is based on percentage level XP earned, so Hunters at level 70 will now need to hang out with their pets for longer to earn a higher loyalty level. wow power level But Blizzard isn't nerfing anything here -- from what we can tell, they're just lining up level 70 to become the first level of the next expansion instead of the last level in the game. Yeah, from what I know, Blizzard wiped XP (including rested -- that's linked in the OP) when the expansion hit.

You could earn as much as you wanted ahead of time, but on expansion day, everybody had to restart leveling from just after ding 70. " .

Geography

ponyma — 2008-04-02T07:52:30+02:00

"The current virtual world consists of two planets, Azeroth and Draenor (also known as ""Outland""). Azeroth consists of two main continents, the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Located to the northwest of Kalimdor are the Azuremyst and Bloodmyst Isles, and Teldrassil. Kalimdor contains the starting areas for the Orc, Troll, and Tauren races of the Horde. The Night Elves and Draenei of the Alliance both begin in areas off the coast of Kalimdor (Teldrassil and Azuremyst and Bloodmyst Isles respectively). The Night Elves have the capability to move to the mainland fairly early as well. The Eastern Kingdoms contain the beginning areas for the Undead and Blood Elves of the Horde, as well as the Humans, Dwarves and Gnomes of the Alliance. Draenor, added with the release of The Burning Crusade, is only accessible to those who have purchased and activated the expansion pack. It is reached through the Dark Portal in the south of the Eastern Kingdoms or through in-game teleportation. Draenor was the original home of the Orcs and was also inhabited by the Draenei for over 200 years. The Wrath of the Lich King expansion will add the continent of Northrend in the northern region of Azeroth and will be available exclusively to those players who purchase and activate that expansion pack.[8] Instances Instances, also known as instance dungeons or simply ""dungeons"", are areas where multiple copies of the same area can exist concurrently.[24] This means that multiple groups can both be doing the same activities in the same location, yet not interfere with one another. ""Instance"" can also refer to a particular copy of such an area. Other areas such as battlegrounds are also instances, enabling multiple groups of players to participate at the same time. wow eu Instances other than battlegrounds can hold as many as forty different players each, pitting them against dragons or other creatures of greater power. " "In an effort to further players' enjoyment and create common goals for large groups to accomplish,[25] game developers added World Events into the game.

The first world events were outdoor raid bosses that could be challenged without entering an instance. These bosses were the blue dragon Azuregos of Azshara and the Burning Legion demon Lord Kazzak in the Blasted Lands. wow euro These were followed by four green dragons corrupted by the ""Emerald Nightmare."" In addition, certain areas of Azeroth experience an ""elemental invasion"" where waves of elemental-class monsters will run rampant for a time or until they are destroyed. Blizzard has also implemented holiday content. Valentine's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, as well as New Year's and its lunar counterpart all have their Warcraft-themed counterparts. During these week-long events players partake in holiday-themed quests usually involving humorous references to real-world pop culture surrounding the holiday. wow power leveling For example, one of the Winter's Veil (Christmas) quests involves fighting a creature known as the Greench (a parody of the Grinch) and rescuing a kidnapped reindeer named Metzen (styled after lead designer, Chris Metzen). Some world events are designed to repeat themselves on a regular basis such as the Darkmoon Faire. Others have been a one-time event that marked a large change in the in-game world like the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, the Scourge Invasion and the opening of the Dark Portal which signaled the beginning of The Burning Crusade expansion, along with other less notable events.[25] Corrupted Blood plague incident The Corrupted Blood plague incident was one of the first events to affect entire servers. wow powerleveling Patch 1.7 saw the opening of Zul'Gurub, the game's first 20-player raid dungeon where players faced off against an ancient tribe of jungle trolls under the sway of the ancient Blood God, Hakkar the Soulflayer. Upon engaging Hakkar, players were stricken by a debuff (a spell that negatively affects a player) called ""Corrupted Blood"" which would periodically sap their life.

