How the map looks in the beginning.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Bal SHB 092608_221805.jpeg
Horde attack Balinda and Stonehearth bunker. Next to be attacked is the Icewing bunker.
Icewing Pass 092608_221828.jpeg
The Horde is on Icewing Pass in the North. This leads underneath to the bridge.
AS and Bunkers 092608_221912.jpeg
The aid station is attacked along with the North and South bunkers. Note that the graveyard has been left untouched.
Time 6 min 092608_222016.jpeg
All of the above was done in 6 minutes. It takes 4 min for a bunker to burn.
Recapped Bunker 092608_222141.jpeg
In the middle of the map, Iceblood Tower was recapped. This is essential to delay the Alliance. For some reason, the Alliance can not beat Drek with 1 marshall guarding Drek.
IWB SHB down 092608_222340.jpeg
In this one, Icewing bunker and Stonehearth bunker has gone up in flames.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Auctioneer and Logging Off
After more research, I came up with the following from their site. Since I can not play WOW, I have to do something else. So this is what I do. Research.
I noticed that my last realm was Ventrure Company where I began a minor character. In this realm, I did not turn off the auctioneer program. At least, that’s the type of auction program I have using Wowmatrix. I was trying out the program before using it on my other main realm. I have to delete the whatever auction program I have because it seems that it might have set off the security system Warden.
I do remember that I logged out of Venture Company while at the auction house. Maybe this is what the Warden noticed. I went to chat with my wife while my character was at the auction house. I stayed too long to chat. Next thing I know, I was logged off. I read somewhere that this guy was suspended because he was basically watching two screens at his computer. One was set to a movie. And, he was a priest level 26 beating on something lower than him to raise his skill points. From time to time, he would heal himself and beat the char.
CAUTION: Auctioneer. Not to sound the alarm or anything like that. But from my recollection, what happened to me is that I ran auctioneer, and then left and let the system log out of Warcraft. If I were to read the below, this can be construed as data mining of some sort. So for those players who have auctioneer on, leave the auction house with it off before leaving your character to log off automatically.
In this forum, they discuss auctioneer. I believe I found out what happened to everyone from my experience. If you let auctioneer go and then you are logged off, you can be cited for “data mining”.
Forum link
Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is not a part of the World of Warcraft software, but is used to gain an advantage in the game, such as increasing your movement speed or teleporting from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files. Normally, this classification does not include UI modifications, except those UIs that require an external application to function. Any external applications that are used in conjunction with World of Warcraft can cause quite a few unwanted side effects. Some of the major possible results of the use of third party programs can be instability of the game to the point that a player "crashes" from the game quite often. External programs can also be used to transmit viruses, spyware, and other unwanted programs into a player's computer. Third party programs can also be used to obtain information from the player's computer, such as account, password, and personal information. If a player is found to have used such a program, he/she may:
0. Be temporarily suspended from the game
Have further action taken, up to and including account closure, based on the intent of the program
I noticed that my last realm was Ventrure Company where I began a minor character. In this realm, I did not turn off the auctioneer program. At least, that’s the type of auction program I have using Wowmatrix. I was trying out the program before using it on my other main realm. I have to delete the whatever auction program I have because it seems that it might have set off the security system Warden.
I do remember that I logged out of Venture Company while at the auction house. Maybe this is what the Warden noticed. I went to chat with my wife while my character was at the auction house. I stayed too long to chat. Next thing I know, I was logged off. I read somewhere that this guy was suspended because he was basically watching two screens at his computer. One was set to a movie. And, he was a priest level 26 beating on something lower than him to raise his skill points. From time to time, he would heal himself and beat the char.
CAUTION: Auctioneer. Not to sound the alarm or anything like that. But from my recollection, what happened to me is that I ran auctioneer, and then left and let the system log out of Warcraft. If I were to read the below, this can be construed as data mining of some sort. So for those players who have auctioneer on, leave the auction house with it off before leaving your character to log off automatically.
In this forum, they discuss auctioneer. I believe I found out what happened to everyone from my experience. If you let auctioneer go and then you are logged off, you can be cited for “data mining”.
