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WoW Classic Battlegrounds release date news as PvP updates revealed


WoW Classic continues to expand in 2019, following a launch that saw a lot of fans return to World of Warcraft.

And having released the latest World Bosses and brought back the PvP Honor System, Blizzard is moving onto its next big project.

This includes releasing WoW Classic Battlegrounds during 2019, something that PvP fans will be very excited to hear.

For those that don’t know, Battlegrounds are a special type of zone where unique player versus player challenges can be found.

It offers an outlet for more competitive inter-faction play that was traditionally available in PvP and PvE servers.

These areas were distinguished by having red instance portals, making it hard to stumble through them by accident.

“In a battleground, player versus player combat is always enabled, regardless of server type,” a message from Blizzard explains.

“This gives players on the PvE server who want a taste of PvP gameplay the ability to do so on more manageable terms.

“While in a battlegrounds area, you can team up with friendly players while you embark on quests designed to pit you against players of the opposing faction.

“You can easily leave a battlegrounds area and return to the normal world by speaking to another friendly battleground NPC.”

Blizzard noted in a recent update that there has been a big uptick in PvP battling and its something that has led to their next decision, launching Battlegrounds.

The new WoW Classic PvP update is scheduled to arrive the week of December 10 and will be available to all players.

WoW fans can probably expect a new download before the launch, as well as some server downtime.

But this is all expected to happen before the Battlegrounds goes live in early December.

While fans are pleased to hear that more PvP action is coming their way, there might be other reasons for the early Battlegrounds launch.

The rise of the Honor System has also led to issues with camping of lower-level players.

Battleground will provide an alternative that may help some players avoid some of their current frustrations when trying to level up.

This latest change will no doubt be seen as a positive move by fans, who will still have to wait until 2020 for other classic content.

“Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley will open in WoW Classic simultaneously on all realms the week of December 10,” a message from Blizzard explains.

“At the same time, Elemental Invasions will occur in Kalimdor, with Blazing, Thundering, Watery, and Whirling Invaders appearing in Un’goro Crater, Azshara, Winterspring, and Silithus respectively.

“We’ve been following the deadly deeds of the Classic community closely over the last week as the Honor system sparked an impressive amount of World PvP on PvP realms, and we’re excited to see what might transpire over the next three weeks.

“Nonetheless, like many of you, we can’t wait to charge into some battlegrounds, so we’ve detached this content unlock from the plan we previously announced. Blackwing Lair and Darkmoon Faire are coming in early 2020.

“We’ll have an exact timestamp for this content unlock to share with you in early December.”



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