The disease would also be passed on to other players who were simply standing close to an infected person. wow power level Originally this malady was confined within the Zul'Gurub instance but made its way into the outside world by way of hunter or warlock pets that contracted the disease. " .

"PvP rankings

ponyma — 2008-04-02T07:49:27+02:00

"Upon defeating another player of the opposite faction in player versus player (PvP) combat the victor earns ""Honor Points"". Another activity, Battlegrounds, is designed for team PvP: a loss in a battleground awards the losing team 1 ""mark of honor"", while a victory awards the winning team 3. Honor Points and marks may be spent as currency to purchase various rewards like armor, weapons and mounts. These rankings were removed during the patch 2.0.1 in the Honor System Revamp. But you may display your highest lifetime rank title. The Arenas,[14] added in The Burning Crusade, offer gladiator-like combat in a World of Warcraft setting. The Arenas have a separate system from the Battlegrounds. Instead of honor, the Arenas give ""Arena Points"" which can be spent to purchase items in a manner similar to Honor Points. Only level 70 players can participate in rated arena matches. Lower level players can always participate in arenas but no arena points are awarded. There are also ""Arena seasons"". wow eu At the end of each season the best Arena teams in each category (2 versus 2, 3 versus 3 and 5 versus 5) are rewarded with titles.[15] From highest to lowest these ranks are Gladiator, Duelist, Rival and Challenger. Reputation The reputation system is complex and can have direct impact on character advancement. In World of Warcraft, there are many groups of NPCs known as ""factions"". The two primary factions are the Alliance and the Horde, and each one features a large number of sub-factions primarily based on race and geographic location. wow euro Characters' reputation with a faction can be increased or decreased by killing certain mobs, completing quests, or handing in items to certain NPCs. Higher reputation can grant many benefits to characters including reduced prices from vendors, the ability to purchase unique items including specialized mounts, and expanded access to certain areas of the game.

[16] However, characters cannot gain reputation with opposing factions, so a Horde character cannot gain reputation with any Alliance-only faction and vice versa. wow power leveling There are also diametrically opposed factions in which gaining reputation with one will result in loss of reputation with another. " "Our good friend Boubouille at MMO Champion has news of an XP change in the game, but not where you might expect. Blizzard has secretly changed the amount of XP earned... at level 70. But wait, you say, we don't earn XP at level 70! Ah, but we do -- after you hit 70, you actually continue to earn XP to level 71, but you never actually ding. wow powerleveling And while before the patch, the amount you had to earn to ""hit"" 71 was about 814,700, now it's up to 1,256,500. Which makes sense -- while some folks are saying this might have been done to just fix a bug, Boubouille says it lines right up to the difference between vanilla WoW and the Burning Crusade, which means we'll need to earn about 50% more XP per level in Wrath of the Lich King. Of course, this affects a few other things in the game -- Mania notes that pet loyalty is based on percentage level XP earned, so Hunters at level 70 will now need to hang out with their pets for longer to earn a higher loyalty level. But Blizzard isn't nerfing anything here -- from what we can tell, they're just lining up level 70 to become the first level of the next expansion instead of the last level in the game. Yeah, from what I know, Blizzard wiped XP (including rested -- that's linked in the OP) when the expansion hit. wow power level You could earn as much as you wanted ahead of time, but on expansion day, everybody had to restart leveling from just after ding 70. " .