Forum link
Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is not a part of the World of Warcraft software, but is used to gain an advantage in the game, such as increasing your movement speed or teleporting from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files. Normally, this classification does not include UI modifications, except those UIs that require an external application to function. Any external applications that are used in conjunction with World of Warcraft can cause quite a few unwanted side effects. Some of the major possible results of the use of third party programs can be instability of the game to the point that a player "crashes" from the game quite often. External programs can also be used to transmit viruses, spyware, and other unwanted programs into a player's computer. Third party programs can also be used to obtain information from the player's computer, such as account, password, and personal information. If a player is found to have used such a program, he/she may:
0. Be temporarily suspended from the game
Have further action taken, up to and including account closure, based on the intent of the program
Turn off Auctioneer or You Get Zapped!
After more research, I came up with the following from their site. Since I can not play WOW, I have to do something else. So this is what I do. Research.
I noticed that my last realm was Ventrure Company where I began a minor character. In this realm, I did not turn off the auctioneer program. At least, that’s the type of auction program I have using Wowmatrix. I was trying out the program before using it on my other main realm. I have to delete the whatever auction program I have because it seems that it might have set off the security system Warden.
I do remember that I logged out of Venture Company while at the auction house. Maybe this is what the Warden noticed. I went to chat with my wife while my character was at the auction house. I stayed too long to chat. Next thing I know, I was logged off. I read somewhere that this guy was suspended because he was basically watching two screens at his computer. One was set to a movie. And, he was a priest level 26 beating on something lower than him to raise his skill points. From time to time, he would heal himself and beat the char.
CAUTION: Auctioneer. Not to sound the alarm or anything like that. But from my recollection, what happened to me is that I ran auctioneer, and then left and let the system log out of Warcraft. If I were to read the below, this can be construed as data mining of some sort. So for those players who have auctioneer on, leave the auction house with it off before leaving your character to log off automatically.
Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is not a part of the World of Warcraft software, but is used to gain an advantage in the game, such as increasing your movement speed or teleporting from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files. Normally, this classification does not include UI modifications, except those UIs that require an external application to function. Any external applications that are used in conjunction with World of Warcraft can cause quite a few unwanted side effects. Some of the major possible results of the use of third party programs can be instability of the game to the point that a player "crashes" from the game quite often. External programs can also be used to transmit viruses, spyware, and other unwanted programs into a player's computer. Third party programs can also be used to obtain information from the player's computer, such as account, password, and personal information. If a player is found to have used such a program, he/she may:
_. Be temporarily suspended from the game
Have further action taken, up to and including account closure, based on the intent of the program
I noticed that my last realm was Ventrure Company where I began a minor character. In this realm, I did not turn off the auctioneer program. At least, that’s the type of auction program I have using Wowmatrix. I was trying out the program before using it on my other main realm. I have to delete the whatever auction program I have because it seems that it might have set off the security system Warden.
I do remember that I logged out of Venture Company while at the auction house. Maybe this is what the Warden noticed. I went to chat with my wife while my character was at the auction house. I stayed too long to chat. Next thing I know, I was logged off. I read somewhere that this guy was suspended because he was basically watching two screens at his computer. One was set to a movie. And, he was a priest level 26 beating on something lower than him to raise his skill points. From time to time, he would heal himself and beat the char.
CAUTION: Auctioneer. Not to sound the alarm or anything like that. But from my recollection, what happened to me is that I ran auctioneer, and then left and let the system log out of Warcraft. If I were to read the below, this can be construed as data mining of some sort. So for those players who have auctioneer on, leave the auction house with it off before leaving your character to log off automatically.
Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is not a part of the World of Warcraft software, but is used to gain an advantage in the game, such as increasing your movement speed or teleporting from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files. Normally, this classification does not include UI modifications, except those UIs that require an external application to function. Any external applications that are used in conjunction with World of Warcraft can cause quite a few unwanted side effects. Some of the major possible results of the use of third party programs can be instability of the game to the point that a player "crashes" from the game quite often. External programs can also be used to transmit viruses, spyware, and other unwanted programs into a player's computer. Third party programs can also be used to obtain information from the player's computer, such as account, password, and personal information. If a player is found to have used such a program, he/she may:
_. Be temporarily suspended from the game
Have further action taken, up to and including account closure, based on the intent of the program
I AM INNOCENT!!!
