AlteracValley
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The Waiting Game
It was 8PM, local time for me, when I got home. An hour's drive in traffic. I hop on the computer, intent on working out the stress of the day in some PvP matches, but there seems to be a 400 player queue to log on to my realm - that's another half hour. Well, okay - I can go find something for dinner and it will be done by the time I'm back. All I want is to run a few Warsong Gulch games, and hopefully get my new priest up to friendly with the Warsong Outriders - humble enough goals, right? But, wait - now that I'm logged on, there seems to be an hour's queue to get in to Warsong at all. Hmm, I suppose I do have a good book I've been meaning to read. But, honestly, I have to wonder - when did I start to spend more time waiting than I did playing? Because this new waiting game is not nearly as fun as the game I used to play.Of course there's hope - new servers and hardware improvements, as well as the possibility of cross-realm battlegrounds will both cut into this waiting game - but, until then, all there is to look forward to is more of the same. I know I'm not the only one out in Azeroth who's hit this wall - what do the rest of you do when all you want to do is play, but the game is, for one reason or another, out of your reach?
More Battlegrounds with Blizzard!
It looks like players will have one more chance to tussle with Blizzard in the battlegrounds before the contest realms close down on Monday. Players on US servers can find Blizzard in Warsong Gulch today, playing Alliance, between 5 and 7 PM PST. So get out there and fight the good fight![Fan art by Guillaume Bonnet]
Guide to Alterac Valley
If you've limited experience in the Alterac Valley battleground, this guide, written by Viskahn of Deathwing server (EU). The guide contains a great compilation of quests, turnins, and strategies for the new AV player. Well worth a read if you're interested in trying out AV and gaining any of those yummy rewards.
