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Inside Battlegrounds
Inside Battlegrounds
Are You Ready to Rumble?
With the arrival of World of Warcraft patch 1.5 in June,
players got their first taste of game's PvP
Battlegrounds; a major feature that was noticeably
absent when WoW was released in late 2004. Battlegrounds
are instanced play areas that allow Alliance and Horde
to fight it out in a relatively balanced contest. They
are essentially games within the game, complete with
their own objectives, quests, NPCs, and so on. Here's a
look at how the first 2 Battlegrounds play out, and a
glimpse at what the future has in store.
The Dreaded Queue
Obviously, it would defeat the purpose of Battlegrounds
to start them without a certain number of players on
each side, so a queue system is used to organize
matches. You join the queue by going into the
Battleground entrance or by talking to a Battlemaster in
one of cities. When there are enough players, a
Battleground instance will begin, and you can go about
other business in the world while you're sitting in the
queue.
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