I’m Innocent
I got home today just licking my chops to get my Tauren warrior to level 29. But guess what. Blizzard suspended my account. The notice was as follows below.
I would not feel so bad if I was caught cheating. The bad thing about this though is that I don’t even have the technical expertise to exploit or manipulate the client or server. I use add-ons, but they were obtained from trusted sites. I used WowMatrix for the Mac to download and update my addons.
My assessment is that there might have been some other program running in the background at the same time I was playing wow that set off the security system called Warden.
1. Growl was waiting to be downloaded for the computer. This is a Mac application. I don’t know what the heck this program does.
2. I was using some paladin blessing add-on and a warlock add-on (Necronomicon). I was also using auctioneer.
3. I was downloading the patch for the Wrath of the Lich King also. The interesting thing is that my computer would stop after 85MB. I had all the shutdown and powersaving turned off. But, download was still interrupted.
4. Finally, one other odd thing was that I had a notice that my password was changed. I am hoping that this was the cause and that someone hijacked my account. May whoever hacked my account suffer the unpleasantness of never tasting good food ever in their life.
My search in the internet showed that having a peer-to-peer network can cause Blizzard to cancel your account. For the life of me, I don’t know what a network does.
So, if anyone from Blizzard is reading this, check my holdings in Wow. I don’t have enough gold to be cheating. I get auctions of small eggs to sell for 2 gold. That is how I make money. I have pains in my fingers and wrists for smashing the keyboard. Well, I do have the Nostromo pad.
Personally speaking, I don’t like this suspension thing one bit. Blizzard does not allow people to call them. They ask for e-mails. It’s a good thing it’s not alterac valley weekend, or I would really be pissed off.
The letter is as follows:
* * * NOTICE OF FINAL WARNING * * *
Account Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Account Action: 72 Hour suspension
Offense: Violation of Exploitation and Client/Server Manipulation Policy - Unapproved Third Party Software
Details: Found to be using unapproved third party software that gave the player an unfair advantage over other World of Warcraft players.
The actions detailed above have been deemed inappropriate for World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. Based on a review of the information presented, this World of Warcraft account has been given a final warning and a 72 hour account suspension, in addition to any previous warnings issued. Until the suspension has been lifted, the account will not be accessible. Please note that Blizzard Entertainment will be unable to provide further information regarding the specific time an account will become accessible again. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.
Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.
Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/21505.
Please visit the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01712p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml) for further information.
Regards,
Bekyn
Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
www.WorldOfWarcraft.com
I got home today just licking my chops to get my Tauren warrior to level 29. But guess what. Blizzard suspended my account. The notice was as follows below.
I would not feel so bad if I was caught cheating. The bad thing about this though is that I don’t even have the technical expertise to exploit or manipulate the client or server. I use add-ons, but they were obtained from trusted sites. I used WowMatrix for the Mac to download and update my addons.
My assessment is that there might have been some other program running in the background at the same time I was playing wow that set off the security system called Warden.
1. Growl was waiting to be downloaded for the computer. This is a Mac application. I don’t know what the heck this program does.
2. I was using some paladin blessing add-on and a warlock add-on (Necronomicon). I was also using auctioneer.
3. I was downloading the patch for the Wrath of the Lich King also. The interesting thing is that my computer would stop after 85MB. I had all the shutdown and powersaving turned off. But, download was still interrupted.
4. Finally, one other odd thing was that I had a notice that my password was changed. I am hoping that this was the cause and that someone hijacked my account. May whoever hacked my account suffer the unpleasantness of never tasting good food ever in their life.
My search in the internet showed that having a peer-to-peer network can cause Blizzard to cancel your account. For the life of me, I don’t know what a network does.
So, if anyone from Blizzard is reading this, check my holdings in Wow. I don’t have enough gold to be cheating. I get auctions of small eggs to sell for 2 gold. That is how I make money. I have pains in my fingers and wrists for smashing the keyboard. Well, I do have the Nostromo pad.
Personally speaking, I don’t like this suspension thing one bit. Blizzard does not allow people to call them. They ask for e-mails. It’s a good thing it’s not alterac valley weekend, or I would really be pissed off.
