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When King Greymane severed ties with the Alliance after the Second War, the kingdom of Gilneas became independent from all other nations and opposing forces. Although the massive Greymane Wall protected Gilneas from outside threats, a virulent worgen curse and civil war crippled the kingdom from within. As the Cataclysm strikes and the Greymane Wall's gates are destroyed, the people of Gilneas must come to terms with their dark curse and learn to persevere through catastrophic earthquakes and an unrelenting Forsaken invasion. The Horde recognizes this land as a strategic location with key resources to fuel the faction's war effort against the Alliance, and Horde forces will not stop their siege until the city and its surrounding territories are under their control. To protect its lands from the Horde, the once-isolated nation of Gilneas must now work with the Alliance.
Controlling Resources
The Battle for Gilneas is a new 10 vs. 10 Battleground for level-85 players. Much like they do in Arathi Basin, teams must control strategic capture points on the map to accumulate resources. The first team to gather 2000 resources wins.
The Battle
Teams will start at opposite ends of the map with default graveyards nearby. Once the match begins, teams will race toward each other to vie for control of three strategic points; each point will allow your team to gain resources and additional graveyards. Adding to the intensity of the battle are many obstacles that block line of sight, as well as chokepoints for fending off enemy advances.
The Overlook
In the center of the map is an area known as the Overlook. Hills on either side of the map create chokepoints, while narrow paths through the hills provide teams with alternate routes. A river dividing the map will also lead opponents toward a single bridge. In some cases, dominating the Overlook might be the key to controlling the capture points.
Capture Points
In The Battle for Gilneas, three distinct resource points are available for the taking by either the Horde or the Alliance: the Mines, the Lighthouse, and the Waterworks. Once any of these points is held by a team, access to nearby graveyards will be granted. In addition, workers from the controlling faction will show up to collect the resources necessary to win the battle.
Chaos will be unleashed upon Azeroth when Deathwing returns, but many steadfast leaders will see the Cataclysm as an opportunity to further the cause of their people... or simply attain more power. The situation in Gilneas is no different. Will the embattled Gilneans be able to defend their land after realigning with the Alliance? Or will the Forsaken, reinforced by Garrosh's Horde, seize this near-forgotten territory as a new stronghold in the Eastern Kingdoms?
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2010-09-16, 06:19 PM #1Administrator
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2010-09-16, 06:22 PM #2The Patient
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Nice
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2010-09-16, 06:24 PM #3Stood in the Fire
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Theres a double rainbow in the screenshot there.
http://media.mmo-champion.com/images...ember/ss89.jpg
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2010-09-16, 06:24 PM #4Keyboard Turner
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Good read
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2010-09-16, 06:24 PM #5The Patient
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i am excited!
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2010-09-16, 06:25 PM #6Keyboard Turner
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Awesome!
Originally Posted by Nomm
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2010-09-16, 06:25 PM #7Grunt
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What does it mean? Originally Posted by Nomm
Originally Posted by Intiriel
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2010-09-16, 06:26 PM #8Epic!
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What happened to the "Urban Warfare" version of Battle for Gilneas?
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2010-09-16, 06:26 PM #9Field Marshal
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Double rainbow all the way!
I believe there's achievements linked to it too.
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2010-09-16, 06:29 PM #10DeletedLooks like it's been scrapped, and now we have an empty Gilneas City Originally Posted by Ikkatsu
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2010-09-16, 06:31 PM #11Field Marshal
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that makes me want to hava a dungoen-bg under the earth with deathtraps Originally Posted by Ikkatsu
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2010-09-16, 06:31 PM #12Scarab Lord
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Happy to see Blizzard finaly got that small scale strategical BGs are funnier than '' HURR DURR 40man rushes '' and fucking Vehicles.
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2010-09-16, 06:32 PM #13Mechagnome
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Completely talking out my butt here since it's way to early to have a clue...
But it looks like the Horde is going to have it rought vs the Alliance in this map. Makes sense lore wise, but playability is the real factor in pvp and lore has to take a back seat.
Guess we'll see in a few months.
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2010-09-16, 06:32 PM #14Blademaster
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looks nice but i think 2 bases "waterworks, lighthouse" are much closer to the alliance not centered
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2010-09-16, 06:34 PM #15Deleted
Map seems incredibly favorable to the alliance.
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2010-09-16, 06:34 PM #16Scarab Lord
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Can't be worse than AV on most battleroups =/. Originally Posted by Eldrad
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2010-09-16, 06:38 PM #17Herald of the Titans
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Ahaha they did the double rainbow <3
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2010-09-16, 06:38 PM #18The Patient
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Why don't they fix the BG queue times for existing BGs instead of adding even more bgs? Honestly, there's not much point in releasing something for which the queue is going to take 30min or more.
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2010-09-16, 06:38 PM #19Grunt
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Seems somehow biased towards Alliance since the Waterworks are on their side of the river...
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2010-09-16, 06:40 PM #20Scarab Lord
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They already do that by merging all battlegroups. Originally Posted by Ekoor
Edit : Well actualy i mean, Cross-Battlegroups BG/Arenas. In cataclysm.Last edited by GrieverXIII; 2010-09-16 at 06:43 PM.
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