War Games

Hello,

I'm back, kind of.

There will probably be a bit of a delay on any more PVP related posts due to a compatibility issue with windows 7 and my wireless card, at the moment I am posting from my laptop which, while great for browsing and posting to my blog, isn't that great for WoW. Can we say 13 FPS in the middle of the night when no-one is on?

Well, aside from that I am happy to make mention of something I stumbled across on the WoW.com blog, pertaining to a War Games style PvP option that may come sometime in Cataclysm. Now remember, they haven't said it's for sure, but rather "something they are working on". Remember dance studios?

Here's the quote from Tom Chilton:

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Too bad. Cross-server BGs were one of the things that, while convenient, overall have hurt the game and it's sense of community.

At least an option to only queue on-server would be nice.

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We're simultaneously working on a "war games" mode for battlegrounds that allows groups to challenge other groups to a battle in a specific battleground (including horde vs horde and alliance vs alliance). Granted, the rewards aren't significant, but it's more for players to be able to have fun battling their guildmates and friends or for players on a server to throw down for the sake of pride and bragging rights. ... You'll still only be grouped with players of your language, although your opponents can be from whatever part of the region, regardless of language.

Here's the source.

This is very exciting news for anyone that likes organized PvP and has been wanting some more organization in BG's, especially with rated BG's coming into play in Cataclysm.