The letter is as follows:
* * * NOTICE OF FINAL WARNING * * *
Account Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Account Action: 72 Hour suspension
Offense: Violation of Exploitation and Client/Server Manipulation Policy - Unapproved Third Party Software
Details: Found to be using unapproved third party software that gave the player an unfair advantage over other World of Warcraft players.
The actions detailed above have been deemed inappropriate for World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. Based on a review of the information presented, this World of Warcraft account has been given a final warning and a 72 hour account suspension, in addition to any previous warnings issued. Until the suspension has been lifted, the account will not be accessible. Please note that Blizzard Entertainment will be unable to provide further information regarding the specific time an account will become accessible again. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.
Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.
Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/21505.
Please visit the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01712p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml) for further information.
Regards,
Bekyn
Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
www.WorldOfWarcraft.com
Monday, September 1, 2008
Alterac Valley Strategy
After reaching level 70, I thought that it was going to be easy to get all the PVP gear for Hiwa, my blood elf paladin. After all, I played in the level 51-60 battlegrounds and most of the time, the Horde dominated the field. I pitied the alliance players because why would anyone choose a team that constantly loses time after time after time?
It was a rude awakening when I finally began my quest to obtain the paladin epic gear. To earn the paladin epic chest and legplates pieces, I had to withstand a barrage of Alterac Valley losses of staggering proportions.
To put it in perspective, let me put it this way. In the level 60 bracket, I probably lost 10-20 out of hundreds of games. At one time, I had 60 straight wins. Granted, most of those were grind it out festivals that lasted 45 minutes. But, the key for me was for 90% of the time, the Horde won in the end.
At the level 70 bracket, as of patch 2.4, the Alliance can win so quickly, it amazed my brain. One night, I began to keep track how fast the Alliance can kill Drekthar. For three straight games, they beat him in 12 minutes.
Well, after much frustration, I began asking other battleground players during the battles what was the philosophy for the Horde. [Sidebar: For anyone who is new to playing the battlegrounds, just remember that just like in life, there will be some who will not help and there will be some who will help. If you don’t know something, go ahead ask the group. Don’t be afraid. After all, they don’t know who you are.]
What I finally gathered was the following plan. Please be aware that this was not my idea. This was floating around as a fully formed idea by August of 2008. The following is a macro that you can use to spread the word on the strategy.
/bg Greetings. The plan is no defense.
/bg Grp 1 & 2 take Aid Station; the gy northwest.
/bg Grp 3 & 4 Balinda and recap IB and TP towers. Need to recap bec no defense.
/bg Grp 5 SHB
/bg Grp 6 IWB
/bg Grp 7 North Bunker
/bg Grp 8 South Bunker
The Aid Station is the graveyard next to the bunker that houses Vandar, the Alliance general. IB stands for Iceblood Tower, while TP stands for Towerpoint Tower. Iceblood and Towerpoint are Horde towers. Towers are equivalent to bunkers. Think of towers and bunkers as mini-headquarters.
SHB stands for Stonehearth Bunker, IWB stands for Icewing Bunker. SHB and IB are Alliance mini-headquarters. If the two bunkers are destroyed, it gives the Horde 63 honor. The towers will be in flames if they are destroyed.
North Bunker is the Dun Baldar North Bunker, while the South Bunker is the Dun Baldar South Bunker. These are located in the northern area of the map, next to the Aid Station.
Turtling
Now, before the plan above, the only way I knew that the Horde can win was a grindout festival that was called TURTLE. This means that for 30 - 40 minutes, players are killing and healing each other. Turtling required a strong defense at Frostwolf village, the Horde headquarters in Alterac Valley. This meant that 10-20 players are needed to play defense. Unfortunately, 20 players on defense made the offensive group weak. The offense were unable to destroy the bunkers.
The other disadvantage of the turtle game is that once the Horde loses control of the graveyards in the south, all is lost. The Alliance can easily win by killing Drekthar.
The Plan
A little bit of background. The first time I saw the plan above was when I played the battlegrounds as an alliance player. I thought it funny that someone was trying to give directions to a pick-up group (PUG).
The advantage of the plan above is speed. By dividing the responsibilities, a raid group can achieve 8 objectives.
