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World of Warcraft Battlegrounds, Chinese Launch

Posted by Zonk on from the they're-liquid-metal dept.

World of Warcraft continues its roll across the globe, with a successful Chinese launch of the MMORPG. More than 500,000 players participated in the beta test, and the launch statistics are expected to be impressive. Meanwhile, those of us who've been playing for a while have much to look forward to as the Battlegrounds of Alterac Valley and Warsong Gulch move into production. From the press release: "World of Warcraft's Battlegrounds are PvP-enabled zones where players compete against each other to achieve victory, Honor points, and valuable in-game rewards. Each Battleground has different goals and gameplay styles, providing an addictively engaging experience for participants. The two initial Battlegrounds now available to the public are Alterac Valley, a high-end zone designed for large groups of experienced players, and Warsong Gulch, a more casual zone designed for all players level 21 and up."

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  1. In the Chinese version by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    will all gold collected be evenly distributed among
    the players for the greater glory of Chinese WoW players?

  2. Re:Now that China has WoW... by Dachannien · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hey, Bill, check this out. The last six gold farmers we've banned have all been logged in from the same IP address at the same time."

    "Is anybody else logging in from that IP?"

    "No."

    "...Then your mission is clear."

    Pwned.

  3. Re:Another interesting thing from the changelog by Pofy · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Dishonor is worthless if it doesnt apply to PCs.

    And your proposed system works how? SPecifically so that there is no easy ways to abuse such a system. For example, low level players just standing/running arround together with high level ones (not initiating or even making any attacks to prevent systems were such a thing removes the dishonorable part). Should area effect spells not be usable there? Should you have to carefully look so your cursor is not on that level 20 player who just jumped out amogn the level 50 you was fighting? Should using low level chars as shields be the way to do it then?

  4. Re:Another interesting thing from the changelog by TwistedSquare · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is only true on PvE servers; on PvP you are always vulnerable to being attacked by a level 60 who doesn't like the look on your level 30 face ;-)