WotLK PvP Changes

Codelin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:14:38 GMT

[quote]Here's a quick update on some of the things coming to Wintergrasp over the course of the next few beta updates.

- Graveyards will be inaccessible to attackers (ie: above normal terrain) to put a damper on gy camping.
- Ranking up will be based on HKs rather than killing blows (was always intended to be HKs)
- In the case of team imbalances, there will be escalating bonuses to the weaker team (for both honor and combat effectiveness... mostly survivability bonuses and potentially easier access to vehicles)
- The losing team will receive a partial bonus at the end of a battle (also based on participation)
- Players will be able to leave Wintergrasp at any time (via a "Leave Battle" UI option similar to leaving a battleground)
- A variety of daily quests will be introduced to the zone, including quests that are relevant when the battle isn't currently active
- Ongoing tuning of vehicle power (they're still on the strong side)
- Ongoing bugfixing and polish

Something else we're hoping to get in, but aren't certain of at this point is the ability to select which graveyard you respawn at.[/quote]

Adding bonuses to the weaker teams is awesome, as well as participation bonuses. I hope some of these changes trickle down to the other PvP areas when WotLK is released.

Also about Winters Grasp:
[quote]Honor / Arena Points - If you are on the winning team when the match ends you will receive 7500 Honor Points, and 150 Arena Points.[/quote]

8O That's for one 45-min battle, with a 30-min break. So every hour and fifteen minutes you could get 7500 honor points, and 150 Arena points if you win all the time. :) However I am assuming that lvl 80 PvP gear will take more points to compensate. We will see.

[url=http://wow.allakhazam.com/story.html?story=14884]Ongoing Wintergrasp Changes[/url]

Twilights Exiles of Kilrogg / To die... or to kill... -- BGs and Arena / Battlegrounds (WSG, AB, AV, EotS)

WotLK PvP Changes