Aid Station: The easiest time to take the Aid Station is during the earliest minutes of the game. At that time, there will be no Alliance players resurrecting at the Aid Station. This means that all a player has to contend with are the non-player combatants (NPC). Groups 1 and 2 are assigned so that 10 players can battle the NPCs that sit right before the the graveyard flag. In practice, five players with a healer can take the Aid Station in the earliest minutes. It takes about 1-2 minutes to travel north. The second target for Groups 1 and 2 is the stormpike graveyard.
Balinda group: In the middle of the map is a large bunker that houses Captain Balinda of the Alliance. In practice, I have seen Balinda go down with my paladin tanking and 4 healers that were also dps characters. It took about 1 minute because I did not have any sort of damage with my 1-handed mace. In the plan above, 10 players are assigned, which should be more than sufficient.
It is critical that after Balinda has been downed that Groups 3 and 4 try to retake Iceblood Tower or Towerpoint. By “recapping” a tower, the Alliance is delayed in their offensive push. A Horde tower that is under Horde control is equivalent to 1 marshall or NPC next to the Horde general Drek. When a tower is destroyed, the NPC disappears.
In Aug 2008, the Alliance practice has been to station 4-5 players inside the towers until they burn. To counter this, a warlock or a priest is necessary. The warlock or priest uses their psychic scream or Fear skills to force the players to move outside. Then, one can click on the flag to change it.
How long should the Horde hold TP and IB towers? The NPCs next to Drek will disappear after 4 minutes. If you can recap a tower at least once, it is usually sufficient for the Horde to win.
Stonehearth and Icewing Bunkers are two targets that give 63 honor when destroyed. In some cases, Alliance players have tried to take or delay bunker destruction. Usually, rogues, warriors and shamans are wonderful players to take bunkers. My paladin has not been as successful. My recommendation is that all five players assigned to the bunkers remain in the bunker until the bunkers has been burned. The Horde have lost numerous encounters because of a lone Alliance player taking on and defeating three Horde players.
Note that there is no defense in the plan above. The reason for this is to give maximum support to each group. If a group can take it’s objective, there is no need for a defense because the game will be over in 10 minutes.
Weakness of the Plan
No plan is fool-proof. How can the plan above fail? If the alliance players manage to take and use the Stormpike graveyard, the alliance players will be able to disrupt the attack on Vandar. The Horde must control the Stormpike graveyard after the Dun Baldar North and South Bunkers have been taken.
I have also seen an instance in which alliance players disrupted the Balinda objective or the Iceblood and SHB bunkers. This can be remedied if everyone stays in the bunker.
Note that the above plan does not require everyone to follow it. It’s so funny when players complain in chat that they were alone. So long as the Horde can spread out evenly and capture the objectives, the game is competitive. The idea of the plan above is speed.
Under the Bridge path or Icewing Pass
How do you get to the northern bunkers quickly? Right after the Icewing bunker, there is a path to the left of the main road that will lead to the bottom of the bridge. It is called Icewing Pass. Take this pass and get to the northern area quickly. Horde players should assemble at the bottom of the bridge and go up as a group. The reason for this is that there are NPCs that can beat up a single clothie player.
Another tactic is that a Horde player rides next to the NPCs guarding the graveyard flag. The player pulls them away from the graveyard. Another player caps the flag.
Graveyards
How about the graveyards in the middle of the field? Horde should not take Snowfall graveyard. If the Horde takes the snowfall graveyard, the alliance will begin resurrecting at the relief hut or the stormpike graveyard. The result is a turtle game.
Vandar
An additional note is that players should not run outside when vandar is about to kill you. If you must die, die with honor. Vandar will reset and get a full life bar if he goes outside and follows you.
Some players believe that turtling is the only way to win. That is okay. With time, they can see the light. All they have to see is that we can take on Vandar even with one marshall present. I have been enlightened. I hope you are too. Spread the word. Create a macro in your character. Beat the alliance!
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It was a rude awakening when I finally began my quest to obtain the paladin epic gear. To earn the paladin epic chest and legplates pieces, I had to withstand a barrage of Alterac Valley losses of staggering proportions.
To put it in perspective, let me put it this way. In the level 60 bracket, I probably lost 10-20 out of hundreds of games. At one time, I had 60 straight wins. Granted, most of those were grind it out festivals that lasted 45 minutes. But, the key for me was for 90% of the time, the Horde won in the end.