WOW Quest Guide: New Life

ponyma — 2008-03-27T11:31:47+02:00

"Warcraft Quest Name: New Life Quest LVL: 25 Quest Objectives: Plant 10 Gaea Seeds in Gaea Dirt Mounds, and then return the remaining Enchanted Gaea Seeds to Tammra at Sun Rock Retreat. Quest Description: As you have seen, , though the land is in pain, the cycle of life is a powerful thing. Now we must do our part help it along. wow gold You must plant these seeds at the center of the destruction, to the west, in the Charred Vale. Beware, for harpies and angry fire elementals still plague the scarred land. , take these enchanted Gaea seeds and plant them in fertile mounds of soil. wow lvl service The cycle of life must go on! WOW Quest guide: From the quest giver head West until you reach a path over the small patch of water (44 60). From there walk south down this path, sticking to the quest, ignoring the fork off (44 63). wow gold Keep Following this path in a general South West direction, until you enter the Charred Vale (38 68) Mounds of soil are found everywhere inside the Charred Vale. Just plant seeds in 10 of them, then head back to the quest giver to finish the quest "

WOW Quest Guide: Cycle of Rebirth

ponyma — 2008-03-27T11:30:37+02:00

"Warcraft Quest Name: Cycle of Rebirth Quest LVL: 23 Quest Objectives: Tammra Windfield at Sun Rock Retreat wants you to gather 10 Gaea Seeds. Quest Description: Industrial greed and continuous war have wrecked the lands of Stonetalon. Only the blessings of the Earthmother can cure such injury. , I will require you to seek a special seed, the Gaea seed. wow gold They are only found here in Stonetalon Mountain. north of Sun Rock Retreat at Mirkfallon Lake, near the water’s edge. Once you bring me the seeds I will imbue them with shamanistic power to speed their growth. Quest Rewards. wow lvl service 12 silver Experience: 1400 Reputation Gain: 150 Thunder Bluff Quest Giver:Tammra Windfield (47 58) WOW Quest guide: Look like Acorns, pick up ten. can be far away from lake. From the quest giver head East along the path until you reach a junction (52 57) Take the North turning until you reach a lake (52 54) The Seeds look like acorns and can be picked up without agroing any of the near by mobs (lvl 17-14). wow gold Just make a circle around the lake. Read more :http://www.warcraft-world.co.uk/wow-quest-guide-cycle-of-rebirth.html" .

Heading Out To Quest

ponyma — 2008-03-27T11:28:41+02:00

"As an Undead, you’ve already learned a lot about moving around and interacting with the game in a way that other races haven’t had to do yet. If you got lost in the graveyard to the south of the town of Deathknell, or if you have already taken time to explore a little bit, you’re way ahead of Orcs and Trolls who haven’t had to worry about getting lost yet. wow gold From here on in, however, the playability-difficulty is about the same for all races. Shadow Priest Sarvis has given you a “starter quest” designed to get you to give you a bit of battle experience and get you to level 2, so let’s get to it! Turn around and head back outside, then continue north along the town path, down past Deathguards Bartrand and Randolph and through the gate they guard. Depending on how many other brand new players are running around, finding Wretched and Mindless Zombies may be easy or difficult. You might want to take a look at the Zone Map before you run too far away from the Deathguards - by hitting ‘m’ you can bring up a map that is much larger than the minimap. wow lvl service The You-Arrow appears on this map so you know where you are and what direction you’re facing just like in the Minimap. The Deathknell area is rather small compared to the rest of the map, so take a bit of time to memorize where the town is, where you’re standing right now, before you head out to take on the zombies. wow gold Being able to use the ‘m’ map to find specific spots in a zone is crucial. The World of Warcraft is HUUUUUGE. wow leveln Start your good habits early. Zombie-killing Tips Since you’re in a newbie zone, most of the quest targets are named in yellow, meaning they are ‘neutral’ in status towards you, and you can walk by them without any fear of them lashing out and drawing you into battle.

Each newbie zone DOES have a small selection of ‘aggro’ mobs/enemies, however, so be aware! Once your targets get to level 4 or so, they’re likely to also be named in red, meaning they’ll attack if you get too close. Wretched and Mindless Zombies are level 1 and 2 creatures, however, so they won’t attack you first and won’t try to defend their fellow zombies who are being killed beside them. This first quest is designed to be an easy fight for a new player who isn’t interested in experiencing game death quite yet. wow level service You should be able to go into this with confidence, just looking to have fun and explore, and you’ll do fine. Read more here :