At the level 70 bracket, as of patch 2.4, the Alliance can win so quickly, it amazed my brain. One night, I began to keep track how fast the Alliance can kill Drekthar. For three straight games, they beat him in 12 minutes.
Well, after much frustration, I began asking other battleground players during the battles what was the philosophy for the Horde. [Sidebar: For anyone who is new to playing the battlegrounds, just remember that just like in life, there will be some who will not help and there will be some who will help. If you don’t know something, go ahead ask the group. Don’t be afraid. After all, they don’t know who you are.]
What I finally gathered was the following plan. Please be aware that this was not my idea. This was floating around as a fully formed idea by August of 2008. The following is a macro that you can use to spread the word on the strategy.
/bg Greetings. The plan is no defense.
/bg Grp 1 & 2 take Aid Station; the gy northwest.
/bg Grp 3 & 4 Balinda and recap IB and TP towers. Need to recap bec no defense.
/bg Grp 5 SHB
/bg Grp 6 IWB
/bg Grp 7 North Bunker
/bg Grp 8 South Bunker
The Aid Station is the graveyard next to the bunker that houses Vandar, the Alliance general. IB stands for Iceblood Tower, while TP stands for Towerpoint Tower. Iceblood and Towerpoint are Horde towers. Towers are equivalent to bunkers. Think of towers and bunkers as mini-headquarters.
SHB stands for Stonehearth Bunker, IWB stands for Icewing Bunker. SHB and IB are Alliance mini-headquarters. If the two bunkers are destroyed, it gives the Horde 63 honor. The towers will be in flames if they are destroyed.
North Bunker is the Dun Baldar North Bunker, while the South Bunker is the Dun Baldar South Bunker. These are located in the northern area of the map, next to the Aid Station.
Turtling
Now, before the plan above, the only way I knew that the Horde can win was a grindout festival that was called TURTLE. This means that for 30 - 40 minutes, players are killing and healing each other. Turtling required a strong defense at Frostwolf village, the Horde headquarters in Alterac Valley. This meant that 10-20 players are needed to play defense. Unfortunately, 20 players on defense made the offensive group weak. The offense were unable to destroy the bunkers.
The other disadvantage of the turtle game is that once the Horde loses control of the graveyards in the south, all is lost. The Alliance can easily win by killing Drekthar.
The Plan
A little bit of background. The first time I saw the plan above was when I played the battlegrounds as an alliance player. I thought it funny that someone was trying to give directions to a pick-up group (PUG).
The advantage of the plan above is speed. By dividing the responsibilities, a raid group can achieve 8 objectives.
Aid Station: The easiest time to take the Aid Station is during the earliest minutes of the game. At that time, there will be no Alliance players resurrecting at the Aid Station. This means that all a player has to contend with are the non-player combatants (NPC). Groups 1 and 2 are assigned so that 10 players can battle the NPCs that sit right before the the graveyard flag. In practice, five players with a healer can take the Aid Station in the earliest minutes. It takes about 1-2 minutes to travel north. The second target for Groups 1 and 2 is the stormpike graveyard.
Balinda group: In the middle of the map is a large bunker that houses Captain Balinda of the Alliance. In practice, I have seen Balinda go down with my paladin tanking and 4 healers that were also dps characters. It took about 1 minute because I did not have any sort of damage with my 1-handed mace. In the plan above, 10 players are assigned, which should be more than sufficient.
It is critical that after Balinda has been downed that Groups 3 and 4 try to retake Iceblood Tower or Towerpoint. By “recapping” a tower, the Alliance is delayed in their offensive push. A Horde tower that is under Horde control is equivalent to 1 marshall or NPC next to the Horde general Drek. When a tower is destroyed, the NPC disappears.
In Aug 2008, the Alliance practice has been to station 4-5 players inside the towers until they burn. To counter this, a warlock or a priest is necessary. The warlock or priest uses their psychic scream or Fear skills to force the players to move outside. Then, one can click on the flag to change it.
How long should the Horde hold TP and IB towers? The NPCs next to Drek will disappear after 4 minutes. If you can recap a tower at least once, it is usually sufficient for the Horde to win.
Stonehearth and Icewing Bunkers are two targets that give 63 honor when destroyed. In some cases, Alliance players have tried to take or delay bunker destruction. Usually, rogues, warriors and shamans are wonderful players to take bunkers. My paladin has not been as successful. My recommendation is that all five players assigned to the bunkers remain in the bunker until the bunkers has been burned. The Horde have lost numerous encounters because of a lone Alliance player taking on and defeating three Horde players.
Note that there is no defense in the plan above. The reason for this is to give maximum support to each group. If a group can take it’s objective, there is no need for a defense because the game will be over in 10 minutes.
Weakness of the Plan
No plan is fool-proof. How can the plan above fail? If the alliance players manage to take and use the Stormpike graveyard, the alliance players will be able to disrupt the attack on Vandar. The Horde must control the Stormpike graveyard after the Dun Baldar North and South Bunkers have been taken.
I have also seen an instance in which alliance players disrupted the Balinda objective or the Iceblood and SHB bunkers. This can be remedied if everyone stays in the bunker.
Note that the above plan does not require everyone to follow it. It’s so funny when players complain in chat that they were alone. So long as the Horde can spread out evenly and capture the objectives, the game is competitive. The idea of the plan above is speed.
Under the Bridge path or Icewing Pass
How do you get to the northern bunkers quickly? Right after the Icewing bunker, there is a path to the left of the main road that will lead to the bottom of the bridge. It is called Icewing Pass. Take this pass and get to the northern area quickly. Horde players should assemble at the bottom of the bridge and go up as a group. The reason for this is that there are NPCs that can beat up a single clothie player.
Another tactic is that a Horde player rides next to the NPCs guarding the graveyard flag. The player pulls them away from the graveyard. Another player caps the flag.
Graveyards
How about the graveyards in the middle of the field? Horde should not take Snowfall graveyard. If the Horde takes the snowfall graveyard, the alliance will begin resurrecting at the relief hut or the stormpike graveyard. The result is a turtle game.
Vandar
An additional note is that players should not run outside when vandar is about to kill you. If you must die, die with honor. Vandar will reset and get a full life bar if he goes outside and follows you.
Some players believe that turtling is the only way to win. That is okay. With time, they can see the light. All they have to see is that we can take on Vandar even with one marshall present. I have been enlightened. I hope you are too. Spread the word. Create a macro in your character. Beat the alliance!
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Greetings! Welcome to my blog about my adventures in the World of Warcraft. I hope you enjoy what you read.
I began playing in September 2008 and was basically just looking for a game to replace Civilization 3. I bought the discounted Wow starter disc and my life has not been the same ever since.
My first character was Dilaw, an Alliance warlock. The Wow world was so new that I enjoyed immensely my trekking through the different regions. But because I was so new, leveling was a task.
At about December 2007 or January 2008, I began to play Horde characters in the PVP battlegrounds. I initially tried the Alliance, but the folks in Alliance bg were less than helpful and not so mature. So, in spite, I turned to the Horde. The rest is history after that. The Horde was so welcoming and helpful that I began to level Hiwa, a blood elf paladin.
I suggest that everyone try out all aspects of Wow from questing, to raiding to PVP. I will not say that I am the best PVP. I have no desire to do that nor have any interest in becoming the best. I have a real life and I have responsibilities. I do have the desire to determine how I can get all that PVP epic gear though. In this blog, that’s what I will chronicle.
I began playing in September 2008 and was basically just looking for a game to replace Civilization 3. I bought the discounted Wow starter disc and my life has not been the same ever since.
My first character was Dilaw, an Alliance warlock. The Wow world was so new that I enjoyed immensely my trekking through the different regions. But because I was so new, leveling was a task.
At about December 2007 or January 2008, I began to play Horde characters in the PVP battlegrounds. I initially tried the Alliance, but the folks in Alliance bg were less than helpful and not so mature. So, in spite, I turned to the Horde. The rest is history after that. The Horde was so welcoming and helpful that I began to level Hiwa, a blood elf paladin.
I suggest that everyone try out all aspects of Wow from questing, to raiding to PVP. I will not say that I am the best PVP. I have no desire to do that nor have any interest in becoming the best. I have a real life and I have responsibilities. I do have the desire to determine how I can get all that PVP epic gear though. In this blog, that’s what I will chronicle.
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